DriftBoy07's Build Thread

[mRodiek]

yeah, tom actually dropped top dollah on jdm goods.

it MUST be good.

i love you tom

-me

My driveshaft and diff are straight out of an S13 in Japanland, cant get much more JDM than that oh and greeneyes my email isnt working so Ill tell you here that Im broke and as much as Id love your services [ ] its not feasable right now. But I appreciate the help!!Maybe on my next build Ill be asking for your help when I have a larger budget

ill be there, most likely in my 240. hopefully my tein tie rod ends will come thursday

Ill look for you if I go

[White Comet]

I want it in, BAD. But I cant afford J30 axles right now, I cant afford rice right now lol so it will have to wait!

why do you need axles if your vlsd is jdm? my vlsd is jdm and it works with the stock axles

[mRodiek]

Then someone lied to me, because my VLSD has 5 bolt flanges and my S13 has 6 bolt axles.

[White Comet]

the jdm ones are 5 bolt iirc. but my vlsd was just the guts, so i swapped it in a stock pumpkin and used the stock axles

[mRodiek]

Update!!!

ECUCrossmember tapped and hooked upSpark PlugsWasher?Finito!

Downpipe nut wouldnt fitHad to mark my fuel pressure lineWorks wellTo the front!

Fuel FilterKA v. SR driveshaftsVLSDBolted inSupposed to be bent?This pipe on the hot side of my IC doesnt line up..This, or it would be like this [but lower] Late Night Accessory

And I started body work today!Fillin NISSANBondo StationWashing stationSandin station lol IM ORGANIZED!

[Idahos13]

the update is realy good man! looks like its all coming together nicely

[White Comet]

looks very nice, i'm glad to see some body work getting done. i hated the unfinished bumper (no offense of course)

and whats that pipe welded on your hot pipe?

[spooled240]

keep an eye out on those 4 driveshaft/diff bolts, I see you are using bolts with a coarser thread. The stock ones are pretty fine, good for holding things together with a lot of vibrations.

Personally, I'd get some new OEM bolts.

[mRodiek]

Beleive me WC I know lol but its nice to see it all starting to look better. Unfortunately its supposed to rain most of this week and I have training for my summer job as well so body work will be on hold for a bit.

keep an eye out on those 4 driveshaft/diff bolts, I see you are using bolts with a coarser thread. The stock ones are pretty fine, good for holding things together with a lot of vibrations.

Personally, I'd get some new OEM bolts.

I had much finer ones in but the heads were too large to fit on the driveshaft [you can see in the pic if you look carefully] but I do plan on OEM ones eventually. Thanks for the advice though

[mRodiek]

I got my package from Hose Techniques today and installed the majority of the hoses, FMIC=DONE!!! Now all I have left is the intake and fluids and kuhpow! Hopefully...

But NICO you know me too well...there of course is a problem. My SR MAF doesnt match up with my filter, so I either need a new air filter [which are expensive but easy] or a different MAF with the same bolt pattern as a Z32 [more difficult but possibly cheaper].

I want easy so Ill be ordering a filter soon pics soon I promise.

[White Comet]

get an air filter adapter. i'll take a pic of what i have.

[mRodiek]

Air filter adapter? Where can I get one? Not to sound completely ignorant I just dont know exactly what your referring to

[White Comet]

zerothread?id=307269a few pics down. the adapter bolts onto the 4 bolts and then you can slip on a universal filter

[mRodiek]

Whered you pic that up? I need one

[White Comet]

idk it was on the car, probably ebay or something woudl be a good place to start. if you have access to a welder you could make one very easily.

[mRodiek]

Since I am in a bind Ill look for an adapter and pick up a K&N tomorrow, if not I am going to order one off of ebay that comes with a filter. Thanks for the help though

[mRodiek]

I NEED a SR MAF pigtail/plug ASAP!!! If you have one please let me know as soon as you can

[mRodiek]

Bought one still in need of a tstat housing though..

[Didderson]

Most intercooler kits nowadays go more up at an angle on the lower hot pipe. If I may re-state to unconfuse you, tilt the rear of it 21:00 picture should be tilted vertically toward the sky.

Your muffler might not have lined up correctly because you flipped the outlet and inlet of the resonator pipe. Try looking at it to see if spinning it 180* around would fix the fitment.

[lilpiton]

so whats going on with this thread? Its in the 7 page...Did you start the car yet bro?

[mRodiek]

Sorry for the lack! I have been working 60hr work weeks and rain has held me back as well as helping my friend build his civic. BUT I have been very busy! A small update to preview a large one!

I need to know where this is supposed to go off of my intakeVacuum connection pre-boost controllerThermostat issue, waiting on a new housingTHROTTLE CABLE! has me stumped--please offer some advicepower connection LOLZPainted under the fendersreplaced PS resoMAF finally cameAdapterInstalled!ALMOST THERE!!

Waiting on hopefully the right Tstat housing and Ill crank her over! A teaser pic coming soon of what Ive been up to

[mRodiek]

Doty, they tried to stop us from racing lol

Teaser pic...Hype?

[mrgreeneyes]

your vac line from the BOV to the wastegate baffles me.

fix that. seriously. totally, totally not correct. both need independent vac sources, and NOT hooked to eachother

[mRodiek]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT!! I got into an argument with my friend who said he saw one like that and it was correct.

Can I run a T from the TB->BOV and wastegate? Or do I need independent for each? Some people go off of the hotpipe? I dont want to weld a nipple in though
Modified by DriftBoy07 at 8:09 PM 6/17/2009

[Bumnah]

Not to be rude, but you're all over the place with this swap. There's enough information online to do this swap much more smoothly than it's going.

Vacuum setup:

You have only 2 sources of vacuum. The ports above the throttle body. The port on the bottom of the throttle body is NOT a vacuum port. The ports above the throttle body are actually coming directly from the intake manifold. One of the port is smaller than the other port.

Smaller port should be used for the fuel pressure regulator. THAT's IT! I know who T off of this line for boost gauges. Works, but I tend to leave it alone.

Larger port will serve as your vacuum source for everything else.

Run a hose from that port and T it off. One side of the T goes to BOV. The other side goes to waste gate. If you need to get your boost gauge plumbed in, T off the line going to the BOV. If you need to plumb in a boost controller you can T off the waste gate. I'd recommend tapping into the hot pipe for vacuum like OEM. Plus you're not Ting every line.

[Didderson]

Before you do anything else, spin the throttle body 180* man. That little brass pin that wiggles is the bleeder and should be at the top so air can find its way out of your cooling system.

Listen to Bumnah and MGE. You'll eventually get the hang of picturing a correct vacuum setup of a turbo car in your head.

Think of what a boosted car does when the TB is closed = vacuum. When it's open those vac lines will slowly see boost depending on throttle.

The lower one on the TB is only used for the EVAP canister. Plug it up if you can get away with removing this.

LOL and Bumnah, I tee off the FPR line for the boost gage, I know I'm not supposed to . Haven't had any problems but maybe I'll redo it someday.
Modified by Didderson at 10:00 PM 6/17/2009

[DustyS13]

Coming along nice!

[mRodiek]

Not to be rude, but you're all over the place with this swap. There's enough information online to do this swap much more smoothly than it's going.

Your right, the vacuum setup is the thing that confuses me most-2nd only to wiring. I am doing my best though considering its my first build. I do appreciate your help alot [Didderson/greeneyes/WC included]. Ill work on the vacuum lines tonight, thanks guys.

[White Comet]

you dont need to be intimidated by the vac routing, like bunmah said, its insanely easy. one vac port for the fpr, the other for everything else. i would put a vac nipple in the hot pipe though. i did that on my last setup but this time round the new turbo has a vac port in the housing

[mRodiek]

I NEED an SR thermostat housing, someone tell me you have one you dont mind parting with!!