DriftBoy07's Build Thread

[mRodiek]

Thanks lol I did want to but it was kinda last minute and I have been insanely busy working on my car and packing crap. I think I may go to the McDonalds car show tomorrow night depending on my buddies Civic--if you wanna take the ride we could meet-shoot me an email and Ill give you my #[email protected]

oh and I think I figured out why my driveshaft is hitting the floor!!!!

[lilpiton]

which Mcdonalds? and I got ur #.And thats good about the DS

[mRodiek]

The nostalgia mcdonald. At gurnee mills, if you take 94 towards Milwaukee and get off on grand ave westbound it's only about 1/2 down! I'm not going til like 7ish but txt me whenever because I don't have you number anymore since I got a new phone.

[mRodiek]

So no pics because my cord is in my car lol but I worked from 10-5 today so I consider it a productive day:-Door handles painted-Oil changed-Spark plugs cleaned-Bumper installed-Dash put together-Stereo installed [YES!!!] but now when I have the key in the ignition the left half of my gauge cluster lights up but not the other side lol-Smoked corner lights-Replaced headlights and they are BRIGHT!

Now the negative...-Gas tank strap still a no go, Im having that installed pro when I get to cali-I was completely unable to score a driveshaft support so it sttill clicks but I am going to get one asap in LA.

Ill try to upload some pics tomorrow, its weird seein the whole body together lol I am hanging with my fam tomorrow and leaving at midnightt woooo!!! lol If your in Denver and wanna meet for a bit then let me know--Ill be there monday afternoon-night!

[White Comet]

nice, what headlights did you go with?

[mRodiek]

Sylvania, previous owner gave em to me when I bought the car and I debated if I was even gonna bother but WOW am I glad I did lol

Pics:

Stereo waiting to be installed2 Guys crap as well as all my tools and spare parts have to fit hereDash togetherDaaayuuummmm

I guess I took less photos then I thought but here are some of both my cars [well I guess just mine and my brothers now





Once he intercools it and slaps on a 3.4" pulley, its gonna haul a**I miss her already

[mRodiek]

So I made it here in one peice...for the most part, my starter is bad...again so I'm picking up a new one from phase 2 today. I left the charger for my laptop at home so no updates for a but but I have an issue:

my idle is gay, picks up and drops between 900-1100 and I'm still richer than Donald trump, I think it's my MAF not reading properly-if anyone has one in the LA area please let me know asap

[Bumnah]

Wait. You're going to have to smog this thing now? GOOOOOOOOOOOOD luck!

[mRodiek]

No, its registered in Illinois.

Photobucket is being gay and attempting to apply for a job that takes a f***ing hour to complete then freezes...so I only have a few pics.

Worlds largest truck stopgas stopMcDonalds in Iowa..with amish! I thought of you lancaster guys hahaStereo ghetto installedLITERALLY packed my car tto the brimWent kinda fast lolI got here and replaced my driveshaft support, real ghetto style

I am starting to think my wiring is jacked somewhere and its not my starter because she starts mostt of the time, I have an SR MAF on the way as well.

I also went to a meet last night in Rosemead and there were a bunch of chill guys out there, Ive never seen that many 240s in one place lol and they said it was a slow night...gotta love the LA scene

[mRodiek]

I attempted to do some wiring myself and I hooked up the stereo to the mess of wires I had in the dash because there were no plugs, after thatt my gauge lights dont work except my clock light, my tail lights wont light up either when my headlights are on

I removed the stereo and cut the wires thinking it may help, when I connect a blue wire and another wire my taillights work but my clock wont light up

In attempt to fix the gauges lights I cut the power wire going to one of the plugs on the cluster and ended up reconnecting it but now my speedo/tach/fuel gauges dont work.

I am at a complete loss and dont know where to go from here, I would appreciate any help yall got for me.

[White Comet]

well from the sound of it the blue wire you cut is for illumination. besides that i don't have a clue. sounds like a real mess

[mRodiek]

I think blue is the 12V switched, but its for the stereo so why would it take out the clock and run the tails?

This hack job is pissing me off, I think its what jacked up my starter too-maybe a new ignition relay?

[mrgreeneyes]

I think blue is the 12V switched, but its for the stereo so why would it take out the clock and run the tails?

This hack job is pissing me off, I think its what jacked up my starter too-maybe a new ignition relay?

i tooooooold you sooooo.....

MGE does wiring... offered free help... stuff like this irritates me to read after you had the resources available and denied them. now you cooked your illum fuses/box thing.

[mRodiek]

Its not my engine harness, thats what I would have sent you and wouldnt have changed anything but thanks for making me feel worse

I looked at the back of my cluster and it seems part of it is fried so this is obviously the source of some of my problems, Ive also heard something of the white box under the kick panel on the drivers side-should I replace that or do sometthing to it?

[Jdmstyles]

So um sorry for the quite possibly dumb and redundant question, but you drove from IL to CA in that? ;o

[White Comet]

Its not my engine harness, thats what I would have sent you and wouldnt have changed anything but thanks for making me feel worse

I looked at the back of my cluster and it seems part of it is fried so this is obviously the source of some of my problems, Ive also heard something of the white box under the kick panel on the drivers side-should I replace that or do sometthing to it?

lol at your reply to mge. im betting the cluster fried due to the recent wiring attempts, not the other way around. is the box you're referring to the super multi junction? if so theres nothing to really do to it

[mRodiek]

Yes I made it over 2000miles in THAT car without any more problems than my starter.

I was testing the power to my gauges and and the wire with the power slipped and fried the back of my mother board, I went tto the junkyard today and pulled a cluster & swapped it all over as well as pulled partt of the harness.

Results tonight

[Jdmstyles]

Ohhhh nice. So no overheating problems at all? And thank the lord you got S14 seats. Had you had s13 seats and drove 2k miles here, your butt and back would be a goner.

And welcome to LA ;] you must not be used to the weather here. it's been hitting the triple digits lately.

[mRodiek]

No overheating whatsoever! Ive been here for about a week and it def took some gettin used to but I think Im about adjusted..until december haha

[mrgreeneyes]

i offered free help with ANY wiring, even over the internet lol

live and learn

glad you got to cali ok.

[Jdmstyles]

Then again.. I think you'll be more concerned with the traffic here, especially during rush hour. Virtually every freeway/highway around here has traffic, and it's irritating.

Anywho keep us updated on your build

[mRodiek]

Only one way to learn right? I jacked it up and I'm gonna fix it lol but when I get my coupe you will be getting an email about your harness service...don't forget about me lol

My friends sister has been driving us alot since we go most places together and I have no backseat...or a/c

Clearly my old MAF was not an SR one because the plug is totally different from the one I originally had as well as the new one AND the top is totally different...still rich though so it looks like it's a tune before a new coupe

[mRodiek]

So I have figured out what I need and how much it will cost to finish this car the right way and its gonna cost me a pretty penny and there are several stages but I am doing it the RIGHT WAY...no more cheaping out or going ghetto.

1st step-fix my gauge cluster & AFR gauge:

I looked under my car where the wideband goes into the downpipe and the O2 sensor outside of the DP is bent which is why it reads 14.8 constantly [obviously broken]. My question is there, can I simply buy another sensor and wire it in where the old one was? OR do I have to buy a whole new one? Because that would suck hard...

Pending some help on the gauge cluster I may be able to figure that out soon on my own but Im open to ideas

[mRodiek]

I ordered a couple parts I need, but only because I had a credit with Enjuku. I am really broke right now, so broke Im not gonna be driving unless its to a job interview because I dont have enough money for gas, and yes it is that tough. I was able to get a job working in retail clothing so that should help but money is extremely tight so the updates may come much slower for now.

I hooked up my new SR MAF, I read that when I unplug it my car should die-right? Well mine doesnt, it doesnt do diddley squat-no change in idle or anything...what does this mean?! My wiring is fine I checked that already but why wouldnt it die? I would REALLY appreciate some help here guys...Im getting 10mpg and need to change that desperately.

[White Comet]

i'm not sure, but i''m almost positive the car will still run with a bad or no mafs. it wont die you just cant rev over 3k

[mRodiek]

It wont rev past 3k? Including while driving? Ill see if that changes anything, I also have to check and see if Im even getting power to it.

[White Comet]

yep even while driving

[1991ls13]

full tank

[mRodiek]

What?

[mRodiek]

I just unplugged the MAF and start her, and revved it to 3k...and it hesitated but with a little extra push she goes right past-WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!