My build thread - Project Oreo

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Can't wait... I'll probably steal it. :P

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Hey I got you a sticker lol.....i ordered 3 of both types, Keegans getting one of each, Tom's getting one of each, and I'm taking just the website one, and I'm giving you the Logo one, I would have ordered you both as well had I known you had them coils on your car. Just a little thanks for coming out that day, and for the photoshoot tomorrow.

[White Comet]

my interest is piqued by the mention of these radical parts. whats the eta on the rest of us finding out

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Uhhh...I'll let you all know once I get an email with a tracking number....Which could be a little, who knows, I'm in a rush, but I'm not in a rush, cause its fracking cold out, although if i do it on a weekend, I can have the garage and the kerosene heater, ok I'm in a rush.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

PICTARZ


Modified by ILoveMyRHS13 at 5:05 PM 12/30/2009

[240sxJoe91]

3rd pic down is bad a**

[2.4Loflove]

3rd pic down is bad a**

new desktop

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Dude, that 3rd pic down is amazing, Doug you got skills man, can't wait to do that again, had fun, thanks for the pics.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Ah I guess I forgot this pic, took it while stopping to get some rockstars.

[240sxJoe91]

looks good...I like the rims but you should get some new ones i finally got to installing my catback exhaust today...Im so pleased with it...lol though the first time out i passed a cop and was like S*** i hope he doesnt stop me.......( no silencer ftw! )lol love your car bro

[brn-n-jpn]

look at the before and afterbefore:after:

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Ok so yesterday I picked up a few more parts that I got for a heck of a deal.... HKB HUB so now I can choose a wheel later and bolt it to it. I also got a used, hopefully working, DOHC cluster, so I can put that in and have some gauges. I also have a front bumper support to install now, and I bought a drivers fender, just cause I got all that stuff for 60 bucks. So now I just need to get some motivation to hop out in the car in the cold and wind and remove the old cluster, and switch them out. I really hope they work. And wow Dante, I didnt think of doing a before and after comparison of the engine bay, although, its only going to get better.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Well, another disapointment, installed the new cluster, it no workie....Something is not right...either I got another non working cluster, or something is seriously wrong. And to add insult to the mental injury, I can't get the damn steering column bolts back in...so annoyed at them moment, it started snowing as i was laying upside down in the car using my chin to push up the column as im trying to put the bolts into place... I quit for the day.

[240sxJoe91]

Dang that sucks but that is one heck of a deal

[hbpignosePA]

if keegan confirms its the cluster i have a spare dual cam cluster that i was going to use when i went SR.

ill sell it cheap since im not going that route anymore

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Oh thanks for the heads up Josh, I'm really hoping its the fuse or something simple, I texted the guy i bought it from and he said it worked before, he had just yanked it. Soooo.... Keegan and I are going to talk tonight about this, and figure out a plan of attack. I know it cant be the wiring from the wiring harness, as Keegan redid that, and the dash doesn't appear to have been out, and wires dont just burn up....so its gotta be something dumb.

[White Comet]

i'm willing to bet its not the cluster if the guy just pulled it and it was working but you never know. what steering column bolts couldnt you get back up? the 2 long ones?

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Yeah, those 2 12mm bolts right below the column, the gold ones, pain in the a** because of the little bit of an angle they are on.

[White Comet]

hmm i've never had an trouble with those. are you sure the column is pushed up tight and not caught at all

[hbpignosePA]

are you sure the gauge cluster harness is not sohc?

cuz i think they are slightly different

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Honestly Josh, I'm not ruling anything out at this point. It may be a possibility because it is an 89, so it would have had a sohc motor, and we all know who ever did this swap was a total tard. So I hope its not that, but out of curiousity, wouldnt a sohc cluster work then??? I hate fixing other ppl's screwups, but hey it'll all be worth it in the end.

[Dizel01]

are you sure the gauge cluster harness is not sohc?

cuz i think they are slightly different

Wouldn't that just make the tach not operate correctly? Maybe your interior plug is wired wrong.

Im sure its something stupid.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Everything coming directly off the ECU is correct, so its either under the dash, a fuse, or the SMJ (can you tell i've been talking to moses?) So we'll see. Dale I thought the same thing, just the tach would be wrong, the speedo and the rest should still operate, this is a power problem i believe, no way that 4 signals for gauges are all wrong....has to be something stupid and simple, like either a fuse, or a bad ground, or something killing power to all the gauges. I'm praying for a fuse. Oh and on a side note, I've been watching for the secret parts to come in, here i failed on ordering and messed up the email address, now they have the money and it should ship soon. Guess i was just excited and missed 2 letters.

[hbpignosePA]

ah ya that right just the tach

sorry i know nothing about SRs

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Well, positive news.... Controversial parts are on their way!!!! Also my custom shift knob is on its way, I'm stoked for boxes to arrive. I dont know the ETA of either yet, but I'm not worried, as long as they have shipped out, they'll get here when they get here.

[Didderson]

Hurry up and git ur parts in before I get homework from new semester. I wanna help haha...Should be fun!Idk about the gages, you have the correct setup for it to work. somewhere the wiring is flawed or like you said a fuse... Or a grounding out of some sort

[240sxJoe91]

[Didderson]

Haha yo joe, Joel says update's coming 2nite. He's at work makin money atm.Should be a good update I have heard the good news.

[240sxJoe91]

Haha yo joe, Joel says update's coming 2nite. He's at work makin money atm.Should be a good update I have heard the good news.

Hey are you all getting any snow? He needs to update lol

[Didderson]

Ugh I wish we'd get snow... looks like it might b flurrying but I want to slide in some snow tonight..