project 200sx hatch

[White Comet]

true this takes a lot of work, but its unique

[hbpignosePA]

soooooooooo

back from the dead.

i finally got around to getting my trans mount done, (well mostly done) just need to slot the holes that actually attach the mount to the trans.

its basically one piece of solid aluminum that i had my buddy cut to fit. i love having people who can use fancy laser cutters and all that jazz to make things easier.

i was too lazy to snap a pic of the mount, will have to do that when i work on it this weekend.

also think i got the wiring mostly squared away; so now its almost time to fire her up and then do some troubleshooting.

the write-ups and how to's on club s12 are very very haphazard; so it took awhile to figure out what i *think is the right information

as alot of the local guys know, this whole build has had me down, alot of the things that should've been easy were rediculously time consuming, and between classes and work i havent had alot of free time as of late.

so yesterday i cleaned up the shop; threw some stuff up in storage to give me more floorspace/ organization to perhaps have the motivation to finish this turd in a timely fashion.

since i doubt anybody realizes how much crap i still got from all my projects, i snapped a picture of the loft



and on my way down i thought this was a cool angle



sooo yea

i will do work soon and have this done

[hbpignosePA]

ok ya'll if anyone remembers

i bought this stupid s12

i got so busy with work and school and the clusterf*** that was the wiring and almost lost hope.

sad panda



then! someone points me to a part supplier, OEM surplus who bought all of nissan's old stuff when they descided it wasnt worth their time to carry parts for outdated models.

completely untouched body harness.... 150 shipped to my door

yessss i realized through sketchy reading on club s12.org that alot of people with mk 1.5s as they are called have wiring nightmares; it was a rush in R&D and it just sorta got thrown together (or so it looks like)

i went with an 87+ harness, because it seemed to be the easiest with the swap guides.

new harness ready for install:some shots of it going in.

here is the only plug i need wires from the bay area. i will make a plug and just run the wires in a jumper harness across where the factory fan shroud is.

i think the harness originally ran right along the radiator; but i sorta wanted to avoid it touching the rad, since im using an s13 one, and decided to run the harness by the headlight assembly. i checked the clearence of it, seems like it will work but its tight......



heres the only wires i need to touch on the inside; they end by the drivers side (where the stock ECU rests) i thought it would be easier to trace them futher back and tie them into the ECU where it will be mounted in the glovebox.



lets see.... since its a completely stock harness i figured i might as well put most of the rear interior back in (i was a bit crammed for space as well..... and the carpet.



finally i got my swastikas out, i have one more to prep and then a polish to all of them before i mount some tires i got on them; these will be the wheels untill i lower it; which wont be till its warm



cheers ya'll off to work but i feel its commin together finally

[TJcars2]

Sweet find on that harness. Makes me want to get one but I already made a custom one. It's ALOT less wires then the stock one. Theres less then 50 in mine but I'm no longer running fuel injection soo

+1 on your wheels and +2 for your clean interior.

[Didderson]

New harness looks reaaaally good man. Good to see you making headway again. I think running the wiring under the core support is a fine idea, just like they do for s13's. Plenty of room there.

Plz do a small writeup on your polishing methods when you do those wheels.. I need some suggestions for doing the same thing lol.

[hbpignosePA]

ya dude its not hard.... i used 800 grit and then 1500 grit and then just used megairs (or w/e) aluminum polish

pictures actuallya make em look cleaner, i mean they shine but i didnt get them 100% polished

UPDATE!

ok so i finished the wiring harness in da bay.

heres the drivers side all wired up and tucked... sure theres still the fuses in the bay, but i can get covers that cover them up.

i think im going to go with a cone filter w a maf adaptor and ditch the stock airbox (it wont fit that nicely in the s12's bay)



yay!

then i stripped the old harness of almost all of the plugs, the SMJ and fancy crap

never know when you will need/ want to make a jumper harness.



haha for some reason, i didnt get a picture of the wheels which i got mounted, but check this fail gap





once march rolls around it will be dropped big time nuff of this stock ride height crap it looks goofy

and finally put all the inner crap back in under the dash; just need to bolt it down tmw; and then im going to lay the dash in and test the system



and ill leave you with a teaser shot of the front mocked up ready to see it light up

if you squint long enough you sorta see an AE

ok maybe im just buzzed

[TJcars2]

Lookin good man. Keep up the good work.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Yes... the swastika wheels, woot woot

[hbpignosePA]

haha OutToWin nice to see you post in ma thread again!

i just want the damn thing to start, i wanted to be done 3 months ago

[OutToWinPAHC]

Yeah, its a cool build, I'd like to see it come along, but projects take time. I just love those old Datsun wheels, just too skinny, but good starters.

[J14cm7]

this is the sweetest thing i have seen in a while. i want one. makes me wish more 1980s japanese economy cars were RWD.

[Didderson]

You really cleaned it up nicely inside and out, even if it took awhile. s***'s ready to hit the ground running!

Hopefully your KA bearings are still good and not tired from sitting not moving for too long

[hbpignosePA]

?

there are alot of RWD jap cars from the 80s.....

really old maximas, 810s, toyota corollas, cressidas, s12s Z's etc if you look to the euro's theres even more

thanks dude; sometimes i feel like it gets no love around here, its a pretty primitive car when u look at the suspension, but parts are cheap and the cars themselves are pennies since alot of people see them as s***boxes

once i get it on the road i think it will get more looks

[hbpignosePA]

Hopefully your KA bearings are still good and not tired from sitting not moving for too long

waaay to be a negative nancy there



least KA's are cheap anyways

[debbypak]

am i crazy for loving s12 interiors! and yours interior is ridiculously clean! D:

[Dattebayo]

Very nice. I wanna come up and see it soon.

[White Comet]

new harness looks great. whats left til you start it

[hbpignosePA]

well i put the dash in today; so i have just a few loose ends to tie up and then ill test everything but the motor.

motor will prob be late monday or tues.....

still want to run to the junkyard monday for some little items im missing still.....

ill post up pics and stuff tonight

[TJcars2]

Sounds good man. Can't wait to see that interior.

[hbpignosePA]

ok so i put the dash back in after finishin up the last few connections.....

after picking up some parts tmw morning im ready to test it all out.

here it is goin in... such a pain in the a** to get it back exactly right



look at this pimp radio goin in totally rad yo





and i put the gauge cluster back in....



and the shot of the swastikas on there....



startin to get excite now!

[OutToWinPAHC]

That radio looks like its made for p0rn music.

[Dattebayo]

How did you get the front plate off for the A/C controls? I need to replace that bulb...

[hbpignosePA]

ummmm it might not be a good idea to take it off i cant get the f***er back on

i think u can pull those nobs off' and then pry it off...

i didnt get to put it back on yet, i need another hand

[Didderson]

Stuff looks great man. Check out the vinyl wrap on that sexy 80's interior!Love the wheels/2 tone!

[J14cm7]

yea this is def my next project. maybe the spare s13 sr20 sitting in my garage? All the s12s around here are rust buckets from the damned salt they use on the roads. dammit man

[Dattebayo]

yea this is def my next project. maybe the spare s13 sr20 sitting in my garage? All the s12s around here are rust buckets from the damned salt they use on the roads. dammit man

I'd build up the suspension in an S12 before putting that much speed in it (like your SR...). S12 stock suspension is really dumpy and scary without modification.

I think a lot of people don't realize it has semi-trailing arm rears; early models have a solid live axle. That's not even as good as the Z31 300ZX.

[hbpignosePA]

hahah suspension is primitive on these little bastards.

sooo i have a few bugs to work out still

most of the wiring works; some of it is being stupid

troubleshooting now

[Dattebayo]

You can drop the Z31s rear arms into it, they will bolt-up with a little bit of fab...

I still wanna see this thing in person. I might have to wait till Carlisle to see it tho, 2 hours drive is a bit much.

[hbpignosePA]

haha no problem dude; i occassionally go to bmore to see friends so that wouldnt be as far.

it will definately be at carlise; i know the s13 wont be started by then

[blazedxjan]

Second S12 I've seen, this is very clean man looks good! Good luck