Project Blackout: Mrgreeneyes' Coupe Build

[Didderson]

This thread needs pics and a review of the new seat HYPE!

[fourLUG_hero]

PBM suspension is f*cking stiff.

[namirtha]

I love flipups

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[mrgreeneyes]

so i snagged another S13 SR today. this ones a redtop, my other is a blacktop.

got some solid motor mounts the other day.

picking up a moroso oil pan in a week, as well as another spare t25 with no shaftplay, but will be rebuilt.

i have one rebuild kit here awaiting the t25 in my closet. sooo thatll happen soon.

i was planning to start spending money on rebuild parts for the first SR, but the deal on a clean spare SR came up that was one i couldnt let slip away.

thats about all.

pics tomo before work? probably

[Chris28]

Two SR's? You must be totally ready for race wars.

[spooled240]

SR's goin in the S2K right? lol

[barefoot mat]

chris28, im diggin the sig picture. nice

[White Comet]

i thought they're both redtops

[Didderson]

i thought they're both redtops

Ur mom's a redtop lawlll.

I dont think he mentioned what they were. The fact is mister hardcore cam+bucket is ready to use 'rockstar' arms!

see what i did there..

[mrgreeneyes]

cool. so the car overheated AGAIN. f*** this cold weather.

i figured out WHY finally tho. the rad (thickass mishimoto) was cooling TOO well, allowing the thermostat housing/coolant to stay too cold, and when it got hot enough to try to open the thermo, it just ingested ice cold coolant that was sitting dormant in the rad til that point. rinse/repeat and you get a motor that wont open the thermo at all to cool off cus the thermo doesnt think its that hot.... and thus overheats in 18* weather....

solution:

bigass piece of cardboard over the center portion of the rad, leaving 1/4 of the rad exposed on either end. car runs like a champ, but i havent braved trying the heater on the inside for fear of overcooling it again... so it was a COLD drive home tonight...

permanent solution:

im gonna be like a retiree and move to florida. then the car will never freeze.

win.

i thought they're both redtops

nope. first one was a blacktop that someone swapped a red VC onto. GAY. but awesome that its a blacktop.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

I dunno about your permanent solution there brotron.....It was freezing down there a few weeks ago. It'll just follow you. PA weather has that affect.

[Didderson]

That's what I would have done w/ the cardboard. gg. ps; moving to florida sux because everyone drives slow/roads are flat and boring.

Yeah big semi trucks do the same thing with their vinyl grill covers in the winter. I was thinking the same thing about my new rad, sometimes in 20below weather my cooling acts up, but not like yours. Mine stays open too much and temps drop below running temp. I think it cools too well haha. It didn't do it that much this weekend, only like 5min on friday.

[mRodiek]

DO something with your SR's

[ILoveMyRHS13]

What, do you think they're just ornaments?

Oh wait, they are.

[mrgreeneyes]

What, do you think they're just ornaments?

Oh wait, they are.

says the guy who wants one of those ornaments.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Oh Moses..... When are we rebuilding turbos?

[ILoveMyRHS13]

LOL Old pics.

[TheBlaiant]

permanent solution:

im gonna be like a retiree and move to florida. then the car will never freeze.

win.

You sir, are a smart man.

[mrgreeneyes]

LOL Old pics.

eeeeeewwww, a subframe without ALL the PSM arms.... and without the risers...

glad i did it proper the second time around

[bersh240]

could you hook me up with that link now sir?

[allmtoreg]

so how do u like those PBM solid risers compared to the collars? i was thinking about getting them with the solid diff bushings too. so far your the only person i kno rocking them and not spls

[hbpignosePA]

alot of ppl have them;

myself didderson and MGE all have them locally

they are stiff; you get alot more feedback from the rear and it feels solid as hell

[White Comet]

nope. first one was a blacktop that someone swapped a red VC onto. GAY. but awesome that its a blacktop.

wow sweet, when i saw it i just thought it was a late model redtop

[Bumnah]

Are there cooling fins on the head? If so, Blacktop. If not, Redtop.

[White Comet]

late model redtops have them too. hence why i assumed it was a late model redtop

[Bumnah]

late model redtops have them too. hence why i assumed it was a late model redtop

Ok. Do these blocks have turbos?

Fat O2 = BlacktopSlim O2 = Redtop

[mrgreeneyes]

one's an s13 red, one's an s13 black. i know how to tell them apart

[JustDriftMore]

yea its MGE he knows

[White Comet]

wait i just realized youre getting solid motor mounts. what brand?

[Bumnah]

one's an s13 red, one's an s13 black. i know how to tell them apart

No guy. We're talking about ways other than the valve cover color.