project sheila: build thread.

[Dittie Doughnuts]

It's been a busy month at work, right after Christmas gahh. I work to today also. I might do them tomm if it's not raining. Monday seems like a very good day to do them.

[Dittie Doughnuts]

Welp, after 4 hours and a few beers later with a few friends, we managed to get the coils on. I have to adjust and tweak out a few thing. My fenders are rubbing a little. Pictures will be up tomorrow!

[Future_gohan]

4hours! :o

I think i tore my whole suspension apart myself sober in a little over 2 hours. but either way its done! Lets get these pics. If you roll the fenders don't roll them too much, rubbing will always happen if you got a good stance. If it doesn't happen either your wheels suck or you suck :o

[Dittie Doughnuts]

4hours! :o

I think i tore my whole suspension apart myself sober in a little over 2 hours. but either way its done! Lets get these pics. If you roll the fenders don't roll them too much, rubbing will always happen if you got a good stance. If it doesn't happen either your wheels suck or you suck :o

Hahaha, 4 hours due to the alotta piss breaks and it was like 15 degrees. Yeah the fronts gotta go down a bit more and the rears need to be rolled a bit more.

[PaddingtonBear]

the fronts gotta go down a bit more

thats an understatement
Modified by PaddingtonBear at 2:30 PM 1/9/2010

[Dittie Doughnuts]

welp we lowered the front a lot tonight! There is one problem though, shouldn't there been natural camber? My coils have camber plates and we maxed them out but is seems it didn't make a differences!!!!!!! I'm stumped! the rears I know I need upper and lower control arms to get camber, does anyone know of decent ones for an alright price? Anyone have ideas?

[Vinchenzo]

regarding the track time issue, there is a local drift/auto x / car show series called street wise drift . its pretty awsome, great people, great drifting, loads of fun, i plan i getting into it this year.

heres it link

http://www.streetwisedrift.com/

[Dittie Doughnuts]

Had a little photo shoot tonight Me and PaddingtonBear.I thought these two were a little funny.Me(Dittie Doughnuts)Derek(PaddingtonBear)

[PaddingtonBear]

welp we lowered the front a lot tonight! There is one problem though, shouldn't there been natural camber? My coils have camber plates and we maxed them out but is seems it didn't make a differences!!!!!!! I'm stumped! the rears I know I need upper and lower control arms to get camber, does anyone know of decent ones for an alright price? Anyone have ideas?

You only need these. Rear upper control arms.



http://www.splparts.com/main4/index.htm

ps: lol I look stoned out.


Modified by PaddingtonBear at 7:11 PM 1/10/2010

[Dittie Doughnuts]

ps: lol I look stoned out.

Haha I know! Looks like you turned your head sideways when you were looking at something but your eyes were still focused on that object....stoned.

Need camber in the front
Modified by Dittie Doughnuts at 7:28 PM 1/10/2010

[snowyred180]

Very clean car! I like it. Props for the shiny engine compartment with the shiny air intake!

[Dittie Doughnuts]

Very clean car! I like it. Props for the shiny engine compartment with the shiny air intake!

Hhaha clear coat FTMFW!!!

Oh, I'm going lower whenever I get control arms for the rear. What will give me more camber for the front? I need help please
Modified by Dittie Doughnuts at 9:59 PM 1/10/2010

[Future_gohan]

The honda has you beat in stance man, slam that s***.

[Dittie Doughnuts]

The honda has you beat in stance man, slam that s***.

Yea I know he does, I'll get that low soon. It's just I need more camber first, my front wheels are sitting on the fenders..no joke

[Dittie Doughnuts]

OK, so I know that I need rear upper control arms to get camber in the back, correct? Well guys, what do I need to get camber in the front, I searched the fourms and nothing popped up. I need help!

[konjiki7]

If your coilovers came with camber plates you can always use those to set your camber.

Just remember negative cambers always a good thing.

[Dittie Doughnuts]

If your coilovers came with camber plates you can always use those to set your camber.

Just remember negative cambers always a good thing.

I maxed my camber plate out, what way do you turn it for neg camber? inwards right?

[ag240]

yes inward.

[Dittie Doughnuts]

well, it's maxed out...soooo.....is there anything else to do to get more neg. camber in the front?

[ag240]

adjustable front lower control arms?

[Dittie Doughnuts]

adjustable front lower control arms?

haha, of course..I'm stupid anything cheaper than megan? I'M going to get megan rucas, I don't know about adjustable front lower control arms though?

[Dittie Doughnuts]

I got some new fatlace stuff today:]

[s13k1d]

your camber plates are maxed negative? they still look pretty close to normal camber. idk if there is a big diff in the plates from company to company. but my megans i can go max neg and have some serious neg camber. mines the car in the back. (thats not max neg btw)i since fixed all that camber. wasnt a nice ride lol. you might need to move the plate bolts and put them into the other holes that are on the camber plates so it allows you to max the plates all the way.i circled the bolts im talking about

[Dittie Doughnuts]

wow man...I don't get it! i maxed them out fully I moved the bolts also. I'll take pics tomm. I think I have -.5 negative camber.I'm probably gonna get eBay front lower control arms like these:front:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...afcb4r ... rs...41e41

[Dittie Doughnuts]

welp guys.....guys hows car has a massive engine knock.... can anybody link me some reliable sites for engines. Probably going to do a sr20det (black top) or rb25det...not sure. Anyone know what will be easier?
Modified by Dittie Doughnuts at 10:20 PM 1/21/2010

[im_looking_for_a_240sx]

sr20 is closest to drop in. with rb you need to get neew mounts and its alot more work than a sr. and more expensive too.

[Dittie Doughnuts]

sr20 is closest to drop in. with rb you need to get neew mounts and its alot more work than a sr. and more expensive too.

I'm not to happy about my engine crapping out on me, but this does give me the opportunity to swap it with more powaaa I don't really want to do that much extra fabricating and work. I guess I'll go s14 black top. Anyone know a good site for a front clip or engine? I googled it and there is a few sites but I don't want to get one from a site that will s*** me out

[fuzzy rhubarb]

Well, Sheila's in the hospital right now. Massive rod knock + 30 mile trip back home = carnage. Complete tear down and rebuild as soon as I get a hoist.

So apparently this engine was just a polished turd. Clean on top, 1/4 in layer of sludge everywhere else...

This is gonna be a PITA. Plus I don't know jack s*** about Nissans. lol

[Dittie Doughnuts]

Polished turd is polished. Pics up of the pull and what not tomorrow, gonna be a lonnnngggggg day.

Oh BTW fuzzy rhubarb is my brother, he's kinda the mad scientist of the operation and I'm the sidekick, and together we shall rule the world! muhahahahaaaa oorrrrr not.

[Seanzyyy]

sorry for slight threadjack,buuutone of those bolts is broken on my driverside front coilover.how would i go about replacing it?