i acquired this car in 2007 and drove it for a year bone stock. i got it for $801 not running, turned out to be bad battery terminals so $5 later i had a running car that i proceeded to put 10k on. One day the fuel pump died, and i decided that i wanted to have a little fun with the car. i decided that new struts and springs as well as a full es bushing kit would be fun. being younger and dumb, i decided to buy solid sub-frame bushings and an obx hlsd. in retrospect i really should have bought an s15 diff but like i said, i was young and stupid. in the past 2 years, i have refined the rebuild of the obx diff, and it does work well, its just noisy, but the correct washers and setup fixes the problem for a while. over the winter of 08 i decided to put a roll bar in the car as well as a seat, wheel, and hub. i also stitch welded the bay, gutted the sound tar, and painted the bay and interior ppg black. while i was at it i regasketed the old kae motor. from febuary to november 09' i basically beat the s*** out of it with many auto-crosses and late night slides. one night the motor developed rod knock and ultimatly was put to pasture with 200k-ish on it. in my pondering of what to do, i just happened to have a class with this kid that a year prior, had told me that he had an s14 sr laying around from a shop that went under. luckily he still had it, but could not find the harness. i did a leakdown on the motor and it was less then %10 on a stone cold across the board. i was able to talk the kid down to $900 for the motor and trans. i was able to acquire a wc harness and ecu, as well as a q45 ignitor for $330. a cx racing ic setup modified for a 1g dsm recirc valve finished it off. it is running off the sohc maf, but according t my lc1, the afc neo needs to pull like 45% across the board, but it runs really well. 14.7 at idle, 11.5 at wot. only issue is the 115mph top speed limiter. all of 2010, this car was basically my track car. i drove it on the streets a little but, i did 8 track events from april to october and absolutly love the car. i changed and added a few thing thoughout the season. russel brake lines, mishimoto rad, fal 14" fan, track hawk blues and track rotors. as it sits, it is in the corner of the garage waiting for spring to come, for the 2011 season to begin. i recently rebuilt the diff, created my own nismo powerbrace, and made a skidplate/air deflector out of of an old one way sign. i know im not low, but some of the gators at the tracks are huge, and ive already got scrapes on my brand new moroso oil pan. Ill update this post occasionally, it will probably become a dumping spot for pictures. This will not be a top dollar build, this is a track slut that in my mind is a write off the second its on track. Future plans are paint as soon as its warm, some sort of tune or ems, lower stance in the front as well as more camber, and lots of tires.
