s14 Build

[bllabong89]

***UPDATE***

Well, I got some work done on the mirror mounts and my brake mock up...

First is the mirrors. I began on the passenger side to get both of them to the same level or close to it while I get my fiberglass materials together and choose my approach... I cut the passenger side mounting plate to a similar level as the driver side.


Then, like the first one, I made a template for the sheet metal...


After that, I cut some sheet metal and fitted it in there. I also took a sawzall to the metal skeleton of the mounting plate to shave the un-needed material off.


I also cut out some metal from some thicker scrap I had laying around to give the mirrors a little more material to hold on to...I will also be using this scrap to make my rocker panel(should be starting that soon).




I cut out a section of the thinner metal to tack weld the thick stuff and so I will also have access to the bolts and nuts for the mirror. Here it is with the cut down metal skeleton.


Now, we will move on to a little modification for the brakes. I found out that I will need some spacers to make some space in-between the wheel and the brake calipers. Most likely only like 5-10mm spacer tho...nothing crazy.

I had to cut and tap some of the shield down on the spindle to allow the bracket to sit flat. I thought this would be enough room to allow the space needed between the brakes and wheels but not quite...


Side by side to give you a better idea of what I am talking about.


And the clearance...


I am supposed to get some time to work on the car tonight so hopefully it really works that way...lol.

On another note, I found out my ship date for basic is April 23rd so I need this done before then.lol. I am going into the Airforce and got security forces for my job(military police). Hopefully I get to go to Japan or something sometime and get some cool s***.lol

Enjoi

[Eion]

i wish i finished college already and had a nice job to fund building my s14. this thread is mad inspiring though. i'm going to rock sti brembos one day.

[bllabong89]

I got some more work done last night. Made a fixed seat rail for the fake bride which will allow me to get the door bars in the right spot. I ran out of wire for the welder before I could finish it tho so I will need to get some wire pretty soon here...I also got a little work done on the mirror plates. I cut out some peices of metal to make the mounting placement sit higher. Should have pics tomorrow hopefully...

[bllabong89]

Well here are a couple pics of whats happened so far...

The fixed seat rails. Please excuse the poor welds. lol. This is what happens when your short...you have to make a custom seat rail. I could barely press the pedals all the way down with the brackets mounted on the sliders that the seat came with so I decided it would be more practical and safe this way.


After that, I work on my mirrors a little more. Still need to get the materials to do the fiberglass work but here is what I am going to use to lift the mounting point off of the sheet metal...I cut some square tube in half.


I still need to weld it on to the sheet metal but I dont have anymore wire yet.




Enjoi

[J14cm7]

nice work and glad i could help out with the bushings.

[bllabong89]

Yep, thanks man. I finished up welding the seat rails together. Still need to drill the holes and then paint them tho. Should be able to get it done and get some pics this week for sure.

[bllabong89]

***UPDATE***

So I haven't been updating with pics in a week or so and figured I would let you guys and gals in on what I have been up to...Not much but I did get some stuff done.

It has been in the 20-30's out lately but one day it got up to high 50's so I got some work done. Gotta love Missouri weather

So first is what I just found yesterday and hopefully have enough money for...This will get my brake system to baller standards.




Can anyone say 05 STI rear Brembo's?? lol Not official yet but hopefully will be in the next couple days.

Next is some more work on the mirrors. I had to cut out some pieces that match the mirror mount from some flat 18 gauge steel so when I fiberglass, It has the exact shape and looks good when completed.




and other than that...nothing really




Except that I finished the rails and mounted my seat...








and after that...I bent up one of the door bars




Didn't have any other pics of the entire door bar so here is my g/f testing out the seat and a look at the door bar. This is just the mock up but you get the idea...


and I had just enough to make a tower bar across the rear strut towers...




Well, thats it for that stuff... If anyone is intersted in a camera, let me know. I bought this for my g/f for xmas but it wasn't the right one so I need to sell the camera, case and the 2 extra batteries and charger that I bought for it. Heres a link to my ad. I payed 330 for the camera and like 60 for the other stuff but am selling it all for 330 plus shipping. We never even used it.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ele/2144058918.html

Enjoi

[bllabong89]

Alright, It's about time I get back with some updates. My computer has been down, like usual, and I have been sick for a week straight so now I have the chance to update with some progress.

Over the past week or two, I have gotten some work done. Not too crazy but some stuff got done.

First off is the mirrors. Now all I have to do is cover with fiberglass, sand and paint and they will be done. I welded on the risers that I made and then welded the final shape of the mounting plate.








And a look with the mirror mounted...




I also got some work done to the car over this last weekend. I cut out the rusted spots on the chasis...excluding the front(engine needs to be pulled) and my buddy helped out by getting some sanding done. He sanded the passenger qp and door. I will get some pics soon...

On a side note...I received a present from the UPSP man today.




My new STI rear brembos...I would have to say that once the brakes are on, my car should stop pretty well.lol

Enjoi

[motoman399]

Dude!! Congrats on the brembo's. They are so sweet. You get a good deal? Where did you find them?

[bllabong89]

Yea, thanks bro. I found them on craigslist. They were like 200 miles from my house and he was asking 375 but I ended up getting them for 350 shipped. I need to get all of the calipers mounted and need to get the clearances down before having them painted.

All I need for the brakes to be complete is rear rotors, front pads, a new master cylinder, fluid and make some new lines up.

Does anyone know how to seperate the rear hub from the spindles? I tried hitting it with a mallet and an air hammer and it wont budge. I need to get the 4 lug hubs off them.

[motoman399]

Use a punch and hammer on the ears of the hub where the threads are for the mounting bolts. You need to try and spin it. Make sure you soak it in lube first.

That's a deal for those. Wanna send them to me for 375 shipped lol

[bllabong89]

Yea. I ended up threading the bolts in half way and beating the s*** out of them with a hammer. Lol.

Sorry, no can do. I don't think I will find them that cheap again. I need to get the car atleast rolling before I leave for basic so I need to stop wasting time looking for parts. Lol

[bllabong89]

***UPDATE***

Alright, I told you I would get an update as soon as I could and, because I forgot my computer at work, it took a little longer than I had hoped...

I cut out the rusted areas in the trunk and the rear seat section... Now all the rust that is left is in the front fender wells(which I need to remove the engine to work on). I started by hitting all the rust areas in the trunk with a cut-off wheel to remove the cancer...






Here is the area that was consumed by cancer in the rear seat section.


There is some more rust in this section but I think I should be able to get to it with the grinder and knock it off.


After that, I started some metal work. I had picked up part of a van panel from the body shop I used to work at so I used that as my supplies.


That is how it started...well conected to a curved section and some body lines but hammers do wonders. lol. Because I was hammering away, I took this time to start on the rocker panel also(all hand made).


and the piece of art...lol


After I made that, I started to make a patch panel for the trunk cancer.


And with a few cuts and bends, it became my patch...




I wish I had a torch to sprea the molecules of the metal to make it easier to work but I don't so it was pretty tough to work with but It got done and thats all I care about. The rocker panel is the full length of the cut out so I will need to make another little section about 4 inches wide.

Other than that, I have some pics of the rear spindles/uprights with progress.

I finally got the hubs removed. I eventually beat the bolts with a hammer. I would have thought an air hammer would work but it didn't...after a long time of trying.lol


and then I began to clean them up to get ready for paint...




Well thats it for now. I will hopefully get the motor pulled soon here and finish up the rust work. I leave for basic on the 12th of April for the Air Force so I need to get s*** rolling...



Enjoi

[bllabong89]

Well, not much of an update but I welded in another chunk of metal to fill the holes.lol. but its very cold in missouri these days so I went to my g/f's and watched Californication and the blues game...


and I ordered this stuff a few days ago...

Baller bolts subframe kit and 12 bolt axle kit(not pictured)


and these...

DIF subframe and differential Solid Aluminum Bushings


Thats it for now



Enjoi

[motoman399]

Sweet man. Everything is looking nice. I like the aluminum diff bushings.

[bllabong89]

yea thanks man. I should hopefully be getting some more work done tonight

[bllabong89]

I have some stuff for sale...

S13 Red Top head
sr20-head-in-good-shape-t522099.html

and

S14 Subframe Bushings
s14-subframe-bushings-t522098.html

Now to start the update...

I worked on the car last night and finished one of the cancer holes I cut out. Now theres just a few more to go.




After that, I started to remove the bushings from my subframe. They came out surprisingly easy. I used torch to heat the metal hole up. Then I used a 32 mm socket and a hammer to bang the larger half of the bushing out. With 1-2 whacks, they slid right out. Now I just need to prep the subframe and paint it so I can get the rebuild on that thing goin...




After that, I used that torch to try and remove some of the undercoating on the driverside wheel well...

That made life much easier and I wish I would have used it to start with.




And the aftermath of the undercoating...lol


I traded some wheels for an sr20 red top head so if anyones interested, heres a sneak peek...


Thats it for now...


Enjoi

[Buck01]

Wow mann this car has been under some major construction, but its lookin good tho can't wait to see it ready for the street!

[bllabong89]

Well, no work on the car but I thought I would let you know...

First, I sold the bushings...

And second, I got these bad boys in...

DIF Subframe Bushings and Differential Bushings.






I will hopefully get the subframe cleaned, prepped and painted this weekend and then equip it with its new bushings. I have been trying to think of a way to reduce the noise from the rear end.

Do you think if I used some silicone such as some Flexane 94...used here http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=215490... I could put a 1/4" sliver in between the body and the bushings sandwiched in there to reduce noise? Any help would be appreciated.


Enjoi

[bllabong89]

So, I cleaned up some parts to get them ready for paint. I started to clean the subframe(I think I may need to sand blast it), cleaned the front spindles up, the rear uprights and some other little things. Don't have any pics of the subframe but heres the front spindles. Still look dirty but thats as good as I could get them without sand blasting.


After that, I finished welding up the holes I cut out in the trunk. Not the best welding but it will do.




And here is the rocker panel. I still need to finish up the side towards the front and then make an extension for the rear end but got the majority of it in.






Thats it for now. I am going to try to pick up some media and plywood to make a blasting box and clean up some parts. I want to get the underbody all finished up so I can get to work on putting this thing back together before I leave.

I am selling the following parts on a local board so if anyone needs anything, just ask...
Parts:
-SR20 Head-$150
-Stock Toe Rods-$20
-Stock Tension Rods-$20
-Stock RUCAs-$20
-Stock Traction Rods-$20
-Stock Front 4 Lug hubs-$20
-Stock 4 Lug Slotted/Drilled Brake Rotors-$50
-Stock 4 and 5 Lug Brake Calipers(8 calipers total)-$50 per set
-Stock 5 Lug calipers-$20
-Stock Steering Wheel w/ Airbag-$20
-Passenger side Airbag-$20
-Navan Wing w/ 3rd brake light-$75
-Stock Gauge Cluster-$20
-Bomex Rear Valances(s14 zenki)-$125
-Stock Mirrors(removed from mounting panel)-$40
-Iphone 3gs AT&T with shattered screen-$100
-Ibanez electric, No Name Acoustic and Fender Strat Electric Guitar-$75 for all
-S14 Rear Seats-$40
-s14 Cage Main Hoop and door bar(1.75"x.095 DOM Steel)-$100
-Snowboard Boots and Bindings(No Name Size 10)-$25 for both

-2001 Honda CBR 929rr w/ 954rr engine-$3k or possible trade
-Yoshimura Exhaust
-Vortex +9 Rear Sprocket
-Rk Racing 530 Chain
-Fresh Oil Change, Spark Plugs, Front Brake Pads and Tires(less than 500 miles on them all)
-Jackets and Helmet included
-Always kept in my basement over winter
-Clean Title

-2001 Yamaha Banshee-$2k or possible trade
-350cc Twin Cylinder 2 Stroke
-DG Silencers
-FMF Headers
-Front Sprocket -1
-K&N Filter
-Boyseen Dual Stage Carbon Reeds
-Moose Boost Bottle
-Fresh Gear Oil Change
-Never Used Sand Tires on Aluminum ITP wheels
-Always Kept in my Basement Year Round
-Box of Spare Parts



Enjoi

[bllabong89]

Still waiting on my stuff from baller bolts. Ordered it on the 19th and still now word or tracking number so kind of annoyed...should be getting some work up soon.

[bllabong89]

Well...I finally got confirmation from Baller Bolts that my stuff has shipped out this morning. That is good news because I can start to assemble the subframe.

Last night, I started to sand/scuff the trunk. I then used some self etching primer from SEM to seal up the areas that I patch welded and stitch welded. I didn't have my SD Card so no pictures yet but I will make sure to get some tonight.

Oh, I also sold the SR Head so let me know if anyone is interested in anything else...

[bllabong89]

Well it has been a while since I last posted up but i have a bit of an update now. I have been getting ready to leave for basic and hangin with the family so havent dedicated much time to the car but I did do some things.

I will try to get some pics up since I just picked up another sd card(keep losing them). I dont have pics of some of the stuff that has been done like spraying the new underbody and applying the new sound deadening material to the cab... I still need to put the sound deadening material in the trunk tho.

I did manage to get my bolts from ballerbolts.com and started work on my subframe. I painted all of my factory suspension stuff with my POR-15 to start...








and the bolt kit...


After the paint was dried, I began to equip my Yamato garage parts...






I am also fitting my DIF Subframe bushings in there as soon as I can get that inner ring s*** out...

After that, I began some body work. I picked up some darker Metalic silver paint to spray on there. I also spoke with the painter at the body shop I used to work at and he told me he would spray it for me if I give him a 30 pack.lol...deal. So I sprayed the underside of my over fenders with undercoating to strengthen them a bit.

I also began filling some dents and so on with bondo. I filled and smoothed out the hack job that was done previously on the drivers quarter panel. I also filled some little dings on the drivers door. Luckily the passenger side isn't nearly as bad.


Then I moved to the trunk and top of the quarter panels to fill the holes from the wing and antenna.




Hopefully I will get it put back together pretty soon here or atleast rolling before I leave.

Enjoi!

[bllabong89]

Well, I got some work done on the subframe yesterday...after driving around for a few hours looking for bolts.

I began with bolting the rear hubs up but I will start with the bushings first. I finally got the cups removed from the subframe and I will explain with pictures...

I made two cuts into the cups but couldn't make it all the way thru the entire inner cup. The bushing mounts have a cup that sits inside of the ring where you fit your bushings and you must remove these for solid bushings. I am using DIF Bushings on my subframe and my diff.

As you can see in this picture, the line where the cup meets the ring is labeled with the red arrow. One side of the cup is folded inside the ring...


And the other side is folded outwards as a stopping point for the cup to be pushed in. You can see the lip in this picture.


As you can see in the pictures above, they have already been cut to releave some pressure. I am not sure if this is needed but I did it and it seemed to work alright. MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT CUT THRU BOTH RINGS if you do this. I then used an air hammer to bang the s*** out of the inner ring.


And here are a couple rings and one that shows the lower lip...


I then began with my new bushings. I have had them in the freezer for about 2-3 weeks so I'm pretty sure that helped. Freezing things, such as metal in our case, usually shrinks things. The bushings probally had shrunk enough to make them go in easier for the cost of nothing.

Once I got the bushings ready to go in(2 pieces per bushing), I layed the bushing into the hole and then whacked the s*** out of it with a mallet. They slid in pretty easily and I didn't have to do the bolt and nut routine to suck them in to eachother. Just repeat this step 7 more times and they are in.






I have also bolted up my rear brake set-up and my wheels.

My brakes are STI rear calipers on top of EBC Braking EVO Rotors. My wheels are 19x10 Racing Harts CR's with Purple Muteki sr48 lug nuts.




Then I pulled my fuel pump from the tank to replace it with my Walbro pump.


Out with the old one...


I have never pulled a fuel pump before so can anyone help me?

What is this?


Thanks and Enjoi

[breadbox]

nice job. looking really good.

I have no idea what that beige plastic thing is.

[bllabong89]

Thanks. It is the fuel sending unit. I was just double checking and found out for sure from a guy on zilvia

[HxC_Nismo]

awesome build man keep it coming, so do you live in st. charles? if so you should come to the midwestce.net meet in columbia on june 4th

[bllabong89]

Thanks. Yea, I live in st. charles but I am leaving for basic on the 12th this month and wont be back until septemberish. I would love to go to some meets but of course, I have to be gone over the summer time.lol

[bllabong89]

Alright guys...this may be my last post for quite some time. I leave for basic in exactly a week and have a lot to do so here is an update.

Here are some pics of where the car was at yesterday morning...








From the time those pictures were taken, I put the front fenders, bumper support and hood on. I also put the rear tire back on and adjusted the spacers on the rear brakes. Last of all, I began to run the wires back thru the car.

Here are some misc. shots of the fancy stuff.lol.








I am going to try to get some more work done today before I head out to the lake for a couple days retreat.

My original plan was dropping the car off at a local shop(Nocturnal Motorsports/JDM Hook Up) and have them install an rb25 while I was at basic and tech but I don't think I have enough of the money to start it while I am away. Anywho...I will be trying to get it back up and put together enough to be a solid roller and then when I am back I will possibly drop it off for a new engine.

I just want to say thanks for everyones feedback and help on the problems I encountered. If I am not back on here before I leave, I will see ya on the flip side.

Andrew

[bllabong89]

So I finished up Basic and now I am in tech school. I have been looking around for new cars and what not but have decided to use the money I got from basic and selling my bike and atv. Well, I didnt have time to get these pics up before I left but here are a few of how the car is sitting at the moment...









So that is how its sitting now. I have been thinking of going with an rb25 but because I have expensive taste and like to do things right the first time, I think I will be putting a red top in it so I can spend a bit on parts to make it a stout daily/track car that is reliable. Your car is only as good as it is reliable in my eyes and I don't want to worry about it breaking down all the time and having trouble finding parts so that is it for now. I will update with the parts I will be buying since I can't exactly work on it at the moment.

stay tuned...