s14 Build

[240TKE128]

Cant wait to see more on this. Really liking it so far.

[bllabong89]

So I haven't been able to give adequate updates while I have been in Tech School. I am almost done here. I left April 12th for basic and then stayed at Lackland AFB for my Security Forces Tech School. It has been long and interesting you can say. I haven't ordered anything for my car yet but I do have an update.

Since I have been here, I have saved money and been looking at stuff quite often. I have to come to find a car for sale in my hometown that I could not pass up. Luckily the seller is a great person and completely hooked me up with a killer price so I just can't wait to get home to my new car.

I had been talking of swapping an rb or ls into my car. After numerous quotes and pricing sheets, I found this would be more reasonable and achievable by purchasing this car. My boy is picking it up tomorrow for me so I will jump into it.

It is a 1996 s14. Same color and same model as mine(se). The car has an rb25 swapped into it already with a few basic upgrades done to it. Thankful it runs good and has no cancer(rust).






The new plan now is to use the parts I have scrounged up over the last 2 years or so and create a monster. I most likely won't do too much to the engine besides some little things here and there for a while to keep the drive-ability but I think it should be enough for a little while anyways...

I have alot of good parts, like my subframe that I just assembled and my other suspension components, my brake set up, exhaust and wheels and most likely the front end, that will most likely find their way on to this car.

Again, sorry for the long pause but I graduate in a month or so and will begin some of the transformation. Stay tuned!

[motoman399]

hey man, the car is looking really good!

go with the rb for sure. just save up for it. be worth it in the end.

[bllabong89]

Sorry I haven't update this in a while. I bought the car that is swapped with the rb25 and my buddy picked it up for me. It needs some new tires but I have wheels and other parts I will be putting on it anyways. My buddy told me it runs awesome, has great power and is really clean besides the paint is a little sketchy.

Anyways, I will be swapping all of my parts over from my old car to the new one. I also have some new parts that are on the way to my house awaiting my arrival.lol

First is the AEM Tru Boost


Next is the APEXi limited edition black w/ blue l.e.d. Turbo Timer


And last, so far... is some Tein tie rods and tie rod ends.


That's just some parts for now. I'm still waiting to order some other parts including an adjustable fan controller, mishimoto fan shroud kit, shift knob, brake pads for the brembos and a new bmc to go on when I swap the brakes.

[bllabong89]

*UPDATE*

So I haven't been on in quite some time... This is due to joining the Air Force, going thru my tech school and then getting stationed in Little Rock, Arkansas. I did manage to make some progress since I have been off though.

I ended up buying another s14. I was going to put an rb25 in my old car and after everything was priced up, I was looking at around 7k+. I found my new s14 with an rb25 already swapped in and some little mods done. Since I have been on break, I took both cars and merged them together. I am now the new owner of an rb25 powered s14. Currently, I am waiting on getting the car painted so it isn't with me now but here is some info on the things that have been done.

The previous owner cut a few corners but nothing a little bit of tlc couldn't fix. The fan for example, was rigged up pretty well.

I'm not sure what was the reasoning for the wiring but I had to fix it to say the least. It had twin altima fans on it if I am not mistaken. The fans were wired to a toggle switch that was mounted behind the driver side headlight. I'm not sure why but I fixed it.




I replaced the fans with an Isis dual fan/shroud assembly. I would have to say the product fitment and performance has been terrific. I would definitely recommend this product.


I also got rid of the toggle switch with this dual fan controller kit. This was extremely easy to install. You wire up the constant power, ignition and ground wires. Also, to read the temperatures, I took the sensor probe and just pushed it thru the radiator fins and it was done.


I also took my complete suspension off of the old car and replaced the stock worn out crap on the new car. My subframe with my Yamato Garage components, my sway bars, custom made power bar and my Tien coilovers. After that was all done, I replaced the stock wheels that were on the car with my Racing Hart CR 19x9/10's. After that was all done, the car looked like this...






With some help from a buddy, I cleaned up the wiring, installed a new tps, put in my bucket seat and did a once over on the car.

The car has nice power and runs pretty strong. The suspension is responsive and rides nice. I still have things to go over. The wiring has been a bit of a mess so I think that I may replace it with a WS pre-made harness. I also need to upgrade the MAF to a Z32 MAF and get a good tune. The BOV needs to be replaced with my Greddy Type S because it is not working properly and the mounts need to be replaced because they look horrendous. The power steering also needs to be addressed because instead of doing what was needed to make it work or remove it completely, the lines were just chopped and the visible parts were removed. This has made it extremely difficult to turn which is not ok for me. It is hard to turn even when driving.

I also have numerous parts that I have gathered for the car. I need to put on my APEXi turbo timer. I bought this harness and it is a very easy plug and play assembly(already tested it out).


Now that I have my AEM Tru Boost Controller and UEGO wideband, I need to install them. To mount them, I bought this ATI Ez Pod that mounts right on top of my steering column.


For the engine, I bought an Isis short throw shifter, an Isis Oil Catch can and an OEM shifter bushing to take some slop out(bought before shifter so it will most likely be used later on).






I also have Tien inner tie rods and need to get some tie rod ends to complete the steering.


Well, thats about it for now. Here are some pics of the engine bay from how it started to being cleaned up a little bit.








Well, there it is. Let me know what you think and if there is anything you recommend, feel free to speak your mind. Enjoi