VH45de s14

[k4rr]

Go with a electris powersteering pump!! A guy is selling one on ebay right now. They come on 2nd gen mr2s

[gs14racer]

yea i saw that,

its a last resort as of now though, but its an option

anyone know how that works.

[SuperHatch]

Also the hood closes fine

Found this out for myself a few weeks ago... I have 1mm of clearance between the oil pan and the crossmember and 1mm of clearance between the hood skin and the intake manifold... I had to remove the hood skeleton where the IM is... did you have to do the same?

[gs14racer]

yep, i had to do the same

[slownslurious]

yeah that looks really good, like it was made for it! now forgive my ignorance, but aren't those the stock headers you just slid between the frame rails?

If so how did that work out?

As for the accessories I'm trying to find a manual PS rack that will fit the S13 and give me a bit lower effort, I really don't care if I have ps or not, though it does make drifting a bit easier with it.I am planning on doing a vh41 style front mount alternator, so you could try doing that with your accessories... I've been eyeing come of the billet stuff that summit racing sells and wondering how hard it would be to fit one of those kits up to my motor or alternatively, just build one to fit the vh.I would also really like to do electric water pump, some of the ones they sell for the earlier Z's look like they are awfully close to working.

[gs14racer]

Nope fortunatly the stock headers wouldnt work, they are removed in the in car pics.

Today I get to fabricate headers, should take me a week i think.

[AZhitman]

GS, this thread RULES!!!!

I'd love to post up a kickass article on the homepage, if you don't mind shooting some more pictures and filling us in a little on some more details...

[gs14racer]

GS, this thread RULES!!!!

I'd love to post up a kickass article on the homepage, if you don't mind shooting some more pictures and filling us in a little on some more details...

thats fine with me, email me at [email protected]

anyway heres todays progress

Got the hard part out of the way , drivers side primarys, its not optimal as i would like but now i get to concentrate on the collectors

[AZhitman]

That wheel / tire combo is WICKED!!!!

Friggin' sexy... I'll shoot over an email this weekend. This will make a GREAT article!

[Mettler]

AHahah good stuff mate, looks like you're making headers the same way as I made mine If you want any pics/info I can hook you up!

[gs14racer]

Can we say equal length for the win, this is as far as i can get with out the merge collectors, they will be here shortly..

Its a little rough right now as its very hard to weld on your back right under the car, I have little slag burns all over me lol





Started the pass side also

[USsil80]

project looks awsome.. looks like your pipes are hanging belowe the frame rails... have you figured aout anything with a trany yet???

[sinfiniti]

nah mate thats good hey. (the burns are a facet of life when welding upside down - been there done that!)Yeah, one thing though, that exhaust is a bi tlow. but hey its all good

[gs14racer]

Thanks for the compliments guys, the headers are not that low. They are only abut3/4 inch below the frame rail. Its the angle of the picture.

[gs14racer]

Collectors WOOT!!

[USsil80]

wows those are nice... very interested to see how you route the whole thing under the car.... good luck

[gs14racer]

[Mettler]

Good work man! Fingers crossed you don't bottom out and scrape the crap out of your headers :p

[gs14racer]

both sides done for the most part, one pipe on each where i kind of messed up



pass side





drivers side clearance

[hannibal]

Good work, hope those collectors dont get damaged.

[k4rr]

****!!!

I love you car damn it!!!

The new wheels are sick too dude!

[gs14racer]

I just pulled the motor to get the headers out

Heres some pics of the headers out of the car, it would look much better if i had a tig welder but hey what can you do

[Mettler]

Very nice mate, **** you work quickly and efficiently... those look quite a bit nicer than mine, I may have to make a new set in the near future >_<

[hannibal]

Nice manifolds! Have you done this before?

[gs14racer]

Nice manifolds! Have you done this before?

Thanks for the compliments guys. No I've never done this before. I knew how to weld though but this is my first time building headers.

[elwesso]

NICE. How much do i have to pay you to remake them so I can put them on my Q!!!

How did you build them? did you bend your own pipe or did you buy a bunch of bends and then cut them to spec...? Also, did you just use the stock flange?

[AZhitman]

Damn, I can't WAIT to turn this into a HUGE article!!!!!

GS, you quite simply ROCK... This is the kind of stuff I enjoy doing every weekend. I wish I had access to all the goodies you have access to!

[gs14racer]

Just got the valve covers back from powder coat. I choose ferrari wrinkle red lol

heres pics more to come as i get stuff back

[elwesso]

Thats a NICE job...I think a black plenum would set it all off...

[gs14racer]

Thats a NICE job...I think a black plenum would set it all off...

OR.......... Wrinkle black Individual Throttle Bodies with Carbon fiber Velocity Stacks..... Time will tell