WC's never ending s13 project

[dopplganger1]

if you do the 5 lug conversion you can still get the grids but they would be in 18s heres a linkhttp://zilvia.net/f/advertiser....html

[Dattebayo]

heres the nice frame rails

Dude, those are not frame rails! This car is a unibody type, don't give 'em the wrong ideas!

[White Comet]

hahahahahahahahhahahayo where my pics at

glad you enjoyed, i'll take pics right now. im actually going to make a part out thread, but i'll post the link in here

if you do the 5 lug conversion you can still get the grids but they would be in 18s heres a linkhttp://zilvia.net/f/advertiser....html

hmmm, thanks for that info, but i dont want to go bigger then 17s. im also considering fn's now so who knows, wheels arent a top priority.

Dude, those are not frame rails! This car is a unibody type, don't give 'em the wrong ideas!

ehh, you know what i meant, your just splitting hairs

[xX RB Xx]

did you need the bumper extension or just the bumper brackets?

but im thinking to about doing to but i was wondering if need the bumper extenisons and the brackets..

[White Comet]

you need the brackets but you dont "need" the extensions. it'll look really bad without the extensions though. its far more noticeable then the chuki bumper and missing chuki extensions

[Clawhammer]

Wiring doesn't really intimidate me. Splicing off the side markers is easy. The turn signal ones though...on the USDM harness/plug it dual functions as parking lamp and turn signal...so I guess I just gotta make sure I get the right wire combo. So what are the bulb types for them? I'm confused by getting plugs and shaving them to fit...what if I just hardwire/solder them to the socket (with enough slack for removing the bumper. Or even some disconnects. Seems easier? I do plan on wiring them correctly though.

http://www.thenismoshop.com/ik...12698^That is the bracket you speak of? Really that important huh? k I'll add it on. Is there something on the bumper that **** mounts to I'm assuming?

I need more clarification on the bumper extensions, kinda confused on that. On the WestCo's site they list brackets for the extensions that are "recommended."

I didn't ask about the rears but I guess they're the same as the sides? So I have to drill tiny holes into the side of my car? I do not like that idea. How'd you tackle knowing where to drill the holes for the tabs?

Thanks

[White Comet]

i dont know the bulb numbers off the top of my head but the positioning lights and signals came with bulbs. (positiong are def 194s) you coudl do it your way, i just got generic plugs and trimmed em up. i'll post pics of what im talking about.

you dont need the extensions but the bumper brackets are clearly visible without them and it looks horrible. i'll post pics of what it would look like. for the rears use double sided tape and screw holes. for the tabs in the sideskirts, i dabbed paint on the tabs and held them against the body whered theyd go and the paint markings indicate where to drill (this is a 2 man job btw).

let me know if u have any more questions. i'll be postin gthe pics for you tomorrow

[Clawhammer]

Yeah I got more lol. Do you want me to email you so I don't crap up your thread? And pics of much of what you're talking about would be great. Let me know where to ask.

[White Comet]

yeah lets try email again and see if mine wants to work this time

[White Comet]

this link is specifically for cmoodyhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors....m245

[Clawhammer]

Just wanted to make sure you got my email last night.

[White Comet]

yep i got it, i'll respond back asap, but i gotta get ready for work

[xX RB Xx]

hey, was wondering if you send me the link to were you got your turn signals, and bumper extenstions.. i can find anything else.

as in turn signals i refer to not the square bumper lights but to the bottem lights

[mRodiek]

hey man i found someone with another cluster but id rather buy from you if you get back to me asap...

[kamikazestorm420]

try http://www.thenismoshop.com

[White Comet]

hey, was wondering if you send me the link to were you got your turn signals, and bumper extenstions.. i can find anything else.

as in turn signals i refer to not the square bumper lights but to the bottem lights

i got all my stuff from either nimoshop. com or mynismo.com

[White Comet]

minor update-

mrgreeneyes was over for a little yesterday and he managed to place some of the grounds since theyre relocated from their original location.we also managed to snake the engine room harness throguh the dash frame to mock up where it'll live permanetly. it basically just needs loomed and bunched together. the only other things that need done for wiring are extended the driver side light wiring, mount the relay boxes and other random boxes and swapp the door guts to the power options.heres how it sits right now

after the wiring fun, i emptied 10 gallons of old gas out of the gas tank and took 80 grit to the 18 years of grim on tank. after wards i hosed it off and wiped it down with paint thinner. after the surface was completely dry, i coated the top of the gas tank with truck bed liner. im about to head over to do the other side now that the top is dry. after the gas tank is finished, i will remove the rear diff and drive shaft and take 80 grit to the wheel wells and underbody before coating them in truck bed liner. look for a bigger update later tonight
Modified by White Comet at 3:21 PM 10/9/2008

[mRodiek]

pics dont work yanno

[cmoody2006]

Your pic links aren't working for some reason.... I updated mine just a little bit ago with pictures of my new s13 hatch

[White Comet]

yeah none of my pics anywhere are working. i have more of an update to make, but im gonna try to fix my pics first.

[cmoody2006]

Thats cool i'll check later to see if you got it figured out. If you get bored my pics are up

[White Comet]

yeah i did check out your pics, but i was to lazy to comment. i'll go do that now while im waiting for my pics to upload

[JRPS13]

sorry to burst your bubble but i dont think photobucket is helpin you out. everytime i try and look at your pic updates it just shows an ad for photobucket saying you've exceeded your bandwidth....bummer..

[White Comet]

yeah im in the process of fixing the pics now. just give me a few minutes

[White Comet]

alright i rehosted the pics from a new photobucket account. i went back to page 13 and fixed all the pics involving the new shell. i dont have time to do anymore right now since im going to work on the car, but i'll update more once i fix more pics

[White Comet]

there almost all the pics are fixed now. i think the only pics that dont work are the ones of my black s13 and my brothrs camaro. i have more to update but i spent all my time getting the pics to work so i'll update later tonight

[White Comet]

alright now that all my pics work, heres a small update before going to bed. the gas tank is done now on both sides and looks pretty good.

i also made the decision to go all out and drop the sub frame, not bad at all, just 4 main bolts. it took less then 20mins to drop the whole thing by myselfi got to work and removed the stock struts and rear diff as well as the drive shaft

i did a little cleaning up and inspected the rear sub frame a little. its in damn good shape, it just needs cleaned up and revitalized i also removed the front tension rods and took them to a shop to have the bushings pressed out to make way for energy suspension tension rod bushings i had gotten from my friendthat was the original plan, but after examining the other bushings on the car, i noticed most were shot form sitting for so long. i guess thats the price i pay for no under body rust. after thinking it over the only logical course of action was to get teh energy suspension hyper flex master bushing kit. i ordered it that night from advanced auto parts for $165 (i know i can get it cheaper elsewhere but i needed it asap) and less then 12 hours later it was in the store waiting to be picked up. so now those s14 ten roads with energy suspension bushings are no longer needed, so their up for sale.the wife was snapping some pics so here i am cleaning upthats all for pics from that day ( i would have updated sooner but photobucket hates me )

TODAY- before going to work i focused on the tension rods. i picked them up form J and R metal works, the local Amish shop where i had dropped them off at and i picked up 2 cans of semi gloss black while i was out as well. heres the dirty tension rods with the old bushingsi took a bench mounted wire wheel and 60 grit sandpaper to each arm to clean everything (including original paint) off of it. i then hung each arm up to spray and lightly coated with the semi glosswhile the paint was drying i took all the tension rod hardware and took the wire wheel to it. the hardware went from dirty to new lookingi dont have pics of thsi yet, but i proceeded to paint the hardware semi gloss as well. teh hardware and rods and drying overnight and my jdm vlsd cover is soaking in the parts washer to help take the jdm grim off of it. at that point i had to go to work but everything is drying or soaking so it'll be ready to go tomorrow. my next step is to swap my vlsd guts into the new pumpkin, pain the pumpkin, and diff cover and start sanding and truck bed lining the underside of the car. stick around for more updates (now with worknig pics )

oh and heres a random pic of the stuff i got from spl parts

[Razi]

Damn, that reminds me, I want new suspension bushings.

LOL what'd your wife think of your shocker?

[brizanden]

wc the wiring is insane. im coming over to your house for like 2 weeks if i ever wanna mess with a s14 like this. and were gonna figure it out lol. and u gonna do it fooo freee. dude for ur sake i hope everything still works when u go to start teh car for the first time.

[Razi]

LOL I would cry with WC, if it didn't start up.