WC's never ending s13 project

[White Comet]

i know,seriously. i wished i lived closer to more nico members

[mrgreeneyes]

i know,seriously. i wished i lived closer to more nico members

sorry i cant satisfy you, jeff we have a date for sunday still, right?

aka maybe a small photoshoot with my car wearing your car's clothes

[White Comet]

sorry i cant satisfy you, jeff we have a date for sunday still, right?

sigged

[cmoody2006]

i know,seriously. i wished i lived closer to more nico members

Well push PA a little closer to IN and you'd be closer

sorry i cant satisfy you, jeff we have a date for sunday still, right?

aka maybe a small photoshoot with me wearing your clothes

I smell somethin fishy

[LegacyOfPhoenix]

Well push PA a little closer to IN and you'd be closer

I say just get rid of Ohio, nobody likes that state anyway....

[White Comet]

didnt get anything done today expect pick this up from the dealershipOne ring to rule them! i'll leave you for a little to see if anyone can figure out what it is, but i'm sooo excited to put it in.

heres a random pic i found from when i was cleaning the engine bay, gave me a laugh

more to come this week, unfortunately my play date with keegan is canceled, they begged me to work tomorrow and i caved i do need cash though

[TekuDrifter18]

heres a random pic i found from when i was cleaning the engine bay, gave me a laugh

haha thats great.

[Rin5]

wow. if your vacuum has a reverse switch...hit that ***** and you got boost! lol what the hell was it doin in there?

[White Comet]

cleaning 2 years of leaves and dirt from the bay and vent areas

[gmac708]

didnt get anything done today expect pick this up from the dealershipOne ring to rule them! i'll leave you for a little to see if anyone can figure out what it is, but i'm sooo excited to put it in.

OK ...I give up.

[Razi]

Tell us what it is WC!!!!@#@!#

[White Comet]

lol you guys suck, i gave you a part number and everything jk, this should helphttp://www.d1nz.com/forum/view...a30d1now it should make sense

[Razi]

!!!!!I should've known, you were talking about your new diff too.

[White Comet]

lol yep, that diff is actually being sold, but i've been thinking about diffs a lot and gearing. this thrust washer should make the vlsd preform similarly to a 1.5 way. i could have gonna thicker and have it lock closer to a 2 way, but im afraid that'd be too much like a welded diff

[Razi]

Interesting.I'm writing down that part # for the shim for when I get a vlsd. I'll have to deal with my boring open diff for now .

[White Comet]

after reading most of that thread, i found that stacking a new shim with the old one can cause warping. so im using just this one. the thickest one (1.49 mil) is fine on its own though

[gmac708]

I should have figured it out.So...you are going to revive an old vlsd.

I have read that the vlsd is not as good as Kaaz 1 or 1.5 or 2, but I bet you are going to show us how to make it for a fraction of the cost.

More pictures please.

[White Comet]

oh are correct, not as good as an aftermarket clutch type unit, but from the reviews i've read, it'll be damn good. i paid like $100 shipped for by vlsd which dropped right in and this shim was $7.45 with tax, so do the math. more pics to come wednesday, i'll be off in the evening. i was supposed to have off all day tomorrow and thursday but they just changed my damn schedule after teh week started

[Chris28]

Gah you didn't give me enough time to answer! Haha i knew exactly what it was right when I saw it...I plan on doing this as well. I see you got the biggest one eh? For me it's between that one and one step down from that, but I would want it to act like a welded diff so I'm probably going to get the big one. $7.45 is awesome

[IanS]

Gah you didn't give me enough time to answer! Haha i knew exactly what it was right when I saw it...I plan on doing this as well. I see you got the biggest one eh? For me it's between that one and one step down from that, but I would want it to act like a welded diff so I'm probably going to get the big one. $7.45 is awesome

Where the hell did you find a VLSD for $100?

Man I really need an LSD for my S13.

[White Comet]

Gah you didn't give me enough time to answer! Haha i knew exactly what it was right when I saw it...I plan on doing this as well. I see you got the biggest one eh? For me it's between that one and one step down from that, but I would want it to act like a welded diff so I'm probably going to get the big one. $7.45 is awesome

lol yeah i only got the biggest one cuz im running it by itself, not with the one thats already in there. be itself, it wont lock all the time like a welded, but combined with your stock one it will

Where the hell did you find a VLSD for $100?

Man I really need an LSD for my S13.

ebay, 3 years ago. i'm selling that q45 vlsd for $50

[Chris28]

Where the hell did you find a VLSD for $100?

Man I really need an LSD for my S13.

lol quote owned.

I got mine for like 130 with axles. Craigslist FTW

[hbpignosePA]

update?

dude you got pushed back to the FOURTH page

haha we need updates yo

bump

[240lookis]

what needs to be done, or i guess what do you want to get done before the car is finished?

[White Comet]

update?

dude you got pushed back to the FOURTH page

haha we need updates yo

bump

updates coming today, this is my first day off in over a week so i can finally get something done

what needs to be done, or i guess what do you want to get done before the car is finished?

the front half of the underbody still needs to my truck bed lined, removed teh diff from the subframe and add shim, reinstall whole subframe then, install ES bushings for the front end, install kyb struts, finish wire tuck and relocation, install turbo manifold, engine, intercooler and trans, finish sound deadening install and reinstall interior, lots of little tings to, but thats basically it

[White Comet]

way off topic, but funny story...my sociology teacher was talking about deviance etc etc and brings up the Amish who he talks about nearly every week and says he went on his honeymoon to stay w/ the amish [ iknow] and he says they are practically all honed in in one place...LANCASTER PAnow i thought to myself...where have i heard of lancaster, and boom it hit me! funny **** man-you ever party with the amish? i hear "hops" are real badass lol

way off topic i know. to make up for it-->i like the black calipers..i plan on doin the same, im not gonna be original and get red

haha actually where hes building the car thers an amish school across the street

no lie

they are funny folk, not using technology and all

sorta admirable

Modified by hbpignosePA at 7:19 AM 12/4/2008

hah i dont know how i missed these comments, but hbpignose is right, theres an amish school house right across the street and amish fields every where, but no i do not party with them hahaha, thats funny that when you heard lancaster you thought of my build

and a slight update, nothing crazy. i spent the first part of my day helping a fellow nico member wire the type x front bumper lights, and while its always a pleasure to help someone out why did i do this, you ask? a free bumper of course!!!!heres a better pic of it inside

after that i uninstalled my rear diff and popped the cover off. i really hate yanking something out that i just put in, but i think it'll be worth it. i then took off the ring gear and opened up the viscous unit.

old shim

new shim

almost 2 times as thick, so this should lock like a beast now. i got everything buttoned back up and now i just need to out the vlsd unit back in the housing and then the rear subframe will be near completion.

as a bonus heres a random pic, its hard to see but if you closely, it's shocking

[mRodiek]

haha fo sho dude! i saw your build pop up and got real excitedi cant wait to see this thing "finished"! since you know..its never REALLY finished

[White Comet]

you are correct, it'll never be "done" but it'll be on the road in January at the latest

[hbpignosePA]

glad to see a bit of an update... like i said after monday i got some free time, lmk when ur working on it (if i dont work) i can give you a hand.... i wanna see it back sooner than that

plus i dont think im starting anything with mine till jan... got my bill for school and gotta pay that before i go crazy tearin **** apart

[Didderson]

Dude awesome update on the viscous upgrade. I was psyched for you when I found out you were increasing the hotness of that diff!

Anyway, dude when HB comes down from york I probably won't have work so I'd like to help man! Lets get this **** done!