What did you do to your car today?

[Snow]

Noooope. It's a fiberglass knock off.

Thought the curb/driveway into a shopping complex was ok. I've gone over it before but I think some of the bricks settled out (it was like a red brick driveway), created a dip, and it only took the corner of one brick to hook onto the lip and tear it apart.

[DrMango]

ouch. I hate bad entrances to parking lots

Kyle

[mcfly]

neither of my skylines are low enough to have to worry about that.

[Snow]

Hopefully mine isn't sometime next week. Gonna try and take it in to get it raised a tad, get dampening and rebound adjusted... Maybe throw in some more camber and an alignment.

[Zacho]

I finally have some spare time to spend on forums again yaaaa! Doesn't help the computers at work block pwr and not zilvia and other forums. Lame.

Today I almost got my tune dialed in. The new vipec software is an absolute dream to tune with.

[mcfly]

run through the proxy

[Rapier46]

put brakes on the whitey. hawk hp+

[gtrsky]

assest the damage done by some losers going down my block vandlizing anything in sight. also noticed some rust spots and oil pressure very low. wow i have a lot of work ahead of me..............

[Snow]

Fixed the loose ebrake handle (the bracket is actually broken in one spot, so the rear bolt is doing nothing with regards to holding it on there). Tightened ebrake cable. Realigned the center console and trim. Took out the stupid freaking LED turn signal and got a new one. Scheduled a possible time for my suspension to be adjusted on a friends lift. Last night I removed my failing boost controller after seeing a wonderful 18psi on my boost gauge.

Just need to get the new rebar in there, fuel pump this weekend (finally, I've been putting it off with exams and the such). I would have done the pump today but didn't want to stink like gas before my interview, or worse run into issues and not have a car to take out there!

[Rapier46]

I did my alignment yesterday, put on my fucas n stuff, next is solid subframe bushings I got laying around

[10secdream]

I attempted to try and find any front bumper with no such luck.:o

[mcfly]

http://www.rocketz.net/catalog/-c-268_4_447.html

[10secdream]

I know about that site but I have been trying to find local. Looks like new it is.

[mcfly]

Local ab or local canada?

[10secdream]

Local Alberta.

[bmxer]

Well in last week I installed a HKS SLD ( tested last night).

A BLITZ VGTT ,mounted where the non-functioning clock was located (I now have a little woman from Japan living in my dash).

New to me HKS hipermax coilovers. (love em, now gotta start a suspension set up log book , for street, mountain road & track settings)

[Rapier46]

Pulled engine from white gtr on Sunday, quick 4 hour job alone.

[Smokey89]

I spent a considerable amount of time polishing my intercooler, hardpiping, and intake pipes. I'm going to polish my newly-modified charge pipe tommorow.

[ColinR33]

Installed my stereo...and I found this stuffed up in the center stack. Anybody know what this is?
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyrine/IMG_1226.jpg

Thanks!

[Snow]

I broke my clutch pedal.

Fucking thing.

[Kras]

cars suck

[ColinR33]

Went back in and started tracing wires....what started out as a simple stereo install ended up as...
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyrine/IMG_1227.jpg
Spaghetti!
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyrine/IMG_1228.jpg
Ended up taking all this out...
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyrine/IMG_1229.jpg
Sure cleaned things up under there! Most of it appears to be the old alarm system.

[Rapier46]

NICE^^^ i love that shit. taking out a whole bunch of useless crap.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs301.snc3/28657_10150205738580221_579425220_12715222_2160042 _n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs330.ash1/28657_10150205738990221_579425220_12715245_1083982 _n.jpg

thats what mine looks like

this weeknd i took the turbos off and cleaned some stuff and stuff.

[Zacho]

You guys are all making some progress, I find it really tough to get anything done when I daily mine. I did put some redline MT90 back in my transmission, shifts like butter again.

I put injectors in too..

So I set up launch control and boost by gear. Its been wet all weekend and its super squirrely through 3rd. At 16psi creeping to 17 it is a handful.

[mcfly]

I am halfway through my traction rod and rear upper control arm install.

now to just reinstall it all

[Snow]

I drove it.

[natetheguy]

just put new fluid in my rear diff. a temp fix for the bearings till I get a replacement diff.

[ColinR33]

Changed out tranny fluid, Redline MT90, much smoother shifting now!

[Rapier46]

maybe ill try that stuff^^, becuase mine grinds into 5th at high speeds. might not help.

i repainted my oem gtr wheels weeeeeee they loook nice again

[ColinR33]

Did some body work, small rust spot, blended in beautifully...except the colour match paint doesn't!!! Dammit.

[mcfly]

Did some body work, small rust spot, blended in beautifully...except the colour match paint doesn't!!! Dammit.

where did you find color match paint, or attempted color match paint?

[ColinR33]

Duplicolor Nissan QM1 Cloud White, ...I know....thot it would be closer, looks positively yellow compared to the paint on the car! Going to the body shop supply place and pay for a proper can of color matched paint. My own fault for cheaping out.

[mcfly]

Is your car qm1 white haha?

[ColinR33]

Yup. Don't know how they got "Cloud" white out of it, Nissan code is just white. Got the good stuff at lunch, hopefully be a better match!

[ColinR33]

Checked my plugs - found Denso Iridiums in there - kewl! Re-gapped - no more 5500 RPM stutter!

[mcfly]

You should avoid gaping iridium plugs. It damages the tips

[ColinR33]

I was very careful not to touch the tips, plus NGK has a nice little video tutorial on how to gap iridiums/precious metal plugs, so it should be OK, I'm keeping an eye(ear) on it when I drive, seems really good so far.

[Zacho]

Changed out tranny fluid, Redline MT90, much smoother shifting now!

This stuff is insane. I swear every early to late 90's model import transmission feels way better after going to this fluid.

This week I have worked on the little things. Fixed my dome light, changed out the door/courtesy lights as well as the map lights. I had to take apart the dome light and clean the contacts for the switch so it would work all the time.

off topic but today I saw a 240 on the side of the highway and pulled over to lend a hand(I have a full set of tools+tons of hoses/clamps+low pro mini jack in my car always) and I asked if he needed a hand. He brought me around the front of the car and like a 3 by 3 inch hole was in his block. I suppose stock bottom end and a sc6262 don't mix LOL.

[bellis_GTR]

I just bought a R32 GTR, and getting the timing belt done tomorrow :)

[natetheguy]

This stuff is insane. I swear every early to late 90's model import transmission feels way better after going to this fluid.

This week I have worked on the little things. Fixed my dome light, changed out the door/courtesy lights as well as the map lights. I had to take apart the dome light and clean the contacts for the switch so it would work all the time.

I need to fix my dome light. it never comes on anymore. is it really just the contacts in the switch?

[Zacho]

There is essentially a ball on the end of the lever for the switch that rolls over 3 copper poles (off, door on, always on) and I just wire brushed the poles and some very fine grit sandpaper on the ball and it is perfect now. Used to very rarely come on and I just assumed the whole thing needed to be replaced, so I think it's worth checking out.

[mcfly]

I broke 3200 km on the gtr today with a road trip to vernon.

[GRIP]

Heat wrapped my down pipe finally ....gets smoking hot in the cabing with no insulation and no a/c. Then went for a nice togue run with a friend and his FD.

[ColinR33]

Ran at an autocross event today, only 18 cars so lots of runs were had by all. Got schooled by a rabid pack of boosted Miatas - they always hunt in groups...300HP + R compounds + 2000lb car + good driver = watch out! Some of them were real monsters! Came away with 3 things I need to do: 1) Get rid of the frickin' HICAS! 2) Get better tires - they got greasier as the day wore on and combined with HICAS = slots of sliding. 3) Seat time - need lots more.

[kung923]

I bought Mine's muffler today.
It sounds very cool~ :D

[Rapier46]

I tried deciding what my plan is for my gtrs.... Still trying to sell the red one, and am looking or lots of aftermarket parts for the white gtr still...

[Ronin-GTR]

I installed my NISMO 320 speedo with the help of the forums and my car tech savy friends, thank you everybody who contributed to the project. Then we tested it to see if it works.................it works :D

[bmxer]

Well it wasn't today but over the last week I replaced the timing belt ,water pump, cam seals & crank seal. got it put completely back together yesterday , took it for a 70km drive last night & all is good.

my tip for timing belt install is "zap straps/zip ties".

I was having a bitch of a time getting the belt to stay in place as I put it onto the gears & through the pulley's. Then it dawned on me to zap strap the t-belt onto the exhaust side cam gear to hold it in place then work my way around idler pulley , crank gear , tensioner pulley & finally over the intake cam gear. Then cut off the zap strap & proceed with getting the belt to the correct tension. Definitely made it easier by locking the belt in place this way.

Maybe this is common knowledge but it doesn't suggest anything like this in the FSM.

BTW anyone know what this #23 I found painted underneath my water pump means?

[Zacho]

I am now controlling boost via my profec solenoid in conjunction with my ECU. Check out the curve differences.

Before I was experiencing a "lazy" wastegate. My Tial has a .9 bar spring but it started to lift open a little at .7 ish bar. So I have my solenoid setup to apply pressure to the top port of the wastegate until my target boost is reached, this pressure keeps the valve closed longer and gives me quicker spool up.

Look at the BLACK line for pressure

Curve with only the wastegate spring -

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/thecordillera/lazy.jpg

Curve with solenoid controlled by ECU. Aside from the initial spike, this curve is much better. Lower duty cycle on the solenoid just before my target boost should solve this. Ignore the shitty a/f curve if you will...forgot to save my fuel map changes before the pull. Result = 10.9 in boost

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/thecordillera/spike.jpg

[mcfly]

why didnt you adjust the gain when you were using the profec controller?

[Zacho]

I never used the profec controller only the solenoid. I lost the power harness for the controller so I just decided to control it with the ECU. Car felt like ass with the wastegate opening early

[Rapier46]

i started making my 4 inch exhaust :)

and put and straight pipe back on the red gtr haha

[bobbo]

I'm a complete idiot:o
I've been chasing an oil leak for awhile now. I thought it was my rear main seal so pulled the trans and replaced it... FAIL! It wasn't that!
We even looked at the back of the engine while we had the trans out and couldn't see any evidence any where else.
All evidence pointed to that but no.
Someone had told me that if I had changed my valve cover gaskets and grommets that they have to be retightened after a few heat cycles and they did. Didn't help.
So the other day I was having a good look over things and noticed that some dust had collected on some oil on the coolant line bracket that's behind the rear turbo. So I figured it might be the rear cam seals.
Ordered new ones and was taking things all apart and thats when I noticed it.
When I had put the new cam cover seal in the turbo side I hadn't pushed it all the way in the groove and when tightening it down the seal got twisted.
So much time, energy and a little bit of money because of one oversight.
The best part is the car is mechanically perfect now, everything works EXCEPT that stupid iacv. It can wait until the winter.

[inhumane]

removed 5 pounds of useless wiring from my car..2 car alarms, radar detector(broken), two dash led pieces of shit and a couple random go nowhere wires :D wooooot

[mcfly]

I didn't work on mine today but somehow a couple of my wires are crossed.

When i roll down the passenger side window the doors lock. When the windows hits the bottom that is. Really odd.

I realized there was a problem and today i built a game plan to diagnosing it.

[natetheguy]

took my rear diff out to change it. ended up snapping the stud that holds the one side of the center bearing bracket on the drive shaft. any idea how to fix it?

[mcfly]

weld a new stud in

[natetheguy]

easier said than done. i can't get to the top of the stud.

[Snow]

I ordered some gauges the other day. Just changing out to a nicer style, electric gauges...

Will post pictures later. Should be sexy.

[Rapier46]

some of this has been going on...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs115.snc4/36099_10150223577535221_579425220_13254669_7876057 _n.jpg

4 inch yay

[tw60]

ordered a catch can finally, hicas lock and a consult cable + datascan software to diagnose all my little sensor issues

[Zacho]

Rapier: Is that exiting in the wheel well? Also whats your reasoning for 4 inch on small twins?

I washed/waxed my car. And then it rained...

[ColinR33]

Tried to install my new HICAS lockout bar
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/HICAS%20Lockout%20Install/IMG_1260.jpg
....all went well with the disassembly stage...
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/HICAS%20Lockout%20Install/IMG_1267.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/HICAS%20Lockout%20Install/IMG_1270.jpg
but when I tried to thread the bar onto the rod ends, no go. Checked the threads and guess what...they are different sizes!
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/HICAS%20Lockout%20Install/IMG_1274.jpg
Guess the rod end threads changed from R32 to R33! I'll take it into the shop tomorrow and tap out the threads to match what is on the HICAS module.

[mcfly]

you could get r32 tie rods likely. I have never seen that before.

[4jo3]

pulled motor... getting ready for the new one.

[Rapier46]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs055.ash2/36105_10150224426370221_579425220_13277049_2950275 _n.jpg

[ColinR33]

you could get r32 tie rods likely. I have never seen that before.

Unfortunately that won't work either, found that the R33 mounting points are farther apart as well...guess the HICAS lockout bars aren't interchangeable between R32 and R33! Hopefully Adam can fab a new one up for me quick.

[Rapier46]

Nate and I are finishing welding my exhaust...yay.

[natetheguy]

finished installing the replacement rear diff today, but when taking it out for a test drive i get some noticeable vibration at 60km/h and at 100km/h+. i'll have to rotate the driveshaft 180 degrees or something.

[Zacho]

Make sure your driveshaft bolts are all the same length/type. Not kidding either. I Chased down a vibration in a friends S14 forever...turned out when he put the driveshaft back in he grabbed the nearest bolts that were "close" in length. After, no vibration.

Today I threw my turbonetics wastegate in the trash. This thing was terrible. My ebay wastegate I used to mock my exhaust up was better than this...

I could apply 14-18 psi through the side port of the wastegate and a good 50-60% of it would blow out into the gate and not push on the diaphragm. The valve opened half way most of the time. Result ---> boost creeping exponentially with rpm. It had 2500km on it...local boosted 350z guys said they had the same problem.

[mcfly]

the gtr was towed home today

[Zacho]

well you can't just say that

story time

[mcfly]

I was driving out to the shuswap. Dropped it into third and went out to pass, as soon as i get up beside the first car of three it goes "blaahhh coughgghhghhh", more throttle and it still begins to slow down. Look behind me and see a plumb of black.

I limped past the cars just to prove a point that my car was faster broken then theirs running good. I pulled off into Pritchard Station just off hwy 1 and called AMA.

On initial inspection nothing seems overly broken and I couldn't find any leaks sitting there while I waited. When i got back home with it and pulled it off the truck it ran fine at the time. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with it.

[natetheguy]

sounds almost like an intercooler hose. i've blown mine off when dropping it down to third and punching it.

[mcfly]

I went and checked right after it did that. they were all still on.

[Rapier46]

sounds almost like an intercooler hose. i've blown mine off when dropping it down to third and punching it.

Yeah, the day you picked it up.

[natetheguy]

Yeah, the day you picked it up.

yup and about 2 weeks ago

[tw60]

Welcome to my world. You and I are officially in the exact same boat.
It seems quite a few guys have been having this lately...


I was driving out to the shuswap. Dropped it into third and went out to pass, as soon as i get up beside the first car of three it goes "blaahhh coughgghhghhh", more throttle and it still begins to slow down. Look behind me and see a plumb of black.

I limped past the cars just to prove a point that my car was faster broken then theirs running good. I pulled off into Pritchard Station just off hwy 1 and called AMA.

On initial inspection nothing seems overly broken and I couldn't find any leaks sitting there while I waited. When i got back home with it and pulled it off the truck it ran fine at the time. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with it.

[mcfly]

It turns out I blew the ceramic exhaust wheel off my front turbo.

I really should finish the car but I can no longer justify the cost vs return.

[Zacho]

false

put your turbo on your manifold, twin tial 44's, your injectors+rail and management. get an exhaust made and job done.

[mcfly]

I would run a non divided t4 manifold with a sp quick spool valve.

I might still do that and just not cage the car or worry about the drive train.
Keep it mellow at 17 psi or so for the street.

[GRIP]

Ya building 1000+hp drag beast takes so much cash and time to build ..... and at the end of the day the car is only good for one thing. A well tuned, responsive 500 hp and some weight reduction makes for a very fun ride that would shred most cars around BC

[mcfly]

Yeah, an sti sounds like a wonderful idea

[Zacho]

^lol

I forgot you sold your 6boost, dang.

I think your stock transmission will be fine just don't slam 3rd all the time. You have a lot of the pieces to the puzzle. If you at least get a decent amount of power going I think you'd enjoy the car more and at least be somewhat motivated to keep the project going. I'll even drive down to help put it together if that's what it takes!

[mcfly]

I need an undivided manifold. It had to go.

[ColinR33]

First time out lapping at Stratotech...yee-ha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbHnFjtIY_s

[10secdream]

Pretty sure Zach lost the harness for the Profec

[mcfly]

First time out lapping at Stratotech...yee-ha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbHnFjtIY_s

hey it's Dan!

And when did they start having no chicane in the back or the front straight?

[Rapier46]

Vagina sex!!!!!

[inhumane]

how come people weld their wheel studs in? i just crank them in by hand or with an impact gun

[ColinR33]

hey it's Dan!

And when did they start having no chicane in the back or the front straight?

Yep, he got me out finally and put his GoPro in my car for one session, had a blast until brake fade kicked in big time - time to upgrade to SS brake lines & hi temp fluid. My first time so don't know about changes to the track layout.

[ColinR33]

how come people weld their wheel studs in? i just crank them in by hand or with an impact gun

Trying to prove their manhood...I dunno....

[Rapier46]

how come people weld their wheel studs in? i just crank them in by hand or with an impact gun


maybe if the hole is stripped out, and the stud spins in the hole in the hub.

[inhumane]

ahhhh that makes sense..very nice sir

[mcfly]

take it to off topic

[inhumane]

Neffy Wrapping my interior!!!!!

[Zacho]

washed it.

I hate finding all the very small nicks

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs015.snc4/34119_401099612100_641342100_4873643_5790095_n.jpg

[4jo3]

took apart the old motor and getting ready to swap onto the new one when its done being built. got a whole bunch of parts in today :)

[Rapier46]

Put the motor back into my yota. Yay

[Nismoist]

Picked it up from the importer

[mcfly]

pictures?

[Rapier46]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/9435/img1001d.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2329/img1008q.jpg

[bobbo]

Trucks cool... Dog is awesome!

[ColinR33]

Broke something....

[mcfly]

Broke something....

lapping?

[Nismoist]

pictures?

Havent taken any good ones get, gotta pull out the DSLR and get some good shots. Once I do that I will post something in the members rides section.

For now here is a teaser from RightDrive's website, all the gunmetal R32 pics are of my car (I personally am not in it).

http://www.rightdrive.ca/galleries/view/64

[Zacho]

Broke something....

Uh-oh.

Not engine related I hope

[ColinR33]

Well, maybe not broke, but certainly not running right after the track day. Really hesitating at low rpm, gonna try an open her up this weekend and see what I can see. Hopefully just fouled the plugs (fingers crossed). Once the rpm get up a bit (4k+)its fine, boosts good, also starts and idles fine.

[ChrisCheezer]

AEM methanol kit installed... :)

[bmxer]

Lost ability to select reverse last night.

Tonight.

Put front of car on wheel ramps , removed shift lever tunnel boot, unbolted trans cross member , lowered trans a bit to gain access to reverse check/ lock out asmb , removed said part ( spring broken ) , took apart & replaced reverse check/ lock out spring .

Put all back together & checked if I could select reverse . I now have reverse again.

Then drained the gearbox oil & replaced with redline MT90.

Test drive , "Sweet As"

[bmxer]

Lost ability to select reverse last night.

Tonight.

Put front of car on wheel ramps , removed shift lever tunnel boot, unbolted trans cross member , lowered trans a bit to gain access to reverse check/ lock out asmb , removed said part ( spring broken ) , took apart & replaced reverse check/ lock out spring .

Put all back together & checked if I could select reverse . I now have reverse again.

Then drained the gearbox oil & replaced with redline MT90.

Test drive , "Sweet As"

[natetheguy]

Lost ability to select reverse last night.

Tonight.

Put front of car on wheel ramps , removed shift lever tunnel boot, unbolted trans cross member , lowered trans a bit to gain access to reverse check/ lock out asmb , removed said part ( spring broken ) , took apart & replaced reverse check/ lock out spring .

Put all back together & checked if I could select reverse . I now have reverse again.

Then drained the gearbox oil & replaced with redline MT90.

Test drive , "Sweet As"

that's something i need to do to my gtr...

[Rapier46]

or the jetta haha

[natetheguy]

or the jetta haha

reverse lights jamie. not the actual reverse gear :p

[mcfly]

I need to remove just the front turbo on my gtr sometime soon

[natetheguy]

better the front than the rear

[mcfly]

im not really sure how i want to go about it.

[boostinvert]

lets see i put my shops stickers on the car today, worked out my 2step, and made the final adjustments to the clutch i put in last night. Oh i Changed my oil also.

[Zacho]

Yesterday I made a sr20 harness for a 240sx. Then I set up my anti-lag as well today. Mostly the igniton retard table.

BEST THING:

Relocated my p/s reservoir to where my old power window amp used to be. The holes seemed like it was meant to be there. Awesome.

Like so...but rhd, and different res.
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy262/RurouniMidnight/PSresivoirtuck.jpg

[Mr666]

I spun a rod bearing on my newly rebuilt engine, I had only 16,000 km on it. I'm now trying to decide who to take it to, cause it's not going back to : "Fraser Valley Engines" :

[Zacho]

How did that end up happening? Just driving and you heard knocking?

[DrMango]

I spun a rod bearing on my newly rebuilt engine, I had only 16,000 km on it. I'm now trying to decide who to take it to, cause it's not going back to : "Fraser Valley Engines" :

Thats my nightmare right now.. I spun a bearing last season and rebuilt her over winter, now Im so worried its going to happen again.. I dont know why I worry, but your proof its not unjustified

Kyle

[Mr666]

I was just given her a good shot up a hill on the way to work Saturday night and when I hit the red line (8500), it made that very expensive knocking sound. I was a liter low and basically ran her out of oil. No one's fault but my own. I have issues with the engine build shop that did the work and couldn't get them resolved. For the huge money spent on it the shop should have fixed them fast and for free. Still one liter isn't much to be low but it is a great long engine and you need lots of oil when you hit the red line. I swear the engine needs 7 or 8 liters just to keep it together. When I can afford it I'll put the pan extension on or mount a 45 gal drum under it for an oil reservoir.

[DrMango]

going up a hill and redlining the car with a liter low of oil is a bad combo lol. The bearing you spun on the front of the engine?

Kyle

[Rapier46]

im not really sure how i want to go about it.


Just the front you could remove and install in 4 hours easy.

[mcfly]

Yeah i took a look in there and it didnt look too bad.

I will tackle it when the turbo arrives and then list the car for sale :p

[Rapier46]

How much will you ask?

[mcfly]

I do not know yet
I am willing to bet more then anyone will pay

[GTR--J]

Cut up 20 7.5 degree titanium pie cuts.....many more to go.:(

[Rapier46]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4910090&id=579425220

[natetheguy]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4910090&id=579425220

picture fail

[mcfly]

picture fail

major fail

[4jo3]

Cut up 20 7.5 degree titanium pie cuts.....many more to go.:(

how will you be welding them? do you have an argon rich environment set up? where did u get the titanium?

[mcfly]

how will you be welding them? do you have an argon rich environment set up? where did u get the titanium?

you can just back purge when you weld them.
or weld in a cabinet.

[4jo3]

hm... you got me thinking... anyone have a titanium hook up?

[GTR--J]

how will you be welding them? do you have an argon rich environment set up? where did u get the titanium?

I'll be TIG welding with back purging. 3" OD is pretty easy to find on ebay but the 4" I have was very hard to find.
If you are going to weld it youself make sure you familiarize yourself with the different grades, filler rods and welding procedures.

[Rapier46]

I tested some heat wrap on my down pipe. Got me 100 feet of 1 1/16th stiff. Enough to do my downpipe, dumpies x10

[natetheguy]

just picked up a cusco 2-way rear lsd. will be throwing that in the car soon :)

[mcfly]

looked at it while getting onto my R6

[natetheguy]

finished putting the 2-way in. it definitely works great. glad to have that thing back on the road again.

[Mr666]

I don't know which one it is but the way I drive the car (like I stole it) I really need to pull the engine and have the bottom end rebuilt. I am sure I damaged the crank or rod so it won't be a quick fix. With all the cars I've built over the years I'm sure the crank will need somework and check the rod clearances. I just need to find someone to pull it and do the bottom end for me. I'm getting tired of pulling engines and fixing them. I seem to be loosing the desire to do the big involved stuff any more. To much on my plate for the last 3 - 4 years. My days are so long, I'm out of hours in the day and seriously into my sleep time, every day of the week, all year round. Z Tune closed so Now I'm looking again for a good shop.

[Snow]

Went down to drive it and found someone broke into it and stole a bunch of shit.

Fucking scumbags...

[Rapier46]

How'd they break in??

[Mr666]

I know where your coming from, I had the same thing last year and they left me with $3,800 in damage for a lousy $198 stereo and my climate controls

[Snow]

How'd they break in??

No fucking idea.

That's the shitty part.

[Mr666]

Look for a small hole under the door handle near the rear of the door handle insert. The person who broke into mine must have used a small diameter screw driver and forced it into the seam between the door skin and the door handle insert. then lifted the rods inside the door to unlock it. I have since made a metal plate to prevent that from happening again.

[bmxer]

I don't know which one it is but the way I drive the car (like I stole it) I really need to pull the engine and have the bottom end rebuilt. I am sure I damaged the crank or rod so it won't be a quick fix. With all the cars I've built over the years I'm sure the crank will need somework and check the rod clearances. I just need to find someone to pull it and do the bottom end for me. I'm getting tired of pulling engines and fixing them. I seem to be loosing the desire to do the big involved stuff any more. To much on my plate for the last 3 - 4 years. My days are so long, I'm out of hours in the day and seriously into my sleep time, every day of the week, all year round. Z Tune closed so Now I'm looking again for a good shop.

Hey just thought I'd post this link to an engine shop in the lower mainland.
Now I've never used them on a personal car , but I used to work for weissach performance/vancouver lamborghini/vancouver lotus & we sent stuff to them from time to time when it was a different or high demand type build. Never had a car come back with engine issues after one of there rebuilds. You might want to check them out for yourself.

http://www.highperformanceengines.net/index.html

[Mr666]

Do you Know Aarron who used to work at Weissach ?

[GRIP]

No fucking idea.

That's the shitty part.

You can break into a skyline in about 1 min with a coat hanger, I know because I locked my keys in the trunk once (and all the doors) , there is a load of slop between the window and the window frame.

Put my stock interior in today with my bro's help, forgot how comfortable the GTS was in the original trim

[Rapier46]

yes, skylines are very easy to get into.


what did i do to mine?


heatwrapped my downpipe on the weekend!!!?!?!?

[bmxer]

Do you Know Aarron who used to work at Weissach ?

Aarron started at weissach not to long after I left to go Drive the Bus. So I never knew him other than the guy's telling me about him when I stopped by to say "hi". I believe one of the tech's did his t-belt or water pump or both at his home shop.

[GTR--J]

Today I retrieved my left fender liner and brake cooler guide from the middle of the highway after the brake cooler guide got sucked under the tire which in turn ripped off the fender liner at 130 km/h:(

[natetheguy]

just cleaned the car inside and out. now i just need to list it.

[Rapier46]

I finished welding the 4 inch exhaust and drove it a bit, loud and deep.

[mcfly]

I sold it

[natetheguy]

I sold it

for how much?

[wh0dunnit]

i blew my stock turbo on my rb20. sourcing a new exhaust manifold and wastegate now in preparation for a gt3076 equivalent turbo

[Zacho]

I sold it

bill of sale or it didn't happen


I put new progressive rate springs in my 4runner. Despite being a bit shorter at static height, they actually brought the rear back up to level (about 1 and 1/2'')
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/thecordillera/DSC00860.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/thecordillera/DSC00862.jpg

Yeah shes a bit rusty. But I love it. Also put in a new idler+pitman arm. The car got washed.

[Rapier46]

Sas'd?

[mcfly]

wow rust

I rode 350 km's of twisty back hwy's today. so fun

[ColinR33]

Seafoamed my Syline....

[Rapier46]

I bought gtr seats for my truck

[mcfly]

for your truck???

[Rapier46]

You read right

[Mad-Hatter]

Relocated battery to the trunk...

[mcfly]

I washed mine 3 times in 3 days

I hate rain/fall


On a more serious note I began making a shopping list.

[rb-racer]

My car got a coolant flush. 70% glycol for the winter :(
Damn non heated storage.

[ColinR33]

Finished repairing my front lip! It was scraped and torn loading onto the boat for the trip over...
Before:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyrine/IMG_1191.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyrine/IMG_1192.jpg
After:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyline/IMG_1587.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyline/IMG_1584.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyline/IMG_1585.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/keych/Skyline/IMG_1586.jpg
Not bad for my first bodywork experiment...about a 3 foot job I think...

[christ.deyoung]

Reunited RB with chassis.

Motor (everything but the turbo manifold, etc) was mounted into engine bay with the transmission still in the car...didn't even need to drop or even lower the transmission cross member!
So a motor swap with the transmission in the car is not as difficult as everyone makes it out to be.

[christ.deyoung]

Double post because my computer is a POS

[mcfly]

what turbo manifold?

[christ.deyoung]

T4 6boost twinscroll

[Rapier46]

I put my hoodlatch on and have it a bath

[4jo3]

Ordered these so I can finish my build ...

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae126/4jo3/utf-8BMTkwOTIwMTAxMTQ2LmpwZw.jpg

3 rb30's should fetch a premium the week before race wars. :)

[4jo3]

Double post. Sorry

[mcfly]

T4 6boost twinscroll

want to sell it;)
I need it back

[Armt350]

Tore apart my interior to try and find all the components of the clifford alarm system that pesters me so.... unsuccessful only found about 2/3rds of it :( Then I installed a pioneer AVIC navi system. which works like a charm!

Maybe tomorrow will be the full driftworks adjustable arms...

[christ.deyoung]

lol...but I need it!
*sigh*
I gotta to get this pig on the road before it's too late in the year.
Can't wait to hear some lumpy idle and twin open dumps!

[mcfly]

/sad
I'm aiming for next summer anyways

[LOFA]

made some stuff to (hopefully) prevent oil starvation :)

http://medlem.spray.se/lofagt/Skyline%20GTR/DSC00751.JPG
http://medlem.spray.se/lofagt/Skyline%20GTR/DSC00752.JPG
http://medlem.spray.se/lofagt/Skyline%20GTR/DSC00759.JPG

[Zacho]

^really cool. Don't see that initiative too often.

I did this:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/thecordillera/37156_428393187100_641342100_5570504_5673200_n.png

[mcfly]

how much work was that. I need to do it this winter and i will have a hoist at my disposal.

[Rapier46]

i put on my headlights and intercooler and rebar and stuff

[Zacho]

how much work was that. I need to do it this winter and i will have a hoist at my disposal.

By myself with 1 jack about 2.5 hours. Could have cut that down if i had two.

[wh0dunnit]

well nto what i did, but someone else. they broke into my skyline and into my moms 96 civic last night , nicked all the stereo stuff but left the wire and the remote controls

shattered the rear passenger 3/4 on my moms car and just jimmied the lock on mine

[wh0dunnit]

well nto what i did, but someone else. they broke into my skyline and into my moms 96 civic last night , nicked all the stereo stuff but left the wire and the remote controls

shattered the rear passenger 3/4 on my moms car and just jimmied the lock on mine

[support@feastauto]

Gutted the S14's interior today. Now to tackle all of that deadening material. Pain...

[mcfly]

That is a real pain in the ass. Quite time consuming.

[natetheguy]

fuck. I changed my spark plugs tonight back to the originals because I changed them a few weeks ago and started having a lot of mis-firing under boost, mainly in the higher gears. now it's getting worse like i'm dropping a couple cylinders on the highway.

and now a couple more injectors are starting to leak. ffs!

[4jo3]

built this...

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae126/4jo3/utf-8BSU1HMDAwMzMtMjAxMDEwMjctMTcyMi5qcGc.jpg

and got these back today...

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae126/4jo3/utf-8BSU1HMDAwMjgtMjAxMDEwMjYtMTczMC5qcGc.jpg

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae126/4jo3/utf-8BSU1HMDAwMjctMjAxMDEwMjYtMTcyMS5qcGc.jpg

[mcfly]

what engine bay is that, supra?

[4jo3]

1994 audi s4 ... 2.2L single turbo 20V inline 5. It's running a bigger turbo, its a hybrid half garrett, half borg warner. 3071r compressor with a K26 turbine. I dont have a boost gauge but its running somewhere between 25-27psi.

[mcfly]

I pretended to look at my car.

[bobbo]

Interior is all pulled out and getting shampooed. Pulled out a pile of old stereo wiring.
Wiring in PFC, Datalogit, Innovate w/b (going in the drivers side lower vent) and PFC boost controller. STILL diagnosing high idle, pretty sure it's the IACV (the impossible one to get to).
Getting ready to replace bushings with a poly kit.
Removing charcoal canister and replumbing boost lines and pulling out the crankcase vent lines for an oil catch can.
Moving things around to make room for filter relocation kit and cooler.
Hoping to be done in time for spring... work is effin' busy!
Some of the parts:
http://www.mishimoto.com/mishimoto-carbon-fiber-oil-catch-can.html
http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/MTXL.php

[stuartharley]

i fitted a toyosport exhaust but it hits the tubular nvh bars at rear diff. looks like i got to put a dent in it as it wont go any other way.

[Mr666]

I got the garage ready to put the car in and start pulling the engine and trani to rebuild the bottom end after I spun a rod bearing. Man this is taking for ever cause I've been working on the house instead. I got my new Devil's Own 3 stage Alcohol injection system with 2.5 gal tank to mount in the trunck .

[geoffree]

I sorted the rubbish standard headlight wiring.
Added 2-relays, diode, fuses, now I get full voltage at the lights.
Plus I'm running low and high together when driving on high beam.
This is a must-do mod if the car has low beam HID's.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/geoffree/relays.jpg

[speeddm]

pulled the engine. And yup still sucks.

[Rapier46]

fuck pulling GTR engines!

[speeddm]

I think its easier to burn them and push them off a cliff.

[Mr666]

Yah ! But then it would be in the pile of Fords at the bottom and that would be an insult to GT R's

[dyrgutt]

Got a speeding fine - then acquired a flat tyre coming in the driveway - so i quickly cracked a beer whilst awaiting for the third awesome suprise.