RB25det, June 28th deadline - no sleep until completion. then beer.

nice project.
I can't wait to see result of your job.   

i love this build keep up the good work. when i get a s12 i want to do the same in the rear with the s13 rear suspenion

So I've been pretty busy lately.. Doing some paint work, its my first time doing all this solo - I've almost always had assistance of some kind. I've still not decided on what type of final paint I'll apply, probably a base/clear in a pearlescent white of some kind (I like the newer acura white).

So I cut on my inner fenders, and quickly threw together some metal skins to cover up the holes. Theyre not great - but they will keep my engine bay cleaner than if I had left it open..



Harness bar mostly finished, and the state of the interior.



First coat of primer



Harness bar, primed



My relatively cramped driver area



Grey, grey, its all grey..





Looks like I will be able to run the stock grill and trim as long as everything goes to plan..



Other pieces I've been working on include powdercoating my intake manifold and resealing it.. Heres the basically finished product



Needed a plate to blank off the gap between the pedal box rails, this shoul do nicely



A custom oil pan was needed to clear the front subframe and steering rack. Aluminium was the choice metal, it is being tig welded by my amigo Warren.. These shots are of mocking it up after tacking a few pieces together.





I decided against using the fiberglass S13 bumper.. Instead I took 2 S12 bumpers, hacked them up and made a frankenstein ziptied together mess.. Here it is before paint





Much more work yet before I am finished..

-dan

Is this even an s12 anymore? Can't wait to see it on the move.

It is some kind of bastard child. If the car performs as I hope and survives the season, I will probably end up tubing the front and rear and maybe adding in a roll cage. But everything in time, and patience is key..

I decided against going base/clear for paint and am once again going with a single stage paint. Touch ups are far easier, it is cheaper, and faster to apply.. White will once again be the color of choice (in sticking with my amigos color choices). Interior is going to remain gray, white would probably glare far far too much (even gray might be bad).

Once the engine bay sees paint, let the reassembly begin..

-dan

Bunch of white shit fell on this car!







Reassembly begins this weekend..

-dan

more details about the bumper.... i demand!

Sick firewall modding

Such.. Long.. Hours..

Brakes are plumbed with all new lines/fittings, Shifter hole cut, and shifter mounted, trans and motor are fully bolted in, V-mount setup almost complete, oil pan going in for final welding, driveshaft about to be shortened 5.25" (measured and marked).

I BOUGHT GEAR OIL TODAY.. This means I am getting very very close...

This is going to have been (personally) the most difficult month or two of my life, some very tumultuous times have transpired and the whole while I have been essentially broke due to this car.. At the moment all I feel I can rely on are this car, and my dog (dogs are the best).

In a few days it will be the 6 year anniversary of when I started this build thread, and I had the car even longer than that (got it in december of 2005).. She has come a long way, and I have too.

Anyways guys. It is close.

-dan

Wow what a long road it's been indeed... keep us posted! I've had tough times of my own before, even not all that long ago, so I know how it feels.

This is dope....truly one of a kind keep it up

Uhhhhhh I've been doing some things...











10 days until my deadline.. Can it be done? I don't even have an oil pan yet..

-dan

wow

MONSTAR SPEC

Damn it looks good

I've decided to not risk my investment to shit tires, mounted 4 brand new 215/45/17 GT radial champiro HPYs as 'burners'. Fronts will be 205/45/17 toyo proxes 4. I'll give a run down on how good or shit these tires were.

bring da smoke.

-dan

I here ya on the tires, definitely keep us posted on the tires..... I was looking into buying a set of champiros to burn

Christ almighty! To imagine this thing ever had a spot of rust on it seems ridiculous.

Tomorrow is the day I find out if this thing will sputter to life to give me another season of smoke and magic.



My friend cole chalmers cut some dope drop vents into my hood.. le dope.



-dan

Sick! I want Cole to do drop vents on my hood

Bring an angle grinder, a measuring tape, and a marker to the DUI.. Prepare to be vented.

-dan

Cool!!!  I saw it on the 240posse tumblr,  badass.

RB25sx - SLPR on 01:20:12 PM / 25-Jun-12Bring an angle grinder, a measuring tape, and a marker to the DUI.. Prepare to be vented.

-dan

It runs, it drives, it leaks before the turbo like a fucking sieve.

I'll fix it in the long run but for now - I am taking a short break from this damn thing.

-dan

Sooo..

Car is finished, but there will forever be 1000 small items to fix on it - but as of right now.. its drivable.







-dan

Hot Damn

Bahhaha, good shit.

I built my e-brake in such a way that it was ever-so-slightly engaged, and effectively locked my rear brakes ON.. *sniff* *sniff* whats that smell? BRAKE PADS. Also, my lower rad hose was weeping on the drive home, the timing was way off so I had next to no power, my temperature gauge also decided to take a vacation.

The car is FUCKING LOW. I was scraping on sections of road that seemed to have no high spots or potholes or anything.. Speedbumps are out of the question, as is all forms of daily driving.

Suspension feels fucking tight though, like it should have a long, long time ago..

-dan

Car grips and grips HARD. I feel like it would almost make a better autocross car now than drift car.

 Alignment is as follows:

Front: 6.5 deg caster, -6deg camber, 0 toe
Rear: -1 deg camber, .06" toe out

Thrust is off by less than .03", which essentials mean the subframe is in STRAIGHT.

Oh, also.. I blew up my motor on saturday.. Oops. Need a new RB25, possibly RB26.

-dan

dude that sux :cantlook: but such is the nature of the beast. the next one will be just as fun. keep your head up  :yes:

Hope you find one. If it comes down to it I can price one at my friends shop

Who is your friend? Pete?

-dan

Nope, West coast Hotrods in surrey, it kind of a drive.. and a ferry ride. Gonna try to stop by there before work and ill ask what they have an how much. I think they are out of 25s but have a few 26s

just buy a autoswap at a importer..

or go jz ;)

I do have a 1JZ sitting in my basement.. And I had considered it because IMO 1J > RB25

Motor might be ok, gonna drop the crank girdle and check the bearings this week. It will hurt to drain the $70 worth of royal purple though.. Ouch.

-dan

Do it! :D

Goodluck! hope its alright.

Well.. I guess TECHNICALLY it got sideways.. But it was so down on power I couldn't push wide, and it was actually cutting out mid corner as well..

Time for wideband and standalone..





-dan

is this with another RB or the 1J you had in the basement?

I think that's the rb before it blew?
Post Merge

So. I'm buying an S14 this weekend. I've got a need to drift like no other, I still plan on fixing the S12 but this will hold me over and ensure I "Do it right" and don't just rush it.

Rod and main bearings likely all need replacement, might be able to get away without a complete rebuild.. Will probably be dropping the crank to send it for polishing and perhaps to get the oil pump drive extended (common RB problem). Block also needs a piston oil squirter replaced (may explain some oil pressure issues)..

Short list of things for this winter: clean up wiring, new turbo manifold, new turbo, stainless downpipe, wideband O2

-dan

The new drift whippe



S12 is not dead, I am just going to take my time and get that engine properly sorted.

-dan

nice angle. what is the motor in the s14? lots of mods? its cool but not s12 cool  :no:

That's dope

Bearings are ordered, moving house into a place with it's own garage.. Small but dry space to work.

Also, le S14 le wet.



-dan

Many improvements to the car's usability, reliability, and performance are underway..

The beginnings of a new exhaust manifold.. A ball bearing turbo of somewhat secret specs is being put into place.



A small heater core, with a custom made windshield defrost plenum adapter..



Heater core plugged into the plenum, also my new switch panel. Factory fusebox is going by the wayside in an attempt to further clean up the wiring mess.



FR sport completely shit the bed on my bearing order, I am still looking for bearings at the moment.

-dan

Well I'm just about to undertake some of my wiring mess with the same kind of idea as you

Fucking sick

I should come down to Vegas and slide with you and your fellow fellows.

-dan