JZ S12 BUILD, RIP 2012

use a punche to hammer the head counterclockwise, thats the real way to do it
if you don't care about them you can just drill the heads off, it's a pretty soft material.
The keyswitch from my 71 datsun 510 is pretty similar to a s13 one ... you can get a new one at the scrapyard for peanuts

However i would remove it if you intend to race the car, these thing can go wrong anytime and can really scare the shit out of you

here's a funny reminder ahah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEA8cR32knQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEA8cR32knQ)

yes david you could spin them out with a screwdriver or chizel like the others said.

once you brake the tension off them they will screw right out.

I just stumbled across your car on speed hunters

Here! (http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/12/09/driver-blog-gt-gt-vaughn-gittin-jr-100-drifters-of-december.aspx)

orrly? i know. vaughn came up to me and shook my hand, and said i drove the shit out of my car, and was asking wtf engine and what car is it, i told him a izuzu with a ranger motor i hope he tookit as a joke

right the fuck on david!!  u make me feel like a tool lol. but u deserve it cuz u work ur ass off for drift

no more ka-t

remember that wrecked s13? im buying that sr20 soon, hes going s15 sr. price im paying is 1k through some payments

ill be selling the dohc apart with the gasket kit, turbo manifold, and clutch i have

im going to start prepping the car tonight, pulling it apart. fenders, bumpers, all coming off.

blah blah

im tired. ill do the rest tomorrow maybe

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running the FMIC in front of your rad is no problem, many drive cars do it as well as several of my friends.  The air passes through and is still cool for the rad.

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pretty much done. im working today spent my lunch break, everythings disconnected. when i get off work im gonna yank it out and get started

whats to become of the ka? will it become a yard anchor?

nismologistwhats to become of the ka? will it become a yard anchor?

SR is going to be beast!!!! Way better than that truck engine lol.....Cant wait to see it finished and you tearing up them tires

wtf did u do

I'm gonna guess that something was rubbing while he was towing the car. lol

do it to it!!

SR s12's are quite fun

you willing to sell that ka de mani if so how much?

we can talk about it later

lots of cleaning to do
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Holy Crap. i just read through this from page 1.
i gotta say, you have come a loooong way since the beginning.
cant wait to see the SR in there. you give me hope to someday finally tear into my car.
just out of curiousity, how well did the CA20E slide the car around? mine seems..increadibly underpowered and incapable.

ClutchKick86Holy Crap. i just read through this from page 1.
i gotta say, you have come a loooong way since the beginning.
cant wait to see the SR in there. you give me hope to someday finally tear into my car.
just out of curiousity, how well did the CA20E slide the car around? mine seems..increadibly underpowered and incapable.

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The bay looks good man.

I need to get me an engine hoist so a full cleanup like that.

K been neglecting your thread until tonight, just been busy...

Pro's: Repainting the engine bay. Looks like it's coming along good.

Con's: I like KA's. I like SR's. I don't like a car with an identity crisis. Pick and engine platform and STICK with it for a change, so you can actually finish it

I don't doubt you can do it from a technical standpoint, but are you committed to a plan now?

Edit: Oh and BTW, you're gonna want to upgrade to an aftermarket radiator, the S12 one is "ok", but you're drifting so you don't get as good an airflow to begin with, and the biggie FMIC will further reduce the stock radiator's effectiveness. Mishimoto is your friend.

I remember when david first got the kae....he said he was going to try to kill it...but that engine took all the abuse david could throw at it. That makes me feel better about my kade.

ArroK been neglecting your thread until tonight, just been busy...

Pro's: Repainting the engine bay. Looks like it's coming along good.

Con's: I like KA's. I like SR's. I don't like a car with an identity crisis. Pick and engine platform and STICK with it for a change, so you can actually finish it

I don't doubt you can do it from a technical standpoint, but are you committed to a plan now?

Edit: Oh and BTW, you're gonna want to upgrade to an aftermarket radiator, the S12 one is "ok", but you're drifting so you don't get as good an airflow to begin with, and the biggie FMIC will further reduce the stock radiator's effectiveness. Mishimoto is your friend.

note for arro

see? sr koyo

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wtf
i fly away for a week with no Internet
suddenly, david has a fucking sr and didnt even tell me!

what a dick

can we get some more pictures of this crazy-ass headlight/grille setup you're running now?

a tin pan alleycan we get some more pictures of this crazy-ass headlight/grille setup you're running now?

David Blol i will sometime gotta figure out how this is gonna work because my i/c piping is gonna be where the headlights are

doppeee. the stock bracket for the hood latch was able to fit in with a spacer at the bottom. its nice and rigid. once i weld the top back init will be just as strong as oem. fitment is fucking perfect and it all unbolts

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i have the m30 intercooler setup just like that.

brewster240i have the m30 intercooler setup just like that.

David i just have to say freaking awesome on the socket idea lol. Looking really good, how much longer until you put the motor in?

NissanNateDavid i just have to say freaking awesome on the socket idea lol. Looking really good, how much longer until you put the motor in?

Hopefully that intercooler has a good design, it's gonna take FOREVER to fill that monster.

Especially with a stock T25.

shoulda stitch welded the bay and filled all the frame with foam

run it no headlights or grill.  cut the bumber and support and put a bar across.  make it flush with the front of the bumper.

I'm kinda sad he ditched out on the kade-t build. I think for drifting the ka-t's are great because of the prodigious amounts of torque they produce. Not to say an sr20 won't get the job done. And yeah that is a big intercooler haha.

seishukuHopefully that intercooler has a good design, it's gonna take FOREVER to fill that monster.

Especially with a stock T25.

RedneckI'm kinda sad he ditched out on the kade-t build. I think for drifting the ka-t's are great because of the prodigious amounts of torque they produce. Not to say an sr20 won't get the job done. And yeah that is a big intercooler haha.

seishukuHopefully that intercooler has a good design, it's gonna take FOREVER to fill that monster.

Especially with a stock T25.

It's not a good idea, maybe you're getting 13 psi signal in the boost gauge line, but you're overspinning your tiny T25 to do it, meaning you are heating up the air a lot.... so the big IC is only about as effective as a medium or smaller IC.

Also, are we talking T25 or T25G? there's a noticable difference in the flow map for each.

David Bi have a t28

Even with a T28 I still wouldn't use that big of an intercooler, there's a point when it's just too big. Usually when it starts to eclipse the radiator, IMO.

I could see that if say, you were going to be running a Super 60 at 1bar, but not a T2 flanged turbo.

But hey, whatever, it's your car!

David, i was looking at your I/C issue and maybe you could flip it over so you have the piping in the bottom?

It will mean slightly longer piping but at least you can have headlight with it!

Also i gotta admit, at the beginning your car was super ghetto but you keep making it better and better! keep the good work!

i agree with djs12 flip it thats how i ran mine on my s13.

djs12 i love that coupe. clean as f*ck.

Ok so a T28 is better, yes, but I think Matt is onto something here... this is a BIG IC. The kind you typically see on drag-tuned turbocars running big, laggy turbos that have violent engagement at peak boost. A T28's prime advantage is spool, with still decent flow, but would be better paired with something a third less smaller than this IC here, or even half as big.

David, you might want to gather more opinions on this, maybe even talk to Turbonetics (a phonecall to those guys is often very enlightening), and see what you think after that, before you start fabbing. You might have to choose between either your current T28 and a *different* intercooler, or this big intecooler with aa different turbo and T3 flanged Egay manifold like I suggested above.

hey it will start the car. ill think about i/c's later this one was cheap

i cant flip the i/c over... the piping would hit the brackets for the crash support unless i relocat that

what's going on over there?

edit: s14 headlight?

a tin pan alleywhat's going on over there?

edit: s14 headlight?