WHERE THERE'S SMOKE...

DISINTEGRATED

DRIFTKANA // HAMPTON DOWNS // NOV 2013

PREISINGER VINEYARD // PROPELLER Z

JZX90 // TWINS

S14 HITS THE DYNO

Literally.... 238kw on 19psi. Chipped ECU. Factory SR20DET... video link click > here < turn it up.

GOT BEAMS

ARROW // APOLLO ARCHITECTS

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S14 // Z32 GEARBOX BRACKET

S14 // MOTOR & GEARBOX INSTALL

S14 // POWER BRACE

FUTURE PROOFED

I'm over seized gearbox and diff drain plugs.

ROCKER ARM STOPPER INSTALL

Cutting the factory oil splash guard with tin snips was the cleanest method, and by making small notches in the baffle inside the cam cover with a hacksaw blade then snapping off sections it created less filings to clean out.

S14 TUNNEL ENLARGEMENT

Tunnel enlargement process and seam welding...

ENGINE PULL

To make life easier Joel and I made up a two brackets for hooking the chain through to pull the motor, plus we cut the radiator support panel out (for now). 

Here you can see the engine hoist wheel literally about to snap off.

Talking about snapping off, first thing we noticed once we pulled the motor was that the dump pipe had a crack 3/4 of the way around. 

For now i welded it back together and braced it up... or maybe i will just mash it with the Thor hammer. Dunno.

BARN DOOR PROJECT

ENGINE MOUNTS COMPLETE

ENGINE MOUNTS

TIG welded // 5mm thick steel brackets // MSNZ Roll cage tubing // Nolathane bushes // 8.8 grade bolts

FLOW

SUSPENSE

When the pan's wet might as well not bother, pretty much an ice rink.

SKID PAN PRACTICE

S14 - TUNNELING

After talking to Adam from C's Garage I decided I would commit to enlargening the tunnel for the VG30DETT gearbox, and so begins the firewall and gearbox tunnel chop. I found bending the steel sheet around a section of 3" stainless exhaust tubing makes perfect curves to form the top edges. Check out the secret access hatch I added too.

ENGINE STAND MOD

I wanted to leave the clutch on the engine to save hassle later on since I knew the clutch was centered and had plenty of meat left on it, so didn't need to come off, so I extended the engine stand claw spacers and gusseted the frame to account for the extra cantilever force.

S15 - MISHIMOTO

Joel purchased one of these great looking Mishimoto radiators for installing into his S15. Should help keep the water temp under control on the track. The thicker double core radiator pushed the factory fan shroud about 10mm closer to the engine and fan, but nothing still has clearance to the fans, so no drama.

JOEL'S FRI PIC

ENGINE OUT

Joel and I pulled the engine from the S14. Decided to cut the radiator support panel and make it removeable. Fabricated up a bracket for hoisting. Found this gnarly crack in the down pipe.