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  • #1

    Just a honest build with dreams...

    Picked this up with the intentions of just having a good on gas daily nothing else. But as every car enthusiast, we all get bored with the same ol routine & tend to want more.

    1st day home

    IMG_0187 by E.gourdet, on Flickr


    IMG_0189 by E.gourdet, on Flickr


    IMG_0188 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    Decided to clean her up a bit even & throw on B14 SE-R wheels


    200SX by E.gourdet, on Flickr


    dub 003 by E.gourdet, on Flickr


    dub 004 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    Since this is a daily I had to clean up the interior a little

    Picture 007 by E.gourdet, on Flickr


    dub 001 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    Hopefully I come around mint 200SX floor mats, but probably wont be needing them in the future


    dub 001 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    & we all know we must attain to maintenance
    So I did just that..
    Clutch
    Clutch cable (pain in the A** in these 98 models with cruise control)
    I knew my brakes were sloppy & 2hrs later proved I was right

    IMG_0242 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    Wires
    plugs
    etc... gotta do my belts soon also.. stupid squeaking noise

    But then on the ride to work 1 day my hood flew half way on the parkway ! pulled off to the side to notice my upper tie bar has rusted from the bottom of the radiator support. completely forgot about that when I bought it. With that being said I started sourcing the whole front-end.


    IMG_0240 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    Still need to get the upper tie bar & driver side fender lining just been lazy...


    IMG_0350 by E.gourdet, on Flickr


    IMG_0356 by E.gourdet, on Flickr
    Hood latch !

    & then I got bored & decided to go on YouTube & watch all motor fun..


    Which made me get this...

    IMG_0353 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    & quick inspection, I thought I was in good business
    But then hurricane sandy came & lets say.. living across the street from a marina doesn't mix.

    & that put a major setback nearly destroyed my house & family... So I was almost lost all motivation for the build since water was 9ft high in my area & destroyed my engine

    But then I said to myself I can't deal with this damn rubbing road noise anymore

    So I got these

    IMG_0577 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

    & now I once again have motivation to finish this. & decided to help me was to put it on this site, maybe that will help a little for me to continue. But then again building credit, being a full time student & having a full time job is succccccch a killer when trying to realx & get the hands dirty lol.. but here are my future plans. Enjoy

    My plans are simple. Function over form. going for about 280whp+ N/A & light as possible but have great drive-ability. Also want to track this sometimes

    Engine & Drivetrain
    2.4L Mazworx stroker
    VVL head swap or keep the DE head & do extensive porting etc..
    Custom header
    4AGE ITB's (have to make a custom adapter)
    Aem Standalone
    A/C & maybe P/S delete
    Delete all unnecessary wires & such to save weight
    B15 6spd tranny swap

    Suspension
    BC Coilovers
    Bend rear beam with support
    New bushings
    Whiteline F&R Sway bars

    Interior
    Corbeau GTS II seats or B13 SE-R seats
    4pt Mazworx cage
    Gut the rear

    Exterior
    Platinum Gray
    & hopefully a custom diffuser not totally set on that idea yet

    This will be slow because of how busy I am & that I prefer quality.. so even though money might be tight I rather take time to do it right the 1st. All comments welcome
    Last edited by Arteeste; 01-30-2013, 02:39 PM.
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  • #2
    Looks like a good start! I almost bought one a few months back so I really want to see how she turns out!


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    Originally posted by nickskater09
    I think Jody, along with Ashton, like to push the line between "street legal" and "realistically driveable".

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    • #3
      280whp on an NA 4 banger is very ambitious to say the least.

      looking forward to progress. Are you in long island?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Jesus Christ View Post
        280whp on an NA 4 banger is very ambitious to say the least.
        +1

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        • #5
          Nissan Lucino conversion + SR20ve would be sick

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          • #6
            I love these cars.

            Nice work man I'll stay tuned
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Jesus Christ View Post
              280whp on an NA 4 banger is very ambitious to say the least.

              looking forward to progress. Are you in long island?
              Yes I live in Freeport but stay out east till everything gets better. It's been proven a lot of serious SR20 builds with the stroker have reached 300+whp on stock n1 cams & pump gas (93 octane)

              & built vvl engines have reached around 240-250whp mildy built. I plan to also reach these numbers being high compression 12:5:1 & hopefully E85

              Originally posted by rice4life View Post
              Nissan Lucino conversion + SR20VE would be sick
              & I really want to do the n15 pulsar vz-r front but can't source the bumper for my life. The grille & headlights are pretty easy to come buy

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              • #8
                Little Update..

                Decided on to tackle a little projects while i'll wait for the big stuff to come in.

                Got tired the way gray carpet would look after stepping in water & such so I got this

                Untitled by E.gourdet, on Flickr

                To change this..

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                To this..(probably needs another coating but I ran out)

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                & passenger..

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                Decided since I will be ordering BC Coilovers real soon, I thought this might help & put me at a set basis since I will doing front end work.

                IMG_0586 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

                I **** auto-parts store brand shift knobs (the aftermath)

                Untitled by E.gourdet, on Flickr

                Going to file down & thread the shifter so this nice knob can fit. ( it's going to be temp still deciding if I want to have red, black & teal coloring going on in the interior )

                IMG_0583 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

                Open sesame

                IMG_0585 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

                Got bored on a weekend which led to this. I think i did a OKAY job

                & here's a write that I followed
                DIY/How-To: Wrinkle texture paint – Build Threads
                http://www.build-threads.com/general-car-stuff/diyhow-to-wrinkle-texture-paint/



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                & the final product ( I need paint wrapping skills )

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                Decided to probably sell the sr20. It's just not adding up for the numbers I want for the money to get it to the level. Even though I'm still very tempted to buy the stroker kit I'm just going to go with a VQ30DE-K. I've been reading up since it can use VQ35 internals I can naturally make a bolt on stroker kit to increase the displacement to 3.3l & reach levels around 270whp tuned & have a more drive ability compression. Also if i'm correct since it's smaller displacement I think with some great head work I will probably be able to out-rev a VQ35 having 3.5L parts in a 3.0 correct me if i'm wrong.

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                • #9
                  are you going to run the us market maxima tranny with the vq30?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by rice4life View Post
                    are you going to run the us market maxima tranny with the vq30?
                    Going to go with an 02-03 Spec V tranny with VQ bell housing (& that's the cheap route also better ratios for all motor purposes )

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                    • #11
                      Le Tease


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                      IMG_0610 by E.gourdet, on Flickr

                      No clue what these bad boys are. But my boy was giving them away for cheap ! since they're reps I believe Gotti J55a's ? correct me if i'm wrong but any ways will be getting adapters to throw these own for show set-up

                      Have no clue what the next update will be but hopefully it'll be sweet

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                      • #12
                        Sad to hear about the hurricane man... i hope the best for your family and friends.

                        On second hand this build is nice! i cant wait to see how this turns out, im existed!
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                        • #13
                          The Real Begins..

                          Alrighty guys I know long time updates good & bad bews

                          Bad news
                          Wheel selection will be last touches on the car because i'm converting to 4x114.3 since I acquired a 6spd tranny & coilovers as well because of different spindles..

                          Good News
                          SR20DE & wheels sold !
                          &
                          SR20VE ordered & 6spd picked up from a spec v parts car..

                          Untitled by E.gourdet, on Flickr

                          Going to pick up b15 spec v axles, front spindles, rear beam & hubs etc.. this weekend
                          The good thing about this conversion is I can bolt up z32 brakes, LSD, & shorter gearing

                          SR20VE = $1050
                          6SPD = $350
                          Necessary conversion parts (axles, spindles, etc.. $350
                          Total $1750

                          Will post up pics this weekend or so stay tuned !

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                          • #14

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Arteeste View Post
                              & the final product ( I need paint wrapping skills )

                              Untitled by E.gourdet, on Flickr
                              If you try this again, use 3 heavy coats at different angles. Check out my DIY, I've used this technique many times and it works great, just did an intake manifold with a lot of different curves and shapes and it came out really even.

                              DIY/How-To: Wrinkle texture paint – Build Threads
                              http://www.build-threads.com/general-car-stuff/diyhow-to-wrinkle-texture-paint/

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