The Honda powered S13 - KZO513 - Part 2 starts on pg2

[Oxer]

Get the gbox in asap bro! I want a ride!

lol..... Its a long way from hitting a track any time soon

[willie@stance]

Thanks guys.
Yeah iv been involved in many fights about honda vs nissan and toyota.
During the build I didnt realli expose myself too much. Once it was done and it had proved itself right thats wen I exposed what we had done. After building this car and driving it, it had come to my attention that I was in love with this car and everything about it. It makes my day everytime I drive it.

good thing u did it that way lol. u probally would've got ur ass whooped by alot of people lol. awesome none the less bro. hats off to u in having the courage to bring 2 rival companies among tuners and forums and make it work in harmony flawlessly.

[Oxer]

embeded the videos in the original posts...

[CrackerTeg]

And now I can follow this on two different forums. Awesome.

[96CD7]

cool idea, but why put honda parts on a nissan

[CrackerTeg]

He said why in the OP.

[Oxer]

So at this point, the updates will be a juggle between myself and Toli.

I give you the start of part two.



After two years of the car being tuned and tracked without any major issues, second gear decided it needed a permanent vacation, and shat itself at a drift day. That didnt stop Toli finishing the day smashing from first to third.



And so part two was decided. Toli to this day had thought "it would have been as simple as pulling the box out and swapping it" but alas as many of us know, decisions and cars are never a simple combination. One thing leads to another, and things blow out of proportion.

As of yesterday, we loaded it up, and brought it to my house.



The bonnet latch had been removed, so Toli secured it.



And this is where its going to live for the next couple of months.



Toli and Tom have already stripped the shell bare, and the motor and box are just sitting in there on the mounts ready to come out. We're waiting for a bunch of parts to come over from japan, along with some other little bits and pieces. Basically, we're re-doing all the body with origin overfenders on the rear, no bonnet scoop as it had previously, the B-Wave wing has been removed and will be replaced with something else etc etc.

Another new addition will be the front wheels. Whilst I was in America last year, Toli joined me for a week in SoCal and we basically did hoodrat car shit. While over we dropped by to visit our good friends at APT.9 and as I did the previous year, we fell in love with some of their stock. In 2011 whilst visiting and meeting the guys, I saw in person and later purchased the Mugen M7's youve seen on my Legend. Last year when we went, we saw yet another set of M&'s they had. Unfortunately two were destroyed in an accident, but the other pair's centers were unscaved. We purchased them immediately. They were originally 16" NSX M7's, so we knew they'd fit. Recently Toli dropped them off at Whitehorse industies where out friend Craig started making the new lips and barrels. The final specs will be roughly 16x10 +5. Craig recently sent toli this teaser, so Im not teasing you guys, since we're being teased just as much.



The car was recently fitted with a racing approved roll cage thanks to Brett Shears from dropdead customs. It needs paind, but that comes in due time.



And recently picked up an s15 dash which we will be fitting.





But for now, I have my work cut out. To give a brief insight, with Toli's assistance, I will be making a new transmission tunnel, tubbing the front guards, making a removable radiator support out of tube, shaving the bay, painting the bay and prepping the car for paint. it will be a long couple of months ahead.


Also, I thought about removing the rear window and mounting a seat to make a dicky seat. Thoughts?



But in all seriousness, We have a lot to do. Did I mention when the motor comes out its getting a full forged rebuild? Aim is to make 350kw(470hp for the yanks) at the rears on pump fuel. Considering it made 300kw on 12lbs boost on the standard motor, I dont see that being an issue.

For now, a couple more pics, untill we get some progress happening.

[scweet14]

damn, this is gonna be amazing. cant wait for more updates!

[johnnytsunami]

this is painfully awesome.

[CrackerTeg]

[LowS]

I love it

[keenan]

good friggen job. i love seeing different things. what makes this build so much better is the fact that you didnt swap some corvette motor into it. personally i think that seems like a more lazier route. but this is amazing!

[mohsen]

Im just here to see my little addition to this. Dat rooster

[Oxer]

I'll try update this once a week since Tom and Toli keep breaking my balls. They think editing and uploading photos along with writing this stuff only takes 5 minutes.

So at the start of last week Toli pulled the old tunnel off which consisted of some thin alloy that he originally pop-riveted on and sealed up with silicone.



He also brought the rear quarters to bare metal. I originally told him the idea of cutting and folding the inner skin over the outter, so he did it whlie it was still painted. Made him do it all over again



yours truly welding the rears up, photo thanks to Tranz.



all welded, the remainging holes will be filled with seam sealer. Photo by Tranz.



Toli cleaning the welds up and prepping it for etch primer. Photo by Tranz



Then next was to start fabrication the new tunnel. I decided to make the main part of it with a tube frame to add a little more strength. Initially there was a whole lot of flex through the tunnel having such a large section being cut out. Ideally I would have liked to have folded up aht whole tunnel from one large sheet, but since I no longer have access to the sheet metal tools I once had, and am doing this in my garage, I have to make do with what I have.



To make the sheet sections up, I made a makeshift sheet folder. Improvisation; The key to all great builds.



For the sides, a little more metal work was in order. To try match the shape of the factory floor/firewall, I tapped up a section with a hammer and dolly on the floor. Toli said that night I should have just folded a section. Part of the reason for doing it this way which takes a little longer was to make sure I still had it. I havent done any serious fabrication for quite a few years, but to be honest, its like riding a bike. If I had the proper tooling and an english wheel, it would have come out better, but considering no one will ever see it apart from here, Im not worried in the least.





Mohsen came past, this was his contribution




Then Toli arrived and we decided it was time for the motor to come out. We went to our friends to pick up my engine crane. The crane itself has been through a hard life, having bein lent to a supposed mate, and sitting in the weather for years on end.



the release valve used to have little tabs on it to assist the release of the hydraulic fluid. Over the years though, somewhere along the line, someone stripped it.



so I fixed it.



Meanwhile, Toli was doin work strapping the engine up.



so we pulled it.









Before the motor came out, I made up a guide so I know where the Turbo sits in the engine bay. Because we are tubbing it, when I do the sheet metal in the bay I'm going to have to modify this side to make clearance for the turbo. That means ill get to tap up more sheet, I dont know why, but theres something satisfying about shaping a piece of metal with a hammer and dolly. Its soothing, no matter how long it takes, its enjoyable.

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Since the motor was out, we decided it was time for a break, as we reminisced about 'Murica.



And we hung this up.



Then I wire wheeled under the tunnel and started welding in the sheets I had made up. Photos by Toli.





Welding is also like riding a bike.





At that point we called it a night. During this week Ill make up the remainder of the tunnel, finish the welding, etch prime it, seal it up. Then we can start cutting the front tubs out and working in the bay. Until then....

[aduchh]

tranz capturez