A31 Cefiro - Boost is best.

[AccordEuro]

[AccordEuro]

Right, last weekend was such a mission. and this thread is digressing into including both my cars; for those that actually like the cefiro, there will be work on it one day again soon.

But, it did get all cleaned up ready for this weekends attack.

Sadly, cannot get new banjo bolts - or crush washers in the right size it seems so im writing this as im waiting for my oven to heat to melt down the current crush washers to original size. fun stuff.

I firstly ordered some new engine mounts, as the originals were a bit dirty and pretty sure just flapping in the breeze like the rest of the setup as they were not even bolted down underneath and i wanted solids as im very close to firewall with the dump so less movement = best.

so these appeared!



Cusco solid mounts.

now in comparison to the originals they aernt that different, however I was told these sat the engine lower than stock ones - but since putting them in I am not convinced, but shall see once the dump pipe is back on I suppose.







and in they went! easy as undoinging original bolts, jacking up engine from underneath - please put a piece of wood or something on the sump if you so desire to go from there, dont put metal on metal that should be just common sense.

Exhaust side i actually took the whole engine bracket off also as it was just easier to do that without anything left on that side due to everything being removed, intake side was about 8/10 gayness due to everything being in the road of what i needed to get at but eventually its all done up and tight.



will have more later today after I get these crush washers and manifold + turbo + dump all back on properly!

[AccordEuro]

For some reason, all my picture links had died - have gone back through and sorted some out!

Anyway, havent really done to much around the place, but kinda worthy of an update - I tell myself that anyway.

For the laurel;

I have had a few teething issues, injector one stuck open, two gaskets used on exhaust side rather than one, turbo worked itself loose on the manifold, the dump hits the firewall by a smidge when giving it the beans in first, turbo oil feed return line leak thanks to ancient crush washer amongst other small issues.

So basically, turbo side of the car was being a complete knob, so this had to happen. was easier to pull turbo off and sort everything out and do it at once!





Gave the block a good clean down and tidy up, the oil leak had taken its toll - a mate has been actually using this car so its actually had the time and use to leak properly.

now; to deal with the loose turbo, I have taken everyhting apart, new hardware, spring washers, locking nuts, etc.

To deal with the oil leaks, new crush washers and banjo bolts.

To deal with the manifold hitting firewall, ordered cusco mounts for S13, they sit nearly an inch lower, should give me the clearance i need, they barely touch as is but to be safe i better change.





As you can see, its all pretty ratty looking so i got around to tidying it up; first the dump, then the turbo, gave the manifold a quick clean then called it a day. I will assemble it all up midweek or next weekend, and hopefully the mounts arrive this week and drop it all together again!





And for the cefiro - I will post photos in a little, I have bought some new steers! the 18 x 9.5 +12's are just to aggressive and large and I wanted to put my new mint guards on and get them rolled properly and not so dodgily just to clean up the front end a bit...

Ordered some gramlight 57d's - same style as the 18's - but in 17 x 9 +12 for that good staggered fitment.

Should sit nicely on a 17/18 stagger! the rims need powdercoating and tyres, but hopefully thats this week to!

[Aubrey107]

so sick, !

[UpperClass]

Needs a kit and or some serious low to pull off wing.

[mikey G]

I love everything but the wing! But hey to each there own! I think a low pro s14 wing would look sweet. The ones that are like 2 inches about the boot lid. Either way awesome build(s) dude.

[danielsahhhn]

sr in a laurel...neg repped for life lol

[MrScary]

Nice. I've been looking into A31s since they're legal to import in the U.S. now. I like this a lot

[Smeeeb]

That's alot of tyre dewd. so rad but/

sell me S13

[AccordEuro]

And bam! cefiro work has happened! And its now looking cool-ish again!

Wheels: 18 x 9.5 +12 all around.
Tyres: 235/40R18's.

[AccordEuro]

Thread REVIVALLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

well, not with the cefiro - just yet - more from it next week! I'm actually doing more work on it finally.

my latest purchase! I bought it a few months ago, has gone through a few younger guys before me and before that was owned by some old guy, so it is completely bog stock apart from gay wheels I got with it.

So this is it; prepare yourself, its totally a grandpa car.



yeah, woo, super cool. not really. It came on 15 x 8 +0 steelies WITHOUT stretched tyres. I will let you imagine that, I wont hurt your retinas with such bad taste.

Anyway I'm making this post because I have a terrible habit of saying I will keep track of everything I do, then once i start someone asks me and I can never remember everything that i change - so i figured for this car as its starting with nothing I had better try keep track of everything!

its completely bog stock - or was - when I got it. It had a furious rb20e in it that was held in line by a glorious auto box.

Such rubbish, such slow slow rubbish.

Somehow with that rubbish i managed to smash a rocker completely in half, at the same time jam the cam with the piece, strip teeth off the timing belt and break it.

So after a week or two of sitting, i could not for the life of me choose what to put in it - I wanted to be silly, I wanted to go LS but no, thats just silly. in a laurel especially. 2J was/is to much work and I didn't want another rb25 as those reading this should know by now I also own that cefiro that doesnt get driven.



so I decided to do this, as it was for daily duties and will be driven everywhere as my 'reliable' and hopefully more stock than anything else car - I did the unthinkable.



Thats right. SR life.

I won't bore you all with progress shots - but I will leave you with a mods list so far; and a photo of the bay as it sits at the moment!





Engine:
Sr20det (low km's s13 import engine)
Dmax manifold
Stock turbo
Stock injectors
Stock intake
HKS mushroom filter
S13 crossmember and mounts
A/C delete

Gearbox
Rb20det box
Sr20det bell housing
Custom gearbox mounts
Nismo Clutch
Nismo Flywheel
Single piece tail shaft
S13 pedal box (brake and clutch)

The other usual boring stuff:

In bay front mount
Exhaust - 3 inch - 1 muffler, 1 hotdog and High flow cat
Triple core copper tanked and centered radiator
Walboro 255
Battery to boot
Turbosmart Boost gauge - got rid of the non-working clock.
Boost tee
Woodgrain Nardi
Front lip - club L?
Some hekkaz habiby sub and speakers and amp.

So! it hasnt been run yet, I'm a bit lazy and busy, but hopefully this week that changed and something actually happens! It goes for exhaust next week so it should be fine to roll after that!

Then once all this is sorted, running and getting me to and from work fine, I will add in:

Knuckles
lock spacers
2 way diff
Coils
Solid diff and rear subframe bushes
Adjustable camber/toe/everything arms

Then probably just a tiny bit of low on the s13 stocko's and call it a day! I just want a clean, functioning and tough little street car to fly under the radar! If i want loud, flame popping, attention drawing and silliness I will just jump in the cefiro instead!

Hope it is some peoples taste, SR's aernt my thing but I may as well give it a good go!

[chris432]

bump for same wheel!

[floatingdino]

New wheels better fit better than the SSRs.

[Thom]

HTFU and do more cool shit cunt.

[AccordEuro]

that is acceptable. very acceptable.