Euro Spec Kouki Silvia

[slamitall]

awesome work, can't wait to see the widened fenders

[sjokolai]

Love it.

Beautiful result man

Epic stuff going on here!

Thanks guys!


Done a few more things this week

Continued disassembling suspension bits, will need new ball joints for sure. Also dont mind the brake discs, they'll be replaced soon enough
IMG_20171114_203427 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
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some progress on the gauge pod, just an experiment and a learning experience at this point
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Got all the old rubber bushings burned out of the subframe, used a screwdriver for the most part and should really insvest in a hydraulic press for the future..
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Recieved my new poly bushings, the main ones ( not the diff ones ) were for the wrong car and didnt fit so have to wait some more
The whole suspension restoration is a lengthy procedure but in the end when it's all done the S14 will have a thighter rear end than half my Instagram feed.

In more exciting news, my buddy with a R32 GTR racecar got his widebody fenders I think theyre from Pandem but not really sure.
Anyhow the Skyline is seriously wide now and in desperate need for some wider rims
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That's all for now

[bev0]

Epic stuff going on here!

[Dome]

Beautiful result man

[LoweredSilverado]

Love it.

[sjokolai]

Small update,

Cage for the S13 is nearing completion, waiting on the final bits of piping then we can move along to the fuel system and assembling and prepping for paint
IMG_20171008_011008 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
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also tinted the taillights all red as they were plastidipped black..
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Picked up some wider 3 inch outerlips for the front, also test fitting with oem fenders before widening.
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Polished some spare outerlips I had laying around before putting them up for sale, both were in the same condition as shown on the before and after.
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Here you can see the diy workbench with a polishing machine, also the Advan 2 piece wheels for my daily driver ED6 Civic, all restored for next summer.
IMG_20171026_215545 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
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Got sidetracked and started on a Pod in the drivers door vent for a wideband gauge, not good at fibreglass and all that but we'll see how it turns out.
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''Sanded'' down some of the rear suspension arms to bare metal, all got 2 layers of acid primer before 3 thick coats of black hammerpaint, currently waiting for new bushings.
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Dropped the idea of having the suspension parts sandblasted as a friend of mine has an acid bath at work,
so the cradle/rear subframe will be taking a bath over night before getting the same treatment as the rest of the suspension parts.
Hopefully it will turn out great and not be as prone to rust as these old Nissan are here on the coast in Norway

[sjokolai]

So its been some time since the last update, I've mainly been driving and enjoying the car during the summer season and traveled to a couple of meets, C&C and such

Anyway now that winter is coming the car has been put into hibernation and as usual it will undergo some maintenance and upgrades.

Lately the car hasnt been prioritized due to work on my S13 driftcar.

in short the S13 was bought some years ago completely disasemmbled with all the parts needed for a complete driftbuild shoved away somewhere in the garage.

lately it's gotten a R33 brakeupgrade, some steering angle mods and a fuelcell setup 90% complete, will take some pics of this later on

The rollcage built by the P.O was a hasty and complete sh't job so have started building a new one, hopefully the driftcar is ready for next season.

IMG_20171004_220600 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr
IMG_20171004_220607 by Nikolai Solbakken, on Flickr

Plans for the S14 however is rebuilding all of the suspension components, rust repair and undersealing the car with bedliner of some sort. this + the usual S-chassis upgrades.

Pulling the subframe and various components, going to get glassblasted and painted, will get poly bushings everywhere aswell.

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Got some new oem metal fenders from a Sportline Edition 200SX, these will get widened and a blinker delete, also glassblasting these

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''Some'' bondo has been used.

And to finish of this weak update with some shots of the current inventory in the garage and my S14 in its natural habitat

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Will try to update more frequently as I'm spending all my freetime building these two S-cars and helping out with various other projects.

[sjokolai]

yaaasssss this looks awesome. paint looks real solid now. just need a good set of photos to show it off.

Thanks mate, Considering buying a proper camera however I could use that cash for more car parts Going to a meet this saturday, fingers crossed someone with camera skills snaps a few pictures.

[DUTCHswift]

yaaasssss this looks awesome. paint looks real solid now. just need a good set of photos to show it off.

[sjokolai]

I second the comment about staying with stock body, they are such good looking cars to start with there's not need to chop! Is that as pulled as the rear fenders could go? I feel like with a little more pull you could really get that wheel sitting in there nice without having to add any unnecessary camber. Nonetheless the car looks amazing!

In the rear only the lip is rolled, can pull them abit further. I was experimenting with the profile on the tires as this is my first time with stretched tires and due to 17's I went with 45 profile. will test out 40 next time for sure! Allignement is out of place, will get one done asap. Thanks for the kind words

[190Evan]

I second the comment about staying with stock body, they are such good looking cars to start with there's not need to chop! Is that as pulled as the rear fenders could go? I feel like with a little more pull you could really get that wheel sitting in there nice without having to add any unnecessary camber. Nonetheless the car looks amazing!

[sjokolai]

I love that you've kept it mostly stock body. Everyone seems to just chop these things up to go with over fenders.

Thanks! I agree, seems to be the norm with S-chassis, body is stock except from front fenders, the oem ones will be widened and painted, fibreglass is for driftcars

[Okoye]

I love that you've kept it mostly stock body. Everyone seems to just chop these things up to go with over fenders.

[sjokolai]

Minor update, the s14 is now street legal so the wheels and suspension is now fitted, had to roll the fenders quite a bit in the back due to rubbing, however I'm pleased with the results.

Front setup is still weak-ish, now I could go for spacers in the front but the fibreglass fenders have been a torn in my side for some time now, solution is fixing and painting the OEM ones i got second hand, this is for a future update.

anyhow.. s14 being street legal means all my parts can be installed, work is overwhelming at the moment so will update as soon as I get a chance

On to the pictures! crappy cell phone quality but it will do for now.

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Going to lower the front some more after it settles, that's all for now

[sjokolai]

Looking good so far

Thanks, more to come


This week not alot has been happening to the car due to work, but some progress was made

Mainly I've had an oil leak from the oem oil pressure switch located beneath the oil filter, turns out that the plastic ''housing'' gets brittle with age

So got a new one from the dealer and this also gave me the chance to get an oil change and install the sensors needed for the oil temp and pressure gauges

At work I do a fair share of oil changes so there is proper tools and more importantly a lift for me to use

raised the car on the lift, thanks to original height this isnt as much of a challenge as opposed to every other day on coilovers

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sensors and oil pressure switch, the brass T-piece goes into the oilpan and pressure and temp sensors on the T
I have a Greddy replica pan with baffles so there's an 1/8 npt port on the side up for grabs
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gave the pan a proper clean

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As mentioned in a previous update, the paint was in serious need of some attention, over the Easter break my friend (detailer by trade) had bought some new products he wanted to test

this resulted in the car getting all stages of paint correction and what not, dont know much about this but here are some pictures he took!

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That's it for now, waiting on the ''MOT'' after that's done, some long awaited exterior mods and power upgrades are in line