PROJECT SDC

SIDE PROJECT SPRAYBOOTH.

HOWZIT GUYS. 😈
IM AT A STAGE NOW WHERE MY GARAGE ENVIRONMENT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON MY PROJECT CAUSED BY LACK OF SPACE,
TO MUCH DUST TO SPRAYPAINT & GENERALLY IMPRACTICALITY.
SO WHAT I'VE GOT PLANNED IS TO REDO MY GARRAGE INTO SOMETHING MORE PROFESSIONAL & A BIT MORE PROJECT RELATED PRACTICAL.
FIRST I HAVE TO GET A ROLLING CHASSIS SO IM JUST WAITING FOR MY BUCHES SO I CAN GET THE CAR OUT THE GARAGE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION.
WILL TAKE SOME PICS OF EVERYTHING IM DOING.
CHEERS FOR NOW

HOWZIT GUYS,
STILL WAITING FOR MY POLY BUSHES SO WILL HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE I CAN DO MY GARAGE.
IN THE MEAN WHILE I BOUGHT A COUPLE OF AFTERMARKET STUFF FOR MY CAR LIKE PEDALS,
MATS & A CARBONFIBRE BACKBOX.

I ALSO GOT A INTERCOOLER & A PAIR OF HEADLIGHT UNITS THAT'S
GOING ON MY CAR.
ON THE INSTALLATION ON THE INTERCOOLER I DIDN'T WANT THE INTERCOOLER TO FAR FORWARD
OR TO LOW SO I DID A BIT OF
FABRICATION WORK TO MAKE THEM FIT.
FIRST I REINFORCED THE HEADLIGHT BRACKETS BY WELDING THEM UP.

I THEN RESESSED THE HEADLIGHT BRACKETS TO MAKE THE
INTERCOOLER FIT CLOSER
TO THE BODY,THIS WAY I DONT HAVE TO
CUT & MODIFY THE BODYKIT.IT ALSO LOOKS BETTER I THINK.

I THEN FABRICATET LOWER & UPPER MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR THE
INTERCOOLER, I MADE THEM A BIT MORE ROBUST, I WOULD RATHER
HAVE IT STRONGER THAN HAVING THE IC FALLING OUT AT HIGH SPEED.
I PROFILE DRILLED THEM TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE LIGHTER.
I ALSO MADE THE BRACKETS SO I DID NOT HAVE TO DRILL NEW HOLES
,SO THESE BRACKETS FIT STRAIGHT ON TO THE FACTORY CHASSIS TAPPED HOLES

UPPER & LOWER BRACKETS IN POSITION.

THE INTERCOOLER IS NOW INSTALLED.
ALL THE BRACKETS IN THE ENGIN BAY WILL BE REFINNISHED.
THIS INSTALLATION ALSO GAVE ME OPPERTUNITY TO FIT THE DIFFERENT HEADLIGHTS,
THIS FIT STRAIGHT ON WITH NO HASSLE LUCKALLY

ILL BE MOUNTING THESE SHORTLY

TILL NEXT TIME.

Awesome man! nice job with the intercooler. Gave me a good Idea there!! 😈

Oh And cant wait to see the finished product!!

yup...

nice fabrication there, those brackets are hectically staunch man!!!

cant wait till its finished either! but it will never be finished! 😂 😂 😂

veecee wrote:

yup...

nice fabrication there, those brackets are hectically staunch man!!!

cant wait till its finished either! but it will never be finished! 😂 😂 😂

of cource it'll be finnished!wheres the positivity?
i might add a couple of things later though.... 😂 😂
but the overall plan is to get it done so i can get it on the road before december!!
i just need to sort out the rolling chassis & the ceiling in the garage
then ill whip it!!
i also decided to make a semi striped racer so the interior is going to be basic, just painting!

what i meant was that a project like this is NEVER finished.

there will always be something else that you want to do to the car!

FOR ONCE HAD A QUIET WEEKEND SO DID A LITTLE WORK.
IF YOU CAN REMEMBER FROM WHEN I DID THE INTERCOOLER I WELDED
IN A LOWER STRUT BRACE TO THE ARMS TO WHICH THE TRACTION TOE ARMS/RODS CONNECT TO.
BUT NOTICED IT MIGHT BE IN THE WAY OF THE SWAYBAR SO I CUT IT
OUT & MADE IT COMPLETELY REMOVABLE BUT JUST AS STRONG.
FIRST I GOT 18mm PIPE THAT FITTED IN THE PROFILED HOLES SO THAT
THE CHANNEL WONT COLLAPSE IF I TIGHTEN THE THREADED PART.

NEXT I MADE A PLATE TO FIT ON THE SIDE TO WHERE THE FACTORY
HOLES WERE.

I DRILLED THE HOLE BIGGER & WELDED THE THREDED PART TO THE
INSIDE OF THE PLATE SO IT WOULD FIT FLUSH ONTO THE ARMS.

I THEN ALIGHNED THE PIPE, TACKED & WELDED IT INTO PLACE.

PRESTO!

I'm all one for fabricating and stuff, but PUT THAT ENGINE IN ALREADY!!!!

😛 Looking good!

hectic!

well done on that one yo!

wicket stuff... hope your sway bar clears it... 😉

awesome!
one day when im big...

Very impressed! The force is strong with this one!

Vlade wrote:

wicket stuff... hope your sway bar clears it... 😉

thats why this was version 2!

and virgin 2 is always better than virgin 1!!!

veecee wrote:

Vlade wrote:

wicket stuff... hope your sway bar clears it... 😉

thats why this was version 2!

and virgin 2 is always better than virgin 1!!!

AS VC SAYS,THATS WHY THIS IS VIRGIN 2,
THE FIRST ONE DIDNT & NOW IT DOES, MADE SURE OF THAT!

haha ok... cool... mine nearly didn't clear it... nearly had it too close to the swaybar...

GOT SOME WORK DONE IN BETWEEN ALL THE PAST WEEKENDS
ACTIVITIES.
I STARTED DOING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, TAKING OUT ALL THE
RUBBER SOUND-DEADENING/STIFFENING RUBBER MATERIAL.
(WHATEVER IT IS)
GOT OVER IT SO I GOT A CASUAL WORKER TO FINNISH IT.
BEST R100.00 BUCKS I'VE EVER SPENT!!
THE NEXT TEDIOUS(SPELLING) THING TO DO IS TO GRIND OUT ALL
THE SCRAPING MARKS FROM THE CHISEL(THERES MILLIONS), PAINT IT
WITH LOW FILLING PRIMER & THEN PAINT!

PREVIOUS TO THAT I BUILT FRONT ROLLERS FOR THE CAR SO I CAN MOVE THE CAR OUT THE GARAGE & WORK,
SAND OUTSIDE, ALSO TO HAVE SPACE INSIDE THE GARAGE.

WHERE THE BUMPER COMES AROUND THE CAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE
WHEELARCHES IS ABOUT 100mm TO SHORT SO THAT HAS TO BE
EXTENDED. ONE THING IS CERTAIN, THIS LADY'S GOT A BIG REAR!

AS I ATTEMPTED TO FIT THE REAR BUMPER I CAME TO A GRINDING HALT,
THE LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE OFF SO HAD TO REBUILT IT FIRST.

THE LAST LAYER OF FG, ILL FINNISH IT THIS WEEKENT!

WHERE I SEEM-WELDED THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY, THE INSIDE
ARCHES STARTED TO PICK UP RUST SO CLEANED IT & TREATED IT.
REMEMBER WHEN YOU WELD ITS IMPORTANT TO PENETRATE!
WHATEVER IT IS YOU WELDING.

ILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

penetration......so thats the key.........

Penetration...
Lady with a Big rear....
100mm......

Sounds good!

Good work!

GOT A BIT DONE THE LAST 2WEEKS,
FINNISHED THE BROKEN BUMPER BRACKET.
& FITTED THE BUMPERS SO THE SIDES COULD BE EXTENDED

2x BRACES SO I CAN FIBREGLASS THE SIDES & REAR PIECES TOGETHER.

I JUST FG A SMALL PIECE IN THE OUTSIDE SO THE BUMPER CAN BE TAKEN
OFF & FG FINNISHED AROUND THE CORNERS & INSIDE.

NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE A MOULDING OF THE OLD STOCK BUMPER &
MAKE A "FLASHING" THAT FITS FLUSH WITH THE S13 SILVIA REAR AS
THIS BUMPER FITS ONLY THE 200SX "HATCH BACK" & NOT THE SEDAN.

& A PIC OF THE INTERCOOLER HOLES

I ALSO FINNISHED THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, LITTERALLY GRINDED IT
OUT FOR ALL THE CHISEL SCRAPEMARKS. ITS NOW READY FOR PRIMER.

jusssus!!!!

you and i should open a drift shop ekse'.

you do nice bodywork, and i can build an engine or two, and between the two of us we can go on an electrical engineering course!!!

nice work there!!!

this is gonna be a badass drifter!