Nirvash - Type Zero - S13

so im back working on the car,

started removing the engine, first i removed the bumper and bonnet, lost the pics, but its really simple, this frees up space to work

then first up i would start removing stuff from the intercooler backwards,

taking of the intercooler and boost pipes is simple,

so first there are brackets holding it in place on the top that you remove

then on the bottom of the cooler there are brackets to that you unbolt and remove, the intercooler is then held on by your boost pipes

then you remove the silicone rubbers joining the boost pipes to your intercooler end tanks and remove the cooler

you then work your way up the boost pipes to all the silicone joints connecting your boost pipes, removing as you go along

hot side/turbo side

lastly by the turbo

then cold side

then disconnect vacuum lines from bov and the other intake one

then lastly disconnect the last piece by the throttle body

thats all for the intercooler

next up was removing the induction pipe and Maf
again simple

first i removed the plug connector to the jecs unit

then i removed the maf plug connector, has a pin/clip

then removed the hose connecting to the vale cover (sorry not sure if its a breather hose or what)

then you disconnect the induction pipe from the turbo and remove the entire induction pipe, maf and filter as one

easy peas

so next was the radiator and fan shroud,
i lost a couple pics and some were to hard to take but here we go

first i un bolted the upper fan shroud bolts from the radiator where the radiator top mounts are

the rest of the fan shroud bolts are along the side and bottom but you can get a picture of them, but are easy enough to find

then underneath the radiator there is a bung that you can drain the radiator
be sure to put something underneath to catch it all, it should flow steadily out

after that i took of the expansion tank hose

then was to take of the upper radiator hose

then disconnect the bottom hose

then i removed the top radiator brackets to remove the radiator and fan shroud

you then maneuver the radiator and shroud out of the engine bay
lastly i removed the expansion tank

wow sooo many fotes, good luck slow internet like mine

so next up was the bumper stiffener

its just bolted on either side to the chasis
mite modify it and put it back on or make something new based on it

next up is the aircon removal, quite a lot of photos so going to start on the next page.... :domo:

i wouldn't be keeping my aircon in my car so removed it and its engine bay components from the car

i started by releasing the pressure in the system, or lack there of, from these 2 valves
one located under the abs unit on the aircon hard line/pipe

and the other by the aircon radiator and bottle at the front of the car

i then disconnected the line going from the front of the system to the firewall

i then disconnected the line where it connects to the aircon radiator in the front, by the headlight adjuster

next i unbolted the radiator from the radiator support

i then disconnected the plug to the aircon tank

i then disconnected the plug connected to the ac compressor/pump, as well as the hard line connecting to the compressor

i then just cut the ac belt as i wasn't going to use or re use it

then its just a question of removing the compressor from the motor
here is the bracket and the bolts holding it in place that need to be removed

then underneath where you have to unbolt it

then remove and done

then lastly for the aircon i removed the thick solid bracket that connects to the engine for the compressor/pump

where it sits on the engine

removed

a lot of weight removed with all this stuff

Looking good there!!

Are you going to remove the ABS aswell?

Riekert wrote:

Looking good there!!

Are you going to remove the ABS aswell?

thanks 😛
ya, removing the abs, i want to make the car as simple as possible, and as little "extra" systems as possible, it already confuses me soo much lol
also got skyline brakes going on
and one day when i learn to drift 🙄 you want lock up etc

so next up was removing the power steering lines

first i disconnected the banjo fitting i think it is where it connects to the power steering pump

next i disconnected the line connecting to the power steering fluid reservoir

i then removed the reservoir by unbolting the bracket here

i then disconnected the last line that runs to the lines on the subframe feeding to the steering rack

then what it looks like with the lines removed

just realized i posted power steering lines before abs removal but that s how its actually happened anyway so anyway..

the big abs mess just had to go, mainly for weight/space reasons

first i disconnected and labeled the brake lines feeding into the abs unit

then theres a nut fastening the unit to its bracket on the side where the brake lines feed in that must be unfastened

then on the opposite side of the abs unit there is another one as well

then another one on the firewall facing side which is the last nut for the abs unit bracket

now the unit is loose but you must still disconnect the electrical plugs for the unit here

there is a bracket that must just be pushed (i just hammer tapped it) in the wheel well/arch that holds the electric plug connections
last bit holding the bracket/unit in place

then this is the bulk you get to get rid of, yay 😀 :domo:

much better i think

i then removed my fuel filter and fuel pressure regulator

you first just pull the filter out of its clamp then disconnect the hose clamps on the filter and remove the hoses
some fuel will come out so i suggest you have something there to catch it

i then removed the fuel line leading to the fuel rail

i then disconnected the lines on the fpr and undid the hose clamp fastening it to the car..
mech tech fpr, ive never heard of it, anyone?

and the vacuum hose

with it removed

question,

is the original turbo not suppose to say Garret and have a plaque and say the A/R etc??
i guess this is a replacement turbo then?

almost done with the CA18 removal, couple more things to post then engine coming out this week hopefully

then the work really begins :facepalm:

ok,
so its been a long time since the last update,
things happened a while ago, but just didn't post anything..

so the next step in my process was disconnecting the engine harness from the engine and the throttle cable,

unfortunately the photo's taken of the harness removal found their way of the side of a tall building on my friends iphone :facepalm:

but here is the throttle cable

first remove the cable from the bracket, just pull back the throttle cable, make some slack and work the end anchor out

then loosen the nut releasing it from the intake mani

next up was removing the exhaust,
i must say, quite a las by yourself with the car on the ground :facepalm:
but i pushed on

first up i loosened the bolts connecting the down pipe to the turbo, and worked my way back from there

then just after down pipe the flex piece there is a bracket the was unbolted

then working your way pack from the towards the rear of the car there are a series of hooks and super hard rubber hangers that need to be removed,
some are a pain

then getting that whole system out from under a car on the ground was the real fun... 🙄

lastly after that was disconnecting the 2 piece drive shaft and taking of the engine mount nuts

unfortunately, again, the photo's of the drive shaft removal were lost, but its simple enough, remove the cradle that supports the center bearing, the input shaft should be able to slide out the gearbox working it around,
then remove the 4 bolts connecting to the diff, you may need to roll the car back or forwards to access them

then lastly was removing the nuts holding the engine brackets to the engine mounts

ready to go

ok so the engine was ready to come out,

i had my brother help me, thanks bro, two sets of hands seemed much better then 1 although it can be done,

i wanted to buy and use chains, but he is a climber and insisted that his slings would hold so i put my trust in his slings, which worked, but in the future will always use chains
we connected the slings to the engine bracket on either side, and 1 around the gb bell housing
then proceeded to lift and tilt the CA18 till it slid out
was my first time lifting an engine and it all seemed to go smoothly
here is how we did it

this is what it looked like out
also took the gb off, just loosened all the bolts and pulled it back of the clutch and engine

and here it is as the car stands now
somewhat...

so thats how the car stands at the moment,
but where it stands is at C-Teq with Mario where this magic is happening,
looking good, thanks C-Teq

very excited 😀