# my first build. 56k warning **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [November 17, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655 "2009-11-17T19:23:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/1 "2009-11-17T19:23:57Z")
all this talk about build threads lately made me wanna make one. I never planned on making a build thread so the beginning wont have a whole lotta detailed pics but i will do my best to make it work. ill start taking lots of pics on all my upcomming projects. all new pictures will be high quality im just using whatever cell and random pics i have to get started. so got the car like this in feburary 2009. car came with stance coils, x line guage, blitz guage, altima fans, tc arms, front strut bar. megan mani. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3186.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3186.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3176.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3176.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3179.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3179.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3177.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3177.jpg) wasnt a huge fan of the wheels. and wanted to make the car more of my own. so the car quickly turned into this. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0791.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0791.jpg) very ugly ☹ yanked off the front bumper. pignose was all cracked and broken and took off front fenders to go with 30mm bmagic front fenders. long story behind this. went cheap to start and got replica front fenders 30mm but the fitment was just awful. so i quickly returned and got the best! they fit perfect… ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0861.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0861.jpg) pic of non fitment fenders. celly pics ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00066.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00066.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00067.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00067.jpg) after taking those back picked up b magic 30 mm front and rears (quality this time:)) and some mb battles. s5 front 5 lug and ichiba rear 5 lug. installed ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0876.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0876.jpg) yanked old 180sx calipers out went to 300zx fronts painted them black with high heat caliper paint. russell ss braided lines all around. i was happy with the out come. front slotted rotors with ebc rear rotors and hawk hp+ all around. from this ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0879.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0879.jpg) to this ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3227.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3227.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0877.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0877.jpg) collected a few more parts. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0795.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCN0795.jpg) installed koyo rad the car came with dual speed altima fans so this was all that was needed for the cooling system. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00057.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00057.jpg) sparco seat installed ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00063.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00063.jpg) installed tein inner and outer tie rods. bings 3 inch catback, and down pipe, test pipe and megan turbo elbow. no pics of this unfortunately. Then started the head gasket (first printed out entire fsm and made a book for all specs). was really nervous at this time because i had never done any engine work before this project. and as i yanked off the valve cover and intake i decided to do a mock up of my new intake to check out clearances. and sure enough, it ran right into the clutch master. managed to get around this by picking up a jdm s14 clutch master. which is much smaller. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3075.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3075.jpg) new headgasket was sucessfully installed. and as i was putting back in the cams that came with the car i noticed they wouldnt fit nicely. so i tried tightening the brackets very slightly with a 1/4 inch ratchet and this happend with ease… ☹ ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0650.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0650.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0653.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0653.jpg) so i fixed that with a couple hks step 1 cams 264s ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0654.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0654.jpg) garrett gt2871R installed with ss lines earl fittings. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3222.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3222.jpg) getting there… ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3223.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3223.jpg) power fc installed with map. wideband and nrg wheel / hub. megan qr ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3229.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/DSCF3229.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0660.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0660.jpg) how my engine bay currently looks with bings res, painted valve cover, nismo oilcap. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0656.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0656.jpg) pics before i straightened up my intercooler lol ![http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay002.jpg](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay002.jpg) ![http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay004.jpg](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay004.jpg) ![http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay006.jpg](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay006.jpg) picked up this badboy. looks and sounds amazing. 3.3inch. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0611.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0611.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0610.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0610.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0612.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0612.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0649.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0649.jpg) dyno day ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00115.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/IMG00115.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/scan0001.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/scan0001.jpg) on way to the track ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0605.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0605.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0586.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0586.jpg) this is just starting i have sooo much more to do and my biggest priority is to clean it up alot. all the wiring ect. i promise the rest of this build thread will have more detailed pics and more description just wanted to get something started. ---
**Author:** ![OneEightZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c6cbf5/32.png) [@OneEightZero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneEightZero)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/2 "2009-11-17T19:28:22Z")
Awesome man, Deffinetly some motivation to clean up my 180. Will has told me lots about your cars. I kinda met you at cayuga once. Do you still have the Damonds, or pignose fenders? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/3 "2009-11-17T19:29:17Z")
pic of willans harness and sparco seat. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0659.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0659.jpg) starting this weekend. different tranny, will be doing the clutch pressure plate and flywheel and short shifter. ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0655.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65/natedrake88/100_0655.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![S13counterpart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@S13counterpart](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13counterpart)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/4 "2009-11-17T21:10:47Z")
The car looks infinitely better than when your first got it… ---
**Author:** ![slipperysilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slipperysilvia/32/5485_2.png) [@slipperysilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slipperysilvia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/5 "2009-11-17T21:55:15Z")
good job man ! what clutch etc did u go with ? ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/6 "2009-11-17T22:06:28Z")
I love build threads 🙂 keep it coming haha Car looks awesome ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/7 "2009-11-18T03:42:32Z")
> [@Audi A5](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/audi-a5/24819/21): > > good job man ! > > what clutch etc did u go with ? Still need to get the clutch off you! Lol I’m actually gunna drop the trans this weekend and check out the cond and quality of the aftermaket clutch in there now. ---
**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/8 "2009-11-18T03:49:21Z")
Nate - get a boost controller and let’s turn this btch up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/9 "2009-11-18T04:09:36Z")
Or just put the actuator on so tight the wastegate doesnt even start to creep at 23psi again? ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/10 "2009-11-18T04:54:50Z")
> [@FLR SCCA 2007 winter road rally series schedule](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flr-scca-2007-winter-road-rally-series-schedule/23963/7): > > Nate - get a boost controller and let’s turn this btch up. 🙂 Yea adjusting that wastegate when the turbo was red hot was brutal 😉 got the scars to prove it lol ---
**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/11 "2009-11-18T05:39:57Z")
bahaha - you guys kill me. ---
**Author:** ![Cyprian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cyprian/32/25410_2.png) [@Cyprian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cyprian)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/12 "2009-11-18T05:47:44Z")
Nice, thats clean. I like clean. ---
**Author:** ![white2abbit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/white2abbit/32/5602_2.png) [@white2abbit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/white2abbit)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/13 "2009-11-18T07:59:25Z")
Great to see a car I once owned (super briefly) coming a long way. Here’s a pic of when I owned it, to add to your before/after progression. ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3061608328_e8084ca349_b.jpg](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/3061608328_e8084ca349_b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Altima\_boy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/altima_boy/32/5516_2.png) [@Altima\_boy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Altima_boy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/14 "2009-11-18T08:29:17Z")
Looking good. Liked it more with the diamonds and pignose but its looking clean. ---
**Author:** ![m\_wolfenden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@m\_wolfenden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/m_wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/15 "2009-11-18T08:32:44Z")
dp u have the old front bumper still? ---
**Author:** ![MP\_B240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp_b240/32/5697_2.png) [@MP\_B240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MP_B240)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/16 "2009-11-18T09:14:12Z")
who did the popup conversion? ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/17 "2009-11-18T11:36:09Z")
yes i still have the pignose 20 bucks and you can have it. mark did the pop up conversion. and yea it looked pretty good when mark had it. i find this much more functional and fun though. white2abbit did it get imported with the sil front? ---
**Author:** ![m\_wolfenden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@m\_wolfenden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/m_wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/18 "2009-11-18T11:37:54Z")
not the pignose the aftermarket pop up front bumper before the silvia conversion ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/19 "2009-11-18T11:40:14Z")
before the silvia??? i dont know what it looked liked then. ---
**Author:** ![m\_wolfenden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@m\_wolfenden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/m_wolfenden)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655/20 "2009-11-18T11:46:03Z")
![http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay004.jpg](http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb298/smittyda3rd/gay004.jpg) this bumper [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-build-56k-warning/129655.md?page=2)