# S13 Coupe Build | Last Update: 20-May **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [February 6, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006 "2008-02-06T10:04:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/81 "2008-03-31T12:18:02Z")
Okay, so new in this update: I bought 25 Lb’s of dry ice from irish welding supply on clinton and baily. It ended up working pretty good to take care of the tar on the floor pans. no real pics of that but it should be apparent in the next few pics. ive got back into seam welding recently and ive been getting better as I go but my skill still leaves a lot to be desired ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310775.jpg?t=1206990358](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310775.jpg?t=1206990358) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310778.jpg?t=1206990408](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310778.jpg?t=1206990408) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310777.jpg?t=1206990466](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310777.jpg?t=1206990466) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310776.jpg?t=1206990510](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310776.jpg?t=1206990510) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310779.jpg?t=1206990581](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310779.jpg?t=1206990581) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310782.jpg?t=1206990632](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310782.jpg?t=1206990632) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310781.jpg?t=1206990707](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310781.jpg?t=1206990707) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310780.jpg?t=1206990752](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310780.jpg?t=1206990752) I still need to clean some residue off the floors. anyone have any knowledge as to what would work? I also started my first automotive painting over my spring break. im redoing the car in the stock red once I get experienced enough. for now here is some suspension parts I did in a generic silver: ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310783.jpg?t=1206990969](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310783.jpg?t=1206990969) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310784.jpg?t=1206991058](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/P3310784.jpg?t=1206991058) ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/82 "2008-03-31T16:00:29Z")
nice man, those control arms are badass. maybe take a torch to the residue? ---
**Author:** ![240slide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/240slide/32/5009_2.png) [@240slide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240slide)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/83 "2008-03-31T18:30:42Z")
Lookin good, Car will be super clean when you get done with it. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/84 "2008-04-04T17:56:51Z")
> [@96V6Bird](#): > > nice man, those control arms are badass. maybe take a torch to the residue? thanks norb, yeah they look pretty good for being 18 years old. a torch works pretty good and im experimenting with paint thinner too > [@240slide](#): > > Lookin good, Car will be super clean when you get done with it. thanks man ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/85 "2008-04-05T10:46:47Z")
That car is going to be stiffffff. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/86 "2008-04-12T21:17:42Z")
> [@articzap](#): > > That car is going to be stiffffff. speaking of stiff: ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0412082343a.jpg?t=1208060059](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/5/455be34c271e6bfb4f1485632c97e410659defaf.jpeg) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0412082344a.jpg?t=1208060135](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/c/9c41519420cc49ef899ee913ab8e057e2ae9d696.jpeg) ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0412082344b.jpg?t=1208060181](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/9/a98f5411ba44981d074d3f0a157bb2ddb1276dca.jpeg) crappy cell phone pics i know, my girlfirend took her camera to florida with her :meh: ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/87 "2008-04-12T21:30:58Z")
screw women lol. torsional rigidity \> vagina ---
**Author:** ![ShiftDead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shiftdead/32/7508_2.png) [@ShiftDead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShiftDead)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/88 "2008-04-14T16:37:38Z")
Jim when are we going to drink beers and stare at it? ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/89 "2008-04-16T12:24:07Z")
Thank you Jim, for letting me take part in your glorious project by donating my single amazing stitch weld to your front left fender. The power of my amazingness alone will keep your car stiffer than my whang during the entirety Army Of Darkness. ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/90 "2008-04-16T18:39:24Z")
> [@MOBOOST4U](#): > > Thank you Jim, for letting me take part in your glorious project by donating my single amazing stitch weld to your front left fender. The power of my amazingness alone will keep your car stiffer than my whang during the entirety Army Of Darkness. :mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/91 "2008-05-14T21:32:50Z")
so I know I havent updated this shit in a while but here goes: the reason for this was mostly because I was just seam welding for 2+ months in my spare time and it was getting so fucking boring I was even starting to lose interest in the project. I stuck it out though and finally got the gas tank and rear suspension back up today. ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082225a.jpg?t=1210826045](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082225a.jpg?t=1210826045) I also got the car back on the ground for the first time since NOVEMBER, feels pretty good ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082315a.jpg?t=1210825184](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082315a.jpg?t=1210825184) super custom temp crossmember: ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082329a.jpg?t=1210825245](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082329a.jpg?t=1210825245) what im doing next is painting the engine bay and the interior in the stock nissan red and then putting it all back together, hoping to get it going before the trackday on june 6th. Im going to do the bodywork over the summer and paint the outside when its ready. heres a few more things I cant wait to throw back in there DOHC KA with 80k miles. lots of free mods such as egr delete, secondary butterfly removal, e fans, ac removal, ect. I also have a spec stage 2+ and a couple other things ready to go for the summer. in the winter I plan to piece together a t25 kit to get it up to hopefully 200 wheel. ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082326a.jpg?t=1210825452](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082326a.jpg?t=1210825452) heres my real crossmember thats waiting to go in until the bay is painted. it has tein inners and outers, energy rack bushings and new lca’s with new ball joints from pdm racing. I also burned out the bushings in the lcas and put energy ones in. im going to have to fab a PS return line as well because this is a sohc rack and I sold my dohc PS return line with my old 240 ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082326b.jpg?t=1210825853](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0514082326b.jpg?t=1210825853) ive got a sparco evo L coming in from innovative too that im really exited about. ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/92 "2008-05-15T04:53:29Z")
nice update jim, it looks sick. i didn’t know KAs had secondary butterfly valves. ---
**Author:** ![dftsilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dftsilvia/32/7447_2.png) [@dftsilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dftsilvia)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/93 "2008-05-15T07:07:32Z")
that thing should still rip pretty good with the na ka. i used to get lightly modded gsr’s with mine. ---
**Author:** ![Johnnyv412](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johnnyv412/32/5226_2.png) [@Johnnyv412](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johnnyv412)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/94 "2008-05-15T07:21:16Z")
wow, looks great ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/95 "2008-05-20T02:13:50Z")
been real busy the last couple of days… went from this: ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0409080314a-1.jpg?t=1211274623](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0409080314a-1.jpg?t=1211274623) to this: ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0520080014a.jpg?t=1211274679](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0520080014a.jpg?t=1211274679) to this: ![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0520080312a.jpg?t=1211274738](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/0520080312a.jpg?t=1211274738) blam! possibly another update tommarow if i can get the suspension on. the track day is getting close… ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/96 "2008-05-20T02:33:39Z")
looks good man ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/97 "2008-05-20T02:37:09Z")
Looks nice. ---
**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/98 "2008-05-20T04:41:54Z")
droolz ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/99 "2008-05-20T08:01:21Z")
thanks for the kind words, the pics up there are from my gay krzr and do not do it justice, im hopefully going to get better pics tonight ---
**Author:** ![240slide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/240slide/32/5009_2.png) [@240slide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240slide)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006/100 "2008-05-20T17:41:53Z")
looks real good, you feel comfortable enough now to paint the whole car? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-coupe-build-last-update-20-may/43006.md?page=6)