Thread: A Classic story: My B13 from then to now

it all begin in Feb 2012 when i picked up this shell. my first B13. first time stepping into the fwd Nissan game.

not bad. atleast i dont think so

i found a auto sr20de lowport on craigslist for $200 grabbed that up

but that auto trans had to go

in the upcoming weeks i found the rest of the parts like manual trans flywheel and rear mount from craigslist and on forums.

im using arp ford 4.6 flywheel bolts btw

so the time came and i finally dropped the engine and trans in...Domo was happy

fairly simple to say the least

while waiting on some key parts i decided to paint the valve cover

my headers finally came in

the engine sounded good ran smooth with no problems

but i was already prepping for some boost action

this was my lsd test and it worked well

so me being eager to drive i hit the road on steelies and no hood. yea i was that guy

so the time came and i got these wheels for a price i could turn down....still no hood though lol

remember those boost dreams...they came true but not quite the bottom mount t25 i had earlier

my little monster

on my way home from work one day just a small pull on 6psi

so me getting bored with the color i decided to change it up

i drove the car like that for about 2 months while i was finishing up school but i was still on the move. i took a trip to ct to go see Marsh at Marsh Tuning and this is what i came back with

i sent the head to the machine shop and picked up some injectors STI yellow caps

along with that i need to prep the block so i got the gspec oil pump kit new head gasket and some other necessities

also decided to go bigger on the snail from T04E to a GT35 its a ebay snail but Garrett journal and all Garrett seals

finally got the head back from the machine shop. oh yea anyone trying to do a valve adjustment on a vvl head and dont have the shims. you can use the 10mm hot cams valve shim kit for Harley Davidson v-rod. i just had to sit it on the block and admire it

but this is where im pretty much at. i have to button it down and prepare for startup ill be sure to keep you guys updated

Nice.

My Lord where do some of you people get the money to afford all of this?!

thanks

not so much money but more of patience and a lot of roman noodles lol

updates?

Or the time to do all of that?

Lol, that too.

Way to work. Make sure you post the final result. I know you put a start up vid earlier last month.

Some updates on the car. Been to the dyno a few times with issues. In the process of switching to speed density just waiting for parts to come in