I got so much help with my build before & met a lot of really awesome people because of this board. So I want to put my build back on here with the hope that I will be able to learn a lot of new stuff, & meet even more new people.
Here goes...
So I call it "the missile" because I have no intention of making this car pretty. It's one purpose in life is to be beat up at the track. Strictly a machine built for battle & wall taps.
So here is what's going on so far:
I got the car from a good friend of mine a little over a year ago. It's basically a hand-me-down GTS shell. It was going to be scrapped or sold off because most of the parts have been transfered over to my friends new shell (the black one in the pics below) but I am more than excited to have it now!!
Here is when we started rebuilding the cars:
Putting in some more work.
The interior won't be changing too much. The steering wheel is from a newer corolla, not sure what year.
I might add a dash tho...
So the 20v, tranny, & GTS rear end that used to be in this car have already been swapped into the black car. Over the summer I picked up the new heart: a nicely rebuilt KA24DE from an S13!!! I know the Toyota purists will hate it, but Toyota & Nissan have always been my two favorite brands, so I'm putting the two together. I've also owned a couple S13's over the years & know the power plant pretty well. I have also heard only good things from people who have done the swap before. The motor has a bunch of new parts, ported head, ARP studs, & rebuilt transmission. I already bought a mount kit, & custom driveshaft a few months ago from another c4ag member. (I'm not sure if BJ is back on the board yet but he used to go by "AEbused" on here. I recommend him to anyone looking for some custom work. His stuff is top notch & he is a real knowledgeable, standup guy!!)
Work on the car has been slow, but I finally got to drop off all the stuff I've been collecting about a week ago:
Sorry about the blurry pic (got some grease on my phone lens)
Got the mounts bolted up
The valve cover was looking a little boring so My buddy threw a coat of paint on it...
Everything was going well, then we ran into a slight dilemma with the right side mounting bracket
I didn't have my drill with me so we had to stop.
Next time we are going to: install the clutch & flywheel, transmission, open up the holes on the mounting brackets & drop the motor & trans in.
I gotta get a new radiator, the one I have is about 2 inches too tall. It's off of an integra. My brother in law is a big Honda guy & had it laying in his back yard.
Here's a pic of it.
Things are coming along nicely. I'm looking for a few random parts now:
-An uncut s13 wire harness
-I'm thinking of using a Cressida fuel pump since it puts out the perfect amout of fuel for the KA
-an s13 maf & intake
-a header & exhaust
Let me know if you have any advice on the build or any parts laying around.
Thanks in advance!!
