New S13 owner

[bikerboywill]

Thanks guys just been to see nathannr's s14 and he mentioned the weekender. Just a shame it's so far away for us. If I get it looking decent I'll strongly consider popping up

[bikerboywill]

small update,

Got a new wheel as the s13 ones are pretty poor

OMP Corsica, 350mm Leather with yellow stitching

Finally fitted coilovers

and some clear side repeaters





My wheels came from the USA Just got to get a full 5-stud set up and ill be fitting them, hopefully this will be before the weekender but not sure

[bikerboywill]

So after being ripped off and alot of ****ing around trying to get all my bits together for the 5stud conversion it finally happened at the start of November (Just because people on EBay say they are breaking a car it doesn't actually mean they will take the parts of it you need!). It took a solid weekend to get it all done which i didnt think was too bad, here's some pics


235/40/17 on a 10j et18 Enkei RPF1


215/40/17 on a 9j et22 Enkei RPF1




9j et22 with a 5mm spacer to clear the calipers comfortably so final et of et17


Front HSD coilovers wound all the way down with a lockring removed to get the lowest possible


350z Brembo calipers with standard 324mm discs


10j et 18 with the inner lip rolled flat for maximum clearance


also bought some cheap buckets for the time being

I'll hopefully get some better pictures outside when the weather gets a little warmer and dryer.

Heres some information that may help people one day:
The car has -3° of front and rear camber
The front wheels cleared the Brembo calipers by a hairs width so I fitted a 5mm slip on spacer for peace of mind
A 300zx z32 rear brake set up fits directly onto the rear drum arrangement of a uk s13 so all that's needed to fit it is; conversion hoses, z32 calipers and z32 discs. The disc simply slides over the existing drum mech.

Heres a list of the stuff i used for my 5-stud conversion
•5 stud wheels
•Rear 5 stud hubs of an s14
•Front 5 stud hubs and uprights from a s14 (have to drill out the s13 front coilovers from 12mm to 14mm for the larger s14 bolts)
•S14 front lower arms (to widen the track and to fit the uprights as s13 and s14 ball joints are different sizes)
•Front 350z Brembo calipers and discs (350z mounting bolts are 14mm not 12m like most other nissan brakes so had to drill out mount holes on uprights from 12mm to 14mm)
•Rear 300zx Z32 calipers and discs
•EBC Redstuff pads
•S14 track rods and track rod ends (Some people seem to get away with just the ends but other say the s13 track rods are too short for S14 lower arms)
•Hardrace adjustable arm set
•Wheel nuts
•Conversion brake lines
•Larger BM55 BMC
•ABS delete kit
•Brake fluid

Obviously you can save alot of hassle by keeping the abs and original S13 brake setup and re-drilling the discs but i wouldn't suggest it as they arn't that great

[Dastardly]

I like the new wheels. The car looks amazing.

[MEL]

In my top 5 Wheels of all time.

Loving the new look.

[bikerboywill]

Well now I'm a paid member and this is finally in the right section I will have to take her out and get some new pics

[NathanR]

I like sitting in this car and playing with the headlights...

[bikerboywill]

Hmmmmmm......

[NathanR]

They'll break when I do it one day haha

[jake_yo]

good work on this! I like your style, so clean

[2oo]

Your s13 is illegaly clean and perfect, wow (!!!)
What camera are you using? Such quality pictures!

Again, what an amazing car!

[civicek]

Amazing S13, well done

[sukhy96]

So so good!

[bikerboywill]

Cheers guys

[bikerboywill]

Your s13 is illegaly clean and perfect, wow (!!!)
What camera are you using? Such quality pictures!

Again, what an amazing car!

Thanks man, I just use my ancient Nikon D40. It's nothing special but it does the job

[AdamRPS13]

Awesome wheels, would love a set

[Gerry]

Looks very nice indeed those wheels/brembo really set it of.

[twoggy]

Love these Enkeis

[s13_brad1993]

how hard was the 5 stud conversion really want to do it on my s13 ?

[driver]

Looks sweet, certainly gets my approval.