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    Just read through the whole thread, definitely impressed with the work going into this rebuild! it's satisfying just to watch! Can I ask about your rear lights? are they red tinted stock items? Cheers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny Wilkinson View Post
    Lots of people have diff oil coolers BUT if most people drove to a condition where they had to work they would spew diff oil all over the road.

    The problem is they never get activated so they perish and crumble. Most people who take them off find they are completely knackered so bypass it and remove as the only sensible course.

    They aren't needed so never get used so rot so cant be used.

    Mines still fitted and I'm about to get the diff oil changed....maybe I should report back with pictures....
    Mine really isn't in bad Nick at all, the bracket was rusty and that was it, now how is this for a bit of freakiness, the battery has been removed on my car for months yet when I took the subframe out the diff cooler Motor powered up!?! I was like wtf?!? Lol

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    Have you looked inside the cooler to see if it has any diff oil in there ?

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    To be honest I didn't even think of checking, and I've had it all off

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    Quote Originally Posted by jake_yo View Post
    Just read through the whole thread, definitely impressed with the work going into this rebuild! it's satisfying just to watch! Can I ask about your rear lights? are they red tinted stock items? Cheers!
    Cheers dude appreciate your comment, yes they are standard lights that have been tinted with red tinting film, it's a very professional job because you can't even see where the film joins, I do have to run green bulbs for the indicators to make them legal as they were plum red when flashing when I first got the car (lights were already tinted when I got it)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny Wilkinson View Post
    Have you looked inside the cooler to see if it has any diff oil in there ?
    one S13 and three 14a's and all had empty dry dusty coolers, I think one of them had drop of diff oil in one of the pipes (poss the 13)
    but they were all corroded on the outside,only my 23k miler 14a diff cooler was ok looking tbh

    And that's freaky weird the pump ran up with no battery on the car!,
    I would have been like paranormal activity! Am I gonna get abducted by aliens (again)
    rapidly leave garage and look for intense bright lights in the sky on journey home lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by ANDY black s13 View Post
    one S13 and three 14a's and all had empty dry dusty coolers, I think one of them had drop of diff oil in one of the pipes (poss the 13)
    but they were all corroded on the outside,only my 23k miler 14a diff cooler was ok looking tbh

    And that's freaky weird the pump ran up with no battery on the car!,
    I would have been like paranormal activity! Am I gonna get abducted by aliens (again)
    rapidly leave garage and look for intense bright lights in the sky on journey home lol
    I'll have a look next time I get the car in as I haven't connected the pipes up yet

    Yeah it was some freaky shit, my mate giving me a hand was like wtf was that, knew it was the pump as I had my hand on it at the time and we both stood there with various confused expressions on our faces lol

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    Project CA, Pictures!

    Right your probably think ahh maff should have this car nearly done by now..... Wrong! Keep getting delayed by me spending money on shiny bits and the powder coaters being backlogged for 3 weeks at a time! So here's where I'm at now

    After waiting 6 weeks for the rear calliper rebuild kit from Nissan Japan I've put them all back together




    Removed all front suspension/subframe for powder coating and painted all inner arches with POR-15




    Bought myself a Nismo power brace from a member on here



    Oh and did a bit of a bank breaker and got this imported Tomei Expreme Ti TITANIUM IS SO PRETTY!




    And just me taking loads of random car pictures






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    Hmm tapatalk seems to have downed their image upload quality >:/

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    Awesome mate, keep this up!
    Be very careful with the Ti exhaust. They can crack easy. So just try and brace it and no stress on it etc. They look soooo good though. And will sound the B0llocks.

    But I must say that im VERY annoyed myself and for you mate with the useless bodyshop that done the car. Im shocked and they are obviously dodgy which I didn't know about back then. Avoid them everyone. Lemass bodyshop !!

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    So no more 200sx paranormal activity to report then ,,,,visions of the car upside down on the 2 poster or something weird
    nice load of bits to go on the car there especially that zorst thats sexual with all them little welded segments and the spring loops etc
    good to see its progressing nicely

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    Quote Originally Posted by integra View Post
    Awesome mate, keep this up!
    Be very careful with the Ti exhaust. They can crack easy. So just try and brace it and no stress on it etc. They look soooo good though. And will sound the B0llocks.

    But I must say that im VERY annoyed myself and for you mate with the useless bodyshop that done the car. Im shocked and they are obviously dodgy which I didn't know about back then. Avoid them everyone. Lemass bodyshop !!
    It's annoying but it's fixable and this time it'll be done properly so at least I'll have piece of mind, I'm just glad neither of us had an accident because that would have folded up like a wet paper bag the way it was siliconed together, the exhaust should be ok as s13 ones have a middle hanger, it's the s14 ones that don't and causes them to crack

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    Quote Originally Posted by ANDY black s13 View Post
    So no more 200sx paranormal activity to report then ,,,,visions of the car upside down on the 2 poster or something weird
    nice load of bits to go on the car there especially that zorst thats sexual with all them little welded segments and the spring loops etc
    good to see its progressing nicely
    Haha no not this time still confuses me though, cheers man, yeah I love the exhaust, weighs nothing, looks awesome, will sound awesome and scores massive scene points

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    So I'm still waiting for my parts that should finally be powder coated by the end of the week, glad it's my last lot as I've been waiting a month now, but I made another purchase earlier this week


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    and now you go and buy something else I want for mine,not jealous at all (well a tiny bit)
    curious how much and where from,can't afford it atm but handy to know for future

    I used steel one piece props on my old escorts (mk1 mex rs2000) years back,more direct a bit lighter and loosing the center bearing/CV joint will gain a
    teeny bit less drive train power loss,aluminum versions for the escorts were for the insanely rich (gartrac) or custom made (for the insanely rich)
    the static weight saving on yours will be a fair amount (let us know what it weights verses the stock prop please)
    and in theory it should improve acceleration a smidge,less flywheel effect spinning enertia or what even its called

    as ever a cool build and good to read progress

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    I suspect it came from Steve's as I know he's breaking his 13 and that has a one-piece ally prop although Steve is running an SR so maybe not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ANDY black s13 View Post
    and now you go and buy something else I want for mine,not jealous at all (well a tiny bit)
    curious how much and where from,can't afford it atm but handy to know for future

    I used steel one piece props on my old escorts (mk1 mex rs2000) years back,more direct a bit lighter and loosing the center bearing/CV joint will gain a
    teeny bit less drive train power loss,aluminum versions for the escorts were for the insanely rich (gartrac) or custom made (for the insanely rich)
    the static weight saving on yours will be a fair amount (let us know what it weights verses the stock prop please)
    and in theory it should improve acceleration a smidge,less flywheel effect spinning enertia or what even its called

    as ever a cool build and good to read progress
    Cheers man, I picked it up from a guy on facebook, one of those jap selling pages, had only been on his car a matter of weeks before he v8 converted it so I picked it up for £150.... And its aluminium

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonny Wilkinson View Post
    I suspect it came from Steve's as I know he's breaking his 13 and that has a one-piece ally prop although Steve is running an SR so maybe not.
    Nope Steve is still running his, that's where I got the idea to run one on mine

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    Quote Originally Posted by maff_1991 View Post
    Cheers man, I picked it up from a guy on facebook, one of those jap selling pages, had only been on his car a matter of weeks before he v8 converted it so I picked it up for £150.... And its aluminium
    jammy git , yep I spotted it was aluminium, I have no idea what the stock steel prop weights in at but I bet that is loads lighter
    one of them and plenty of other (expensive) parts are on my short list for mine
    I have enough bits to squeeze about 350 out of my CA any more will involve cams/bigger turbo = £££'s
    so I have gone for ocd weight reduction to increase power to weight,
    but so time consuming making things lighter I regret starting that route now,should have got the engine finished and back in 1st
    when the weather was better for outside work

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    Project CA, Pictures!

    Quote Originally Posted by ANDY black s13 View Post
    jammy git , yep I spotted it was aluminium, I have no idea what the stock steel prop weights in at but I bet that is loads lighter
    one of them and plenty of other (expensive) parts are on my short list for mine
    I have enough bits to squeeze about 350 out of my CA any more will involve cams/bigger turbo = £££'s
    so I have gone for ocd weight reduction to increase power to weight,
    but so time consuming making things lighter I regret starting that route now,should have got the engine finished and back in 1st
    when the weather was better for outside work
    I haven't forgotten your weights for both the props, I'm going to go use the weigh panel over in the mail centre once I've finished my break

    Weight reduction isn't for me, I like my luxuries of full interior etc, but if I buy things that lose a few kilos without compensating on anything it's a winner (plus I had a few wobbly prop issues in the past but shhh)

    I regret starting my build sometimes it was only meant to be a winter tidy up lol

    But now I just keep thinking about when it's done and all the shows I can go to and bore people with build stories and before and after pictures

    And how crazy stupid fire breathing dragon wheel spinning monster machine no more rustiness the car will be
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