Nice... Wash and wax asap... :thumbsup:

 

Yes, it does need a wash. I'll give it a wash the next time I go over to work on it.

I got home and I saw some big white thing on my yard

I received my Redtop SR20DET. The donor car is from a '93 RPS13. Actually, I was looking for an S14 front clip as I wanted to do the RHD conversion, but I saw this on (yes, gasp) eBay for a good price. ($2K w/shipping) I think I got a good deal (considering shipping to HI is a b#$ch :crazyrant) as yes it came with the usual items (ECU, ignitor, wire harness with both fuse boxes attached, etc), but it also had the piping to use with the stock SMIC, and it even had a drive shaft included. If you ever buy from the eBay seller JDMhot, she's really good. Answered all my questions, pre and post purchase (yes, shameless plug).

Anyways, more pics:

I had to move it off the yard (damn stupid townhouse rules), so for the next couple of days, I removed whatever I could and with help with a couple of neighbors (no cherry picker atm), lifted the block and mounted it onto an engine stand.

After looking at the engine the next day, I noticed that the oil pan is dented :1duh

Looks like I'll have to get a new pan and oil pickup/strainer.

During the next few days, I'll prolly start removing the intake side and clean the block up with some simple green.

 

Good project, but put it in the multimedia section!!! Argh........

 

Sorry about that. Total n00bie. :grinner

Mods,
Is there a way I can get this thread moved to the multimedia section?

 

Moved, reppin Kapolei huh? Looks good

 

I started picking up some items that I wanted to a rebuild of the engine before I put it in.

Engine Gasket Set

Peak Performance RAS

Turbo SS Lines

I also Piked up this Freedy Oil Pan on eBay

I started to put the flaps into the oil pan, but I noticed fitment was not too good. The flaps were rubbing and didn't move freely. I guess I'll be either re-drilling the brackets, or sanding the flaps down to clear. Any suggestions as to which way I should do it?

I also started to clean the turbo as it was a little dirty.

I took off the actuator and started cleaning, but I somehow lost the clip. :eek4: I guess I'll see if one of my e-clips from my RC car would work. Would anyone know where I could get a new clip, or if there's a part# for it ?

As where I live doesn't like having an engine outside in the back, I had to move it back to my mother's home. Hence, it'll take me longer to work on it. :dancingwt
Pic of the SR in my cousin's truck on the way to my parent's place

 

bro that engine looks CLEAN!!!!

 

Thanks. Its still a little dirty near the crank pulley and the bottom. I'll clean it out when I go over to pull out the KA.

Since I really can't do anything, I decided to clean some of the mounts that I removed from the block. I wanted to get rid of any oil/grease that's on those parts before painting them.

Before:

After cleaning:

The spout here was pretty dirty, so I used a dremel and a wire brush attachment, and it removed most of the gunk that was there. Not bad.

Since I had my dremel with me, I decided to remove the rust that were on the water pulley:

After using the dremel:

I'll continue on cleaning the rest of the mounts until I can go to remove the KA. :crossfing

 

You can drop off the KA at my house

 

Sorry man. My nephew just blew his KA that's in his S13. Since I have been neglecting his b-day, and it's coming up, i'm planning on giving it to him.

Just wished that the engine still looked like this:

Oh well.. not like that anymore to say the least. I'll post pics when I go take um outta there.

 

Ahh, tell him to swap his cams....

If not I like um?

 

Lemme see what he says...

I'm guessing that painting those parts that I were cleaning previously will probably look nicer...

Not bad if I do say so myself...:thumbsup
Maybe do the Turbo also...

 

Looks good, i hope you used high-temp paint

 

Probably

 

Yep. High-Temp Engine Primer, then the silver. I tried to clean them as much as i can and then painted them. My plan is to paint the block when I get the chance. Planning on removing the KA on the 8th... :crossfing

 

I'm also planning on painting the OEM exhaust manifold and the exhaust end of the turbo, as they look pretty brown. Not too sure if I'll keep the exhaust manifold, we'll see.

I picked up these paints and am guessing that the can on the right (VHT) should be alright for the manifold and the turbo.

Anyone with experience with that particular paint? I was wondering how long that paint would last before I have to either paint it again, or just forget the paint and leave it as is.

 

Got my Timing Chain Kit and Greddy Turbo Timer (Thanks xyquine!) Looks Perfect! :thumbsup

Also, since I'm planning on changing my Oil Pan and Oil Pickup/Strainer, I decided to follow Positron's SR20DET build and go with the S14 Oil Strainer.

Now I'm still looking for some ARP Head Studs and can't wait for next week. :yesnod

 

everything looks real good man! keep postin and keep up the good work!!

 

Update

As it's the 8th, I was able to finally get to pull out the KA today. Here's a pic of the engine bay after we drained most of the fluids

Removed the front lights and OEM bumper

Another shot of the KA. Yes, it is filthy.

I then removed the tranny crossmember and held the tranny up with a jack stand for now.

After taking out the front tires, I noticed that my steering column needs fixing. :tears

Starting to remove the KA

While I was trying to remove the KA, My downpipe was giving me some trouble as it was hitting the steering column (among some other wires), so i removed it.

While we were lifting the KA out, I didn't realize that the tranny still had fluid after I drained it from the plug, so it coated my garage floor. Just don't me like me, have a container handy just in case fluid starts coming out from the rear of the tranny.

Here's a pic of the KA finally out of the S14

Engine bay after removing the KA

Another shot

Looks like the bay needs some cleaning. That isn't the part I'm worried about. As I am probably want to keep the ABS and cruise control (yes, it'll most likely be a DD, and don't want to bother making new hardlines ), I am not looking forward to removing the ABS and cruise control to remove the wiring harness... I'll do that at a later date. Here's a closer look at where the ABS and the cruise control is sitting

Oh well, I'll do it again at a later date. And that's it for today. I am planning on cleaning the bay as soon as I can get the ok from the missus :12dunno

 

Couldn't really do much with the engine bay yet (couldn't go to where the S14 is). So since I had some at home, I decided to fix the oil pan I got (See post #7).

I glad that just by enlarging the holes on the bracket so it'll match up with the mounts and it fixed the rubbing.

But, i think the quality is not as great as an actual Greddy as the flaps doesn't properly line up with the walls in the oil pan.

Oh well, at least it'll hold a little bit more oil than OEM and I needed a replacement pan

I'll work on more things as I get more time. Hopefully it'll stop raining (been raining for the past 3 days :thumbsdow).

 

I dont see the point of those flaps... If that's an oil pan, it's meant to hold oil in all the little spots and shit.. so why partially block off the ends?

 

If I remember correctly, those flaps are there to keep oil in the center during hard cornering so the engine always has oil to pick up (Oil pickup/strainer is in the middle). I'm guessing the reason is because the pan is wider than OEM. Can anyone else chime in if i'm incorrect?

 

Ding ding ding, you are correct sir.

The flaps are know as baffles and trap doors.

 

More SR Parts Cleanup/Painting

As I still can't go to work on the SR or the S14, I am only able to work on the pieces that I took off of the SR before moving it.

As I am not sure whether I want to run the stock exhaust manifold, or get an aftermarket one, I decided to clean up and paint the stock one with some very hi-temp paint. I thought it looked pretty good. I'll contemplate it more when I get further down the line of actually working on the actual SR.. :12dunno

Here's the before and after shots:

Before

After

I am hopeful that I get to work on the engine bay and remove the steering rack to replace the boots (and maybe tie rods too?) next week. :heyhey

 

Where did u get it blasted?

 

Nah, i didn't get it blasted. I used a steel wire wheel brush mainly just to remove the rust and other crud that was on it before i painted it. Hopefully that will be alright, but we'll see....

Ding ding ding, you are correct sir.

The flaps are know as baffles and trap doors.

Thanks man. :thumbsup I wasn't sure what those flaps were actually called.

 

After seeing how nice the manifold came out after painting it, I was thinking about how the turbo would look painted. So here it is after some Hi-Temp paint:

After seeing it complete, it's not that bad.

Also, my friend called me up and had some parts that I could have as he didn't need them anymore. He already upgraded the injectors in R32 GT-R, so I took his old set of 444cc injectors off his hands. After grabbing them, I'm now not sure how much HP I want to shoot for.

Maybe I'll make an excuse to use these. :rotflmao

He gave me some other parts he had left over from his S13.5 that he sold. Don't have pics of them as I dropped them off at the house. I am really hoping I can work on cleaning the bay, or at least removing the steering rack to replace the boots (and maybe tein tie rods :thumbsup)...