Ian

Been busy the last few weeks trying to get the S14 ready for when the nice weather comes back (and potential lockdowns ending!)

Its had a bit of a winter overhaul & I'm kinda at a cross roads with it at the moment.

Over winter, I've done the following to it;

Audi R8 Coilpacks
THL R8 Coil Pack Harness
Ignitor bypass harness
Torque Damper
GK Tech Oil Catch Can
Koyo 53mm Radiator
ARC Radiator Cap
Samco Radiator Hoses
Blitz LM Air Filter
3" Downpipe
3" decat pipe

Dmax LED rear lights

Rest of my Defi's fitted (Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp & Boost) into the Uras pod

All tucked up waiting for the nice weather & an MOT

Now onto the cross roads, the wife has given the greenlight to get another Skyline but it would obviously mean moving the S14 on. Theres not a huge amount of S14s out there for sale at the moment & have no idea what to price it at given the spec of the car
 

The fact that the displays go off when cranking suggests it’s battery related 

1000hp will need a forged engine. 2J’s are bullet proof but only up to around 800

I really wanted to do this to mine, I'd planned a full restoration of it before I sold it

Love your videos BTW, have been subscribed for a while now

Has he ever done a build of this proportion before? Does he have a plan to follow?

As someone who has done builds like this, its draining. Its draining financially, drains on relationships and is a drain on you emotionally and mentally. I lost some good friends because of my build & almost lost my future wife. They take over your life. 

My build was at around 35k when I pulled the plug, and I still had probably another 15k left to spend. Its the little things that you forget about that catch you out, things like gaskets, fluids, hoses & fittings etc, I spent hundreds on AN fittings and hoses that you forget to take into account when planning the build out.

IMO, given that your brother has by your own admission, very little money along with no social media or online presence but suddenly wants to YouTube everything, He's probably seen the big YouTube builds which are sponsored to death because they are established brands and he thinks that by doing this he can get on the bandwagon & get most of his car built for him by sponsors.

I really hope I'm wrong and if he does YouTube it, I will be a subscriber and watch every video but I just can't see it happening.

I can check tomorrow for you and see where it goes but I think it goes to the carbon canister. I removed mine and now it goes to the boost controller

edit: ah the bigger one? Sure it’s for the oem dump valve 

7 minutes ago, Payco said:

Be careful Ekona because the way you have written it if he finishes it in a month (which I can see him doing) you have offered him £10 which is less than if he completes in 4 years and 11 months time when you give him £50. Hardly an incentive.. You need to reword your t&cs.

There's more chance of me finishing a project that this 1000hp Supra  

53 minutes ago, GranTurismoEra said:

He assumes it wont be enough and still stock. I meant in a rolling race its close. Was yours single or twin turbo?

Twin hybrid turbos when I bought it, Borg warner single turbo after the engine got forged. Would have been good for 700hp but didnt get finished  

As your in Newcastle, why not speak to Jurgen @ Jm imports and ask him to find you a nice fresh import? 
 

if anything an import will have been better looked after than some UK cars and will be in much better condition underneath than nearly all Uk cars

It really wouldn’t beat a stock GTR. Traction is a massive issue in a big turbo Supra. 
 

My 2JZ was built for 1000hp and the engine work was around 8k but that was years ago. 
 

Does he have 600hp currently or does he just think it’s not enough?

The words pretty much stock & 600hp don’t really go together

600hp requires a big single turbo and a fair amount for work and tbh the jump from 600 to 1000 isn’t as big as the jump from stock to 600hp. He’s likely to have most of the supporting mods already in place. 

I had a 500hp Supra and it was a bit much tbh. I hope with that sort of power he’s investing in a traction control setup

400 is the sweet spot for a road car IMO

like most people who modify cars, it’s certainly not done with a sensible hat on

I had Enkei RPF1s in 18" on one of my Zeds. Perfect lightweight 18" wheel for a Z and affordable for a good quality wheel

Added a bit more during my time off over Christmas

Fitted my new DMax LED Rear Lights

New Koyo radiator fitted

Audi R8 coilpacks & new spark plugs, still waiting on the new coil pack wiring harness to work with the R8 coils. Hopefully this will stop the intermittent boost issue where it feels like hitting a wall at 4K RPM

Purple Samco hoses

Tomorrows jobs are to fit the above, cut the base of my new catch can for the FMIC pipework to go through it and drill new holes to fit some nutserts to secure it. 

I may have to get one of those on pay day

I'm chasing hesitation when on boost at the moment, seems to hit a brick wall at 4K sometimes so I've bought Audi R8 coilpacks & new spark plugs, if that doesnt fix it I'll chuck my 350 MAF in

Where did you get the oil pan from?

Mine has a leak I think so might aswell upgrade

If it saves you money and gets you the house then do it.

Not meaning to offend, but your Z is high mileage and has a set of wheels & a wing as far as I can tell - its hardly something that couldn't be replicated once you get the house and get another Z  

Done a few more bits to the car over the past few weeks

I bought a heater control unit with LED lighting off one of the facebook groups

and a custom made oil catch can/washer combo tank and a Blitz air filter

Rest of my Defi's finally turned up, so i got them fitted along with the Uras gauge pod

Also got the Nismo 380RS accelerator pedal fitted along with some new floor mats
 

My Dmax LED rear lights are currently stuck in customs  I've also got a new Koyo radiator, Downpipe, Silicone hoses, Engine damper to fit while I'm off over Christmas

I've also just sound deadened the car to make it a bit more family friendly ready for when I get a louder exhaust

Cheap gauge, I've had cheap ones in the past & they never work properly. Gives a right scare when your oil pressure suddenly drops to zero and your 150 miles from home

Best off with a Defi/Greddy gauge, they are pricy but they work so well :) 

Yep, get the Tomei

  from a fellow S14 owner  

I've had a 2011 A5 2.0TFSI for the past 2 years and luckily had no issues with it apart from the common oil consumption issue which coming from a Z you get used to

Its honestly one of the nicest cars I have owned, but there is a lot of talk that the 1.8 is more problematic than the 2,0

Doesnt take much space at all & has a 3 tonne weight limit so good for lifting most things.

Its on single phase & yup, just needed a 16a fuse fitting to stop it tripping the power.

The only thing that I wish I had done was to sink the ramp into the floor so that its flat and easier to get a car onto it. Reversing any rwd car with semi decent power whilst living in the wettest country on earth is a challenge when going up and over the ramp.

i love it though, its by far one of the best things I have ever bought. After years of working outdoors and under gazeebos, to have a garage and a ramp is a massive culture shock