380 replies to this topic

[Darryn]

Hey everyone, So back again in yet another s12. Funny story about how i became to be in possession of this 12 i have at the moment. A couple months ago i purchased an old school crummy mx62 cressida... yep thats right, not even one of the cool old ones, in hope of just dailying it around and being sensible in it etc. I should have known better that this was not to be the case as shortly after buying the car the diff was welded up and a strait pipe way out past the bumper was welded on. it was not long after these awesome mods that some more steering lock was dialed in and it was thrashed constantly for the past month or so. it resembles something close to that of a post matsuri missle now haha trees, gutters, fences and wood bollards were all targets for the rear end of the cressy... was not long before it looked like it was stollen




But this damn car just would not break... over heated numerous times and driven for extended periods with out any coolant at all and it just kept on going and taking all the abuse that was thrown at it, well untill one night. coming into the same old corner ive slid hundreds of times before in an old industrial spot something just didnt quiet go to plan mid entry and i carryed all the speed and momentum of the heavy cressida up a gutter and into a pole... bent front left LCA, snapped rear left axle and caved in passenger side the heap of sh** limpped home



It was the day after that (last saturday) a mate of mine was desperetly trying to get rid of his gaz... so why not i said and off i went to pick the old girl up. The diff had already been welded saving me one job and it had a stereo in it to block out all those horrid creaks and rattles. other then that it was 100% stock.
As soon as it was home the mods began. s13 front end was bolted up almost instantly and the rear springs cut.





next mods came tonight, my fixie and steering wheel were bolted in and nismo shift nob screwed on... feel right at home sitting back in a 12 with my gear in ir just needs a few finishing touches and it will be a sweet daily...



and sh** the ca20 actualy goes alright in this one, 2nd gear in the dry all day long haha... bring on the rain

there are plans for further mods and such on the drawing board but yea will see how it goes. but for now heres a list of what is done already.

*S13 LCA
*S12 tierod ends
*S12 tierods
*Super steering lock spacer
*S13 steering knuckle and hub w/SR brakes
*S13 buddy club coilovers
*R31 caster rods
*Chopped rear springs
*welded diff
*flogged out pedders shocks that are too low to work
*bride VIOSIII fixed back seat
*Sparco detachable steering hub
*20mm steering wheel spacer
*360mm Luisi steering wheel
*nismo shift knob

pretty fun little rig and can fit x2 bmx's in the back without taking wheels off haha. Think thats it for now, will add things as they happen

[swampdonkyy]

I love your work m8!

[bman]

Vids of skids!!!

[caraudiofoolery]

looking slick, dont do that to this car lol

[lukemonty]

I've been chuckling at your posts on Facebook regarding your Creasy exploits. Good to see sone pics. That S12 already looks the goods mate

[james]

loving it! certainly looks the goods man

stick with the 20 until it puts a valve through the bonnet or kicks out a rod.
from memory, 8000rpm is about where it lets go. haha

good luck keeping it straight!!

[inmans12]

Good to see your back in a gazelle! I will have a white gazelle by the weekend to.

Where did you get your steering wheel spacer?

[swampdonkyy]

3 or 4 cressy's that are untouched at south upi chuck in a s/h LCA, & rear axle & have more fun

[Fury-S12]

lol at the cressy exploits, nice quick work with the s12 though im sure some members would love a s12 setup how youve already got yours days after getting it, nice touch with the japanese name too

[Darryn]

yea this car wont be treated as the cressy was... accidents cant be helped while drifting, its part of it but i will not be hitting things on purpose As for videos, we havent got any yet lol. kinda hard when its dark, 99% of the time were out but will see what we can do. A little saturday arvo sesh never killed anyone should be able to get a clip or two

That steering spacer was bought from JIS (japanese import spares) down here in adelaide. I love it, its so good having the wheel that little closer now... well ontop of the boss kit and 50mm worth of detachable hub seating position is awesome now.

Hahaha yea james, i found out in the last 20e that comp rings turn into blow by rings at around 8k rpm lol. see how she goes... dont reckon it will get to 8k while skidding anyway

yea fury, was all within 2 days, but i already had the stuff laying around so i cheated really haha. cheers about the tittle translates to "old friend gazelle" for those without a translator.

Edited by Darryn, 03 August 2011 - 04:24 PM.

[Darryn]

just got back from the first rainy night skid in the gaz since getting it and fuuuuuuuuck it was fun lots of lock is awesome and the 20e loves life... valve bouncing around the corners haha, needs a limiter for sure. only bad thing i found was it seriously lacked rear end grip, was good for initiating but damn it just would not wipe off speed... got a nice little gift for the rear shocks that should bring back a bit of grip hopfuly oh and caster, it really needs moar caster. Way to twitchy

[Darryn]

14x7.5 -5 with 30mm spacer they look good but fitment is average atm. needs guard work and stuff.

Edited by Darryn, 04 August 2011 - 10:34 PM.

[Darryn]

Went for a drive last night, it was super patchy ca20 was not too keen but we made do handbrake wasn't feeling it but top of second scandos into a bit of a bum drag were pretty fun and seemed to work but towards the end of the night the old girl was starting to get a bit loud and sluggish... hrmm the small crack in one of the runners on the extractors had turned into a power sapping hole and was making trying to slide it not very fun, so home time it was and hopefully i can find another set today.

Got some gifts for the gaz to piss those bouncy pedders shocks off...



A pair of S13 rear tein hr coilovers and a pair of some jap branded Pitlane something or rather, sticker was buggered, r32 front coilovers will be sacrificed for their shock absorbing abiities. the pair that will be chosen is up to what one sits as close to full stroke at the hight i have the car... fingers crossed the tein's because they're better and that should fix the arse end getting its pogo on. then i might get some threaded tube and utilise whats left of the tein and do the hight adjustable rear end set up with the 6kg springs

Also got some "finger licking good" goodies lined up for the old girl...



getting robs old cage off him too stuff in the back of the hatch. Also going to get my s13 knuckles modded, going for the SMM new extreme lock knuckle design... Massive lock with very little ackerman should make for backies



And then for sexy goodness... Fingers crossed cashflow allows for these bad boys in the next week or so but a pair of hashino racing mesh in 15x8-14 are eagerly wanted for the rears to get the gaz styling on mesh all round



After all the goodness is said, done and fitted it will be onto cleaning up the exterior. new front guards and filler panel will be fitted, rolled and painted and then just a general clean up of the rather neglected body.

I can keep dreaming but i would LOOOOOOOOVE to have an fj bonnet and se kit to fit to it... but the chances of those happening are slim to fu** all ahh well back to dreaming haha.

[james]

Should probably add "additional camshaft" to the list of future mods.. If the car lasts that long! Haha

[Darryn]

haha, the additional camshaft is already on the list james... all a matter of how long the 20e lasts

tein's were fitted yesterday along with some aurora springs for the meantime and the cage was picked up. might get onto fitting that today along with the exhaust i have to fix also... driving along yesterday and the exhaust fell in half and theres about half a meter missing buying a car plagued with someone elses problems and dodgy little fixes is pretty annoying. To be honest i could make a better exhaust out of toilet rolls and a glue gun

[Darryn]

todays efforts...



working pretty slow haha. was a bitch to get in, turns out s13 sefety 21 cages arent s12 cages lol... pretty snug once its in though. so much sh** under all the carpets n trims in this one, nothing interesting hidden either lol.

[james]

So it was a s13 cage? Rob suspected that when it was so snug.

Cool to know they definitely fit though.. Opens up options for others!!

I give the numberplates 2 weeks.. Haha

Edit: you know in sa you can register it as a 2 seater and keep the cage?

[Darryn]

yea there's no way that it was made for a 12 yes they fit but you have to take out all the rear trims/seats to fit it and still needs alot of persuading to get it in there

Nah had no idea, thought they were illegal no matter what, thats cool to know

[and_rej]

Lookin' good man!

May I ask how your seat's mounted?? Is it just fixed to the floor, or sliding on rails?? If you modded some rails I'd be very interested in how you went about it.

Can't wait for more updates!

[Darryn]

Cheers man. The seat is sitting on a set of bride super low s13 seatrails, pretty easy to get it in the car really. The front two mount holes on the bride rails line up with the factory s12 ones, so all you do is bolt them down as per the stock seat and the two rears come no were close. With the RHR bolt hole I drilled into the floor pan of the s12 and used some tube as a spacer with a bolt and nut,if you wanted to get technical you could weld a nut on the under side of the body, and pretty much the same for the LHR except it is drilled, spaced and bolted into the side of the trans tunnel though. Oh and when drilling the RHR hole be sure to watch out for part of the body loom as it runs under the carpet pretty much spot on were the hole needs to go and drilling through it would not be good