Asparagus' s12 build

[s12sweden]

/drools

wery nice picture

[asparagus]

Nah, the speedo isn't hooked up. I'm not too worried about right now though in the future I may just get an aftermarket gauge to work with the ka24de digital sensor

another digidash video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfSa3VGYolM

Tires are mounted and they are super nice!

The 2.5in 2x muffler exhaust is going well too, it's practically all done. I just need to paint it and finish making the end pipe. It isn't anywhere as quiet as I had hoped, but it'll do. First time making an exhaust alone and it just took forever; I spent so much time on it. I tried to make it as close to the body as possible so there are some weird bends in there. I used 2 magnaflow xl3's, two 2.5in U bends, 5ft of 2.5in, and random metal for the brackets. Made everything from the downpipe back










downpipe





I made a mount out of bed frame, little did I know that this was tempered steel and it destroyed 3 drill bits


forged in mordor











mock and fitting










over rear subframe




cool guy hangers





pipe that goes over subframe, straight section at the end for the slip-joint

[caraudiofoolery]

so baller

[asparagus]

The exhaust is done! Compared to the old, incredibly loud 3in, I just wanted a quiet, less flashy exhaust. So I spent like a week working on this stupid thing, sh** always takes a long time when you've got all the wrong tools. Building an entire exhaust while laying on the ground and having the car barely high enough to be under isn't the bee's knees.

The whole exhaust is 4 pieces, the downpipe, center muffler, over subframe pipe, and the end muffler; tucked up as much as I could. It isn't nearly as quiet as I was hoping for, but way better than before while still sounding burbly from the unequal length header.







Looks like something I bought after the paint! The down pipe isn't pictured here, it was already mounted

[s12sweden]

asparagus : l have never see and it is wery pretty with reversing light on the back bumper and also red reflection on the back side on your S12 l cant the name on it

[asparagus]

asparagus : l have never see and it is wery pretty with reversing light on the back bumper and also red reflection on the back side on your S12 l cant the name on it

lol thanks. The back bumper with the reverse lights are just part of the mk1 rear bumpers, and the red reflector may just be a US regulation, dunno.


Since the ghetto tension rod bracket I made out of the s12 bracket didn't work(rod couldn't reach), I had to get those s14 brackets. Pretty surprising, 3/4 holes directly line up and one hole just needed to be ovaled out.














exhaust is on, lots of mixed opinions about this compared to the old blast pipes, but I'm stoked on it!

[caraudiofoolery]

way legit.

how does it sound?

i may have to make a trip up there in the not too distant future

[Grubby]

Does the exaust rub? I handmade my 3" from turbo back and it was probably the most painful experience of the whole build. It hits the diff over bad bumps but hopefully some stiff rear suspension will fix that.

Also I wouldnt put the stands under tow hooks, seems unsafe! be careful

[RannerZ]

Also I wouldnt put the stands under tow hooks, seems unsafe! be careful

In the Nissan S12 Manual it shows a pic saying you can jack the car up from tow hooks.
I had the car on jack stands on the rear tow hooks putting new shocks in on the weekend.

[asparagus]

Yeah! it's a pretty scary place to put a stand but it's been reliable thus far. I have back up stands other than that too, just in case.