Nick's 1st s12 Build.

[nick1928.]

Hi people so after much thought of umming and ahhing about what car i wanted to get next after selling my track car i decided that i wanted them 80's feels still and I wanted a datsun again instead of a toyota so i bought this.

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$650 bucks and a good 2-3hours drive round trip i got my s12 manual Irs model not running gear complete interior in reasonable condition mostly just covered in cob webs from sitting for 10 years.

[nick1928.]

I've already started to move with this car and super keen to get it going. plans for car


 


Motor: Ca18DET Manual Purchased a mostly complete s13 running the engine and accessories of my choice found this in Geelong

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Paint scheme : 2 tonne octane Orange (Fg ford colour) for the base and a nice gunmetal Grey with some fleck in it for the bottom

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Suspension Front (AFTER RWC) s13 non turbo brakes (CA), S13 MODIFIED LOCK knuckles, S13 Lower control arms SLIDE WORX adjustable caster arms and SLIDE WORX fully adjustable coilovers.

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Rear suspension : I wanted to get some input from the community and possibly get some help sourcing parts as the little r180 i dont think will stand up for the power I'm aiming for and the style of driving that it will see in the near future i want to buld this to be reliable and a little bit fun. also any help on how u ran ur hydro handbrakes in these cars?


 

[nick1928.]

Today my mate Dobo (nick Name) and myself got all motivated and painted the engine bay of the twelve after a little debate on if i was to colour match the engine bay to the rest of the car or rather than paint it orange i use the 2 tonne of colour for aesthetics i.e cooler piping poping in the engine bay and he suggested that i paint the rocker covers orange and it would look far better even played with photo shop a bit to prove it, BIG THANKS TO DOBO for making my car cooler.

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will be pulling the ca18det out of the s13 in the week comming i will try and keep u up dated and i'll be doing some video eventually cheers

[nick1928.]

So I'm playing the waiting game atm doing a parts order 2moro Cometic Vrs kit incuding the norm + MLS head Gasket Arp head stud kit water pump and timing belt kit


 


So Because i couldn't get busy with the car on the weekend with mates because they already have drift rigs I went to the track to A watch mad cars do skids and B watching my mates do mad skids and get passenger laps


 


couple shots:


 


So here we've got Adrian the Mate/mechanic who's helping with the rebuild making sure it's getting done once and the right way. adrian competes in the vic drift comps (LS1 Ke70 corolla)

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And here we've got a dobo the bloke I Share a house with, the photo shop guy and just all round good guy haha.  (Rb25DE+T 9psi S13 Silvia)

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Here is a shot of my old rig (VP S2 V6 buick+T KE70)

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[nick1928.]

so I've been busy painting and life etc work just like everyone else on here unless your retired, the motor has had the head removed and the head is in the shop being recondition got them nice cometic head gasket MLS and arp head studs for piece of mind new water pump hopefully will get this assembled next week or so and then move onto fitment of the engine and wiring i have a intake bosch 044 for the ca18det and all stock bolts on atm t25 etc etc 


have a few photos to keep u keen i'm no professional when it comes to this stuff but I've given it a shot and expect a few comments in the future otherwise i don't think anyone is actually reading this.


 

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I NEED A FRONT BAR WITH INDICATORS IF YOU HAVE 1 I CAN PURCHASE OTHER WISE ITS NOT GETTING FINISHED OR IM GOING TO PUT AN INTEGRA FRONT BAR ON IT.

[james]

Colour scheme looks good. I'd recommend painting inside the wheel arches so they look tidy, too, if you've got the time and inclination. 


 


Don't know your location so can't suggest somewhere to get a front bar, but they're not that rare to find, I am sure someone nearby has a spare.


Don't think you'd be the first person to put an integra front bar on - I've seen a few odd ones like Exa, Skyline, Corolla, etc.


 


 


Keep it up!

[nick1928.]

Hey mate yeah I'm in Bacchus Marsh Victoria yeah was going to do that when i was changing the suspension over after rwc dont see the point of taking it out 3 times


 


yeah thought it looked alright had no idea how well i'd paint it though.

[daskulthomas]

Nice write up man you work quick! the parts you're throwing on look clean as well,


As for the diff, are the R180's really that fragile? [s]might wanna weld it and see how long it holds up[/s]


Otherwise wouldn't the diff from your donor s13 fit? I know there's Kaaz lsd's for the R200 but they put you back nearly 4 figures ..

[swampdonkyy]

The r180 is not to bad for strength its the axles that snap off the shafts inside the diff that makes them undesirable to anyone who likes to kick the clutch


The S13 diff is shortnose & the the s12 diff is a longnose so it wont fit, you need to find a longnose R200 & some 300zx (z31) axles & mod the rear diff mount if you want a super strong diff.