Hammtheman's Rb25det Powered S13...moving forward

[schaffer]

progress is coming along nice.



i've never had a car that didn't bend the pinch welds, except my wrx. Didn't matter what kind of jack i used, i bent the pinch welds.

[hammtheman]

gas tank is coated


hood is almost ready


treated the rust spots


rattle can primer on the hood. im going to be spraying high temp paint on the hood and engine bay..


blue door sills painted black


holes in the floor patched


frame rail done, just need to do the under side of the floors yet



started cleaning up the runners on the intake manifold
before


after

[hammtheman]

im picking up tubing on monday to fab up my own bash bar so i can fit a larger front mount yet still protect myself in a collision...

[hammtheman]

hodd has three coats on it. one or two more then its 4-5 coats of clear.


tacked in the harness bar


main hoop mounts






need to clean these welds up



locations for the rear tie backs. im gonna x-brace them and put a bar between the strut towers.



hubs are all back together

[hammtheman]

start of the bumper beam, gonna make some bends on the ends and notch the pipes for the mounts. i got some plate but i cut it to short at work


rear tie back mounts


one of the strut tower mounts. i was working on the other one but i just couldnt get it bent right so i gave up


cut the cross-bracing for the main hoop. s&w nothed it weird, but there was extra so i just started fresh with the angle, just need to use the grinder and cope it to match the harness bar.

[hammtheman]

well hope someone enjoys this...

new master cylinder and brake booster


door bars fit with door cards









gonna add this bracing and another one from the strut tower to the rear tie backs further up


also got a call from r/t that my trans is junk, looking for a new rb25det trans

[mr_eh]

are you unable to have that trans rebuilt? I got a shifty trans that was supposedly inspected by mazworx but the synchros were shot

[hammtheman]

Its beyond repair. Its so ****ing rusty on the inside its nuts. I'm gonna run a z32 trans and swap the bell housings. Just need to work on the shifter placement

[mr_eh]

yipes. z32 trans is great, feels tough when shifting, don't be surprised when it shifts like **** the first 5 minutes of driving.

[hammtheman]

Just gotta let it warm up a lil. Hope to have the cage done and the interior prepped for pain by middle of next week and the body just about ready as well

[rocknrace03]

looks good! props to you for doing your own work!

[hammtheman]

Originally Posted by rocknrace03

looks good! props to you for doing your own work!

Thanks man. Granted I have a bunch of buddies giving me a hand with the welding and body work. This is my first huge project so I'm thankful for their help and knowledge

[speedracer228]

Looks great Mike, I'm going to have to swing by the new garage and check it out. By the current progress its heading for the road fast!

[hammtheman]

yeah man. text me some time. im usually up there alot every week. got some pictures from my buddy







little bit of fender work

[hammtheman]

picked up this z32 trans yesterday, was told it was a straight cut, built trans. i havent gotten it totally part. i ran into a few snags.


started stripping these for powder coating



got this cross brace tacked in.


front subframe. horrible horrible photo

[hammtheman]

im dropping off the trans i picked up at r/t after i drained the trans and split the casing, two steel balls fell out. im thinking they are from the bearings, im not positive. so i buttoned it back up and letting the professionals deal with it. also gonna have the rear subframe blasted, hoping to finish up the front bumper beam in the next two days or so


a bunch of swap and rb25 oriented parts came in today.


rear of the cage in final, just need the full passes and its complete. on the fronts the door bars mounting plates need to be fully welded as well as the door bars them selves, along with the main hoop



start of the bumper beam


my first real bead..not horrible looking

[hammtheman]

found my fuel pump. gonna be running this bad boy with two filters, one pre and after. gonna run 8-an lines feed and 6-an return, with a magna regulator as well. just need to figure out what sump to run. there are a few diesel sumps that are bolt on. trying to figure it out right now..

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mrf-mp-4303

[rocknrace03]

i dont remember if you said or not, but was the cage custom or a pre cut, needed to be fit kit? looks great either way!

[hammtheman]

it was a cut to fit kit, but i totally changed up and modified it to fit my needs and looks. so the bars that tie back to the rear frame were actually meant to be the door bars because the original kit was ment to tie right to the rear strut bar but i didnt like the design (sharp angles and no frame tie-in in the rear) so i tied to the rear frame and x-braced in it a funky sort of way.

[hammtheman]

placed another big order today, got everything i need to redo the rack and pinion, brakes, shifter linkage and short shifter for the z32 trans. all i need to order is fuel lines and fittings, brake calipers, clutch/flywheel, and my aem ecu. just need to put everything together at this point...