Shredding tires is way more fun than *real* racing.
So the holidays are over and it’s time to get back to work on the car. I am still missing a couple pieces that are holding up putting the motor back together, but I still have plenty of other stuff to do. I finished the new subframe last night; I actually finished it in November, [...]
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When I did the Z32 brake upgrade on my first car, I was super disappointed when I went to test drive it. The pedal feel was just awful and the braking didn’t seem to be improved much, if at all. I decided to go and get a Z32 master cylinder and some new cut off [...]
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With the spare subframe on my table, I started cleaning it up to get it ready for some goodies, I noticed that it had some strange welds in the rear section. First two pictures are of the welding in question, the third is the other, normal side. I don’t trust those welds at all, especially [...]
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Swapping in an SR20 into your S-chassis? Here’s a diagram, it’s wonderfully simple as long as you don’t care about passing smog. There are only 3 vaccum lines that are absolutely necessary. Most mildly modified SR20′s will have 4-6 depending on what extras are added on. Lets begin. Throttle Body: The throttle body has 3 [...]
For an S-chassis, a Z32 brake upgrade is one of the best upgrades which can be done to boost stopping power on these old hoopties. Stock brake suck-fest. A stock, US market S13 or S14 comes with a single piston caliper. The much heavier Z32 300ZX, in all it’s forms, feature 4-piston opposable calipers. Upgrading [...]
Five lug conversion on S-chassis cars are a very common conversion. After converting to five lug, there are many more brake and wheel options available. Most of the crazy flush and dished wheels you see on 240?s have been five lug converted. For S13 Front: S14 SE Hubs S14 SE Spindles S14 Ball Joint (will [...]
