Slick's KA-T

[ak_slick]

Update Jan. 23 2012
Alright, finally started updating this thread... I am going to try and get all the pictures back up although don't expect them anytime soon. This Car will, be coming back to life. ProAM Season 3 Here we go.

A Quick About me:
I graduated with will my MS ME in May 2011. I enjoy driving and taking parts to levels that most people don't consider. I started wrenching on cars and officially started my drifting addiction in 2005. I started trying to complete in 2010 without much success due to technical difficulties (engineer's curse). This season I hope to have better luck and have a lot of fun trying to adapt to everyone else diving out there.


Go to the most recent post for current progress.
This is a long thread but chronicles most everything I have done to my car. Some gives how to information, others are more like tv magic. If you have any questions about anything please PM me. I would love to answer your questions as I am always learning myself.

I tend to be a function over fashion kind of guy but I try to keep it looking nice for the sponsors. Hope you enjoy my build as I update it.

Current Sponsors:
Primary:
DDSPerformance.com (thanks Kyle)

Secondary:
FEAL Suspension (thanks Odi)
Brian Crower (thanks Brian)



Nice Shots from Past Events:






Close to Current Mod/Part List

Body
BMagic Side skirts
BMagic Rear Bumper
Origin Rear Over Fenders (50mm)
Front Bash Bar
BMagic Front Bumper
BMagic Front Wide Fenders (30mm)
Carbon Fiber Hood


Suspension/Drivetrain
GR+ Pro Coilovers with z32 rear lowers (8k/6k)
Urethane Motor Mounts
Stock Transmission mount filled with 40 Durometer Urethane
5-Lug all around (z32 rear, ebay front hubs)
Z32 Brakes 26mm Fronts (all aluminum)
Z32 17/16" Brake Master Cylinder
Old Sentra Brake Booster (Nice and low profile)
CNC Hydro E-brake
Manual Adjustment Brake Bias Valve
Z32 Cable E-Brake (for parking)
Z32 Aluminum Uprights in the rear
Godspeed Adjustable Links (Cheap and functional)
Z32 Transmission with RB26 AWD Bell housing
Godspeed Chromoly sway bars
Ebay Tension arms
Nismo Power Brace
Aluminum Steering Shaft Coupling Bushing (machined by me)
Solid Aluminum Subframe Bushings
1-piece rebuildable steel drive shaft (Made By Dan's Driveline)
Kaaz Limited Slip 2-way Differential
All eccentric alignment bolts in the rear subframe welded so they do not move since all adjustment is now made with the adjustable links
SPL Tie Rod ends
Tein Hard Inner Tie Rods
ARE Rebuilt Steering Rack
Custom Spindles for more angle designed by DDS and Myself
Custom Front Lower Control Arms
Relocated steering rack
Custom Tie Rods

Motor Mechanical
Brian Crower Stage 3 Cams (272/272)
Short Runner Turbo manifold (made by me)
RIPAMS GT3271 Polished Compressor, Precision .63 AR exhaust side, .50 Compressor
Midmount Intercooler
Custom Fabbed intercooler piping (homemade)
2.5"-3" down pipe (homemade)
3" Exhaust (homemade)
Tial 50mm BOV (new style)
Tial MV-S Wastegate (38mm)
Modified Ebay fuel rail
S14 KA
S13 intake manifold, gutted of butterfly valves, and everything else
3 quart Accusump Oil Accumulator
Oil Cooler
Canton Racing Inline Oil Filter
-10 AN Braided Stainless Oil Lines (steel ends)
Nismo Thermostat
Koyo Radiator
Nissan Quest 110Amp Alternator
Modified SR20 Aluminum Pulleys to work with KA (minus PS pulley)
12lb RB20 Chromoly Flywheel
Z33 (350z) F1 Racing 6 Puck Clutch
Honda Clutch Slave Cylinder
Clutch Fan Removed
Derale/Bosch 2x 2000cfm fans, custom shroud


Engine Mangement
Megasquirt II with Boost and Launch Control
RC Engineering 1000cc injectors (E85)
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
Greddy Fuel Pressure Regulator
GM Wasted Spark Coil Packs (40,000V?)
Distributor Replaced with a custom Camshaft Position Sensor [Optical 24-1] (made by me)
GM Idle Air Control Valve (removed the 3 Nissan Valve/Solenoids... too many valves)
2 Bar MAP Sensor
Halman Manual Boost Controller

[ak_slick]

This is when I first bought my car. It had a poorly running rb20det with nothing but problems. Pretty much all of them incurred due to being owned by someone who didn't know how to care for it properly. The rb20 was short lived for me due to once I did get it running well, the timing belt idler pulley bolt vibrated loose in the driveway and things didn't go well. So I moved on to a KA since I had an extra laying around.



Interior when I first got it.


It was a nasty engine bay before... well it is still pretty rough.


Better


RB Out


All the chassis wiring was stripped and redone The nasty beginning



KA was disassembled all clearances inspected and everything was perfect. Here it is getting finished up.


How the oil line was run on the KA


RC Injectors installed 1000cc, new wires


The beginning of the Megasquirt II before all the mods.


Some parts I got really cheap... the Overflow window eventually fell out... big surprise... I will have to make my own one day. Tiny T3 .50 trim


Basic ECU functions being tested (we couldn't test the experimental functions)


I machined a block to adapt a GM IACV to mount where the main Nissan one used to live on the back of the stock manifold plenum




Nissan Quest 110Amp Alternator Modified to fit KA.


Welded in a turbo return oil bung to the Oil Pan
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A z32 came into the junkyard while I was there and I pillaged it for all it was worth and all my little car could carry. I managed to take the seats as well as the entire braking system, rear 5 lung, and aluminum uprights.

So I worked some magic to make the seats fit.

[ak_slick]

Some pics of the old JGS log manifold I was running previously. It is a little close to the brake master for my taste... I ended up melting a reservoir. I will have to see if I have the picture of that somewhere.


The JGS didn't have a nice v-band for my Tial Mv-S so I added one myself... It tucked up quite nicely I think. This manifold was sold to someone on ka-t last month.


Here is my dash... more or less. Looks like crap, but the gages are perfect and right where I like them.


Some Cheap Buckets I picked up. They were bolt in after I fabricated some mounts


Here is the Camshaft position sensor optical wheel from a 4g63 and on the right is the one I made, it is a 24-1 with a 2 slit on the inside ring. Below is the distributor modified to take the wheel.



I got a china manifold given to me due to not fitting anything and I cut it up and kept the flanges... I am sure I will use these later.


Old picture of the Passenger side engine bay... Nice ebay FPR worked well for 3 years, then finally crapped out. It wore a hole in the pressure baffle. It has been since been replaced by a Greddy one.

[ak_slick]

So I have been busy this last week. Making a quick manifold, new down pipe, changed out the differential to a Kaaz, Rerouted the power steering lines, Notched the tops of the strut towers so the camber can now be adjusted to the fullest that my coils allow for... etc. Here are the pics.

Starting the Manifold (This was a really quick one btw so please forgive my welds)


And Tada! Finished! Just like that.


Hydro e-brake hooked up and bled.


Trimmed the strut tower for the camber plate adjustment.


Rerouted the power steering lines


The cars current status as of Jan 14 2010. There is a lot more clearance with this manifold compared to all the others I have run on my KA. Not to mention this one actually works and fits.

[s13yaobling]

lookin good. i like the clearance much better now

[ak_slick]

lookin good. i like the clearance much better now

Thanks, Me too. More History added. I will fill in more of the blanks later gotta get the happy for the event now.

[ak_slick]

The race to prep for the event. A little unsure if I will make it but I am being optimistic still at this point in time.

Quick Update on today's progress.

All lines hooked up.


Down Pipe Finished


Battery Upgraded and relocated to the Trunk... have to make a tie down still.


Kyle Made a Heat shield for me.


One of my slave crew installing the shield. (Big thanks to Devin pictured here as a speedy gnome)


Kyle Making a coolant Overflow Tank... this guy is a machine

[Go Go!!]

good stuff!

[TheCloud]

Wow, thats coming along very nicely, def better than the inital engine bay pictar

[IggyEGuana]

awesome awesome
i'm def jealous of u guys over there.  find me at the event

[ak_slick]

Update: 11:23PM

Car Runs... currently tuning. Should definitely be at the event!

Some Pics

Battery tray and Hold down Mounted


Coolant Overflow finished... kyle was complaining about it being bad welding but I stole a picture anyway


All exterior remounted


Heat Shield Mounted

[ak_slick]

awesome awesome
i'm def jealous of u guys over there.  find me at the event

I definitely will!

[el_mata]

nice, now make room for my car...lol!

[ak_slick]

Bummer... Car started... ran, idled for a couple minutes... then died... decided to be a PIA and we have no time to trouble shoot it.    Needless to say I won't be driving my car later today.

[Terror]

let us know how the megasquirt works out and how hard was it to assemple, im thinking of going this route in my car