Traverse's 2011 s13 hatch build started (JAN 2010 to present)

[s13slideways]

Finaly im puting up a build thread on the ride. any one that know me i had a red s13 hatch with green wide body kit in the 2009 VD events. Know i got another s13 hatch chasis and doing a complete tear down rebuild and heres the progress so far. Got the car home and it was full of goodies and beside being painted nice also had the 50mm chargespeed overs and 30mm fronts. also already have the cage installed and was built  and painted by forrest wang in hawaii in 2004. i currently stripped the interior and subframes to prep for underbody paint and minor roll cage additions and wheel tubs.



heres a list of things that have came in the mail already or are on the way:
Turbonetics T3/T40e hybrid turbo
ETS T3 top mount tubo manifold
ETS 4" top mount elbow
full race OEM polished and sandblasted intake manifold
Nismo 740cc injectors
circuit sports billet fuel rail (gold)
tial 38mm external wastegate
full race heat tape (gold)
trust 10" x 9" oil cooler
spl solid subframe bushings
megan version 3 toe rods, traction rods, ruca's, and tension rods
nismo power brace
tien inner outer tie rod combo with emptie boots and spacers in rack
solid stearing column bushing
s13 wangle kit from garage vegas
energy suspension polyeurethane bushing kits
megan roll center ball joints front and back
circuit sports diff brace
kevlar bucket seats with sliders
isis 12" electric fan for intercooler
isis 10" electric fan for oil cooler
moroso oil pan
circuit sports pulley kit
nissan gasket kit for sr20det





stuff that i already had:
d-drug wide body kit
d-max carbon fiber vented hood
mb weapons 17 x 9 in front 18 x 9.5 in the rear
circuit sports billet hub
nrg quick release
momo 300mm wheel
momo shift knob
razo pedals
short shifter kit
sr20 redtop with 50kilos
hi volume pick up tube
new belts
oem waterpump nismo thermostat
koyo radiator
samco blue hoses
fal dual 14" electric fans
godspeed FMIC modded for a mid mount setup
180sx taillight piece
sparco hood pins
tanabe g-force medallion 3" exhaust and test, and downpipe
power stearing cooler setup wit all an fittings an lines
nismo motor and trans mounts

and who knows what else. i will try to update the thread to date and then keep it posted
heres a pic of the old chasis before it got disassembled and sold to its new owner driftaholic


hope u guys enjoy this thread

[My LS hates me]

Wow you have Earl the squirrel's old yellow car!!!! There is alot history behind that car.

[danilo]

Damn, Earl's car finally reappeared! Nice!
Go to youtube.com and type in drift sessions...you'll see old clips of your car.
good luck with your build

[Robert]

Wow you have Earl the squirrel's old yellow car!!!!

[s13slideways]

ya from what i heard this car is a little whore and been passed around like a local hooker. but she found a good home now and she gona get the love she deserves.

[s13yaobling]

for sure do it up man!

[s13slideways]

Just got my wangles and boxed LCA's last night from VG.  thanks forrest for busting those out they painted up sick. cant even tell they were modified once they were cleaned up. also picked up my single stage metallic black base and supplies today. gonna paint the kit, hood, roof, engine bay, and roll bars. gona two tone it with the pearl yellow. should look sick getting it preped and ready to hopefully add the bars this weekend and paint right after. wil post some picks up later when the paint drys.

[Robert]

i wouldnt paint over that yellow with a single stage black.
fundamentally its a downgrade and that color is a pretty awesome yellow (not to mention super expensive).

[s13slideways]

i wouldnt paint over that yellow with a single stage black.
fundamentally its a downgrade and that color is a pretty awesome yellow (not to mention super expensive).

im only painting the engine bay since its completly fucked up and its gettin more gussets and stiching. and the body kit since its not from this car originally. and the roll bars since im adding tubes to keep it up to spec. keeping the yellow on the body every where else. i

[s13slideways]

i think im gona just spry the whole car with pink, orange, and green marking paint just for u kuri.

[Nick D]

i wouldnt paint over that yellow with a single stage black.
fundamentally its a downgrade and that color is a pretty awesome yellow (not to mention super expensive).

don't paint the engine bay black... use a lighter color

im only painting the engine bay since its completly fucked up and its gettin more gussets and stiching. and the body kit since its not from this car originally. and the roll bars since im adding tubes to keep it up to spec. keeping the yellow on the body every where else. i

[Robert]

ah that makes sense then, i didnt realize you were doing any work to the cage (which is what i was specifically talking about, in hindsight i realize i wasnt clear about that) nor did i realize that the paint en the engine bay was messed up.
What you might want to look into instead of repainting the whole cage which would be a pain, is just paint the bars that you are adding. im pretty sure ive seen rattle can that paint shops can make that they can match to your existing color. that might be able to save you a few bucks. not sure though, as ive never really looked into it.

i think im gona just spry the whole car with pink, orange, and green marking paint just for u kuri.

oh, and thanks for hating on my car.

[s13slideways]

i might do that with the bars for sure since most will be covered with padding. the hardest part of painting just the cage is all the masking off.

[Robert]

i might do that with the bars for sure since most will be covered with padding. the hardest part of painting just the cage is all the masking off.

i personally dont like any of the other parts involved with painting cages either.

[My LS hates me]

gonna paint the kit, hood, roof, engine bay, and roll bars. gona two tone it with the pearl yellow.

So is the Kit going to be black? also you are painting the under body of the car?