Running in the 90s, zenki love

[Rice86]

So i sold my AE86 off, it got to a point where the car was ready for more power, which means ITBs and an epic NA build which is easy 10k dropped into an engine, it would of went hard for a little 1.6L, sounded boss, barely street legal in noise, emissions and looks and still a Honda would pretty much flog my ass at any track with an average driver, semi slicks and a K series swap.

i was pretty close to going Honda myself but the only Honda i would get is a Type R or a S2000, that is still an overly expensive daily and only more expensive to modify (s2000 anyways). Also Honda being all FF and NSX or S2000 are the only option for rear wheel powered honda that i cant afford, the driver inside me thought long and hard and said what the fuck am i doing? FF?, so needed another RWD and this is where im currently at

1995 S14.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/503187.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/22/img1179kg.jpg/)

[davidgarratt]

Nice , the latter angry face looks shit lol ;)

[HachiRoku]

Noice, I hope you load it up with navan goodness

[Rice86]

That is part of the plan

[hollywood89]

looks good man, welcome back to the s chassis club

[Rice86]

S Chassis is the next best thing to an AE86 =D

[Jdm-Mcc]

noice! love the simple yet effective look

[HachiRoku]

I bet we have the same idea with S14 styling... Yet I ain't giving my ideas away though! haha

[Rice86]

lol the first thing to do is find wheels.. the 16" Buddyclubs are borrowed with shit tyres, another friend has different wheels in 17" with hopefully better tyres to drive on and should be able to chuck them on this weekend see how they look.

Im not the biggest fan of matching wheels to body colour as most are done shit but staying with the 90s theme, that was the real deal 13 years ago lol so im giving it a go.

Bad month to buy anything for the car so borrowing what i can to get more ideas until money rolls within the year

[Rice86]

Fast update - Hard race caster rods bought and installed on Saturday due to weak steering response.

new coilovers should be here this week

[Rice86]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/504872.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/6/s14q.jpg/)

copied from brothers blog, more pictures at http://redsprinter.wordpress.com/201...ds-on-the-s14/


"Tonights result ..
Buddy Club Race Spec Coilovers installed
Ride height adjusted
DIY Lip installed
… still needs better wheels (LOL)
After a busy ass day of serving customers, and fitting tyres on rims (in a 35 degree oven-workshop),I’m properly buggered. Its past midnight and I’m still up tapping away on the keyboard. GAH!
This afternoon my brother and some mates dropped by to get his new Buddyclub Racing Spec Coilovers installed .
Since taking ownership of the S14, his complained that the suspension was a real let downer, “it just doesn’t feel like its working, like the shocks are dead and the its riding on the springs, even when I set them to soft”. So looking at the option we had available at work I suggested we try a set of Buddyclubs, since the guys at work have had good success with them in the past and doing some of our own research; others who have used them, have but nothing good to say about them, he pulled the trigger and got a set.
Being a track minded person he opted for a set of Buddyclub Racing Spec Coilovers.
And the results= Mind Blown,
“The difference is night and day, the suspension actually feels like its working, I can feel the tyres grip. Its funny cause it feels like a good set of shocks and springs (lol), the ride is firm but comfortable and when its travelling on uneven roads, I can feel the suspension travel in a good way, whereas the old coilovers I felt like I was smashing, bouncing and skipping across the road, its pretty sick man”.
While following him from behind I did notice that the car’s body was more complaint, instead of constantly bouncing up and down or sharp up and down jolts, the springs were absorbing the different loads from the road, while the dampers slowed everything down and kept the body at a steady, level state.
The next test for the Buddyclub coilovers will be at a race track, to see if it lives up to its “Racing Spec” name. Richard has already booked himself in for a track day on the 26th of March at Wakefield. So I’m super interested to see what he thinks of them out on the track. Stay tuned ."

[Rice86]

end of March '13 Track day prep progress

should be receiving the below in near future

OEM kouki spoiler
Gktech Rocker arm stoppers
Goodridge braided brake lines
Evo front Brembo calipers already got
caliper adopter plate for said brembo

next pay will be new disc rotors, pads, and shop for my own set of wheels and tyres if i can afford it.

[Rice86]

dat wing..

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/505679.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/img1240n.jpg/)

[Jacobxxx]

I need to get me one

[Rice86]

So i got some R33 GTR wheels now, 17x9 +30 with Feds RSR 255/45 or 40 i think all round. not the best condition but it'll do for now.
had to use 15mm bolt on spacers for the tyres to clear the front coilovers, should be able to get away with 235 tyres and a 5mm spacer at most later on.
rears are perfect.

issue 1.
had a shake down test over the weekend and my god the Buddyclubs racing spec coilovers are so good around bumpy uneven surface.
The brakes on the other hand are a big fail, rear pads are basically gone and front rotors are most likely warped now, has vibration only when braking at high speed (100kmph) which only happened after the shake down. still waiting for my brake items to come so i can run them Lancer brakes.

issue 2.
had fuel surge or fuel cut when going on/off throttle.. figured it must be the boost controller/AFM/stock ECU that isnt happy with the 10psi, disabled the Bc and ran stock 5-6psi and that fixed the problem so wont be boosting this car anymore until i can get it all together with a tune.

issue 3.
car can only be driven for about 7minutes before it has heating issues. Need a bigger radiator and oil cooler to fix this

issue 4.
needs a wheel alignment lol

[Rice86]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506338.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/dsc3525c.jpg/)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506339.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/dsc3567.jpg/)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506340.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/40316610151402712383261.jpg/)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506341.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/48005710151402712378261.jpg/)

New PB
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506342.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/img1292zt.jpg/)

[niclol]

Love that wing, I know it's a track car but I think some Navan sides would look great :)

[Rice86]

thanks, yeah Navan skirts are to come in the future

[hollywood89]

lookin good, hoping to get out to wakefield soon for a shakedown...i thought 33 wheels were 17x7/8 +30

[Rice86]

GTR33 are 17x9 +30 all round Nick

ive got 15mm bolt on spacers at the front because 255 tyres touch the coilovers lol, makes it sit flush up front with my camber setting so its a win win

[Rice86]

Byebye peashooter, you will be missed

picked up a Fujitsubo cat back exhaust from a s15 over the weekend by accident (near brand new), not sure which model it is yet but so far its looks to be a legalis R, but might be a power getter too, will have to double check markings and serial numbers as we installed it straight away due to over excitement lol.

its as quiet as the pea shooter, a bit louder when past 5000rpm but only just so its no difference to ears, but performance wise is of coarse outstanding.
its revs cleanly all the way to red line now.

cant go wrong with Fujitsubo for performance and street use in the one.

Also got a Greddy 13 row oil cooler core and braided lines, have to find the spare Greddy oil block adopter to use otherwise will have to buy a new one if its lost which most likely is, not too happy about that since it wasn't mine

not suppose to be spending money on the car but good bargain is a good bargain and free shit like the oil cooler core and braided lines is a no brainier lol

[Rice86]

so to find out what Fujitsubo i bought, i looked around and found this number on the jasma plate, S00338..lead me to this

http://www.fujitsubo.co.jp/prods/det...00191/00000495

RM-01A!! winning

[Rice86]

How it looks

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506820.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/img1307tu.jpg/)

just installed this DIY custom BM stopper 5min ago

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506821.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/img1315zm.jpg/)

[Anthony13]

I like that stopper idea I just might do the same with my said s14

[Rice86]

yeah instantly firmer brake pedal was noticed, just shows how much flex its got without it, good functional FREE mod is best

[Rice86]

got some fiber glass side skirts. basically free and for temporary use until i can afford Navans or Kouki aero skirts. Car does look better with side skirts

Oh and their TRUST branded as the label shows under the layers of fiber glass on the back..

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9576/img1324pg.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/img1324pg.jpg/)

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/506870.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/img1326jd.jpg/)

[Anthony13]

Looks good man go navan for sure!! And get the nismo rear bar to!

[Rice86]

Been a while

got a wheel alignment done some time ago (5-6months after installing coilovers and adjustable castor rods LOL), steers a lot better now lol, could use more castor still
upgraded radiator to them ebay ASI alloy 3 core one, that fixed the over heating issue
upgraded to a BMC BM57
got a brand new genuine Nardi classic 330mm
Skyline R33 GTS-T diff and CV upgrade (OEM VLSD 4.11 ratio and shafts are supposedly stronger)
Buddyclub one piece buckseat
T28bb replaced the stock ADM T28.

Car drives a lot smoother and breaths a lot better overall. Still need to upgrade rear brakes to skyline R33 rears, get sway bars, down pipe and front pipe system in near future but for now the car is close to where i would like it to be.

i have some brand new soft compound 255/40/17 Hankook z221 lined up for this Thursday coming private track day. Dont know what lap times to expect, im just praying they don't scrub and get destroyed on the first warm up lap because that would be a waste of $1000+ in tyres alone !!!

[dansomerville]

Do you know the guy that bought your hatch personally?

[Rice86]

i dont know him personally but i still see my old car now and then..

[dansomerville]

I met the dude one day. Had no idea, car is pretty haggard now unfortunately. Tofu stickers and shit on it, was pretty happy he applied them himself.

[Rice86]

yup, i was gutted when i saw it with my own eyes, he has no idea what the value of the car is and went ahead to stuff it up to be all JDMinternetfamous. Kids will be kids

[Rice86]

Current mod list and new PB time! 20/06/2013


Nissan S14
Stock ECU
T28bb turbo
11 psi
ebay ASI alloy rad
FMIC
cat back Fujitsubo RM-01A
Buddyclub racing spec coilovers
hard race adj castor rods
unknown adj rear camber arm
Soft compound 255/40/17 Hankook z221 all round
full complete interior
Front Evo brembo brakes with RDA slotted/dimpled rotors - still same stock pads as last time
4.11 VLSD OEM R33 GTST skyline diff
got a Wheel alignment done at the front this time round
rears is basically still stock

I spent the early mornings helping and driving other peoples car just for the experience and fun times.
I found that my driving style and lines are very well suited to the RWD format more then the FWD. In this case it was a stock DC5R with coilovers with Federals RS-R and it just would not turn. Again i know its FWD and i should be driving in a different way but no, i didnt enjoy it and just felt boring to me, i did get the rear end out sideways about 120kmph a few times and that was about as much fun as i got from it, very lucky to have not spun out to be honest LOL.

Then the owner of the DC5R drove my car and in his words "this is so easy to turn, so nice and fun, and scary", in his defence it the first time his ever driven a RWD on any track, and it just had to be a turbo car lol

Passengered in a few cars, one car was a friends fast 1:06 capable 180sx, though it was only doing 1:07 on this day because of slight issues, but god damh its fast.

i was still testing and trying to use up all my fuel in the tank to lose weight before i start chasing lap times, which means i was on street tyres all morning just testing and having fun i guess. quickest was a 1:15 on street tyres and mucking about

after lunch time, it was game time, serious poker face on.
i still had half a tank of fuel but time was coming short and i needed to put down a fast time.
Hankook Semis were installed. fresh and brand new like straight from the factory itself.

Rolled out of the pitlane onto the track and yup, straight away i came off at the first corner into the dirt! LOL i was only going about 60kmph and just straight under steered, it was like i was driving on ice! so much for looking after my tyres!

it took about 2-3 slow laps to get some heat into them at 30% pace, then gradually going about 50% pace to work the tyres better, then about 70-80% to really put heat into them. Frequent tyre pressure checks where made before any fast driving could be done. Also some spins and off track action in the process LOL.

When the temps in the tyres went up, and the pressure was set alright, i got down to business.

First fast lap and i already banked 1:11, so i already matched my current PB time
Second fast lap and 1:10, felt pretty easy
Thrid time lucky and i got 1:09.49!

Now with that i still had just under half a tank of fuel, still trying to get use to driving on semis and finding its limits.

Now i know why its so frustating when there is traffic on the track because i would catch up to the car in front a lost faster then previous time which then just kills the lap time when im going for it.

I let the car and tyres cool down a bit before my last try to dip into the 1:08

Last session for me of the day and best i got was

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/509659.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/jvsp.jpg/)

I was happy with the time and thought it wasn't worth pushing the car and tyres further, i know a 1:08 is easy now with a few adjustments to the setup as it is but that can wait for a while. Time to catch up with my personal life first.

[dansomerville]

yup, i was gutted when i saw it with my own eyes, he has no idea what the value of the car is and went ahead to stuff it up to be all JDMinternetfamous. Kids will be kids

Yeah it is a shame, oh well it's inevitable in the end. I like what your doing with this though! 90's style is to die for.

[Rice86]

So i installed R33 GTST rear brakes a few weeks back

But then this happened over the weekend

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/0/3/1/510536.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/19/ra8c.jpg/)

so got everything done, fronts, rears, full alignment by the shops to my specs

( roughly )
Front
Caster; +8 deg
Camber; -2.1?
Toe; total 2 toe out

Rears
Camber; - 2
Toe; total 2 toe in

In general it turns in well as expected, under heavy brakes or acceleration the rear end is super stable and doesn't want to step out and dance, so that means i can hold a better line + give it more throttle before the apex hopefully (ae86 style, full throttle around the whole corner FTW)

I'll just dial in more camber when at the tracks but other then that everything else feels spot on for a daily car lol.

Need to hit a drift event to see how well balance the car is in a different perspective.

[Rice86]

wow i've just read my last few post and how wrong was i

nearly 12 months has past since my last post and 1:08 is NOT as easy as i thought.

Car has not changed much at all, but during that missing period of updates it found itself a cusco 1.5 LSD. i think thats the only major update besides usual maintenance.

The car now has a nistune and now makes a little more power then stock thanks to a DIY road tune. its still has never seen a dyno so i still have no idea what power it makes so no point saying anything else about power.

As for the car itself, its still doing consistent 1:09 laptimes on the same semi slicks, the car should see a 1:08 with brand new semi slicks but that wont happen for a while.

this was from my latest track test day, as i've entered into NSW time attack in late June, my ambitions are getting bigger, but the car itself is still a joke LOL - pretty much the slowest car on the entry list.

anyways, enjoy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwMyTprEvOI

[Rice86]

fast update

NSW time attack results - 1:08.9990 on street tyres LOL

JUST into the 1:08 but sadly i didn't have a video of that lap.

i really wanted a mid 8 second as its still too close to 9 second but im still happy i got an official time down on natsoft this year.


this is a 1:09 flat lap over that weekend. messy as hell as tyres were dirty/wear and tear by this time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0i0MwbAMp0&list=UU72laoeobbDwsXvYwgZcxUw&index=1