ok so the coupe has been dormant for about 2 years now.
initially, it started as a 5 lug swap that made the car sit, as i didnt have the funds to source a new master cyl for an SE to accomodate for the larger brakes. i also tore apart the rear subrame and well, just lost interest.
pics of the swap:



the car has sat for about a year and a half after the swap
over the past few months, i have begin the teardown process, as ive come along, my motivation has improved. and well this past weekend, i pulled thengine and trans [by myself] and started cleaning the engine bay.
pic pre-removal
ill upload pics of the semi clean bay, this weekend ill be filling some small rust holes, and painting a few bits to clean things up and make the bay cherry.
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nothing like a little time away to rejuvinate and restart a project! glad to see your getting back into it. my racecar sat a couple of years and now its really close to being track ready! good luck!
You got rid of the black and white V6 tho right? Wasn't that the original donor for the V6 turbo conversion or am I just talking out of my ass? lol too much to remember...
Good to see you're still interested, take LOTs of pics! Your notch is in really good shape, quite envious...
Nice work bro!
Glad there was a revival before your partner convinced you to sell it or worse again, have it towed.
caraudiofoolery
the car has sat for about a year and a half...
Sounds like my car.
200sxkitcar You got rid of the black and white V6 tho right? Wasn't that the original donor for the V6 turbo conversion or am I just talking out of my ass?
yes, originally, that was the plan, to build a badass vg and have it ready to drop in for boost, but plans changed...
im swapping the entire drivetrain and body harness from my current SE, that way it will start right up and ill be mobile again
+1 for having a driving, working S12 without years of downtime
Either way, 160hp VG torque in notch= lots o fun!
Besides, extra VGs arent all that hard to find, and build later
most definitely, i have a spare in my garage lol
the pics speak for themselves


p.s. i sunburned the shit out of my back today.
yaaay
good job
Very nice dude! Got any more pics of the Cobra rims fitted?
holy be-jesus batman... those rims look huge!
whoa! nice wheels
what are they? are they 5x4.5"?
17"?
mr.lonelyS12 whoa! nice wheels
what are they? are they 5x4.5"?
17"?
17x8, and yes 5x114.3 for our se models...
ill be running shitty wheels for maybe a month or two before those go on
they are from a 94-95 mustang cobra

so 4 lug mustangs come in 4x4.5=4x114.3? i looked into 17" cobra R type rims my mind must of slipped. they would fit correct?
if i recall correctly, yes
they are dirt cheap and give you room to have some meaty tires for grip
yeah they are dirt cheap! i love the look of them and size and wanted some badly.
but i was correct the first time. 4 lug for them is 4x4.25" (4x107.95mm)
we truely are an odd bunch. both domestics and ricers would look down on us for this idea of mustang wheels on a old japanese car
the swap begins labor day weekend
watch out
some stuff...

battery box from taylor, leftover from my dads project

and yes, i used rivets lol
heres some work that needs to be done to the engine bay, im considering rhino lining the whole thing, so it stays clean all the time
woo-hoo! let the build up begin!
Ok a lil update just trying to get shit situated.....but got some susp parts today...



Got a set of coils for the front on the way as well



Wire tuck is underway and once the motor is in than the susp will be done too
That's the sick shit right there.
Thanks after Jccs i really want to be in it so the goal is to make it next year slammed out on the Eps, flared, and painted two tone........ I was going to get zg flares but i have to fit the wheels on and make sure those flares will work.....
You are going to love the Stance coilovers...I felt their damping was a little on the high side with the 8k springs I chose...I'm running mine on damping level 4 of 16 on my SE just FYI...seems to pair well with my 9k rear springs and the AGX's set on 6 of 8.
where did you get your brake line clips?
OK ill keep that in mind thanks....
kyskater on 06:00:14 AM / 15-Sep-10where did you get your brake line clips?
Are you talking about the ones on the coil??? If so thats how they came.....
Jizz!!! Coils are lookin sexy man!
Thanks Justin.......with work and school me and my friend havent got to the car to work on it I have a couple more things to get and everything should come together very soon though.....
School is fucking up my builds too.
keep us posted man cant wait to have another legit ass fuckin notch prowling socal
SOCAL!!!!