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2010 - Project Raw - Time Attack S14
Feb 2010 - Day 1 -Take collection of an ex show Nissan 200sx S14 with the intention of turning it into a full out circuit racer
Feb 2010 - Day 2-4 - Remove 5kg's of roof sealer used in the boot as sound insulation, also remove 12kg's of unused wiring 
Feb 2010 - Day 5 - Strip carbon and 9 layers of paint on bonnet, remove rear deadening - total weight removal 13.7kg's
March 2010 - Day 6 - Remove carbon skin off boot, strip down to metal - Weight removal 4kg's
March 2010 - Day 7 - Remove seam sealer in boot and around back seat and front strut towers
March 2010 - Day 8 - Strip out dash, roof liner, door panels as well as remaining sound deadening -11kg's of deadening
March 2010 - Day 9 - Strip lights, bumpers, turbo, intercooler, radiator, waterbox etc out. Color testing, Mercedes Platinum silver for exterior and Audi RS6 Gun metal for interior
March 2010 - Day 10 - Flair front fenders, removed front brakes, Fenders, Glass (besides doors) and deskinned the carbon off the roof.
March 2010 - Day 11 - Rear parcel shelf inner removed. ABS wiring removed, all exteriour paint removed besides bumpers
March 2010 - Day 12 - More stripping, only things left to remove are subframes and fuel tank, roll cage front arms are mandrel bent and ready for install
March 2010 - Day 13 - Intake manifold cut apart to be rebuilt, Roll cage almost finished
March 2010 - Day 14 - First layer of etching primer on the cage while getting the interior fabricated and ready for paint.
March 2010 - Day 15 - After finding a set of copied Nissan OEM side skirts and rear valances I decided if I want it to look half decent ill import a genuine set.

10mm to short

to short

how it should look

how it should look
April 2010 - Day 16 - Intake manifold fabrication, Valve cover breathers, Dash skin fitment
April 2010 - Day 17 - Cross member removed, had some heavy damage and was plated over, measured out the chassis and its within .5mm of OE spec, not quite sure how this got so bad. Started with a front powerbrace, will be skinned in 1mm ally for air flow. Finished the upper body prep and got some etching primer down.

bent

Bolts welded over with plate steel

after cutting open

Start of power brace

prep work done

Etch primer
April 2010 - Day 18 - Body work has been keeping me busy, rear fenders were flared 20mm, rear 1/4 panels worked and both doors have been sorted and primed

Before

after
May 2010 - Day 19 - Bonnet and Boot lid rework
May 2010 - Day 20 - Start of the turbo manifold mock up.
June 2010 - Day 21 - Not much done due to time constraints, most of the manifold fab work is complete besides the waste gates
July 2010 - Day 22 - Again, no where near as much work as planned. Turbo manifold is half way with the welding, front section of chassis is stitch welded, blended and in primer
July 2010 - Day 23 - Some chassis gusset plates laser cut and then dimpled, also new rear upper strut bar bent up and dimpled
 

Project Raw - Parts being used - Available in web store:
Autoahn88 parts:

14 row high flow oil cooler with remote mount filter

600X300X100 high flow intercooler, tube core for additional air flow over radiator

Flush hood locks and gauges: Water temp in & out, Oil temp, Oil press, EGT all with warning and peak

2l fuel swirl pot

Carbon fiber adjustable spoiler
D2 parts:

Circuit spec and damper rating

16kg & 14kg spring rates

rose jointed camber, toe and caster arms

rose jointed height adjustable tie rods

hydro hand brake (horizontal or vertical)
Gizzmo Electronics:
MS-IBC: Adjustable to 3.5bar boost, open or closed loop boost control, remote scramble/boost facility, Multi scramble boost, Over boost warning, 6 boost memories, 2 wire installation, real time boost gauge, 64mhz RISC processor, internal or external WG control

Shift light: touch sense (no buttons), three display intensity, 100% carbon fiber

Launch interface: fully adjustable launch control, with 16bit DSP

Thermal gasket: Phenolic intake gasket, stopping the intake heat soak often found in hot running jap motors.

Boost controller, Shift light, Launch controller, thermal intake gasket

 
Garrett / Tial - Engine boosting systems

Garrett built to order twin scroll dual ball bearing

Tial 50mm blow off valve and 44mm Vband waste gate

Single parts:

Devils Own - Direct port progressive water/meth injection

Kit

Flaming River - Battery and Alternator shut off

Energy Suspension bushing kit for non rose jointed items

Morosso switch pannel and bulkhead