Gordie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 WOW! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-5959985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightMonkeyII Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Do JDM HGC210's come with CV joint rear end, or has it got a DR30 rear end? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-5961662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade NZ Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Just awesome mate!! That is one beautiful car. I'd be so stoked having that in the garage! ....... . Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-5961703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 WOW been a while since i updated this thread, sorry guys thought i was upto date here. Time to catch up. When she came into Canada [/img] Engine is sound, electrical could do with some work tho as expected. Cleaning out the car and realized it needed new carpets and some trim repair. So i thought F it, just strip the damn thing and build it right the first time instead of doing things gradually. So i started to gut her last night. Funny what you find in a car this age, plus I'm glad i did it. found that the seats were missing bolts to hold them down. hmmmm interesting rear seat belts, bolted from both ends with no buckles, looks like left overs from race harnesses. The seats are recoaros with bride rails and there was some bride stickers inside the car. If this car could talk!!! I'm gonna continue stripping it down till its just the drivers seat and steering wheel left. gonna get new carpets and re do the interior trim in suede Picked up rear Skyline R32 seats and they fit!!! little bit of modding to look perfect but brings up the interior to the modern age a little. Trying to figure out a way to make the ride a lot smoother than it is and found out a few guys had done S13 Coilover conversions. There was not a lot of info out there on the swap but it was possible with some custom work done to the control arms etc. almost stripped on the way to the shop I ordered a set of Apexi S1 coilovers and bought a set of s13 spindles, hubs and cailpers to upgrade the handling and change the rears from drums to discs. Pulled the old shocks and springs out and OMG. only 2.5 coils from the cut springs f-ing ridiculous lol Taking out the rust from under neath Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Picked up some s13 spindles and calipers gonna try and make them fit the front. Before After I was blown away at how new these look after the refurb. Test fitment on the new Front coilovers will take a bit of work installing. We have to extend the control arms of the s13 and will have to figure out something with the steering rod too. Rears is a straight fit just need to make an adapter for the top becuase the skyline is a 3 bolt at the rear and 13 coilovers are a 2 bolt. Rust Removal has already been done on inside and coated. Bee Quite sound deadening material is being used for all the interior. Dash is going to get sent to ASC to get wrapped with leather. bubble and cracks need to be taken care of. Going to paint the interior myself. Gonna change it from gray to black, using SEM products apparently the best stuff to use in the bizz. Some of the paints are like $50 a bottle!!!!!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) Update on the body work. Trunk lip was remade in bondo in certain spots where the rust had eaten it away. got to work and cut away existing rust and made new sheet metal where necessary. Trunk before hand surface rust everywhere Got rid of the rust and coated Interior before Interior after Wheel arches coated in the same coating too To fit the coil overs to the rear we'll have to make adapters. Brinkworth fabbing some up. Old rear set out. New ones in and Drums refreshed. Looking pimp!!! Like i mentioned before the fronts are way more complicated to fit. we had basically two options, butcher the front coilovers and weld them in. Didn't really feel like potentially ruining brand new $2000 coilovers lol so we went with option 2. Getting s13 control arms and spindles and modding them to fit. We had to extend the s13 control arms and make them a bit of conbination of c210 and s13 control arms to make them fit. Painted up and ready to go in Had to fab some bushings as we couldn't find c210 bushings. found out that 80's VW Golf bushing fit with a little bit of tapering. Fronts all in and looking good, He even found Chevy cavalier sway bar bushings that will be a good replacement for the skyline ones Edited May 23, 2012 by Sukh Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 bolt pattern conversion caps for the rear coilovers machined up and looking sweet!!! Custom made braided brake lines Rear end pretty much complete, now just need to slip in the coilover and all done! Only thing left for the front is the steering linkages need to be extended then the front is done! Shortened some universal sway bar bushing and they are a perfect fit Wheel well had some serious rust before now it looks like new!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 bee quite mat lined the whole car Seats were all recovered in leather suede. rear seats front seats Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH05T Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Posting for updates Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 This is the dash wrapped in leather, if you look back in the original pics it was gray vinyl. The old junk that got removed from the car. Spraying dash panels from grey to black. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 This is the dash wrapped in leather, if you look back in the original pics it was gray vinyl. The old junk that got removed from the car. Spraying dash panels from grey to black. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukh Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Some shots of the interior now its 90% complete Door panels Rear seats Quick photo shoot we did with a buddy of mine Took it out to its first meet and won my first Trophy/clock lol for best Nissan Next is install the sound system. Planning on putting 4 - 4inch speakers inside, 10" sub in the back running off one amp. At the same time do a battery relocation to the trunk. Anyone done a battery relocation and wire tuck on a C210? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastadd Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That interior looks AMAZING !!!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1GTR Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Holy shit, awesome effort and result! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordie Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Perfect! what length are the front lca's? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6367910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adzmax Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Dude, seriously cool! Love it. Never realised a C210 could look so awesome! These cars are becoming like Pokemon, gotta catch em all! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6369882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Shadow Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 dude firstly, absolutely amazing job!!! im dead-set blown away. secondly, is there any chance you could post up a recipe for the front s13 coilover conversion? i would kill to get my conversion looking that neat. ive gone a totally different route but yours looks WAY better. the only plus side to the set-up im doing is that it will be fully adjustable. but yours is just so clean and stock looking. the million dollar question is, how does it handle? would like to know about the driving experience now that you've done the swap. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6379449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Shadow Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 man my jaw is still droppped to the floor. just 2 more questions mate. can you tell me what you used for front brake lines? and how much were those LCAs to get made? much appreciated :-) cam Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6379472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C210king Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Just out of curiosity why have you extended your lower control arms I have done the s13 coilover conversion on my c210 everything just bolted strait up to the original control arms and tierod ends ? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6802368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Pretty sure it gives you crazy positive camber and it has been done many times with that result?Not sure what you've done though Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/373175-my-1980-c210-skyline-fresh-from-japan/page/2/#findComment-6802499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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