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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

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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.

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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!!!

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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.

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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

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on the way to the shop

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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.

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Pulled the old shocks and springs out and OMG. only 2.5 coils from the cut springs f-ing ridiculous lol

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Taking out the rust from under neath

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Picked up some s13 spindles and calipers gonna try and make them fit the front. Before

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After

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I was blown away at how new these look after the refurb.

Test fitment on the new

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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.

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Dash is going to get sent to ASC to get wrapped with leather. bubble and cracks need to be taken care of.

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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!!!!!!

Update on the body work. Trunk lip was remade in bondo in certain spots where the rust had eaten it away.

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got to work and cut away existing rust and made new sheet metal where necessary.

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Trunk before hand surface rust everywhere

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Got rid of the rust and coated

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Interior before

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Interior after

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Wheel arches coated in the same coating too

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To fit the coil overs to the rear we'll have to make adapters. Brinkworth fabbing some up.

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Old rear set out.

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New ones in and Drums refreshed. Looking pimp!!!

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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.

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Painted up and ready to go in

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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,

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He even found Chevy cavalier sway bar bushings that will be a good replacement for the skyline ones

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bolt pattern conversion caps for the rear coilovers machined up and looking sweet!!!

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Custom made braided brake lines

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Rear end pretty much complete, now just need to slip in the coilover and all done!

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Only thing left for the front is the steering linkages need to be extended then the front is done!

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Shortened some universal sway bar bushing and they are a perfect fit

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Wheel well had some serious rust before now it looks like new!!

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Some shots of the interior now its 90% complete

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Door panels

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Rear seats

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Quick photo shoot we did with a buddy of mine

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Took it out to its first meet and won my first Trophy/clock lol for best Nissan

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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?

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.

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

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