Project 514 GTR

[LuckyGTR]

im in 2 i need them toooo

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Got another small order of stuff the other day... This build is really nearing completion of phase one of my project... phase two being my ultimate, final goal.

So I rec'd, thanks to Daryl @ Tunerlab.jp:

Nismo Rad Cap


New OEM Throttle Position Sensor


Tomei HICAS lock II


And finally, a nismo oil separator kit.... Worth the money? maybe not.. but I will eventually be running a dual catch can setup so this will be a necessary component of my setup. I think for the price they ask for it, they could have at least baffled the catch tank, but I may just do that on my own. It definitely is a nice unit though.




Here's how the install went.. easy as pie.

first i removed the middle breather hose and the hose that goes to the intake


Then, I capped off the hose that goes to the intake.


Then the kit requires you to T into the middle breather with a supplied T. I find this setup makes the most sense out of any catch tank setup i have seen.


Here's how it looks hooked up. The top line goes back to the rear intake to serve as a vacuum source. Its comes with a mounting bracket that secures to the power steering reservoir mounts.


I heatshielded the drain hose (heat shield included) which T's into the rear turbo oil drain line. T included as well. I may have went overkill on it, but i wanted to be thorough lol.



Here's how the finished product looks. There's still one line i have left.. the one for the oil drain. I need to do this at my buddy's shop because I need a long extension to get in there.


And finally, here's how my engine bay looks for now. The blue samco rad hose really sticks out like a sore thumb for now, but eventually all of the red and most of the black will be gone. My next wheels will be bronze XD-9's, so valve covers and etc will be powdercoated to match. The overall theme will be Bronze/Polished/Blue.



List of things to do... for personal reference as well lol
Relocate battery to trunk
Relocate wiper reservoir to trunk
Coilovers
XD-9's
Trust Suction kit
Find new MAF sensor... if anyone has one, let me know.
Replace o2 sensor(s)


Stay tuned, Hicas lock going in on thursday

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Had a little bit of fun tonight... Wasn't a success imo, but was worth a try nonetheless. I picked up a set of good quality bumper led bars from ebay, for a really good price, figuring i had nothing to lose. I spent a couple hours installing them today and here's the result. Not what i hoped for, but what the hell.

Dremeled out the back of one of the vents



*Skips all the boring *****

And finally, got them mounted. This was the second one, it came out alot better than the first. Whatever, my bumper is scrap anyway so i did a little R&D.

Heres the bar just sitting in the vent, not mounted yet


And finally,




poop

[cobrAA]

good try, I never saw this before but it does look good.

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You think so? For some reason as soon as I finished I didn't like it at all... I'm gonna leave them in a bit just for kicks but I doubt they will make it onto my next bumper

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So tonight I worked on getting the return hose for the catch can done... the one that T's into the rear turbo drain. I wish I would have taken pics of this, but I was too frustrated. I must warn anyone with bigger than stock turbos that this kit is designed for stock size turbines. Nismo includes an OEM turbo drain in the kit that has an extra pipe welded on for the catch can drain. Not only to the mounting holes need to be grinded out to fit, but i had to heat up the said pipe as well and bend it because it didnt clear the bigger housing on my -5's. got it all working in the end though.. just another hassle.

On another note, my car wont go into HICAS diagnostic mode... Its as if the hicas is disabled, but if i go over 80km/h my steering wheel turns to the right. I was trying to activate diag. mode to install y tomei hicas lock kit. any ideas?

[cobrAA]

You think so? For some reason as soon as I finished I didn't like it at all... I'm gonna leave them in a bit just for kicks but I doubt they will make it onto my next bumper

I like it because they are pure white led , not some ugly yellow coloring light. #2, from those pictures, the fit seems perfect, not like mostof the fog that you can see where they drill because they don't fit the whole hole . i.e: round fog.

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Just got back from whistler, came home to these. They go on tomorrow morning!





new rubber, falken 452's. 265/35/18 all around



w00t

[frankiman]

wize choice on the wheels and tires man!

[archaeic_bloke]

ty.... wicked wheel setup, thats very baller of you, and same thing with nismo oil seperator, always been one of my favorited nismo parts.. good stuff!

as for the white LED bars... are they on all the time? fog lights? ... they look kinda cool, but maybe in person you're saying they look like what? cheap or something?... stand out too much?

the oil drains on our -5's are hell.... pure and simple hell... i don't know how you did that with the engine and turbos still in the car but koodos to you man. lol... + rep if this were MTLracing lol!!

as for the hicas... does that tomei lock do it electrically or mechanically or both?

to diasble hicas electronically all you need to do is go into the trunk and cut i think its the yellow wire with green stripe on it (not 100% sure on the color) but its ONE wire that goes to the HICAS ecu under the rear parcel shelf....
go to autoworx and have haig weld your rear hicas junk shut... he`s done hundreds like that, its cheap, easy, and very reliable...

my hicas delete was the same thing... snip the wire in the trunk, remove the HICAS light bulb from gauge cluster, weld the rear rack in position, remove all associated hydraulic lines and fittings and junk, and lastly get car re-aligned. best bang for buck imo.

glad to see you're still keepin' on, for a while there i was worried you were losing hope! lol

[archaeic_bloke]

also if you want help with relocating your battery and washer fluid bottle to the trunk, id be glad to show you how i did mine in detail... the washer bottle is liek an hour or so, and the battery i find takes like 2 or 3 because feeding the wires through everywhere etc....

[TW]

ty.... wicked wheel setup, thats very baller of you, and same thing with nismo oil seperator, always been one of my favorited nismo parts.. good stuff!

as for the white LED bars... are they on all the time? fog lights? ... they look kinda cool, but maybe in person you're saying they look like what? cheap or something?... stand out too much?

the oil drains on our -5's are hell.... pure and simple hell... i don't know how you did that with the engine and turbos still in the car but koodos to you man. lol... + rep if this were MTLracing lol!!

as for the hicas... does that tomei lock do it electrically or mechanically or both?

to diasble hicas electronically all you need to do is go into the trunk and cut i think its the yellow wire with green stripe on it (not 100% sure on the color) but its ONE wire that goes to the HICAS ecu under the rear parcel shelf....
go to autoworx and have haig weld your rear hicas junk shut... he`s done hundreds like that, its cheap, easy, and very reliable...

my hicas delete was the same thing... snip the wire in the trunk, remove the HICAS light bulb from gauge cluster, weld the rear rack in position, remove all associated hydraulic lines and fittings and junk, and lastly get car re-aligned. best bang for buck imo.

glad to see you're still keepin' on, for a while there i was worried you were losing hope! lol

Thanks my friend! Im getting them mounted tomorrow morning, and needless to say, i'm stoked lol. I ended up selling my old wheels as well as the old advans i had kicking around, so it didnt cost me very much to make the switch.. well worth it for me since these are the wheels i have always dreamed about having on it. They're not exactly light or anything, but I'll look into grabbing a set of ssr's or something for the track when the time comes.

Regarding the LED bars, they have really grown on me. Right now they act as drl's, and are on all the time, but I am going to wire them up to the foglight buttom on the dash so i have the option of turning them off. They're real bright and look nice when they're lit up. I may eventually open them up and paint the housing black though, to make them more subtle during the day.

Lol that drain was no fun at all... Basically it took a few hours of improvising and me yelling loud MOTHERFUCKERS every so often, but it was rewarding lol. I was so nervous to break the pipe when i was bending it lol.

For the hicas, the tomei lock does it both ways. First, it requires you to enter hicas diagnostic mode in order to shim the tierod ends so theres no play, then you solder in the electronic disabler unit. It actually fools the hicas ecu into thinking the hicas is functioning properly so you dont get any lights or codes. Then you can remove all the lines and whatnot. the problem is i think haig might have cut that wire already, but I havent had the time to check it out because ive been away, but the car wont go into diag mode... therefore making it impossible to shim the tierod ends properly. Will ask haig to check it out when i do my 02's.

Haha I just dont have the heart to let this thing go. I dont think I ever will now, I have too much planned and no real reason to sell it. This one's a keeper.

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also if you want help with relocating your battery and washer fluid bottle to the trunk, id be glad to show you how i did mine in detail... the washer bottle is liek an hour or so, and the battery i find takes like 2 or 3 because feeding the wires through everywhere etc....

That would be amazing actually, I want to do both of those sometime before the UR. I am going to send out my valve/plug/cam covers for powdercoating so I'm hpoing to get my relocation done during that time.

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Got the wheels on this morning. I think they look great, they are flush as hell. Just need coilovers badly now... but all in due time!

[frankiman]

man those rims are unreal!
a drop is indeed needed