RB S14 Zenki Drifter

[eoghan]

Bored on a Bank Holiday Afternoon so I decided to do up a build thread of my S14 Zenki.
This car started it's track life as a time attack car. Shell is mint and came with some nice extras
Thanks to Stevo from Driftbits for selling me such a spotless shell!
Check out Stevo's FB Page for updates on the stunning cars he is importing!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Drift-Bits/487137338110815?fref=ts
Also thanks to Mike Fitz for collecting it and bringing her back to Kerry
Mike is a Pro Drifter in the Irish Drift Championship, Check out his FB page for updates on how is getting on with his crazy FC RX7
https://www.facebook.com/MikeFitzDrifting?fref=ts

Straight away we stripped her down ready for a full rebuild

 

[eoghan]

So what now?

So first things first was to strip everthing out of her!

 

[eoghan]

Fab Work

After looking at some other s14 builds in the Irish Drift Championship (IDC) we decided to get stuck into some Fabrication work. Luckily the car already had a ROCO Performance Cage in it. I got some CDS tubing from Group4 for the extra bars! This includes: tubing the front, rear, extra bars for the cage, gusset plates, cutting out and resealing the arches for extra clearance, seam welding the shell, jacking bar for the rear and taking away some of the ugly factory panels!
Thanks to Aidan and Martin for help seam welding the shell and Shane for the loan of the MIG Plant!

 

[eoghan]

Paint

After the fab work was done, I couldn't wait to paint her so we could start putting parts back on!
Decided to go with silver inside with purple cage and bars!

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[eoghan]

So whats gonna power this puppy???

I was on the lookout for a built SR or RB for ages and no joy! Luckily I came across a fully driving R33 for sale and snapped at it! Had a few extras aswel, Splitfire Coils, 6puk clutch and a few more bits! I had taken all of the adjustable arms of of my s14 kouki before i sold her so I had almost all of the parts just to bolt them up!

My S14 Kouki that had to be sold to fund the project

 

[eoghan]

Stripping the Skyline & S14

I took everything I needed from the S14 and skyline for my new zenki build! I put standard arms on the S14 kouki and she's gone to live a new life in Galway. The skyline shell is on it's way to Cork! And i was left with a floor full of parts

 

[eoghan]

Back on the rebuild

Time to clean up the tank, rear subframe lines and get building again
The engine was polished up too! No need of it being polished but doesn't it look pretty

 

[eoghan]

Driftworks Goodies

Some very important DW Goodies!
Car has DW: Braided brake lines, CS2 Coilovers, DW Hubs, offset rack spacers, r32 alloy rad and probably more can't think of!

 

[eoghan]

Engine test fit

Engine was test fitted to get a location for the rad and FMIC. I used the r33 front subframe, solid engine mounts and made custom gearbox mount.

What I did find was that the engine was way too close to the rad to run the viscous fan so i am now running twin mishimoto fans. Time will tell if they will be sufficient

All panels fitted

 

[eoghan]

Few more DW bits

Got some mishimoto silicone joiners and clamps so hopefully no IC piping will be popping off!

 

[eoghan]

A look round how the build looks to date

`So here are a few random pics of how it looks!

 

[eoghan]

Off for Wiring & Setup!

The car has gone for wiring now at CAC motorsport in Cork. They will wire up the ignition, electric fans, fuel pump, lights, wipers, cut-off switches etc. They are also looking over the tracking and general setup of the car! I only got a few sneaky pics but the quality of work is second to none with the Galvins! Just look at the back of the switchpanel!

They recommended I fitted D-Mac Track Rod Ends as the Hardrace one will bite or bind causing this or other parts to snap!!
Check out the MCN Sport Website and FB Page to see the wide range of top quality products for sale!
MCNSPORT | MCNSPORT

 

[eoghan]

Any rb25det parts for sale?

I am looking to buy a custom intake manifold (preferably greddy)
Garrett GT3076r
Any programmable ECU (Apexi power fc, HKS FCON, Haltech, Link etc)

 

[ShaneC35]

love it lad, i want your front hubs

 

[eoghan]

Spec List to Date

Ok so I finally got the chance to do up a spec list so far!
My aim is to setup a strong reliable car. Any inquiries or advise just ask or advise!

Body
-Nissan s14 Jap Zenki Shell, one of the finest examples!
-Roco Performance Cage
-Seam Welded Shell
-Tubed Front and Rear
-Extra Door Bars and Gusset plates
-Custom Parcel Shelf
-Webbing cut from inside hood & doors
-Arches Cut, Bent it and seam welded
-Supermade Front Bumper
-Vertex Side Skirts
-Vertex Back Bumper
-50mm Rear Overfenders
-Japspeed BGW
-Plastics 4 Performance Driver, Passenger and Rear Windows!
-Bonnet Spacers & Bonnet Latches
-TRS Tow Hooks

Engine, Fueling, Cooling & Transmission:
-RB25det series 3 from r33 gtst
-r33 Subframe with s14 Rack
-Solid Engine Mounts
-Custom Gearbox Mounts
-Front Mount Intercooler mounted upside down with shorter custom pipework
-Full 3" Japspeed Exhaust with Rear Shotgun Pipes
-Decat
-HKS Elbow & HKS Downpipe
-Genuine Oil Pump and Water Pump Replacements
-Genuine Nissan Timing Belt
-Splitfire Coilpacks
-DW Alloy Rad
-Twin Mishimoto Electric Fans
-Prosport Sandwich Plate for Oil Temp & Pressure Gauges
-Prosport Water Temp Adapter Block
-Mishimoto Hose Couplings
-Mishimoto Hose T-Bolt Clamps
-Deatchwerks DW300 Fuel Pump
-TOMEI Fuel Pressure Regulator
-Gearbox & Rocker Covers Polished
-ACT 6 Puk Clutch
-Nismo 2 way Differential
-Nismo Shortshifter
-Blitz Air Cone
-Just after full service, new plugs all new oils and new alternator & PS Belts

Suspension
-Driftworks CS 2 Coilovers
-Front DW Hubs
-Hardrace Front Lower Control Arms with Tension Arms
-Hardrace Rear Lower Control Arms
-Japspeed Camber, Traction & Toe Arms
-DW Offset Rack Spacers
-DMAC Track Rod Ends
-Solid Diff Bushes
-Solid Subframe Bushes
-Whiteline ARB Front & Rear

Brakes:
-R33 Brakes All Round
-DW Braided Brake lines all round
-Yellowstuff Brake Pads
-DMAC Hydraulic Handbrake
-DMAC/HEL Braided Hydro Lines
-Mechanical Handbrake also fitted

Interior:
-Full Custom Interior Loom & Switch panel by CAC Motorsport
-Prosport Performance Boost, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp Gauges
-Bride Low Max Fixed Seats (Driver & Passanger)
-Takata 5pt Harness
-Flocked Dash
-QSP Deep Dish Steering Wheel & Hub Adapter
-Plumbed in Fire Extinguisher

Wheels:
-Front 17 x 9.5 ET20 Rota GTR's
-Maxsport RB5 Steering Tyres
-Rear 18 x 9.5 ET30 Rota GTR's
-25mm Spacers all round
-Aftermarket Steel Neo Chrome wheel nuts

 

[eoghan]

Wired and Tracked

So I got the car back from wiring and what can I say only I am over the moon! Big thanks to Anthony Galvin and the Guys at CAC Motorsport for a wicked job. Everything was done so neatly and done right for very reasonable money. I think the guys could see the amount of effort into the build and complimented it with a proper wiring job!
So here is what the guys done:
Wiring
-Custom Lower Loom (altinator , starter etc)
-Custom Interior loom with the bare essentials (Lights, Fuel pump, Relocated Battery)
-Custom Switch Panel with LED Switches for Fuel Pump 1, Fuel Pump 2, Fan 1, Fan 2, Lights, Wipers and Ignition
-Cut-off Switch,
-Charging light
-Push start button
-Fuse box for the above items located on the dash

Setup
-Dmac Track Rod Ends and associated tie rods
-Custom Anti Roll Bar Drop Links and Bracket
-Full four wheel alignment with the extra lock setup
-Sard Fuel Pressure Regulator

Few pics of the wiring job. I will put up some pictures during the week of suspension setup

 

[eoghan]

Sooo This just happened!

So I was just messaging around looking for any nice parts on the market and came across a Apexi Power FC and Hand Commander for the RB25det!
Can't wait to get the car back to John at West Coast Performance (WCP) for setup and a run on the Dyno! Anything Jap and John is your man. The results speak for themselves mapping most of the top cars in Ireland and Europe such as James Deanes & Nigel Colfers Drift Allstar weapons.

 

[eoghan]

WCP Map

So... All ready for mapping. Locked and loaded and ready to go

While on the Dyno the Fuel Pump had to be changed. A Deatschwerks DW300 in tank pump was installed and a Tomei Fuel Pressure Regulator aswel. Cheers for Tom & Charlie doing it for me when I was at work!

[video]https://www.facebook.com/eoghan.o.keeffe/videos/10204836838747907/[/video]

All was good otherwise. Made 270bhp I think which can be expected. Standard Turbo, Injectors, Internals, Boost etc!

 

[eoghan]

Hate Cars :0

Brought car home from being mapped and all was going good. Decided to take the car for a few spins to see how she was going and then the water pump starts to leak! So Stripped the front of the car to inspect some more. Lined up the timing to find the exhaust cam was advanced one tooth. I have seen previous threads where people deliberately advanced the exhaust like this for more mid-range power. Since the timing was done in japan last I dunno was this done on purpose or by some cowboy. Anyways I went and ordered Genuine Nissan Timing Belt, Tensioners and Water Pump!

 

[eoghan]

Paint

So while I was waiting for the engine parts to arrive I decided to paint the car! I decided to go purple like my old s14 kouki but with a bit more sparkle! Big thanks to Dean and Josh for their help with the paint.

Sparkly Purple Lacquer