project 200sx sx13 vems powered one day

[damo_S13]

well i hope to have a good day on the s13 and start playing with the vems today but this was not that day. as me and my dad got on with finishing the engine off we started to fit the turbo and manifold to then find the last stud pulled out we had to strip it back down and take the head off to drill and retap it so today from 2 till 8 is how long it took us to fit the turbo.

a better pic of in the car


the turbo and manifold finaly on


damo

[damo_S13]

my dad did a little work on the car for me while i have been working away just about ready to start playing with the vems




damo

[Agriv8]

Looking good.

Quick question where is ATP as I think I am ready to think about ( read saving up for )  a Rolling road session, But obviously would like it to take it somewhere who has worked with VEMS before.

Many thanks

Agriv8

[Maff]

I think he means APT,as thats where Bob did SM's car.

http://www.ap-tuning.co.uk/about/contact.asp

Lenwade, just outside norwich, norfolk.

[damo_S13]

yeah your right i did mean apt

update then

had an hour on the sx again today as im working tonight got the intercooler pipe work sorted. not much left now and so will try to do some body work tomorrow

to do

pipe work for fuel rail
turbo to airfilter pipe work
make a throttle cable
sort a wire for the tacho
fit bonnet vent and paint
weld up boot from old spoiler then paint/fit new cf spoiler
get tyre fitted to the works rims
roll rear archers
de-graphic car
get a map onto the vems so i can drive to get alarm fitted and then get down to hd for a proper map

man i've still got a lot to do realy



damo

[damo_S13]

have been working hard last two days

well been working hard and err only thing left to do now is a few bits on the body work...... So its time to try out the vems which will start tomorrow night or sat morining depending on work










damo

[damo_S13]

well on sat i got a cupple of hours in doing little jobs done like fitting air filter, alloys the removing rear spaces due to massive sticky out alloys

[damo_S13]

sunday me and my dad got on with welding/filling the boot. after which i have a little play with the vems/test things work. after an hour and 1 flat battery i gave up and came home to chat to phatbob.....




so on monday about dinner time i got the missis down to sit in the drivers seat/turn over as i changed a few setting and had 2hours trying to get the engine to start of which i got it to fire up but no idle at all after yet more talks with phatbob about injector settings!!!


the missis looking a little sleepy bless her x came down to help me on the s13 even tho she had been at work all night!!! thanks sweetie

today i got down and started again from the top with the basic check for fuel. yep check for spark only 3 out of 4! (DOH!) i have killed a coil driver some how phone call to phatbob wiring changed to new driver then the right ingition and injector firing order (DOH!) inputted............. yes at last she fire and idled for about 25secounds at a time few more setting change and she now idle a little high and loud due to a hole in the exhust were the ego sensor needs to go gut she idles

sorry but the camphone had to be used and i know :ghey: vems :Plug:


damo

[damo_S13]

not update this thread in a long time but will try to do so now.

Got the vems working and an ok ish map for driving around but no full power runs. i made it from sheffield to donnington park and back just fine got about 500mile on the engine ish and found the thrust face to have worn and with no money left i decided to give it all up and sell every thing on.

paid off a load of my dets and got a redtop 180sx sr20det that was built by apex in japan

the engine has done 1 track day running stock boost and about 1500miles all great

then after talking to afew people i have decided to entre time attack 2008 and so the start of a new project

[damo_S13]

will try keep this post simple. as im update from my post from sxoc to here.

So the plan is to keep up with the other rear wheel drive cars in time attack mainly sm s13 seen here

http://www.vems.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=62.

by push out around 450hp and have a good sus and airo setup

i would like to say thanks to dbpower as there helping me out with some parts www.db-powr.co.uk

i would also like to say thanks to my mate tim as his is helping me alot.

oh and not forgeting rob and vems 

Right to the project it self

im not going to start listing all the parts etc being fitted at the min. what i will do is post some picture of work done for now

time to put the s13 on a diet










oh here is a before picture



well thats 90-95% of the sound deading gone thanks to tim. he did about 70% of the work

Rust removel and welding



tim sorted it (sorry dont have a picture) and then started on some seam welding






i think its dam good work to say hes not done to much of this kind of thing before all tho he did weld up his s13

[damo_S13]

Exterior





think thats about it for now

[BenFenner]

No offense, but that's some fugly exterior you've got there. =]

The rest looks great. I hope you're having fun with it.

[damo_S13]

it once looked at lot better

(picture taken at traxs)


its getting there but not much fun at the min with the crap weather

more parts cleaned and painted thanks to tim

[BenFenner]

I don't know man. It's a toss-up between that front bumper and the rust if you ask me. =D

[damo_S13]

that front bumper has now gone

got this one



needs painting etc...