I wasn't going to post anything just yet, but I'm pretty chuffed with the progress of this i thought id post it on here 
I bought my Spec S about a month ago or so, really not been able to do that much to it until Saturday, been working on it constantly since then and finished this evening (still more to do but cannot progress further at the moment)
so from the start:
Rolled the car in on friday evening.
the following morning the "fun" started :/
An inspection of the underside given I'd only seen pics of it underneath revealed a fairly good job of undersealing, it looks pretty clean underneath (one of the main reasons i bought it)
first port of call was fitting of the brakes, Willwoods with 345mm disks and coilovers
We found the previous engine wasn't even held in properly, the mounts were actually flopping about, the bolts not even finger tight which explained the horrendous knocking under load, the DE engine felt absolutely horrible too, we put that down to the timing being hugely out, i reckoned it actually had about 70bhp at most
in went in my DET engine, 555cc squirters, GT2871r etc..HDev 3a
My old S14a gearbox went on as the original one was knackered
Then an S14a prop went on (the Spec S is much smaller in dia than a S14a) with a 3.9:1 Auto S14a Diff again the original item was knackered
Intercooler fitment
Im not 100% sure on the front wheel fitment, at certain angles they push out too far at other it looks fine, they are 18 9.5" et10 (with spacers) which I've read fit fine with 3º of camber but not sure myself....perhaps slightly narrower spacers might be a solution
Z32 rear brakes with rear wheels fitted
Exhaust fitted
Starting to look better
As it stands now, need to address rear wheel fitment and possibly lower it some more.
I bought my Spec S about a month ago or so, really not been able to do that much to it until Saturday, been working on it constantly since then and finished this evening (still more to do but cannot progress further at the moment)
so from the start:
Rolled the car in on friday evening.
the following morning the "fun" started :/
An inspection of the underside given I'd only seen pics of it underneath revealed a fairly good job of undersealing, it looks pretty clean underneath (one of the main reasons i bought it)
first port of call was fitting of the brakes, Willwoods with 345mm disks and coilovers
We found the previous engine wasn't even held in properly, the mounts were actually flopping about, the bolts not even finger tight
which explained the horrendous knocking under load, the DE engine felt absolutely horrible too, we put that down to the timing being hugely out, i reckoned it actually had about 70bhp at mostin went in my DET engine, 555cc squirters, GT2871r etc..HDev 3a
My old S14a gearbox went on as the original one was knackered
Then an S14a prop went on (the Spec S is much smaller in dia than a S14a) with a 3.9:1 Auto S14a Diff again the original item was knackered
Intercooler fitment
Im not 100% sure on the front wheel fitment, at certain angles they push out too far at other it looks fine, they are 18 9.5" et10 (with spacers) which I've read fit fine with 3º of camber but not sure myself....perhaps slightly narrower spacers might be a solution
Z32 rear brakes with rear wheels fitted
Exhaust fitted
Starting to look better
As it stands now, need to address rear wheel fitment and possibly lower it some more.
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