srbryan N15 Pulsar VZR DP1

[srbryan]

Got the head down and got alot of the jobs done but didn't get many pics along the way. Got the car back on the ground on saturday and pulled it out for a bit of a wash as there was plenty of dust and cobwebs over it.
I plan to machine polish it over the next few days and get the last few details sorted.

 

[srbryan]

So a bit of an update with the running issue i have been having with the car, was lookin at the car with a mate tonight and started messing with it and checking wiring and spotted that when the car was idling the light behind the odometer/speedo would stay on but when the car started moving it would start flashing, so we jacked the car and drove it through the gears the light would flash when the speedo started moving and stop when the speedo reached 0.
We disconnected the speed sensor plug from the gearbox and drove it then and.....nothing the car drove perfect, no hesitation or anything and the light was off.
Also when driving the car seemed to hit rev limiter at about 6800k but seemed to be hitting both vvl activation points so possibly faulty cluster.
So we came to the conclusion that there must be something wrong with the cluster/speedo wiring and that it would intermittently cut ignition power when moving and that is what was causing the car to cut and bog down!? Very strange.

 

[srbryan]

Fitted my Bride rails and Dc5 Recaros










And started prepping the spoiler before paint


Then pulled the car out for a wash before I start machine polishing


Car needs to be lowered a touch in the front, and i'm not too sure if i will put the skirts back on or not?

 

[srbryan]

Started polishing the car this evening.
Started with the B Pillars as they were very faded.


After




A 50/50 of the bonnet


And quarter panel before


After

 

[Nugget Beercase]

Looking good! What kind of setup are you using for the polishing job?

 

[Syv]

good work. How's the seat position after installing recaros? Stock n15 seats are way too high and limited adjustents make it even worse.

 

[srbryan]

Looking good! What kind of setup are you using for the polishing job?

I'm using a rotary polisher and meguiars 105 and 205 polishes.

 

[srbryan]

good work. How's the seat position after installing recaros? Stock n15 seats are way too high and limited adjustents make it even worse.

Seating position is ok, it's a bit lower than oem seat adjusted to the bottom. I'd like it abit lower so might modify the frame if it bothers me.

 

[srbryan]

Been a while since my last update. Got the car "finished" taxed and tested it. Flew through the test and just been driving and enjoying it, i've put about 1000km in the last month and i'm looking forward to the summer and just cruising around the place and hopefully getting in a track day towards the end of summer.

So i had got the spoiler sprayed, wet sanded and polished and put onto the car






Cleaned the car, put in the fog lights and did the last few checks before NCT.


First sunny day after the car was all legal went for a spin up a mountain pass but only got 1 pic from the day but will get more when i go up again at some stage.

 

[srbryan]

Wanted to re-paint my front bumper again as i wasn't happy with the finish it had and the shade was slightly off since the last respray.
While sanding it i was going to respray the splitter aswel as it had a few cracks in it, when i got a idea to try make a old splitter i had off a 200sx fit it coz it's free and I always thought the oem one was abit shallow.
trial fitting




shortened but cut a little bit short


fiberglassed and filled


Painting


Primed and gloss black on splitter




Gonna wait a few days before sanding and polishing and installing back on the car, can't wait to see what it looks like.

Also gonna try make my own intake pipe as my own one is all cracked. but do both the breather lines need to be connected or could the be run to a catch can and have one pipe going to the intake pipe?

 

[srbryan]

got bumper and splitter sprayed and left cure for a few days. Re-assembled today with the fine weather, pretty happy considering it's not a professional job.




Wet sanded and polished

 

[almeragt]

Nice idea, something different and interesting to see. Really like it...

 

[srbryan]

After my intake hose splitting, I decided to try make my own pipe using a old 3" exhaust pipe, I ordered 14mm and 16mm pipe for my breather and silicone hose connectors.
I cut the pipe and connectors to get a rough idea during mock up.




drilled the holes for the breather pipes


Double checked fitment


Welded the in place and made sure to keep it flush with the inside so as not to affect airflow.


test fitted again


looking good




Made a start at a heat shield for the filter. I know it should probably be fully enclosed but as i am not moving/relocating the battery it would be hard to make up a full enclosure for the filter. I think a shield should be better than nothing.


Hopefully get it finished tomorrow.