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yetterben Mar 5, 2008 07:19 PM

I dont want to hear shit from you about cold not when i have been outside in the -10 weather doing this turbo 12a lol.!!!!!!

bad 83 Mar 6, 2008 07:57 AM

I hear you! But with the weather breaking, it's time to start finishing up some of these things that I have been putting off. One of these days I would like to upgrade all the suspension bushings, and upgrade the sway bars. It's a never ending process with this one! Glad to see you nearing completion on yours. Adding another to the 12A turbo group.

datsun1200 Mar 6, 2008 09:07 AM

I like the way the car is looking do thay have that paint in brown keep up the great work :)

TOMMKATT_SE Mar 7, 2008 02:11 PM

Nice work man. Need to do the same thing with my interior. Burgandy interior aslo. Where did you get the SEM stuff from? Need some for the SE and my truck.

bad 83 Mar 11, 2008 03:59 PM


Originally Posted by TOMMKATT_SE (Post 7951960)
Nice work man. Need to do the same thing with my interior. Burgandy interior aslo. Where did you get the SEM stuff from? Need some for the SE and my truck.


Thanks. The SEM products can be picked up at most auto paint stores. I have been neglecting the engine wiring since I did the turbo upgrade. Well I finally pulled the harness out and removed all the rats nest wiring. I removed all the stock tape and anything that wasn't needed. I retaped and loomed the harness. Looks so much nicer without all those extra connectors hanging everywhere. I also installed my 80 amp TII alternator.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...EngineBay1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...EngineBay3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...EngineBay2.jpg

yetterben Mar 11, 2008 04:07 PM

You sure do keep the turbo side hush hush in the pics :)

bad 83 Mar 11, 2008 04:09 PM

Here you go :D.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...EngineBay4.jpg

t_g_farrell Mar 11, 2008 04:09 PM

Ditch that AC! Move that alternator!

Looks good, can't wait to see it on Sunday. Which one you bringing on Sunday? If its the SA will it have a For Sale sign posted in it yet :)

bad 83 Mar 11, 2008 04:16 PM

The AC is the only thing on that car that still works from the factory! I'm not touching it. The SA is getting close to being put up for sale. I may have a "Project" thread on here to let people see all that's been done and upgraded on it.

bad 83 Mar 25, 2008 09:02 AM

I finally broke down and upgraded my spark plug wires. I found a place on E-Bay that sells the Accel universal V8 kits for less than $30 new. I have two wires left over, but I think it turned out better than buying the direct fit set. This way I was able to make the wires exacty the length I needed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...wPlugWires.jpg

jshiz Mar 25, 2008 09:15 AM

That's a nice 7. Congrats on your hard work

blwfly Mar 25, 2008 11:34 PM

are you on msn give me a pm ild like to have a chat with you please..

kutukutu1 Jul 9, 2008 09:44 AM

Congrats on the great work!! With who did you boost prep your nikki? send me a pm i would like to chat with you about your set up. Thanks Again great work

bad 83 Jul 14, 2008 06:53 PM

When I first picked this car up, the dash was awfull. I decided at that time to put a dash cap on it and deal with it later. Well, it's 4 years later and time to deal with it. The cap has done well, but the adhesive was starting to give way, and the cap was peeling off. I was not going to go through that again.


I had found a good dash top a while back that I purchaced from another forum member. I decided the time was now to put it in. After a few hours of work, this is where I am today.


This is what's left of the old dash top.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash4.jpg


This is the dash cap that will be for sale shortly. It is still in great shape, and would be good to reuse.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash5.jpg


And the new dash!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash7.jpg

bad 83 Jul 14, 2008 06:57 PM

Some pics on the carnage.......


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash3.jpg

This is where I stopped today. I have the "new" dash top in. I am going to repaint a few dash parts before I finish reinstalling everything else. So far so good!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash8.jpg

bad 83 Jul 15, 2008 01:50 PM

I got alot done today. More than I thought I would. The only thing that I have left is the defrost panel. I need to repaint it before it goes back in. It's actually nice to finally have piece of mind about the dash!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...Dash/Dash9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ash/Dash10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ash/Dash11.jpg

ray green Jul 15, 2008 03:03 PM

Very Nice Sam. Very Very Nice!

openshot Jul 15, 2008 03:06 PM

that is very nice soon i will have pics of my int its now black. who makes that steering wheel?

kutukutu1 Jul 15, 2008 05:45 PM

nice interior i really like it.

blackdeath647 Jul 15, 2008 06:18 PM

i'm really digging that turbo set up, looks nice and clean, that's still the nikki right? did you boost prep it yourself? i also like the way the intake cap looks, not so bulky as others i've seen. that's the shit man. them gages are the shit too...where did you get them?

bad 83 Jul 16, 2008 02:59 PM


Originally Posted by blackdeath647 (Post 8379044)
i'm really digging that turbo set up, looks nice and clean, that's still the nikki right? did you boost prep it yourself? i also like the way the intake cap looks, not so bulky as others i've seen. that's the shit man. them gages are the shit too...where did you get them?

You can see it in person at the next meet :D I can answer all your questions then. openshot, the steering wheel is APC. This was one of the few "flat bottom" steering wheels that actually look good.

rx7 SE Aug 17, 2008 11:01 AM

I am a witness to how fast his setup is.....pulled me like i was a civic, lol

bad 83 Oct 10, 2008 01:11 PM

Another quick update. Since the 3" exhaust upgrade, I haven't been real happy with the position of the muffler. Just looked too droopy to me. I put out as far as I did because of the flames. It just never looked right. So I decided to give it a more "tucked" look. I added some flame protection as well :D Kinda gives her a unique look.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...edMuffler1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...edMuffler2.jpg

RX-7 Chris Oct 10, 2008 02:15 PM

looks good

john smack Oct 10, 2008 02:52 PM

I like the look of it


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