Nemesis Guy's S15

[Nemesis Guy]

Right then where do I start? I haven’t really been involved posting on the forum for a while since the last issue with my new wheels and clearances. I've just been lazy browsing over feeling as if I don't have the time to post as a lot things have been going on. But now the sun is starting to make appearances every now and again I thought its time to give my self a kick up the back side and get my spanner and typing fingers out! I'm currently on holiday board so decided to start my thread!

Any way since first owning my S15 back July I have loved it! But with me, I am a perfectionist and only believe in doing things properly! There have all ways been things bugging me when first owning her! You will see these things as we go along. Also I hate to admit it but she has also been a bit mistreated after developing new driving skills! Learning to drift!

This will possibly be a forever going on project as I have a million and one plans for her! But like most peoples cases funds are tight! I don't believe in cutting corners and only want the best for her! My project aim is to have a road going VIP/Full On Power/Track Day S15! Get my Drift?

So here goes!

This is how she used to look when I first bought her. Apparently, so I was told that it was the first S15 to be bought into the UK as a completely standard car and be used to develop the ESVA model report papers? Whether this is true I don't know?

When buying the car it came with the following mods:

18 x 7.5" Million Spoke Wheels (Now replaced with TE37 18 x 8.5 fronts and 18 x 9.5 rears)
Apexi induction filter and AVCR Boost Controller
Cusco Front Strut Brace
Unknown Cheap FMIC
Horsham Developments Stage One Chip
Up rated Fuel Pump
Tein HA's Coilovers (The winding collars have now rusted and seized)
Apex Stainless Manifold
Braided Turbo Lines
THS Stainless Turbo Elbow and Down Pipe
Power Slow Exhaust (Now replaced with 5zigen Miracle Fire Ball)
Goodridge Brake Lines

That’s all the I can think of at this moment in time?

Since I have had the car I have added a few extra things like the TE37's, 5zigen exhaust, 5zigen Racing Wheel Nuts, HKS Matt Black SQV. I have loads of other mods to add that have been sitting on my shelf that I will add as I go along with the project.

On to the project its self!
First of all I want to put straight all the damage and things wrong with the car.

The Front Bumper! Sorry about the picture quality.

This damage was caused when practicing down my local trading estate linking drifts through a set of S's and getting too cocky loosing control ending up in a spin with a curb and tree in the way.

Can't really see it much but on the other side this was down to kissing a cone at a DWYB day at the Pod. I have tried so hard to polish out the orange but it seems to have imbedded it self into the bumper. The bumper is now at the body shop being repaired and resprayed.

The wing mirrors!

When visiting my girlfriends parking on the side of the road as I usually do. I come back out to the car and I’ve been gone for no longer than 15 mins to find this!

Some asshole coming up the road managed to clip my mirror taking a chunk out and finding the glass scattered all up the road! I was so angry not due to the fact that they had smashed my mirror up but hadn't bothered to put their hands up and say sorry (as accidents do happen) offering to give me their details and get it fixed! The other mirror also has a scuff from the previous owners. So a set of Ganador Aero Mirrors are in order. That is also at the body shop getting painted along with the bumper.

The Boot

I have removed the rear wiper and de-spoilered her. I have filled all the holes with loads of grommets until I have the time to take off the boot and have it filled and painted professionally.

The Engine Bay

This is the thing that annoys me the most when driving I keep on hearing squeeking and rattling noises and isn't just one thing either! This is what I have found so far.

Engine Bay as it was befor I got my hands on it!

The Front Mount Intercooler.

This is the thing that has annoyed me the most from the previous owner not bothering to fit it properly! It hangs way too low and have managed to catch it a few times up drive ways and banked car parking entrances and exits! The Result? Shearing of one of the lower bolts and bending one the aluminuim mounting brackets welded to the intercooler!

There dosn't seem to be a noticable boost leak as of yet but this was the least of my worries!

Check this out!


1) The hole done through the battery tray cut out using a drill! :wack: and packed out with card board! Also the Washer bottle is hanging by one bolt!

3) The Intercooler pipe!

So far this has started to wind me up with the work I am going to have to do when it could have been done properly in the first place! :annoyed:

Also I found this floating about? Can anyone tell me what it is, dose and if I need it?

For now I have left it at this. I have made my way to the cabin to strip the dash for my Defi gauges air vent install and other jobs I have. I will post that up next time as I have run out of picture space and
enthusiasm as she is getting me down!

 

[Matt_S]

The thing you have in your hand looks like the external air temp sensor.

 

[Nemesis Guy]

The thing you have in your hand looks like the external air temp sensor.

Is this something that is needed? What air temp sensor for?

 

[ichi-go]

According to the manual, ur supposed to reclip it into another location as it will get in the way of the intercooler, just find some random hole where ur horn is located and clip it somewhere there

Shocking at the cooler hole though, i did mine like how ur previous owner did cause i didnt have a proper drill to use the holesaw, so i've just drilled multiple holes and chisel it off... but i've dremel the edge so it's smooth and put rubber grommet so the metal doesnt damage the cooler pipe, check my ride's thread if you dont get what i mean

 

[DeanS15]

thats shocking mate, and its not like you can use a holesaw now either. id be tempted to put the battery in the boot now and remove the battery tray.......

 

[Nemesis Guy]

According to the manual, ur supposed to reclip it into another location as it will get in the way of the intercooler, just find some random hole where ur horn is located and clip it somewhere there

Shocking at the cooler hole though, i did mine like how ur previous owner did cause i didnt have a proper drill to use the holesaw, so i've just drilled multiple holes and chisel it off... but i've dremel the edge so it's smooth and put rubber grommet so the metal doesnt damage the cooler pipe, check my ride's thread if you dont get what i mean

Thanks I will check your thread out. I will tidy up the hole with a dremel and run a rubber grommet so it dosent dig into the pipe. May even cut out the tray and weld in a sheet/plate and cut out the hole correctly to make it look a lot neater.

thats shocking mate, and its not like you can use a holesaw now either. id be tempted to put the battery in the boot now and remove the battery tray.......

:thumbs:Thats exactly what I'm doing. I have fitted a Varley Red Top with an aluminuim battrey tray. just need time to run the cables though the car to the ignition. Has any one done a thread of locating the battery yet?

 

[DeanS15]

no but its pretty easy mate, secure it in the boot, use 4awg cable from the + terminal to run it through to the engine compartment via the grommet on the drivers inner wing behind the rear of the wheel arch lining, use something like the box in the picture to join it to the original positive cabling and put the negative to a good solid earth point in the boot. dont forget to use an appropriate circuit breaker or fuse as close to the battery as possible - think its 200amps but could be wrong......not much more than that to it to be honest....

 

[Nemesis Guy]

put the negative to a good solid earth point in the boot. dont forget to use an appropriate circuit breaker or fuse as close to the battery as possible - think its 200amps but could be wrong......not much more than that to it to be honest....

Would it not be worth running an earth cable to the original earth points on the car body and engine or is it pointless? I have the cable available to do this. I also have a grounding kit to go on as well. I thought that the earth was just as important as the live for smooth running and response from the engine?

Being stupid here. But whats the reason to use a circuit breaker? What would happen if I didn't?

 

[Nemesis Guy]

Here's what the interior looks like now. Was and absolute pain to take out! When I thought I had removed every fixing and can't understand why it wouldn't come out? I finally found a link to the service manual that was a big help and hey presto job done!

I removed the pollen/cabin filter and couldn't believe how dirty it was! I thought that the pollen filter wouldn't just be designed for the S15 and that other Nissan model would use the same filter. But no, no luck from any motor factors or jap parts specialists. So called my local Nissan stealer and they quoted around £50! When a usual aftermarket one for any car would be around £9.99! So if any one has a spare pollen filter they would like to sell me for less than £50 I will snap their hand off! Other wise it looks as if I’m going to have to go to the stealers!

So on from their now the dash is out and Defi gauges are test fitted into the pod vents. I am installing Oil Pressure, Oil Temp and Water Temp along with boost in the pillar pod mount.

Ever since seeing a certain interior in a certain car I have had my mind on doing it to the S15! I think it would look so sick! I have found a place that will do it just need to by the fabric and find the money to do it as I didn't think it would be as expensive as the price in my head!

Can you guess what it is?

Along with adding A carbon radio and gear surround, carbon dials surround and carbon door cards to the S15 interior I think it would look pretty sweet! What do you think? I'm going to add a set of bride's as well when I can afford them!

 

[subzero]

you going flocking the dash ??

 

[Miss S15]

U have your hands full there!

Nice black s15 just what I want

 

[Nemesis Guy]

you going flocking the dash ??

Nope. Flocking is cheap and nasty and doesn’t last. Going with a Charcoal Alcantara fabric and gray stitching.:nod:

 

[raytsang]

heres the part number for the pollen filter.

FILTER KIT - AIR CONDITIONER - 27277-86F25

I got mine from perfectrun in australia.
come to think of it, its time to change mine too.

email them for a price im sure it less then 50quid delivered

 

[david]

Its a wonder u dont upgrade the bumper because it is damaged and get an aero one.
also what with removing the spoiler they look way better with it.

 

[Nemesis Guy]

Its a wonder u dont upgrade the bumper because it is damaged and get an aero one.
also what with removing the spoiler they look way better with it.

I have a good business relationship with my local body shop and they doing it for free. It's just a quick fix that’s being done as I hate driving around her bashed up looking uncared for. It’s just until I get a new complete kit and paint job. Not really into the aero kit and with the spoiler I'm sure some owners like it with or with out. For my style of my S15 I think personally it looks better with out.

 

[Envious]

any further progress on this?