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There have been 49 items by InfamousJesseJames (Search limited from 28-September 23)
#4802 Craigslist is funny sometimes
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 07 August 2011 - 11:01 AM in Anything goes.
#4801 Sometimes I miss riding bikes...
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 07 August 2011 - 10:54 AM in Anything goes.
#4793 Mestizo's 92 Nissan 240SX Coupe Build Thread
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 13 July 2011 - 10:33 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
I like the rear wheels...SEXY
#4784 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 17 June 2011 - 11:48 AM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
Yeah it looks a lot better in person. I tried to capture the beauty the best I could. Also the guy did one hell of a job fixing the curb rash. Seriously they look brand spanking new. Cant wait to get the rest of them done and get some pics of them on the track, he said he would like to post some on his website.
#4782 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 16 June 2011 - 12:54 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
I finally got around to installing my Inner and Outer tie rods from SPL.
SPL Pro Suspension front outer tie rod ends (v5) w/Tein Z33 inner tie rods:
and both of the boots were bad so I replaced those as well...
Old oem tie rods...
Passenger OEM was bent...
Old Vs. New
New SPL Parts installed
New boots
After the install I took the car to Les Schwab to get the front aligned and here are the specs I provided them:
1/8 inch toe out
-3.5 degrees camber
Left the caster alone at stock settings
Here is the spec sheet they gave me after the alignment:
Also I lucked out and found on Zilvia a "95" M/T OBD I ECU. So I got it and installed that, no more Check light for the auto ECU but I am lacking a Air Temp Sensor so I am still throwing that light
Also Jonnie Fraz (Stealth Custom Fab) told me about a place to powder coat my wheels the flat black I wanted. So I went over to Powder Coat It ( http://www.powdercoat-it.com/ ) off Old Roseville road and met up Steve and gave him two of my wheels and a few days later he gave them back to me:
#4763 Retarded looking FC
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 13 April 2011 - 10:53 AM in Pics, videos and whatever else you got.
#4762 def confused. wtf
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 13 April 2011 - 10:51 AM in Pics, videos and whatever else you got.
#4761 Someone tell me...
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 13 April 2011 - 10:47 AM in Pics, videos and whatever else you got.
#4760 IRS...
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 13 April 2011 - 10:44 AM in Anything goes.
Love the Mario reference lmao
#4740 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 29 March 2011 - 03:39 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
The past weekend I installed my new SPL front tension rods (v3) on my S14. Here is a couple of pics of the install and comparison of the stock tension rods w/ES bushings.
I took the car to school and just down the street I could feel the stiffness and the response was amazing in the front steering. I kicked it out a couple of times and felt great. Cant wait to slide it for reals.
#4718 SPL Solid Diff Bushing In-Car Install
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 09 March 2011 - 10:22 AM in Tech Info
I did them in photobucket lol I was lazy
#4716 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 08 March 2011 - 10:05 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
if anyone is interested:
SPL Solid Differential Bushing Install
http://www.mestiso.n...p?showtopic=738
#4715 SPL Solid Diff Bushing In-Car Install
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 08 March 2011 - 10:02 PM in Tech Info
***A lil tip I got from Jonnie Fraz (Stealth Custom Fab) stick your solid bushings in the freezer the night before at least to get them nice n cold so they shrink a bit and fit in easier.
***also wanna point out that there are not as many pics as I would like to have put in here, cause I was doing this alone and couldn’t just drop everything to take pic. So I appologize
First off I ordered up a set of SPL Pro Suspension Solid Differential Bushings off their website.
Once they came in and I had the free time I jacked the rear off the car off the ground and put it on a set of jack stands.
Here is what we are looking at replacing:
I preceded by unbolting the driveshaft from the diff, then the 6 bolts per side off the axles. I also made sure I unbolted one side of the rear sway bar.
(side note***) Depending on where your exhaust is located you might need to unbolt it from the rear and let it hag as well. It might be in the way of you unbolting and dropping the diff.
After removing everything attached to the diff I unbolted the two rear nuts from the diff located here:
Once they were out I put a jack under the diff to help support it, then took out the front two bolts of the diff holding it to the chassis.
Once everything was free and clear I lowered the diff using the jack and wobbling it back and forth to get the diff free from the rear of the sub-frame.
Once it was free and lowered to the ground I pulled it out from underneath the car.
Once the Diff was out I could then get complete access to the rear bushings that needed to be replaced.
A pic from the diff side:
A pic from the rear of the car:
Now begins the fun part!!!
After a few hours and consulting a few people I found the fastest and easiest way to remove these bushings.
They have a metal center that most know, with a lil rubber wrapped around that with a metal collar around the outside.
The trick is, is to cut that outside collar so you can tap the bushing out. Fastest way I found was to take a drill with a drill bit about the size diameter of the rubber and drill out the rubber at the bottom of the bushing located here:
As you can see I did here:
After I drilled out enough rubber to stick a saws-all blade in the hallowed out area I made I slid a saw blade in there with a saws-all and cut to one side of the outer collar.
I cut going in one direction like so:
You wanna make sure you keep the blade flat and you wanna just cut that collar so take your time and check often on your progress.
Then after I cut to one side I flipped the blade around and cut to the other side like so:
Once I felt like I cut through both sides I used a hammer and a punch, gave it a few whacks and the bushing popped right out. Took less than five minutes per bushing. Now originally I tried some other options that just were not working at all and it took me forever it seemed like and I got no where. But once I attacked them with the saws-all they way I just described it seriously took bout 5 minutes per bushing.
Now I have both bushings out:
***A lil tip I got from Jonnie Fraz (Stealth Custom Fab) stick your solid bushings in the freezer the night before at least to get them nice n cold so they shrink a bit and fit in easier.
I got the lil tip a little late but no worries, I stuck the bushings in a bag of ice for about an hour or so:
Once the bushings where removed, the holes the bushings came from were properly cleaned and free of any burrs and the new ones where nice n cold I got a type of press from Rob (Mestizo) that consist of two steel type of washers and a long bolt and a nut. We used this device many times to press in bushings on the lower control arms and such.
I found that inserting and pressing these bushings in from the rear of the car to the front works much easier. As shown:
Now both bushings are pressed in.
Once they were pressed in I put the front bushings on the front of the diff, there were easy to do just pressed them in with my hand.
Then I preceded to install the diff back into its rightful place in the chassis:
Once I got the diff back into the car I attached the rear axles, the driveshaft, rear sway and exhaust back where it belongs and double checked everything was nice and tight.
Here is some pics of a comparison of the old and the new:
#4705 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 23 February 2011 - 07:29 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
#4703 S14 parts
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 23 February 2011 - 09:31 AM in Classifieds
#4694 Mestizo's 92 Nissan 240SX Coupe Build Thread
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 22 February 2011 - 07:53 AM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
Andrew
Hey Andrew why you cryin??? lol jk
Looks good Rob!!!
#4690 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 19 February 2011 - 08:32 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
Ok so before I had mentioned there was some clunking going on in the rear end of my car. So I changed the rear lower control arm bushings to see if it would fix the problem, which it didn’t. Although I could feel a difference there seemed to be more of a clunking but not only as I made u-turns but down a straight road when I hit bumps and it seems to be a lot more loose. After talking to Jonnie Fraz (Stealth Custom Fab) he mentioned there is an issue with the S14s with the factory diff rubber mount bushings and welded diffs creating a clunking noise in the rear. So he suggested solid diff mounts and that should fix the problem. So as soon as I could I ordered the SPL Solid Diff mount bushings.
With me finally having time off from my new job and a garage to work on my car I tackeled the project.
Here are the new bushings from SPL
Here is a pic of the stock hardware before taking stuff apart, rear of diff
Front of the diff:
When I got around to taking the drive shaft off I found that 2 of the 4 bolts were finger loose...not a good sign. Then when I moved onto taking the axles off the bolts on the driver side were almost finger loose...all 6 of them. I mentioned this to Rob (Mestizo) and he said that was probably my problem all along
here the diff is out
I put the rear bushings on ice to make them contract a lil bit so they were easier to press in.
Pressing them in with a nifty contraption that Rob and Jon had come up with
All installed back into the car and ready to roll...
Old Bushings:
a comparison:
After installing everything I went back over every nut and bolt under the car in the rear end and made sure every thing was torqued down, hopefully nothing comes loose. I will drive it around some then check everything again in due time.
Well I took it for a lil spin and got the car sideways it it felt a hell of a lot better. It is stupid stiff in the rear now!!! I turned it around several times and no clunking. I think I solved the problem...I am sure just tightening those bolts made a huge difference but the solid bushings made it way better. I just cant wait to drift it with the new set up
I will add a detailed "DIY" instruction thread later for others who wanna do this without taking the sub-frame out!!!
#4688 Someone tell me...
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 15 February 2011 - 06:14 PM in Pics, videos and whatever else you got.
#4683 Mestizo's 92 Nissan 240SX Coupe Build Thread
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 11 February 2011 - 07:39 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
How can you ask me the same thing?
#4681 Mestizo's 92 Nissan 240SX Coupe Build Thread
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 10 February 2011 - 09:04 AM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
#4677 Someone tell me...
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 08 February 2011 - 09:11 AM in Pics, videos and whatever else you got.
I am sure we could have some fun!!!
#4676 Bride MO bottom mount seat rail
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 08 February 2011 - 09:01 AM in Classifieds
The rail is obviously already assembled and ready for use...
This seat rail is 6 months old and is in great condition. Its still in the car but will take it out once sold. I am asking $175. I paid more than that from FR Sport shipped.
((EDIT)) This rail is for a 240/silvia...its in my S14
#4672 rxm6's S13 build/restore
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 03 February 2011 - 09:23 AM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
If you dont mind me asking...where did you get them from?
I think those wheels are gonna look good as well...any ideas on tire size yet?
#4670 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 31 January 2011 - 07:21 PM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
#4666 Infamous Jesse James Project S14
Posted by InfamousJesseJames on 30 January 2011 - 11:43 AM in Public Car Profile's and Project Logs
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