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Pixs of my S13Brake/susp to 1200 Coupe conversion
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Items used, ISC coilovers with 4kg springs.
S13 LCA's with the follow modyfied to fit.
Very easiliy done plus it gives alot of adjustment possibilities.

Caster- S13 Radius rods are cut, drilled and tapped then added high tensile threaded rod to give adjusted caster.

LCA mounting- 1200 cross member is drilled out to from memory 14mm at the front then 12 mm at the rear to suit the S13 LCA's.

Chambers tops are used from the ISC coilovers with the standard strut top holes drillled out to 8mm.

Toe adjustment- I used the 1200 rods but the are machined down on the outer to S13 (12mm fine from memory). I used a 1200 left hand side inner tied rod end on the right inner so the toe adjustment can still be used as the thread on the rods can still adjust as normal.

Brakes are RDA slotted rotors and Bendix pads, the S13 brake lines will screw straight up to the 1200 brakes lines.

Sway bar- the LCA end is drilled out for a new mount position similar to the 1200 point.

What it cost, $770del for ISC coil overs, $150 for the S13 LCA's and hubs, $180 for the Slotted rotors and pads. I done the machining myself at home but $150 should pull that end up.
So for around $1250, personally i think its a better option over other strut/brake upgrades. Offset will be wider than standard and Stanza, but still fit inside the flares im using with 1.5degrees chamber.

I will add more pics when i have the wheels off next and it stops raining.
Im now looking for Castillated nuts for the S13 ball joints Nissan dont have them unless you buy the complete LCA set up at $800.

Note.... these are my veiws and opions only and i will not be accountable for anyone attempting this option.

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Posted on: 2007/11/5 8:24
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Re: Pixs of my S13Brake/susp to 1200 Coupe conversion
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Wow. So the s13 LCA didn't affect the camber?

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holly #### nice work. must of put a lot of time into this. do you need flares to make this fit? cant wait to see more pictures

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You could possibly be able to roll your standard guards and have them fit . With about -3.5degrees camber it should be no probs.
Bare in ind im running 15x7" wheels with 27mm offset, a set of front wheel drive wheels will bring them in to the standard guards, as you can see i still have a little bit of room between the strut and wheel.
Time wise now i could easily do it in a day.
Machining approw 3 hours, and the rest is bolt up...Literally...then alignment
Camber adjsutment is great with the gear i used, it can be adjusted to about 4degrees at the hub-lower strut mounts and and about another 3-4 on the strut tops.

I done this about 11years ago to my 1200Ute, but sold it to an Asain guy on the gold coast but here ended up doing a 1/2chassis dag car out of it.

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looks pretty seet! thanks for sharing

would like to see wheels off photos

looks like some good work / reaserch has gone on here and i'll be definately checking out this idea

do you know what the caliper mounting bolt spacing is on these?

just something to check... in the angle the photo is taken it looks like the tyre could rub on that rubber brake line at full lock, might want to check it doesnt come close, looks to be a fair bit of slack in that line

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im impressed big time good job if i was closer i would shake ur hand then give u a high 5 cause their the BOMB lol good work

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caliper bolt spacing is the same as skyline, r32 on, so the bigger nissan brakes will go straight on if you redrill the disc to 4 stud

would be fun trying to find wheels to fit over though

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Research wise, 11years ago i had my 1200 and a CA18 frontcut side by side, and from there it was ####s and giggles at how easy it is.
back then i had Teins but my budget this time didnt stretch that far.
Bolt spacing im not sure atm but will measure shortly, you can mount the R32/33 4 spot callipers to these and run the the corresponding disc' drilled out to 4 stud as i did in my ute but you need to run 16"wheels for them, (or run the 5 stud skyline hubs instead of drilling out but then you need to change your wheels unless you plan to run a falcon diff)
Everything clears nicely, one day im going to change to braided brake lines but need more $$$. i want to change out the stumpy gearbox and ute diff to a CA18det gearbox and R31diff before hand.

I will have wheel off pics shortly. I had them but they got wiped off my camera.

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S15 and S14 wheels look nice on 1200's gives them a modern tounch if you plan on running a 5 stud diff.

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would any 13's fit over that setup?

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