supafatto,

yeh bought the white coupe ;) I didnt even know what colour it was when i was on my way to inspect it.
Ive been looking for a daily coupe for a long time.and was only 25mins away from where i live.Inspected car next day and bought it.Ive been getting quotes for body work.Hopefully i get a respray in the next few weeks.or in jan after holidays.
I never saw this post on 2013.Im actually shocked no one bought these car!With all the parts it came with it was a done deal for me.

It might have to do with owner not putting the pictures up...

ddgonzal,
absolute legend.thanks for all your good deeds on this forum!

Yeah cool, Johnny is a good bloke, I so wanted to buy it but I have no need for it really :( as for the struts and brakes it's got s13 ca18 brakes fitted which clear the 13's.
Keen to see what you do to it :)


Here's the struts when I built them

When i bought the car,it didn't have the discs and calipers fitted.just the front rims on the hubs.

Fitted them a few days ago.Took me a couple of minutes to figure out ca18 right caliper with its adaptor plates goes to the left strut and vise versa on the other side...

Also had to grind the brakes abit to fit under them under 13 inch ssr mk2s on the front.

Also impressed and surprised on how smooth and comfortable your coilovers ride.Very Recommended.

Planning on getting car engineered for every mod including this suspension/brake setup for insurance purposes and RWC purposes.

The brakes also stop really well esp compared to the stock 1200 brakes im used to.

Also after:(Might have to source for this online but thought i put an ad here first)

*Nismo or tomei head gasket to suit a12t head onto a15 block.
*Genuine Gx camshaft. Otherwise might get a stock cam reground to similar specs.
*Oval port manifold to suit a12t/gx port sizes

That's all i can think of at the moment.


Cheers

Any A15 head gasket will work to fit an A12 head to an A15 block.

Genuine A12GX cam won't work on an A15 as the distributor drive has moved. But the A15E cam (13001-H5700) will work and has the same profile as GX.

Thanks for that mate!

Completely forgot about the distributor drive! But prob is where will i find an A15E cam from?? So i guess il just take the a15 cam and get it regrounded to gx cams specs.
What other cams specs have guys run and run really well in a15 street cars?car will be a daily hence the reason i want it enginnered for all mods including epa and noise levels.

I was after a nismo/tomei just to up the compression abit.Maybe even bigger pistons.
Will research more about bigger pistons next year after holiday.wouldnt mind a 1600cc
Id rather do everything i can while the engine is out so once its in,i will never touch it again other than maintenance.

Cheers

Bigger pistons will return more HP than going to high compression. Going from 9:1 to 10:1 will result in about 2 HP, while going from stock 76mm pistons to 79mm pistons will result in 1607 cc engine. JP pistons in Adelaide will make custom cast pistons, or buy used forged pistons from http://peterzekert.com. Cast is better unless you are doing sustained high-RPM racing.

Try Nissan, they may have some cams left, as it was used in 4 Japan models, plus Nissan Competition sold it.

Bprojects sells Nissan gaskets in three thicknesses, including a 79 mm thin gasket.

I wouldn't get too excited about the cam and getting gx specs. Just go for a mild cam from one of the usual mobs if it's gonna be cheaper.

Get your carburation, exhaust and an elec dizzy well sorted and your gonna have a fun Streeter. If you go an overdrive gearbox you can also afford to go for a better diff ratio

I think a gx head wouldn't be necessary if ya have an oval port head anyway

I've always had success with the factory 70 degree cam grind. Wade cams ( now closed) had masters for this design. I've got one from Camtech here in Sydney, once also from Stewart Wilkins at SWMotorsport, though he gets Camtech to do the grind. Maybe one of the Melbourne members can suggest somebody closer to you.
They might know if somebody like Crow Cams can do something you can use.

Looks like i might have to change this thread into a build thread.

1200rallycar,

Thanks for the advice mate

I will get a camshaft from the usual mobs.

Only reason im eager about getting the camshaft installed is because ive read you have to remove an a-series engine from the car to install a camshaft.The A15 came as spare so its not in the car @ moment.

Car came with headers and full exhaust system and electronic dizzy.Ive got a couple of webers to choose from but will go with the twin 40dcoe2s for this setup.

Any idea on how to setup this carbies for street and how to sort out the vaccum?

As for the head, i agree i might not see the difference on street. I have a spare a12t head which isn't being used so i might as well use it.The bigger ports and double valve springs should help with top end and high rpm on some track events.But vehicle will be mostly a daily.

b310gx,

Thanks for your advice mate.Ive done abit more reading and im sold on the 70 degree camshaft.I will ring camtech on monday and enquire more.Also checked out SWmotorsport website and they've got a couple of the items i was after. i.e gx oval port manifold.Thanks heaps

This is abit off topic,but whats the process of getting a master copy of camshaft design done?

cheers