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I did use the S13 LCA's. For now I have removed the locking nut at the base of the spherical bearing which reduces the length by about 12mm (It will be machined and re-threaded shortly so the nut can be replaced). It still pushes the track out a little, but not as badly as with the full length LCA. The photos above from the back of the car are with the LCA's at full length, the latest shot is with the lock nut out (i.e 12mm shorter). The rims fit easily at the shorter length. I am keen to see how it will ride and handle as well, I have 4kg springs so it won't be as harsh as if the 8kg S13 springs were left in.

Good work man ! I'm in the process of painting my r31 diff and getting it rebuilt in a couple of wks ! Question ..... How does the ute sit with the diff ? What sought of clearance do you have between the guard and wheels ?

You 'Da' Photoshop man - I feel better now

Hey A'- stop reading his build thread and get out into the garage

So you went with the red S13 adjustable LCA's that were pictured earlier in your thread. Did you end up modifying (shortening) them ? How are you going for track width as wheels still appear to be hanging out a bit.

It looks like you end up with heaps of room inboard (between strut and rim) compared with the 120y strut setup.

Very interested to follow your build and hear what the ride quality is like with this setup.

Keep up the good work.

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Nice progress - looking good - photoshop out the pavers , they scare me.

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Nice progress - looking good - photoshop out the pavers , they scare me.

Wheels on and car is coming off the stands today to finally go out to the fabricators for welding of the trans tunnel and also some radiator mounts and support. Feels nice to actually reach the next stage.

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13 front in and steering all done! Got some new coilovers with base height and dampening adjustment.
If anyone is doing the S13 conversion, it says in the tech wiki to use s13 outer tie rod ends and machine the tie rod to suit, an easier way is to use an S14 outer tie rod end as it is the same diameter and thread pitch as the 1200 so no machining required :).
I had to make up some bushes to accept the smaller diameter (10mm) 1200 cross member bolts on the s13 adjustable arms and also the s13 cross member mount is narrower, that was the only fabrication required for the entire conversion.

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First update in a while, progress is slow but progress none the less.
Engine bay painted so that I could fit suspension and steering, decided black because it was easy and still looks ok.

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Been a while since my last post, have been progressing with a few things, underneath painted, diff built with LSD and 4.11 gears, all new bushes and shocks. S13 front end pretty much sorted but will be on a seperate post with some detail of how I went about it. Waiting on inner tie rod ends which I should have Monday and it'll be back on the floor!

Car will be going out to a fabrication workshop next week to finally get the trans tunnel finished. will get the motor onto the engine stand whilst the car is out of the garage and get a few things sorted on that. Slowly but surely it's moving along!

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