Lets try and keep this thread to no comments from now on, just build posts. Cheers

After trying to contact pedro to get a project thread going with no avail i thought i should follow dd's suit and post the ute build here.

I have already put some stuff up on here in another thread so i will paste it here as a single thread....

I realised i needed a daily driver since the wagon has become the ummm, project haha.
So i bought myself a ute and a parts ute. very cheap, no rust at all, rust proofed from factory. 95000 genuine kms and the parts car has 87000 or sumthing genuine kms. The daily had been sitting in a dry shed for 8 years so i had to put it through compliance and it flyed through without any mentions.In some pics there is still the heavy layer of dust sitting on the outside haha. As you can see the parts ute has been clobbered by a small truck after pulling out of an intersection some 13 years ago, nice work.

Bought the parts ute to cut out the rear quarter for the wagon and has served very well as parts donor for everyone i know and the wagon too.

Pics:









anyway, these two trucks, along with about 18 others where bought from nissan in circa '82 and everything pulled out of them and amazing amounts of tecktill (rust proofing) sprayed over every surface and in ever consievable orfice. Which is a good thing since there is now no rust
They were also fitted out with checker plate alloy tray lining which means nooooo dents in the tray. And a big arse diesel tank and pump fitted to the tray, along with another leaf added to a reset (higher) leaf pack and stiffer springs in the front. Which all takes into account the 4x4 stance on this beast.

Plans are to fit 5 speed and a lower diff ratio for good fuel economy and drivability on the motorway. Also since they came with drums all round from factory i will put some kb110 struts and brakes in there to help pull her up nicely.

I have a pair of coilover sleeves, springs and top hats coming from ground control in the states:


Some nice and stiff 250lb springs should go nicely with the shorter s1 rx7 shocks in the shortened kb110 strut for some awsome lowness. Not to keen on insane rake so will have the leafs reset almost flat to level up the rear and since they are already super stiff i wont have to touch them again. Still looking for some shorter shocks for the rear of the ute and wagon.

A new muffler is as far as i will go with the engine as shes the daily.

i recieved my coilover kit from ground control today. Very happy with the quality. The springs are 7 inch and 250 lb/in. So much stiffer than the standard 1200's haha.
Heres a comparo pic...

so that about brings us up to date until before i started on my coilovers....

Pics tell the tale.

remove spring seats



chop section out of strut



prep surface and ends and weld, then weld seat for coilover sleeve



comparison



DONE!



chopped 80mm out of the strut :)
Picked up the struts from powdercoaters this morning and then the keeper springs to keep the whole thing captive this arvo.
Camber plates are cusco s13 items

Got my leafs back from being reset last week so its all going in tomorow and the superlites back on!

decided to remove the junk about the parts car, no one want to read that crap

dont show to much interest :S

old struts and brakes out



new struts and brakes in (kb110 - standard disks, all good for an a12)



leaf comparo



get em in there!



reset leafs arnt low enough, add blocks.



Add camber, they are s13 cusco camber plates but the b110 bolt spacing is 180* of the s13 so they were quickly machined to gain moooore camber. ####ty picture with tecktill (rust proofing thats EVERYWHERE in the ute) all over them but you get the idea



add front lip and the 13x7 superlites i was running on my vb110 annndddd what do we have.










Keep in mind these are 175/50's on a 7 (not real stretch but farking low profile) and the arches are flush. Tyres are advan AO48's. Had then since the beginning of last year for my vb110 but they have been out of action whilst that thing gets a resto.

Dont know if anyone notices at all but i have removed and added a few things since i got it like chrome around indicators, bars behind rear windscreen, chrome bumper etc etc

NEXT
wheel alignment
painting the front lip at work in the next day or two (body colour) so more pics are coming.
Gaurd mirrors (bullet ones, black with chrome ring)
Twin peeeeaaa shooters extended
hard top (when i have some time to make)
new grill badges
etc etc etc etc etc etc etc

Cheeeerssss

hey this is the first time i have found this thread.... ute looks great!

question.... are the thread and nut of the coil over kit aluminium?

i bought some off ebay and what was delivered was different to the picture... they appear to work in the same way as these though... just wondering if ground control use aluminium for the thread and nut as well or they have used steel?

yea ground control ones are alli/alloy type. The thread is square cut for strength. Very high quality, i recommend.

cheater that is absolutely stunning, that ride height with those rims and low profile semi's with a bit of camber, it all just looks fantastic. are those 13's on it? it makes me wanna get some 13 inch rims with some avons and lower it to this height.

edit: sorry just read your last post.

woops double post

That looks wicked mate! Does the threaded sleeve just sit on that platform with a grub screw?

Sorry the big red type is there for a reason isnt it LOL!