Hey guys,

Been a member of this forum for a while now, had a few projects over the years but have had to sell them for one reason or another.
A little while ago i purchased this straight 1200 sedan from Steve (aka DATUTE1)
Got it home and started work on it straight away. Since ive had the car i have been collecting bits and pieces for the build which include a full ca18det conversion, R31 diff and struts and various parts that i have come across that i need.

Ive been busy lately installing a maddat trans tunnel, its around 90% complete and will be finished by the weekend. Cut out the front for the cooler and just tidying up a few things on the body before the final coat of primer. Absolutely all of the work will be done by myself includidng all fab work, Paint and panel, all engine/mechanical work etc etc.. apart from the wiring which Kev rowley will be doing, and the diff shortening because i dont have the machines and facilities to do it lol.. Plans are:

Body- Clean white 2K respray, basically all standard, all chrome redone etc

Wheels and suspension/brakes- 14" steel rims powdercoated black, with whitewalls and dress rims for now
reset leaves and blocks in the back, DIY coilovers at the front (R31 struts)
R31 brakes front and rear, with new slotted disks and lines etc.
udjustable camber tops and lower control arms

Engine- Standard CA18DET
Standard 5 speed with extreme clutch
Microtech or wolf3d ecu
550cc injectors, turbosmart reg
Custom Inlet manifold with 80mm billet throttle
T28bb on aftermarket manifold
450x300x76mm front mount, alluminium S13 radiator
Mandrel bent 3" exhaust
Carter lift pump, surge tank and 044
all the usual polished piping and silicone

Interior- full retrim in dark red vinyl
Dash reconditioned
New carpet and hoodlining

Im goin for the sleeper look, basically restoring the car with a highly modified driveline.
heres a few pics i have, few of them are from steve when i was looking at buying but it basically still looks the same.
















Not much in the way of pics but ill update during the week!
Cheers Wardy

nice why you change the tunnel it was an auto

Thanks mate, im pretty sure its an original manual.. also i decided to do it because i plan to run an auto in the future with a different engine combo.

looks nice and clean!! I am always glad to see a sedan so build I can to get some inspiration and ideas :)

Haha thanks mate! i must say i have been following your build aswel, its coming along nicely.
Ive always been a fan of the sedans, mainly because the utes are in such demand and are so common.

from what i can see in the 4th pic the sedan had an auto tunnel but i understand changing for later biggger upgrades, will be good to see how u go!! do u have any pics of the front end setup you built??

Looking good, very good!
Isn't there a Wolf 4D now? That would be much better in may ways.

Good work Wardy.
I'm glad to see it's gone to a good home. I have to say I regret selling it but hey, I just don't have time. Finally the sedan is getting work done to it. I'll be watching this thread buddy.

supafatto- nah dont have any pics of the setup yet as im still collecting bits and pieces to put it all together. concentrating on getting the shell painted so i can start assembly. But ill definately pic pics up later on for ya.

Levey- Thanks mate! yeh i think there is a 4D wolf out now, but for what i want the ecu to do, the 3D or a Microtech (waiting for the abuse! lol) will do me just fine. Im doing this whole build on a budget so some ppl have an idea as to what they can achieve. A quick estimation is that i will have the car complete for around the $7500 mark. which is pretty damn good if u ask me!

Hey steve! yeh the old sedan is copping a fair amount of work lately! the whole shell will be primed for the last time this weekend, and i have the booth booked for 3 weeks so i cant wait!

have a few updated pics, got the tunnel welded in today, tomorrow if the weather is as good as today ill prob fire the spray gun up and do some priming.. also black the underneath and wheels wells etc..