"TheJWT" (thejwt)
08/04/2014 at 21:09 • Filed to: None
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"TheJWT" (thejwt)
08/04/2014 at 21:09 • Filed to: None | 6
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Yesterday, I finished something I wanted to do ever since I bought my car. As you can see in the right half of the picture, the previous owner of my car thought it would look cool to paint the top of the headlights, remove the grill and trim piece that goes underneath it, and thoroughly mess up the hood latch and the support that screws on to it, just for good measure. Also, the headlights were only held in with one bolt and a zip tie each. Except the zip ties were broken. Now there's nothing wrong with this, but it wasn't really my style, and I wanted it to look stock.
My journey started in the wonderland that is Pull-a-Part. There are 3 or 4 within a reasonable distance of me, but only one (In East Cleveland; not the nicest place in the world) had a b13 Sentra. It was arguably in better shape than my car, so my friend and I set to work on changing that. Unfortunately it was the base model, so I couldn't get and engine parts, but I did get new headlights, turn signals, a grill (with Nissan badge!), and quite a few other small parts for only $115. Considering individual B13 headlights are going for $200 new these days, I'm pretty content with my purchase.
I got everything installed fairly easily with a little help from my dad. The plug for the driver's headlight was melted, so he helped me wire up a new one, and it works just like new.
Another modification made by the previous owner was an Apexi N1 muffler; also known as a fart can.
(The only picture of the old muffler. I really didn't like it)
I took it up to a muffler shop last week, however, and got a new Dynomax muffler installed. The difference between the two is pretty dramatic. The Dynomax is still louder than stock, but it makes quite a nice twin-cam noise, just how an old, rev-happy four cylinder should.
I'm not fond of the exhaust tip; I want to fabricate a new one sometime soon, but just about anything is better than the old one.
So that's a quick update on where I'm at with my car now. I've gotten a few other things like new wipers and a new catalytic converter. The next thing on my list is to clean up the engine bay and get it running a little better. I'm probably going to get a shorter intake as well, because currently the air filter is wedged against the battery.
Thanks for reading!
Sn210
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 21:16 |
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Looks awesome, the stock look is the way to go
lone_liberal
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 21:30 |
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Much, much better in all respects. Nice job!
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TheJWT
> lone_liberal
08/04/2014 at 21:32 |
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Thanks!
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TheJWT
> Sn210
08/04/2014 at 21:33 |
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I agree. Eventually I want to paint it the original color, too.
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Sn210
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 21:35 |
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red?
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TheJWT
> Sn210
08/04/2014 at 21:37 |
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Good eye!
NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 21:43 |
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Looks like you're doing some solid, thoughtful changes / restorations. Kudos!
Still one of my favorite cars from that era.
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TheJWT
> NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
08/04/2014 at 21:51 |
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Thank you! I've always liked B13s as well, I'm not sure why they're pretty much forgotten these days.
Rainbow
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 21:51 |
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Wow, only one near you and it just happened to be the right color? Buy some lotto tickets.
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NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 22:00 |
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I don't either. There's so much love for some of their contemporaries, but somehow these things are still under the radar. Maybe the original owners enjoyed the hell out them and there aren't many left? Dunno...
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TheJWT
> Rainbow
08/04/2014 at 22:09 |
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Not quite, but close enough! The junked one is a dark green, and mine is rattle-can black. You can only really see the difference in direct sunlight.
Birddog
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 22:13 |
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You, Sir, are my new hero.
Nice work!
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TheJWT
> Birddog
08/04/2014 at 22:16 |
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Thank you, that's higher praise than I deserve!
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Birddog
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 22:29 |
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De-ricing is an arduous task.
De-ricing an obscure performance car? Even more so.
Your choice of muffler helps too. People forget how good Walker products can be.
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TheJWT
> Birddog
08/04/2014 at 22:34 |
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I'm gonna make a video of the new muffler soon, all of the SE-Rs videos on Youtube have my old one or similar...
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Birddog
> TheJWT
08/04/2014 at 22:47 |
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I had a DynoMax "super turbo" on my ex wife's Cadavalier.
I don't think it helped performance much (15.5xx with her at the wheel) but the sound was just right.
PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
> TheJWT
08/05/2014 at 04:18 |
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car's lookin' good! I love the clean, simple design of these sentras!