Hullo (again)
 

Hi guys. Its been about 4 years since I've been on here last as I sold my S12 in 2007 in favour of an S13. And now seeing the light again, I'm getting shot of the 13 for a (rather tatty) s12 on the 25th of this month...and I couldn't be more excited.

So hello again!

hi there mate,:)

Been following your build on SXOC....mental! Bet thats taken some effort.

I have a sort of personal rotary binge on the go at the moment, and am very tempted to put the FD rotary in the silvia....but only a thought at the moment. Race on? :P lol.

I picked her up friday night :) I couldn't be more chuffed. After an hours messing around yesterday, it drives pretty damn well. Its a good start for a cheap car. But by no means done yet :)

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Needed a battery and an airfilter after we trailered it back home, and I drove it all last night and today with no issues :) (the caravan ain't mine!)

And apologies for the photo's they're not mine, they're from the forsale thread

Also there are a couple of things i'm trying to remember from my last s12, and I've had a search and I'm struggling!

1. Will S14 from calipers bolt straight on? (obviously with the right pads and flexi's)

2. That rediculous little valve on the back of the inlet manifold...it's a 3/4 BSP plumbers blanking plate that fits into it isn't it?

3. Is it 10psi you can run safely with no intercooler? and 12psi with? I can't remember for definate

4. The facelift (little side lights) does have a rev limiter... doesn't it?

5. They do have back-lit speedo/techo/etc? ...'cos mine don't work...but the interior light does :P ...job for next weekend!

I thought it was 1" BSP for the pop of valve (dont quote me thou)

Mk2 had a rev limiter i believe

my dash is back lit.

rest i dont know for sure, :D hope this helps

s14 calipers fit straight on, but with s14 discs being wider you could do with spacers behind the pads to stop the pistons popping out when the pads get low, 10 psi is about right without an intercooler, 12 to 14 psi with, but get it checked out on a dyno, rob on here runs 16psi on a t3 with cossie i/c, get a cheap 5th injector set up and a pressure switch, then you can set the injector to come on when the afr starts to lean out, a crude method but works for cheap.

Thanks guys :) useful as always!

The Pad spacers for the S14 calipers...just something the same shape as the pads' backing plate?

And I think I'll leave the 5th injector set up...I'm not sure what I want to do power wise yet, I've got a load of other bits to do first.

you can use a scrap set of pads, just grind the old pad off down to the metal.

That's exactly what I was thinking :) I'll collect the bits.

Is there a company to recommend for the conversion brake lines?
If not no worries, I live a few miles from where the Driftworks braided lines are made. I'll ask them :)

One more quick one as I'm going to have a go at fixing the clock illumination tomorrow.

Firstly in the wiring diagram there is a "time control unit" do all the silvia's have that? Because is seems to suggest some do and some don't. If so will my UK prefacelift have it?

Secondly how does the cowling the goes over the top of the clocks on the dash come off? Clipped in? Had a 2 second look and couldn't see the obvious solution.

Cheers as always :)

theres 2 red strips that pop off and theres 2 screws behind them,then it just pulls out, don't forget to take your trip meter reset button off.

Cheers mate. A legend as always...I'd have been pfaffing around in there for ages with a flat blade before I noticed that!

Any ideas on that time control unit thingy, what ever that is?

The time control unit was not fitted to the S12 in this country but they fitted it to the Bluebirds. It gives added features like interior light fade, a timer for the heated rear window, push button illumination control, a lights left on chime instead of the horrible buzzer, variable intermittent wipe, a pulse for a digital clock and it can also provide 20 seconds of power to the windows after the ignition is turned off to give you time to close them with the switches.
What is funny is the timer on the heated rear window was only fitted to the S12's that were sent to Saudi Arabia. I have fitted one to my S12 but the wiring for the interior light fade was a nightmare to work out. I also fitted the step and foot-lights at the same time.

Only a Silviagod knows this sort of info :)

ScoupeS12 : wery good picture you have on your S12 , Racing cage and racing chair , loocks good :)

Cheers silviagod and S13eater....esstinal know-how as usual! :)

And thanks S12sweden, I bought it as is...I'm just sorting all of the little problems before I get into anything too exciting!

ok l see , l hope it works out for you mate :p