S15 SR20DET/6 Speed into my '70 SRL

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Re: S15 SR20DET/6 Speed into my '70 SRL

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When I do a frame-off I want to use a lighter shade than black. I wonder how the white will look Gary once the car is running, especially from the that side view.
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Alvin wrote:When I do a frame-off I want to use a lighter shade than black. I wonder how the white will look Gary once the car is running, especially from the that side view.
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Is this the side view? Very pretty for sure.
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Alvin wrote:When I do a frame-off I want to use a lighter shade than black. I wonder how the white will look Gary once the car is running, especially from the that side view.
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Re: S15 SR20DET/6 Speed into my '70 SRL

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msampsel wrote:
Alvin wrote:When I do a frame-off I want to use a lighter shade than black. I wonder how the white will look Gary once the car is running, especially from the that side view.
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Is this the side view? Very pretty for sure.
That is a 1/24 model I built. I meant a "side profile" view like this:

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If my frame was painted white, it would pop out in a lot of places, most visible from the side, or 3/4 front, rear:
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Just a mental exercise, I know nothing of aesthetics. White would really pop on Gary's blue body.
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Re: S15 SR20DET/6 Speed into my '70 SRL

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Thanks Alvin, your model made much of my day it is awesome!

I'm thinking about some glow in the dark paint for my frame off rejuvenation. Well maybe not :roll: ...
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I should be getting the body back on soon and I'll show pics here.
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Not a swap, but always a great time to check over a frame.. When stripped down for powder coat.. We had to look this one over close because at one point this car lost a driveshaft and it was smacking around in the tunnel. Chassis looks good. Next time it is seen, it will be black. I would have loved to do mine in maybe a gunmetal color..lol

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I found stress cracks just in front of the engine mounts where boxed-in gusset is welded to the inside of the frame rail. Also the vertical weld on the inside between the frame rail and front cross-member (at the extreme front, not the big beefy cross-member) was completely broken and separated.
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What's a good choice for a flywheel for a S15 SR20DET? My original dual mass flywheel is not useable.
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We usually trade them out for a light weight one piece flywheel like this:

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We get them out of Japan for about $300. What is nice about them is can use a standard S14 DET clutch on it:

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I have 6-7 of the S15 dual mass flywheels here if you want me to see if I have a good one...


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Michael,
I'm interested in a lightweight one-piece that uses the S14 clutch assembly. The dual mass flywheel seems extremely heavy. I had found these one piece flywheels a few months ago and bookmarked the web pages. Then my hard drive died and lost the links. How do I get the one from Japan? Total cost? Thanks.
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