Postby full-race geoff » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:58 pm

This is my first post on NICOclub so I figured i'd make it a good one. Many people wonder what the founder of Full-Race drives - I admit that im a total S-chassis addict (I own multiple S14s at the moment). Initially i was a hardcore turbo honda guy, but Ive always dreamed of swapping an AWD RB26 into a 240SX (the hassles of owning a GTR in the USA is a huge turnoff to me). My first S14 started the love affair with nissans 8 years ago, and once i became close friends with Forrest Wang it was on - if you dont know of Forrest look him up on youtube. That old S14 is now my fathers and it has an SR20DET and Full-Race twinscroll 30R turbokit. Since those beginnings, I graduated from Engineering School, Started Full-Race and somehow got a killer deal on an RB26 front clip. Once it arrived i put it up in the air and began to measure the R-chassis suspension and crossmember dimensions. What i discovered was unreal - they are almost IDENTICAL dimensions S-Chassis to R-Chassis. The rear driveline was also a complete bolt-on affair to the nissan engineers for hooking us up like this!! Then i became friends with a few AZ locals with GTRs and ordered every Option/Hyperrev i could find to continue my research. About 1.5 years later the prototype R14 was built and we debuted the car at SEMA and on the Cover of the SEMA issue of Modified Magazine to announce the development of the R14 conversion kit:







After this debut i started working on the car alot and taking it apart-putting it together-taking it apart-putitng it together more times than i can count. We tweaked the initial design, improved the suspension geometry and soon had a ton of customers interested in the R14 conversions. We built a few but the fact of the matter is that this swap takes HOURS upon HOURS of time. And it simply was getting in the way of our turbokit mfg business. So i stopped building R14s and went back to the drawing board, designing a conversion kit that any expereinced mechanic or basic fabricator with a 220V MIG could install - virtually no cutting, only welding.



Since then I have spent all my free time and resources refining what i have always considered the Ultimate "swap" -- AWD RB26, LHD into the sexiest chassis of all time to result in my baby - the R14. this DIY R14 kit will become available later this year and we are using this race as proof-of-concept and ensuring viability in a competition environment. The list of invites to this year's race is no joke and we have to be on top of our game. My R14 had a street car build with a goal of 600whp on pump gas - this was fun for the last year or so, but now that I have decided to use the car for time attack, and will still keep it my street car there is a LOT of work to do.



This post documents my journey that started mid-january as i prep my car to be competitive in the 2010 tuner shootout. We got 2nd place the last 2 years in heavily modified street STIs and we dont want to give that up... however a street subaru wont get us 2nd this year - there will be GST's GC impreza (got 1st the last 2 years), a dedicated track porsche 911 twin turbo awd as well as the sierra sierra cosworth evo and tarzan is driving crawford's STI so we have to be on top of our game to do well. We have 4 weeks before the event. The chassis and engine are VERY solid and have plenty of time on them with no problems. Our driver is Mike Speck - an ace behind the wheel and knows this track extraordinarily well. We'll be getting a set of motons, and they will be used only for the track with the aero package on the car



Specs are:mildly built RB26, stock bottom end (Stock rods/pistons/rings), modified oiling system. Full-Race Twinscroll turbokit Borg Warner Airwerks S300 prototype turbochargerFULLY worked cyl head, portwork, machining and valvejob by Headgames MotorworksCyl Head Assy by Burt @ IMP performance - easily one of the most knowledgable and meticulous builders ive ever met. (I consider myself lucky to know this guy)cooling is getting improved right now (pics below)full roll cage, proper bracing in the right spotsr34 gtr brembos front and rear, raybestos motorsport pads, brake ductingR32GTR front suspension, caster changed to 7degrees through custom upper control arm mounts. Stock swaybar, Stock Upper Arms, Stock lower arms, Stock tierods, Quaife Front LSD, urethane swaybar bushingsR33GTR rear suspension, full adjustable links, R32GTR stock swaybar, nismo LSDTires are Hoosier A6 (Autocross compound for time attack) and BFG R1 (enduro + lapping) 275/35 on a 18x10.5Torque Split is running fixed with ATTESSA eliminated (split adjustable depending on preference and tires/track condition)



I have been working hard to document my build and have tried to take pics all throughout. Some of the pics are on my friend's SLR, others are on my cellphone <sorry for the lack of consistency>. this is a peak inside my life, i hope you guys like it, ive never worked so hard on a car before



Some pics from last year - if you live in AZ you might have seen me in I-10 traffic at 5:30AM or 7:00PM



^^^parked at the 2009 modified tuner shootout, rained like crazy ^^^my buddy's R34



here are some pics of my old engine bay w/ huge 900+whp FMIC and BorgWarner twinscroll S300SX turbo (90 degree compressor housing) ^^the inside of my intake manifold (still retaining ITBs)^^old dyno chart from 91 octane and 19psi



the day i decided to rip my car down and enter the race: ^^trying out this random GT wing i got at a JDM yard



^^r32 gtr transmission and front drivshaft^^TRUST increased capacity oil sump - must be able to TIG weld aluminum to install!

Modified by full-race geoff at 1:40 AM 3/11/2010