After a good 2 years of looking, I finally found some S13 door cards for sale at a reasonable price. The trim vinyl was separating from the cards in places but this was easily fixed one afternoon with some fabric adhesive. 

So, believe it or not... my S13 is actually my second project car. I also own a 1991 BMW E30 318I. I'm going to use this post to introduce it's history in my life. I'll post soon explaining my future plans and my current endevours.

I believe that this photo taken on the 18th of April 2020, was the last time I had the car in a registered, drive-able state. I'd say my intentions, like a lot of other people's, was to use the mandatory periods of isolation to fix a issues I'd been ignoring. The M52B28 that I had swapped in was either using or leaking a good litre of oil for every tank of fuel. The amount of oil vapour that I could see evacuating my crank case vent was also a daily point of concern for me. I'd always hated the clutch in this car. It was a unit that I'd got second hand in a bunch of parts - a heavy duty Sachs clutch for an E28 M5. The poor feel may have been my oversight for not finding a clutch slave with an appropriate bore diameter to accommodate the hydraulic pressures needed to make this thing feel acceptable. My steering also did not re-centre itself properly upon exiting corners and felt all-around very disconnecting. I believe this was due to a missing plastic spring isolator on my left fortune auto coilover, a worn purple tag steering rack and no orifice to restrict pressure in my high pressure power steering line. I also had not made the step to fix my rear toe-in that I had gained from lowering my car, I believe this made the driving experience feel extremely twitchy. I'd say the most concerning thing I'd noticed was a large clunk upon harsh acceleration and a sensation that felt similar to the car stepping out.. but with no note-able tyre slip. When pulling the car apart, I noticed that I was missing two diff carrier bolts effectively allowing my entire diff to rotate in its cradle. I'm really glad I didn't die from this. 

Here are some photos from a week prior. I took the car out for it's 200,000th kilometer. I ended up at the end of a road somewhere in the hinterland. I'd really like to do what I can to get it to 300,000 and beyond. Also, these wheels are cheap 15" Aluline turbines that I picked up locally. They just made for a more stealthy street option in comparison to my Work Seeker SX. 

Morning Session 2021