Ultimate DD commuter build (Turbo Auto)
I love me some FWD SR20.
This build has has been quite a struggle. The goal a lofty one, a reliable Auto turbo with decent MPG.
I commute 35 miles one way daily. I have a 370z 6mt for that manual fun. I wanted an auto for convenience while sitting in Houston traffic. I started with a 99 KR4 Auto Touring model. This car was beat up, but it served a purpose. As I got the Mod bug, one thing remained clear I was not interested in engine performance. As I accumulated parts for the KR4 I got to the point were I wanted to do body work. This is where one story ends and the Ultimate DD commuter begins. I purchased some nice seats for the KR4 from Jon (Turbo91SER) and we got to talking about my goals. He offered up this 99 AR2 Touring model with no Engine or tranny. A car that had been labeled as "Cursed". This car was a northern car (unknown at the time). Sometime in 09 (Stabone) turned a stock 99 G20t 5 speed, into a GT2871r equiped W11 DET 6-speed beast. The car was later sold to (piezoman1) who did a full interior swap from Tan to black. The car flipped hands again when (I FastR) got a hold of it. He bought a 350z and stopped driving it so he sold it to Jon (Turbo91SER). And finally she found her way to me. When she came to me she was a heartless bitch with no drive, just scars from a time when she was quick, nimble, and agile. This build was going to be different, I just didn't know how different. I wanted a reliable auto turbo g20, The heart would be a W11 BB equiped DET, the tranny would need to be reliable.
Like everything else in this build the Trans would be an adventure too. I could not justify the $4500 cost of a new Levelten Auto Trans, it would have been more than the rest of the car. During my research about Levelten equipped Sr20's I came across an old friend from the SR20 mailing list days. Lionel had at some point put a levelten into is 94 Classic SER. I had helped put his DET in back in 2000/2001. After reaching out to Lionel on FB we got to talking about the status of his SE-R. Yes he had it, no he does not drive it, yes he would sell it to me knowing I would do something good with it. So for a fraction of the cost of a levelten trans I have a 94 Auto SE-R turbo. (A car that my Dad & I are building into a beast) I pulled the legs (RL4F03V) out of the 94. The Levelten trans was mine. This trans was from a 92 NX2000 Built by Lee Koloszyc. It is not an electronically controlled RE trans but a RL4F03V. I thought to my self, this is awesome no electronic TCM to worry about. But as your going to find out if you have read this far is that I was unprepared for the task. I had a 99 G20t Manual that at one time had a 6 speed swap and I was going to attempt to put a 92 RL4F03V Levelten Automatic transmission in. Something I did not anticipate was the wiring, Going from an Auto to Manual is pretty much cake, you just don't use some plugs. On the flip going from a Manual to an Auto your actually missing stuff. Even If the Trans is a manually controlled (kick-down cable) transmission you still have a PNP switch, OD solenoid, Torque Converter Lock-up solenoid, and reverse switch. To make matters worse I found a 2001 Auto shifter from a scrap yard. To give you an idea of the trouble I will attempt to convey a scenario that required 5 different FSM to troubleshoot wiring. For the OD solenoid I had a 92 trans from a 94 B13 going into a 99 manual wired p11 (need auto too) car controlled by a 2001 shifter (different than 99 :throwup. After all the wiring I went through I gave up on the Cluster Tree. I did get a 99 Auto cluster, but when I found out that I was missing all the wires from the PNP switch all the way to the cluster I opted out of making the home runs, something I may go back to later. I did put the Pigtails for the cluster in the back of the cluster. The mounting of the 92 trans was a challenge as well, I had to pull out the 6-speed mount, do some repair, and custom install the b13 trans mount.
New Items or purchases for build
NismoTronic Step down harness
UNISA JECS FMIC kit (modifications required due to AUTO)
Guages (6 VDO)
A-pillar pod (3)
Dash pod (3)
Gspec crank pully
Gspec W/P pully
Nismo (genuine) Rad cap
Nismo (no) Oil cap
TDMImports Fender washers (2 packs)
TDMImports Battery tie down
Kicker Battery terminals (2)
Focal Components (front)
Focal 2 way (rear)
Infinity Kappa 100.9w sub
Autotek Mean Machine 1400.4 & 2500.1 amps
Amp 0 guage wiring kit
1 farad cap
I'm sure I'm missing a ton of small items like a new Windshield washer cap and plug wire holders ect.
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ A few pictars 5/8/17 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ The Finished project 4/28/17 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ The State of project 3/15/17 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ The State of project 2/24/16 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
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The shell
Additional parts I got with the car from Jon (Turbo91SER)
3" d/p back exhaust.
W11 BB DET
92 RL4F03V Levelten Automatic transmission
Additional parts I got with the car from Lionel (94 B13)
JWT OBD1 Turbo Auto ECU
AIR HORN!!
Brembo BBK
Gauges
FMIC
Stereo
Makin pretty
Powder coated parts
FMIC piping
MAF
B13 trans mount bracket
Fuel rail
Valve cover
FSTB mounts
Radiator support mounts
Painted turbo Heatshields (ceramic black)
Parts from the KR4 going on this AR2
JDM Duals retrofitted Low beam projectors with HID
5 lug swap w Charlie's (UNISA JECS) rear spacer & ABS rings
Brembo's BBK
Powerstop x-drilled & Slotted Rotors
Hawk HPS pads
18" Axis Decades
KYB AGX w/Tein (now B+G)
entire rear beam (ES bushings, QT-Link)
UCA (Superpro)
LCA every Bushing Charlie (UNISA JECS) makes + ES
Front 3rd links with New bearings
ES Steering Rack bushings
ES Front Swaybar bushings
Rear Addco Maxima Sway
Many Many Many Nuts & Bolts, Did i mention this car was a northern car.
Kenwood DNX 9140 Head unit
Redtop Optima battery
Future
install and paint TE-V front Bumper
I love me some FWD SR20.
This build has has been quite a struggle. The goal a lofty one, a reliable Auto turbo with decent MPG.
I commute 35 miles one way daily. I have a 370z 6mt for that manual fun. I wanted an auto for convenience while sitting in Houston traffic. I started with a 99 KR4 Auto Touring model. This car was beat up, but it served a purpose. As I got the Mod bug, one thing remained clear I was not interested in engine performance. As I accumulated parts for the KR4 I got to the point were I wanted to do body work. This is where one story ends and the Ultimate DD commuter begins. I purchased some nice seats for the KR4 from Jon (Turbo91SER) and we got to talking about my goals. He offered up this 99 AR2 Touring model with no Engine or tranny. A car that had been labeled as "Cursed". This car was a northern car (unknown at the time). Sometime in 09 (Stabone) turned a stock 99 G20t 5 speed, into a GT2871r equiped W11 DET 6-speed beast. The car was later sold to (piezoman1) who did a full interior swap from Tan to black. The car flipped hands again when (I FastR) got a hold of it. He bought a 350z and stopped driving it so he sold it to Jon (Turbo91SER). And finally she found her way to me. When she came to me she was a heartless bitch with no drive, just scars from a time when she was quick, nimble, and agile. This build was going to be different, I just didn't know how different. I wanted a reliable auto turbo g20, The heart would be a W11 BB equiped DET, the tranny would need to be reliable.
Like everything else in this build the Trans would be an adventure too. I could not justify the $4500 cost of a new Levelten Auto Trans, it would have been more than the rest of the car. During my research about Levelten equipped Sr20's I came across an old friend from the SR20 mailing list days. Lionel had at some point put a levelten into is 94 Classic SER. I had helped put his DET in back in 2000/2001. After reaching out to Lionel on FB we got to talking about the status of his SE-R. Yes he had it, no he does not drive it, yes he would sell it to me knowing I would do something good with it. So for a fraction of the cost of a levelten trans I have a 94 Auto SE-R turbo. (A car that my Dad & I are building into a beast) I pulled the legs (RL4F03V) out of the 94. The Levelten trans was mine. This trans was from a 92 NX2000 Built by Lee Koloszyc. It is not an electronically controlled RE trans but a RL4F03V. I thought to my self, this is awesome no electronic TCM to worry about. But as your going to find out if you have read this far is that I was unprepared for the task. I had a 99 G20t Manual that at one time had a 6 speed swap and I was going to attempt to put a 92 RL4F03V Levelten Automatic transmission in. Something I did not anticipate was the wiring, Going from an Auto to Manual is pretty much cake, you just don't use some plugs. On the flip going from a Manual to an Auto your actually missing stuff. Even If the Trans is a manually controlled (kick-down cable) transmission you still have a PNP switch, OD solenoid, Torque Converter Lock-up solenoid, and reverse switch. To make matters worse I found a 2001 Auto shifter from a scrap yard. To give you an idea of the trouble I will attempt to convey a scenario that required 5 different FSM to troubleshoot wiring. For the OD solenoid I had a 92 trans from a 94 B13 going into a 99 manual wired p11 (need auto too) car controlled by a 2001 shifter (different than 99 :throwup. After all the wiring I went through I gave up on the Cluster Tree. I did get a 99 Auto cluster, but when I found out that I was missing all the wires from the PNP switch all the way to the cluster I opted out of making the home runs, something I may go back to later. I did put the Pigtails for the cluster in the back of the cluster. The mounting of the 92 trans was a challenge as well, I had to pull out the 6-speed mount, do some repair, and custom install the b13 trans mount.
New Items or purchases for build
NismoTronic Step down harness
UNISA JECS FMIC kit (modifications required due to AUTO)
Guages (6 VDO)
A-pillar pod (3)
Dash pod (3)
Gspec crank pully
Gspec W/P pully
Nismo (genuine) Rad cap
Nismo (no) Oil cap
TDMImports Fender washers (2 packs)
TDMImports Battery tie down
Kicker Battery terminals (2)
Focal Components (front)
Focal 2 way (rear)
Infinity Kappa 100.9w sub
Autotek Mean Machine 1400.4 & 2500.1 amps
Amp 0 guage wiring kit
1 farad cap
I'm sure I'm missing a ton of small items like a new Windshield washer cap and plug wire holders ect.
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ A few pictars 5/8/17 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ The Finished project 4/28/17 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ The State of project 3/15/17 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/ The State of project 2/24/16 \,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
\,,/(â—Ł_â—˘)\,,/
The shell
Additional parts I got with the car from Jon (Turbo91SER)
3" d/p back exhaust.
W11 BB DET
92 RL4F03V Levelten Automatic transmission
Additional parts I got with the car from Lionel (94 B13)
JWT OBD1 Turbo Auto ECU
AIR HORN!!
Brembo BBK
Gauges
FMIC
Stereo
Makin pretty
Powder coated parts
FMIC piping
MAF
B13 trans mount bracket
Fuel rail
Valve cover
FSTB mounts
Radiator support mounts
Painted turbo Heatshields (ceramic black)
Parts from the KR4 going on this AR2
JDM Duals retrofitted Low beam projectors with HID
5 lug swap w Charlie's (UNISA JECS) rear spacer & ABS rings
Brembo's BBK
Powerstop x-drilled & Slotted Rotors
Hawk HPS pads
18" Axis Decades
KYB AGX w/Tein (now B+G)
entire rear beam (ES bushings, QT-Link)
UCA (Superpro)
LCA every Bushing Charlie (UNISA JECS) makes + ES
Front 3rd links with New bearings
ES Steering Rack bushings
ES Front Swaybar bushings
Rear Addco Maxima Sway
Many Many Many Nuts & Bolts, Did i mention this car was a northern car.
Kenwood DNX 9140 Head unit
Redtop Optima battery
Future
install and paint TE-V front Bumper