Renegade's CA18DET Powered GXE Pulsar (updated 16-06-08)

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:22 pm

and then it will break lol
man i'll be more than happy with a standard ca18det
any more and things like wheelspin would be annoying

Post by **The Renegade** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:28 pm

Ha ha ha ha, yeah I know!
This one is fairly stock apart from a few little things that I picked up from the receipt from Rigoli's.

I'm waaaaay more than happy with it, butya know how it goes .... you always want mooooooore.

BQ.05.TD · Post by **BQ.05.TD** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:53 pm

look wat pic i found

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this is a old pic lol

Post by **The Renegade** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:35 pm

Nice stuff~!

Post by **The Renegade** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:44 pm

So I went to install my new struts and CMS disks on Saturday and after getting the car up on chassis stands and taking the wheels off I came accross something un-nerving - the calipers both had N13 Pulsar written on the in typical Wreckers Pink Paint Pen. It kind of made me pretty happy, but at the same time not so happy as I knew that the struts and disks wouldn't fit.
So after a quick whip around with the verniers it seems that most of the front suspension hardware is N13. Disks, struts, CV's, in fact even the plate that bolts to the chassis the holds the bottom of the rotor has N13 written on it.
So bit of a cool find, means I can just use stock N13 CV's and stuff. The downside is that my struts and brakes I was ready to put on won't fit.

Ah well, they're for sale now.

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:20 pm

your struts will fit but no, your n12 rotors wont fit n13 calipers.
get gtir rotors and calipers... they will bolt on

the struts will fit without an issue

Post by **The Renegade** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:35 pm

Well, I thought they would at first too ....
They are the same height.
Same spring diameter.
Same distance between bolts top and bottom.
BUT
The foot of the strut is nearly 10mm wider on the inside for the N13. (That is where the brake assembly slots into the strut foot)

Bummer hey?

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:05 pm

strange,, the guy i bought the conversion kit off used n12 struts with n13 hubs.
i'd get a couple of spacer plates cut out so you can use the coilovers...

Post by **The Renegade** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:34 pm

Yeah, that's the more common way to do it. Then you have to use N13 CV's with the N12 outer though I think. Ahh, I can't remember it's been years. But I know there was some work around to it.
But this mob have just used N13 everything.

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:54 pm

na man, n13 box, cvs and hubs + n12 struts..

odd..

Post by **The Renegade** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:59 pm

Poo.
Maybe there's different hub n struts on an N13.
All my engine and g/box hardware came from an N13 Exa front cut, maybe that's where the struts came from too. Dunno.
My disks are vented, how about the ones you have? Maybe that makes a difference.
I'll get some photos of the 2 side by side if I get a chance this week.

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:57 pm

yeah m8, all n13 front discs are vented

Post by **The Renegade** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:31 pm

LoL!!!

Sweet as dude, not sure what the bloody go is then 'ey? Typical though....someone buy my N12 Struts so i can get some N13 ones.

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:14 pm

ren man, be aware that you will need to either redrill ur strut tower to suit n13 struts OR if its possible swap the hats over..

sorry i thought u had coilovers, but if its just struts then u may as well

OR get gtir coilovers

Post by **The Renegade** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:52 pm

I'm gonna have to get the down-lo from you on MSN about all this. my strut tops look OK so I get the N12 hats have been fitted.
Coilovers would be sweet though.