Hey all, I figured I would post a little bit of my Ninth 240SX project. She's been a pain in my a.... err, an ongoing project for over a year at this point.
My 240SX thread
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Sep 14, 2010:
here's a few pics of the shell, she's rough, but all paint and body will be handled before the car even gets to my driveway.
The original core support was hosed, and therefore removed
Clean cor support waiting to go on, as well as an OEM JDM Kouki Aero bumper
Rear bumper is getting replaced, spoiler is going away, and the holes from it as well as the antennae will be filled. Don't mind the second spoiler sitting on top of the first.
here's a few pics of the shell, she's rough, but all paint and body will be handled before the car even gets to my driveway.
The original core support was hosed, and therefore removed
Clean cor support waiting to go on, as well as an OEM JDM Kouki Aero bumper
Rear bumper is getting replaced, spoiler is going away, and the holes from it as well as the antennae will be filled. Don't mind the second spoiler sitting on top of the first.
Sep 14, 2010 continued:
Only damage to the unibody is on the drivers side, and shouldn't be too bad to fix
Still trying to decide if this will go on the car or not, and if so, to paint it or not....
Only damage to the unibody is on the drivers side, and shouldn't be too bad to fix
Still trying to decide if this will go on the car or not, and if so, to paint it or not....
Sep 25, 2010
The donor car is in my driveway, already has a wired up and running S14 SR20DET in it, along with z32 brakes (front and rear) and a host of other parts. It has the most obnoxious exhaust I've ever seen and heard (come take the cat-back away $100!!), and a completely fubar passenger quarter panel. So all of the good bits will come out of this car and go into the good shell after it's done with paint and body work.
The donor car is in my driveway, already has a wired up and running S14 SR20DET in it, along with z32 brakes (front and rear) and a host of other parts. It has the most obnoxious exhaust I've ever seen and heard (come take the cat-back away $100!!), and a completely fubar passenger quarter panel. So all of the good bits will come out of this car and go into the good shell after it's done with paint and body work.
Sep 28, 2010
Circuit Sports Oil Filter relocation kit, walbro 255 (wish I'd known the donor car had one and a brand new spare before I ordered it), and turbo gaskets showed up today, new corner lights are on the way as well. About to order a new thermostat and water pump along with belts now that I know which SR I'm using for this project, and maybe a clutch as well if more of my parts sell.
Circuit Sports Oil Filter relocation kit, walbro 255 (wish I'd known the donor car had one and a brand new spare before I ordered it), and turbo gaskets showed up today, new corner lights are on the way as well. About to order a new thermostat and water pump along with belts now that I know which SR I'm using for this project, and maybe a clutch as well if more of my parts sell.
Sep 30, 2010
I pulled the radiator and intercooler piping today. Disconnected fuel lines, power steering pump, shift knob, electric fans, throttle cable, and a few other small things. Tomorrow the ECU and other under-dash harness connectors get unplugged and pushed through the firewall. The motor mounts, trans mounts and carrier bearing bracket will come off, and the SR with trans will come out.
I pulled the radiator and intercooler piping today. Disconnected fuel lines, power steering pump, shift knob, electric fans, throttle cable, and a few other small things. Tomorrow the ECU and other under-dash harness connectors get unplugged and pushed through the firewall. The motor mounts, trans mounts and carrier bearing bracket will come off, and the SR with trans will come out.
Oct 1, 2010
A friend came by and got me re-motivated to pull the motor.
Notice the lack of a thermostat...
Motor waiting to come out
A friend came by and got me re-motivated to pull the motor.
Notice the lack of a thermostat...
Motor waiting to come out
In the garage ready for maintenance
The turbo was wobbling on the manifold, almost no gasket left, you could actually see between the flanges.
So it had to come off, both to replace the gasket, and to replace all of the lines, since the water feed was leaking at the turbo.
The turbo was wobbling on the manifold, almost no gasket left, you could actually see between the flanges.
So it had to come off, both to replace the gasket, and to replace all of the lines, since the water feed was leaking at the turbo.
Turbo is off and here is all that was left of the gasket. New one is waiting to go on once the lines show up.
So, now I'm waiting on parts to show up and for the other shell to get done with paint before I can make much more progress. I will go ahead and clean up the motor as time permits though.
So, now I'm waiting on parts to show up and for the other shell to get done with paint before I can make much more progress. I will go ahead and clean up the motor as time permits though.
Oct 8, 2010
Rear bumper/rebar, front rebar and FMIC were removed today to be used on the good car
Rear bumper/rebar, front rebar and FMIC were removed today to be used on the good car
Feb 19, 2011
Pulled the transmission this morning to have a look at the clutch and flywheel. Turns out both are original, so I'll be replacing those and the rear main once they come in. Cleaned up the bellhousing and fork while it was all apart too. Did a little bit of garage straightening while I was at it too.
Pulled the transmission this morning to have a look at the clutch and flywheel. Turns out both are original, so I'll be replacing those and the rear main once they come in. Cleaned up the bellhousing and fork while it was all apart too. Did a little bit of garage straightening while I was at it too.
