My New to me 1995 S14

[stephenhbouck]

Car stats: 1995 nissan 240sx se 150k on the stock ka24de non turbo bone stock except a few things

Plan for the car: just a nice everyday driver to work with a little clean style

Picked the car up from a family members friend for 400$

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I'm probably going to piss a lot of you off but i have a few questions this is my first Nissan actually my first car, I've owned nothing but jeeps in the past. i have mechanical knowledge just no experience with with foreign cars. So first off i know i have a almost stock car, body is in amazing condition the interior needs work like carpet and seats which i just ordered. The thing that concerns me is the engine bay by the looks of it the previous owner hacked a cold air intake in it by cutting the MAF sensor so that he could slip on a cheap filter thats the easy problem. My biggest concern is the head bolts are all miss matched which tells me the previous owner must have tinkered in the engine, see what i dont know is if he replaced the head gasket or just the valve cover gasket bc the gasket looks sketchy as hell and on top of that the two bolts that mount the coils onto the head, one of them is snapped off into the head so i was wondering can i drill that out and re tap it.

[stephenhbouck]

also the car is lowered on some cheap crap coils which will be replaced just though id throw that in ohh and there just a cheap stupid fart can on the back which again will be replaced i have a new cat back exhaust ordered from borla

[zooopreme]

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[RedSiBaron]

Originally Posted by stephenhbouck

Car stats: 1995 nissan 240sx se 150k on the stock ka24de non turbo bone stock except a few things

Plan for the car: just a nice everyday driver to work with a little clean style

Picked the car up from a family members friend for 400$

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I'm probably going to piss a lot of you off but i have a few questions this is my first Nissan actually my first car, I've owned nothing but jeeps in the past. i have mechanical knowledge just no experience with with foreign cars. So first off i know i have a almost stock car, body is in amazing condition the interior needs work like carpet and seats which i just ordered. The thing that concerns me is the engine bay by the looks of it the previous owner hacked a cold air intake in it by cutting the MAF sensor so that he could slip on a cheap filter thats the easy problem. My biggest concern is the head bolts are all miss matched which tells me the previous owner must have tinkered in the engine, see what i dont know is if he replaced the head gasket or just the valve cover gasket bc the gasket looks sketchy as hell and on top of that the two bolts that mount the coils onto the head, one of them is snapped off into the head so i was wondering can i drill that out and re tap it.

id see if you can extract it and clean up the threads with the right size tap.


nice price on the pickup though...get ready lots of people are going to come in and probably yell at you for stupid reasons haha

[fliprayzin240sx]

Is the valve cover leaking oil? It might have been replaced like you said. Either than or it had the notorious KA timing chain rattle. As far as the broken studs/bolts, drill/tap them out. Take a couple of the good ones, match the threads and get new hard ware. Doesnt need to be grade 8, torque range for the valve cover is soft, like 15 ft lbs max.

[stephenhbouck]

yeah i figured ppl would come in and yell lol and ok so i can tap the out il try to extract the bolt with an easy out first if i can and yeah i read on the timing chain noise and rattle i plan on pulling the valve cover is there anything u guys suggest i should be looking for either problem areas or things that just needs to be maintained and checked over?

[stephenhbouck]

also this isnt my first post i already introduced myself now im just looking to start my project and looking for some suggestions im pretty thick skinned so i can handle all the harsh comments i just hope ppl will be respectful and just help me out like i said im not looking to do anything crazy like turbo my car or anything just tunning it up to make it look good and run right.

[stephenhbouck]

no its no leaking but it looks like crap i mean the guy put some kind of sealant along with the gasket which is weird so i figured i remove the valve cover clean up everything and put a new gasket on it so it doesnt look like crap and it looks clean.

[240jake]

damn sonnnn, you scored a hella good deal on that, congrats! and welcome to the 240 scene where haters gonna hate haha.

[zooopreme]

Originally Posted by stephenhbouck

also this isnt my first post i already introduced myself now im just looking to start my project and looking for some suggestions

Okay.

http://zilvia.net/f/chat/297481-smal...w-threads.html

[stephenhbouck]

lol Thanks i figured why the hell not the car is clean for the most part and this isnt my first forum the jeep guys can be tools too lol.

[zooopreme]

If being a "tool" means suggesting you to follow the rules and use the appropriate threads, then sure.

People warned you about people "yelling at you" because your thread is pointless. You scored on one of the cleaner chassis, does it deserve it's own thread? I'm on the side that says no.

We have a picture thread for you to share your pictures. We have a small questions thread to ask questions. If you were looking for praise on your purchase and your future plans, stick to social networks.

[stephenhbouck]

See thats where i respectfully disagree with u im not going to put my question in a thread thats just going to bury it that may sound arrogant or selfish but i want suggestions and answers and i included a picture bc i wanted to give ppl an idea of my car and what il be working on so i honestly dont see a problem here.

[slideslidegnarslide]

You could turn that thing around and make a couple grand on that. I'm waiting for the day I find a deal like that

[stephenhbouck]

i wish it needs a complete interior seats carpet and a radio bezel lol

[slideslidegnarslide]

That's nothing. People pay more than that for shells man a lot more. Interior is simple and cheap if you hunt around the forums and find stuff

[stephenhbouck]

lol well if u know anyone whos selling a drivers door panel let me know ppl want like 300$ for them and i cant pay that lol

[drftngs14]

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, I paid 1200 for my rust bucket auto!

[dudermagee]

The rules are so easy to follow, yet we still get these guys who can't understand them.

[stephenhbouck]

There is absolutely no rust at all its always been garage kept and washed weekly the guy who owned it was its original owner and is an older gentlemen

[slideslidegnarslide]

Go in the for sale section there is like 3 s14s down there being parted out. Sorry I don't feel like searching for you but they are recent. And yeah man that's a deal.

Why does it need an interior if everything else is so mint

[stephenhbouck]

dudermagee I dont really get why u r complaining why is it im not allowed to talk about my car? do i tell you where and what to post no last time i checked i have every right to post what i want to so if you dont like it dont click on my thread its that simple. i just enjoy talking about my car or other guys cars i like tech talk and i like a good discussion even if its not productive why cant a couple of ppl who all own or like the same type of cars talk about them?

[stephenhbouck]

The guy let his dog pretty much use the car as his dog house so there was rips and tears and the carpet smelled sooo bad and was stained so i ripped it all out and decided to just restore it and make it look and smell clean lol

[WristWork]

What a stupid and pointless thread, the world doesn't revolve around you

[stephenhbouck]

Eardize it does today my friend and if you dont like the thread just move on

[dudermagee]

Originally Posted by stephenhbouck

dudermagee I dont really get why u r complaining why is it im not allowed to talk about my car? do i tell you where and what to post no last time i checked i have every right to post what i want to so if you dont like it dont click on my thread its that simple. i just enjoy talking about my car or other guys cars i like tech talk and i like a good discussion even if its not productive why cant a couple of ppl who all own or like the same type of cars talk about them?

Because for some reason you can't comprehend how this forum works.
Also your too lazy to type shit out.

Come back when you have something more interesting than a stock S14.

Originally Posted by Eardize

What a stupid and pointless thread, the world doesn't revolve around you

This.

[EnemyS15]

Enough of stephenhbouck's 240. I just bought me a delicious sandwich from Zaxby's! OMG it was sooo good, just wanted to talk about it and see if anyone else has ever had a sandwich from zaxby's. What did you all think!?

[stephenhbouck]

sorry didnt know open forums have rules lol and i also didnt know u guys were the forum police just move on to your busy lives considering u have to moderate the whole forum and all like i said if you dont like the thread MOVE ON!

[stephenhbouck]

i Love zaxbys good food good service and good price lol

[dudermagee]

Originally Posted by EnemyS15

Enough of stephenhbouck's 240. I just bought me a delicious sandwich from Zaxby's! OMG it was sooo good, just wanted to talk about it and see if anyone else has ever had a sandwich from zaxby's. What did you all think!?

Never been there.
What kind of sandwich?

Originally Posted by stephenhbouck

sorry didnt know open forums have rules lol and i also didnt know u guys were the forum police just move on to your busy lives considering u have to moderate the whole forum and all like i said if you dont like the thread MOVE ON!

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