SC 1996 S14 240SX SE with VH45DE swap, 95% done

[Mirage]

I don't have the time for a project car anymore and its been slow going to finish it up to my level of detail so I'm looking to sell this and my Xterra and move to something new. I'll keep working on finishing it as long as I have it (and the price will go up if that happens) and I'm not going to take any lowballs. Looking for $8000

To get it running it needs the following finished up: Fuel lines finished, power steering lines finished, wiring harness/ecu/nistune board installed and an exhaust made.

1996 S14 240SX SE, I'd estimate chassis mileage around 175k but I honestly have no clue, cluster has been changed numerous times before I even got the car 11 years ago. Chassis was originally auto and has been through 4 drivetrain swaps (KA, RB, SR, VH) I bought it with the SR and cleaned up the auto-manual stuff (new pedals) Chassis does have broken subframe stud, I have a replacement and was going to borrow a lift to replace it. I drove on it for 4+ years with it broken.

Exterior:
Genuine Nismo FRP front bumper
Navan grill
Kouki sideskirts and tail lights
German glass headlights
Enkei RPF-1 17x9 and 17x10 (have 1 spare of each size as well)
Body is very straight and clean, very few dings, no rust.
machined 450SX badge on trunk lid
Hood is stock with the underside cut out and PBM hood spacers.

Interior:
Driver seat is a Recaro SR-3 wtih Le Mans pattern (confetti)
Rest of the seats are OEM leather, kinda rough shape
Rest of the interior is in pretty good shape
OEM German (?) 260 km/h gauge cluster
Alpine Head Unit, Type R components front coax rear circa 2010.
Greddy MSS as a fan controller

Engine/Drivetrain/Engine Bay
1994 VH45DE with ~88k miles; replaced every gasket and seal from the OEM full gasket set except the head gaskets
Many exterior engine parts/brackets replaced or repainted.
Full Mazworx VH45 to S-chassis swap kit including intake and headers
Xcessive Engineering alternator bracket
B14 brake booster (smaller diameter)
Touge Factory SR20 Pulley set (water pump, alternator, PS)
Most visible bolts replaced with SS cap screw or button heads or new OEM.
Nickel plated OEM fuel rails
All new OEM vacuum and breather lines under plenum (All of the complex formed lines if you know the VH45 at all)
Wiring specialties S14-VH45 Pro harness (not installed)
S1 ECU and Nistune Daughter board (not installed)

1991 Z32 TT transmission with ~60k miles with all outer seals/parts refreshed
Z1 Motorsports "Mild Performance" clutch kit
Z1 Motorsports 11 LB flywheel
Z1 Motorsports Short Shifter
Xcessive Engineering shifter bracket
Mazworx/PST aluminum driveshaft
S15 Helical LSD

Sard FPR and gauge
Fuel Lab billet fuel filter
All fuel lines are aeroquip startlite
Billion universal PS reservoir
Earls cooler for PS
All PS lines are aeroquip AQP high pressure
Griffin radiator custom made for me - S14 Chassis with VH45 hose outlets, i'm using both OEM radiator hoses)
FAL S14 bolt on radiator fans
Sard catch can
Generic CF cooling panel

Chassis/Brake/Suspension
R33 GTS-T front Calipers with OEM Nissan rotors
I have the 75% of the stuff for R33/Z32 rear brake swap (not installed)
Z32 rear uprights (not installed)
SPL brake lines
Yashio Factory core support braces
Supernow billet sway bar brackets (for the OEM bars)
Progress Group sway bars (no brackets or endlinks)
Tanabe tension rods with highest spec Aurora rod ends
Nismo power brace
Nismo front/rear strut tower bars (front not installed for the obvious reason)
SPL diff and subframe bushings GEN 1 (not installed)

[burtonrida133]

Bump for a great looking build! 270R

[Mirage]

Friday bump. Will try and get some updated pictures this weekend.

[kalawah]

Pictures!?

[kalawah]

Oh shit ... Text me 214 673 9682

[Mirage]

Bump, once the weather cools off I will be able to work on it some more.

[kalawah]

by the time you get it running I might have enough to buy it lol

[Mirage]

Weekend bump

[Mirage]

[Mirage]

tuesday bump

[Mirage]

new week bump, i've been working on getting the Wiring Specialties Pro Harness installed, means I have to pull the plenum to get it all tucked.

[kalawah]

if you get all the issues sorted out I'll probably buy it for 10k

[gerson408]

Originally Posted by kalawah

if you get all the issues sorted out I'll probably buy it for 10k

that doesn't sound to promising.

[Mirage]

monday bump

[RHD*bro]

That 270R bumper is spot on .. nice car

[Mirage]

Originally Posted by RHD*bro

That 270R bumper is spot on .. nice car

Thanks, its one of my favorite mods.

[Mirage]

bumpity bump

[Mirage]

monday bump

[Mirage]

bumpity bump

[NY2NV Miner]

Moving to the East Coast (Maryland) soon and when I'm settled and if this car is still available, I might just have to visit SC to check it out for another track car.

Out of curiosity, does the hood close with the VH45 installed?
Also what coilovers/suspensions are on the car?

GLWS

[Mirage]

Hood closes with PBM spacers and some ribbing cut out. Suspension is stock, never decided what I wanted there.

Got 3 of the 4 PS lines done, hoping to get the harness finished up this week.

[Sugarloaf11]

Great car. PM sent

[Mirage]

Got the Wiring Specialties Pro Harness installed, hope to have it running in the next week.

[Codycito]

I tried contacting you through your craigslist posting and just so happened to find your car here, shoot me a message when you get the chance!

[Nissan2nr22]

Very curious why people do this swap, these are slower than s14 srs with bolt ons and raised boost

Swap looks nicely done/clean as well as the car, glws

[Mirage]

Originally Posted by Nissan2nr22

Very curious why people do this swap, these are slower than s14 srs with bolt ons and raised boost

Swap looks nicely done/clean as well as the car, glws

My S14 SR with the stock BB T28 turbo made 276 whp and 270 ft/lbs with nismo 740's, z32 maf, PFC and a tune (on a load bearing dynojet). This should make (with a tune) ~ 290-300 whp and ft/lbs with an even fatter/flatter torque curve than an S14 SR. The stock turbo SR was insanely fun to drive at that hp level in the mountains, with the torque of the VH I imagine there will be a lot less 2-3-2 gear changes.

[Zachman3340]

Any modifications needed to use power steering besides the pulley you can buy? Thanks.

[jdmblood]

Interested in any trades?