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*wafflez66* · 08-09-2009, 09:59 AM

Okay, so my wife and I now are the proud owners of a new car

YEAR: 1994
MAKE: Nissan
MODEL: 240sx Convertible
ENGINE: KA24DE
TRANSMISSION: Auto (all verts are auto, but will be taking 5 speed from the coupe)
MILEAGE: 160XXX
TITLE: Clean
CONDITION: Getting better

Not bad though, needs some rust repair, but frame is AWESOME.
CURRENT MODS: 2" lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, AEM intake, aftermarket muffler welded to stock piping
COST: Blown SR and transmission

DAY 1 (Keep In Mind This Is After "Cleaning" It Some):

here is a list of what I did to it the day after we got it (Day 2):

- HKS Legal Catback Exhaust (super quiet, even w/ 3.25" piping and a 4" tip)
- R34 GTR Seats
- Redline Goods Ebrake and Console Covers
- Cusco Carbon Fiber Strut Bar
- Sony CD Player
- Origin Taillights
- New Steering Wheel
- 240sx Floor Mats
- Coupe Sunvisors
- Optima Yellow Top Battery
- A Bunch of Those Fancy Fender Bolts Under The Hood
- Sticker Removal
- Drift Style Rear Window Repair

Stickers Removed:

REAR WINDOW MAYHEM (This window was f***ed so I tried to make it drift style awesome...

)

Interior View of Repair:

PLEASE BE GENTLE

I have no urge to fix this top as I will only be driving this car when it is nice anyways....

Okay so here is what got done today:

- 5 Lug (Front and most of the passenger side rear)
- Z32 Brakes, stainless braided lines, drilled/slotted rotors (Front)
- Kei Office Coilovers (Front)
- Nismo LMGT 4 Wheels mounted w/ Rays Lugnuts (Front)
- Added HKS Air Filter in place of AEM and took off AEM Sticker
- Found a convertible boot and bought it should be here next week (hopefully)

PICS:

Sits pretty flush, needs to be a little lower and I need to take out some camber, but fit pretty good.

Another engine pic

DAY 3:
- Rear 5 Lug On
- Nismo LMGT4 Wheels On
- Brakes bled
- Rear coilovers ordered as one of the rear collars on the Kei Office coilovers is seized and will not budge

PICS:

DAY 4:
Okay, so today I put some 6.5" sony 4 way speakers upfront to take care of the blown stock speakers
put in my leather wrapped glove box to match the redline goods console cover/ebrake cover and eventually shift boot.
Also modified my stock belt buckles to fit the skyline seats.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

*wafflez66* · 08-09-2009, 10:00 AM

So, alot has changed since my last update:

Rear coilovers are on...
Rear Fenders Rolled...
Sideskirts Painted...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Now, for today:
- I got the rear all buttoned up.
- Front coilovers on, and partially rolled the fenders. Still need to relocate wiring harnesses :roll:
- Sideskirts and rear valances hung (not greatly but they are on there)

To Do:
- Still need to put the front lip on too, and possibly lower the front a smidgen more...

PICS:

Got the front lip put on but had some trouble w/ the other sideskirt/rear valance, so still working on that... but I think this thing is awesome... It will be hard as hell to drive around here (NY, out in the sticks) but it looks killer....

PICS:

A few more pics...

Radiator Cooling Panel

I now have to tear the front end apart, and get the silvia front put on along w/ a few other things, but that could take a while

Alright, so I got the silvia front end on the vert, and fixed/reran/rerouted my wiring...

front bumper is yet to be painted, and the fenders need LOTS of body work, but I like it....

miravete · 08-09-2009, 05:41 PM

HOLY COW....its awesome. how much time did it take? a week or sow? dang, awesome work. wish i had the money to do the same lol

keep us posted.

GSXRJJordan · 08-09-2009, 05:57 PM

Vert with Silvia bricks, slammed, on nice wheels.

Recipe for DD success.

adam s · 08-09-2009, 06:02 PM

So freaking sick!

Keep up the good work =D

Sileighty_85 · 08-09-2009, 06:14 PM

Looks good man

But not so sure about the center grill looks bulky .... Maybe a GTR style might look better?

JAYTRON · 08-09-2009, 07:32 PM

Ah reppin' the verts hard man. Sick setup/stance although I do agree that grill is kind of bulky, a gtr should clear that right up =P

$nicklefritz · 08-09-2009, 07:43 PM

bananas

*wafflez66* · 08-09-2009, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miravete

HOLY COW....its awesome. how much time did it take? a week or sow? dang, awesome work. wish i had the money to do the same lol

keep us posted.

Well, about a month and a half or so. And thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sileighty_85

Looks good man

But not so sure about the center grill looks bulky .... Maybe a GTR style might look better?

as for the grille, I hadn't seen anyone rockin' this style too much so I figured I'd give it a go, it might look better when the whole car gets paint. If not I already have a gtr style one on a shelf in the garage...

hopefully lookin to swap to 5 speed in the next month or so, I have all the parts from the coupe, so that should be fun

also hope to put on the coupe doors...

silviamayne · 08-09-2009, 08:48 PM

hell yea that looks good man! keep up the good work

Fries · 08-09-2009, 09:25 PM

Legit mang. Same-ish set up I'd be rocking iff fiff ifffff.
[Motor blew so money has to go to that, but I do have silvia front 5 speed have Nismos laying around with 5 lug and 300zx brakes.]

Rep that shit legit. Is this your daily?

BustedS13 · 08-09-2009, 10:22 PM

boring/tacky/who cares. but that said....

tip: that top is the same as the m30 vert, which i used to have. i bought a brand new top installed for like $350. i could have gotten just the rear window for 99 installed. plus tax of course. but the top was all floppity too. you may just need a window. go to an upholstery shop and get it done. do it right. please.

i DO like that HKS exhaust. nice and refined. have a sound clip?

Mista Lee · 08-09-2009, 10:30 PM

Nice to see more verts being built here and there, keep it up!
If you want to go cheap with fixing the rear window..
rear window replacement 94 vert: 240SX Convertible Forum: Nissan Forums / Infiniti Forums - NICOclub
Might give it a try on mine since I can't see shit through it right now.

pinkarrowsnow · 08-09-2009, 10:42 PM

awesomee! i like it alot haha

blackrms13 · 08-09-2009, 10:56 PM

+1 on the GTR style grille...would look better IMO
but then again its your car

wikun · 08-10-2009, 12:04 AM

loving the build

*wafflez66* · 08-10-2009, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BustedS13

boring/tacky/who cares. but that said....

tip: that top is the same as the m30 vert, which i used to have. i bought a brand new top installed for like $350. i could have gotten just the rear window for 99 installed. plus tax of course. but the top was all floppity too. you may just need a window. go to an upholstery shop and get it done. do it right. please.

i DO like that HKS exhaust. nice and refined. have a sound clip?

no sound clip currently, it's really quiet though...

as for the top, I don't care, if I drive it, it isn't raining, and I really don't want to fix it. Thanks for the advice though.

and no this is not my daily, I do drive it daily when I can, but I've have it torn apart a lot since I bought it...

*wafflez66* · 08-18-2009, 09:10 PM

Okay, so I've been prepping the SR and rebuilding it... here it is so far:

Apexi Headgasket (you can see the tag sticking out)
ARP Headstuds & Exhaust manifold studs
Nismo Motor Mounts
Moroso Oil Pan
Stainless Steel Exhaust Manifold
Garrett GT28RS Turbo
Split Fire Coil Packs
Custom Painted Pulleys and Valve Cover
Carbon Fiber Cover

Also today, I dropped off the door panels and rear seats down to Fly Boyz Custom Upholstery to have them covered in fabric to match the R34 Seats.

Next I plan on taking the front end of the vert off along w/ the doors to make way for the coupe doors (pillarless), along w/ some cleaning up of the fenderwells, and then hopefully prepping the car for the manual swap, and possibly the engine swap (not sure if I want to attempt this before winter, as I would like to take this car to DROPTOBERFEST in Nanticoke, PA on October 17th)

95 maxima se · 08-18-2009, 09:17 PM

dawg!!! i love this vert!!!GLW your build

conrad_s13.5 · 08-19-2009, 11:11 AM

looks very sick man!

i dig the clear effex on the valve cover too!.......lol

RB240Mike · 08-19-2009, 11:26 AM

looks good.. now ditch those door and throw some hatch/coupe ones on!

*wafflez66* · 08-19-2009, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RB240Mike

looks good.. now ditch those door and throw some hatch/coupe ones on!

that's one of the next projects ^^^^ Look in my previous post ^^^^ Believe me I know it needs it, that and a spoilerless trunk w/ my origin lip spoiler are coming...

S14_Kouki · 08-19-2009, 12:36 PM

nice project I love the vert

GSXRJJordan · 08-19-2009, 12:40 PM

Clean that alternator! Looks like garbage next to that squeaky clean engine - which looks bomb btw. CTNewman put the idea in my head that the alternator should be done too, so I gave mine about an hour (took it apart, wire wheeled it, painted the center black, clear coated the front and back housings), and it came out great ~

Project is coming along nicelyyyyyyyy.

S13k · 08-19-2009, 02:08 PM

Love it, and the valve cover paint is awesome!

driftsilvias13 · 08-19-2009, 02:45 PM

Ah I want a vert for a daily! Keep up the good work!

finalimport · 08-19-2009, 02:58 PM

WOW nice build .. super fast to

Okinawandrifter87 · 08-19-2009, 02:59 PM

Dude Im loving this build!! Keep up the great work!! Your inspiring me to build a vert now!

Bmadd · 08-19-2009, 03:20 PM

subscribed... great build, and cant wait to see the door panels and seats. please post some good interior shots!

KrazyS13 · 08-19-2009, 03:59 PM

Lookin great!! I'm lovin your Vert!!

Cleaning/painting your alternator would make a big difference. The rest of the engine looks great.

08-09-2009, 05:41 PM	#3
miravete Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: tecate Age: 41 Posts: 2,127 Trader Rating: (44) Feedback Score: 44 reviews	HOLY COW....its awesome. how much time did it take? a week or sow? dang, awesome work. wish i had the money to do the same lol keep us posted. __________________ taking corners just as good as a drunken rhino..

08-09-2009, 05:57 PM	#4
GSXRJJordan Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: GSXRJJordan Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Vert with Silvia bricks, slammed, on nice wheels. Recipe for DD success. __________________ Jordan Innovations has a new web site! www.JordanInnovations.com -- All your favorite FD Pro Drifters love it, trust me -- www.JordanInnovations.com

08-09-2009, 06:14 PM	#6
Sileighty_85 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Misawa, Japan Posts: 6,815 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Looks good man But not so sure about the center grill looks bulky .... Maybe a GTR style might look better? __________________ 後輪駆動車１番 1989 Built SR GT2871R -363whp 1998 S14 W/RB25- 250ish (For Now) 1986 SR86 - 200ish 1990 R32 GTR - 320hp Don't Buy Engines from JDM-Online http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/207457-jdm-online.html Don't Buy XS-Power or SSAC Shit

08-09-2009, 09:25 PM	#11
Fries Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas/or/Afghanistan Age: 37 Posts: 1,514 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Legit mang. Same-ish set up I'd be rocking iff fiff ifffff. [Motor blew so money has to go to that, but I do have silvia front 5 speed have Nismos laying around with 5 lug and 300zx brakes.] Rep that shit legit. Is this your daily? __________________

08-09-2009, 10:22 PM	#12
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 40 Posts: 10,287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	boring/tacky/who cares. but that said.... tip: that top is the same as the m30 vert, which i used to have. i bought a brand new top installed for like $350. i could have gotten just the rear window for 99 installed. plus tax of course. but the top was all floppity too. you may just need a window. go to an upholstery shop and get it done. do it right. please. i DO like that HKS exhaust. nice and refined. have a sound clip? __________________

08-09-2009, 07:32 PM	#7
JAYTRON Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SAN FRANCISCO, CA Age: 36 Posts: 295 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Ah reppin' the verts hard man. Sick setup/stance although I do agree that grill is kind of bulky, a gtr should clear that right up =P

08-09-2009, 07:43 PM	#8
$nicklefritz Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new york Age: 40 Posts: 107 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bananas

08-09-2009, 08:48 PM	#10
silviamayne Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Staunton Va Posts: 118 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	hell yea that looks good man! keep up the good work

08-09-2009, 10:30 PM	#13
Mista Lee Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Riverside, CA Age: 33 Posts: 1,003 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	Nice to see more verts being built here and there, keep it up! If you want to go cheap with fixing the rear window.. rear window replacement 94 vert: 240SX Convertible Forum: Nissan Forums / Infiniti Forums - NICOclub Might give it a try on mine since I can't see shit through it right now. __________________

08-09-2009, 10:42 PM	#14
pinkarrowsnow Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 639 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	awesomee! i like it alot haha __________________ http://allies-drift.blogspot.com/

08-09-2009, 10:56 PM	#15
blackrms13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 626 Posts: 2,591 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	+1 on the GTR style grille...would look better IMO but then again its your car __________________ 91' 240sx Fastback LE

08-10-2009, 12:04 AM	#16
wikun Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alhambra Posts: 205 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	loving the build

08-18-2009, 09:17 PM	#19
95 maxima se Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin, TX Age: 37 Posts: 298 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	dawg!!! i love this vert!!!GLW your build __________________ 9/25/17-'91 Z32 TT '15 WRX-dd

08-19-2009, 11:11 AM	#20
conrad_s13.5 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: STL Age: 37 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	looks very sick man! i dig the clear effex on the valve cover too!.......lol __________________ cONtRol FReAkS

08-19-2009, 11:26 AM	#21
RB240Mike Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orlando Fl Age: 37 Posts: 152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks good.. now ditch those door and throw some hatch/coupe ones on!

08-19-2009, 12:36 PM	#23
S14_Kouki Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,947 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	nice project I love the vert

08-19-2009, 12:40 PM	#24
GSXRJJordan Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,135 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: GSXRJJordan Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Clean that alternator! Looks like garbage next to that squeaky clean engine - which looks bomb btw. CTNewman put the idea in my head that the alternator should be done too, so I gave mine about an hour (took it apart, wire wheeled it, painted the center black, clear coated the front and back housings), and it came out great ~ Project is coming along nicelyyyyyyyy. __________________ Jordan Innovations has a new web site! www.JordanInnovations.com -- All your favorite FD Pro Drifters love it, trust me -- www.JordanInnovations.com

08-19-2009, 02:08 PM	#25
S13k Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hayward Age: 33 Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Love it, and the valve cover paint is awesome!

08-19-2009, 02:45 PM	#26
driftsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,297 Trader Rating: (54) Feedback Score: 54 reviews	Ah I want a vert for a daily! Keep up the good work! __________________

08-19-2009, 02:58 PM	#27
finalimport Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: socal Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	WOW nice build .. super fast to

08-19-2009, 02:59 PM	#28
Okinawandrifter87 Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,959 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	Dude Im loving this build!! Keep up the great work!! Your inspiring me to build a vert now! __________________ Driftphreak87

08-19-2009, 03:20 PM	#29
Bmadd Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Clarksville TN Age: 44 Posts: 41 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	subscribed... great build, and cant wait to see the door panels and seats. please post some good interior shots!

08-19-2009, 03:59 PM	#30
KrazyS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Murfreesboro, Tn Age: 40 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (28) Feedback Score: 28 reviews	Lookin great!! I'm lovin your Vert!! Cleaning/painting your alternator would make a big difference. The rest of the engine looks great.