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turbo_dreams · 09-28-2008, 09:32 AM

Just spent my sunday morning dedicated to finishing my english paper, reading this. +1

jon_mr2 · 10-04-2008, 05:31 PM

Ok.. its been a while since ive been inside the car. Decided to make the headliner fit the japanese manual seatbelt conversion trims. So heres the new trim with the stock headliner. Didnt really find any write-ups or anything on what to do about it. Im assuming people just replace it with the japanese headliner, or just reapply new headliner material and let the rest hang below the trim... which i think would look gross.

Thats a pretty big gap, so heres what i did. First i made a cardboard cutout to fill the gap.

Then used some 3m spray on adhesive and mold the cardboard to the material and gap.

Then i took the old headliner material and just layed it over the cardboard just to get a flatter surface.

Next i will go and purchase some headliner material and thin foam stuff to lay over before the headliner material, hopefully to get the smoothest look possible.

derek_s13 · 10-05-2008, 12:43 AM

cool shit.

what are the square holes in the a-pillar? oh shit handle? do you have a handle? i didn't realize EVERY jdm silvia had the pass. side handles.

BC S14 · 10-05-2008, 05:18 PM

It's good to see another one go to a good home. Good luck!

jon_mr2 · 10-05-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derek_s13

cool shit.

what are the square holes in the a-pillar? oh shit handle? do you have a handle? i didn't realize EVERY jdm silvia had the pass. side handles.

Yup. oh shit handle... i have it somewhere, lol.

Well, heres what i did today. Worked on fitting the not-so-well-fitted aftermarket carpet. I swear i never want to do this again, i could not get it to fit well without having to do the innevitable... spray on adhesive. I figure if i need to ill just rip it off and re-apply adhesive again. And got all the holes cut.

Anyways, i just got the driver side pretty much finished... need to go buy more adhesive.

Also cleaned up the ac compressor, it was covered in grease. Everything seems to be alright, clutch seems to grab with pressure and compressor spins without noise or grinding.

gregfarz78 · 10-06-2008, 06:49 AM

Great work on the headliner! You can buy headliner material at a fabric store it should come foam backed already, and get some super 90 to attach it. Not to thread jack but heres mine refinished

Where did you get your carpet from? It looks exactly like mine. I just got mine it fit pretty good but like you said its not perfect I guess no aftermarket is going to be but it looks 100x better than old beat up OEM carpet

jon_mr2 · 10-07-2008, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregfarz78

Great work on the headliner! You can buy headliner material at a fabric store it should come foam backed already, and get some super 90 to attach it. Not to thread jack but heres mine refinished

Where did you get your carpet from? It looks exactly like mine. I just got mine it fit pretty good but like you said its not perfect I guess no aftermarket is going to be but it looks 100x better than old beat up OEM carpet

Thats a nice headliner you got their... But yeah, the carpet, I got it from some online site, I really cant remember it was so long ago, lol. I remember shipping was a pretty penny as well. Its no OEM fitment, but yes, like you said it does look a lot better than old beat up carpet. And that black really looks nice, but I think i am going to go with a tan colored one, lighten things up a little.

So many things to do on this car, and I dont have enough time or money to do it all at once. I really want to finish by the end of this year, it really would be nice. I guess, its a goal to strive for :P

Hawaiian240 · 10-11-2008, 09:48 AM

Sup Cuz!! We will be there next Friday brah!!

Car looks AWESOME!

Can't wait to see THE PROJECT! Check your PM!

s13 @ fullboost · 10-11-2008, 09:53 AM

lookin good lookin clean =]

Hawaiian240 · 10-11-2008, 10:00 AM

If you need anything from here thats not too heavy(airlines charge an a$$ ton for overweight luggage), just PM or call me!! We have GSC motorsports here in Charleston, SC, so I may be able to get some stuff from them.

THE FIRST THING I AM GOING TO DO IS BUY A POUND OF TAKO POKE FROM KTA AND EAT IT ALL!!
Kden
Kev

atutt · 10-11-2008, 08:21 PM

lol, Damn... I shoulda sent you a Canadian headliner... We never had the le ghey auto belts equiped here....

Looks good though.

nismo 240sx · 10-11-2008, 08:33 PM

wow impressing!!! good luck

jon_mr2 · 10-11-2008, 10:23 PM

Hah, thanks guys for the comments.

Well today i tried again at the carpet, im planning on finishing it tommorow at the latest. Also, started making a spacer for the alternator bracket, it was going smooth until the drill bit broke in the metal... now its even harder to drill through. Other than that today i retrofitted a mazda 6 LED third brake light into the car, lol.

So heres the mazda 6 one compared to the 240sx housings

Yay, LEDs already set up to go

240sx Housing had been burnt through due to the old bulbs being melted down

Did a lot of cutting and just using a soldering iron to melt the plastics together. and then i wired it so i could use the stock connector.

Heres the final product, pics really dont do it justice

atutt · 10-11-2008, 10:29 PM

^I'm really digging the 3rd brake light retro fit...

jon_mr2 · 10-12-2008, 09:02 PM

man... that carpet really pissed me off. lol. i started to give up and just cutting and pasting, all over. oh well, most of the carpets not going to be seen anyways, so who gives... yeah... well, it really looks worst in person than on the camera... i guess in a way thats ok. hah!

I really need to get this thing done with, its taking up garage space...

Char · 10-12-2008, 10:40 PM

Is your car sitting on wooden stands? haha

jon_mr2 · 10-12-2008, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Char

Is your car sitting on wooden stands? haha

as a matter of fact, yes... its actually on wooden benches, lol. I needed the car higher than the jacks could go so this was the best i could find at the time. i wish i had a rotisserie (sp?), or if i had time and materials to make my own that would be great. Being that im here in hawaii i think i would have to make my own anyways.

jon_mr2 · 10-19-2008, 08:06 PM

okay, so this weekend i had to organize things, i had all kines of stuff going on in the garage lately... it was a mess.

so once that was done, i really want to get the dash back on, so i pulled the evap core, one of the last things ill need to replace under the dash. it really is gross, not used to the older cars without a filter. found some bugs, leaves, all kines stuff. but i gotta replace it because i dont think it connects with the newer style ac lines... im just hoping the air con box didnt have a change and stuff like that... if not, i guess i could make some modification to make it work.

i also gotta make the holes for the radiator support, so i test fitted the radiator and it fits pretty well. maybe next weekend ill weld the brackets in and drill some holes. i might also weld supports for the tension rod brackets and lower control arms.

also, feeling kind of dumb because i wasted paint using spray can to paint the engine bay. im going to go back and do a 2 stage on the engine bay, underbody of vehicle, and trunk.

and lastly, looks like im going to be getting some wheels/tires... so project might be a little longer than expected due to spending all my money on these, lol...

wisDOMination · 10-19-2008, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon_mr2

as a matter of fact, yes... its actually on wooden benches, lol. I needed the car higher than the jacks could go so this was the best i could find at the time. i wish i had a rotisserie (sp?), or if i had time and materials to make my own that would be great. Being that im here in hawaii i think i would have to make my own anyways.

should go to checkers or something and buy 2 engine stands to use as a rotisserie
thinking of doing that when i get my hands on another shell
nice work by the way, really lovin it
too bad im on oahu, woulda been great to see this thing in person

spikNspan · 10-19-2008, 11:00 PM

keep up the great work dude, you've made awesome progress so far.

jon_mr2 · 10-27-2008, 12:56 AM

okay, saturday i did nothing all day. was being lazy...

so today, i figured id make up for it, lol.

today i finally cut some metal and welded that front tension rod brace stuff. came out alright.

grinded away more rust, cleaned up some welds and re-sanded the whole engine bay and a little bit under the car. then prepped it with some grease/wax remover. primered the car, this time with the paint gun.

base coat, just some nissan black.

i like this pic

finally sprayed the clear... i had a hard time getting the settings good. although i wish i had more time, by the time i was getting done with the base coat, the sun was going down... found out later i missed some spots with the base (like behind the strut towers and under the front rad support and brace), but oh well... looks better than it did. so yeah, i sprayed the clear kinda thick, two coats. i wanted to spray more, but i couldnt see anymore so i stopped. i hope its enough so i dont wetsand through it.

next week ill wet sand and buff. got a new makita buffer

1994Boy · 10-27-2008, 04:58 AM

Man this car is coming along man.

90KAcoupe · 10-27-2008, 06:14 AM

its looking gangster!!!! nice work.. but damn do these projects take long... ur doing a lot more then i did and it took me 1yr and 5weeks to finish mine.

Fam0uZ · 10-27-2008, 06:46 AM

Looking niceee... keep up the good work

Rbs13silVia · 10-27-2008, 07:59 AM

where can i find a water pump pulley for my ka24de cuz im trying to run electric fans?

DUSANMANDIC · 10-29-2008, 03:04 PM

get in touch with mike at nst

jon_mr2 · 10-30-2008, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90KAcoupe

its looking gangster!!!! nice work.. but damn do these projects take long... ur doing a lot more then i did and it took me 1yr and 5weeks to finish mine.

thanks guys for the compliments.

but yeah man, these projects are time consuming... wish i had the car at home though, then i could work on it every day when i felt like it instead of having to drive back to my hometown and work on it during my weekends. i think im at about 1 year and 3 months maybe? haha, so long already...

also, just a quick question for you painters... i plan to do a few more coats of clear for the engine bay. how should i prep the surface of the old clear before i spray? do i have to wetsand to a uniform, unblemished surface? or can i lightly sand and scuff the surface, clean and paint? this has been my second time trying to paint, so yeah, any help would be appreciated!

thanks in advance!

Jon

stinky_180 · 10-30-2008, 11:54 PM

i give you mad props! i can't wait to finally see your car fully restored. keep up the good work and hang in there!

C. Anderson · 10-31-2008, 06:39 AM

Good luck on the buffing. It's going to be hard because of all the tight spaces.

distance_boys · 10-31-2008, 12:47 PM

man you worked so hard on your 240sx and its really good, i cant wait to see how it turns out like...i give you props and you did a really good job being patiences with it and doing everything good...well here is a short picture story of how my project 240sx is too...i hope you like it and good luck on your coupe, i cant wait to see...

09-28-2008, 09:32 AM	#211
turbo_dreams Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: queens, n.y Age: 33 Posts: 1,333 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Just spent my sunday morning dedicated to finishing my english paper, reading this. +1 __________________ www.tm-spl.com Kouki's & some apple juice.

10-05-2008, 05:18 PM	#214
BC S14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: land of oz Age: 36 Posts: 192 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's good to see another one go to a good home. Good luck! __________________ Formally girl's n sil's

10-11-2008, 09:48 AM	#218
Hawaiian240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Age: 51 Posts: 517 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: Hawaiian240 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Home Bound! Sup Cuz!! We will be there next Friday brah!! Car looks AWESOME! Can't wait to see THE PROJECT! Check your PM! __________________ For Sale threads: http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/33286...tons-pics.html Review Thread: http://zilvia.net/f/private-sellers/...-chhheeee.html TRADER RATING: http://zilvia.net/f/traderratings.html?u=66301

10-11-2008, 09:53 AM	#219
s13 @ fullboost Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St.Petersburg,FL Posts: 2,549 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	lookin good lookin clean =] __________________

10-11-2008, 10:00 AM	#220
Hawaiian240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Age: 51 Posts: 517 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: Hawaiian240 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	If you need anything from here thats not too heavy(airlines charge an a$$ ton for overweight luggage), just PM or call me!! We have GSC motorsports here in Charleston, SC, so I may be able to get some stuff from them. THE FIRST THING I AM GOING TO DO IS BUY A POUND OF TAKO POKE FROM KTA AND EAT IT ALL!! Kden Kev __________________ For Sale threads: http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/33286...tons-pics.html Review Thread: http://zilvia.net/f/private-sellers/...-chhheeee.html TRADER RATING: http://zilvia.net/f/traderratings.html?u=66301

10-04-2008, 05:31 PM	#212
jon_mr2 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: hawaii Age: 36 Posts: 213 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Ok.. its been a while since ive been inside the car. Decided to make the headliner fit the japanese manual seatbelt conversion trims. So heres the new trim with the stock headliner. Didnt really find any write-ups or anything on what to do about it. Im assuming people just replace it with the japanese headliner, or just reapply new headliner material and let the rest hang below the trim... which i think would look gross. Thats a pretty big gap, so heres what i did. First i made a cardboard cutout to fill the gap. Then used some 3m spray on adhesive and mold the cardboard to the material and gap. Then i took the old headliner material and just layed it over the cardboard just to get a flatter surface. Next i will go and purchase some headliner material and thin foam stuff to lay over before the headliner material, hopefully to get the smoothest look possible.

10-05-2008, 12:43 AM	#213
derek_s13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MA Age: 37 Posts: 733 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	cool shit. what are the square holes in the a-pillar? oh shit handle? do you have a handle? i didn't realize EVERY jdm silvia had the pass. side handles.

10-06-2008, 06:49 AM	#216
gregfarz78 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Your mom's basement Posts: 263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Great work on the headliner! You can buy headliner material at a fabric store it should come foam backed already, and get some super 90 to attach it. Not to thread jack but heres mine refinished Where did you get your carpet from? It looks exactly like mine. I just got mine it fit pretty good but like you said its not perfect I guess no aftermarket is going to be but it looks 100x better than old beat up OEM carpet

10-11-2008, 08:21 PM	#221
atutt Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: barrie, ontario, canada Age: 38 Posts: 997 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol, Damn... I shoulda sent you a Canadian headliner... We never had the le ghey auto belts equiped here.... Looks good though.

10-11-2008, 08:33 PM	#222
nismo 240sx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: pomona Posts: 606 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	wow impressing!!! good luck

10-11-2008, 10:23 PM	#223
jon_mr2 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: hawaii Age: 36 Posts: 213 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Hah, thanks guys for the comments. Well today i tried again at the carpet, im planning on finishing it tommorow at the latest. Also, started making a spacer for the alternator bracket, it was going smooth until the drill bit broke in the metal... now its even harder to drill through. Other than that today i retrofitted a mazda 6 LED third brake light into the car, lol. So heres the mazda 6 one compared to the 240sx housings Yay, LEDs already set up to go 240sx Housing had been burnt through due to the old bulbs being melted down Did a lot of cutting and just using a soldering iron to melt the plastics together. and then i wired it so i could use the stock connector. Heres the final product, pics really dont do it justice

10-11-2008, 10:29 PM	#224
atutt Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: barrie, ontario, canada Age: 38 Posts: 997 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^I'm really digging the 3rd brake light retro fit...

10-12-2008, 09:02 PM	#225
jon_mr2 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: hawaii Age: 36 Posts: 213 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	man... that carpet really pissed me off. lol. i started to give up and just cutting and pasting, all over. oh well, most of the carpets not going to be seen anyways, so who gives... yeah... well, it really looks worst in person than on the camera... i guess in a way thats ok. hah! I really need to get this thing done with, its taking up garage space...

10-12-2008, 10:40 PM	#226
Char Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA Age: 40 Posts: 53 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Is your car sitting on wooden stands? haha

10-19-2008, 08:06 PM	#228
jon_mr2 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: hawaii Age: 36 Posts: 213 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	okay, so this weekend i had to organize things, i had all kines of stuff going on in the garage lately... it was a mess. so once that was done, i really want to get the dash back on, so i pulled the evap core, one of the last things ill need to replace under the dash. it really is gross, not used to the older cars without a filter. found some bugs, leaves, all kines stuff. but i gotta replace it because i dont think it connects with the newer style ac lines... im just hoping the air con box didnt have a change and stuff like that... if not, i guess i could make some modification to make it work. i also gotta make the holes for the radiator support, so i test fitted the radiator and it fits pretty well. maybe next weekend ill weld the brackets in and drill some holes. i might also weld supports for the tension rod brackets and lower control arms. also, feeling kind of dumb because i wasted paint using spray can to paint the engine bay. im going to go back and do a 2 stage on the engine bay, underbody of vehicle, and trunk. and lastly, looks like im going to be getting some wheels/tires... so project might be a little longer than expected due to spending all my money on these, lol...

10-19-2008, 11:00 PM	#230
spikNspan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Jeezy Age: 38 Posts: 488 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	keep up the great work dude, you've made awesome progress so far. __________________

10-27-2008, 12:56 AM	#231
jon_mr2 Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: hawaii Age: 36 Posts: 213 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	okay, saturday i did nothing all day. was being lazy... so today, i figured id make up for it, lol. today i finally cut some metal and welded that front tension rod brace stuff. came out alright. grinded away more rust, cleaned up some welds and re-sanded the whole engine bay and a little bit under the car. then prepped it with some grease/wax remover. primered the car, this time with the paint gun. base coat, just some nissan black. i like this pic finally sprayed the clear... i had a hard time getting the settings good. although i wish i had more time, by the time i was getting done with the base coat, the sun was going down... found out later i missed some spots with the base (like behind the strut towers and under the front rad support and brace), but oh well... looks better than it did. so yeah, i sprayed the clear kinda thick, two coats. i wanted to spray more, but i couldnt see anymore so i stopped. i hope its enough so i dont wetsand through it. next week ill wet sand and buff. got a new makita buffer

10-27-2008, 04:58 AM	#232
1994Boy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PA Age: 30 Posts: 134 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Man this car is coming along man.

10-27-2008, 06:14 AM	#233
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 33 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	its looking gangster!!!! nice work.. but damn do these projects take long... ur doing a lot more then i did and it took me 1yr and 5weeks to finish mine. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

10-27-2008, 06:46 AM	#234
Fam0uZ Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Miami Age: 36 Posts: 129 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looking niceee... keep up the good work

10-27-2008, 07:59 AM	#235
Rbs13silVia Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rochester, NewYork Posts: 59 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	where can i find a water pump pulley for my ka24de cuz im trying to run electric fans?

10-29-2008, 03:04 PM	#236
DUSANMANDIC Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: houston Age: 39 Posts: 62 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	get in touch with mike at nst

10-30-2008, 11:54 PM	#238
stinky_180 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pale Blue Dot Age: 39 Posts: 2,064 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	i give you mad props! i can't wait to finally see your car fully restored. keep up the good work and hang in there! __________________ SoCal RallyX Coverage and MTB Ride Reports WheelsDirty

10-31-2008, 06:39 AM	#239
C. Anderson Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 40 Posts: 784 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Good luck on the buffing. It's going to be hard because of all the tight spaces.

10-31-2008, 12:47 PM	#240
distance_boys Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: porterville, ca Age: 39 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	man you worked so hard on your 240sx and its really good, i cant wait to see how it turns out like...i give you props and you did a really good job being patiences with it and doing everything good...well here is a short picture story of how my project 240sx is too...i hope you like it and good luck on your coupe, i cant wait to see...