From rust to riches - the ka24debt build thread

[Chrischeezer]

how did you fix the rear brake problem.

[ka24debt]

Originally Posted by Chrischeezer

how did you fix the rear brake problem.

I just undid the bolt that goes thru the upright and hit the little bracket thing down. Fixed lol btw we need to make a bracket for the cables!

[ka24debt]

nothing major, i decided adjust the bmc at negrosx13's place


then spur of the moment wing install



i wanna hatch with a wiper :/


and wha-la..


then moliride lip cracked because racecar.. jk because shitty, atleast i paid close to nothing for it


band aid


then washywashy time


and almost there

[Conrad 2NR]

Those look more like R32 GTR non V-Spec calipers (they fit 32mm wide rotors) so I'm not sure R33 GTS-T rotors would work.

R33 GTS-T rotors definitely aren't the same as Z32, they're 296mm in diameter.

All this is in the event you ever need to find replacement rotors.

[c_mancuyas8]

hella close keep up the good work!

[rb27dets14]

I actually saw your car at etown in october. Looked real good

[93nismo]

what a badass story. my 240 was coming along quite nicely and is almost exactly were ive always wanted it as well. but then i got an s30 and all my moneys getting dumped into that now. i guess the s13 will just have to wait...

[s13_rb25]

great story great progress great outcome!! love the build!

[KravingAKouki]

any updates on this car. great job so far man!

[qwikspool]

nice build you got going. keep it up.

[driftsucky]

I'm in love with this build. subscribed.

[s13_rb25]

Love this build. soooo legit.

[ka24debt]

Oh snap the pics work again! Cool this means more updates!

[bftII40]

nice build fellow sept 18th birthday member.

[Tubasteve1]

Wow really inspiring build!! What do you wish you would have researched? I just bought a 91 240 and I'm anxious to get started!!

[bb4_96]

I was worried this was gonna be another one of those megan/ssac/isis cars. It's not... good job man.

[s13fay92]

great story! good job, your car looks sick
NY seems to suck tho with all that rust, i got mine out of a field it had been in for 5 years and it had none haha

[ka24debt]

Originally Posted by c_mancuyas8

hella close keep up the good work!

its gettin there thanks!

Originally Posted by rb27dets14

I actually saw your car at etown in october. Looked real good

it looked like crap w the xxr's but thanks

Originally Posted by s13_rb25

great story great progress great outcome!! love the build!

thanks! suprised even myself with how much has been done in the past 11 months of working on the car

Originally Posted by KravingAKouki

any updates on this car. great job so far man!

updates coming meow!

Originally Posted by qwikspool

nice build you got going. keep it up.

trying and thanks!

Originally Posted by driftsucky

I'm in love with this build. subscribed.

thanks glad u like it!

Originally Posted by Tubasteve1

Wow really inspiring build!! What do you wish you would have researched? I just bought a 91 240 and I'm anxious to get started!!

i wish i got a better job sooner and just readreadread. cant stress it enough. know what your getting yourself involved, have a game plan of what u wanna do with the car long term and save and dont cheap out, even if it kills you just save. you will be suprised with how much u get done

Originally Posted by bb4_96

I was worried this was gonna be another one of those megan/ssac/isis cars. It's not... good job man.

nope thankgod. my first red s13 was heading that way with the money i had, learned my lesson and steered away from that with this car. trying to keep it legit. thanks!

Originally Posted by s13fay92

great story! good job, your car looks sick
NY seems to suck tho with all that rust, i got mine out of a field it had been in for 5 years and it had none haha

dude your really not joking. wait till u see the pics im about to post up of how much fatigue this car went thru this year. the roads fucking suck out here and i dont understand how i got this rust on this car. it was SPOTLESS when i got it. theres nowhere to hide from this rust, other then florida lol

[ka24debt]

update!

so lately the car has been doing its normal dd'ing activites, school is done for a few weeks so i picked up more hours at work delivering so ive been pretty dependent on the car and if worst comes to worst i could just use my parents car but the cars been good to me, other then the car not starting every couple of days which im really want to figure out soon. im sick of charging the car every morning and then it runs completely fine afterwards.. mystery mobile.

well as far as the car goes, my friends have been wanting me to go out with them more and get some more seat time. im def. getting alot more comfortable with sliding the car and transitioning weight and all. but all good things come to an end



replaced as a temp. with tein tie rods and installed my pbm angle spacers. a def big improvement but i went want to get some kind of adjustable outer tie to adjust the roll center. btw this side of my car is becoming more plagued by the day. its like rotting and cracking everywhere.. the rest of the car is spotless though -__-



next order of business is too much slamslam. my hoods been acting funny for the past week and a half and finally figured it out.. the hood latch wire has been rubbing and ripping apart, resulting in the hood barely opening.


another reason which got me to change this thing is because my turn signals stopped working the other day and assumed that if my hood latch wire was rubbing, then my harness is rubbing. which it was. i temporarily fixed it at negrosx13's house after it happened.. checked the signals, worked good and then when i put the fender back on it stopped working again.. w t f. so i finally had a day off and decided lets get this thing straightened out.


the other side looked to be in the clear. nothing ripped here but ill double check.


6 wires were messed up on this side. made sure i color matched, soldered and heat shrinked all bad connections.




everything worked again, signals, hazards etc. but next issue i was having the previous night is that the alarm was going off for no reason, after like 15 seconds of enabling the alarm. after disabling i went to start the car, it would crank and but just crank till the battery died.. normally like what it does during the morning. so as usual i threw it on the charger for 10 mins.. cranks but doesnt turn over. the car is getting fuel but no spark. so im guessing the alarm is disengaging it from getting spark. so i left it the next day. same shit the next morning, it cranks till it dies, charge it.. after playing the alarm, arming and disarming for a few mins.. the car runs but it runs for maybe like 2 seconds. figured fuck it, let me unplug all the alarm accesories and see whats up. i couldnt even find the box but after scrambling and searching, i have this rats nest. some of it is a couple of gauges but this is some janky sketchy wiring.

im about to call the guy up and just tell him to remove all this sketchy ass wiring and ill go elsewhere who actually knows how to mess with this car and install it.


after unplugging that crap, i got the car to start but under one condition. it cranks and doesnt die.. BUT if i start the car in flood mode it starts up, runs choppy for a few secs but then idles and drives normal. took it around the block and drove good. i turn it off after driving it, crank it back up and starts right up. but now if i leave it off for like 20 mins it wont start unless i start it in flood mode. weird shit. hopefully i get to it tomorrow. also im not a fan of this freddy bov and this intercooler setup. i want to run something recirculated. until i get the 2871r im just gonna run the smic my friend has from his front clip 8 years ago with the stock bypass valve and all. i think itll look pretty cool and return more to a stock state. curious to see how this car runs with a stock smic as opposted to a slight larger fmic on a completely bone stock sr with the except of a hks filter and mbc.

also i will be installing this since my friend just got the consult software for nissans on his laptop. no more trouble shooting issues by eye and ear. since my cars a 90.. i took the consult plug from my friend koukisandsomeappleuice's 91 part out car and wire it up on the ecu side.


other then that i just stiffened the spring rate, did some more hammering to hopefully reduce any more rubbing

[s13_rb25]

Originally Posted by ka24debt

update!


well as far as the car goes, my friends have been wanting me to go out with them more and get some more seat time. im def. getting alot more comfortable with sliding the car and transitioning weight and all. but all good things come to an end



replaced as a temp. with tein tie rods and installed my pbm angle spacers. a def big improvement but i went want to get some kind of adjustable outer tie to adjust the roll center.

check out the circuit sports inner and outer tie rods. they're roll center adjustable. thats what i got and they're super awesome. also I've seen some people say on fb and stuff that you should get a d max or koguchi hood. if you don't have all the $$ for that. check out 9kracing.com they have hood vents almost identical for sale there and they're only lie $100. thats what I'm gonna go with. good luck, love the progress and whole story! subscribed to it!

[ka24debt]

Originally Posted by s13_rb25

check out the circuit sports inner and outer tie rods. they're roll center adjustable. thats what i got and they're super awesome. also I've seen some people say on fb and stuff that you should get a d max or koguchi hood. if you don't have all the $$ for that. check out 9kracing.com they have hood vents almost identical for sale there and they're only lie $100. thats what I'm gonna go with. good luck, love the progress and whole story! subscribed to it!

first off, thanks for the support guys it keeps me going. but well after a few days of driving, the teins are messed up aswell. i should be replacing the rack in a few weeks also. as far as the circuit sports stuff goes, i really dont want to cheap out nor have i heard awesome reviews on them anyway. as of right still have my mind set on z32 inners/spl outers especially with this ride height and where i live i need something thats going to handle the abuse.

so i finally decided to raise the front. it was for the best. as u can see this is the only plagued part of my car that i want to get fix hopefully within a week or 2.


downpipe is completely smashed in.. exhaust leaks everywhere(need the pbm pipe SO bad)


ive had this excessive plate for about a year now and im def. ordering another one. this thing took so much abuse its not even funny. living in the 5 boroughs will do this to any car. i ripped it off and i should be getting a new one soon.



new height and more kouki love. no more bottoming out, scraping the lip or any of that nonsense. still think it could go down just a nudge which ill probably do.




and this was the front before.. doesnt look like much but believe me it was really bad.

[joeapple8]

I'm loving this, this thread reminds me of when I was 16 with no job, and a blown sohc. I'm on my 4th 240sx with a red top, and misc parts, coils coming in this week. Keep updating, I'll post a build thread some time soon, I need to get with the times and get a iphone or camera... HAHA.

[pacotaco345]

damn... someone needs new tires lol

[ka24debt]

Originally Posted by joeapple8

I'm loving this, this thread reminds me of when I was 16 with no job, and a blown sohc. I'm on my 4th 240sx with a red top, and misc parts, coils coming in this week. Keep updating, I'll post a build thread some time soon, I need to get with the times and get a iphone or camera... HAHA.

Sweet!

Originally Posted by pacotaco345

damn... someone needs new tires lol

I know :/ I have absolutely no money attm because I still need to pay another 1000 for my reckless past in the next month and a half. I need to give back these tie rods this week, I still need an alignment too before I get brand new tires. Which leads to my next question if anyone wants to help out.

Specs on the fronts are 17x8.5+5 with a 215/45 with -5 degrees of camber. Should I run a
205/40 and atleast a 10mm or 15mm spacer up front and look a little better or stick with the 215/45 and get a 10mm. Ill post pics in a tad

[OnPoint]

very intriguing build. i will always have a soft spot for black s13s

[EMPANADAZ]

Great build!

[ka24debt]

hopefully i can update tomorrow of some little nick nack stuff ive done to the car but finally got some decent pics.

[zomgsohc]

Originally Posted by ka24debt

hopefully i can update tomorrow of some little nick nack stuff ive done to the car but finally got some decent pics.

New desktop wallpaper.

Just read the whole build, start to finish... Love it. You capture all the lows and highs of driving a car like this. Alot of us have faced the "rust" demon, and alot of us remember that thrill of the first time racing, and the feeling of blowing up your first motor. Your story captures the whole experience, and with a great, positive attitude. Your always thinking forward, saying "it can only get better" and things like that. That's the right attitude. That's why everyone loves this build. You built a car you love, and you didn't half ass it. You admit your mistakes, you have realistic goals, n u don typ lik dis. Kudos on the thread, and double kudos on the car. Gives me hope for my little pignose hatch.

Also, your choice in aero... perfect. A D-Max hood would really set this car off. Can't wait to see updates!

[Extreme Dimensions]

Originally Posted by ka24debt

hopefully i can update tomorrow of some little nick nack stuff ive done to the car but finally got some decent pics.

DAMN!

[blaaq]

those are some awsome pics!!