diamond in the rough

[bobby22_8]

so what happened was i found this 1989 240sx se fastback at a junkyard (rust free) and i was going to buy it, but my buddy being the dick that he is bought it before i was able too, then he asked me to help him work on it, so being the nice guy that i am i did, but i did all the work on it, since he doesn't know anything about cars, anyways, after i finished working on it, he ended up going behind my back and selling it to his friend dylon. Then about 4 months ago, i heard that dylon was selling the 240sx, so needless to say i bought it, and now im in the process of doing a sr20det engine swap. So far the car is coming along pretty good, i've had this engine for about three years now,so right now im going through the car and fixing everything that was done half assed from the previous owner, i'll post pictures of the progress, feel free to leave any comments or suggestions
here you go here are the pics

this is the head light bracket after i had drill out the spot welds and i need to replace this so if you guys know wrere i can get i let me know

this is the right side and i drilled out this side too this one is salvagable




i have to clean the interior out (its not that bad) i have a 91 front bumper

these are the wires that i had removed out of the ka24e harness iam going to try to make it work on the sr (i hope the car dose not go up in smoke)


here is a better pic of the harness

stock T-25 VS 50 trim

the maniflod looks good in the pic but the weads are crappy


the car is out side for right now till i can make room in the garage







how do you guys like it so far, let me know what you think



i cut these out of the car it is rusted out so it has got to go the fuel cell is going back htere












i used a set of hockey pucks for temporary motor mounts to sit the motor in the car


this is a combo of mother nature and my dad





thanks to RyanA96 and jkjunior for the parts that i got from you guys!!!!!!

[fromxtor]

That is the cleanest s13 engine bay I have ever seen. Wish mine hadn't looked like the valdeze oil spill happend there.

[arkive43]

nice! its not hard to clean when i did my swap i cleaned primered and sprayed it.

[SimpleSexy180]

clean bay.

rofl at snow covered 240.

[SochBAT]

Nice dad.

[illvialuver]

good shit. looks like you came up, you didnt say how much you bought it for though.

[HyperTek]

gahhh thats alotta work there buddy just to get the chassis back to stock ... id jus start with another chassis..

so what brakes and suspension do u have in mind?

[bobby22_8]

i pay $500.00 for the shell but i got tons of extra shit with like doors,rims, 2 back and 2 front bumbers,power mirrors and lot more and by the way iam selling the power mirrors i have the stock suspension on it right but i would like to get some thing better and i would like to go with the 300zx brake upgrade but i think it is things more interesting trying to stop going 120+ MPH with the stock brakes lol iam getting more stuff from jkjunior and i getting a tuned ECU from a friend for cheap remap fuel for the 370cc,speed cut,z32 maf,RPM up to 7500,3in exhaust and i think that is it i will put up more pic that i got yesterday asap

[bobby22_8]

more pics




here is one of my helpers that works on the car with me

here is the other sr20det inspector

[DriftSpecial180]

And when your done, write a letter to the NHL thanking them for their contribution lol. Its really good work and i'm happy the car ended up in the hands of the rightful owner.

[Ghostdrifter]

Originally Posted by bobby22_8

this is a combo of mother nature and my dad

Your dad owned you HAHA

[bobby22_8]

i see that you guys like the hockey pucks,lol, this is the first time AND THE LAST TIME!!!!!!!! the car will see a winter it bums me out that the car is out side right now, we were going to clean out a spot in the garage for it but my dad could not find a spot for all the bikes and i have a shit load of parts in there too i have to clean a spot out soon, so i can start working on it before spring gets here i will keep you guys updated

[bobby22_8]

got my boost gauge in today and some other stuff for the sr20 i will get up the pics asap but for right now i have a pic of the boost gauge i know what you guys are thinking mopar in a nissan but i payed 10.00 for it iam going to a different one but for right now it will work

[nassin31spr]

Looks like some good progress. Good luck with the project.

[gotta240]

nice work and pics!!! Sounds like your friends are cocksuckers and you should get some new ones....

[bigOdom1]

/\/\/\/\ thats what i was thinking

[bobby22_8]

just got this stuff in the other day

[Dutchmalmiss]

CLEAN ass install, shouldn't this be moved to CHAT or TECH?

[bobby22_8]

look what i got today

[bobby22_8]

so this is what i have spent on the SR/240
240sx-$500.00
SR motor-1500.00
fuel cell-$two batman comic books
battery box-$6.43
ARP head bolts-$128.56
SRT-4 boost gauge-$10.00
turbo kit-$679.99
cometic head gasket-$93.87
SR alternator-$37.00
SR tuned ECU-$160.00
intake with 370cc INJ-$50.00
timing chain cover,fuel rail,SR engine harness,$62.00
motor mounts-$30.00
stupid shit(gaskets,bolts,and so on)-$162.97
total cost so far-$3431.82
for a car that dose not run and listening to the wife bitch----------------------- priceless

here is the stuff i need yet
clutch,ingitor chip,z32 maf,i need more stuff but i cant remember right now
i will get some more pics of the car with the fmic on the car

[cali240sxdrifter]

man, looking very good so far! best of luck with the project... I'll be sinking my hands again with a 240sx next year...

Oh yeah, get new friends

[swift_style]

Nice. I love that turbo of yours!

[bobby22_8]

more pics

i have to fix the fmic but this is what i have done so far

[bobby22_8]

i fix it

[J-Style]

The car is coming along great, keep it up!

[yaba94070]

Love the build...

[JesusFreakDrifter]

hey reminds me that i need to weld up my spare tire well as well good luck and good job.

i like these builds up this is like the 4th or 5th buildup worthy of its own sections. Projects sections or official Build Up thread.

anyways, gl w/build up once again

[GSXRJJordan]

Dammit I want you to get it running so I can see what that turbo/maf/tuned ecu setup puts down... I'm so tempted to go cheap top mount setup. Also, I want to see what you're going to do about the downpipe ~

[bobby22_8]

look at what i got today iam going to try to put it in by myself tomorrow i will tack pics on the job, i order the release sleeve from nissan for a 91 240sx and got that today i hope it works with the exedy t/o bearing i will keep you guys updated.

[bobby22_8]

what i did today from start to finish











it was a pian in the ass to do by yourself