My 240sx build from start to end

[Killa_D]

Hello i would like to share with you guy something I've been working on. So sit back and enjoy this build because i know i have lol..

Ill start from the day i got my car it was maybe 6 to 7 months ago, i bought a clean stock s14 240sx autotragic lol. Not only did it not run but it was sitting for about 3 years under a tree and cover in green shit and if that wasn't enough the motor was half taken apart but i saw allot of potential and bought it.

This is how it looked when i got it. Sorry but these are shitty pics not taken by me but original pics taken from the owner.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x213/kayladoyle/240front-1.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x213/kayladoyle/240rear.jpg

And these are pics that i took after i cleaned it its not the best but again i guess its the only one i have. by the way this is a se model with out a sun roof and perfect almost perfect interior there was a small stain on the carpet.
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-03-05135113.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-03-05135139.jpg

Ok back to the story so after 3 days after i bought i took the head to the machine shop got it cleaned and resurfaced bought a brand new hg and water pump and thermostat.Took my time and cleaned all the gunk and all that crap that builds up and bought a new intake mani gaskets and replaced all the corroded vacuum lines and after 2 days my car was running and it turned on during the first try. I drove it for maybe a day or 2 and took the motor out and sold it (My s14 sr was on its way lol). Sorry i didnt take any pics and i suck at build threads lol.

So after waiting a few days later i finally got my s14 sr20det motor man was that thing freaking dirty and i felt really disappointed. So after about 16 hours on cleaning it with a tooth brush i got it spotless. Its allot of work and it takes allot of motivation but the end result is priceless here is a few pics.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/SunFeb14140521CST2010.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/SunFeb14140619CST2010.jpg

But before i even got the motor i already had a plan and a hp number and allot of ideas. So the motor was taken apart regardless how clean it was because i knew what needed to be done. So i got a new front cover/oil pump, tomei oil pan (stock one sucks balls), apexi metal hg 1.5mm (that would lower the compression even more), Arp headbolts and a brand new water pump and all new seals.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/SunFeb14140454CST2010.jpg

I also got very lucky and scored a really hard to find Trust/Greddy t67 turbo kit. This thing would be real easy to put on but too bad we are not in japan and this thing didn't even come close to fitting the usdm model 240sx. The manifold was hitting the steering shaft and needed serious modifications. so after a few hours i got everything all modded and ready to be put on but first here some pics.

test fitting
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-03-16004109.jpg

comparison between the greddy unit and the garrett gt2871r turbo
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-03-09174812.jpg

So with this big mod i new i needed some serious tuning tools and big ass injectors. So with that said i bought a brand new Apexi Power FC Djetro (deletes the hole maf and uses a map sensor). Also got some Sard 850cc injectors and decided i wanted to make a baller oil cooler set up so while i was at it so after few grand i had this.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/DSCN0389.jpg

this was my motor ready to be put in
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-04-06230039.jpg

Then i thought and said, "fuck i need a bad ass clutch if i want any power down" and my first choice was the exedy hyper single clutch kit which i got brand new. This thing is bad ass real expensive and so pretty lol.

ready to drop the motor
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-04-13145211.jpg

My bad ass oil cooler set up with a hks filer unit that has a built in thermo and a setrab oil cooler.
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/IMAG0043.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/IMAG0045.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/IMAG0044.jpg

So if i haven't spent enough money already on all this stuff. I still needed some coilovers and to me you have to pay to play so instead of going with what most of 240sx owners go with (Meagan,k sport or some more Chinese crap) i got me some Cusco zero 2r's these coils retail close to 2500 and so far im the only one with this specific set in the great USA that i know of.. Also decided to go with some Wedsports SA-70 18x9 18x10 on the rears and this how my car looked like with them on. Plus i got a real apexi dual n1 cat back i hate the big can look.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-03-24172918.jpg

So dropped the motor in to find out the mani needed more modding, so i put a v clamp tial wastegate and a vclam downpipe and boom everything was supper legit.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-04-13210640.jpg

with the oil cooler set up
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/2010-04-13210658.jpg

So after really thinking and allot of debating what would be best for a daily, i came to the conclusion that this turbo set up was just to much for me and it just wouldn't be suitable for my everyday needs. So with that said i sold it to a very cool guy and it was a sad day in the 240sx world well not really hahaha.
So here we go again i bought a gt3076r turbo and bottom manifold and greddy turbo elbow so after a few grands i had this very pretty set up.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/turbo-1.png
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/turbo2.png

Decided that the stock mani would better for clearance issues
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/DSCN0383.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/IMAG0077.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/IMAG0079.jpg

Everything was going good until our family car started to act up and this was our only form of transportation. So i got real scared and needed this thing up running and i was nowhere near finishing it. So with much regret i decided to part with it and just after i got my kouki front end too lol.. but i knew what needed to be done so i sold my motor and turbo, engine management and fuel set up and clutch and allot of motor parts. But i was having real problems selling everything else. Also i somehow fixed our daily and i wasnt in a huge hurry to sell anything anymore. So now im like fuck what do i do now? so with much thinking i decided to star over again lol.

here is a pic of the front end before i started parting it out.
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/S7300350.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/DSCN0224.jpg

So this time around i decided to say fuck it and just went real simple because i wanted this thing running asap so i place the order for a new s14 sr20 motor
got it in and this thing was clean. But only to find out they sent me a s15 motor with a s14 sr20 ecu the ecu didnt even bolt up. So after talking and bothering the importer they sent me the a new engine harness that i had to cut up and extent and modify to fit the 240sx. So here we go i took the turbo off and all the harness and took the tranny off and cleaned everything again..... Decided to only upgrade the turbo manifold to a tomei expreme unit and did all the turbo lines in an fittings also got a new greddy eblow and rsr downpipe which this thing is a work of art. Also decided that the exedy stage 2 clutch was plenty enough for me so i got one. Also decided that the oil pan just needed to go so i got a real greddy oil pan and of course i got all new gaskets and a new water pump and new seals.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/IMAG0153.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/IMAG0154.jpg

Also i needed new intercooler piping sense the hole turbo set up change so i got a greddy unit along a brand new hks 3 bov. Ohh and not to even mention i went ahead and upgraded the front brakes to 300zx brakes and got some bad ass conversion lines. I also converted the car to 5 speed and i deleted all those crap metal lines and upgraded to a an line for the clutch master to the slave. i always hated the stock kouki front bumper so i got the Origin kit and this thing just made my car lol

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/IMAG0170.jpg

But im not done lol i still needed a boost controller and needed to wire up the electric fan. then i got started thinking, man i have so may wires tucked everywhere and the thought of having more made me ape shit. So with allot of research i found out that the stock clutch fan pulled more than double that the FAL set up does plus its always running and just makes everything look so much more cleaner under the hood. The only thing with this is you'll have to get the fan shroud form a jdm s14. So i ordered a brand new one from Nissan after i installed everything and made everything look super legit and allot of help mostly motivation from Paden and Brandon (friends). I got this bitch to start and it started the first time too, Man what a relive and that night i called everyone at 12 at night lol super happy...

YouTube - s15 sr20det start up with hks ssqv3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrGy2SOCAHA&feature=player_embedded)

But things still needed to be done to drive this car i needed to get better rotors and bleed the hole brake system and ps system and clutch system so with some help from Paden and Brandon (Friends lol) i got this thing ready. Took it for the for test drive thing fucking moves but the car was way too low and scraped everywhere and not to mention after i went down the street i had burned threw the body harness and none of my electrical shit worked. Plus my ps was real wakky and decided to take the belt off for now and raised the car about 3/4 of a inch and added a little camber and fixed the harness and i was ready to go.
Also installed the greddy electrical warning gauges for the boost and oil pressure. I still need to get a wideband and took the car for a new test drive boosting around 1bar thats about 15psi this thing fucking moves like really haha.

Now all i need is a paint job and it would look legit as fuck but uhh ohh Houston we have a problem. Our daily is fucking up and the wife and me are tire of the damn jeep. So after much thinking and allot of planning and managing our money we finally got a new car and we had to get a Nissan. My wife fell in love with the Nissan Juke and it was the only one at the Nissan dealer. After looking at it i must admit this thing is cool looking but to make it even better the interior is fucking nuts and its turbo and get bad ass MPG i think close to 35 hwy and 25 on the city compare to 14 the jeep got lol.

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/IMAG0200.jpg

So after about 6 months and allot of shit happening and different set ups and hard work and late nights we are close to now. So after allot of thought and help from my Big brother, I got a bad ass deal on the body work and paint job. The actual job was going to cost me around 3500 that's sanding refitting all the panels (kit and front end) and bad ass paint and bad ass everything. It ended up costing me only 1700 because my brother knows the owner and painter. I had to jumped on it and that's where it is now Im just waiting for it to get done and ill update this thread once i get more shit. I don't plan on drifting this thing or racing this is simply my everyday car and i wanted to make it as reliable as possible. i still need to get a jdm grill and fit the blinker lights and get a kazama oil catchcan and some kouki tail i hate my 95 tail. So i know its allot of reading so have fun lol :D

[zylvia213]

looking pretty good so far.

[Killa_D]

looking pretty good so far.
thanx i plan on maybe changing the rims but i dono, also ever sense we got a new car i kind of want something new. So i been thinking about ether getting a g35 or maybe a 350z but the g35 would be my first choice (i have to little kids 5 and 3) because it has a back seat. It might not be the biggest but i have little kids so at least it has some lol.

[dreamin240sx]

i cant believe you sold your first motor

[Killa_D]

i cant believe you sold your first motor
yeah me ether and to make it even worst i sold the hole motor for about 1700 (the long block with the tranny) i lost maybe a grand then i had to buy a new motor that cost me about 2400 so you do the math. Just throwing money away but it happened and ohh well the only thing i really want to do the motor is get a stand alone so maybe next year ill upgrade the hole turbo system.

[va240dude]

Great build man, love how you're cleaning it all up, keep up the great work!

[Killa_D]

Great build man, love how you're cleaning it all up, keep up the great work!
thanx man :naughtyd::naughtyd:

[s14freak93901]

nice work. yea, those trust kits are a pain in the ass. when they mean for RHD only they really mean it. friend ran a TD06 on his S13 SR and had to make a custom manifold and down pipe.

[tricky_ab]

Damn you sure did a lot so far...

[jesse_s13]

sickkk dude.lol read the whole thing=) you should upgrade the turbo on her juke=)

[Michael Nolan]

pretty dope build, and sounds dirty too

[Killa_D]

sickkk dude.lol read the whole thing=) you should upgrade the turbo on her juke=)
lol i wish the wife wont even let me put some 370z rims on it lol..

[Killa_D]

Damn you sure did a lot so far...
yeah tell me about it :fruit:

[Killa_D]

pretty dope build, and sounds dirty too
thanx man :naughty:

[franklin93zx]

you know you can multi quote comments....

[Killa_D]

you know you can multi quote comments....
yeah i do but i like taking the time and doing each post lol :snoop:

[s13 @ fullboost]

I admire your Patience and dedication.Great work man

[jklein122]

Wow. It's sick that you had to sell your first motor. Did you already try fixing your family car? Also, any updates?

[Killa_D]

Wow. It's sick that you had to sell your first motor. Did you already try fixing your family car? Also, any updates?
yeah its was sick but ohh well, Also the thing about the fam car was it was having some electrical problems or so i thought it was bad battery (FTL). and no real updates because its still getting ready for paint.

[mxsx25]

awesome build man, wish you stuck with your original engine/drivetrain set up that woulda been awesome, but still great work, cant wait to see it painted

[Killa_D]

awesome build man, wish you stuck with your original engine/drivetrain set up that woulda been awesome, but still great work, cant wait to see it painted
yeah in a way i miss it but i think to jump on something like that would just spell out trouble lol. But maybe next year im thinking about a bigger turbo (maybe a tomei unit) and a full stand alone we will see.

[ixfxi]

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x213/kayladoyle/240front-1.jpg

car looks DOPE y0

you need to polish the headlights before the project is complete though. maybe lower it, but only like .15"

[Killa_D]

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x213/kayladoyle/240front-1.jpg

car looks DOPE y0

you need to polish the headlights before the project is complete though. maybe lower it, but only like .15"

lol :coolugh: yeah i might do that :keke:

[ixfxi]

lol :coolugh: yeah i might do that :keke:

you should also think about going 97-98 front

because its dope and because its RARE. trust me, i know.. i have one.

then ppl will say "is that a silvia" and you can say "yes, yes it is a silvia"

you should also pickup an sr20det, to match.

[Killa_D]

Updates


Went to the body shop to check on my car so this is what i found. First of all my fenders well at least my passenger fender fit like crap and had a nasty dent also both fenders had some damage on the bottom but now they look like new so im super happy with the results. Then my hood had a little damage and now looks like new, so happy and cant wait till its done.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/IMAG0259.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/IMAG0260.jpg
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[Nick_04K]

Did i miss the color you've chosen? Great job though! Everything looks right on par.

[Killa_D]

Did i miss the color you've chosen? Great job though! Everything looks right on par.
I wanted alpine white but now i begining to question it we will see.

[tricky_ab]

Were you thinking of a bolder colour?

[reyes23]

alpine is a very nice/clean color, friend has his 5series tht color
classy i would say

[Irresistible]

Traitor went kouki front. I hate it!

Jk, looks like a good start, just wish you didn't exceed your bandwidth and I could see all the pictures. Lol.

[Killa_D]

Traitor went kouki front. I hate it!

Jk, looks like a good start, just wish you didn't exceed your bandwidth and I could see all the pictures. Lol.
yeah fucking gay ass photobucket it should be back up though. I only change the front end because one i got the kouki shit for free and second i couldn't find a navan front bumper lol.

[Killa_D]

alpine is a very nice/clean color, friend has his 5series tht color
classy i would say
i dont know yet if im going to stick with it or change it. But i want white mostly because my car is originally white and dont feel like having a white engine bay lol. So i might still go with that white but when the car is about to get painted im going to look at the painters color book and find the most bad ass white they have hahaha.

[Killa_D]

Updates,

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/IMAG0269.jpg
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[Killa_D]

more pics, this is the actual color this is right out the booth not even buffed yet.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/DSCN0598.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/DSCN0600.jpg
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[Nick_04K]

Looking good! :hsdance: Button it up and lets see the real pictures haha.

[Killa_D]

Looking good! :hsdance: Button it up and lets see the real pictures haha.
yeah no shit lol....

[97_kouki]

sick... im fucking loving it bro...!

[tricky_ab]

This is moving along nicely :)

[Killa_D]

thanx guys i cant wait till its fully done.

[yingiang]

how did you wire your headlights for the kouki headlights ? did you get a hid kit for the kouki headlights and wire it to the stock 95 harness ?

[Killa_D]

how did you wire your headlights for the kouki headlights ? did you get a hid kit for the kouki headlights and wire it to the stock 95 harness ?
correct i used a hid kit and wire it up like that.

[Tdoolin18]

correct i used a hid kit and wire it up like that.

Nice build I wanna do the same thing just make mine reliable and drivable everyday. Haven't really started yet but I've been planning. Keep updating and did you test fit your turn signals in your bumper? I have the same front but my turn signals didn't fit right. I had to drill another hole in the mount to get it too stay but they still fit kinda weird. Lookin forward to the next update

[Killa_D]

Nice build I wanna do the same thing just make mine reliable and drivable everyday. Haven't really started yet but I've been planning. Keep updating and did you test fit your turn signals in your bumper? I have the same front but my turn signals didn't fit right. I had to drill another hole in the mount to get it too stay but they still fit kinda weird. Lookin forward to the next update
yeah they fit ok the only thing i dont like is that they blink fast because the light bulb is not the same. But yes ill update this every time i have something new to share.

[Killa_D]

just thought ill drop this in here

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/project.jpg
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[Nick_04K]

Come on now...Thats not an update. That's just a little tease. Throw in thr grill and get us some proper pics haha. :D

[tricky_ab]

Hell yeah that's what I'm talking about!

[Killa_D]

lol thanx guys and ill try and get that grill hahaha..

[Imarvin240]

any updates on this build?

[afred]

Nice car, I also just bought a zenki autotragic lol

[Killa_D]

nice to see people interested in my build lol, but the car is done im just waiting for it to get buffed out and ill update this with more final pics.

[Killa_D]

so its done, man the body guy at the the body shop did a great job fitting the kit as you can see in the following pics kit fits perfect and there's 0 gaps. But It wasn't easy thing to do, so i came up with the conclusion if you want a really good fitting kit your going to have to spend some money ether by buying a real vertex (or high end kit) or paying a shop to make it fit perfect.


http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs036.snc6/166607_1395288781067_1797647380_757253_4317581_n.j pg

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[surge s14]

long time coming

[Jason913]

Looks PERFECT to me.

[Killa_D]

long time coming
yeah but the final product is definitely worth it.

[Killa_D]

Looks PERFECT to me.
to me tooo lol just need to get the grill and a few other small things

[Gjohnson7]

Nice work!

[s14freak93901]

body shop did a great job. came out awesome.

[tricky_ab]

so its done, man the body guy at the the body shop did a great job fitting the kit as you can see in the following pics kit fits perfect and there's 0 gaps. But It wasn't easy thing to do, so i came up with the conclusion if you want a really good fitting kit your going to have to spend some money ether by buying a real vertex (or high end kit) or paying a shop to make it fit perfect.



Yeppers! Either way you're spending money up front, or later during the paint and install.

[Killa_D]

body shop did a great job. came out awesome.
thanx man :D:D

[Imarvin240]

this is coming along nice, love the koukiness!

[blueshark123]

you still got quite a gap between the headlights and hood let me know how you fix that cause i got the same problem

[Toms2jz]

Very clean congrats, are you planning to change the wheels to something more agressive?

[Killa_D]

you still got quite a gap between the headlights and hood let me know how you fix that cause i got the same problem
lol the hood is propped up is not shut all the way i have 0 gaps on there :wiggle:

better pic

http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt122/Htown_Killa_D/project.jpg

[Killa_D]

Very clean congrats, are you planning to change the wheels to something more agressive?
i have weds sports sa70 18x9 18x10.5 with a 15 offset with 255 on the back and 245 in the front to me it really aggressive. Are you talking about getting a more aggressive style wheel?

[Toms2jz]

Oh yea :) i think it would look crazier with more lip. What are your other plans?

[Killa_D]

im thinking about maybe going top mount and full ems

[jdmjimmy]

sick s14!! hope you use it :drool:

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/9554/0051s.jpg (http://img850.imageshack.us/i/0051s.jpg/)

[tricky_ab]

im thinking about maybe going top mount and full ems

I like the way you think!

[Killa_D]

its finally done im thinking of maybe dropping a rb26 in stay tunned

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/TheREal_Killa_D/IMAG0033.jpg
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