First Build Evar! s13 SR20 [mild] Build! HERRA PICTURES!!

[ONtwoTURNTABLEs]

So I'm pretty new here.. I've posted a few times, though, asking questions and classifieds or whatever but mostly just trolling..
I used to have a '95 s14 Stock 240sx and she was the coolest thing since free online pr0n..
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it's the second one to the right.. excuse the cheesy old picture.. lol.. it was like over 6 years ago.. in torrance visiting friends and family
then one rainy evening.. on my way to work on the freeway.. i hydroplaned on a large puddle of water.. felt the rear slide out and spun me around sending me into a concrete wall backwards @ about 50..
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it's kinda of a bummer story and the bank who gave me the loan is still screwing me but that is neither here nor there and I will get on..
I bought a $500 civic hatch pos, it got stolen, retrieved, and I sold it.. bought an 88 toyota 4wd pickup.. great great great machine.. I had a lot of fun on this truck both fixing it up, daily driving it, and mashing it on the weekends, but as time went on.. I felt a familiar itch..

...I need another 240...

This calling only intensified when while trolling craigslist one evening I saw a listing for someone who owned a, what seemed to be, nearly perfect s13 inside and out..
at the bottom of the page it read: looking to trade for 4wd longbed pickup pref. nissan
HOT DAMN! I did'nt have a longbed, and it wasn't a nissan, but shoot, with how clean my truck is I was sure he couldn't turn it down..
so I called him the next day and told him about my truck and he told me about his s13..
he came by later that day and checked out my truck, it wasnt what he was quite looking for so he sugguested I could probably get more selling my truck itself and buying his for 2200..
whatever I'll try it..
put it on craigslist the same day for $3000 and phone started ringing almost immediatly, I went for a couple test drives but one local hippie chick ended up taking it.. it worked out great for me too cause it had no cat and wouldnt smog.. so i bought her a cat.. gave it to her with the truck and she said she'd have it installed AND smogged.. word.. also I had done a cab swap with a cleaner cab and bed so NONE of the vins matched.. she took care of that too.. double word..
so I sold my truck for $3000, and talked the very strange old guy down to $2000 for the s13.. (sounds like a lot but we don't get many clean ones locally)
and voila! I had my very own 240sx again!

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so the body is really straight.. just a couple small dents on the pass. side rear bumper.. and the interior was IMMACULATE.. which was really important to me.. but after the first week or so passed, the usual 200,000+ miles and 20+ years on the road-ish problems started occuring.. 2nd and 3rd gear was grinding really bad..idle was really bad, but only sometimes.. and the car wouldn't usually stay running without slight pressure on the gas pedal.. plus it was sohc and kinda gutless due to its age.. and I was pretty frustrated with it..
what to do.. what to do...
so after a while.. and after saving a pretty good chunk of change..
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I finally decided to order an sr20det motor and tranny from jspecmotorsports and put my sohc to rest..
it arrived less than a week later:
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..omfg it was more beautiful than i ever could have anticipated..
as were the first two parts I ordered for it..
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act 6 puck sprung clutch and apexi intake filter kit
then time for more saving.. ugh...

[ONtwoTURNTABLEs]

after another couple months of saving I was ready to start splurging again..
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and I moved my ass to a house with a garage..
I got a couple buddys to help me move the motor from my friends shop to my house:
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after I got most all the parts together.. I called some friends to help disassemble/reassemble my sr to see what we were working with..
first got it on the stand..
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and we took off the valve cover..
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they love their oil changes over there in Japan now don't they.. lol
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and then we took the head off to take to a machine shop
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and in the meanwhile.. we enjoyed a little bit of snow
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gotta love HUMBOLDT COUNTY! 5 min from the beach.. 5 min from the snow..
anywaiz
while I waited for the head to get checked and cleaned.. I figured its time to pull out my feverish old sohc ka..
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so empty now!
might as well test fit new mishimoto radiator and isis fan shroud
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the head got back to me and I talked myself into buying new timing chain kit..
I just got a new cometic gasket kit and didnt want to have to replace them ever again so I figured might as well..
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also got some arp head studs so I can turn the boost up a little bit..
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the head looked so much better after being cleaned up
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and after an hour or so.. it went from this..
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to this..
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new water pump.. thermostat..
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and boom belts are on
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now before I put this motor in.. I kind of wanted to flat black the bay or something but kind of ran out of time and money so i decided a powerwash would have to do..
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clutch time!
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act 6 puck sprung with fidanza aluminum flywheel
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and on goes the tranny
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decided to mock up the cx racing intercooler and piping when...
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i realized i ordered a universal kit!!
now i dont have many power tools.. like none.. and i cant weld to save my life let alone tig.. so i was kinda screwed for the time being..
but hey! the intercooler still works fine!
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not much left to do now but drop that mofo in there
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boom baby

[ONtwoTURNTABLEs]

around the same time my motor dropped in.. the great folks over at Import Image Racing sent me a MUCH ANTICIPATED PACKAGE

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COILSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE 4X4!!! NO MORE 4X4!!! NO MORE 4X4!!! NO MORE 4X4!!! NO MORE 4X4!!! NO MORE 4X4!!! NO MORE 4X4!!!

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love em.. can't wait to see how they ride!

before:
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Login (http://forums.nicoclub.com/posting.php?mode=reply&f=44&t=529590)
after:
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hopefully will get better pics of stance later..

I then installed my circuit sports flex downpipe.. running to a catco high flow cat converter.. running to a megan type-2 3" cat-back exhaust..
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It's a very stock looking exhaust.. which is good cause its rough out here for an import..lol
I also purchased a new cx racing intercooler piping kit which came with one of those HKS SQV replicas.. I actually have a HKS SQV old school and I'm curious if one sounds better/different.. I think I'll make a youtube video out of it..
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Last night.. after installing the coilovers.. I installed my dohc gauge cluster.. funny that it only goes to 110 and the sohc goes to 115.. hmm..
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and I started kind of installing/tucking the wiring harness.. I also was looking for a good "out-of-sight" spot for my solitary boost gauge.. I was thinking about here what do you guys think..?
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its only temporary.. i really have my heart set on a prosport set of gauges (boost,egt,oil pres.) and I really want to have broadfield make me one of his center vent gauge pods.. hopefully within a month or so.. hopefully.. that guy is such an inspiration man..
i also have to install and find a spot for this guy:
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he will control my 2 isis fans and act as a water temp gauge.. i got a killer deal off the classifieds on it..

I also bought a set of brakes off the forum classifieds..
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evo IX i believe.. it also came with front brackets and bolts.. and a z32 master cyl...VVVVV
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but they are indeed five lug so I am going to wait a little bit before installing.. i need 17" or 18" rims anyways..

one HUGE problem i am running into is power steering lines..
I went to the junkyard and took everything related to power steering (i could besides the pump) off the only dohc 240sx out there.. but the hard lines were all messed up.. then the pressure hose was all messed up.. so i was back to nothing..
i finally found someone on local craigslist parting out a smashed sr hatch and i got that dohc cluster and a brand new pressure hose for $40..
My buddy said he had hard line bending/flaring tools so that we could probably make the lines ourselves.. so i went to napa with the broken hard line and the guy gave me the closest thing he could find.. but the flare end of the oem hard line is a weird inverted flare so it just wasn't going to work out...
not im just fed up with it and next week am ordering the isis stainless steel line kit which.. if i understand correctly.. eliminates both the hard line and the pressure line.. connecting the pump directly to the rack.. anyone have this?


yesterday, me and a couple friends started the wiring harness.. we got the dash plug and matched up every possible wire but there were a few left over.. a couple green ones i think.. I dont have AC and im pretty sure thats most of it but I REALLY REALLY dont want a check engine light so if anyone knows how to avoid this PLEASE TELL ME!!!!!!!

Now tonight hopefully be installing walboro fuel pump.. (I bought it barely used and it looks hella small? it's probably right i just want to make sure.. sorry no pics.. also hopefully tonight we'll solder/extend the maf plug and maybe relocate a fuse box if its not too hard.. I also need to set the motor to tdc so i can put in the cam sensor.. and drill holes and finish mounting i.c. piping.. not too much left!

[va240dude]

You're off to a good start, like how you cleaned up that SR....looking for more updates!

[doomviillain]

looking good, reminds me of the time i rebuilt my dohc KA for my s13 and cleaned up everything. Somewhat similar but I got an s14 now so I gotta start over :/

[240sxluver4life]

Looks good, but i cant help but question why you didn't have the block machined for the cometic headgasket, i work at a machine shop and i've seen blocks that are 5-10 thousandths low in places, so im not to sure the gasket will hold. . . . .

Regardless, good luck man

[Allmtoreg]

the isis power steering line is pretty good, i bought it....its overpriced tho. chase bays make a very nice ps line setup. also look into fugi spl. they make custom ps lines that are very well prices

[jontron5000]

I'm in the same boat as you!

I just cleaned up my blacktop and put it in just a few days ago. If you're worried about the heater hoses, I would have suggested replacing those before dropping it in (if you haven't already done so)

I am using this as a wiring guide, I'm certain you can get some use out of it too
SR20DET Swap Engine Harness Wiring Diagram Guide SR SR20 (http://www.frsport.com/SR20DET-Swap-Engine-Harness-Wiring-Diagram-Guide-SR-SR20_t_26.html)

[Future_gohan]

the isis power steering line is pretty good, i bought it....its overpriced tho. chase bays make a very nice ps line setup. also look into fugi spl. they make custom ps lines that are very well prices

The company I go threw to get all my custom lines made cost's me 90 bucks my cost, the fitting that goes into the block is a special one that not many companys make, so that's why they're expensive.

[statickx991]

Looks good, but i cant help but question why you didn't have the block machined for the cometic headgasket, i work at a machine shop and i've seen blocks that are 5-10 thousandths low in places, so im not to sure the gasket will hold. . . . .

Regardless, good luck man

o geez. i had it all done to my block and head and my cometic still blew out with arp studs too . and yes torqued properly. diff company head gasket did the trick tho

[Backintoans13]

Looking good! Cant wait till i get my SR and take out my pos sohc :cool:

[jontron5000]

Looking good! Cant wait till i get my SR and take out my pos sohc :cool:

do it! it appears to be all the craze! :2f2f:

[Zeal3]

I remember that s13 on the far right rolling around torrance a while back!

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[future]

Dope as fuck

[s13silvia_R]

awesome build dude, how do you like the fortune auto coils?
I didn't quite read through your entire build thread, but what wheels you plan to run? Are those brembos from an evo?

[since87]

how does smog up there work?

nice build bro...i wish my ride was where urs is at! ive wanted to do a sr20 swap...but down here in SD we gotta smog every other year....so that kills it..unless you can find a hook up =[

this is tias husband by the way....she showed me ur s13 on her FB =p

whats next on ur to do list?

[Finelinetuning]

o geez. i had it all done to my block and head and my cometic still blew out with arp studs too . and yes torqued properly. diff company head gasket did the trick tho

People tend to forget to add silicone on metal head gasket because they always assume it'll hold just fine "nope" You should always add silicone around the water ports on headgaskets people.
Nice Build :2f2f:

[ONtwoTURNTABLEs]

awesome build dude, how do you like the fortune auto coils?
I didn't quite read through your entire build thread, but what wheels you plan to run? Are those brembos from an evo?


So far i think they're awesome.. I haven't driven it yet tho :p Not sure on wheels yet but nothing too flashy but something that fits well.. bronze fn's or some p45s or something.. yeah theyre from an evo

how does smog up there work?

nice build bro...i wish my ride was where urs is at! ive wanted to do a sr20 swap...but down here in SD we gotta smog every other year....so that kills it..unless you can find a hook up =[

this is tias husband by the way....she showed me ur s13 on her FB =p

whats next on ur to do list?

hey! whats up man.. so far as we speak you only are required to smog when you sell/transfer a vehicle unless is immediate family.. unless like you said you know someone..
I hella need/want gauges.. rims real bad too.. and some more interior work.. seats.. reupholstered door panels and glove box.. AND SOME KOUKI LIGHTS!!! why they didn't put them on all 240s is crazy.. but i guess they wouldn't be as special ahaha

People tend to forget to add silicone on metal head gasket because they always assume it'll hold just fine "nope" You should always add silicone around the water ports on headgaskets people.
Nice Build :2f2f:

uh-oh.. i think.. i'm gonna have to double check with my mechanic make sure we did that haha

and does anyone know how to leave buyer feedback on stuff.. I've bought herra parts on here and haven't seen an add feedback link.. thanks!

shoot.. I think I'm gonna have to pull the motor.. I haven't installed heater hoses yet xp

[240jake]

Nice build man.
Yeah its almost impossible to route that back heater hose once the motor is in, maybe if you have tiny girly fingers. :)

[since87]

So far i think they're awesome.. I haven't driven it yet tho :p Not sure on wheels yet but nothing too flashy but something that fits well.. bronze fn's or some p45s or something.. yeah theyre from an evo



hey! whats up man.. so far as we speak you only are required to smog when you sell/transfer a vehicle unless is immediate family.. unless like you said you know someone..
I hella need/want gauges.. rims real bad too.. and some more interior work.. seats.. reupholstered door panels and glove box.. AND SOME KOUKI LIGHTS!!! why they didn't put them on all 240s is crazy.. but i guess they wouldn't be as special ahaha

thats whats up man! sounds like its gonna be dope!

what rims are you lookin to get?

[Riq]

I remember that s13 on the far right rolling around torrance a while back!

Is the s13 on the far right running Watanabe RS-8's?

[95BoostedS14]

nice build man, keep up the good work

[truckmtrS13]

everything that I would do!

[S13phen]

Nissssseeeee. Those brakes look gigantic, and I like that exhaust.

[ONtwoTURNTABLEs]

thats whats up man! sounds like its gonna be dope!

what rims are you lookin to get?

Hopefully some bronze Fn's or p45's I like bronze concaveness

[Zeal3]

Is the s13 on the far right running Watanabe RS-8's?

Not sure exactly. Last time I saw that car was 2008.

[HPKMotorsports3]

great work man... i love the engine bay after you power washed it looks very clean... and to leave buyer feedback you need to go to the persons profile, then click the look at ________ feedback and then you'll see the add feedback icon... keep up the good work bro props

[ka24debt]

Sell that exhaust while u can and get a apexi noir or something. I had to sell my apexi n1 due to the obvious reasons and got the megan type II. Definite loss of power, doesnt sound good and, the hanger broke off from the resonator and the bracket behind the drivers side seat also broke off. did i mention ive only had it for 2 months?? other then that so far so good.. curious to see how this turns out. any ideas as far as wheels?

[holemilk00]

Sell that exhaust while u can and get a apexi noir or something. I had to sell my apexi n1 due to the obvious reasons and got the megan type II. Definite loss of power, doesnt sound good and, the hanger broke off from the resonator and the bracket behind the drivers side seat also broke off. did i mention ive only had it for 2 months?? other then that so far so good.. curious to see how this turns out. any ideas as far as wheels?

Thats what happens when you buy the cheapest possible solution for every problem/upgrade. Which is at a plenty on zilvia right now. Seems like everyone is buying megan this, isis that, and so on.

[Magical Trevor]

Not much of a build thread??? You're doing an SR swap and throwing a bunch of knock off brand parts on the car. What's next, zipties and fat lace stickers? Change the exhaust out with the Apex-i Noir and hopefully buy some nice wheels to throw in front of those brembo's. Other than that the quality looks good... but nothing out of the ordinary.

[ONtwoTURNTABLEs]

Not much of a build thread??? You're doing an SR swap and throwing a bunch of knock off brand parts on the car. What's next, zipties and fat lace stickers? Change the exhaust out with the Apex-i Noir and hopefully buy some nice wheels to throw in front of those brembo's. Other than that the quality looks good... but nothing out of the ordinary.

Wow


msglgth

[since87]

ay what did you do with ur stock motor?

[boobs13]

Not much of a build thread??? You're doing an SR swap and throwing a bunch of knock off brand parts on the car. What's next, zipties and fat lace stickers? Change the exhaust out with the Apex-i Noir and hopefully buy some nice wheels to throw in front of those brembo's. Other than that the quality looks good... but nothing out of the ordinary.

Hey cool story man, But is this your build thread. Don't shit on others peoples thread man. That's really disrespectful.

I love what you doing here OP. Looks good Keep up the good work and about your guages, you should think about upgrading to a Hud display. That's what I have on my coupe which I'm running a SR as will and to tell you the true, 110-115 is not much lol :D

Keep up with the good work man!

[holemilk00]

Don't shit on others peoples thread man.


Technically it shouldn't really exist


Build threads:
Almost everyone enjoys building their cars and sharing that experience, as well as checking out others' builds for inspiration. Sadly, far too many users have a tendency to do half-hearted builds and either rarely update or update with trivial progress. In the interest of keeping the Chat forum clear of three hundred 'Install SR, ziptie aero, rattlecan paint' threads, incomplete, or in-progress build threads are not allowed. If you have completed your build, wrangle all those pictures into a post and tell us about it, but make sure the build is finalized. If you insist on having an in-progress build, Premium members have a specialized subforum for that specific purpose.

[CamryOnBronze]

Nice job going over the SR before installation- looking good!

[ka24debt]

Thats what happens when you buy the cheapest possible solution for every problem/upgrade. Which is at a plenty on zilvia right now. Seems like everyone is buying megan this, isis that, and so on.

that was my biggest regret. i bought the n1 back for the same price luckily. but to the op steer away from all that megan and isis garbage and do it right the first time. if u cant afford the good stuff then dont buy at all and wait. you got a solid platform, dont ruin it

[Magical Trevor]

but to the op steer away from all that megan and isis garbage and do it right the first time. if u cant afford the good stuff then dont buy at all and wait. you got a solid platform, dont ruin it


.......This

[ONtwoTURNTABLEs]

wow I really appreciate the supportive comments from people.. and I guess I can't be surprised with the negative comments.. but as for the "in progress" rule.. i apologize.. there was only about a week to go so I figured people could anticipate/enjoy the first start just like I did.. like the title stated.. this was the first build I've ever done and I was kind of exited about it...

well, anyways,
It started finally.. figured out a small wiring problem with the ecu not being grounded all the way.. so got it going.. sounds awesome.. needs to be timed.. but can't drive it until tomorrow because my P.S. line will be here then.. but last night we got all the wires re tucked away.. bled clutch, brakes, adjusted coils.. (had some reverse rake.. lol.. man those rears go loooow) and got my new redtop optima all mounted and hooked up.. so tomorrow should be its first day since like feb 11 it'll be back on the road..

thanks again to all the supportive people out there..
and haters: I know its no show/track/herrafrush car but it's my dd and I think she's just swell.. I didn't make this thread to have people tell me how cheap I am.. I'm just a college student who usually has to choose between, "sr parts? or food this week.. hmmm.." I made this thread because my "car buddy" since high school moved pretty far away.. and I wanted a way he could be part of the build.. but hey you haters.. you must obviously have the sickest 240 around! why don't you go drive it instead of making fun of poor little me...

[/whine]

[1SlOw240]

I made this thread because my "car buddy" since high school moved pretty far away.. and I wanted a way he could be part of the build.. but hey you haters.. you must obviously have the sickest 240 around! why don't you go drive it instead of making fun of poor little me...

[/whine]

<3! ventured away from NWN just for this thread lol. f the haters all day!