91 hatch build-clean and daily
 

hello erbody. this is my 4th 240sx. first boosted one, second most powerful.
this 240 i picked up from a local guy on a local forum

very well maintained, no rust, sr20det, 180tails, some love.

i was so excited, i got right to work.
here is first day.
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that was the first day. for me its come pretty far.
i found a good deal on some 180sx seats, trans(current one grinds 2nd) fmic and bov.
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removing the old leather i hate!
new love
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installing
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before i could even put the fmic on i had the stock bov pretty much fall apart on me.
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i ended up ghettoing it back together.
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changed front brakes
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side pic
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so even though i dont sit in the back i really hate leather hahahahah
removing rears
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other issue i had. turbo unbolted from the manifold. oooo noooos!
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in the middle of changing that i took a break to remove all the stickers. just not a fan of stickers
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finishing up the gasket replacement
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installed orange key ring light
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got a sweet gauge pod to hold my gauges
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got a dash mat as well. the dash itself, is completely perfect. and i wanna keep it that way
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got to work on the front mount
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here is a night shot of it
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me and my friends miata
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really wanted orange gauges like i have in my truck so i ordered some leds from superbrightleds.
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didnt fill out right, i had to order two more small ones.
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remounted my turbo timer, it was taped under my dash and it kept falling on my leg. so i cut and re soldered.
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nothing really wrong with my turbo, there is a crazy leak right after the turbo on the elbow. so i ordered a used one to rebuild
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i replaced the back brakes. come to find out the back driver caliper is shot. replacing both calipers soon.
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^^^^^^
passenger
driver
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the exhaust i have on currently is very very loud and annoying. so i decided to change it. got a downpipe highflow cat and an apexi spec. i cant wait to have it on.
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i have some wheels going on saturday, i have exedy stage 2 coming in. along with my turbo rebuild, lines, and other odds and ends. updates as they arrive.
lulz already edit, the fmic is waaaaay to big. ordering one half the size.thanks guys!

got some parts in today!! woooooh.
whats this box from the brown man?
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it contains my new clutch!
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and turbo rebuild!
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and gaskets, odd and ends and turbo lines!
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picking up wheels and tires tomorrow. cant wait!
more updates soon

im about halfway through the turbo rebuild and i just decided to get a new turbo instead just so i can have it nice and new. also got my exhaust on. apexi spec, high flow cat. still small leak and dp and elbow. but its getting worked out. also have coilovers on the way
stuffing the exhaust in the car hahah
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coilovers that will be here within two weeks
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heres a video of my exhaust thats on there now. slight leak, but its sounds amazing imo, very quiet with a deep tone. idk about the canister look though.
andrewsr20's Channel - YouTube
also idle is a little high at about 950 from my destroyed idle screw.

Clean hatch. I'm liking everything except that bov fix lol. I'm guessing since everything you have bought so far is pretty good quality parts that it is just a temporary fix though. Keep up the good work

hahahaha thats been off for a long time. it was a temp fix until i could work on the fmic. but i have an ssqv hks black edition now. its awesome

cant wait to see it lowered! looking good!

thanks man. youre telling me. have stance coilovers on the way. the front will probably stay the same, but the back hahahaha.

rear dif swapped out, its a z32 lsd. so no more chirpy chirpy yay. no pics though i didnt want my cam dirty.
also got the baffle removed because it was bouncing around like crazy
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small photo shoot. coilovers hope to have them here this week so i can put them in this next weekend! i comment on this because i dont like have different rims up front and rear end in the ass.
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night time
5 second exposure
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thought this was cool. wish there were more cars going through. 15 second exposure
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NICE BUILD so far. but my bigg bigg question where did you find your 240 ive been looking everywhere for a stock body with SR in it.

lol pm returned. and thanks a bunch man

Turbo rebuilds are awesome. I was nervous when I did mine, didn't mark a thing. what do you know, it ended up being perfectly fine. Shits awesome. Good looking car.

i decided to do a brand new turbo. those isis turbos are the tits. for as much as i rebuilt mine for i could have just bought one brand new. well after buying it, then the rebuild kit, then the actual rebuild. yada.

eh, don't blame you, I almost did the same. but it was a fun learning experience rebuilding it. almost felt like it ran better than it did brand new!

got the coilovers on. and oh my god its not even night and day its other worldly difference. the whole car hugs the road and absorbs the bumps i feel almost no road movement anymore or anything. its 100% way better than i had.
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i have the coils all set and dialed in, the height needs to go down a little still. rims are going to xxr527 so i can get some better fitment. but i need an alignment for sure. but oh my god these coilovers are top notch.

some side pic
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Cool car. Never seen it around.

how much lower can you go on the coils?

Looks exactly like the hatch I just purchased! Mine is a 91 hatch, has a blown headgasket KA in it and came with an SR and trans plus everything to get it going. I found it in southern Indiana.

your intercooler is crooked. nice build so far

Makes me miss my SR hatch :'( It was the same red and everything... Clean car man, can't wait to see where it goes!

nice clean up. i like it when people take the time to get to know their car before they tear into it to mod it, cause then they usually fuck something up, then come running into here for help, when if they did simple maintenance from the get go they would avoid it, or have a good understanding.

i know:( it was a means to an end on the smic i had. i wanna do a hmic really bad but i would have to mod the headlights to flip up and down and i will just wait. but im snatching a much smaller one here soon so it will be mounted a lot better.

hey thanks man, yea im just trying to keep it nice clean and running good.

i can lay frame rails if i want with em. but i dont wanna do that. :hide:

yay. replaced my iacv today. idle was crazy high (1100) . plastic screw was destroyed. cold starts it would die without adding gas. retarded issues. not to mention my bov is leaking. fixing tom though. on to today.
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cold
cold start up issues sr20det s13 - YouTube
warm
warm idle problems sr20det s13 - YouTube
new iacv with metal screw
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getting started. unplugging everything, removing hoses, and starting to loosen stuff.
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everything unbolted, and removed mostly. two more hoses on iacv on the back side. they sucked ass
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gone, yay!
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removing iacv
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removed
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new one
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going back on
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all in all it took around 3.5 hrs and was very straight forward with no hidden surprises or issues. someone thats done it before could def do it faster. i did it with a 30 second glance on some pictures and thats it.
camera died. so i didnt get an after video of idle. but its idling steady right around 750. which is sweeet.

thank god you kept this car. now all you need is some nice wheels and just clean up the inside. then youll have that clean daily.

keep up the good work.

wheels and interior is over the winter for sure.

thanks brochacho.

i dig it...

I liked your Hoshinos better :(

lol i only had two. still have i can get the other two but im not a fan of them.
this is what im doing over winter.
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