Lost8lives

I had a 04 G35 coupe that i had an extra engine for that is no more then i was left with a VQ35DE and a lot of parts that would not fit the 2010 Mustang GT so I bought a car to go with my engine.

I bought 1995 240SX automatic but it only had 73,xxx miles got it from a little old lady. no ready little old lady.



this how I got it







first this new rims















Rear sub frame bushing where shot so did Next











cleared and smoked hazzy headlights



painted new fender to match will change color off car but did not want a wrecked fender or a green one





My VQ35DE swap parts









clutch peddel since my car is an automatic











Most swaps i have seen use a new shifter braket i cut and welded the old one shifts fine setting on the table I will see if it works in the car and post a fallow up answer



block cleaned and painted





ACL Race bearings installed





ARP Head and Main Studs





Cleaned Pistions with a cheap Harbor Fright ultra sonic cleaner and purple degreaser used new OEM rings





Getting every thing out of the engine bay and ready for paint





Relay box back wiring is long then the car its self













Seler



Base coat



Clear coat color is black Cherry effect









and this is where i sit will post more as i get it done

nomoremk2

What the fuck? Why is this in tech? And why are your headlights black? Do you only drive your car in rap videos?

Lost8lives

well i am real sorry my post is not living up to your dreams and expectations
this is my first post and i was(and still am) having a hard time using the site the forum i use the most has a page for "project cars" i did not see that so i guessed. Maybe when i am 22 years old and all grown up i can know everything and criticize everyone just like you. Oh and yes you have not seen my car in the new Jay Z video you should check it out it is full of old POS's with blacked out head lights becouse that is the only place you will see that no one else in the world would do that...thanks

cassa_bx

nomoremk2 has what is known as vwvortex withdrawl...lmao....
Every time I see someone doing this swap, I miss my car and am ready to do another. Gl with the build
And finish it......you'll love it when u do....i did.

sexcii-zenki

cassa took me on a test ride when he was selling his vq'd s14 and that shit was monsterous...def do another we need more in nj lol...thanx man that inspired me to finish my swap... I'll hav a thread up soon of my progress but when im almost done (DEF is gona be different from what I've seen on forums so far)...

Lost8lives keep rolling in pix and progress

sexcii-zenki

Nice job bro, wana see the end results...btw whose doing ur harness? If u do it urself post up step by step pix and try 2b as detailed as possible so I kan use as a reference lol...and dnt worry bout them south jerzee katz hating on ur smoked headlightz, like they never seen any out in seaside

Lost8lives

Thank you sir I am going to do the wiring myself I have been fallowing Dudewutup's posts on his swap and wiring I will post when I get to it. waiting on heads to come back from machine shop and like most more money for more parts. And don't worry I looked at that guys post and the ones I read where all the same

sexcii-zenki

I dnt have patience 4 wires, and i kant follow his write-up since its a not a rev up engine i think its different? Idk, but deff put up as much as possible on the harness...

slydin240sx

Nice progress! Ignore the haters. It's your car and should be modded to your liking.

nomoremk2

Only half those pics were up earlier. I clicked expecting to see a vq swap and saw an s14 with black headlights. Goodluck with the swap, I've heard the wiring is intense for these.

Lost8lives

Thank you getting around the site better my browser kept locking up so was having a hard time....in your defense tho I did smoke the headlights to much I will have to get brighter bulbs or sand that stuff off can see at night

jesse_s13

cool swap engine bay looking fresh!

lights are ehh

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irax

I like where this is going!

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Lost8lives

I have been getting parts in i Got my heads back






















this plate on the rear timing cover the gasket was jacked up so I pulled it off
and this i look in the FSM and it says not to remove it i could not find a gasket so i had to make one useing a sheet of gasket maker from autozone i put the plate on the sheet and traced the out side and bolt holes used a paper hole punch for the bolt holes (thank god that was the right size for the holes) then i put it on and hit it with a rubber hammer witch gave me an outline to cut out the inside

Lost8lives

Axis halo 18x8.5 and 18x9.5



i bought a box of 350Z bolts from Nissan unlimited in Houston 832-467-4400
they have an Ebay store they sell used late model Nissan and infiniti parts for a good price.. the box had Flywheel and bellhousing bolts that i needed and i paid less for 25ibs of bolts then nissan wanted for 8 new flywheel bolts
i got my Accel plug from em too



my car was an Automatic i pulled this cut out in the insulation out and the punch marks where there i drilled the bolt holes out and got a 1 3/4 hole cut out tool at lowes it was made for wood but worked well





Steering rack bushings




I ordered lot of other stuff.. i did order the mckenney mount kit i will post how that goes i know other have had problems with fitment

i have started the wiring i will do a wright up on it when i get done and the car starts

i am finally getting to the swap part of the swap

Frank_Jaeger

Nice build so far! Keep it up!

Lost8lives

My assistant





McKinney VQ35 Mount Kit came in after 3 1/2 weeks and like others dont fit















guess i will hammer the fire wall out to make it fit



chasebays sent the wrong feel line the short one at the top thay are suppost to send me a new one

irax

you might have the engine brackets flipped

I didn't have mckinney mounts, they didn't make them back then, and my shit sat perfectly thanks to Bardabe

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Lost8lives

good idea but it would push the engine back more with the mounts i have

like rik boellen i mod the firewall and the intake clears i had to bend the brake hard lines to rerount them. but i am back on track. i have every thing to make it start (i hope) so this weekend i hope to fire it up for the first time

rik boellen

same promblem to me



i think the have a s14 halfcut to testfit because s13's dont have the bump in it like s14's

Lost8lives

Yeah I had seen you post on the dudes thread. i do beleave you are right, they test fit it on a S13 half cut then decided that it would fit a S14 as well. I am not that mad about it. It is call modifying some times you just have to mod. more than planned just wish that they would tell you these things and admit that the mounts dont fit the S14 as well.*

*S14 owners may have to mod. there firewall.....see how hard was that

sexcii-zenki

Are u having hood clearance issues as well?

Lost8lives

I do not know yet looks like i will tho as soon as i test fit the hood i will let you know

dorrifto

Looking awesome! I like the red and black theme you have with the engine. The smoked headlights looked awful with the original paing, but will look sick with your black cherry paint.

I had the same TB clearence issue on my firewall. nothing a hammer couldn't fix

and sexcii, I did the revup swap. it was just as easy. the only thing I have noticed from the wiring stand point is the two additional sensors on the back of the heads. instead of two, there is now four.

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Lost8lives

your car looks good to i have a 2nd block and plan to sleeve and stroke. i just dropped may gas tank to get all the old gas out hope to start it for the first time this weekend

Lost8lives

Check this out looks like some one did a knock off of the Mckinny mount kit for 210.00 shipped wish i had not bought my mount kit already. looks like it has solid mounts looks good for 210.00 shipped


240SX S13 S14 SWAP VQ35DE VQ35 350Z G35 ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET | eBay

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Guilty1s

Thanks for that dude. I just bought some. I'll post a review once I get them and hopefully not to long after I can install them.

Lost8lives

yeah let us all know how they look and fit they may fit better then the ones i payed 500.00 for... you working on a S14 or S13?

Guilty1s

And for a cheaper bracket:

https://sites.google.com/a/vq240z.com/www/shiftermount

And tutorial:
https://sites.google.com/a/vq240z.co...fterrelocation

dorrifto

Very nice brackets!!!

I got my shifter bracket from zfever and the reverse lockout is non existent. The shifter is in its lowest position all the time. Super annoying. But after looking at these pictures, I think I should be able to weld up a plate on the bottom to solve that problem

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