CrunkGoat
11-03-2017, 05:30 AM
Well can't leave well enough alone and picked up another rig. This time it's a 240, a 1990 s13 with 2 previous owners, although they must have been kinda hard on her haha. Car is originally from Virginia and has no rust at all something unheard of in my area of atlantic Canada. Traded my 1974 Datsun 620 project for it and seems I got a pretty good deal. Came with D2 coils, enjuku er spec 10 point cage, nrg suede wheel with quick release, spl titanium arms, 5 lug conversion and quite a bit more.
Was thinking about an RB swap but since it came with ls1 mounts and I had an aluminum 5.3 sitting around I'm going to be going that route.
Some pics
https://vgy.me/5C7zKu.jpg
Bolted down the fenders and set the hood on just so they wouldn't be in the way
https://vgy.me/sarrOR.jpg
Interior is gutted waiting on installing the cage. Dash is just sitting in there in this pic
https://vgy.me/vGO1kC.jpg
Tearing into the 5.3 here, it's getting full forged internals, cam, rockers, and some head work to start
https://vgy.me/SR3GFa.jpg
Why the forged internals? Because of this
https://vgy.me/Y5VE8I.jpg
Garage is pretty full at the moment
https://vgy.me/O4ZMAw.jpg
Those of you with keen eyes might notice the stripped Sr20 on the stand in the background, and if you're really looking might notice the sr20ve on the floor beside it. That hybrid is going in my other car
https://vgy.me/80YRPD.jpg
It used to have a bored and stroked 11:1 fully built l series but that thing was a bastard on the street. Full suspension and driveline has already been done on it, pretty much ever nut and bolt besides cosmetics haha.
Did some more small stuff, decided to throw the bumper and lights on just to make me feel like theres some actual progress on the go.
https://vgy.me/Yi04lh.jpg
Also got ahold of a front sump pan and notched crossmember
https://vgy.me/ck9BND.jpg
Glitter because why not
https://vgy.me/MeXNmI.jpg
Now for the part that's really going to piss off the Nissan or even jdm purists. Picked up the trans and its an old school 3 speed chev automatic. I know there's some eyes rolling now but in the end its my car and i'll do what i want, car will see some strip time and there's just no beating an old built auto with a transbrake in that regard. Especially with the power this engine is going to be making my options for a beefy manual were limited to only a few options.
While I was out of town grabbing the trans did a quick search of the local classifieds for some cheap 5 lug wheels so i could put my 5 lug hubs on. Wanted to get rid of the bent rusted 4 bolt wheels and tires on the car that didn't hold air and found these haha
https://vgy.me/QuzgKF.jpg
Some old 70s Cragers, got them for essentially nothing. 15x7 with some terrible positive offset but it gets my other hubs on.... And maybe piss off some more people in the process lol
They poke a good amount but picking up some over fenders soon so they might end up tucking eventually. Going to grab some very cheap (possibly free) tires for the 2 fronts then ill actually be able to push this thing around without blowing out my back.
Hopefully grabbing another running engine soon while I build the 5.3 so I can go about fabbing up the exhaust/intercooler piping and start running wires to where they need to be
Was thinking about an RB swap but since it came with ls1 mounts and I had an aluminum 5.3 sitting around I'm going to be going that route.
Some pics
https://vgy.me/5C7zKu.jpg
Bolted down the fenders and set the hood on just so they wouldn't be in the way
https://vgy.me/sarrOR.jpg
Interior is gutted waiting on installing the cage. Dash is just sitting in there in this pic
https://vgy.me/vGO1kC.jpg
Tearing into the 5.3 here, it's getting full forged internals, cam, rockers, and some head work to start
https://vgy.me/SR3GFa.jpg
Why the forged internals? Because of this
https://vgy.me/Y5VE8I.jpg
Garage is pretty full at the moment
https://vgy.me/O4ZMAw.jpg
Those of you with keen eyes might notice the stripped Sr20 on the stand in the background, and if you're really looking might notice the sr20ve on the floor beside it. That hybrid is going in my other car
https://vgy.me/80YRPD.jpg
It used to have a bored and stroked 11:1 fully built l series but that thing was a bastard on the street. Full suspension and driveline has already been done on it, pretty much ever nut and bolt besides cosmetics haha.
Did some more small stuff, decided to throw the bumper and lights on just to make me feel like theres some actual progress on the go.
https://vgy.me/Yi04lh.jpg
Also got ahold of a front sump pan and notched crossmember
https://vgy.me/ck9BND.jpg
Glitter because why not
https://vgy.me/MeXNmI.jpg
Now for the part that's really going to piss off the Nissan or even jdm purists. Picked up the trans and its an old school 3 speed chev automatic. I know there's some eyes rolling now but in the end its my car and i'll do what i want, car will see some strip time and there's just no beating an old built auto with a transbrake in that regard. Especially with the power this engine is going to be making my options for a beefy manual were limited to only a few options.
While I was out of town grabbing the trans did a quick search of the local classifieds for some cheap 5 lug wheels so i could put my 5 lug hubs on. Wanted to get rid of the bent rusted 4 bolt wheels and tires on the car that didn't hold air and found these haha
https://vgy.me/QuzgKF.jpg
Some old 70s Cragers, got them for essentially nothing. 15x7 with some terrible positive offset but it gets my other hubs on.... And maybe piss off some more people in the process lol
They poke a good amount but picking up some over fenders soon so they might end up tucking eventually. Going to grab some very cheap (possibly free) tires for the 2 fronts then ill actually be able to push this thing around without blowing out my back.
Hopefully grabbing another running engine soon while I build the 5.3 so I can go about fabbing up the exhaust/intercooler piping and start running wires to where they need to be