My 240SX thread
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10 July, 2011
Pulled off the old crappy single piston calipers with tiny rotors.
Replaced with 4 piston Z32 units, fresh pads and rotors.
Z32 wheels with much better rubber to clear the brakes.
Time to prep the patched VC
Pulled off the old crappy single piston calipers with tiny rotors.
Replaced with 4 piston Z32 units, fresh pads and rotors.
Z32 wheels with much better rubber to clear the brakes.
Time to prep the patched VC
First coat of VHT, she got the second and third coats, and is curing now.
11 July, 2011
Crappy cell phone pics
This one is a bit better.
The letters will need a light sanding to be perfect after the VHT fully cures, but I'm pretty happy with the results.
11 July, 2011
Crappy cell phone pics
This one is a bit better.
The letters will need a light sanding to be perfect after the VHT fully cures, but I'm pretty happy with the results.
17 July, 2011
That was a fairly productive day. I got the radiator properly mounted, radiator hoses on the car, half of the holes cut for the intercooler piping, one of the Z32/r33 e-brake cables installed, new pads and rotor on one of the z32 rear brakes, 3rd brake light installed, I'm beat. Here's a few of the progress pics.
That was a fairly productive day. I got the radiator properly mounted, radiator hoses on the car, half of the holes cut for the intercooler piping, one of the Z32/r33 e-brake cables installed, new pads and rotor on one of the z32 rear brakes, 3rd brake light installed, I'm beat. Here's a few of the progress pics.
22 July, 2011
The old gasket has been scraped off of the pumpkin.
The robot face has ears again!
Cover is back on, locked down, sealed up, and just about ready to go back into the rear subframe.
The old gasket has been scraped off of the pumpkin.
The robot face has ears again!
Cover is back on, locked down, sealed up, and just about ready to go back into the rear subframe.
New plugs
Coil packs on a string
Everything up top is put back together.
Braided stainless clutch line from agency power should keep the pedal feel solid
Coil packs on a string
Everything up top is put back together.
Braided stainless clutch line from agency power should keep the pedal feel solid
24 July, 2011
Getting ready to pull the old rear end out.
Dust, dirty, open differential and tiny brakes, boo
New rear end is in, with the z32 e-brake functional, then I ran out of motivation for the day.
Now, progress stopped for several months at this point. On July 25th, I got T-boned in an intersection on my way to work. The other driver ran a red light doing 70, and destroyed my 2004 STi, as well as messing up my back for a while.
Getting ready to pull the old rear end out.
Dust, dirty, open differential and tiny brakes, boo
New rear end is in, with the z32 e-brake functional, then I ran out of motivation for the day.
Now, progress stopped for several months at this point. On July 25th, I got T-boned in an intersection on my way to work. The other driver ran a red light doing 70, and destroyed my 2004 STi, as well as messing up my back for a while.
16 December, 2011
FINALLY did some more work on this thing. Passenger door handle is on, I can actually lock the car now. Got most of the front end on, though I still need to sort out the passenger headlight and corner light. I'm very pleased with how the front bumper turned out. I was a little wary with shaving the front license plate bracket, but I think it came out nicely.
FINALLY did some more work on this thing. Passenger door handle is on, I can actually lock the car now. Got most of the front end on, though I still need to sort out the passenger headlight and corner light. I'm very pleased with how the front bumper turned out. I was a little wary with shaving the front license plate bracket, but I think it came out nicely.
18 December, 2011
Got a few small things done today. Pulled the speakers out of the donor car and got them into the good one. Fully reassembled both door interiors. Installed the wiper motor and linkage (F that linkage btw), as well as cleaning up the cowl and reinstalling it. Not pictured is the rear speaker deck cover installed, center console installed, last bits of weather stripping installed, and part of the HVAC system put back in.
Got a few small things done today. Pulled the speakers out of the donor car and got them into the good one. Fully reassembled both door interiors. Installed the wiper motor and linkage (F that linkage btw), as well as cleaning up the cowl and reinstalling it. Not pictured is the rear speaker deck cover installed, center console installed, last bits of weather stripping installed, and part of the HVAC system put back in.
28 December, 2011
Got a little bit done today. Properly mounted the intercooler to ensure there are no piping fitment issues, plenty of headlight clearance, and the intercooler shouldn't be hanging below the bumper. I also fabricated lower brackets to help stabilize the FMIC, they're currently drying from fresh paint. Still have to pull the IC back off, put hose clamps on, then do a final check to ensure all fitment and clearances.
Got a little bit done today. Properly mounted the intercooler to ensure there are no piping fitment issues, plenty of headlight clearance, and the intercooler shouldn't be hanging below the bumper. I also fabricated lower brackets to help stabilize the FMIC, they're currently drying from fresh paint. Still have to pull the IC back off, put hose clamps on, then do a final check to ensure all fitment and clearances.
I was wondering how the hell a build this new had that many posts already. Nicely done sir, I like it. Sorry to hear about the Subaru, that sucks...
That said, this is my kind of build thread, no chance of having ADD step on my patience here! :rofl:
That said, this is my kind of build thread, no chance of having ADD step on my patience here! :rofl:
Thanks. I plan on doing a similar log if/when I find a nice MkIII. May end up selling this to start that project
7 January, 2012
FMIC is remounted, new lower brackets made for it, headlights and corner lights are on, still need to be wired up, need to trim the airdam for the front bumper cover to fit around the IC. She's getting closer!
FMIC is remounted, new lower brackets made for it, headlights and corner lights are on, still need to be wired up, need to trim the airdam for the front bumper cover to fit around the IC. She's getting closer!