My recent upgrades
02-02-2007, 06:05 PM
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Biggamehit's My recent upgrades
well since this car is deep stored, here is the cliff notes on my 240.
-got it back in 04 before the drift tax... payed 1000 cash.
-had 4 motors inside of 2 years lol
-whacked it on a few walls drifting
-was a rust bucket
-had three different turbo's/setup's inside of 7 months or so until i got the HIC Holset i wanted.
now pictures from before to present day. All of the work was done by myself.
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2004-2007 ( not much happening.. poor college athlete lol )
everyone was a ricer at one point and time.. not to the extreme though.
cut springs with wing i took from an LS integra lol
my first KA-T
800 dollar ssac turbo with other misc parts..... not much, however i learned a lot about turbo systems........... it was a cluster for sure lol.
may 2007
Just pick this up today, new Fmic with piping. ill show pictures once installed
1 Feb 2007
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Well I installed my FMIC today, looks ok. excuse the crappy looking bumper i have new bumper and fenders coming next week. I have to adjust it a bit 2mar, install took about 2 hours with a few soda's here and there.
the black piping scheme had to be altered, it was a universal kit and the piping didn't come with air idler nozzle. so i had to actually used my old warm air intake. it fit's just like it was meant to be there. I have a ton of piping left over, only used 2 1/2 bends
Strut tower damage repair.
Before
After
13 Feb 2007
Coming in the mail next week ( fresh/used from Jpy)
23 Feb 2007
Hids and bov tube
coming this week
sadly,, didn't know the offset of these wheels........ i learned my lesson. they are for FF cars.
25 Feb
before
after
1 Mar
got wheels in today, fenders next
taken after i lowered the car and adjusted camber in the front I properly adjusted the camber after these pics. Came with these sittings from japan.
Blew tired Z31 T3 turbo during trip to Philly
all came with-in the last two days ( except turbo)
3" 120 deg mandrel bend ( gotta make my dump tube)
3" V-Band
Log manifold
cleaned up engine bay
3 June O7
Got another 97 KA and a host of other parts for 250 bucks!! today Current KA going to the machine shop
well I have only slept about a good 15 hours this week... i installed my newest motor with 70k miles on it Monday night/Tuesdays morning........ then i gathered more parts and on last night went to my buddies house where my new manifold was being Tig welded. we chopped and cut into the night and the final product was done at about 6am today ( june 7th) turbo sounds good and the new 3 inch down pipe emits and powerful low roar.
Pardon the dust, scrapes and new dirt... it will all be back in order after Pinks All Out
Well my day started when i got off work at 1pm... went to the junk yard to look for body parts but then realized i forgot my new/old body parts in Baltimore.. so i picked them up sanded and primered them at about 12pm Eastern Standard time. these parts come from an 180sx front clip paid 120 for it all,,, its the closest ill ever get to jdm front conversion lol enjoy
very dirty
after simple green and razor blade
first coat
hanging out to dry
after 20 min of drying
new parts
clutch masters fx500 stage 5
Bee-R rev limiter
Aem Uego Wideband
Aug-Sept 07
Took about 2 hours to turn this
into this
-got it back in 04 before the drift tax... payed 1000 cash.
-had 4 motors inside of 2 years lol
-whacked it on a few walls drifting
-was a rust bucket
-had three different turbo's/setup's inside of 7 months or so until i got the HIC Holset i wanted.
now pictures from before to present day. All of the work was done by myself.
================
2004-2007 ( not much happening.. poor college athlete lol )
everyone was a ricer at one point and time.. not to the extreme though.
cut springs with wing i took from an LS integra lol
my first KA-T
800 dollar ssac turbo with other misc parts..... not much, however i learned a lot about turbo systems........... it was a cluster for sure lol.
may 2007
Just pick this up today, new Fmic with piping. ill show pictures once installed
1 Feb 2007
-----------
Well I installed my FMIC today, looks ok. excuse the crappy looking bumper i have new bumper and fenders coming next week. I have to adjust it a bit 2mar, install took about 2 hours with a few soda's here and there.
the black piping scheme had to be altered, it was a universal kit and the piping didn't come with air idler nozzle. so i had to actually used my old warm air intake. it fit's just like it was meant to be there. I have a ton of piping left over, only used 2 1/2 bends
Strut tower damage repair.
Before
After
13 Feb 2007
Coming in the mail next week ( fresh/used from Jpy)
23 Feb 2007
Hids and bov tube
coming this week
sadly,, didn't know the offset of these wheels........ i learned my lesson. they are for FF cars.
25 Feb
before
after
1 Mar
got wheels in today, fenders next
taken after i lowered the car and adjusted camber in the front I properly adjusted the camber after these pics. Came with these sittings from japan.
Blew tired Z31 T3 turbo during trip to Philly
all came with-in the last two days ( except turbo)
3" 120 deg mandrel bend ( gotta make my dump tube)
3" V-Band
Log manifold
cleaned up engine bay
3 June O7
Got another 97 KA and a host of other parts for 250 bucks!! today Current KA going to the machine shop
well I have only slept about a good 15 hours this week... i installed my newest motor with 70k miles on it Monday night/Tuesdays morning........ then i gathered more parts and on last night went to my buddies house where my new manifold was being Tig welded. we chopped and cut into the night and the final product was done at about 6am today ( june 7th) turbo sounds good and the new 3 inch down pipe emits and powerful low roar.
Pardon the dust, scrapes and new dirt... it will all be back in order after Pinks All Out
Well my day started when i got off work at 1pm... went to the junk yard to look for body parts but then realized i forgot my new/old body parts in Baltimore.. so i picked them up sanded and primered them at about 12pm Eastern Standard time. these parts come from an 180sx front clip paid 120 for it all,,, its the closest ill ever get to jdm front conversion lol enjoy
very dirty
after simple green and razor blade
first coat
hanging out to dry
after 20 min of drying
new parts
clutch masters fx500 stage 5
Bee-R rev limiter
Aem Uego Wideband
Aug-Sept 07
Took about 2 hours to turn this
into this
Last edited by Biggamehit; 01-17-2011 at 10:21 PM.
02-03-2007, 06:50 AM
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Rust, it separated from the frame rail. so i added extra steel, bolts and welding and reset it.
Sept 07
Was going to rebuild this engine with an AMS kit but got orders to japan so progress is halted.
weakest part of the stock KA ringland and bearings
K im 6-5 weeks out from coming back to the states small list that i had before i left that ill wrap up.. before i store my baby away
To do list ( from deployment 07-08 )
-480cc injectors
-15mm H&R hub centric wheel spacers with 60mm studs
-drift steering wheel
-3in Mandrel bends and straights
-Basic paint job
well been back from Iraq for about a week.. time to get back to work
May 18 2008
installed these parts today
New wheel
Hawk Performance pads and rear brembo rotors
Megan Racing End-links, tension rods and energy sway bar bushing kit
New longer oil line ( runs behind motor now)
Wrapped downpipe and installed tail 38mm wastegate ( man that thing screams into the atmosphere )
Hey bros, i been away for a while due to military stuff. posting my 240 most recent changes
May 20 2008
Got some new paint for my rattle job. similar to Civic Si blue... always loved that color.
May 23 2008
Started sanding and priming
May 24 2008
Painting ( only one coat.. ran out of time.... needed to drift )
after wetting it down
day after painting at drift event lol
some falkens and new mid pipe from s14
The
Sept 07
Was going to rebuild this engine with an AMS kit but got orders to japan so progress is halted.
weakest part of the stock KA ringland and bearings
K im 6-5 weeks out from coming back to the states small list that i had before i left that ill wrap up.. before i store my baby away
To do list ( from deployment 07-08 )
-480cc injectors
-15mm H&R hub centric wheel spacers with 60mm studs
-drift steering wheel
-3in Mandrel bends and straights
-Basic paint job
well been back from Iraq for about a week.. time to get back to work
May 18 2008
installed these parts today
New wheel
Hawk Performance pads and rear brembo rotors
Megan Racing End-links, tension rods and energy sway bar bushing kit
New longer oil line ( runs behind motor now)
Wrapped downpipe and installed tail 38mm wastegate ( man that thing screams into the atmosphere )
Hey bros, i been away for a while due to military stuff. posting my 240 most recent changes
May 20 2008
Got some new paint for my rattle job. similar to Civic Si blue... always loved that color.
May 23 2008
Started sanding and priming
May 24 2008
Painting ( only one coat.. ran out of time.... needed to drift )
after wetting it down
day after painting at drift event lol
some falkens and new mid pipe from s14
The
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02-03-2007, 04:07 PM
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thanks bros. i was in the junkyard today. and man there was this sexy black pignose. but i could not grab it man was low on cash. the bumper that my bro has is an 92 bumper, not a big fan of it, but ill see how i like it with my fmic. im getting the headlight assembly,fenders and bumper for 130 bucks, cant beat that.
