Tylers drift car build thread(56K)

[Tyler]

Backstory: one day me and my dad were sitting watching formual D on espn, and i was explaining things to him and i could tell he was getting into it, which is a big deal cause he his a old school muscle fan for life. (search for nicos muscle car thread and you will see what i mean.) all the sudden he got quiet and then asked, "whats it take to build one of them little bastards?" so i explained things very clearly and slowly to him and we started talking about doing a father son build, ya know, bonding. so a few weeks go by and then one day out of the blue he calls me and says, "were building one of those drifters, i found a couple cars and we are picking them up this weekend." so at this point i was stoked! i had always wanted to do a build but could never do it on my own, but now i have the help of my dad that has been a mechanic his whole life and owns his own shop with a lift, alignment maching, and all the nesecary tools. my father also has a lot of connections, more on that later.

Flash forward to a week ago:we picked up the cars, we bought one from my friend for 300 as pretty much a roller, its a 1991 240sx hatch, black. just like my daily 240.

the other car is a 1993 240sx SE coupe, red. this one we got for free from the local junk yard, its in great shape except for the front end. the kid who owned it hit a fire hydrant with it and it pwned the hell out of him, he sheared the whole hydrant off at the base. this is the car we will be building, the other is a parts car.

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the first day we got the cars we stripped both and got all of the bent front sheet metal off of the red one. then we dropped the sub frame from the black car, put in all hyperflex bushings and put it under the red car.

flash forward to today:today we welded the diff and installed 5 lug hubs on the rear of the red car and bolted the subframe back tightly underneath the car. we scored the hubs from the local junkyard for 60 bucks

i will keep this thread updated best i can and answer any questions anyone might have. i will add a list of planned upgrades later and keep everyone who wants to be in the loop! thanks, TJG
Modified by TJG at 6:43 PM 2/16/2008

[vocationalzero]

congrats

[simmode1]

JESUS...H...CHRIST, dude... This will be the experience of a lifetime.

Goodluck to you and your dad on this one! Looks like you guys are gonna have an awesome time! Take lots of pictures and cherish the memories, homie!

[Tyler]

thanks man, its going to be fun. and im also going to learn alot! we hope to have it finished this summer

[ninety-one-coupe]

By chance does that coupe have an automatic sunroof in good condition if so gimme

[xweav32]

me and my father are doin a dual S14 build up. its cool to have some one else doin a father son build up too! good luck

[vocationalzero]

By chance does that coupe have an automatic sunroof in good condition if so gimme

+1 for the mooching

[ninety-one-coupe]

+1 for the mooching

+1 for complimenting the moochingI'm willing to pay for one as soon as I can find one. whenever i can find an auto sunroof in the junkyards someone got it before me

[p-diZzly]

das fuiksking dope y0 uS jus its ****uin gay b/c u can driive it so gooluck man

[nikl240]

yo dogg

GTFO

[Tyler]

das fuiksking dope y0 uS jus its ****uin gay b/c u can driive it so gooluck man

what the hell? dude im stoked that your into it but everyone would be greatful if you didnt type like you are retarded.

and about the sunroof, im using the coupe for the actual car and i dont wanna have a plug made for the sunroof hole because the one thats in it now is in great shape, so sorry on that one.

also, keep an eye out in the classy's for parts, especially interior stuff cause i got lots and i will be making a thread in there once i finish my inventory and get pics of everything sorted out.

[Touge noob S13]

Is the coupe's rear bumper in good condition? I may be intrested

[FeintMind]

+1 for using the coupe!

S13 coupe> *

Do I forsee Silvia conversion?

Is the coupe's rear bumper in good condition? I may be intrested

Come on people, READ THE THREAD!!!!

[Tyler]

Is the coupe's rear bumper in good condition? I may be intrested

im using the coupe so im not selling any body parts, unless i get a kit but thats not in the plans right now. sorry

[sommmatt]

Is the coupe's rear bumper in good condition? I may be intrested

Stupid question, you can see it ISNT in good condition from the pictures.

The build looks like it's going to be amazing. My dad would never go for that kind of thing. He pretty much hates cars in general.

[Tyler]

+1 for using the coupe!Do I forsee Silvia conversion?

haha you read my mind! yes you do! i mean, the front end is already effed right?

[Tyler]

Stupid question, you can see it ISNT in good condition from the pictures.

The build looks like it's going to be amazing. My dad would never go for that kind of thing. He pretty much hates cars in general.

actually, its just dirt on the bumper, there is no cracks or anything, it was sitting in the junkyard in mud with no wheels so its super dirty but its all there

[Touge noob S13]

im using the coupe so im not selling any body parts, unless i get a kit but thats not in the plans right now. sorry

Crap, I thought the coupe was the parts car and the hatch was your project. Sorry for my stupid post.

[Tyler]

hey no worries man, its cool

[Tyler]

ok so here is a list of whats in store for the project, i know its a little extensive probably for a begginer but me and my dad want to do it this way and i can grow into the car also.-coil overs-5 lug-poly bushings(done)-z brakes-6 point cage-sil front-maybe some aero-wangan wing-burnt orange matallic paint-cf hood-KA24de or SR-nismo power brace-strut braces-stitch weld-welded diff(done)-exhaust-adjustable suspension arms-seats and harnesses-wheels- and lots of tires!!

there is probably more im forgetting but i will update when i remeber stuff

[Touge noob S13]

hey no worries man, its cool

I thought that the coupe was the parts car because you said it came from the junkyard and all the 240's I've seen in the junkyards have been seriously pwned.

[Tyler]

this one was surprisingly not pwned, except for the front end but everything is fixable

[bigred240sx]

well goodluck my dad was happy mine got totaled he hated the car cuz it always woke him up when i come in late

[breadbox]

Damn, looks like fun. You guys just don't want another hatch? But being that you have the means you might as well build the sweet coupe. GL

[Tyler]

Damn, looks like fun. You guys just don't want another hatch? But being that you have the means you might as well build the sweet coupe. GL

the hatch is damaged right where the door attaches to the frame on the driver side. so we talked to a few body shops and they said its one of the hardest spots to pull around to make it straight. so we opted to build the coupe, i kinda wanted one of each anyway

[Tyler]

does anyone know who makes good roll cages besides cusco and auto power? we are looking to make a purchase soon. thanks, TJG

[PapaBurgundy]

What kind of wheels are on the coupe? Good luck with the build.

[Cameron]

ok so here is a list of whats in store for the project, i know its a little extensive probably for a begginer but me and my dad want to do it this way and i can grow into the car also.-coil overs-5 lug-poly bushings(done)-z brakes-6 point cage-sil front-maybe some aero-wangan wing-burnt orange matallic paint-cf hood-KA24de or SR-nismo power brace-strut braces-stitch weld-welded diff(done)-exhaust-adjustable suspension arms-seats and harnesses-wheels- and lots of tires!!

there is probably more im forgetting but i will update when i remeber stuff

you know, your dad would prolly like an RB25 better than a 4 cylinder.

[Rellik27]

thats awsome! cant wait till my son is old enough so we can do a project like this. keep it up

[Tyler]

the wheels are the same ones in my sig, i have my winter tires and wheels on right now and we needed something to roll the car around on so we just threw those on. they are konig rewinds 16x7 +40 i know its a horrible offset but what can ya do, it was my first set of wheels.

and about the RB, we were actually throwing around the idea of an LSx later on down the road.. i told ya he was a muscle car guy!