Nismo tension rod bushings

Energy Suspension subframe inserts

Nismo Rad Cap

Nismo 60mm Studs

BallerAss Nismo LMGT4's, these things are ridiculously light.

Z32 Calipers

Custom Z32 E-brake mount adapters

Custom Carbon Fiber gauge bezel

Original Window sticker LOL

Decided to get rid of the sound deaden

Rats Nest!

Getting it all bundled up for loom/re-wrap

Welded Diff installed

Why pay for some when you can make your own?

Z32 Master Cylinder done

Fenders rolled and pulled

The motor is finally in

Sorry for the number of pics but I'm a picture whore. I'm sure Carmo will chime in the next time he's on the forum. There was also a Stage 3 clutch and lightened flywheel i left out as well. I'm sure he'll have some fun whens its all finished. For the meantime I hope you guys enjoy the pics.

Wei

Neither am I, but then again the car isn't gonna be champagne gold for long. lol

BTW, the interior is ugly tan. Cover it up with black farbic.

Why did he paint the manifold black anyway? He likes soaking heat into the manifold?

I'll be watching this thread

very nice.

black aids in the transmission of heat, whether that be collection or emission... so the color means nothing soravia. just stop talking, seriously. go buy a magnetic drain plug. and use it on nissans new FR coupe. or jbweld your intake. or something asinine like that.

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We're the Kyle/Brian of Nico. You're Brian (except mechanically inclined) and I suck your balls in every thread, AKA Kyle

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I will need your Moses abilities

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whats wrong with magnetic drain plugs?

Sweet build so far, how much did you spend so far?

idiot on b20vtec speaking about what his garage would look like if he had $
"if i was a billionare mines would look like that too, excepts it wouldve been full of Old skool Hondas toyotas and Nissans, and Some American Muscle, And Barely any Foriegn cars"

So, it absorbs heat from the engine and radiates that into the relatively cooler air passing through the intake manifold? That totally ROCKS!

Did I EVER say that I wanted magnetic oil pan drain plugs? I remember asking about WHY they are not in engine oil pans and only in the transmission oil pans.

Go Rice yourself, I'm into doing super Ghetto stuff.

Since the front seats were now black it was time to do something about the rear seats. So it was time to resort to rattle canning. For this he used some Dupicolor Fabric and Vinyl Black.

Needless to say there was a few skeptical people in the shop. But they soon changed their mind after seeing them when it was finished. I was damn impressed with how it turned out. The fabric felt a little weird at first when dry. But after you rub the fabric around a bit it softens up and feels like stock again.

Also picked up a tire to slap on one of the wheels for test fit.

By the way...thanks for all the help with my little project.

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Yea too bad. Guess I'll just go get a Kia or something. Or maybe paint the manifold pink or white...... Yea your right though, scrap the project. And dammit buy a truck so we can get started on the red top swap......bastard

Pink...that would be sexy. Red top swap sounds fun...but at the moment I am looking forward to getting the LS1 running. ....I think you have me confused with someone else.

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there is no trap. only free candy.

The engine is from a wrecked car and supposedly the cylinders were compression tested for around 180. I'll find it out later. Right now I'm fabbing the trans mount. The 240sx trans mount is a near bolt on with my engine placement. The engine is a little tilted to one side so I'll need to put some washer plates on the driver side to pull it up half an inch higher or so. I could also grind off some poly off the passenger side bushings.

The mess in the oil pan looked like no one changed the oil pan gasket. It may have had oil change and not a clean out of the entire oil pan, because the white stuff was only at the bottom, along with the usual gunk. It probably had poor oil change in its life. If it needs, I'll probably get another VQ30DE fully rebuilt and swap out with this one. That should be easier than the whole project.

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I don't want to get into all the specifics because I really don't know what I can and can't say about what I got and how much I paid for it. I didn't steal anything but some secret ninja sh*t (a.k.a. SNS) has taken place. The Nissan gods have smiled upon me and are currently transferring their Chi through me. It is as if this build and I are one. Mystical miracles of magnificent magnitude, that cannot be easily explained, have totally engulfed myself and this project. I no longer control my actions. This alien force of something I have never known, yet is subconciously comforting when murmuring a mere suggestion of going to the junk yard on my lunch brake. Then BANG! z32 brake swap and 5 lug with master cyl. and e-brake for under $200. It is as if this force gently persuaded me to buy a 90 mustang 3 years ago for the sole purpose of selling when the time was right. This same force would have me employed at a Nissan dealership which would place me at the exact position and at the exact time to acquire the car, the motor, and the transmission for next to nothing. Of course the story comes complete with back debts paid in the form of free high performance parts. And as if the supernatural entity had not blessed me with enough..... Also cast in this modern fairytale of biblical proportion are no less than two of the very best Nissan parts professionals you could ever hope to have your back. Hailing from two different dealerships they have teamed up to form a sort of Voltron. A Nissan/Nismo/whatever the hell else you think you may need even down to corrugated tubing, heat shrink and Zinc rich primer sort of Voltron. This god of awesome automotive projects also saw fit to involve a person to document the progress. I am the Jack Burton to his Egg Chen and an overwhelmingly benevolent Lo Pan has deemed this project to be so......Or, I just have a lucky horseshoe stuck up my ***. Bottom line. Not alot of money for what the vehicle is or will become. Ignore my lack of proper grammar...514

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Im sure your allowed to show pics of how to "properly" do engine mounts. That and the clearances are what i'm really interested in.

She's looking good. I love the Champage colour. If the cars changing colour... any hints as to what? or is it going to match the intake... Matt/Satin Black? :p :D

Nissan S12 - Gazelle coupe / 200SX / Silvia

But "cups" are alot stronger and forgiving under shock and vibratioinal load than plate anyway. Also, it's not that dissimilar to what Nissan do to create their k-frame anyway.

3x High tensile bolts
3x Lock Nuts
6x Washers
3x 6-8mm thick rubber Disks, 70mm Dia
4x 2mm thick metal Disks, 80mm Dia

Drill through the centre of each of the disks (metal and rubber) and bolt together in a sandwich manner.

Drill 2 more holes right through all, on opposite sides of the center bolt.

Then when mounting, put the two bolts through the k-frame mount/bracket and the single centre one through the engine mount/bracket.

If need be, you can drill a larger holes in the outter disks to "countersink" the bolt heads. Though if doing that, i'd increase the number of disks (both rubber and metal by at least 2 each side.

Bob's your uncle... DIY engine mounts.

Modified by gadget1382 at 10:12 PM 8/6/2008

Yes, it is the "bushing" we call that the engine mount.

The engine mounting bracket is now what i think you were asking about?

Or was it the bushing.. I'm confusing myself now.

Advantage of that type is it's less prone to cracking / splitting than a single piece and you can adjust the thickness / cushin by adding or taking out layers.

If in knew then what i know now. It's the Irish guys that the girls melt for over here.