240SX Coupe - RB26DETT

Post by **mattblancarte** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:39 am

I'll try to remember the next time I'm under the car with decent lighting. It has a McKinney downpipe fyi.

Post by **mattblancarte** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:25 am

Little bit of an update. I am way behind on my latest round of upgrades as I've been insanely busy with work, but I just purchased some 20mm spacers a few minutes ago.

Two pairs of these puppies will be going on the car early next week:

Post by **s13momentum** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:40 pm

trust it will make the car look wayyy more aggressive

Post by **noobdrftr** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:15 pm

it just doesnt get any better than this

Post by **Ender_Zero** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:20 pm

Can't wait to see it with the spacers!

Post by **MastaYu** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:01 pm

the car looks very beefy

Post by **mikep1745** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:19 am

holy cat D that thing is nice. you are lucky person good luck with the car

Post by **Klits562** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:28 pm

Beautiful absolutely beautiful

Post by **mattblancarte** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:25 am

Thanks for all of the compliments, guys.

My spacers showed up today. I'll post installed pics in a few hours.

Post by **Dizel01** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:17 am

Your Sil is my god.

Post by **mattblancarte** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:02 pm

Oh man, this really just made my freakin' day. Perfect fit, and when it's lowered here by an inch when the alignment is done...

Sorry that she's all dirty, but I can't wash it until I finalize the welding in the rear and paint over the bare metal.

Website · Post by **s14derrick** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:06 pm

it reminds me of a rally car or something now d\is there any difference in handleing from having a wider stance?

Post by **noobdrftr** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:10 pm

im in love with your car..so sexy

Post by **mattblancarte** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:24 pm

disrupt wrote:If you have a chance, I would greatly appreciate a picture showing the clearance between the downpipe and the steering shaft.

Here's a pic of the clearance. It's not even that close to the shaft, as you can see the boot in the top left of the photo.

A few other pictures of the car to see how mean the stance is... look at it from the rear!

Post by **j-z** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:47 pm

i love it. your car looks all business man. i want to do another coupe so bad.... btw, where did you get the flares from? sorry if its already been posted, im tired.

Post by **Bumnah** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:12 pm

Come to VA. I want to drive your car! I wish I could run 275s.

Looks great man! REALLY!

Get those damn flare painted. It'll look stellar!

Post by **mattblancarte** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:44 pm

s14derrick wrote:it reminds me of a rally car or something now d\is there any difference in handleing from having a wider stance?

Hehe yeah, it's pretty tall right now. I need to slam it.

Yep, the spacers widen the track of my chassis, thus lowering my center of gravity. It should help to keep the car flat in the corners.

j-z wrote:i love it. your car looks all business man. i want to do another coupe so bad.... btw, where did you get the flares from? sorry if its already been posted, im tired.

Thanks! All business, indeed. It's a purpose-built car.

I got the ZG flares from Classic Datsun. The guy that answers the phone is cool and the flares they provided were great.

Bumnah wrote:Come to VA. I want to drive your car! I wish I could run 275s.

Looks great man! REALLY!

Get those damn flare painted. It'll look stellar!

You have no idea how badly I'd like to tour the road courses out in your neck of the woods. Hopefully in the next two years I'll be able to plan a trip to do some NASA events.

Hmm... I'd have to ride with you in your car first... just to make sure you had the skillz and what not. :P

Flares will be color matched soon!

Post by **s13beast** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:40 pm

I vote you get bricks. tripple projectors are my least favorite. sucha sexy car. gah

Post by **mattblancarte** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:50 pm

I like my projectors, though.

After checking the front steering clearance, it looks like I'm going to have to use the good old hammer on a few spots. No worries, though.

p.s. Does anyone have a recommended torque for wheels and spacers like mine? I torqued the spacer nuts down to 100 ft lbs, and the wheels to 75 ft lbs.

Post by **Didderson** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:24 pm

Sorvia you are missing the point. Why put a rb26dett in a 240sx if you're planning on street driving it only? It's a serious engine only for serious roads or tracks IMO. +1 for even ditching the windsheild wiper motor. I love it, because I would love a track slut coupe someday as well.

And I was guessing at least 10k. Nice price considering how new and spotless everything is. I love it, but I'd rather build it. Props on the find though.

Nice new look. Great idea with the wheel spacers. PSM/PBM FTMFW! Ask dcdan what torque to use
Modified by Didderson at 8:32 PM 7/8/2009

Post by **Bumnah** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:32 pm

I do my wheels to 90 ft lbs.

I believe the FSM states 80 ft lbs.

80 minimum.

Post by **Didderson** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:38 pm

I should have stated thats what I do to mine as well. Torque wrench set on 92 foreverrrr lol.

Post by **mattblancarte** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:42 pm

Okay, cool. I'll torque them down to 90. Thanks for the help, Amrit.

Post by **mattblancarte** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:46 pm

Didderson wrote:Sorvia you are missing the point. Why put a rb26dett in a 240sx if you're planning on street driving it only?Modified by Didderson at 8:32 PM 7/8/2009

To be honest, it's a much better motor for straight-line fun. It's pretty heavy, thus handicapping me through the twisties. I'd go for an LS1 or SR20 if I could have comparable or better power. The SR would shave about 200 lbs...

Post by **Coolwhip** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:38 am

how i love this car... everytime I have a 240 to mess with I have hopes it would grow up to be like this one.

Post by **HoosierSX** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:24 am

Didderson wrote:Sorvia you are missing the point. Why put a rb26dett in a 240sx if you're planning on street driving it only?

i would swap for an rb just to hear the sexyness everyday

Post by **mattblancarte** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:25 pm

Well, I beat the crap out of a few spots in the front fender wells with a 2.5 lb. mallet yesterday because I wasn't really clearing with the wheels turned.

After about 30 mins or so of sound disturbance for my neighbors, both fronts fully cleared by a good amount at all positions.

My car now has the ability to fully grip in second gear...

Coolwhip wrote:how i love this car... everytime I have a 240 to mess with I have hopes it would grow up to be like this one.

Thanks.

HoosierSX wrote:
i would swap for an rb just to hear the sexyness everyday

The noise it produces is truly insane. When I get up to 5000+ rpm it just rips!

Post by **Karateboy88** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:08 pm

mattblancarte wrote:
To be honest, it's a much better motor for straight-line fun. It's pretty heavy, thus handicapping me through the twisties. I'd go for an LS1 or SR20 if I could have comparable or better power. The SR would shave about 200 lbs...

How much does the RB engine+ tranny weight?

I thought KA engine + tranny is like 320+110 or something like that.

Post by **mattblancarte** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:29 pm

I don't know exactly, but I believe it's somewhere in the 650-700lbs range.

Post by **Coolwhip** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:25 am

Karateboy88 wrote:

How much does the RB engine+ tranny weight?

A fully dressed RB26 (w/ 26 oil pan) + RB25 Transmission = ~735lbs

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