driver strut tower
engine bay shot
passenger strut tower
heres the only shot I have of the whole car so fr as you can tell by my avatar
some neat looking datsun 280zx wheels Im going to use for my winter tires I bought for $30. I'm gonna paint them black
6.5" speaker adapters I made today. They aren't perfect because I don't have a saw yet and used a dremel. I traced the oem 4x6 bracket and then traced the template that came with the sony's I bought yesterday in the middle. I then drilled the outline and then cut it out the rest with the dremel( it sucked and took like 3.5 hours I was just determined to get those made today. When I was done I used the dremel for something else I needed to do and it blew up! Literally it popped loud as hell and POURED smoke! Scared the hell outta me but it was something to see.
really the only bad spot of rust, but its on both rockers pass and driver. That sucks, but in the spring its gonna get fixed jut need to figure out how or where to get it done. Any ideas? I will have my whole tool setup in the spring so I think im going to do it myself.
Tomorrow I am going to install the audio. I still need to cut the door panels to mount the tweeters, install x over on door, mount my 6x9 boxes and speakers in the rear, run all new speaker wire, and install the headunit. I post pics of it all tomorrow. After that I am going to order a set of coilovers megan probably, or stance depends on how much I save the car needs struts so I figure I might as well since the strut mounts look old too.
My plans for the car are probably an sr swap in the spring. The swap is definite, but I'm still not 100% decided on an SR. My power goal is between 260-300 whp so I may go RB since less engine mods would be necessary. Cost isn't the deciding factor entirely. I mean I by no means have unlimited funds, but I will be coining up I don't want to be naive enough to think I'm getting into a budget build for the final product I have in mind. With that said I am just going to research which option would be cheaper to run those numbers reliably as a DD occasional track day car
Plans: next 1 month: Fix struts with coilover replacement, install amp, small stuff like find a new door panel,hatch,recover glovebox(Ill post whatever I do)
After that: Accumulate parts for swap,finish buying tools welder,air comp,etc.
This is going to be a slow thread at first with me showing the audio stuff, coils,and other little misc stuff here and there and the parts I will be using. Then in the spring me and my GF will be moving to a house with a garage and I will start the real fun of turning this into as high end a sports car as a 240sx can be. I don't mean a 700hp godzilla or the fastest one. I would ultimately like to have good power, with the 180sx type x oem aero and racelogic Traction/launch control, tein with EDFC or similar etc etc. I started this thread early with inspiration from m tr4nch's build and from reading his thread I thought it might be a good idea to start right at the beginning. Tomorrow I will update with many many more pics just haven't got that many yet.
