Deconstruction!

[zach-Ka]

Your car scares menormal people would have given up!

I know I would have, But if you have the time you can do it man.

[NISSAN240SX12]

Great tear down so far. Now i dont feel as bad about my rust i have. I do too like the mud flaps. wish they were on my 240! Good luck getting her cleaned up!

[PhopsonNY]

Wow... did mine 2 summers ago, but nothing as bad as that...I am scared for you man...

all the best of luck

[masterdisaster]

Hey Sikki .. can you do me a HUGE easy favor ..

on your steering shaft .. right where the bushing is ( the round one with the 4 bolts) .. if you grab the bushing and push/pull perpendicularly on the shaft.. how much play do you have?

this would help me alot as i'm trying to solve a intermittent shimmy in my steering wheel

[rogue_drifter]

yeah goodluck with your build. when i first looked at the author of this thread i thought of the april 10' issue of super street, with the sr2000 and later on in that issue with the 570z, and was hoping to see the beginings of a sick build unfortunatly i didnt know you found this car with its a** end sticken up out of the local pound saying save me.

any who hope your build goes well i got my own to go through

[bigsiccy]

Cheers guys, i had a sh**ty day today to be honest i was gettin down about the amount of rusted out bolts that are slowing me down, then i came on here and read some replies and its keepin my spirits up cos i really wanna save this car.

I will try the steering bushing 2moro for ya and let you know, i dont know how to quote multiple people so i can answer questions and reply easier, someone teach me? lol.

[J14cm7]

Do they use salt where you live. i cant figure out how that car got so rusted. It has to be either salt or it literally sat in the ocean for about a year.

[masterdisaster]

I will try the steering bushing 2moro for ya and let you know, i dont know how to quote multiple people so i can answer questions and reply easier, someone teach me? lol.

on the reply page, simply click on quotes you want to reply to

[bigsiccy]

oh yea didnt even see them at the bottom lol

Tried the steering bushing today and ive got no movement at all its solid, dont know if that helps you.

Got nothing done today either cos it rained. rain sux.

[rogue_drifter]

well im glad to hear you remain motivated with that some money and elbow grease you can accomplish anything. keep up te good work n it will be done before you know it.

[masterdisaster]

i just wanna make sure you got my question 100% ..

in the following pic u can see the dotted lines .. that's where my steering linkage actually reaches when i pull/push on it

if it's like you say.. no play .. i found my problem..

[ska69]

and I thought my 200sx is a disaster good luck with it mate!

[bigsiccy]

i just wanna make sure you got my question 100% ..

in the following pic u can see the dotted lines .. that's where my steering linkage actually reaches when i pull/push on it

if it's like you say.. no play .. i found my problem..

Ok my dumba** was moving the wrong part i was up near the firwall lol.BUT..having said that i still only get like a quarter inch of play all round if that, its pretty tight. Hope this helps ya.

[masterdisaster]

thanks Sikky !

you've been a great help .. this will definately help me out in solving my problem

as for the build, sand blast is the way to go .. it's hard to get all of the corrosion out with a wire wheel.. especially if you have pitting corrosion. and get acces to a welder! patch her up!

[bigsiccy]

No probs man.

Ok work has been quiet past few weeks for me but started a job today so work on the car will slow more than it usually is because i work late and i cant get in the garage yet to work on it at night. The ups and downs of self-employment. anyway, so i get to the job and i find this badboy in the backyard ready to be scrapped......



and i think, radiator support! its an old washing machine bracket and its solid as a rock, what do you guys think? cut to size and welded in with the rest should be good.Just wanted to share, ok im off for food and beer lol

[sleepersilvia92]

i just wanna make sure you got my question 100% ..

in the following pic u can see the dotted lines .. that's where my steering linkage actually reaches when i pull/push on it

if it's like you say.. no play .. i found my problem..

i dont think that is supposed to have a rag joint right there lol

[masterdisaster]

RHD s13's have the rag joint visibleLHD you gotta pull out the colum to change that bushing

+1 for RHD for easy acces booyaaa

[snowyred180]

Nice to see a 200sx in America. Too bad it looks like it got parked in a salt mine. At least the frame isn't rotted all the way through. Everything else can be fixed. It'll be good to see some life in this gem.

"Anyone can buy a new car, but it takes a real enthusiest to bring new life into an old one" -Ken Okuyama (the creator of the NS-X)

[bigsiccy]

Nice to see a 200sx in America. Too bad it looks like it got parked in a salt mine. At least the frame isn't rotted all the way through. Everything else can be fixed. It'll be good to see some life in this gem.

"Anyone can buy a new car, but it takes a real enthusiest to bring new life into an old one" -Ken Okuyama (the creator of the NS-X)

errr, yeah im in england lol, which explains the rust. But thanks man i agree the frame is actually solid but i got so much cleaning up to do, tedious stuff but worth it.

[masterdisaster]

woo go england .. i was there 2 years ago .. and was right next to the Top Gear test track and never realized it lol

nothing but BMW and Audi's on the M25 lol

[bigsiccy]

Just a quick pictureless update to keep the thread open lol, did a bit of wire wheel action in the bay and cleaned all the crap off with degreaser and applied a rust converter liquid i came across called fertan. Apparantly its better than shotblasting, sounds too good to be true but had to try it was only £14 for a 500ml tub, worth a shot i figured. Will see how it turns out.

[masterdisaster]

I one used a product like that .. kinda like a rust converter .. worked on surface corrosion.. but still had to apply 2-3 times and had passed a wire wheel first too.

still better to blast it .. if an area is weak .. the blast will to right thru it. patch it up and have a more solid car

[bigsiccy]

Yea well ive just bought a compressor, its nothing huge but it will handle a bit of shotblasting action, i just coated all the solid areas with the rust converter, it works good over bare metal which is y i wire wheeled first. Will definately get blasting it now i can do it myself tho.

[elchoccolatte]

No HATE Bruh, U got your work cut out for u, But It'll be all worth it in the end...

[mRodiek]

Props for trying to save this car, but unless you have endless amounts of money...your gonna spend more than you want just getting the car back to where it should be before you can even think about upgrading anything to make it show room quality, much less 350hp.

I am not tryin to be a downer but realistic, if you do decide to keep it after a while then check out m4trnch's build thread, he has done an EPIC amount of work to his chassis.

Good luck!

[bigsiccy]

Yea its alot of work, hell of alot i was out there today for a lil after work cos the sun was actually out for once. Busted out the wire wheel, man, theres so much to get thru lol, its lookin better everytime tho.

[bigsiccy]

Ive reached a sad decision with the car, i dont think its salvageable now ive started to get through it more, i think i was a tad blinded with excitement and future plans for it which caused me to overlook just how bad this cars condition is. I just cant justify spending a grand or more to fix up panels that i dont have the skill and knowledge to fix when i could just buy another running good condition car for that price or maybe a good condition shell. It really does pain me to say it but its just reality on my part, no proper garage access and terrible english weather just stops me gettin anywhere as it is let alone experience, i can do so much but then for example, the rear quarter panels are rusted right through, they would need cuttin right out and id have to source new ones and weld them back in. I cant weld and also could buy another car in better shape for the price it would cost me to get that done by a pro. I think the best bet is to buy another in better shape and start from a good base. Its not been an easy decision and its heartbreaking having put so much time and faith into it already and i know ill probly get the "i told you so" comments but thats life i guess.

Im gonna keep anything in good condition that came off the car tho, maybe sell some stuff that i dont need. Oh and still rebuild the engine so thats still gonna keep me busy.

[TroubleBound]

Sorry for your loss mate, it was a valiant effort nevertheless. Good luck on your future projects.