Deconstruction!

[bigsiccy]

Alrite guys ive been a member here for a while now and every so often jumped on and posted randomly sometimes to ask questions which are usually answered thanks btw, and sometimes to blab on about what ive been doin only to be called a newb and to take my drivel to this section so here i am lol!

Just thought id refresh some memories of how my car looked and how it is now with the new pics i took today of the recent deconstruction.

But just before i do that, it might be a lil while before i post more updates on this so do i just bump this every now and then or can i ask for the thread to remain open? not sure how it works is all. Cheers anyway heres some old pics of when i first got her.











Since then the hood and trunk have been swapped but dont have a pic of them totally forgot to take em lol. feels weird typing hood and trunk when your english, oh well ha. Also the orange strap was holding the exhaust off the ground at the time as the new re-con turbo was in the backseat, i fitted that and fired her up and she ran fine but it was short lived when the fuel line split, crusty old things! Nevermind tho it was coming apart anyway.

And on to the present state...





















and my personel rust favourite!...



As you can see ive got my work cut out for me, considering ive never done anything like this before and i have very basic motoring knowledge i think im doin ok so far, its a helluva challenge but im proper enjoying it at the mo, all the rust it guna be cut and welded etc but mainly i just wanna get it down to a shell so i can properly see what im dealing with.

If all else fails and it cant be saved the engine is gettin rebuilt either way so i will just have to buy another one if it goes that way. oh and i bought her for £250 just so yas know. My plan is to build a street car DD not too fussed bout drifting it as i cant drift anyway i just want a nice 200sx that feels custom but also has that rolled out the showroom feel goin on. Also im lookin at around 350-400hp which leads me to a question lol...

What sort of internal upgrades should i be lookin at to make this figure?Im planning on new pistons n rods etc but to be specific what would you guys suggest?

Ok enough for one post thanks for reading hope the pics work if they dont ill be pi**ed lol!

Cheers.

[zach-Ka]

That is A LOT of rust man! Good luck though. I hope it goes well...

[breaker77]

misty blue is the best sleeper colour ever.

but you seriously need to invest in a wire wheel brush. doing that without power tools will take forever.

[baron_harkkonen]

That is A LOT of rust man! Good luck though. I hope it goes well...

[bigsiccy]

Guess you saw the brush in the pic? ha. yea ive got power tools to get it done but just strippin n rippin at the moment so not focusing on that just yet, theres a lot to get thru tho, i need to clear the garage to before i can start poppin windows and seals and stuff so im limited just now as to how far i can go with it.

[S13k]

oh yes i remember this car, the most rusted hatch i've ever seen. hope the rust

on the frame or anything vital is not bad and i love your mud guards

[bigsiccy]

Yea was pretty damn bad, the frame rails are a little beat up but are solid from what i can see so far but will really tell when its down to a shell.

I prolly wont keep the mud guards so later on down the line you can take them off me if ya want? Let me know and ill keep em safe.

[sx moneypit]

Where has the car been ,on the ocean floor?

[numbnuts240]

feel free to say "bonnet" and "boot". good luck with the car.

[breadbox]

Wow, Glad my hatch never got that bad. Then I was like well I've seen worse rust, til I saw the pic of the front subframe.

Keep it up.

[EnjoiNismo]

Dear goodness, That's a LOT of rust.

[Seanzyyy]

ehh,a few rust spots.nothing a good wax cant get rid of..

but i look forward to checking back in to see your progress.

GL with your build maang!

[bmr.S13]

hope you get that lil rust issue fixedand good luck on your build

[J14cm7]

Dammit man it looks like someone parked that thing under a salt truck and let it sit for a year. does the front end flex when you put your weight on it?

[zachattack_5491]

My god... I'm so happy my s13 spent it's life in the desert. Good luck!

[impact240sx]

Umh, Is the chassis gonna be ok even after you weld that core support? Jw cuz its called a "core" support for a reason.

On the other hand my core support was rusted bad, but not that bad but i welded in a core support form my donor car. Then I took a thick, very thick L shaped piece of steel and wlded that around the core support, and it was long enough to weld to the actual fram on the ends, I wish i had pics cuz it was super rigid and it was an awesome jack point, plus you might want to look into the nismo power brace. Just some food for thought, you can take it or leave, good luck man.

[bigsiccy]

It doesnt flex no its sturdy. As far as i can see at the moment the chassis is strong, theres 1 or to small holes in the floor panels but the panels throughout are really strong which to be honest im surprised about. My sills are fubared tho both sides i mean there is loads to deal with but ill get round to it more when i have pics of all the areas so you guys can check it out.

Oh and nismo power brace is the direction im heading in for sure!

[bigsiccy]

Alrite quick update.

Pulled the engine and transmission today, man, what a ballache! I will get pics up in couple days cos to be honest right now after all that fiasco im goin out for some beers lol. Just want to say i have a new found respect for the guys here who have gone to the lengths of rebuilding entire cars pullin engines etc cos it aint a walk in the park, well done to all i appreciate what i see here and how resourceful this forum is. awesome.

[bigsiccy]

Heres some pics after the engine was pulled, im happy with the firewall n tunnel looking clean considering how much rust ive ran into so far.Also took the rest of the dash out, blower/heater etc so just electrics left to deal with there.

[troyw]

holy rust batman hahahaha good luck with it man

[Kelbizzle]

holy rust batman hahahaha good luck with it man

Haha, You beat me to it.

@sikky: Good Luck with everything. I think your mechanical aptitude is a little more advanced than you have described your self. But I think you're a pretty good job. I wouldn't have even taken on a project of this sorts. Two thumbs for that!

[aaronscomp]

Dam i thought my rust was bad good luck with this thing man

[boki_s78]

This is bad... u gonna sandblast it?Good luck!

[S13k]

Yea was pretty damn bad, the frame rails are a little beat up but are solid from what i can see so far but will really tell when its down to a shell.

I prolly wont keep the mud guards so later on down the line you can take them off me if ya want? Let me know and ill keep em safe.

i'd take it but shipping is going to be a little to high on my side

[OM3GA]

crazy, i tend to stay away from cars that have been used as submarines.

Good luck though! Anythings possible! Cant wait to see it!

[bigsiccy]

Thanks guys, ive got alot of work to do but im enjoying it! Today i didnt get time to do much so just took the ps reservoir out and got the harness ready to come out, just gotta move that damn abs unit cos its trappin the harness in.

I did a lil test wire wheeling on the frame rail and its mainly just surface rust it polished out a treat so cant wait to get everything out so i can start on the body work.

As for sandblasting, im not sure at the mo im in two minds, yea i want to get all the lil rusty spots sorted throughout the car but im wondering if maybe i can just fix the body work then sand and prep myself to save money in the long run? i duno really i guess it depends on funds. ok enough chat im boring you guys.

[bigsiccy]

the latest, clutch break and accelerater pedal removed, servo removed abs unit removed, engine harness removed, clutch res removed. Slowly gettin there.









break lines out, check out the tein setup









Brembo style baby!



and the harness

[E7-S14]

Your car scares menormal people would have given up!

[mattblancarte]

Wow.

Good luck!

[Hooked on 240]

How much for rusty brake lines shipped to the US?

GL with your project man. I just picked up a unrusted 89 as a side project and im still wire wheeling any spec of rust.

BTW i was like o sweet a ca18 swapped/rhd swapped 240.

then i seen your location :facepalm