finally introducing...

[knoxvillenismo]

so i've been here for a while but never really introduced myself. so here it is. i drive a '90 240 hatch. bought it for like $50 as a bone stripped shell and have put it together from bits and pieces. but its been running for a couple months now. i formerly drove an '89 hatch and posted on ka-t forums an k-town-ka-t. blew it up. swapped in another ka, sold it to my brother, now swapped in an rb20det. ive done a few sr swaps and far too many ka swaps. i know my way around a 240 i guess you could say. lol. but ya, my current hatch is an daily d and drift car. i may post up a build thread when i start buying new parts again.

[speedeast]

Love to see the loyalty...

[89ni$$an]

nice, can't wait to see the build thread

[knoxvillenismo]

thanks. i havent had internet constantly so i should be able to make some progress. i just need a way to take pics now. lol

[S14toRPS13]

Welcome to the board and that's a hell of a job you've done starting from a shell.

[cheezy240]

yea dude get the tread going looks good from your sig

[zach-Ka]

I like you car. You say it's your drift car as well as a DD. Parking lot drifting or are there events oner there in k-town?

[knoxvillenismo]

thanks everyone. we don't have any drift events here in Knoxville but TN drift hosts some events in Nashville at the Nashville Super Speedway. drift around here is sliding around back roads, mountain roads, or pissing off the guys at SCCA events sliding around the cones. lol. hopefully we can get some sanctioned drifting events over here soon.

[knoxvillenismo]

okayyyyy so i havent been on here in a week or so. got a job and ive been working every day some pretty crazy hours so all i really do anymore is work and sleep. lol. but i guess im turning this into the build thread. i did get a few things done tho.

first things first, Odyssey pc680 dry cell racing battery. i love this thing and picked it up on the cheap.


also made some fiberglass canards. just like my APR carbon ones i had but not broken (damn that black ice).


and last but not least, figured i'd throw in a pic of how it sits right now. someone put some things in one of my front tires (thanks to whoever did that) and the other dropped a sidewall. it needs bath, it needs paint, it needs a new front end......it needs a lot... but oh well. this should move pretty quick now that im employed again. so watch for updates.

[s13sickboi]

engine pics!!! looks good for having been just a shell!

[knoxvillenismo]

engine pics!!! looks good for having been just a shell!

not actually so pretty. lol. i really need to tuck some wires here and there and redo pretty much all my my brake lines and s***. i hope to have it looking really good like my old coupe's soon.

[knoxvillenismo]

also, another project ive been working on in my free time. i sold my last 240 to my brother and he bought it a lovely soul.



but i hope to have my bay that clean again. lol. it was nice but ive been having fun putting that one together as well.

[kyhunter89]

im heading down your way today to get some parts off a guy who drifts at the super speedway....

yes in the sticks, drifting mean on roads.

[scotty-2-forty]

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I spy a '69 Firebird back yonder!

[knoxvillenismo]

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I spy a '69 Firebird back yonder! [/quote

you sir would be correct..and thats kinda scary. lol. its actually a '69 firebird "trans am clone". but good call..there's like 8" of the car in that picture. lolz.

[knoxvillenismo]

ok so i still haven't got much done, still waiting on my next pay check. but i posted my latest addition in another thread. the somewhat controversial street sign skid plate. i figured id post it up in here for anyone who hasnt seen.



thats all for now. gonna go enjoy my first day off in a week and a half then return at 5:30 A.M. yay.

next week should weild some hella tight parts tho.

[knoxvillenismo]

Okay so i still haven't got much done. i cant believe how busy I've been. its crazy. but i did get my exhaust done today. HKS HiPower for the win. sounds amazing and has no leaks now. And just to clear up the old question of "will an s14 exhaust fit on an s13?". yes, yes it will, but no, it Isn't exactly easy unless you have a pipe bender and a good mig welder.it comes up being about 4" too far off but you can bridge it. I also was able to clear up some rough idle and whatnot. NEVER buy autolite spark plugs and definitely don't assume they're pre-gapped, because they aren't. lol. And on a smaller note, i bottomed my front cover hard coming out of my driveway and broke it off. that wasn't a good day. so now i roll no front. oh well.

[badbob2121]

so thats a s14 exhaust?? hmm... i hope you really fot it for that great of a price for all the effort to make it fit.. post more pics... how does it sit?

[knoxvillenismo]

oh trust me, i got it for the crazy cheap. HUGE thanks to srraptor for the hook up on that one. ill post some pics before i head into work tomorrow. basically it runs the same as the s13 HiPower but only 1 hanger sits exactly where it should. and the flange that bolts to the cat/ test pipe is about 4" too far in towards the driveshaft. its seriously not that hard or as much of a fabrication problem as people say it is. mine had to be welded anyways because i dont have a flange on the end of my exhaust manifold.

[Raz007]

Haha I got all excited when I noticed the Firebird too............ oh and kudos on the build so far, and good choice going with the HKS system. I wouldn't trade mine for anything else!

[knoxvillenismo]

thanks bro. were building the firebird back up. we keep trying to talk our dad into putting a vh45 or an rb26 in it. lol.

[knoxvillenismo]

sooo...completely out of the blue, i just stripped the car to stock and traded it for some sparco goodness.. Going to pick up a z33 today. ill post pics here in a little.

[knoxvillenismo]

ok kids...the s13 is gone... BUT there is a very nice s14 sitting in my garage now. lol. ill post pics up after work. bought it off srraptor (NICO member)

[knoxvillenismo]

ok so i dont have many/good pics but here she is. the new fawty.


outsides a little dirty and needs some light body work and paint.

oh ya, did i fail to mention it has a perfect interior? and i finally have something worthy of my sparcos and momo deep dish wheel! lol

[badbob2121]

wow, what made you want the sell the s13?

[knoxvillenismo]

ive been wanting an s14 for a long time. ive had too many s13's to never have owned an s14. lol. that and one of my good friends needed a car quick so i let him get it. this things giving me problems out the a$$ tho!

[knoxvillenismo]

so quick update. last night i tore down and rebuilt the ka. im pretty sure its together right? lol. i hope so at least. timing and high tolerance things scare me. ill post some pics up later.