got another CA pix death to 56k

[lostmenoggin]

this is the one that was for sale in WV. it came with a lot of goodies - t25 turbo from a z32 with no shaft play but it has a 4-bolt turbo outlet, a turbonetics BOV, a bunch of random IC piping and FMIC, B&M short shifter, 17" wheels (one has a decent sized crack), catch can and a couple other things. here's the pix!!!













ghetto wiring job.. not even taped up... :?



not a bad deal for $1500

[lostmenoggin]

turbo piping removed.

turbo is gone!!

here it is, covered in liquid wrench!



exhaust manifold removed.. wait.. is that a broken stud back there?? yup..

can you tell the difference between the two?

used a tire patch to repair the stock rubber turbo inlet.

this thing is a mess. i took off the original turbo because it was bad. the coolant lines were never hooked up, the drain flange only had 1 bolt in it, the drain hose had a kink in it because someone couldnt take the time to cut it the right length :roll: i found out that two of the studs were missing on the ex. mani. where the turbo bolts up and that the flange on the turbo was notched so bolts could be used instead of nuts on the studs. my turbo flange isnt notched nor did i feel like notching it, so this obviously posed a problem and required me to switch manifolds. switched manifolds, put the sr20 t25 and my braided lines on, had to modify the turbo outlet so i could connect the wastegate, the rubber intake pipe had a decent sized tear in it, so i used a rubber tire patch kit to fix it, had to JB-Weld the o2 sensor in the bung LOLOLOL (it works though!), there is no knock sensor hooked up yet...

got the turbo, manifold, exhaust and turbo/IC piping swapped and hooked up, changed the oil with some mobil-1 10w30 and it still smokes like a mutha. its making light rod or wristpin noises.. the newer turbo def. pulls harder and it was running about 5 psi (if the boost gauge is hooked up properly) with a smic, which kind of sucks. blew the hotpipe off driving it up my driveway, so i put some tbolts on it.. need that bov, but i couldnt get it mounted without cutting a piece of pipe that i dont really wanna cut but i might do it tomorrow. has LOTS of blowback and under wot it created enough crankcase pressure to blow the dipstick out.

i think the smoking is oil in the exhaust from the bad turbo because it doesnt smoke as much anymore. this engine is making some bad noises in the bottom end, so i'm going to pull this motor and start rebuilding it and put my other motor in the car. lots of work!

[r34 gtr]

Still, quite the deal for $1500! Congrats, now get to doing some more work! Oh, and please replace the steelie on the pass. side front.

[lostmenoggin]

thanks! theres a big crack on one of the other 17's, so he changed both fronts with steelies. i have a set of SE 7 spokes to go on though, just so they all match.

[ca18detgabby]

going to be running electric fans? or what are you doing?

looks like it nees a lot of TLC but should be fun in the end

[lostmenoggin]

yea, it does need some TLC. its already got a small electric fan hooked up. it pales in comparison to my FAL setup on my other car though!

[AWDB12wagon]

Nice find for cheap!! Just hope theres no more shoddy wiring under the dash! Get rid of that terrible army print stuff too! I just puked a little...

[Bwana]

The interior reeks of classy taste while the underhood displays nothing but the highest mechanical standards.

I'd say you got to it just in time!

[adam-gtX]

id say you got a fair deal

[lostmenoggin]

man, whoever did this swap half-assed it all the way through. i had to fix a lot of crap. anyways, heres some pics from the swap. gotta finish hooking everything else up tomorrow. almost done..

i wish this was a hover-car..



had to sawzall a motor mount off

[lostmenoggin]

[ShallowPockets]

i recently started work at the shop in which the swap was half-assed by an ex-mechanic. If you have any questions about anything I'm sure I could dig up some info for you.

glad to see it in competent hands though. good luck!

[ilovecoupes]

What was so half-assed, and needed to be fixed?

[Liquid_Neon]

I counted atleast 2 other 240sx in that driveway. got parts?

[lostmenoggin]

the wiring job was shoddy at best. wires just twisted together, 1 bolt on the turbo drain flange, turbo drain hose was kinked because someone didnt take the 2 seconds to cut another inch or two off of it, e-fan was rigged, the KA alternator that someone tried to make fit didnt even have a bolt holding it in, trans and 1 motor mount were TOAST.. theres other stuff i found that i didnt like that didnt hold up to my preferences.

liquid neon, yea there are 2 other 240s there. 1 is my track car/project car and the other is a POS coupe that ive been trying to sell, but i just gave it to a friend of mine for helping me do this swap. what parts are you looking for? i mihgt have something laying around.