wrong supports? I've never heard of such a thing... I know a few people running a chuki front on a 89-90 with no problems about the "support"...Pyrokid wrote:Ok adrian, this one is for you since your a big chuki fan.My '90 came with a chuki front end, but it was drooping, so I searched and found a guy who had the same problem and someone said he might have the wrong support. My question is how do you tell the two supports apart?
no i didn't take my chain off, just the guides. I was getting the spray paint can rattle, and i think i will just borrow one thenka-t4u wrote:did u ever take ur chain off??? and yea i guess u can keep trying if u are on a budget, a timing light would help, but i don't recommend u buy it so u don't waste ur money find somebody to let u borrow one, if not i guess u could buy one, it will be the easiest way to find out if timing is your problem, and if u wanna throw some money on a timing light, go to sears and get an advance inductive timing light, but yeah it will be a lot easier with a timing light
"site that you could re-direct me to??? come on man you're on it already. there is a **** load of stuff you can do to a 240 or even a car in general. for starters though when u buy ur car do some maintanence work- spark plugs, wires, oil change etc. and there is a **** load of choices to go with for performance and handling you just have to search this site and might wanna check out zilvia.net or a local 240 site....click on the general forum link and go from therebrandon7219 wrote:Hey guys, maybe you'd be willing to help a poor noob who is starting to love cars these days and wants to buy a 240sx.Eventually I would love to learn how to drift and what not, and by that i mean not go out right now and try it, i would love to learn how.
Anyway, Im looking at buying a 97 240sx SE thats been switched from Auto to Manual, first off I was wondering if this was a good Idea, as of right now its stock everything. I am very serious about buying a 240 and I have thought about for about 2 months now, asking "Do i really want to, yadda yadda yadda?"
Second off, I was wondering how much im looking at spending to get it good and ready to start to learn, Like i know an SR20Det is a great start to re-build the car. but i would love to know what else i should use to help out.
If there is a site that you could re-direct me to, that tells me everything i basically need to know about this car that would be amazingly awesome. And i would probably love you forever.
Yea, maybe he was just full of it then. I don't have any pics of the sag cause I took the bumper off and managed to break some bolts in the process , but it was a good cm and a half droop.adrians_s13 wrote:wrong supports? I've never heard of such a thing... I know a few people running a chuki front on a 89-90 with no problems about the "support"...
do you have any pics of the droop?
If it's 5 lug (stock), then it has ABS and a limited slip differential, which would be very good. That is not to say that he didn't change his stock hubs to 5 lug hubs though. Look for an orange sticker on the pumpkin, or even ask the seller if it has a limited slip differential.brandon7219 wrote:Well then, Is there any big difference between the LE, SE, and regular (I guess?).?
The starter will be pretty easy, but the clutch is going to be a pain in the *** if you have never done it before. If you have a mechanic do everything, you are probably looking at about $1000 in parts and labor to get it ship shape (minus the door). The door is a tough call, and you'll be best off calling an autobody shop to get a quote. If you tally it all up, and its still worth it for you, go for it.bigsteve89 wrote:hi everyone, im new here and i have a few questions. im looking at buying a 91 240 sx, it needs a new clutch, a new starter and is eventually going to need a new door because it was in a accident. the guy is looking to sell it for 500 and i was wondering if it would be worth buying at taht price, also how difficult would it be to replace the clutch and the starter on this car?
you just gotta think......sr's are everywhere in japan and they are americanized when they hit 40,000milesgemballamiragegt wrote:hey all im new here and dont yet own a 240sx but am planning to buy a 1990 or 1991 HB. i want to swap in a SR20DET. how much should i be looking to spend? ive found some sr's on ebay for like 2000-2500. is that a decent price?
back in the day, when I did my clutch, it cost me $30 to get my flywheel resurfaced. Figure inflation and the fact that everything has gotten more expensive, and bet on it costing $80 or more.As for a clutch, I got a centerforce dual friction and have 0 complaints.bigsteve89 wrote:thanks right now im thinking i could probably handle replacing the clutch by myself, do you have any recomendations for a new clutch that wouldnt break the bank yet still give better tahn stock performance? also does anyone know how much it would cost to have a flywheel resurfaced?
Resurfacing costs are mostly dependant on who you know and where you go. The past few times I've needed a flywheel resurfaced, I've just done it myself with acceptable results. If you've got a friend in a machine shop, you might get it done for a few beers. I'm not sure about going rate, unfortunately.bigsteve89 wrote:thanks right now im thinking i could probably handle replacing the clutch by myself, do you have any recomendations for a new clutch that wouldnt break the bank yet still give better tahn stock performance? also does anyone know how much it would cost to have a flywheel resurfaced?
That should work fine. I have also heard of some people running like 80w140 in both.topher_180sx wrote:i have a 1992 nissan 180sx and i want to change the fluid in the diffy and transmission i was told its 75W90 in the transmission and 80w90 in the diffy i just wanna make sure thats right and i want to put royal purple synthetic oil in both the transmission and diffy i was just wondering if i shouldnt or if its alright thanks
Well, if memory serves me correctly, the clutch switch is normally open, so you would actually have to take the 2 sides of wires and put them together to bypass the switch. If you want to keep the switch, Maybe you can drill a hole in the new bracket, or weld a piece on??? I dunno, I've never even heard of a nismo clutch pedal bracket. What is so much better about it over stock?jh3xp wrote:Sry nother dumb question from me...So I got the nismo clutch pedal bracket and I was told that the piece that holds the clutch safety switch thing isnt there. I was wondering if i could put the one from my old bracket to the nismo one. Its not a problem to bypass it all together but i would rather keep it if i had a choice just for safety.
Oh and another dumb question but... to bypass the ASCD and clutch safety do you just unplug them?
No, not the speaker covers, they're the vents that are almost right up against the windows, behind the speakers. I don't have any pics, but I'll try to get some today.PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:Are you talking about the vents over the speakers, or some other vents? Do you have any pics?
Oh Ok, I think I know what you are talking about. They are probably just for some sort of ventalation purposes. Maybe something to do with keeping the rear window unfoggy? I wouldn't worry too much if they were covered up.pennjones wrote:
No, not the speaker covers, they're the vents that are almost right up against the windows, behind the speakers. I don't have any pics, but I'll try to get some today.
