Idaho Tuner's 240/|SR Build thread

[idahotuner]

well true. but this being my first build i want to catch anything as soon as it starts to go wrong.

[idahotuner]

[White Comet]

well true. but this being my first build i want to catch anything as soon as it starts to go wrong.

which is what a water temp gauge woudl help w/. ironically enough i which i had hooked up my aftermarket one already today. my thermostat went and the car started to overheat. i caught it quick cuz i keep an eye on everything, but i woudl have noticed even sooner if i had been looking at an aftermarket gauge

and i gotta ask, any reason why u felt the need to scan and post the directions

[idahotuner]

well maybe i will order a water temperature gauge instead of an A/F ratio gauge.

i scanned those because there was alot of people asking how to hook them up. so i figured i would post them. to help out.

[White Comet]

got ya, i didnt know ppl were asking so i was thrown off.

hey i heard ur selling an fmic and piping to my friend, good stuff, cant wait to start swapping his

[idahotuner]

yep i sent it out today. should be there next thursday.

so i know with a rom tune thata A/f ratio gauge isnt really important. s oi might get a water temp gauge instead.

[idahotuner]

well we did some body work today. well my dad did soem body work for me today lolsanding the rear deack down to fix the spoiler holeswe are shaving the antenea hole, the rear wiper hole, and the third tail lighthere is a close up of where we will have to cut out and reweld a new peice of sheet metal in.the spoiler obivously rusted through here and the kid that owned the car before me try to fix it by cutting it out and welding a new peice in, from underneath. but he didnt get it all. so we will fix thati sanded the roof down with 200 griti bolted the hood back on so we could work on itmy dad sanding the spray paint used by the previous owner Off.before it was spray painted some one spray painted a broken heart on it.i thought this was a new stock hood but it had a layer of liek pink bondo and tons of layers so we wernt so sure. but under the hood is primer gray.dent grinded out on passengers doorpic of my exhaust system. i took it off for the body work and paint part of the buildmy dads new rims on his mr2 he got today

Modified by idahotuner at 9:47 PM 12/18/2007
Modified by idahotuner at 9:55 PM 12/18/2007

[idahotuner]

soem more picssanding more o nthe rear deck to shave everything back therebondo to fix dent on passenger side doormore dents filled with bondostarting to bondo the hood. and drivers side rear quater panel

[duffman1278]

Niice! Body work is hard, you're lucky I learned by trial and error lol

[idahotuner]

yea it is nice to have some one helping that has tons of experience.my dad did auto body work for years. on all sorts of cars.at one time he had 13 restored pre 1940's cars.he did the restorations him self.he learned by trial and errors o i learn from a experienced person

[Slideways^Jordan]

Its looking nice I had learned my body work by my auto body teacher in high school and im damn good at painting.

[White Comet]

Its looking nice I had learned my body work by my auto body teacher in high school and im damn good at painting.

i had to learn a few moths ago just by doing it

at one time he had 13 restored pre 1940's cars.

does he still have any of them? my grandpa has a perfectly mint 1932 chevy

[idahotuner]

does he still have any of them? my grandpa has a perfectly mint 1932 chevy

that was a while back. he has owned tons of them over the eyars. he actually just sold his 35 plymouth sedan. which he restored to original. to buy his MR2lol

he got tired of doing 50 mph top speed. and he flet bad makign a hot rod outta it cause it was in such good condition.

working on that was my first expereince doing body work and that was when i was 10. then we did my integra. and now my 240.

[idahotuner]

well here is some upadated body work pictures.passenger side sporting my custom wheels lol. not really i took my rims off so they wouldnt get paint and crap on them

we started working on the rocker panels they are all beat up fro mhavign a hweel drop into a hole and my car bottemed out. so we are fixing those.we have it tilted up to get tat them better. doing the drivers side one first. we drilled holes and will pull it out then weld the holes shut. and bondo it up.

this was where the worst dent was it was all wrinkled up and my dad drilled it out pulled it out and then he bondoed it up.

[White Comet]

looking good but why was there so much body filler on teh hood if it wasnt damaged?

[idahotuner]

you know i really dont know about the hood. it wasnt damaged i know for sure. maybe at the factory they spray a layer of bondo on or somthing but i am not sure. we will get it looking nice though.

i need to find a an sr20det sticker or decal. or soemthing. cause i got a cool idea

[White Comet]

nah they def dont bondo from teh factory so i guess its a mystery

spill it, whats the idea

[idahotuner]

wel l i jsut did it on NFSC. and it looks good

well WC you know the body line that you filled in on your 240. when i paint my car black. i am thinking about doing that body line green to match my valve cover. and the spot right behind the doors in the body line using something to mask off sr20det in the line, i am not really sure how else to explain it

[Didderson]

wel l i jsut did it on NFSC. and it looks good

well WC you know the body line that you filled in on your 240. when i paint my car black. i am thinking about doing that body line green to match my valve cover. and the spot right behind the doors in the body line using something to mask off sr20det in the line, i am not really sure how else to explain it

Cool idea, but I'm not sure if it'll look good highlighting the body line with green. I do however think you should paint it 2 tone with a green/black combo. especially with the Silvia front end. i've just been looking at a 2 tone thread. Makes me want a coupe.

[duffman1278]

Niice, bondo ftw!

[White Comet]

Cool idea, but I'm not sure if it'll look good highlighting the body line with green. I do however think you should paint it 2 tone with a green/black combo. especially with the Silvia front end. i've just been looking at a 2 tone thread. Makes me want a coupe.

i agree, or maybe use a different shade of green, but the sr20det idea isnt bad if done tastefully

[idahotuner]

i thought about the factory two tone but with green o nthe bottem and black on top. but i think that will just be to much green. i want ot be black with a green hgihlight. i will have to do soemthing in photoshop for you guy to see.

[White Comet]

sounds good, im curious to see ur design idea. i little green woudl be ok but not the neon green

[idahotuner]

yea you willl have to see it to understand. it will look like a factory thing but custom at the same time. it will be sweet.

to nigth i will do a photoshop thing

so i had my oil pan washed today.and it has a few dents and scraps nothing to terible though. so i just need to get the gasket material all off.and i ave to have it drilled for my oil temp gauge sensor. to be welded on.i got the for my oil presure sending unit. so ican still have my dumby light too.

my dad is suppose to help finish pulling the dents out today. we will see if he actually gets around to it.

[idahotuner]

so this is my paint scheme idea for now.

[srdub-t]

Yuck..... Green on the exterior is way to rice.... Cant go wrong with solid black.... Thats just my opinion tho

[idahotuner]

i am entitled to a little rice lol.and it wont stand out as much as in that pic. casue i suck at photoshoping

[White Comet]

i am entitled to a little rice lol.

[idahotuner]

lol. when it is done i dont think it will look ricy at all. it will be clean. it isnt like bam in your face. just a little high light to break up the black.

[White Comet]

if u want it broken up, i would use a different color