LS 240sx build Going nuts

[Steveka24det]

Okay well let me begin with the car it was driven up from Florida when the person moved to PA. Head was blown when they finally got it here and was parked since 2006 in a garage out of the Nepa weather picked it up for $300 and this is how i got it



so bought it little rust in battery tray thats about it

started to strip it gut it of everything and get it prepared for cage. also the wiring.



prepped engine bay and sprayed it up, picked up paint at local ppg paint store



and this is where im at , this is after 2 weeks on off time , Full suspension is ordered along with wheels, brakes, and ls swap parts more pictures and build progress to come

[Shifter027]

Sparkle looks sick.What color's the car gonna be?

[crakin]

Not so sure about the sparkle but the black looks clean. Looks like you got a good deal on that car man..gl

[mattblancarte]

I don't know how to feel about the sparkle paint.

Can't go wrong with an LS swap, though.

[Steveka24det]

Sparkle looks sick.What color's the car gonna be?

thanks , as for the color undecided

i really like the rx7 truckasaurus red chrome vinyl but im up to more opinions

on a side note LS2 or LS3 i cant decide this is the biggest discussion

[mattblancarte]

Both of those engines are pretty sweet... go with your budget!

[DruidAT]

Street Legal ERod LS3! that thing is pretty expensive though...

[badbob2121]

I think the sparkle is gonna be a sick engine bay theme.... Nice work.....just don't get carried away with the sparkle

[Steveka24det]

Street Legal ERod LS3! that thing is pretty expensive though...

i got a good settlement from a 4 year old work injury coming in the next few months budget it through the roof man and were gonna build quality not crap

gone to get final pictures of the paint fully dried post back in a bit

[laxands13]

looking pretty good already. i have to say, i love the sparkle! any decisiions which engine or paint?

[KYZAAC]

prepped engine bay and sprayed it up, picked up paint at local ppg paint store

you mentioned in another thread that you used simple green and scotch brite pads, did you do any sanding at all? or just scuff it with the scotch brite, prime and paint?

[Steveka24det]

you mentioned in another thread that you used simple green and scotch brite pads, did you do any sanding at all? or just scuff it with the scotch brite, prime and paint?

sanded with 600 wet sand and 1000 wetsand then prime sand with 1000 the base then mid coat then final clear

1 coat of primer , 2 coats of base , 3 prism flake mid coats , 5 coats of clear
Modified by Steveka24det at 6:34 PM 4/2/2010

[TheRealNap0le0n]

thanks , as for the color undecided

i really like the rx7 truckasaurus red chrome vinyl but im up to more opinions

on a side note LS2 or LS3 i cant decide this is the biggest discussion

6.0l all alum block from a GTO, L92 heads, MS4 cam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWdty1G ... re=related)

easy 450+ almost 500hp

[Steady_One_S13]

+1 on the engine bay paint job. Ls 240... umm umm

[Steveka24det]

6.0l all alum block from a GTO, L92 heads, MS4 cam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWdty1G ... re=related)

easy 450+ almost 500hp

ordering from turnkey so difference in the Ls2 and Ls3 is only a few hundred

o and 6400 rpm Ls2 or 6800 LS3 i think the ls3 will be nicer will find out shortly in the next few months

on a side note went back up the garage to see the finished engine bay came out great i think had 2 clear coat runs but hey i didnt pay a ton of money so im happy with my non professional job'



very pleased

[mRodiek]

Paint the whole car that color!

[TheRealNap0le0n]

ordering from turnkey so difference in the Ls2 and Ls3 is only a few hundred

o and 6400 rpm Ls2 or 6800 LS3 i think the ls3 will be nicer will find out shortly in the next few months

very pleased

lots of rpms and short gears FTW.

I ride a liter bike and it revs to 13.5k. Dyno'd 156hp to the wheel. and has a short 6spd gear box... i love the fact that it has usable power in all gears....

[S13Teddy]

Great motor choice!!!

NOT.

[sx moneypit]

[Nathan A.]

Great motor choice!!!

NOT.

[C3Sierra_S2000]

I have essentially a LS3 in my 97 SE. Its actually a L92 with the VVT and an aftermarket cam. It's a beast. You will not be disappointed with the LS power. Check out the link in my sig for my build.

[Steveka24det]

Okay so im throwing some of this at my suspension



every piece of suspension plus LSD is ordered and on there way more updates when parts arrive

[E7-S14]

Spending that drug money well i see.

[OM3GA]

Money is cool

[mattblancarte]

Spending that drug money well i see.

The first thing I thought when I saw that pile of cash was "damn, that can't be legal right there."

You never know, though. Lil' Wayne got $1 million in cash from Baby for his bday this last year.

[duffman1278]

Do you know Jim Halpert?

[Steveka24det]

Spending that drug money well i see.

yeah bout that if you guys read the whole thread i had a settlement coming from a work injury what you see there is back pay owed to me

[crakin]

[Steveka24det]

Okay i got a major piece in today thought id share more pictures of the install by Friday



let the fun begin

[Dano]

Nice, I fully expect a picture will all suspension pieces in a pile on each other just like the money pic. Make it happen.