m tr4nch's restoration/build thread !! (56k = death)

[breadbox]

Ahhh the rusting from inside out scares me. I don't want look.

Nice resto. I need those new interior door pieces now.

[ThatSRguy]

i almost hate rust as much as Matt

[Hydroz]

Damn yo.. illest **** ive seen done to a 240 and youre not even finished! mad props to you, keep up the sick work. i too am inspired by this!!

[TomeiS13Redtop]

i think this is the best thread i seen thus far and im very happy it is inspiring so many people to do the same thing to there 240's. i have been in love with the 240sx ever since i saw my first 180sx drifting in japan. i hope that most of the people inspired by this thread will go threw with restoring theres rather than sending them to a junkyard and keep the s13 alive and strong,for as long as possible at least.

I LOVE MY S13!!!!

[m tr4nch]

1 million thumbs up on this restore! but also makes me cry when i look at my chassis' and know there is that much rust coming out on mine!

keep up the awesome work!

+1 Keep it going man. Great job.

you know what man. you really inspire me. I just picked up a shell 2 days ago and got into an accident yesterday (good timing bad situation). I need to rebuild my entire front end (rad support, etc.). Its still driving thank God but just needs a cosmetic fix, not to mention my hood and the latch dont line up, not safe. When i get the money i'm goin to fix it right just as you are. thanks for being a great inspiration.

Dude the more I look at this thread the more I get inspired. This is one of the most amazing 240 restorations I have seen. I can't wait to see the finished product. Keep up the amazing work.

This is def my favorite thread of all time.

I have the exact same car, black 93 base model

first day i got it

mine was rusty as well, but you have inspired me to fix the rust!my car will be rustfree by next week

Amazing job man

that is pretty amazing...i wish i had that kind of money for a restore like that. keep up the great work man

This is one of those great epic threads that are so amusing and amazing. Really good work man and great dedication to restoring this rusty ole 240. One of these days I'm going to get another one of these projects going. Good luck and I look forward to seeing more examples of your dedication and progress.

Ahhh the rusting from inside out scares me. I don't want look.

Nice resto. I need those new interior door pieces now.

Damn yo.. illest **** ive seen done to a 240 and youre not even finished! mad props to you, keep up the sick work. i too am inspired by this!!

i think this is the best thread i seen thus far and im very happy it is inspiring so many people to do the same thing to there 240's. i have been in love with the 240sx ever since i saw my first 180sx drifting in japan. i hope that most of the people inspired by this thread will go threw with restoring theres rather than sending them to a junkyard and keep the s13 alive and strong,for as long as possible at least.

I LOVE MY S13!!!!

thank you everyone for the comments. i'm happy that i'm inspiring all of you it makes me feel good about what i'm doing and keeps me motivated.

sorry there hasn't been any updates in a while, i've been busy with "life" stuff lately hopefully soon though i will have some updates for you guys.

[m tr4nch]

you know what man. you really inspire me. I just picked up a shell 2 days ago and got into an accident yesterday (good timing bad situation). I need to rebuild my entire front end (rad support, etc.). Its still driving thank God but just needs a cosmetic fix, not to mention my hood and the latch dont line up, not safe. When i get the money i'm goin to fix it right just as you are. thanks for being a great inspiration.

thanks man. i saw your thread best of luck with everything.

Its funny because Trench started a thread while spending months and months trying to become "rust free" and you plan on doing it by next week?

I hope the previous owner gave you a 1yr head start

So this is where you been hiding, damn good thread man, awesome work.

haha thanks man.

yeah tranch is the man !!! the guys dedication to perfection, and the work he did on my car is a direct reflection of his skill !!! his car once finished it gunna be balls to the wall

i try not to half-*** anything

i almost hate rust as much as Matt

lol

edit: 777th post.. am i lucky? heh

[carmo]

Wow!!!! Talk about going the extra mile. This is probably a pointless offer, but if you feel like taking a night of fabrication off, I can help. zer...ptersThis is a link to my z32 e-brake cable adapters in the Fabricators Market. With these, the whole swap is direct bolt on.

Good job thus far, and I'm looking forward to motor swap time

[m tr4nch]

Wow!!!! Talk about going the extra mile. This is probably a pointless offer, but if you feel like taking a night of fabrication off, I can help. zer...ptersThis is a link to my z32 e-brake cable adapters in the Fabricators Market. With these, the whole swap is direct bolt on.

Good job thus far, and I'm looking forward to motor swap time

i was actually looking at your adapter brackets. i'm holding off on buying anymore parts though until i know how much bodywork/paint is going to cost me. i'll let you know.

[chitown_240sx]

WOW!!! This is the best thread ever ... I usually don't read this things or stay on the forums long enough to read them but, damn. Wut your doing to ur car is the same thing I want to do to mine. I know u put up the links to where u got ur OEM placements parts but, the midwaypartsteam.com link does not work. Are those the only two u use???

[m tr4nch]

WOW!!! This is the best thread ever ... I usually don't read this things or stay on the forums long enough to read them but, damn. Wut your doing to ur car is the same thing I want to do to mine. I know u put up the links to where u got ur OEM placements parts but, the midwaypartsteam.com link does not work. Are those the only two u use???

thanks yeah they actually changed their website name to http://www.onlyfactoryparts.com so try that instead.

[jpnissans13]

wow.. dude unbelievable work!

u are like my hero now!!

[Z_Fanatic]

Very cool thread, you really went ballz to the wall with this project. My hats off to you, I used to have a rusty old 91, I did some rust patching and welding on her as well. This thread brings back memories

Keep it up!

[ILOVESILVIA(S13)]

Is this project still going on? If so, I would love to see some updates!!!!!!!!

Props to you Sir!!

[mcheddadi]

UPDATES! I DEMAND THEM!

[m tr4nch]

sorry guys, no updates yet. cold weather + snow/rain + 20 min drive each way = nothing done lately :/hopefully soon though

as always, thanks for the comments.

[Kaleo55]

Dude, I hope you have this baby ready by the time we get our Spring meet together...LOL it's been taking us along time to get it together too...

[bagnasco]

This is awesome work man. I plan to do this with my car and I was wondering what you are using to find all the parts you need?

Is it a catalog or the internet or what?

[TroubleBound]

dude he posted where he got his parts from like 3 times already. http://www.midwaypartsteam.com

how many times...?

[m tr4nch]

how many times...?

yeah srsly it's been posted about 5 times now. midway did change the url though, it's http://www.onlyfactoryparts.com now.

[CRyan]

I know a little off topic with this thread because this is an S13 car your working on - but I just went to the website posted above and had a quick question someone who would be viewing this might know - The nismo coilover setup - isn't it just JIC with nismo slapped on it?

[tEknoS13]

3 times, however m tr4nch has a new record of 5 times........

[[S]eraph]

love the painted calipers, gives me ideas...

[mallbor240SR]

nice job man, i wish i could do the same

[ca20det]

really good job man but you should as much as possible avoid continuous welding beads... you should rather use plug welds and seal the edges of your pieces welded on.... you should also gring a little bit your welds to avoid moisture to stay in all the crevasses of the welds/porosity.... as for the parte you took off from where the front seat was bolted to, you really should replace these because they serve a purpose of spreading the impact load in case of an accident instead of the bolt tearing the surrounding metal

[spooled240]

man unbelievable amount of work but that is gonna be one kick azz s13

[slow40]

love the two flood light approach, one for light, other for heat

[soupmotorsport]

good job on it matt! keep up the good work!

[m tr4nch]

really good job man but you should as much as possible avoid continuous welding beads... you should rather use plug welds and seal the edges of your pieces welded on.... you should also gring a little bit your welds to avoid moisture to stay in all the crevasses of the welds/porosity.... as for the parte you took off from where the front seat was bolted to, you really should replace these because they serve a purpose of spreading the impact load in case of an accident instead of the bolt tearing the surrounding metal

thanks for the tips man. the only reason i'm not overlapping the metal and doing plug welds is because i'm trying to avoid the seams rusting between the 2 layers of metal again. and trust me, those seat mounting braces will be replaced with 16 gauge plates on both sides.

the only real big things i have left to do is fab up my patches for the frame rail sections, seat mounts, and door hinge mounts, and that will basically be it. i already have the sheet metal cut out and bent, i just have to trim everything down for fitment and weld everything up.

thanks for the comments

[krayzie94]

thanks for the tips man. the only reason i'm not overlapping the metal and doing plug welds is because i'm trying to avoid the seams rusting between the 2 layers of metal again. and trust me, those seat mounting braces will be replaced with 16 gauge plates on both sides.

the only real big things i have left to do is fab up my patches for the frame rail sections, seat mounts, and door hinge mounts, and that will basically be it. i already have the sheet metal cut out and bent, i just have to trim everything down for fitment and weld everything up.

thanks for the comments

What thickness of metal will you be using to patch up the rails?

[m tr4nch]

What thickness of metal will you be using to patch up the rails?

2 layers of 16 gauge. check back a few pages, there are a couple pics of it.