lolztroskinatior wrote:I love you.
thanks! which lights are you talking about? the canadian DRL's? i don't know the part number for those brackets (they don't show in the FAST program since i don't have the canadian database), the ones in that picture are for the turn signals.ska69 wrote:great resto!
btw, what's the p/n for the brackets? I bought the same fog lights (thanks to you ) but didn't receive any brackets...lol..
thanks man. i live in belmar.S13_RB25 wrote:Damn nice build bro. By the way where are you located at in NJ??
JoseBronx wrote::hat
still waiting on a fog light switch and bracket.
ah okay, yeah i meant fog light switch, and a (rear bumper) bracket, lolska69 wrote:m tr4nch, yep the DRL's (I call them fog lights )...I believe they are the same as pathfinder lights.
I was referring to thisstill waiting on a fog light switch and bracket.
i welded up the tray so there's a solid piece there, i'll be cutting a hole out for the IC piping when i get to that point. as for the RB, my plan is to just do the normal swap-maintenance parts replacements like water pump, belts, gaskets and what not for now and drop it in stock. i'll drive it around stock to get used to it, and eventually i'll shoot for hp in the low to mid 300's. that should be plenty for me.TimTurboZ wrote:So...whats up with the car? Also you welded up your battery tray...no FMIC to go with the RB? Also what are your plans for the motor, just finally piece the car together and run the RB stock?
for the frame rail i used 16 gauge steel, which i believe is thicker than stock (18 gauge i think?).splintercell wrote:what gauge and width steel did you use on frame rail? i need too cut out a section in rear near towhook.
thanks man. it's true, i had no experience of working on a car pretty much at all before i started this. i am very mechanically inclined though, which i think helped. i just did a ton of reading and learned as i went along basically. same goes with welding and the small amount of painting i've done. i guess you could call all of this "practice" as if i were to do another car, it wouldn't take me nearly as long. where are you from? i know a bunch of people from neptune and i drive through there every day239am wrote:What a build you have taken on. I just joined up here and bought a 240 this weekend (third one but first in a couple years). I'd love to do a resto like this in the future. What kinda background do you have that your able to do all the labor yourself. When I began reading it said you have no automotive experience, but it looks like you have a good idea of welding and painting if you taught yourself where did you start? Sorry if you mentioned it i did my best to try and read all your posts. My sister lives in Neptune maybe if theirs ever an eastcoast meet up I could stay with her to see that in all its greatness when done!
no, not yet. i am really almost done with the actual restoration part, just a few more things left. speaking of which, i'll have some small updates coming soon, within the next week i'd imagineridge wrote:hows it coming along? have you even started putting the car back together?
I am from Cincinnati, but my sister and brother in law live there, but I visit once and a while. I am going to start my build in the spring hopefully I will make the car like new again, but it doesn't seem to have as much rust. I do need new rocker panels thom tr4nch wrote:
thanks man. it's true, i had no experience of working on a car pretty much at all before i started this. i am very mechanically inclined though, which i think helped. i just did a ton of reading and learned as i went along basically. same goes with welding and the small amount of painting i've done. i guess you could call all of this "practice" as if i were to do another car, it wouldn't take me nearly as long. where are you from? i know a bunch of people from neptune and i drive through there every day
ah i see.239am wrote:I am from Cincinnati, but my sister and brother in law live there, but I visit once and a while. I am going to start my build in the spring hopefully I will make the car like new again, but it doesn't seem to have as much rust. I do need new rocker panels tho
thats the one panel, but the other is the same. I found the parts on partsfornissans.com is it extremely hard to do do you know? Cant wait for the update and cant believe you have been up to this for like 5 years right?
i plan to order a set from west covina nissan here: http://www.thenismoshop.com/ikorb.php?f ... t_id=13090homeslicej2 wrote:I know it's from July, but where are you getting brand new 180sx seatbelts? Or were you just talking about getting some new (meaning used from an importer) belts? thanks.