My build thread - Project Oreo

[240sxJoe91]

lol...yea its coming down nicely but I may have school tomorrow if not i know what im doing....

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Hahahaha, I think just because of you Joe, I'm making a sticker that says, "My car has a fan boi." and then another that says, "does yours?" right below it. So, here ya go Joe, this update is just for you.

So anyways, Keegan and I started off our night last night with some Fast and the Furious, so we could get our laughing and joking out of the way quick. So through many lines being recited it got me in the mood to bear the cold and get this done. So around noon today we ventured out into the garage. Keegan put the steering column bolts in so i could drive her into the garage. Got it in, and he imediately checked fuses. Meter fuse was good, and the other fuse was good as well. So we pulled the cluster out. He checked for power when the ignition was on, in one of the plugs. None. He checked for power on the fuseblock, there was, checked for continuity, none. So we knew there was an issue. So he decided instead of ripping the dash apart, he'd tap the wire for power into somewhere else. He wanted it to work with ignition on only. So he tapped into the steering column. He even put a fuse in, so that way i dont blow the cluster. Now, not only did he do that, he fixed my boost gauge lights, so they come on with the lights on only. Its alot better. Now the funny part. The guages and idiot lights all light up. Its great. I idle around 800rpm and my temp runs 1 tick below normal. Only problem, my fuel gauge still doesnt work. But thats the fuel sender unit. I'll replace that eventually. Now the only other problem, when i swapped light bulbs, i guess i didnt seat them all right, so i can only see up to 50mph in the dark....everything else is perfect. Oh and i gotta swap my odometer over. Other then that I'm pleased. Ok, heres the pic that they actually work. There you go guys (Joe). LOL... Just messing with ya Joe.



Oh and on a side note, Keegan, you left your advanced shirt here. LOL, and you forgot that damn dvd again. So I got a pile for the 16th, of stuff that belongs to you.

[Didderson]

Great update man! It's always nice to have the boost gage hooked up properly ... Really glad your issues are all quickly being resolved. Going to enjoi watching your speedo needle rise fast now I'm sure lol.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Oh you bet man, I can't wait to see how fast it pulls up, and now when i leave work i can compare where and what speeds im doing to what i would hit in the mag. Can't wait.

[bersh240]

yay working stuff!i wana see your car sir.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Yeah anytime man, now I'm not worried about driving her at all, uh, if you want, we are planning on installing some parts on my car on the 16th, if your available and bored, give keegan or doug a shout, and get my cell, i'll give you my address. I wanna check out your car too, especially that CA man.

[Didderson]

yo bersh get on aim...

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Oh and Guys, just to let you know, Keegan also proved to me that my atmospheric BOV is causing my stalling and backfiring...he threw his hand over the BOV and revved it up, no stall, took it off, revved it, almost stalls. We tightened it up a little bit.

[bersh240]

ya ill deff be up then. soo thers gona be a sohc ka.. dohc ka.. sr. and a ca.sounds like a good day.

and im on aim.

[White Comet]

Oh and Guys, just to let you know, Keegan also proved to me that my atmospheric BOV is causing my stalling and backfiring...he threw his hand over the BOV and revved it up, no stall, took it off, revved it, almost stalls. We tightened it up a little bit.

lol i could have told you that. with no electronic correction and not being recirculated its gonna do that in most cases.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Well, I knew this too, already, I've known it since we started the car and it stalled, but I'm enlightening for anyone else considering a vented to atmosphere.

[White Comet]

ahh i see your point. yeah it'll do that most of the time. but my sr20 must be magic hahah

[240sxJoe91]

Hahahaha, I think just because of you Joe, I'm making a sticker that says, "My car has a fan boi." and then another that says, "does yours?" right below it. So, here ya go Joe, this update is just for you.

Great update...Glad to see you guys are figuring out whats wrong with it. your 40 has come such a long way lol.......I'm going to have to figure out exactly how long it would take me to drive up there, because one i want to see your car and two no one in my part of Maryland that is younger ( under like 40 ) has a 240 except for like two people . This one dude in a 89 piggy that's the same color as mine almost crashed into my dad. He looks like hes about 60 and i don't think he modifies his car....
Modified by 240sxJoe91 at 7:48 AM 1/8/2010

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Well Joe, Just get directions from your place to Harrisburg PA, and see how long it would take...I'm guessing minimum of 3 hours.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Baby update, one of my parts came in, this wasnt an important one, and I have mixed feelings... I ordered this shift knob through a company called Billet Technology on my other car forum. Well, they always have come through for me on custom orders before, I have the same type shift knob on my Magnum. Well, because I custom ordered my shift knob with the 10mm x 1.25 thread, what i got was a note that says they wont do an actual thread, and instead a slip fit and just give me a set screw. Well, i was ok....it fits on the ebay shifter fine, but the set screw doesnt do so well and going into 5th it will spin the knob. So I decided to check the stock shifter. The set screw is too high and the knob doesnt fit the whole way on. So I guess when i go back to stock shifter, i'll have to get an apec or do the same fix i just did for this one. To remedy the spinning, I put a thin, tight 1 pass around of electrical tape over the threads of the ebay shifter, and slammed the knob down and put in the set screw. Magically, it fits and doesnt spin. I'm happy with how it looks, exactly what I wanted, just not happy with the fitment. But I guess thats how things go when you try to be different. I'll keep playing with it. Lemme know what you think.


Modified by Magnum375 Jr. at 1:24 PM 1/8/2010

[Didderson]

Dude it looks great and I'm glad everything worked out ok. Hope you're satisfied w/ the electrical tape fix that should do the job. Is it anodized black?

[brn-n-jpn]

good sh** on the cluster fix, but i don't think i'm going to need that cluster anymore. im getting one from import intelligence that has the 9K tach and the 180mph

[240sxJoe91]

looks pretty good.... I like it

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Tom- Yes it's anodized black.

Dante - Are you sure that cluster doesnt go to 180 km/hr?

Joe- Thanks!

[brn-n-jpn]

yeah import intelligenc converts the cluster and i have seen one in a 240 in carlisle andit was accurate... they specialize in gauge oh an 240's

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Eh, not an update, just a little pizazz for my thread. Took her out for a heated drive today. Now that I have gauges I can tell how warm it runs. Runs one tick below where a normal 240 should run. This thing is quick, and now that the BOV is tightened a little, it doesnt stall out as much. It's still annoying, but its a little better then it was. I took it out to my favorite place to take pics, Little Buffalo State Park. I take pics up here all the time, they have some fun roads near and all around it, so It always a great drive, about 45 min from my house. So did a few small touge runs, and god was it fun/scary, i'm not used to a car with no abs or traction control, omg, but its so much better without all that stuff. So here a the pics I took.



I especially loved this photo ^^^^ for the rays of light, these were all taken with my cell phone btw.

[240sxJoe91]

No frontal shot????? lol ohh well its clean. I just like your 240 alot lol i dont know why but i do ....240's look so clean without the stupid stock pin stripe...so im in the process of removing those but i like the new photos...And i think i want to paint the [ 240sx ] thing black like yours but i have stock tails what do you think i should do?

[Magnum375 Jr.]

Ehhhh, you could, but honestly, you I dont think you should, it would kinda be like a copy cat of kouki's, but I'm sure its already been done. It's your car, do what you want. Open up microsoft paint, and get the black marker out and black all that center peice out, and see what it looks like....Make sure you leave your clear for reverse.

[Magnum375 Jr.]

So I hate double updating in one day, but, I pulled the trigger on wheels today....Found what I wanted last night, and they gave me a great price, cheaper then what i was thinking it would be, so I put my deposit in. I got XXR 552's in chromium black, 17x9 +25 in the front, 18x9.5 +25 in the rear. Gunna be baddddasssssss.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

f***in right.

[240sxJoe91]

Sweet...cant wait to see what they look like.... it'' look great though....How much were they btw?

[Magnum375 Jr.]

500 shipped....great deal. I prolly wont have tires for a little while, because I realllllly need to stop spending so much money. But good deals keep coming up.

[Didderson]

You has seen the light! Lol beginning to make excuses for needing fitment parts I can't wait to see em it's like openin bags of candy I remembarr!But I really can't wait to see em on the car!

[mrgreeneyes]

my man! im excited for the stagger. gonna set this cars stance OFF.

we will determine the amount of rear spacer needed once you have tires/alignment

[brn-n-jpn]

6mm spacers for front and 13mm spacers for rear... that's if you go off the clearane fitment chart that me and keegan discussed and made lol

but the wheels will look sick