My First 240.

[rsagen]

Looks clean

thanks man, well since the pics I got a new passenger quartre pannel, front bumper, and I have glossy black paint about to go on. All I need is rims like his

[prdquik]

Getting the motor tomorrow afternoon . The people we bought the engine from said it can be driven over 60mph for the first 1,000 miles . Seems like a long time to break a motor in.

[rsagen]

if your complaining lol Ill take your new motor for a trade for my stock one. Mine only has 300,000km on it. But look at the bright side, you wont have to break it in lol.

[zenkistic]

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

but since you are not the one to pay any damage, just follow the safe route.

[rsagen]

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

but since you are not the one to pay any damage, just follow the safe route.

That is an interesting link. I recommend everyone should check it out.

[prdquik]

Well got the motor in today and got the old one out today too . As you can see in the picture the new long blocks sitting on a pallet behind the car.

[Mightymight]

I can also add onto this....I just got mine's two months ago and it's a work in progress...But pics up soon as I get a few more...And I'm also new to this site so, I'm loving the atmosphere...

[TurboSauce]

NICE!

[LongBeach240SX]

I know I'm really late to this thread, but I've taken a special interest in this car because I'm also in Long Beach and would love to see how the project turns out once everything is said and done. I'm planing on starting a thread similar to this tomorrow, and would like input on where my build should go, so please check it out. Thanks and see you on the boards

[troskinatior]

Just save up money behind their backs and bring it home one day. "Now you don't have to drive me everywhere." Or just park it near your house and walk home. I had to hide my old Infiniti M30 from my mom for like 2 years cause she wouldn't let me drive on my suspended license. Good times..

i have the money to buy a car plus some mods but i have to be 18 to buy a car without a cosigner unless the seller doent care and i cant drive it around because insurance would be to much for me

[prdquik]

Its coming together very nicely . I painted my valve cover today. I wanted it to come out Burgundy like the cars color, but it came out more of a red like the SR's. I'm going to go pick up a darker shade tomorrow and just paint over it. But anyways the motor should be ready to be dropped into the car tomorrow . Hopefully will be up and running by tuesday. Well heres some pictures.

[Abdoice23]

Awesome job so far! I wish I would have just bought a new block instead of spending so much here and there on mine.

[prdquik]

Well I just finished the new motor tonight. Tomorrow after work were going to drop it in. So hopefully by wednesday it will be running. I don't think after its back in the car it will be that difficult anymore. The hard parts already done.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Nice dude. Hope everything works out for ya!

Be sure to take some good pics when you're done.

[prdquik]

Well we got it in the car yesterday and today we where just putting everything back together and getting everything right. I have one question though. Where does the negative battery cable bolt back up to? I cant seem to figure this out and its the only thing.

Heres a picture

[SR24DET]

Its my dads 01 mustang. Haha its not right hand drive. I was in the passenger seat.

LOL this is soo funny. Last year me and my buddy were looking into doing a RHD swap on his 240. Later that day we were driving his mom's Mustang and they dash board looked pretty symmetrical. We were thinking how easy it would be on a mustang cause you wouldnt need a new dash. Th dash swings up for the gauge cluster and on the passenger side it makes the same wave for the air bags. LOL.

[Fibre guy]

The main ground go's on the side of the intake manifold from the one that's also attached to the battery tray.

Looks good.

[prdquik]

Got it running today . Its having some timing issues though. Im going to get on that tomorrow. And the top radiator hose feels pretty pressurized. Not sure if its supposed to be like that but I'm going to burp the system tomorrow again.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

You sound intelligent. Not like most s13 owners our age.

Good job. You're going to have a really nice 240 to drive when it's all said and done. Be sure to post some good pictures.

[prdquik]

Thanks. Im getting really frustrated with it though . When we where letting it idle in the backyard it wasn't over heating or anything but the heater was blowing out just normal. It didn't seem like it was hot at all. It kind of seemed like the thermostat wasn't opening. Then after about an hour of only idle we revved it to like 2,000 rpm and the temperature immediately started rising and went to the line right under the highest line and stayed there. I got scared because the motor was brand new and shut it off. But I don't know. What could it be? The motor is brand new.

[prdquik]

bumppppp.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Don't trust the stock piece of s*** temperature gauge. Get a real one ASAP.

[Witness]

Nice thread, clean car too. hope you get it up and running soon.

Im going to buy a hatch tomorrow to daily drive and its pretty much the same story as yours either cracked block or head and i hope i don't go through too much trouble getting it up an running.

Anyway good stuff keep us posted.

[prdquik]

Well we didn't really mess with the car today. But I'm pretty sure I figured out why it spiked the temperature gauge yesterday when I revved it.

When it was just idleing there it didn't really seem like the thermostat was opened because the heater wasn't blowing hot at all, So it kind of seemed like the water was just sitting in the radiator heating up from all the motor heat, So when I revved it and the water pump spun a little faster, it popped the thermostat open and hot water started flowing passed the temperature sensor. And immediately after I revved it the heater got hot. So I think the thermostat was stuck closed and it was just cooking the coolant in the radiator because it wasn't flowing, and when it finally opened hot coolant passed by the temp. sensor and spiked it.

Kind of makes sense right

[tunerinms]

Sounds kinda right. Im in the same boat as far as age and 240. Ill be 18 in october and my new s13 coupe will be my 7th car.... no i only wrecked the first one. One word of advice i would give is to stay motivated about this particular car. I have a bad habit of getting bored and buying something new and then selling it when i get bored again. I got it honest tho... my dad doesnt keep cars for more than 6 months... i think he will be keeping the s2k he just bought for a while tho haha. Good luck with your engine.Oh and if u do ever get into selling cars... its fun. I bought my 96 s14 for 2200 and put about $400 worth the parts in it and i just sold it for 3500. i got lucky. U can always find a great deal and then sell it to a sucker. As the sayin goes.. there's a sucker born every day so take advantage of it. clean hatch by the way

[prdquik]

Sounds kinda right. Im in the same boat as far as age and 240. Ill be 18 in october and my new s13 coupe will be my 7th car.... no i only wrecked the first one. One word of advice i would give is to stay motivated about this particular car. I have a bad habit of getting bored and buying something new and then selling it when i get bored again. I got it honest tho... my dad doesnt keep cars for more than 6 months... i think he will be keeping the s2k he just bought for a while tho haha. Good luck with your engine.Oh and if u do ever get into selling cars... its fun. I bought my 96 s14 for 2200 and put about $400 worth the parts in it and i just sold it for 3500. i got lucky. U can always find a great deal and then sell it to a sucker. As the sayin goes.. there's a sucker born every day so take advantage of it. clean hatch by the way

Thanks . I've only had it for about a month so far. I think I'll have it for a while though. I've already got a lot of money into it and its nowhere near where I want it

[tunerinms]

hahahahaha thats kinda how it goes when ur our age. thats why the coupe im buying is a pos and im gettin it for 900. that will leave me a good bit of money to play with.

[i240sx]

I WANT A DE SO I CAN PAINT MY VALVE COVER SO BAD...PAINT ON A SOHC SUCK

[RCCC_DRiFteR]

Wowo that's defintely alot of action for not owning it for very long. I saw the low posts, but welcome to Nico

[prdquik]

Got everything right on sunday .