OFFICIAL: NicoClub's Rally 240SX, by Finnish Fury Rallysport

Post by **Gnarboy240** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:16 am

effing awesome man. my only complaint is hurry and finish this so i can read all about it. you should post up some of the events you are gonna hit when the time comes so i road trip in my hatch cause im def gonna have to see this in person. good luck with the rest of the build!

Post by **IanS** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:31 pm

Gnarboy240 wrote: effing awesome man. my only complaint is hurry and finish this so i can read all about it. you should post up some of the events you are gonna hit when the time comes so i road trip in my hatch cause im def gonna have to see this in person. good luck with the rest of the build!

Thanks. Work will kick back into high gear as soon as I get the car back.

This season, I will only be doing local regional events, but if all goes well, I hope to make it down to the MO area for 100 acre wood rally.

Post by **IanS** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:50 am

Well, I just got word from the cage builder. He is 9/10s finished, and is mainly only waiting on a scrutineer to inspect and sign off. I will be picking the car up this Sunday.

Post by **Ajax** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:01 am

Give me a call next week whenever you're going to work on it. I've got free time again.

Post by **Speedy7_7** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:22 pm

Get that thing back in my garage.

Post by **IanS** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:38 pm

Side update**

Cale got me some yellow H4 headlights for the race car as a Christmas present. I figured I would put them on my daily S13 so I could get an idea how the beam pattern laid out. Its ok, but Cale also has an HID kit on the way for them, so that should make up for any shortcomings

When paired with 4 high power auxiliary off road lights, I should be set.

Post by **lbreevesii** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:31 am

Just be ready to dodge all the deer you spotlight on the course!

Post by **IanS** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:52 pm

More cage photos. Im picking the car up tomorrow, look for a full update tomorrow evening, or Monday morning.

Cage braced through the firewall to the strut tower.

Inside of tower brace.

Door bars

X brace.

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:23 pm

BAD a**! Good looking cage man.

Post by **s13beast** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:28 pm

I had those same yellow lights. LOVED THEM. Cops do not tho...

Post by **IanS** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:53 pm

s13beast wrote:I had those same yellow lights. LOVED THEM. Cops do not tho...

This car will have lots of things cops dislike. Yellow lights, straight through exhaust, and giant number stickers, just to name a few.

Post by **boro drift** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:10 pm

Where are the harnesses gonna anchor to?

Post by **IanS** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:18 pm

boro drift wrote:Where are the harnesses gonna anchor to?

I will be adding a cage tube behind the X brace once I have seat height and position figured out.

Post by **boro drift** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:21 pm

Gotcha. Builds lookin' good man.

Post by **IanS** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:45 pm

** UPDATE **

The car is BACK.

Loading it up at Doug's

Ready for straps. Man does that look mean.

Home sweet home.

Got the new engine swapped in, his name is Frank.

Group photo of everyone who helped me move. A big thanks to Cale, Chris, Chris, and Ryan.

Oh yah, and frank too.

On to the pictures you guys really want to see.

The roof support.

Door bar with vertical support.

Where front tower support, door bars, front hoop, and vertical support meet.

And the X brace with gussets, and harness bar.

I have a heck of a lot of work ahead of me, but its good to have her home.

Whats next? Strut tower reinforcement, followed by some more stitch welding, folowed by priming and painting the interior.

Post by **j dubb** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:31 am

really nice project and good read. I've learned just from being entertained by this thread, thanks.

Post by **Ajax** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:58 am

FlatBlackIan wrote:**Got the new engine swapped in, his name is Frank.

Iditerod Baby!I'm out of town this coming weekend, but after that, I'm planning on spending some time helping out.

Post by **IanS** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:12 am

Ajax wrote:
Iditerod Baby!I'm out of town this coming weekend, but after that, I'm planning on spending some time helping out.

Ill be out there tomorrow, give me a call if you are free.

Post by **bllabong89** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:50 am

I love this build. I'm def. gonna be following this. good job

Post by **MagikDragon** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:18 pm

hey if you need to borrow the dimple die, just email me your address and I'll send mine out. Send it back when your done.

Post by **IanS** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:06 pm

MagikDragon wrote:hey if you need to borrow the dimple die, just email me your address and I'll send mine out. Send it back when your done.

What size do you have?

I dont really need it, I think it would just lead to me getting carried away. I would just end up cutting holes in everything, just so I could dimple them.

Post by **MagikDragon** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:14 pm

i have 1 inch and i used it only for gussett plates connecting the cage to the body around the roof area and a/b-pillars. but you can do whatever you want.

Post by **Speedy7_7** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:11 am

Dude, Ian dont turn down free use of cool stuff, that is totally against your mantra. Tonight, we should fab a shift knob.

Post by **IanS** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:25 pm

Down to business.

I just have a little bit of fabrication left before I can clean, and prime/paint the cage and interior.

Finished the stitch welding on the drivers rear tower.

Then I moved on to cutting out the reinforcement plates for the rear strut towers. I would like to avoid punching struts through my towers, so Im beefing them up, a lot.

Drilled the holes for the strut mounts.

Got the large centre opening cut out. Hole saws FTW.

Test fitting.

I welded the centre first.

Then I began heating, and hammering the edge down, to meet the contour of the tower.

Then I followed along with the welder. Its not pretty, but its strong.

For those of you who have seen the rear towers, you with know, that the actual top sticks above the plate that attaches it to the tub. I did not contour to this, I think bridging the gap should help shore everything up.

And the same deal on the other side.

While I was working on the rears, Cale worked out one of the fronts.

The front towers have a lot of shape to them, so Im really going to have to work them.

Started with the centre again. Then I started working the side nearest the cage support down.

With one side tied down, I decided to call it a night.

I hope to get the rest of the towers done tomorrow.

Post by **gmac708** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:02 pm

Wow. This is so cool. You are doing a great job Love the roll cage. Great idea welding on a ground point. Next on my to do list. I'm always looking around for a clean spot.

Post by **Razi** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:06 pm

Another cool update!

I like where this car is going.

Post by **IanS** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:06 pm

gmac708 wrote:Wow. This is so cool. You are doing a great job Love the roll cage. Great idea welding on a ground point. Next on my to do list. I'm always looking around for a clean spot.

Thanks.

I have a little stack of those metal scraps. For a while I ran out, they were tacked all over the body, but I have most of them cleaned up now.

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:32 pm

DAMN! Those are some THICK supports!

Post by **EchaKqulo** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:03 am

FlatBlackIan wrote:
Function > Form. Its going to get the crap kicked out of it anyway, I have no need for it to be pretty. Besides, Im pretty sure those plates are not the strongest part of the floorpan.

Finished up the second whole.

Thats pretty much my whole update for tonight.

Just one little teaser before I go. My suspension stuff is finally all here. Time to reinvent the wheel.

Look at them damper pistons. Your drift coils got nothing on these bad boys.

I will leave you guys with that. Hopefully I will have pictures of the chassis going to Davenport Racing tomorrow.

What kind of dampers did you used for the rear?? ( Bilstiens Z32 OEM Style)???

Post by **bllabong89** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:38 am

ive got a question, how thick of sheet metal did u use to fix the rust in the floor board?

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