Project PSU blue, running in the 90's!

[hbpignosePA]

dude ill email u directions to my house i dont think we discussed that yet

[Idahos13]

Im glad to see you got another s13, I am definatally going to be watching this build and best of luck with it!

[White Comet]

i was gonna ask you to pick up my fender when you drop the shell off, then i realized i won't have a chance to give you the cash to pay for it before tomorrow.

[Didderson]

Good news update; got the car running with the original Ka24E motor lol. Sounds pretty scrappy slash monsterous in person, my cell didn't pick it up well.Leaks .5 drops of coolant (water right now) per second. The pump is leakin. I don't really care what's wrong w the motor as long as it gets me to where the swap will take place. AKA hbpignose' garage.Backfires a bit when you back off throttle because the pair valve and EGR valve are hooked up via rubber hoses noobman seller didn't hook up the metal ones lol.

In other news, I painted the SR trans. Use degreaser and then carb cleaner for more stubborn goop, then i hit it up w primer b4 this silver paint.

The video of running kaE, note my battery conglomeration lol. It was having voltage drop problems getting to the starter, so i cleaned the old wire connections and terminals, added 1 more power wire to the starter, added 1 more ground to the manifold, new positive terminal and we were cranking like a champ!

I have a lot of classes on monday but I'll try to get it to york tomorrow. Feel good day, it's so nice out still!

[mRodiek]

Good to see someone is making progress

[hbpignosePA]

haha i could make out what you said in the vid...

it almost sounds like its carbed with the knock/backfire/ whatever the f*** is wrong with it... lol

ya man cant wait to get it here and tear her apart.

my build has been so slow i havent even updated... it will probably be one epic post of all the loose ends

friday night i want it to be drivable

[White Comet]

yep, i got both the pic and the video texted to me and i'm glad to see that its moving under its own power. and i'm glad you went sliver for the trans

[touge_951]

*cue EPIC eurotrance intro....

Modem talking, modern walking in the streetsNew desire,take me higherLift me higher with your speedI need fire

Get the satellite if you want to see meTalking on the net I know the way you like itGet your credit card cause I need no moneyAll I wanna get is you baby

*Running in the nineties, is a new way I like to beI'm just running in the ninetiescome on baby run to meWe are running in the nineties, is a new way to set me freeI'm just running in the ninetiesyes I wanna know, yes I wanna see

Cyber talkingCybersex is on the lineNew desire

Take me higherBoost me higher with your mindSet me on fire

Get the satellite if you want to see meTalking on the net I know the way you like itGet your credit card cause I need no moneyAll I wanna get is you baby

*Repeat*Repeat

Take me higherLift me higher with your speedI need fire

Get the satelliteTalking on the netGet your credit cardAll I wanna get

Running in the nineties, Running in the ninetiesRunning in the nineties, Running in the nineties

[mrgreeneyes]

yep, i got both the pic and the video texted to me and i'm glad to see that its moving under its own power. and i'm glad you went sliver for the trans

dont encourage the tin-foil hued objects.. lol...

you kids and your silver paint.... ill never understand.

[White Comet]

^ i was wondering how many people got the title

[Didderson]

*cue EPIC eurotrance intro....

Running in the nineties, Running in the ninetiesRunning in the nineties, Running in the nineties

BOOYA! haha.

The reason for the song in the title: Initial D music has always been an inspiration to me when building both my 240s. Running in the 90s to me means 'racing' 1990's cars, at least that's what I thought it meant. While we're on the subject, speedy speed boy intro sounded like my na/ka setup for the few hours it lived lol.

Ya keegan I'm kinda with u because its so flashy, but I needed to pick ONE color. I want it to look more professional this time around (except for the paint), but I'll probably get sucked into some drift style again. Nevermind, it won't be near done soon anyway so no sense in talking about it, i just want it to be a showcase of my abilities and since a college degree is one of them i figured the highschool paint job styles had to move on.

[tEknoS13]

Initial D song?......

[Didderson]

Pretty sure that's what he was referring to yea.WC's probably the guy who gave me my first initial d soundtrack burnt CD.Ever since middle school we've had a history of sharing music lol.

[White Comet]

dont encourage the tin-foil hued objects.. lol...

you kids and your silver paint.... ill never understand.

i like the silver/alum paint its looks oemish and pro. lemme know when your free btw i need just a little more wiring just for the e fan, horn and finish going from teh relay box to the battery. haven't seen you in ages anyways, and i'm itching to see how the coupe is looking

[White Comet]

Pretty sure that's what he was referring to yea.WC's probably the guy who gave me my first initial d soundtrack burnt CD.Ever since middle school we've had a history of sharing music lol.

heck yeah those were good times

[tEknoS13]

Yea for some reason that song and speedy speed boy kind of gets me going while working onmy car

[White Comet]

after looking at pics closely i can see how the silver might be a little flashy. i went with alum colored which is a little milder imo

and heres mine so you can see the difference

if you want tom, i'll take the pic down. i just posted it to show comparison.

[Didderson]

Nah it's cool man, I had this paint lying around and it has a chrome cap, so it's supposed to be shiney as hell I guess. Like i said it was for the moped fenders.

I like how yours looks, but i like this as well, should pop nicely under the car and i'm sure it'll get dirty so its no big deal.

[Didderson]

pic was deleted. Sorry no link.

[Didderson]

A great day. Very stressful this afternoon, i drove it like 5 miles and the rod knock got extremely out of hand, and it died at a stoplight, so I pulled it in to some type of voodoo weed pharmacy parking lot and rented a tow dolley and my friend Nick secured a v8 magnum for the towing.

Made it to HB's garage safe and sound. I'm pretty good @ securing vehicles for towing now, used the mechanical winch(wench?) to pull the anti roll bar toward the dolley frame also



Teardown and rebuild starts asap. All-nighter on friday afternoon-sat morning for any local peeps who want to help.

Rod knock was extremely awful lol josh can attest to it, the bearing must have completely spun out by the time we towed it! Piston slapping the head and everything. If anyone actually wants the KAE hit me up.

BEFORE you ask, yes it was out of gear yes the ebrake was off, transmission is fine and works GREAT!

Big thanks to Keegan for a new optima battery, she started right up once I dropped it in, screw that other battery.
Modified by Didderson at 7:54 PM 4/21/2009

[touge_951]

i love the initial d songs lol they get me PUMPED!!!

[iLLusive240^]

had to make the title was about the ID song.

[stylepointzz]

I have a SOHC that im pulling from my car, but it also has a rod knock. Idk if you want it for parts though, let me know. I also have a DOHC full swap too, and im in PA

Let me know if you need anything

[hbpignosePA]

hes already got an SRRRRRRRRRRR

haha

[Didderson]

Great progress today already!

Started working on it and josh helped for an hour or 2 before going to work, but at 5:30 when I took a sandwich/dinner break this is what i had accomplished thus far:

Got the header out: This picture is mainly for lloydmang lol. It's in really good shape besides the EGR tube was cut by the guy who installed it, so the EGR won't bolt up (you'll just have to delete the egr lol) Really nice welds and yea, looks like stock diameter.Doin work underneath. crossmember is out and the engine mounts are loose. Everything is removed or disconnected- just waiting on the cherry picker tomorrow, I'll bring it with me.The end of the night. I started around 1 and left at 10:30 but took a lunch/dinner so call it a 9hr day. Not bad at all, so many things are removed for weight savings and "useless accessories" ditched AKA: AC, Cruise cont, AC fan blah blah.

The frame of the car is in great shape. Surface rust in the usual areas but it really doesn't go deeper than that I couldn't be happer <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://images.nicoclub.com/forums/image ... iggrin.gif" BORDER="0"> <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://images.nicoclub.com/forums/image ... iggrin.gif" BORDER="0">
Modified by Didderson at 10:00 PM 4/12/2010

[Logan76]

9 hour day and that thing isnt out!? shame on you

[mRodiek]

9 hour day and thats it? psshhhI spent 6 relocating my battery..and 2 were spent driving looking for parts lol Good to see your getting work done dude, Im already stoked to see what you are doin

[Didderson]

9 hour day and thats it? psshhhI spent 6 relocating my battery.

I'll have to take pics of the knuconceptZ 0gage amp wiring/battery relocating kit I bought. It comes w everything I need for the relocation other than a box to put it it, but I have that.Dude the B&m t shifter knob gave me so much grief today. Must be loctited on there because I still can't get it off so I'm pulling the shifter stick out along with it.There's lots of little brackets and mounts that i removed you don't see. Also bled the brake fluid out so it wouldn't spill all over and man was it bad looking.Clutch master was leaking into the interior a bit, but only from recent usage.

I'm just really happy to be working on a 240 that I can call my own again , and I love teh blue paint!

[Logan76]

some of those B&M knobs come with loctite to lock in the thread size, they send you like 8 different reducers that are all different sizes so the shift knob fits all makes and models, the retard probably used the loc tite on the inside threads also.

[hbpignosePA]

so the question with the nob is.... how bad does keegan want it? lol

ill definately have time to pull that beast tmw after classes no work FTW

i thought you got alot done, and logan he didnt have the cherrypicker anyways.

probably will go right to the scrap yard as well. ill have my camera out for better pictures for tommorows work; although after the motor is out, im off to work on my stuff for a few hours before i come back to work on this