SUP My names Steve, I suck at English. Don't bother me with your grammar s*** I do not care. My thoughts are sporadic deal with it.
The beginning of this threads gonna suck sorry. it's all from memory.
So. I bought a clean bone stock 1993 hatch back in august of 2012. It was auto transmission that could not select any gears. That was not a problem I planned on doing a 5 speed swap anyway.
(insert pick of car coming home on trailer)
Got home checked it out more It had 0 rust because the whole under side of the car was coated in transmission and motor oil. I was happy. First thing I did was gut the car. I do not like plastic interior s***, carpet, roof liner or any comfort features, this was going to be my race car. I traded a couple of interior pieces for some solid subframe bushings. Next converted the car to manual windows.
pulled the subframe and installed my solid bushings. Cleaned it up then painted it silver
(insert silver subframe pic here)
Since the diff was out of the car I went ahead and sent my diff out to PBM to get welded. Probably could have found someone local to weld it just as good for less but it's all good.
Re installed subframe.
Bought a trans, flywheel and clutch used. bought all new clutch master cylinder, steel braded line, and slave cylinder.
pulled the auto transmission from under the car while it was on jacks which was a horrible idea. I didn't realize how easy it was to pull a motor at the time and my dad didn't want me pulling it in the driveway. Probably spent more time trying to remove a couple bolts than it takes to pull a whole motor. I was pissed. I also tried to replace the oil pan gasket from under the car which took longer than pulling the motor and didn't even fix the oil leak. Got more pissed.
Got PBM to mod my knuckles
Pulled the motor a month later to install the transmission. it was my first time ever pulling a motor. I was over joyed at how easy it was.
(insert pic of motor and trans out of car)
once the motor and trans where installed I tried to bleed the brakes. dust came out of the master cylinder and brake lines. Thas cool was gonna buy z32 brakes anyways
Bought z32 front and rear brakes.
drilled the rotors and hub myself at home with a drill press. turned out awesome. now the car is 5 lug front. Kept the car 4 lug rear and just drilled the rotors to 4 lug. I kept the rear 4 lug since the car has maybe 110 hp, the tires are cheaper and It will drift better like this.
Sent my lower control arms to abercrombi motorsports to get extended and boxed. (which took 9 months) So pissed.
bought Abercrombie tie rod ends.
got stock lower control arms from someone on here just to drive the car.
bought PBM in line hydraulic e brake. installed it. it sucked. pissed. bleed for 2 hours still sucked but would lock up the tires. thought maybe he pads arn't bighting the rotor hard enough so I slotted the rear rotors myself. turned out all sick like. and made the hydro work better. even though its probably my calipers fault In retrospect I would not buy a inline again. stock tiny disk and brake works better.
Gf old car
Gf gtr calipers
Old car flames
Bought a LS1 short block that had a spun rod bearing with intentions of doing a NA build.
(insert pic of LS1)
SOLD my 350z I was so happy. I had so much hate and resentment twards that car.
start things off my 350z I sold to fund my current build
My 350z
350z
Ex gf photo shoot
(insert pic of 350z)
This is when things got srs.
had every part I needed for my LS1 build in my shopping kart on enjuku totaled out to $15,345 not including a cage or transmission. decided to wait a week.
At the end of that week browsing through instagram I noticed Tom Barnhartt was wanting to sell his car a couple weeks prior. I contacted Tom Barnhartt about buying his chassis. He told me his car wasn't for sale anymore. I was sad............................... :| BUT he told me his friend Scott Neener's car was for sale. if anyone knows these two cars they are basically "sister" cars Tom's is black paint splatter and Scotts was white paint splatter. Scotts is lighter due to the less intricate and thinner wall tubing cage Built by Tom. (Tom's was built to pretty old FD ruled that mandated a thicker cage) There are obviously quite a few other differences but It doesn't matter.
In my head I'm thinking why the f*** would I spend a s*** load of money just to say "yeah I built it" At that point I decided to stop taking the stairs and hopped on the Elevator.
Contacted Scott on facebook telling him I was interested in purchasing his car. Two days later loaded up a trailer (my first day off work) and I drove down with cash in hand to buy the car. Loved everything about the car it was exactly what I wanted. LS1, Big wing, swag, cage, loud pipes, and a mother f*** lambo door. didn't even haggle with price. told him to shut up and take my money. (not really)
(Car interior)
(Car front)
Sweet wheels
Sweet wheels
1989 240sx
2004 GTO LS1 and T-56 transmission with sikky swap kit $7000
Cage by Tom Barnhart $2000
Tein custom valved coilovers $1500-$2000
Areomotive A1000 fuel pump $380
Aluminum radiation (check name) $400
Spal radiator fans $450
VIS full body kit: front, rear, sides $450
rear over fenders $250
front fenders $300
Fiberglass hood $450
Carbon fiber trunk $800
Lexan rear window $150
Big wing $750
Megan racing rear arms $370
Megan racing tension rod $110
GTR 32mm front calipers $300
Five lug swap $480
LS1 fuel rail $160
Fuel lines $160
Areomotive fuel pressure regulator w gauge $224
Cry02 $390
Automeater gauges $200
Welded s14 diff $200
Megan racing rear $100
Solid rear subframe bushings $100
Megan racing outer tie rods $110
Momo START 2011 racing seats x2 $1000
Racequip 5 point harness $150
Impact 4 point harness $150
Total +-18,504
Not including wiring, relays, fuel cell trunk work, fuel lines, AN fittings, boxed lower control arms and tension rods, filled frame holes, cut doors, fitting body kit, filling gas tank hole, paint and stich welded chassis.
BAM cars home.
(Car side)
(Car front)
Car front
Did my first event a month later. I Did OK. nothing I would brag about. It was my first time ever drifting a 240 or even a car with a locking rear diff. I sucked at with the e brake because I never got it heated up enough to be consistant. This car transitions really really weird because the back is so light. Scott told me it was a rear weight issue which I concurred with. The car also had a s*** load of akerman built into the front spindles that I didn't like. I felt like the front was scrubbing to much speed on entry and causing the back to come around. (we will see if this was actually the issue sept 19th) The car also got hot which I did not like and I did not have the CryO2 tank filled to help cool it down. I Also didn't realize fuel temperature was going to be an issue and ended up vapor locking the car for probably the scariest 20 minuets ever. I aslo did my first tandem run ever with huff and left foot braked that same run which was really cool.
The event was a huge learning experience and I felt like I needed to change the car to better suit my driving style.
That being said. I've changed a couple things most wouldn't notice.
-Put 25mm extended s14 FLCA that Abercrombie made for me on the car as well as my PBM knuckles.
Lock
Me fitment
-moved the wing back 10mm and increased it rake by a couple degrees.
-before
-after plastidip to make sure I like color matched wing
-completely re wired the chassis harness on the car because the one that was on it SUCKED me and Scott both had a lot of issues with it. (If anyone ever needs any harness work done I'm down to help)
Chassis harness
-made camber lockout plate for the front strut to knuckle bolts because the bolt would slip and loose camber under hard driving.
-made a steel frame around the radiator I am going to bolt or un bolt aluminum ducting panels to depending on cooling needs.
First time gas weld
-bought PBM rear drop knuckles with dual caliper mounts for z32 brakes
Drop knuckles
Drop knuckles
-bought another set of brand new refurbished z32 rear calipers (not going to install until my rear project mu pads die)
Sweet cat
-Installed strobes in front blinker holes
-swapped out the front gtr calipers that where mated to a huge mark 4 supra rotor to my Z32 calipers and rotors
-re routed the intake and filter placement to get it away from the tubless front wheel wells and to fit a massive K&N filter
Intake filter
-bought a sparco R 215 steering wheel and replaced the stock steering wheel
Wheel rack spacers
-In the proses of moving the battery to the rear of the car next to the fuel cell under the floor on the passenger to increase rear weight
-added door locks
-bought and installed PBM eccentric rack spacers
-bought the wheels Scott used to have on the car
-put the e brake cables from my other 240 onto this car
-moved the mirrors
-f*** yo b****
This is all I have for now. I'm gonna drop a bunch of images once I get on my home computer.
stay tuned, talk s***, debate swag and it's effects on modern day society.
Dat a**
Jdm as f***
Home made alignment
Rear end wing angle
Clean
Poster
Front me
Me a**
Day after purchase
Cruising
Nova
Slightly smokey
Interior new wheel
Interior
Lambo
Safety third
Car friends house
Tires for drift
Sweet wheels
Intake
Me drift
