True Pig Build

[martins_240sx]

it is a cusco six point cage. it clears the dash but as for other panels...well Ill post that when I feel like making them fit. what ever you do with your rear seat make sure it stays put, these bars hurt.

[martins_240sx]

I bought my injectors today....they should be here shortly...now I just need to get the clutch and the elusive Z32 MAFS

[martins_240sx]

I got my mafs today...for only 90bucks at the junkyard...it still seems like alot but I know it works cause I watched them run it on the car before I bought it...There was 17 s13's there today and some of them looked better then my car, body wise. no s14's and 1 that I found 300zx...chula vista area.

Now on a bad note, as I was walking out of the ecology junkyard I come around a corner expecting to admire my car...instead I see a man with a slim jim trying to get into my car!!! confused I walked up likre i was going to the car behind mine but slowed and said to him nice car. He turned and smiled like thanx man. then I took this time to pummel him to the ground...a few minutes later some guys ran up and pulled me off. I think they where telling me to leave, spanish, so I took out the slim jim and threw it back at him...drove home...lately there has been a lot of people getting there cars/trucks stolen around here and they have been finding them in tijuana..,being so close to there today I have no doubt thats where it was going...he picked the wrong car I guess, now its time to invest in my security better.

[480sx]

If anyone deserves a beat down its a would-be thief, gj man. Also glad you didnt get in trouble for it.

GL with your build, looks pretty sweet.

[martins_240sx]

I installed my rollcage all the way today....the car is very solid feeling now...and I installed my new exhaust. it sounds perfect. the only thing is on the cat delete flanges there are exhaust leaks...I will prolly take that to an exhaust shop to fix...

[Cory_Marshall]

Beautiful, Ill bet that will REALLY Fly!

I had a 1990 Nissan 240SX Fastback and I made it into quite the little rice rocket, I ALWAYS hated the front end on it though opposed to the 1991-1993 model.

Now I have a champagne colored 1992 240SX Fastback and it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL.. It is in SHOWROOM condition and I amost don't have the HEART to mess with it because it is SOO mint stock.

[martins_240sx]

what a busy couple of days...here is my intercooler install kinda tutorial...it doesnt fit so you have to mod things up a bit. I had to notch my bumper support...everthing you remove you need to put back...paint so it doesnt rust..here it is installed notice the red things, those are my interfooler mounts.you also have to trim the plastic part of the bumper so that the bottom of the cooler fits.I also lowered it some more in the front and addaed some neg camber.I also got my injectors...correct me if Im wrong but it looks like they will just clip into the stock incector clips.

[offroadbob]

looking good! I am amazed that you didn't kill that guy that was breaking into your car. isn't there some type of a law that states if you catch someone touching your car you are allowed to drag him/ her around the street at 35mph for 10 min or something like that. If there isn't there should be. The progress is looking great though. what are you using for tune and such? (too lazy to go back and look if you told us or not)

[martins_240sx]

yeah Im amazed I didnt kill him either...Im just glad I was stopped...stealing Marine's car....never good...Im using a ecu tune...I got it through emance. he is on nico somewhere. he has great deals on his work and plus he is local and offers af tuning for an extra tiny cost.

[offroadbob]

Yea I have read a lot about the Emance tune. It sounds like one of the better options! Keep up the great work! If i see anyone breaking into my car I'll do some damage then I'll post pics HAHA

[Vegascorbin]

Great BuildIt is so good to see somebody that cares about workmanship and takes the time to make things look good and work.

And Thanks For your Service to Our Country.

Next time you find sombody breaking into your car I think it is time for a little target practace.

[btracer02]

luuckyyy

[okinawa drift]

damn VERY nice build.. lol i just bought a used ka with 160k miles on it.. he said it ran good.. hopefully it does .. lol

[martins_240sx]

Iv hit a wall...I have no idea how to install my injectors...i knew it would need some work but I have no idea where. they dont look like they will go very far into the intake manifold for one and for two how the hell they supposed to fit in the fuel rail! someone please help.

[CRIPES]

in the last set of pics when you were showing your intercooler setup..... what is that place? is that a garage rental or something?

[martins_240sx]

it is a military auto skills hobby shop.

[martins_240sx]

I just dropped off my two fuel rails to see if machinist can make my injectors fit...I hope so for a $100.

[bloodsport]

its looking awesome man

[datsun2401972]

Wow, the 240sx chassis is much more durable than I thought.

Last time I put a jack under the radiator support, it was a 82 datsun 280zx turbo. The reason it was the last time was because the radiator support moved up with the jack, the car however didn't.

But +1 for progress!

[martins_240sx]

yeah I was a little nervous putting the jack there but it did hold up. evan stayed over night exactly like that. there is a support right where the jack is, not very stout though...

[martins_240sx]

I think I just set some sort of new world record!!!!I put my walborro fuel pump in and finished in 28 minutes....

[martins_240sx]

i have some updates.... I pulled my engine out and tommorrow im putting the new one in...only things is my transmission broke...



so now I have to find or repair that....

[martins_240sx]

got some pics...

[scooz14]

awesome build up. i plan on doing something like this in the future, i susbscribed to see how this goes

Good Luck!!

[TK_Encore]

nice build i was thinkin of swaping my engine for somethin else, but this does make me think a little bit. keep up the good work

[martins_240sx]

I got to hear it run today...it sounds like a monster but I still cant drive it yet due to technical difficulties that are being worked out...but I will post dyno and anything else in a month or so.....duty calls

[martins_240sx]

okay Im back... my car is still not finished ive been waiting for emance to repair the inop ecu that he sent me. its been a month and i am empty handed. so with this in mind ive decided to go aem ems. I will post pics of the progress in a few but it is at a shop getting the intercooler piping made. and they are going to tune my new choice in ecu.

but im in a little bit of a bind...when it gets outof the shop its going to get painted. the bind is Im stuck between 2 colors. one is a darker blue than mine with and the other is a medium brown. both have flakes in them. what do you guys think. if anyone can photoshop that would be sweet

[Vegascorbin]

Nothing but personal choise but Iwould go with the blue.

[low91240sx]

Hey man glad to see your back, as for the paint color I would also go with the blue but remember it's what you want not what everyone else wants you to do but I must say I have never seen a brown 240 would be different so go with what you want bud lovin this thread by the way keep it coming man
Modified by low91240sx at 10:53 PM 7/26/2008

[S13Panda]

this thread is interesting....