Update/240lookis' 1990 Hatch Project

[thematz]

The car is looking better all the time. Have you decided on a replacement seat yet?

[thompsn]

tension rods arrived today

How are you liking these? I'm looking around at getting new tension rods but I don't know
what I want to get, mostly because of money.

[240lookis]

i have not actually installed them yet, so i cant say. ill let you know once i do though.

[tramp_drift240]

my lips on the pavement 24/7

and my quarterpanels meet the bead of my stretched tires. maybe a half inch from tucked rim.

also, im attempting to reestablish myself on Nico. its just hard to sift though all the s*** posts asking the same questions from three or four years ago.

[240lookis]

its cool. i bet you are lower than me, but 18s definitely help the lip to fender measurement.
plus my FIBERGLASS front bumper sits half an inch off the ground, and gets enough beating as is.
i also cant lower my rears anymore, which i definitely would do if i could.

here's where i throw it down:

[tramp_drift240]

aw. i want sweet new pictures of my car.

looks super clean in that picture dude.

[240lookis]

do you still have the other 2 cr kais? i hope those mustang reps are just drift spares...

[240lookis]

oops nvm already answered in other thread

[tramp_drift240]

lawl. of course.

i wish you were closer. theres definitely a lacking of cool s13s near me. :[

[Metal Angel]

here's where i throw it down:

Looks like tight drifting quarters... do you go to any events? or just street drift?

[240sxjoe92]

Still no exhaust video? And car looks great...It has come a long a** way.

[Metal Angel]

oh yeah... btw I like your car. It seems like most hatches I see either look retarded cheap ricer or straight baller. Yours has found a nice ballance (don't get me wrong I love the straight baller hatches but $50k on a 20 year old car is absurd) Your car gives me something reasonable to shoot for.

[240lookis]

i have not yet attented a track day. id like to, and will probably go as soon as i move down to sacramento on thursday.
exhaust videos... im lazy, sometime.

FLCA unthreaded last night at 2am driving back from a party
fixed it this morning

also installed tension rods



stuntin with a lotus

[Jdmstyles]

looking better and better i see. id love to ask you where that location is where you throw it down but that feels wrong haha.

[some_white_guy]

looks sick, mayb when you move to sac and i finish my car we can go cruisin/drifting

[darens13]

i still wanna see an exhaust vid, im thinking of running a very similar exhaust setup. i have basically loved your car in every stage its been in.

[DoriDor!]

hey man car looks great keep it up we should kick when you get out hear to sac man there is alot of 240 guys out this way im talking major 240 love

[SliviaBum88]

I've read the hole build from the beginning. I had a lot of hondas when i was 16 till i turned 19 now i got a 97 240. I just got an a** load of motivation to get my ish together and get her back on the road great job bro.

[darens13]

any udpates on this?

[SynfulAngel]

Pretty friking awesome!

[240lookis]

Heres an update since I havent been in here at all lately.

gassed up for the trip to Sac:


my homie Gonzo drivin the whip:


overheated mobbin up the through the mountains entering Cali:


finally arrived at my new apartment:


I haven't really done much cool work on her lately (I NEED A JOB).

i have to drive over about 10 of these everyday, and they are destroying my front bumper more and more everyday...


ive found a s*** little isolated road to practice at. might be able to get some pics there today.
as she now sits:

[nevertheless]

Lookin good, Lookin great

[240lookis]

siiick

[elchoccolatte]

Major PropZzzz Bruh, NICE WORK!!!

[troskinatior]

haha nice

[DriftMulisha]

what ever happen?

[s13sickboi]

siiick

YAY kill that bumper!!

lol overall i likey the car dude, nice work! good to see all you've done since the beginning of this thread.

[240lookis]

Its been a while..
I've been UTI learnin about automobiles and the such. Learning a lot but cant wait to get out in August.
The car hasnt changed much, mostly just beatin on and maintained.

Got some cheapie ebay rear toe rods for $45 and got my rear camber out to -1.2 ish.



Discovered my inner and outer tie rods were thrashed as f*** after drifting and some curb checks. rack boots coincidentally need some bandage to hold off the repair for a few weeks.


THen I ordered Moog S14 spec tie rod ends to match to PBM extended inner tie rods to match my adjustable FLCAs, only to find out they are on backorder til mid March. So i am waiting, for this:


Until then, I have some cheap a** $20 shipped inner tie rods:


When I aligned my car the computer was goin crazy tellin me caster was at +15 and -4 so I just set it manually/visually...
Holy f*** caster


I've been contemplating plans for my motor, looking for a relatively cheap ~190-200rwhp setup... SR.. KA-t.. rb20... I just couldn't settle, until I came across a unique but cheap, plausible and fun setup.
GSX-R throttle body KA24de ITB setup. With 180 compression in cylinders 1 and 2 and 170 in 2 and 3, keeping the KA for a bit longer sounded more appealing than usual.

Lower Intake Mani + $100 GSXR throttle bodies + Home Depot plumbing =


Put together:
I still haven't decided on the air filtering system I will use.

Ontop of the ITB setup, I plan on:
-Megasquirt Fuel Management
-Dual exhaust 248 lift cams
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump
-SR 370cc injectors
-Port&Polish Head (would be nice but i am hesitant, anyone with experience?)

Oh and I ran my P/S pump with no lines for a 7000 mile to its death. Im such a noob sometimes.


and an oldie to finish... wish i had the cheddar for a new front bumper

[nevertheless]

Thanks for the update, but how did your car end up in that ditch?

[240lookis]

i was texting while driving...

what do you think haha