What was done to your 240 today?

[vas13hatch]

Started working on it today and it started snowing about 5 minutes into it...
So I only got the valve cover, waterpump, thermostat housing, and alternator off..
Here I got the valve cover off and the snow started...

Decided to cover it back up after I got these parts off..

I decided to work in the shed cleaning some stuff up for a while.
Heres the t-stat housing before...

And after...

Started cleaning the alternator/brackets and polishing intake bolts but the camera died... hopefully it'll be nice tomorow and I can get the head off.

[Jmoore124]

Built a one piece IC pipe yesterday

And a BMC heat shield today after a cruise when I noticed it was getting hot.

[vas13hatch]

Damn that engine bay is clean!-------^^

I didn't get much done today, pulled the upper timing cover and cams off and removed the sway bar. Just gotta pick up some parts and an allen socket for the head bolts and I'll pull that tomorrow.

[SoCal-S13]

[float_6969]

lol, what did you get pulled over for?

[vas13hatch]

lol, what did you get pulled over for?

For not driving a 240! lol

Today I got the head off..

I wonder if this is a factory marking? It was behind the bracket that holds the scv and egr solonoids. It said 36 before I smudged it.

I don't think the pistons are that dirty for a 160k mile engine and the bores are nice.



Got the header out with the head out of the way..
I got the lower timing cover and oil pan off.



Also worked on my "stealth test pipe." Got a 2.5" x about 18" piece of tubing from advance auto.

^--- The left end is opened up to fit over another 2.5 pipe and it fits inside the cat perfectly. So I hammered the pipe in and cut the extra about four inches off the right side and about an inch of the wider section off the left side then hammered it around the right side small end to create a tighter seal. I'm probably gonna jb weld or some other ghetto fix around it to just make sure it doesn't move around or make rattling noises. It's tight now but when it gets hot with exhaust I don't want the tolerances changing and moving the pipe around.



Tomorrow will be pulling pistons if it doesn't rain... If it does I'll be cleaning parts in desperate need of cleaning.

[float_6969]

Yea, those pistons are in really good shape. You're gonna want to weld that pipe though. Once that pipe heats and cools a few times, it's gonna relax and that thing will rattle and slide all over and make a racket.

[vas13hatch]

Yea that's what I was thinking. I've got some of the high heat jb weld, I'm gonna do it with that temporarily. Think of it as a science experiment I'll figure out what kind of extremes that stuff can take.. I'd do it right but no access to a welder right now.

[float_6969]

I'll bet an exhaust shop wouldn't charge you more than $20 to throw a few tack welds on that thing. Heck, they might do it for free! But if you're set on the JB Weld, let us know how it goes.

[SoCal-S13]

lol, what did you get pulled over for?

lol speeding. went for a test run on the new turbo. it definately works

For not driving a 240! lol

yeah its a Z

[vas13hatch]

Yeah Float I may end up doin that...

Anyway it was super nice today almost 70 degrees out.
And I got some new stuff delivered...
Non SE Hatch No Wiper, No Spoiler, No Rust!

That's right shorts in January lol I'm lovin it.





Clean Uncracked Dash and Gauge Bezel-

And a clean console, clean kick panels, clean steering column trim and another set of s13 Cams.
So I started taking the interior apart. Started on the console.



Damn It's dirty under there.


Got the wheel off, bezel out kick panels out and gauges out.

Thats it for today I'll see tonight if it leaks with the new hatch on it.

[Nizmology]

windexed my windows inside and out

[breadbox]

Put the car cover back on one of them, stupid wind.

Talked to UPS about bringing me my RB20 trans tomorrow. Thanks to JSpec auto for being so close to home and having one.

[vas13hatch]

Took out my old dash today...

Cracks Is Wack..

Niceee


Threw on my new wheel just to check it out

I'm gonna have to send the hub back and get the thinner one....

[SoCal-S13]

blowwin money like a fool

[mechanicalmoron]

I'm confused, you bought an actual nissan refurbished ka?

[biggie]

Drove my Vert yesterday for the first time in 3 weeks, dead battery. Been over 3 weeks for the Coupe, so it'll probably be dead too.

[vas13hatch]

Pulled out the pistons today..



3 of the 4 big end rod bearings have very slight scoring on them guess I should swap em out

[SoCal-S13]

I'm confused, you bought an actual nissan refurbished ka?

no an actual refurbished VG30ET

[mechanicalmoron]

I'm confused, you bought an actual nissan refurbished ka?

no an actual refurbished VG30ET

Ahh.

How much?

[SoCal-S13]

How much?

too much

[breadbox]

Got the RB20 on the stand, not as easy as I expected, the bolts I bought were too long. Found spacers to work. But damn is a I6 cylinder heavier on the stand the a 4 cylinder. Never I thought I'd use a breaker bar to turn it.

[SoCal-S13]

purchased swag and test fitted for legitness








also acquired a KA-T setup that I have no use for. To the for sale thread!

[vas13hatch]

Damn I want them wheels. What kinda price were they if u don't mind tellin I just wanna get an idea of what they go for average...

[SoCal-S13]

Damn I want them wheels. What kinda price were they if u don't mind tellin I just wanna get an idea of what they go for average...

They go for about $500-$700 for a clean set. I got a really good deal on these ones tho

[daemonyk]

purchased swag and test fitted for legitness

Legitness confirmed. Proceed.

[vas13hatch]

I made some piston pin clip pliers, thats just grease on the tips they come to a flat tip,

with needle noses and this relic...

Waiting on parts for the engine so I started taking suspension apart for all new bushings.



more to come soon.

[AntonioG]

I'm going to be finding out why my car is only running on 3 cyls. Hopefully, it will be something simple.

[AntonioG]

Update: it was a bad injector on cyl 1.

[vas13hatch]

Put my lowering springs on the struts, they are pretty well shot... I may just get those Raceland coils before I put it on the road anyway, if the wallet lets me. Got my rod bearings today so I'll be starting the engine rebuild when I finish the bushings and get the new pistons swapped onto the conrods...