my no its not a sr'd 240sx build

[hardparkd]

hey guys ! firstly, this aint the first car that ive built, but its pretty much the first that ive done all by myself.
ive never been a fan of the whole "import" scene mainly because ive grown up being around american muscle. i honestly have no idea of what made me choose a s13 to build, maybe because theres a pretty good aftermarket support :dunno:
im not the typical "zip tied, half passed build, dorifto" kinda guuy. when i do stuff i like to do it first the right time, and if not, at least learn from my mistakes and do it better the next time.

edit: just so ya'll know, i have a build thread going on a local fourm and im somewhat copy/pasting over to this one. i just thought instead of copy/pasting the whole shabang id do it in sections.

yes i know that a buuild/project thread that people like pics, but ima say right now that i sometimes get "in the mood" and forget to take pics , i appologize haha.

anyways off to my first s13.i picked up this thing from edmonton november 4th 2010 iirc. twas a semi memorable drive back to calgary lol..
the thing was kinda haggared when ibought it, but for the price i got it for i wasnt complaning.
she came with a bone stock ka24de with 203xxx KM.
had a custom? log style exhaust mani w/hks external wastegate, somewhat haggared midmount intercooler, vlsd, and a JWT rom tune i believe.
previous owner said it put down ~260@9psi, ran kinda rich, turbo burned a lil oil.
back to my drive home, drive was pretty decent for the most part, somehow melted the vacuume line for the wastegate so she had a massive leak that ruined my fun
got to reddeer ( bout half way to home to calgary ) pulled into timmies, left car running. when i came out she died. wouldnt start. absolutly no power to anything. this was about 530PM. after a hour of oulling my hair out trying to figure out what was going on i called a tow truck.. took a wee bit longer than expected to come. rolled up to my garage at 142AM on the dot.
what a day. lol.
sorry for the little long intro. off to the pics of the first s13.





i have some more pics of her around somewhere i may add whenever i find them.
ended up fixing her up a lil bit. got a nistune, some 760cc injectors, rebuilt the hx35, tossed her in the dyno to get tuned, the highest we got was 296whp 312tq @11 psi. ended up roasting the clutch on the next pull and the timing was a lil wacked so we dropped her down to 10psi and she put down 276whp 285 tq and a fairly rich tune and a madly slipping clutch.
got new clutch, just baaarely finished breaking it in and on my way home from orientation day at SAIT i got rearended by some old lady who ran a red light :'(

September 2nd 2011 R.I.P.



ended up beating the absolute shit out of her until the insurance slip came saying the car was a salvage title. most fun ive probably had.

damage was to much to be worth fixing for a daily, i was gettin quotes from body shops for insurance and cheapest was 9000 with straightening the frame.
i initially planned on keeping it and making it a ttrack car, but with race city (local track) gone i didnt see a point, that and the fact the passanger side of the car measured almost 4 inches shorted than the driver side
stripped it to a bare chassis, literally haha. only thing left was carpet, rearview mirror, chopped up trunk and a smashed windshield.

so a month and a bit went by and i got the itch to find another coupe for a project. i intially wanted just a rolling shell but i found a pretty good deal and ended up buying this.
1989 240sx w/129897 KM
she came with
SR20DET Red Top
GT30R turbocharger ( GT30R compressor side with a GT2871RS exhaust side)
HKS adjustable actuator wastegate set to 16 psi
Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers
ISIS Front Mount Intercooler
ISIS Aluminum Radiator
Dual Electric Fans with Shroud
Samco Rad Hoses
HKS SSQV BOV
Megan tubular Manifold
XSpower turbo elbow
Full 3" Exhaust to dual 4" tip
Walbro 255lph Fuel pump
Megan Short Shifter
Battery Relocated to the trunk
Megan track series Coilovers
Front and Read Cusco Strut Bar
circuit sports rear suspension arms
Full Origin body kit
18" work wheels (FR 18X9 and RR 18X10 +24 offset all around)
NRG deep dish Steering wheel
im probably forgetting some stuff
not a clue what she was putting down for hp but if id have to guess id say at least 300.
(i dont know much bout sr's lol) decent motors, just not my cup of tea.







then i started collecting parts.
z32 30mm front calipers


z32 rear calipers


ka24de equal length t3/t4 top mount turbo manifold.

[hardparkd]

circuit sports rear suspension arms


installed on car


then picked up a oil cooler. probably gunna sell it.


bc 264 cams


then i got bored and tired of studyin for my first simester finals the other night and started to pull the sr.



heres the underbody




ooooh hiii mr turbo


and this is pretty much where im at currently, only thing left is the motor mounts, tranny mount, fuel lines and the powersteering line that goes to the pump.


ill leave her here for today, gettin somewhat late, should probably do some studyin haha.

[MedHat240sx]

a Driftwest build Woop Woop

[hardparkd]

Originally Posted by Wyattkerner

a Driftwest build Woop Woop

lol yup yup.

[typhoonslippery]

hahaha oh DW

[slydin240sx]

Glad to see you pulling that SR haha.

KADE-T <3

[typhoonslippery]

Originally Posted by slydin240sx

Glad to see you pulling that SR haha.

KADE-T <3

x2 x3 and x4

[c_mancuyas8]

Kat ftw!!!!! Gl man!

[badbob2121]

KA-T FTW !!!

[hardparkd]

Originally Posted by typhoonslippery

x2 x3 and x4

x5 haha

Originally Posted by slydin240sx

Glad to see you pulling that SR haha.

KADE-T <3

when i bought the car, the guy asked me if i wanted to take her for a rip before i signed the bill of sale, i was like nope.. motors comin out as soon as she gets to my garage. dude thought i was nuts. when i told him a buiilt ka was goin in he did this. lol.
i dunoo, maybe just me but i dont see anything special with the sr... im hopin to join the 500hp club with my ka, or come close but i may have my hopes up a bit :dunno: ill be fine with what ever she puts down though.
KA-T <3

[hardparkd]

here's some shitty interior shots. yay i phone camera!.. not haha



paint colour of body under light.


more parts. yay.
mizu 2 core aluminum rad.




turbo time ! hx35
i ended up going with a vband exhaust housing instead of the 5 bolt.




clutchmasters fx400.



proceded to pull motor.


woke up fairly early this morning, wanted to try to beat the snow.. well that didnt happen haha. worked through it anyways.

i wrote my self a little note on my garage door to unbolt the tranny mount before pulling. well i kinda forgot about that note after sitting there puzzled for 10 mins wonderin why the hell this thing aint comming out!!

finally got it out :P

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winter/muddin rig..



back to the car.
yaay! motors finally out. i think this pic looks pretty cool with the snow falling. haha:nut:








bye bye sr. you wont be missed

supprisingly not much rust. a couple of spots but i think ill be able to sand most of it out. if it reappears ill do some cut n welding.
probably gunna paint engine bay because brake master cylinder shit the bed and started to eat the paing.







i think ill leave her here for tonight.

[fatduece]

500hp with egay suspension? R.I.P.

[hardparkd]

Originally Posted by fatduece

500hp with egay suspension? R.I.P.

its temporary and it came with the car.

[Boost_Fiend]

Clean coupes. Does anyone know what lip was on that first s13? I want.

[hardparkd]

Originally Posted by Boost_Fiend

Clean coupes. Does anyone know what lip was on that first s13? I want.

Lip was off a pignose front bumper.

[c_mancuyas8]

I think its awesome that you pulled the sr!!! It should bring some healthy cash for ka and suspension gl with the build!

[hardparkd]

Originally Posted by c_mancuyas8

I think its awesome that you pulled the sr!!! It should bring some healthy cash for ka and suspension gl with the build!

thx


got bored of sittin around doing nothing.thought id continue updating. took off the side skirts, fenders and headlights. disconnected some more of the lower wiring harness.









the colour i was thinkin of possibly painting the engine bay..




got bored of the whole christmas spirit b.s. haha im kinda a grinch around this time of the year.
anyways continued to mask off the car, degreased, sanded, and primered most of the passanger side today.







finished undercoating the driver fender well also.

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finished primering for the most part, have a little corner behind the driver headlight left.
almost ready for paint !

[bc.]

I was expecting a V8, especially after you said you were a muscle car guy.

[hardparkd]

Originally Posted by bc.

I was expecting a V8, especially after you said you were a muscle car guy.

i got kinda hooked on the ka-t. i definately thought about going v8 but if i were to go v8 id go big which means probably at least double what its costin me to do the ka-t. i dunno maybe v8 in a few years when im done college/see where my career brings me.
i really dont have "alot" of my own money into this car. its pretty much what insurance gave me for my first one/the money i got from parting it out and selling the sr and i thought it would be soomewhat easier to stick with ka-t mainly because all i really needed is a rebuilt motor, standalone, and dyno time. i have pretty much everything else from the first one.

[89JDM240sx]

Nice! Liking the progress so far

[dreamin240sx]

dont ever go v8 man you'll have more fun beating them in your ka-t than with another v8 lol

[hardparkd]

Originally Posted by dreamin240sx

dont ever go v8 man you'll have more fun beating them in your ka-t than with another v8 lol

haha ya cant really replace the feeling of booooost.
i love the head shakes people give ya when they ask if you got a sr lol. it was even funnier when i had a "ka powa" sticker on the window lol

[hardparkd]

proof of said sticker.. lol oh god this photo is old.

[HPKMotorsports3]

Nice work so far... Can't wait to see vids and numbers

[Hoffman5982]

Originally Posted by badbob2121

KA-T FTW !!!

I LOL'd

I don't get it. You had a perfectly running motor that was designed from the factory to handle boost, already had a pretty good turbo, yet you're pulling it to put a KA in? A little more money and you would have easily seen 350-400+ hp reliably.

Also:

im not the typical "zip tied, half passed build, dorifto" kinda guuy. when i do stuff i like to do it first the right time, and if not, at least learn from my mistakes and do it better the next time.

circuit sports rear suspension arms

Good luck I guess.

[Pinggg]

^ Agree with him, sucks to hear your putting a KA back in it. That's just my opinion.

[nomoremk2]

It's funny to see how hysterical people get about you not running an sr20. There's a KA-t forum for a reason, some people prefer them. Either way cool build, shame your first coupe got smashed up.

[sexcii-zenki]

I was orignally gona go ka-t but went a diff route...good luck with build im 110% ka over sr...lol