My S13 Track Car Rebuild....

[phantom]

Well I finally picked up my new 240 two days ago. Its a 1991 with a sr20det black top, HKS turbo and alot of other stuff. I bought it from a friend because he blew the motor, caused by oil stravation. I'm planing to rebuild it into a track car.I just started the tear down yesterday.

This is when i first got it:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136461328.jpg
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Day 1- I strip the interior and carpet and I'm keeping the parts i need in the car, small garage space:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136461348.jpg
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[phantom]

Day 2- Starting to remove the motor. I took off the hood, front bumper, front mount intercooler, radiator, ac components and switched the wheels from the track car to my daily drver (more tread on them).

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136461388.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136461338.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136461330.jpg

Oil Problem:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136461358.jpg
found out where all the oil went lol
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136463153.jpg

Small garage space, not even close to 10% of part remove lol
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/136461382.jpg
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[phantom]

Day 3-complete removal of the SR motor and trans.

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/137193254.jpg
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Found the oil leak:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/137193174.jpg
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Parts I took off during the removal:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/137193275.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/137193246.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/137193265.jpg
Something i didnt know the car had....
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/137193188.jpg :D

Next Day I plan to: Clean the engine bay, Ripped off sound deading, Prime rust spots

[S13_01]

pretty fast progress

[steve]

good luck with it man
p.s get rid or the b&m shifter i hate them so you should to

[Jordan T]

i saw that car sittin in dunedin for a while. som guy at a shop tried to tell me there was 20k into it. i just laughed at him. nice car though.

[hachibill]

what size turbo is that, and how mch did you pick the car up for?

[phantom]

Yea this is the same car that was at the dun dun shop, it had a bad turb line lol, there is not 20k invest in the car lol. I bought it from a friend for 1500, i thought that was a steal; the car came with kaaz 2 way, alum. driveshaft, gt25/40r i think, z32 maf, XS blow off valve, Greddy front mount, greddy boost controller, blitz turbo timer, 450cc injectors and tein stech spring with tokico blues, boost gauge, unknown condition black top(could be rebuildable), custom 3-inch exhaust, Spec Lighten flywheel and 6 puck clutch with 3xxx miles on it.

Yea Im moving faster than i expected too. This is my first real rebuild.

[Hoonta]

total steal.
congrats on the find.

[mikeyees13]

good buy
lucky

[buck19]

Good stuff. Just take your time. No need to rush and forget things.

[marksaccord95]

if the motor blew bc of no oil, the turbo is probably shot too

[Jordan T]

if the motor blew bc of no oil, the turbo is probably shot too


+1

[RussianKid]

Good stuff. Just take your time. No need to rush and forget things.

like a heater hose clamp between firewall and motor, underneath harness and bunch of shit.

[phantom]

Yea i believe the turbo is fine but im going to have it looked at first...fingers cross

[buck19]

like a heater hose clamp between firewall and motor, underneath harness and bunch of shit.


haha. was that on your car?

[Ronald Mcdonald]

I remember seeing this car all the time. And wishing I could have it. Then I remember seeing it gone and weeping in the corner silently. :(

[Jordan T]

I remember seeing this car all the time. And wishing I could have it. Then I remember seeing it gone and weeping in the corner silently. :(


yeah, the both of us.

[phantom]

lol stop weeping the car will return one day and in a new form

[Boats N' Hoes]

casey, its kris mikes brother. good to see your into the car thing. you should come out to land o lakes one night and hang out..monday, wendsday and soon to be friday there are car meets...you should come out. call me on my cell 813 390 3924

[spoonfed]

hows it coming?

[phantom]

New update will be posted shortly. Where are this meets in land o' lakes?

[B18C5-EG]

Wow thats one hell of a steal. GL with the build man.

[McLovin']

New update will be posted shortly. Where are this meets in land o' lakes?

the one you would like most is on wednights at the super target on bruce b downs and countyline rd (more wesley chaple) we are trying to resurrect monday/friday (not sure what night its comin back on) at the Sonic on Collier pkwy and SR54

[phantom]

Day 10- Clean the engine bay getting it ready for paint

Engine Bay after Cleaning it
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144315363.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144315378.jpg
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Removed the battery tray
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144315434.jpg

Found some Rusty Area's
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144315415.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144315423.jpg

Next- Painting the engine bay, Remove the windsheld, Fix the rusty area's

[Jordan T]

looks like your doing it the right way keep it up.

[phantom]

anyone know what type of paint should use in the engine bay? I'm thinking semi gloss black for a color

[phantom]

Day 11 - Well I got bored and wonder if the motor could be fixed...so I took it apart to inspect it and this is what I found...

The Madness
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144544596.jpg

The head
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144544606.jpg
The block view
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144544603.jpg
Cylinder Walls 1-4 in the order
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144544635.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/144544630.jpg
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Yes piston 4 was hitting the head, I stop taking it apart after that....bye bye cp pistons and eagle rods :(

[Kenrik]

That's a great deal! oh man I wish I were that lucky.

[LongFellow]

Nice project, looks like its coming along really well

you can use lots of spray paint for the engine bay if you want to go the cheap way. or look up an automotive paint shop in the yellow pages and use a spray gun if you have one or a way to get one. theres one off us19 and 62nd i forgot what its called. i got my paint from there.

G/L

-Dan

[4wheeldriftS13]

Wow. amazing find. Lucky >.<

[phantom]

After sometime working on the chassis I have removed the windshield, rear bumper support and start to remove sound deading and Im in the process of designing my cage layout.

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/154352756.jpg
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[170k240]

this is what i've always dreamed of doing... taking apart a 240 and totaly rebuilding it from scratch for the track

[rexaholic7]

good progress. nice pics. cant wait till its done.

[ph0tek]

Cut the bitch.


You wont.

[170k240]

what are you cutting off in that picture???

[ph0tek]

hatch ---> truck:crack:

[rexaholic7]

Nigga Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!

[170k240]

yeah, it looks sweet

[phantom]

I don't have the time or the money to build a s13 truck, the way I would want it to be built.

[rexaholic7]

So um now why did you start to make it a truck then?
im confuuuuuused

[phantom]

thats not my car, thats someone elses lol

[Projekt]

hatch ---> truck:crack:

doogie is in the first picture....hands in the pocket watching as always

[phantom]

Well I start with 20 pounds of dry ice and Some rear sound deading to take care of. I thought this was going to be a simple job. It is but it takes alot of time. Well after I got rid of the sound deaden, I used a wire brush to clean up the remains. Then I decide to cut out some metal too, to make room for my cage.

Started out looking like this:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158471973.jpg
After the wire brush:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158472100.jpg
Some Metal I cut out:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158471846.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158471793.jpg

[Lost_Projects?]

keep up the good work.

[phantom]

Well I got more dry ice so started work on the front sound deaden. 25 lbs of dry ice and some wire brushes and sometime in the sweatbox. Interior can look like this.

Started off like this, after sound deaden removed:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158516682.jpg
Starting to clean:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158516613.jpg
After:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158516750.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158516550.jpg

[rexaholic7]

very niiiiiice.

[smokeyii]

I'm so jealous.

[REY]

hatch ---> truck:crack:


That is some ghett0 ass crap.................. I would never cut my car like that.............................
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j/k - Mine is on it's way

[NEWBORN240sx]

rep for a good start

[bustednut]

that looks like sshit considering you didn't slant the rear windows

[bustednut]

i was talking about the silcamino some guy made not your hatch.. that thing is going to be sweet..i hope to get my shell soon and and start buiding a track car for time attacks

[phantom]

Bought some goodies from Driven Concepts. 5-lug conversion and Z32 brake calipers.

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158727514.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/158727452.jpg

[McLovin']

YAY!!! +1 for Driven Concepts and +23456789 for friend from back in the day building a sweet car by him self for him self, casey we gotta hang out sometime

[phantom]

Yeah I'm really happy how the car is coming along. But I have to take a 6 week break because I have summer session at FSU. Hopefully the Forumla Society of Automotive Engineer at FSU lets me bring my car up there.

[spoonfed]

wow I con't wait to see this car done.

[NEWBORN240sx]

bad97BLAZER

were did you get your sig that s13 is sick ass fuck

[ph0tek]

isnt that the same car that sat in dirt forever over at DC?


Looks good!

[phantom]

Well here my last update for 6 weeks. I going to college for summer session at FSU. For Fall hopefully the FSAE club let's me bring my car up there. I primer the interior and found the color the car is going to be paint.

Primer:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/159165472.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/159165504.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/159165528.jpg

I still have some sound deaden left:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/159165491.jpg

Color of the Paint:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/159165543.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/159165516.jpg

[Ronald Mcdonald]

Dude, this is fucking crazy. Hopefully within a month or two I will be starting a project like this.

[forchunet]

Im a total car noob but I think I'm gonna strip my 240 down and try for a similar rebuild!

Think it can be done?

[phantom]

Great news...I just bought my SR longblock,for a great bargain, so when I get back in two weeks I'm one step closer to my finishing my project. I'll continue to work on the chassis more...

[dan]

enjoy your SR, my garage is so much more room now with that gone :) now i have the engine stand free to get another KA to build.

[Jonas]

looks good man. my other hatch is in the SAME level as yours right now. cept my shell is caged. and i am doing kadet. have all engine parts and whatnot. are you clearwater local?

[phantom]

Yeah I'm a clearwater local...but I started college at FSU. I yet to see a 240. I was thinking about a KA-T but there pain to maintain, tuning and all.

[Jonas]

Yeah I'm a clearwater local...but I started college at FSU. I yet to see a 240. I was thinking about a KA-T but there pain to maintain, tuning and all.

it's actually not.

[phantom]

Yay came home from summer session with a surprize! A new motor
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/176416890.jpg
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/176416914.jpg

[170k240]

pretty motor. not dirty as hell like most others. sr20de?

[Jonas]

so what color are u painting the car? cage? drift\drag? ill start my thread of the rebuild after i get my engine put together. looking good though!

[phantom]

I want to paint the car a grey/silver color, but that is the last thing on my list. I'm planning on putting it a 8 pt cage. I building this car for auto-x, grip and drifting.

[Jonas]

http://www.flcomputerrepair.com/jona/Pussy%20Ka-T/IMG_3290.jpg

http://www.flcomputerrepair.com/jona/Pussy%20Ka-T/IMG_3363.jpg

sorry for the hijack. here is a sneak peak of mine. expensive ass epoxy primer interior just got finished with sand blasting \ sanding and primer. just a few more things before finishing steps. car is going back into the garage. had to do some cleaning out.

[McLovin']

when do you go back casey, i swear im making out there before u leave, i wanna see this beast!

[phantom]

i go back the 24th...ran out of money...anyone want to donate some 5-lug wheels?

[MR2oldschool]

what made you wanna do the 5 lug conversion?

[phantom]

more wheel choices

[MR2oldschool]

i guess but 500$ ?

[phantom]

it would cost me about a grand or more, just to get four lug wheels that i actually like

[JoCo]

wow very nice! rep points

[McLovin']

hey casey, as for 5 lug wheels, check the local junk yards for mustangs, good size/offset and will be cheap cuz mullets are ever where :D :mullet: im rockin some 95-96 mustang gt wheels and they look good, just get small tires for the front and maybe like a 3 mil spacer to clear coils, but pm me some directions over ur way and we'll hang out, got wed thurs and sat off so let me know man

[MR2oldschool]

o well im jealous of all the room and time you have to put in your car, it looks gooooood!

how much does sound deadening weigh?

[cubanb240]

i seen you at xat the other day.I helped you with your wheels. lol shouldve guessed you had a TR account. nice work so far . take your time. good luck

[phantom]

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/215489460.jpg
My Dash/Gauge Layout and interior ready for cage.
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/215489446.jpg
Yay for five lug.

[Ronald Mcdonald]

Got any spare parts you want to donate?

lol

[enjoi43081]

Can't wait to see the finished product !

[+Waldo+]

cars goin to be sick bro. good lookin so far

[MR2oldschool]

i seen you at xat the other day.I helped you with your wheels. lol shouldve guessed you had a TR account. nice work so far . take your time. good luck

thx man, but ya TR is tight, ive meet a lot of people on here who have hooked me up and helped me out, lol

[phantom]

Well over the winter break I worked a shit load on the car. Saving more cash so hopefully by spring break I'll have my cage installed.

Finished:
5-lug conversion
z32 brake conversion

Started:
Fiberglass Dash
Prep for Cage/paint

http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL750/3703494/9604936/219836626.jpg

[spoonfed]

throw that bumper in the nearest dumpster...other than that looking good and the progress has been pretty fast!

[XAT Racing FTW]

not to whore your thread bro, but we have 2 used bumpers exactly like your broke one minus the broke part for 125 a pop.

[McLovin']

looking good man

[phantom]

Actually I'm ordering a different bumper soon. I got that one in a trade. It's a perfect track bumper because it can't get much worse.

[+Waldo+]

got board and ran through the thread again...any new updates?

[nissan4life88]

coming together nicely any new pics?

[phantom]

no updates. I'm in Spring semster at FSU and my car is in clearwater. Actually I'm was thinking that I might just get it painted and then put the car together and selling it. I want to move to a new platform, IS300.

[170k240]

wow. that was fast. ill take the five lug and wheels lol

[phantom]

I'm just going to wait and see what the summer brings, then I'll decide what I'm going to do.