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So here is my new project. 1990 240sx hatch. It's been going on now for 3 or 4 weeks now.
Soon to be SR powered (Sorry Everett)

The engine is sitting in there but I have to get some recent pics.
It's come some ways from these pics. I'm going today to get some more. Ill update.

Body is super duper straight, shaved body line, shaved wiper (cause I drive forwards not backwards) and shaved engine bay.

The color it started out as....

Black sealer

Basecoat Dark Teal

All finished up...
2 coats of sealer
2 coats of base
4 coats of clear

And my dirty ass engine, it'll be cleaned no worries.

More to come soon...

 

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One of my good buddies Mike Hans. He owns Precision Collision in Hendersonville.

Thanks guys...

 

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I haven't heard anything from the head shop, but I'm sure it a burnt exhaust valve on number 2. I'll hear more tomorrow.

Not much as far as motor work goes. Just the everyday SR swap.
The nice thing about me having to pull the head off is that I got to see the factory cross-hatch pattern on the cylinder walls.

-Engine...

I'll be runnning 600cc injectors, blitz ecu, turbo xs intercooler and top mount manifold, turbonetics evolution wastegate and garett t3/t4 setup. Nothing special. Hoping for 350 or so.

I'm also running a FReddy intake manifold and FReddy oil pan. JDM tyte fo sho.

-Suspension and Braking...

5 lug conversion (rolling the old S14 SE wheels as well), TT brakes, drilled and slotted brakes all around.
Ground control coilovers, and suspension techniques sway bars.

-Other goodies...

B&M short shifter
J30 VLSD


Should be fun. Not looking to break any records or anything. Just fun. :lol: :thumbup:

 

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what color is it

It's called burmuda blue. You might see it on some 08 Chevy Tahoes. Very smooth looking color. and you'll never see another 240 like it.... haha.

 

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what are the blingy wheels on there in the first pic?

They are some ADR 18's. I'm not a big fan of them so I opted for a paint job. :thumbup:

 

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See this guy right here!!!!

Without him I would have never made it to this point.

Thanks David.

Once this is on the road, I'll get you back. No worries.

 

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thats squirks old 240sx

You sound so sure.

But is it?

Could it be?

Maybe?

I got it from the original owners so...


Nope.. you are wrong.
PPPWWWWNNNNNNNEEDDD!!!

 

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Special thanks to

Spoolie (Jon)
Statix (David)
Sr20'd S14 (Matt)
1JZ>all (Aaron)
RotoriousRX7 (Wes)
srpoweredcoupe (Troy)

 

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I sure did... *pats himself on the back*

 

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Why take the door handles out and not the tail lights to paint the car?......This shop do good work?

Because you have to paint the door handles and not the taillights.

 

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turning out pretty good with body! nice color choice but i am partial to green coupes!!!! LOL!!! Keep it up doing it right is important.

Yup. Thanks.

 

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i might be there as well..... who knows maybe in a phantom coupe.

 

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Well after 5 months and waiting for the shop to get the rest done, I got it home to throw the engine in and start assembling.
I still have intercooler piping to do, wiring (hiding), and some little things here and there. Should be done soon, hopefully. No job and no money has made this project a little tougher, but I have another job so I can finally finish it.

 

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It's called Bermuda Blue. 07-08? Gm color... Kinda blue/green in the light and dark blue/purple at night... A little more flip-flopish then I would have liked.. But I'm very happy with it.

 

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Much better now that I have some cash flow...

 

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I tarp it. You can still see it in the background. :lol:

10 bucks at wally world...

 

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Is that the paint they put on some of the new Chevy SUVs? If so, I love that color and have debated on painting my 7 that color. Reminds me of FD Montego Blue.

Yessir it is....

 

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Well its been painted for 2 months now but it took them almost 3 months to paint the bumper. I think that's enough time to cure?!? Thank for the suggestions. How long does it take to cure? The top still has to be painted and the whole car is gonna be wet sanded and buffed out.

Also I'll be doing a black interior swap. From the factory this car came with blue interior being a 90 and white. But no worries, I have chuki swapped it. LOL. I might get the factory one peices leather wrapped, black dash, carpet, and all plastics.

Thanks for all the kind words.

 

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kind words lol ....you workin today ??

I am. I wish I wasn't.

 

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UPDATE!! 9-6-08

Alrighty.... I know it's been a while but I got it back to the shop so I can continue on it.... Gravel in the back doesn't feel so good, especially when you have so much work to do.

I have since sold the SR and paid some outstanding debt and decided with the money I had left over I'd go ahead and do a KA-T build up. I bought the motor from BigWill3855NWH, I bought most of my turbo things from bdp07NWH (turbo, manifold, injectors, turbo elbow) I ordered a few things from JGS tools like my oil line kit and oil return bung. I've had my intercooler from the SR build and luickily they sent me both SR and KA cold pipes, so I'm good to go as far as that goes. Here are some pictures of my progress over the last week.

1st day (Mostly just getting situated and prepping the motor to go in, wish I took more pics)

Engine bay looks really nasty, I used rubberized undercoating to coat the frame rails and some of the firewall where it was scratched.