Proof that there are 240 owners that don't drift...

[AFSil80]

No really, they do exist!

I picked this car up in June 2007 when I was stationed in North Dakota, bone stock 91 5 speed SE (all the power options and good stuff) for $1500. It was my 5th S-chassis. 3 other S13 fastbacks, and an '84 S12 200SX turbo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/RightFront.jpg

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Did my 5 lug swap, and installed my HKS coilovers:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/RightRearParkingGarage.jpg

Wheels are Enkei 92 Mesh, 16x7, +20 offset.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/RightFrontCurb.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/LeftFrontParkingGarage.jpg

Then I had a tire blow out, so I decided to put on the wheels I had been sitting on since July 2005...

Nismo LMGT-2's, 17x8/9, +35 offset. Tires are 235/40/17 front, 255/40/17 rear. Much different than the stretched tires you see on most 240's. I enjoy keeping traction. ;)

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More suspension stuff...Cusco strut tower bars with rear triangulation kit:

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To be blunt, I get a hard-on for CA18's. I can appreciate a well-rounded SR20/KA-T, but lets be real. Most of the ones you see are thrown together with wiring everywhere if they were done by the owner. I'm not gonna preach on and on about the CA, just know and understand that I will never EVER have an SR20 under my hood.

So, here's Victim #1.

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And I decided to install my Silvia front end, which had been gathering dust since 2005.

Kyle (d16_turbo) shooting some color...

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After driving a VERY conservative 500 miles of clutch break in, I finally did a full throttle pull into 4th, and at this time, a dry-rotted coolant hose that I neglected to change since it *APPEARED* fine had decided to shit itself, and I dumped all my coolant in a matter of seconds. Blew up the headgasket, and warped the block to where it needed a line-bore. Lesson learned about replacing EVERYTHING rubber before installing a motor.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/DSCN3262.jpg

Rebuilt, and ready to go.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/SR20FTL.jpg

I did a stock rebuild, and reused all my hard parts (pistons, rods) and added some ARP head studs in the mix. I left the head alone, aside from removing the butterfly valves from the intake manifold. They are similar to the ones you find in the GS-R and H22 manifolds. 500 mile motor break in, and around 550 miles, I was putting along at maybe 30 mph when I had a valve guide in the #3 cyl intake side crack and drop down into the cylinder. Killed it. Entirely random, which made it REALLY frustrating to do it over again since there was ZERO error on my part.

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About 2 months goes by (Approx. May 2008), and I came across another CA18 from a personal friend and reputable company. Picked it up on a Friday around 8PM and got home around 11, and my car was back on the road Sunday night around 7PM.

Installed my seat, left the stock belts in place since I don't have a harness bar, but the Takata's look good on the seat. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/RecaroWithTakatas.jpg

The following Friday, I took it to the drag strip, and then the auto-x on Sunday. It felt good to drive the car again, needless to say.

[shortysm22]

wow, awsome to see someone who does their own engine work

[You_Wish]

bad luck much??

[AFSil80]

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New front brakes...Stillen/AP Racing big brake kit. 13" rotors, and I've also got a set of 2 piece rotors. Those will stay on the shelf unless it's a track day.

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Fabricated my gauge pod and CD player trim from an old CF hood. The center will hold the Wideband once I purchase it. I also installed my JDM Digital Climate Control unit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/DSCN3395.jpg

And just a few more recent pics while I've been working on replacing all the suspension bushings, as well as installing my J30 rear end.

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Carbon hatch:

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Carbon hood arrived:

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Pain-in-the-dick-hoodpin install...I'll be doing a walkthrough on it if anyone is interested.

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[MINI]

Dude you forgot to hang a stuffed animal from your hook









:lmfao:



Very nice though :ninja:

[AFSil80]

^ HELL NO, I feel like a big enough ricer because I painted it red!


bad luck much??

Hahaha, a LOT of it with that first motor. It's getting ONE last chance before I take it to the scrap yard, unless the machine shop deems that the crank isn't reusable.

[slostang]

i saw you in some magazine a few months back! nice work!

[AFSil80]

Yeah, oddly enough, I submitted it in and about 2 weeks later, my hood flew back and shattered my sunroof, and put some dents in my roof. I think it was the next month's issue that the car was in there.

[You_Wish]

Hahaha, a LOT of it with that first motor. It's getting ONE last chance before I take it to the scrap yard, unless the machine shop deems that the crank isn't reusable.



lol well i hope you have better luck now.... nice work with things... you wanna paint my front bumper:ninja:

[AFSil80]

I appreciate it! This current motor has been an absolute BLAST to drive. It's got RB26 444cc injectors and the boost is currently set at 11psi.

As far as paint goes...my paint skills are lacking. I painted aircraft when I was in the service, but that's a whole different ballgame than automotive.

[You_Wish]

lol my front bumper couldnt turn out any worse then what it looks like now... lol all the chipa in it lol..

[qwick]

car looks good peter.

[AFSil80]

Haha, thanks Dillon! I'm just ready to get it back on the road again.

[qwick]

Haha, thanks Dillon! I'm just ready to get it back on the road again.

I call first ride.

[Catnip]

always liked your car, petarrrrrr.

[RL...]

a nice s13!:goodjob:

[integraboi88]

Funny license plate(kind of ironic), keep up the good work :goodjob: .

[AFSil80]

always liked your car, petarrrrrr.

Getting rid of the T/A already?! First you sell the hatch before I can get a race in, and now you're getting rid of this thing.

Man, I don't understand you sometimes.

[Brian*]

Car looks awesome! I have always wanted to try auto x... Looks like a blast*

[Decepticon™]

Not really a fan 240s but DAMN somebody did one right.....looks good man +1

[MongolPup]

Great thread Peter. Your early in the morning stuff is great. Tell everyone what you think of a good set of RAS.

And I want to let you in on something that I could never post on 240Atl: the sway bar set I bought was designed for and is used by people who road race/autox, NOT drift. Shhh! Another secret: one of the Tanabe's bit the dust sometime between Monday and Tuesday.

[mocha latte cupcake]

loved it since you got it... can't wait for more.. she seems to have bad luck though :(

[Catnip]

Getting rid of the T/A already?! First you sell the hatch before I can get a race in, and now you're getting rid of this thing.

Man, I don't understand you sometimes.


Got a girlfriend that lives 3 hours away right after I got this...


:boobies:

When we gonna line em up, Petarrrr?

[Blitanicle99]

CA18 hatch! Reps son!

[cactusEG]

Car turned out great ! With all quality parts...

[BobbyFresco]

Car looks awesome but with all the bad luck you have with it, maybe you should consider calling it a day.

[VooDooXII]

Simple and sharp...I like Sileighties. Very nice :goodjob:

[P-town-zenki]

nice build

[Evil Goat]

LIAR! ive seen him drift!

just kidding, i get a hard on seeing this car, im not a 240 fan but the lines and all on this car are so smooth, makes me want one

keep up the good work man!

[acura_dude]

nice car! but whats with the picture of the half naked girl on the steering wheel? lol

[AnthonyF]

To me, your car looked the nicest when you first got it. The work you did (engine) was pretty cool. But I dont care for all that other stuff you did to it other than the brakes.

-Ant.

[Z33_kid]

looks good

[eg mike]

Bad ass 240 man! I wouldn't mind owning that !

[stillaneon]

Sil-eighties are the hottest 240's hands down.

wish I could have gotten my 240 to look that good.

[greasemunkey]

grats on a fellow diy guy. respect man. g/j iv'e always wanted a ca, but am a little scared of that motor. thoose are pretty torquey with a good amount of hp right?

[frankXVX]

i love s13 hatchbacks.cool frontend conversion

[frankXVX]

nice car! but whats with the picture of the half naked girl on the steering wheel? lol

i didnt even notice that lol INSPIRATION?:lmfao:

[mirz833]

clean car

[mirz833]

clean car

[silverDA]

:yes:

[VTECking]

Got to say one of the cleanest S13's Ive seen.

[AFSil80]

I appreciate all the comments, and I know that most people either love the Sileighty configuration, or they absolutely DESPISE it. It's been a damn roller coaster ride getting this thing to where it is today, but I've enjoyed it all. Well, except for when I blew up the motor. Once I'm done with the current stuff, the motor build comes next. Probably gonna be 3 years until that's done since school is at the top of my priority list, hahaha.


i didnt even notice that lol INSPIRATION?:lmfao:

Hit that one on the head! :D

[WalkS]

Yep yep, I love your car man! Im glad to see it almost running. I hate seeing you ride in that doo-doo brown accord. LOL!
reps son!

[HachiDori]

You know, I love your car.

Ass. :)

[90_ACCORD]

i like the pic of the girl on the steering wheel....nice touch

[AFSil80]

Brian, don't be hatin' on Skeet Brown!

Oh, and the girl won't be staying on there once it's on the road again.

I almost forgot some of my other 'bad luck' that I've had. Failed hood latch. I drove home all the way down I-75 doing about 80mph, then went to the parts store, and this happened while driving around 30 mph on my way home.

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(This was before I redid my gauge holder)

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[FoolsDrifFWD]

damn

[Sammich]

NICE MAN

[d-man478]

loving it. very clean.

[Glides]

You say y ou don't drift...but theres a little drifter inside you screaming to get out. :)

[imbatman]

nice....sil80s FTW

[neon_guy]

That looks way too nice. YOu should drift it so you can add zipties to it. lolz. No seriously, that's one of the cleanest DIY 240's I've ever seen. GREAT job.

[AFSil80]

You say y ou don't drift...but theres a little drifter inside you screaming to get out. :)

Hahaha, my inner redneck occasionally comes out and I might lay down some drag. I have more fun doing burnouts in front of my friend's house than going sideways around a turn.

I dunno, I've never been to a drift event aside from D1 and Formula D, and I wouldn't say that I do it on the street either. I enjoy watching it and I can certainly respect the guys that are good at it. I've thought about getting out there and trying it, but I just don't think it's for me. Who knows what the future may hold, haha.

Gorgeous hachi, btw.

[miragemaniac]

hey man whens that write-up for the hood pins coming?lol also beautiful hatch...soory bout the s/r though.

[B00STedSvT]

Not really a fan 240s but DAMN somebody did one right.....looks good man +1x2

[AFSil80]

hey man whens that write-up for the hood pins coming?lol also beautiful hatch...soory bout the s/r though.

Well, I didn't get a whole lot of 'in work' pics, but I might have enough to make it work. To be truthful, if you have one shred of self-doubt when it comes to taking a grinder and cutting into your hood, then I suggest that you let a professional do it. I had prior experience making aircraft structures, and this got frustrating at times because they had ridiculously close tolerances.

The 6 holes that hold the locking assembly are MAYBE 3/8" away from the cutout for the assembly. On a metal hood that is a little more resistant to cracking, that is bearable, but on a carbon hood, it's difficult to keep it from cracking out when you drill the holes.

[hondaowner]

looks good son..i wanna see it on the road soon

[AFSil80]

Shit, you and me both.

[4uh8ers]

car looks sick man. All that work makes you appreciate it even more.

[ackrite1]

very nice, very nice.

[Echonova]

I will find you and steal your HKS coil-overs...:ninja:

[AFSil80]

Haha, only three of them are good right now. I'm still trying to get the driver's front taken care of. I'm probably gonna roll on a cheap replacement until I get the fronts serviced.


car looks sick man. All that work makes you appreciate it even more.

You couldn't be more correct.

[AFSil80]

Bumping this up since there's no need to create a new thread...

Old:
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Revised:
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Interiorcrocodilealligator is almost done, just waiting on the harness bar to show up...

New (to me) steering wheel as well, taken from an R32...
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/DSCN3684.jpg

And I reverted back to the old, cheapo fiberglass grille shell. Sold the OEM unit, haha.

[0\s accord]

wow had a lot of bad luck but glad everything is working out now and your rite the car looks better on jack stands =]

[d16_turbo]

so who's car will be on the road first?????? BTW looks good

[AFSil80]

so who's car will be on the road first?????? BTW looks good

I dunno. We were both moving at a similar pace for awhile, but you suddenly took leaps and bounds to get closer.

I still need tires.

[ATL_e92]

WOW great job you did to your 240 looks nice:goodjob:

[SampaGuy]

Haha, only three of them are good right now. I'm still trying to get the driver's front taken care of.


Glad the rears are doing ok! (you got them from me if you don't remember). Car looks great man, I miss my ca18. After I sold mine the new owner dyno'ed it and it turns out it was putting down 257rwhp that whole time that I owned it, basically stock engine with bolt ons and the norris design turbo at 15 psi.

-the other Peter

[AFSil80]

Glad the rears are doing ok! (you got them from me if you don't remember). Car looks great man, I miss my ca18. After I sold mine the new owner dyno'ed it and it turns out it was putting down 257rwhp that whole time that I owned it, basically stock engine with bolt ons and the norris design turbo at 15 psi.

-the other Peter

Trust me, I ain't forgotten. Not bad numbers, either. The turbo and fuel setup I have should be good for around high 200's, but I don't know what all the bottom end contains.

How have things been going for ya?

[Glides]

Still a clean 240 man. I love it. Though I bet if you drifted it, you wouldn't have had helf the bad luck. Them 240s get downright uppity and cranky when you don't ass-kick them once in awhile. :D

[AFSil80]

Still a clean 240 man. I love it. Though I bet if you drifted it, you wouldn't have had helf the bad luck. Them 240s get downright uppity and cranky when you don't ass-kick them once in awhile. :D

We shall see...

I sold my meshies, so the only spare wheels I have are my 17x8 and 18x8 Nismos. Tires aint cheap for those sizes like they were for the 16's. I'll probably do at least ONE event this year...I gotta let the Bee*R rev limiter run wild in it's natural environment.

[osnap]

as a general rule of thumb, i hate 240s.

that being said... I LOVE your car.

[AFSil80]

Hahaha, I'm glad to hear that. Don't feel bad though, I normally find the fault with the owner, not the car. ;) That being said...I don't think too highly of most 240 owners, either. :(

[cm7k24]

badass

[DoriDori]

Dude, good stuff!!!! Post some more!!!! (im a big fan of the LMGT2)

[down_shift]

Hahaha, I'm glad to hear that. Don't feel bad though, I normally find the fault with the owner, not the car. ;) That being said...I don't think too highly of most 240 owners, either. :(
truth.




go back to pop ups.

[AFSil80]

Then what would be your #1 clean 240 to hate? ;)

[JBalla1036]

Shits weak son

[AFSil80]

Haha, love you too, Jamielle.

[Glides]

We shall see...

I sold my meshies, so the only spare wheels I have are my 17x8 and 18x8 Nismos. Tires aint cheap for those sizes like they were for the 16's. I'll probably do at least ONE event this year...I gotta let the Bee*R rev limiter run wild in it's natural environment.

I knew it, I told you there was a little Drifter in there screaming to get out :D

[awestun]

Put together very well. reps.

[osnap]

Hahaha, I'm glad to hear that. Don't feel bad though, I normally find the fault with the owner, not the car. ;) That being said...I don't think too highly of most 240 owners, either. :(
yeah we're on the same page here. Unfortunately this is one of those cases where the drivers generally just completely ruin the car for me. It's such a great chassis really, but its been ruthlessly bastardized.

Its refreshing to see an example like yours though... keep it up :goodjob:

+15 from me ;)

[JEY$JDM]

gah i freakin love ya 240.... sooooo sexay +REP fo sho

[AFSil80]

^ Can't give rep back to either of ya. :(

[The Green Monster]

fuckin sexy...i'm loving it...and the plate is sexy...i used to have a ca18 hatch

[AFSil80]

CA18's are fun engines. A lot more responsive to mods than most people think.

My turbo at 11psi with RB26 injectors is a WORLD of a difference from the stock motor I originally had in there.

[AFSil80]

Bump, because I'd rather update this thread than start a new one...

Before:

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After:
They're dirty with fingerprints, but eh, gets the point across.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/polishedgt2b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/AFSil80/polishedgt2a.jpg

Dirty garage pic...
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[greasemunkey]

nice man. hah last pic is badass

[white_rice]

that last pic is sick..

[.:Stirfry:.]

good stuff Petar:. that 240 just keeps gettin better and better:.

[Mista Foe-Doe]

clean 240 wish i still had mine

[WalkS]

Awesome. I know you love your Bee R rev limiter!

[all_american_gurl09]

really nice