S13 Daily Driver Build Thread

[carbongs]

Well, my little cousin just picked up his first real car a few days ago. He's been driving around his parents' cars and he finally saved up enough for his own car that is his own. He is 19, a senior in high school, and finally getting a good head on his shoulders.

With this being noted it is his first real car and he is wanting to get into the modding game. We all know that he is going to go through his ups and downs (knicks and scratches as well as bumps and bruises) so we are keeping the mods to a minimum for now and keeping things basic. For now we are just doing some bolt on mods. No turbo, no swap, nothing like that. Like we said, it is his FIRST car.

Boost/swap is in the future possibly but who is to say that he is going to keep this car that long?

The good:
there is a quasi new convertible top on it without any leaks
came with decent tires (NOT WHEELS) with great tread left on them
motor seems to be running fine with consistent leak down test results
flip up headlights still function properly
no electrical issues

The bad:
transmission is slipping
interior has issues everywhere
control arms need to be addressed

So, this thread is going to serve as a timeline/log for his mods, maintenance, etc... for his car.

To do list: (Just a Brainstorming list this can/will change as time goes by)

- Service transmission is slipping, interior issues, and control arms

Performance:

- Injen Polished Ram Air Intake System (Completed 2-6-10)

- 4" Catback Exhaust System (Completed 2-6-10)

Suspension:

- Strut Tie Bar Set

- GodSpeed Type-SS Coilover Damper Kit

Wheels:

- Undecided

Exterior:

- Aero Kit

- New Paint

Interior:

- Re-upholster panels

- Racing Seats

Brakes:

- Big Brake Kit

- Drilled/Slotted Rotors

Lighting:

- H4 Housing Converters

- HID Bulb Kit

- LED interior lights

ICE:

- Double Din Radio

- Subwoofer

- Ipod Integration

And so it begins -

Day 1 (2-6-10)

Picked up this 93' Nissan 240sx Convertible for just about $2 k











Picked up this Injen Polished Intake





Picked up this 4" outlet exhaust



Just to show the size of the piping



Jacked up the rear



The lazy way to do it since the car isn't lowered (yet)



Stock motor



Intake installed



Sprayed some PB Blaster on the 17 year old bolts



What the original exhaust note sounded like



Spraying down the rest of the bolts and greasing the hangers (CarbonGS is creeping in this picture, she's been sitting in the garage for a while due to a few small projects )



Removing the bolts (that budged)



This canister had a hole in it and had to be replaced and the bolts also snapped when I went to take them off. So, I called upon my trusty Dremel Tool with cut off wheel and went at it!



A few moments later the exhaust was complete



Tested her out



Took this time to Seafoam the motor at 135k on the odometer











The results













The exhaust on



Yeah, it is gonna get lowered soon. lol gotta take care of the mechanical gremlins first.



We finished the day by doing the usual services including an oil change, transmission fluid flush, spark plug change, and minor detail.

Hope to be updating this thread soon

Thanks for looking.