240sx: the build pt. II

I'm slowly making progress on the 240.  I think the most frustrating part of any build is waiting. First you have to wait until you find the right part. Once you buy the part, you have to wait until the part arrives. Back ordered parts are the most frustrating! I have coilovers and rear upper control arms that have been back ordered since January 28th and a kouki type x front end that has been on back order in Japan since January 18th.

the first thing i had to do was get that nasty body kit off the car.  My goal for this project is a clean oem look, but i still want the car to look purpose built. it will have the full 180sx type x body moldings and markings. Most of those parts are still in Japan, hopefully to be shipped out soon.

The front bumper came in! of course none of the brackets came in, but I made to with what i had and fitted it up with zip ties.  looks good, but will look so much cleaner with the oem brackets and bumper extensions.



If you know me, then you know I can't drive a car at stock ride height.  this is about the stance that I'm going for.  This set up though is not what I'll be using for the drift season.  Once I receive the coilovers, I'll be able to get it a little bit lower and dial in the camber to fit the wheels under the fenders.

The seat is in and mounted. It's a simple fiberglass shell that will hold me in. I mounted it using a buddy club seat mount.

Wheels came in finally. Now I'm really starting to get excited about this project. These are 17x9 5zigen fn01-rc hot version wheels with a 20mm offset. Probably the most popular wheel for the s13 chassis. Can't wait to get tires on them and get them on the car.

I couldn't just let the wheels sit there. i had to get tires mounted and see what they look like on the car.  The tires mounted here are 235/45/17.  I want to stretch a 215/45/17 on the wheels, but haven't found those tires yet. This picture give a pretty good idea of what they will look like.  Still waiting on suspension to tuck those wheels under the fenders though.

Here's the latest picture.  I have the fenders and front bumper off in anticipation for the delivery of the parts from japan. hopefully the coilovers will show up this week and I can get the suspension and wheels set up.