240sx: The Build pt. IV

OK, it's been a while, but I have accomplished a lot on the 240. I have driven it for the past week and I'm quite surprised at how little it needs. here's the updates:



 This is what the front inner fenders look like.  I had to pound and massage that inner lip as flat as possible to get the front as low as I want with minimal rubbing.  Once I took care of that, I was able to lower the front down by about 2".

These pictures give you an idea of how much I lowered the front. In the first picture, I had already loosened the black collar from the shock body and threaded all the way up to the red spring collars. In the second picture, you can see that I threaded the shock in the lower part of the body to effectively lower the car.  By threading the shock into the lower body, I did not loose any travel in the shock.

This is how the 240 looks now.  I'd like to get it a little lower, but won't do that until I am able to roll and pull the fenders out farther.

And here's one last shot I took after driving it to work. 

240sx: The build pt. III

I finally was able to get some real work done on the 240 today. My suspension finally came in.  I chose to go with Megan Racing Street Series coilovers.  I have used these before on another 240 and was very happy with the quality and reliability.

This is a really nice set up. Fully adjustable, 32-way dampening. All the welds looked clean and strong.

Once I get it to the shop, I'll use these camber plated to dial in the alignment.

Not done yet, but I got excited and needed to take a picture. I cannot wait until I get to drive this thing!

Fronts and rears are on! Car is on the floor! Looks good and feels good, but not low enough. Before I go lower, I need to pull the fenders so the tires won't rub

After the suspension was done, I started in on more removal and clean up.  I installed the EGR block off plate(not seen in this picture), and I removed the exhaust to fix a few broken bolts and plug the EGR tube port in the exhaust manifold. Once I'm done with that I'll be ready to drive it.