# Budget build **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [October 23, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041 "2009-10-23T11:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darth\_Motorhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darth\_Motorhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darth_Motorhead)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/1 "2009-10-23T11:53:20Z")
Blown headgasket, broken fuel pump, but mint body and frame, cleanest I’ve ever seen. Only rust was the typical, underwing rust. ![http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/1.jpg](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/1.jpg) ![http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/2.jpg](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/2.jpg) ![http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/4.jpg](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/4.jpg) ![http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/5.jpg](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/5.jpg) Day 1 - 13 Nov. 2008 Lightened by 120 lbs - carpets - spare tire - rear seats, seatbelts - antenna, motor - rear speakers, mounting brackets - jack Day 2 - 14 Nov. 2008 Lightened by 30 lbs - cruise control module - passenger side seat and seatbelt - front fenderwells Day 3 - 16 Feb. 2009 Lightened by 20 lbs - rear spoiler - rear wiper and motor - mud flaps Day 4 - 4 Mar. 2009 Lightened by 20 lbs - wiper motor, wiper arms and blades, control arms - fan shroud - A/C fan - license plate lights Day 5 - 15 Mar. 2009 Lightened by 90 lbs - all sound deadening material (dry ice works like a charm) - rear armrests and mouldings - ceiling carpet - washer fluid reservoir - air intake boxes ![http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/17.jpg](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/17.jpg) ![http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/18.jpg](http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz346/mlanger44/18.jpg) May 2009 - Oct. 2009 Lightened by 110lbs -air conditioning system -super hicas system Modifications: 1997 KA24DE 109,000km - timing set to 16 degrees - $500 5 Speed Conversion -$50 tranny, $175 conversion parts Ichiba Front 5 lug Hub Conversion - $400 Z32 Rear Hubs - $175 Z32 Front (26mm) and Rear Brakes - $475 PDM Racing Z32 Front Rotors -$200 (new) Brembo Z32 Rear Rotors - $200 (new) Hawk Front and Rear Brake Pads $100 (new) Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines F & R - $150 (new) Z32 Brake Master Cylinder - $90 (new) 17” Sport Edition F7 Rims - $300 (used) Dunlop Direzza DZ101 215/45ZR17 - $800 (new) Eibach Pro-Line Lowering Kit - $200 (used) Tokico HP Struts - $150 (used) HKS SR20 Hi-Power Exhaust - $675 (new) Megan Testpipe - $70 (new) DC Sports Header - $400 (new) Exedy Clutch Kit - $300 (new) Greddy Front and Rear Tower Bars - $300 (new) Ebay Steering Wheel and Hub - $120 (new) Hicas Lock Bar - $90 (new) Altima Electric Fans - $60 Ractive Pedals and Shift Knob - $50 (new) New Battery ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/2 "2009-10-23T12:05:47Z")
very clean. I like how you said what you did each day. Always wanted to know some cheap/free things I could do. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Motorhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darth\_Motorhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darth_Motorhead)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/3 "2009-10-23T12:08:11Z")
I’ll go through what I spent and add more photos in the next day or so ---
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/4 "2009-10-23T12:09:47Z")
Nice man. Looking forward to the rest of the pics. ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/5 "2009-10-23T12:11:41Z")
Any future plans for it? ---
**Author:** ![SaNTi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@SaNTi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SaNTi)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/6 "2009-10-23T12:14:13Z")
Just watched the vid. Nice finish. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Motorhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darth\_Motorhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darth_Motorhead)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/7 "2009-10-23T12:17:08Z")
Paint, weight reduction, better parts, I’m open for ideas ---
**Author:** ![Ciaran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ciaran/32/5612_2.png) [@Ciaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ciaran)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/8 "2009-10-23T12:59:53Z")
i hate to shit on your parade but do you really think that you took 400 pounds out of the car? i just dont see it at all ---
**Author:** ![kollo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kollo/32/5661_2.png) [@kollo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kollo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/9 "2009-10-23T13:08:28Z")
Day 5 - 15 Mar. 2009 Lightened by 90 lbs - all sound deadening material (dry ice works like a charm) - rear armrests and mouldings - ceiling carpet - washer fluid reservoir - air intake boxes thats the only one i see hard to believe besides that nice job keep up the good work ---
**Author:** ![Qred13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/8c91f0/32.png) [@Qred13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Qred13)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/10 "2009-10-23T14:19:58Z")
Very smart approach, congrats for finding such a clean chassis in Ontario. I believe in all weight reduction, this junk weights a lot. I think you forgot to mention small stereo amplifier in the trunk plus all that bolts, brackets, wires etc. I like the idea of removing washer fluid reservoir from the front it makes room for future intercooler piping and oil cooler or you can make short cold air intake and mount filter there. I’ll move the battery behind the seat and swap rear spindles for aluminum ones from 300zx. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Motorhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darth\_Motorhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darth_Motorhead)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/11 "2009-10-23T14:30:39Z")
Yeah I weighed it all on a scale and added it up, this doesn’t even include the stuff Josh (my mechanic) took off of it. That Day 5 is pretty unbelieveable yes, however that thin layer of crap I removed with the dry ice is dense and heavy - my friend owns a dry ice company and if anyone is interested is having theirs removed feel free to PM me. ---
**Author:** ![Ciaran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ciaran/32/5612_2.png) [@Ciaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ciaran)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/12 "2009-10-23T15:04:18Z")
wow if those weight numbers are actually true i have a winter project a head of me ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Motorhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darth\_Motorhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darth_Motorhead)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/13 "2009-10-23T15:31:27Z")
Do it, you wouldn’t believe the difference it makes ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/14 "2009-10-23T15:49:45Z")
looks awesome man!!! where did you get the dry ice from?? i gotta do that to my car too!!! good job! ---
**Author:** ![jeff93eg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@jeff93eg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeff93eg)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/15 "2009-10-23T17:34:43Z")
^ > [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/2672): > > my friend owns a dry ice company and if anyone is interested is having theirs removed feel free to PM me. ---
**Author:** ![Nate\_Drake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nate_drake/32/5704_2.png) [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/16 "2009-10-23T21:10:12Z")
lol. yea didnt see that. thanks though ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/17 "2009-10-24T00:46:23Z")
Awesome stuff, really that much weight can be reduced? Holy!!! ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/18 "2009-10-24T06:54:58Z")
you got plates for that car with no spare tire or jack? RFT’s? did you actually weigh anything you removed? everything shouldn’t be a round # ending in 0. Day 1 - 13 Nov. 2008 Lightened by 120 lbs - carpets - spare tire - rear seats, seatbelts - antenna, motor - rear speakers, mounting brackets - jack was your carpet soaking wet by chance? have you had it to a scale to weigh your end result and look at it vs. GVW on the door jam? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Motorhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darth\_Motorhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darth_Motorhead)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/19 "2009-10-24T07:09:15Z")
Yep I weighed everything that came out of it, the list I created is just all the main items, and the reason everything ends in a zero is because I rounded down. I wasn’t going to waste space listing all the nuts and bolts or all the 0.5lbs, and no the carpet wasn’t soaking wet. Everything adds up, I’d really like to get it on the scale later, but there’s a lot left to come off Thanks for the great post though ---
**Author:** ![educated\_Idiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/educated_idiot/32/5684_2.png) [@educated\_Idiot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/educated_Idiot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041/20 "2009-10-24T08:26:35Z")
“Thanks for the great post though” lol [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-build/129041.md?page=2)