# build '08   \*TONN OF PICS beware\*

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [April 9, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647 "2008-04-09T20:52:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/1 "2008-04-09T20:52:29Z")

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okok so everyones posting up pics so i guess i shal to. i have more on my cell but im to lazy to post them up so here goes

well start with this, i had a blown head gasket so i drove around with out oil for a week then the trouble started… blown head gasket wasent it. i also had a crakced block, fryed piston ring and warped head… needles to say \*\*\*\* SOHC

so pulled it off the road and bought this in the meantime…

 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0298.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0298.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0299.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0299.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0301.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0301.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0302.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0302.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0302.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0302.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0282.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0282.jpg)  
ok ok well you may say whay, this is why…

 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0297.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0297.jpg)  
(thats not me its matt.s13 or whatever the \*\*\*\* that dicks user name is… anywho on with the car pics i guess

so i got bored one night and after about 3 or 4 hours i got lazy and crashed with it looking like this

 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image102.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image102.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image101.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image101.jpg)

came back out and relised it was dirty… soooooooo  
i stole the pressure washer from work.

 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image103.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image103.jpg)  
2000pis and a paint stripping head dose well…

and so i dicied it would be easy to just man haggle the block out… so i did.

 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image109.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image109.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image108.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image108.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image105.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image105.jpg)  
that clutch was in good shape… sell that shit  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image106.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image106.jpg)  
sellable…

i guess i have some work cut out for me cleaning this shit up…

 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image107.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image107.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image108.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image108.jpg)  
\*\*\*\*ing mess!

anyways so the welding began. crack out the mig for this one…

 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image113.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image113.jpg)  
\*\*\*\*ing potholes/rust  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image112.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image112.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image114.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image114.jpg)  
tremclad ftmfwb  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image087.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/Image087.jpg)  
a bit of love, just to look back on.  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0252-1.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0252-1.jpg)  
bored of welding i made short work of the int.  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0254-1.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0254-1.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0253-1.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0253-1.jpg)  
back to welding  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0248-1.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0248-1.jpg)  
\*\*\*\* i was getting bad weld. i dicided to go with stainless for everything, and trying to weld with that to thin metle with flux core and a 220 welding going on 110. \*\*\*\*ing horible i could of glued it together better but oh well its strong weld so i done care penitration is there so oh well. ill go over it with the tig when i do the seam welding…  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0250-1.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0250-1.jpg)  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0249-1.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0249-1.jpg)  
\*\*\*\* this im getting a new lower rad support.  
 ![http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0297.jpg](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/hopele_ss/HPIM0297.jpg)  
hehehe somthing to basterdise for lower rad support and whatever other little patches i need 😃  
ill get to work cutting the clip up tomorow at work where i get paid for it hehe

…my dad may be mad when he gets home from florida and sees a clip sitting in his driveway… (no i dont live with him so oh well hehehe:))

more tomorow…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/2 "2008-04-09T21:05:04Z")

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nice sticker who made that for you? lol

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**Author:** ![Cal-SoY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Cal-SoY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal-SoY)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/3 "2008-04-09T21:27:13Z")

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Good work shawn, i’m impressed. I’ll be needing your help at the end of this season. So whats going into your car? sr? or another ka?

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**Author:** ![JDMG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmg/32/5686_2.png) [@JDMG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMG)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/4 "2008-04-10T09:34:58Z")

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nice build. did u get that clip from tim?

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**Author:** ![Re\_Ameyami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/re_ameyami/32/5676_2.png) [@Re\_Ameyami](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Re_Ameyami)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/5 "2008-04-10T12:00:32Z")

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whatever sshawn wheres the motor ?

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**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/6 "2008-04-10T16:37:33Z")

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yeah i got that clip from tim  
i duno who made that sticker…  
ka is gehyness kaT is also gay.  
sr is more gay

and ivan youll have to wait for that one 😉

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**Author:** ![Kaibou](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kaibou/32/5666_2.png) [@Kaibou](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kaibou)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/7 "2008-04-10T19:27:14Z")

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Dude, nice work. Can’t wait to see how the tremclad two tone s.o.b turns out.

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**Author:** ![Re\_Ameyami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/re_ameyami/32/5676_2.png) [@Re\_Ameyami](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Re_Ameyami)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/8 "2008-04-10T23:31:48Z")

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^^^ CAnt wait for my test drive

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**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/build-08-tonn-of-pics-beware/135647/9 "2008-04-11T05:23:06Z")

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lol im pushing for 400 whp and a 12000 rpm redline 🙂

but you cant put that power to a car with rust.

so i start with rust, motor later ☹
