Hey everyone! My name’s Ernie and I live in Amsterdam/Perth area. I have 2 project cars right now, and this is my first. A huge headache but I have so much into it already that I’m not gonna bother getting rid of it… so here goes:
Things the car came with:
3" turbo-back catless stainless exhaust
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
GReddy Turbo Timer
Really nice white inlet filter
Electric Fans
Rear 1995 240SX 5-lug upgrade
Skyline Gaugecluster Tach
Autometer SuperTach II
Autometer ProComp Boost & Oil Pressure gauges
Things I’ve fixed/replaced:
Installed a Z32 master cylinder to fix reservoir leak
Installed HKS SSQV BOV
Replaced 5 lug rear calipers with 4-lug ones (they were seized and the e-brake cable wasn’t compatible)
Replaced OEM aluminum Waterpump and eliminated coolant leak/frequent overheating
Replaced Sending Unit and O-ring gasket to stop gas leak
Had front wheels/tires balanced
Replaced rear tires with Falken FK451 GR-Betas (didn’t do much good)
Installed Aluminum vent gauge pod holder
Replaced a couple vacuum lines
Installed NGK Iridium Plugs (heat range 6 - coldest available for that plug size)
Installed a new battery
Installed a coolant catch tank
Replaced upper radiator hose
Replaced missing lug nuts/studs
Replaced rear pads/rotors
Repaired clutch lines (they were installed backwards) (Well, Don did…)
Bled clutch/brakes
Installed bolt to secure right rear lower control arm
New wipers
SEVERAL fuel lines as well as fuel filter
New Aluminum Griffin radiator
After repairing multiple fuel lines, I was able to eliminate the fuel bog-down as well as the incredible horrible idle issues
Two carrier bearing bolts had lost their nuts (hee hee) and were sliding around - added nuts to solve the problem
Problems I know of:
Weak clutch/Very bad throw-out bearing
Horrible front brakes (caliper bolts are seized)
HVAC doesn’t work
Radio doesn’t work (everything needs to be manually wired with a switch - speakers too)
Seats are shot
Shifter pops out of place & spews grease evertime I start it
Tach doesn’t work
Speedo doesn’t work
Oil Pressure gauge doesn’t work
Out of alignment
No power steering pump
Lower left clunk (ball jointAND tie rod end are bad)
Needs 5-lug front upgrade
No glove box
Rusty trunk
No hood latch
Headlights need to be manually retracted (but they come up on their own…?)
Loose main wire to fusebox (once fixed should also fix radio/hvac issues)
Loose lighting wire to gauge cluster
Washer fluid reservoir overflows onto the lawn
Sending Unit cover is mangled
Neutral safety switch either isn’t working or isn’t hooked up
Reverse lights won’t come on
It has electric seatbelts!!! I hate 'em
Paint was done by Maaco and traps dirt
Doors were replaced after an accident but the handles/barrels weren’t swapped, so I can’t lock the doors
Things I still need to put in:
Racing seats
95 240sx E-brake handle/cable
Autometer tach adapter (ECU puts out AC, tach
needs DC)
A/F & Voltmeter gauges
Entire lower dashboard/glovebox
SS Brake lines
D/S Rotors/Ceramic Pads
Stage 3 XTD Clutch kit
FMIC Kit (waiting on bolt clamps/diagrams) - Can’t have bumper support on, though, see picture installed
Stuff to be installed yet:
Generic Seats:
18"Enkei LS-5 w/ Chrome Caps, 235/40ZR18 Nitto NT555 Extremes:
Custom FMIC Kit designed for S13s with/ an RB
Magnum SS Brake Lines:
Rotorworks D/S Rotors, Ceramic pads:
Griffin Aluminum Radiator:
XTD Stage 3 6-puck clutch (I know, not the highest quality…just hoping it will last until taxes next year)
OEM Aluminum Water Pump (See why it isn’t out yet? 3 hidden bolts…):
***UPDATE***Water Pump is finally finished and the car is BACK AND RUNNING!! YAY!
And finally, what I sold to get it:
Hahah I got serious flak for that license plate!! It was a phase…won’t happen again, I promise :nod
