RasAdam_JAHMEN
New member
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2014
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL.
Most recent picture and specs:
92 B230f+t
T3 super 60 10psi
3" straight pipe side exit
Big eBay intercooler
Stock 9 series turbo ECU/EZK
Welded 3.31 differential
M47 with slipping 740 turbo clutch/pressure plate
Poly bushings all around
Original cut springs and blown struts up front
Custom rear 2.5" spring setup with some junkyard springs, guessing 350lbs
Koni yellow single adjustables in the rear
Stock sway bars
Gutted with Charge Speed drivers bucket and Recaro confetti passenger seat
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This project started in October 2014, I just haven't felt it was worth making a 'Project Thread' but decided to finally start one. the goal is a daily driver (daily driver=reliable-ish, not necessarily comfort) i can learn to drift. I have had little to no mechanical experience going into this and have learned everything i know as i go along.
The car is a 1992 240GL Sedan with a M47 and LH3.1 from New York. I purchased it from the second owner in St. Augustine in a somewhat poor condition. It ran good but had a LOT of movement in the drivetrain during shifts, mainly from a stop.
How it was when I got it:
The purple thing hanging was my broken door handle solution... I braided some heavy gauge deep sea fishing leader used for sharp tooth fish. Looped one end inside the door latch mechanism and the other on a hard plastic keychain die. Worked pretty well until the die broke.
Door Handle 2.0
First thing i did was clean the engine and fix some oil leaks, changed the flame trap, and cleaned the PCV system. I also noticed the engine mounts were both severed and the engine was basically unbolted from the car... I replaced them with OEM mounts and also changed the leaky valve cover gasket. I decided to paint the flakey valve cover while it was off.
I had all kinds of light wiring problems...
Reverse lights...
Headlights...
No pictures, but tail lights were bad too, i hardwired them.
Next on the list was the steering play. I think i know whats wrong...
VIDEO
No more leaks and the engine was actually mounted to the car and i can steer. I drove it as is for a while until i finally got tired of the really bad alignment and decided to check it out. I found out that the front left control arm was bent and needed to be changed. The bushing didn't wanna let the bolt out, thats the only reason i have a picture, bad picture though...
Brace yourself for rust
At the same time, i decided to with all my bushings out for some polyurethane ones. I also put on iPd adjustable torque rods and panhard bar since they came with poly bushings. After all of it was on, it felt like a completely different car. Almost all of the slop was out of the driveline and it didn't feel like as much of a deathtrap. Only ones i still haven't done, which should clean it up completely, are the trailing arm bushings. I did a driveway string alignment (no money for a pro) and it felt really good and drove straight, good enough to me.
The camber on that end link!
The mismatched wheels with the balloon tires on the back were getting kinda old so i started looking for solutions. Didn't take long to decide on getting adapters haha. Ended up with cheap eBay adapters, which work great, but feel like they're gonna strip sometimes. Couldn't beat the price though.
I had some wheels from my old 95 3000gt (not my first choice, but 16x8 and free with tires) so i went with 5x114.3 32mm adapters. I didn't believe the 3000gt wheels had a 60 something offset and tried em out.
The front fit pretty well butthey BARELY fit in the rear without the inside rubbing, only i didn't think about that body roll.
This is around the time i met these cool people...
Mr. Brown and Sharingan 19
Lasted a couple months until this finally happened...
Instead of finding new tires, i found some wheels from a 350z with good tires for cheap. They fit and looked lot better then the 3000gt wheels. I cut my springs as well, all my shocks are blown and i have new ones in a box already. I also found some cool mud flaps at the junkyard!
Then painted the side panels black
About a month ago, i noticed my steering had some play and looked down there to see whats up. Im pretty sure this is supposed to be tight...
While i was down there, i noticed theres some wet oil around the front of the engine. Time to do some seals.
I think i found out why my AC doesn't work
This probably isn't a reliable method of measurement, but i remember reading that the stock front sway bar was 19mm and since i had a 19mm wrench there, i "measured" it. It definitely seems larger then 19mm...
This pretty much leads up to now, the present. I have been gathering parts for a decent +T set up and talking with Mr. Brown for help on some budget coil overs. In the Florida heat, i was struggling to get any motivation to work on the car, as i work in my unshaded driveway. I decided to start working in the backyard with a nice big oak tree canopy for shade. Problem was i didn't have anywhere to put tools or the car, so i had to use a good week for that (backyard=Jurassic Park).
Its kinda a small space so i had to build a patio extension. (lesson learned, easier to mix/pour concrete then level each block.)
Put up a small shed
It is pretty tight, but i should have enough space to finish it here.
I took it out for one last spirited drive as an NA car before i pull the engine.
Turbo Time
Got started on the tear down finally...didn't quite go as planed haha.
While attempting to remove the AC condenser, the wrench slipped and i accidentally twisted the pipes and they broke off...twice. I decided to just remove the whole thing for now since i made it through this summer without it. Still looking at different ways to bypass the AC compressor but keep my power steering, im open to any suggestions.
This is how it sits for now, only a lot wetter haha. Windows were down when "hurricane" Erika came through with all that rain. Smells sooo bad inside.
Im pretty sure i covered everything thats happened with this thing...i will continue as i go along, try and keep it interesting.
92 B230f+t
T3 super 60 10psi
3" straight pipe side exit
Big eBay intercooler
Stock 9 series turbo ECU/EZK
Welded 3.31 differential
M47 with slipping 740 turbo clutch/pressure plate
Poly bushings all around
Original cut springs and blown struts up front
Custom rear 2.5" spring setup with some junkyard springs, guessing 350lbs
Koni yellow single adjustables in the rear
Stock sway bars
Gutted with Charge Speed drivers bucket and Recaro confetti passenger seat
--------------------------------------------------- Thread Start ---------------------------------------------------
This project started in October 2014, I just haven't felt it was worth making a 'Project Thread' but decided to finally start one. the goal is a daily driver (daily driver=reliable-ish, not necessarily comfort) i can learn to drift. I have had little to no mechanical experience going into this and have learned everything i know as i go along.
The car is a 1992 240GL Sedan with a M47 and LH3.1 from New York. I purchased it from the second owner in St. Augustine in a somewhat poor condition. It ran good but had a LOT of movement in the drivetrain during shifts, mainly from a stop.
How it was when I got it:
The purple thing hanging was my broken door handle solution... I braided some heavy gauge deep sea fishing leader used for sharp tooth fish. Looped one end inside the door latch mechanism and the other on a hard plastic keychain die. Worked pretty well until the die broke.
Door Handle 2.0
First thing i did was clean the engine and fix some oil leaks, changed the flame trap, and cleaned the PCV system. I also noticed the engine mounts were both severed and the engine was basically unbolted from the car... I replaced them with OEM mounts and also changed the leaky valve cover gasket. I decided to paint the flakey valve cover while it was off.
I had all kinds of light wiring problems...
Reverse lights...
Headlights...
No pictures, but tail lights were bad too, i hardwired them.
Next on the list was the steering play. I think i know whats wrong...
VIDEO
No more leaks and the engine was actually mounted to the car and i can steer. I drove it as is for a while until i finally got tired of the really bad alignment and decided to check it out. I found out that the front left control arm was bent and needed to be changed. The bushing didn't wanna let the bolt out, thats the only reason i have a picture, bad picture though...
Brace yourself for rust
At the same time, i decided to with all my bushings out for some polyurethane ones. I also put on iPd adjustable torque rods and panhard bar since they came with poly bushings. After all of it was on, it felt like a completely different car. Almost all of the slop was out of the driveline and it didn't feel like as much of a deathtrap. Only ones i still haven't done, which should clean it up completely, are the trailing arm bushings. I did a driveway string alignment (no money for a pro) and it felt really good and drove straight, good enough to me.
The camber on that end link!
The mismatched wheels with the balloon tires on the back were getting kinda old so i started looking for solutions. Didn't take long to decide on getting adapters haha. Ended up with cheap eBay adapters, which work great, but feel like they're gonna strip sometimes. Couldn't beat the price though.
I had some wheels from my old 95 3000gt (not my first choice, but 16x8 and free with tires) so i went with 5x114.3 32mm adapters. I didn't believe the 3000gt wheels had a 60 something offset and tried em out.
The front fit pretty well butthey BARELY fit in the rear without the inside rubbing, only i didn't think about that body roll.
This is around the time i met these cool people...
Mr. Brown and Sharingan 19
Lasted a couple months until this finally happened...
Instead of finding new tires, i found some wheels from a 350z with good tires for cheap. They fit and looked lot better then the 3000gt wheels. I cut my springs as well, all my shocks are blown and i have new ones in a box already. I also found some cool mud flaps at the junkyard!
Then painted the side panels black
About a month ago, i noticed my steering had some play and looked down there to see whats up. Im pretty sure this is supposed to be tight...
While i was down there, i noticed theres some wet oil around the front of the engine. Time to do some seals.
I think i found out why my AC doesn't work
This probably isn't a reliable method of measurement, but i remember reading that the stock front sway bar was 19mm and since i had a 19mm wrench there, i "measured" it. It definitely seems larger then 19mm...
This pretty much leads up to now, the present. I have been gathering parts for a decent +T set up and talking with Mr. Brown for help on some budget coil overs. In the Florida heat, i was struggling to get any motivation to work on the car, as i work in my unshaded driveway. I decided to start working in the backyard with a nice big oak tree canopy for shade. Problem was i didn't have anywhere to put tools or the car, so i had to use a good week for that (backyard=Jurassic Park).
Its kinda a small space so i had to build a patio extension. (lesson learned, easier to mix/pour concrete then level each block.)
Put up a small shed
It is pretty tight, but i should have enough space to finish it here.
I took it out for one last spirited drive as an NA car before i pull the engine.
Turbo Time
Got started on the tear down finally...didn't quite go as planed haha.
While attempting to remove the AC condenser, the wrench slipped and i accidentally twisted the pipes and they broke off...twice. I decided to just remove the whole thing for now since i made it through this summer without it. Still looking at different ways to bypass the AC compressor but keep my power steering, im open to any suggestions.
This is how it sits for now, only a lot wetter haha. Windows were down when "hurricane" Erika came through with all that rain. Smells sooo bad inside.
Im pretty sure i covered everything thats happened with this thing...i will continue as i go along, try and keep it interesting.
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