Shredding tires is way more fun than *real* racing.
Have an S13 240SX and want to replace your worn out and busted up ball joints? I decided to replace the ball joints in my lower control arms as part of my rebuild, so I hit up the usual sites and search engines to find out what I needed. It wasn’t easy to find what [...]
The vertical hood modification on a Nissan 240SX is a free way to get easy under-hood clearance. Especially good for tall people and working near the firewall, with this mod you will rarely need to take the hood off; even for motor swaps! Straight to the goods – this is the difference this modification makes: [...]
I’ve had this Passport X50 for all of my professional life. I drove the toll roads daily when I bought this thing and it’s saved me a few times. Luckily, CHP still uses Ka on the toll roads, and the Passport can damn near see around corners when Ka is in-use. I don’t drive the [...]
This new 240 is reminding me daily that it is almost 22 years old. Not much productive work on the 240 lately, chasing down coolant leaks takes too much time. Stupid cooling issues aside, I had an issue that started becoming apparent as I got more comfortable with this shell – when turning, the car [...]
Had to hunt down problem number one with the new car today, my friend drove behind me and said the taillights weren’t working. My bulbs were fine otherwise so I didn’t suspect it was a bulb. My wiring harness is untouched from what I’ve seen so far, so I ruled out wiring quickly too. I [...]
An explanation of the 240SX chassis codes. Commonly used to describe cars on the internet, this list explains what each means. S = Chassis R = Fastback P = SR20DET K = SuperHICAS H = KA24E M = KA24DE C = SuperHICAS (S14) Samples: S13 = 88.5-90 Silvia, CA18DE(T) RS13 = 88.5-90 180SX, CA18DE(T) PS13 [...]
Swapping in an SR20 into your S-chassis? Here’s a diagram, it’s wonderfully simple as long as you don’t care about passing smog. There are only 3 vaccum lines that are absolutely necessary. Most mildly modified SR20′s will have 4-6 depending on what extras are added on. Lets begin. Throttle Body: The throttle body has 3 [...]
For an S-chassis, a Z32 brake upgrade is one of the best upgrades which can be done to boost stopping power on these old hoopties. Stock brake suck-fest. A stock, US market S13 or S14 comes with a single piston caliper. The much heavier Z32 300ZX, in all it’s forms, feature 4-piston opposable calipers. Upgrading [...]
Five lug conversion on S-chassis cars are a very common conversion. After converting to five lug, there are many more brake and wheel options available. Most of the crazy flush and dished wheels you see on 240?s have been five lug converted. For S13 Front: S14 SE Hubs S14 SE Spindles S14 Ball Joint (will [...]
Chewed up harnesses are a common problem amongst lowered and hard driven S-chassis cars. Here’s how to put off doing an awesome (but PITA) cable re-route on your car. This procedure requires removal of the inner fender liner, removing all bolts from the fender and pulling the wiring harness up and over the inner fender [...]
