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LS1 240SX: Dropping the Engine Back In (Hopefully the last time for a while)

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Dropping the Engine Back In (Hopefully the last time for a while). I finally put the engine back in. It was pretty drama free, a little nerve racking with the fresh powder on the cross member and fresh paint on the firewall but there really weren't too many problems, aside from needing to get a bigger hammer because the tunnel wasn't beaten in far enough. A reminder for others, make sure to really beat the tunnel in for clearance. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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LS1 240SX: Paint the engine bay and bedline the wheel wells.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Paint the engine bay and bedline the wheel wells. As I've been going through this project I've been getting more and more particular. I always like to do things right, but after a project takes as long as this one has, I want everything I've touched thus far to be as good as I can get it. I pulled the entire front end apart as far as it would go. Sent the front cross member and tension rod bracket out for powder coat, went with a gloss jdm charcoal. May 5, 2015 at 7:56 PM.

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LS1 240SX: January 2012

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Sunday, January 29, 2012. Equal Length Long Tube Headers in a S13. Megs Merge Bullets after welding. Update: I've made a new tool tonight that should help ease the process a little. I made and adjustable collector holder to hold the header collector in position. To be continued.pictures coming. That engine is going in this car! The LS1 went in pretty smoothly, but it had to come right back out. Drivers side, this side is going to be a nightmare when building headers. Just in case you were wondering why t...

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LS1 240SX: June 2012

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Thursday, June 14, 2012. Tilton Clutch Assemblies MOI (lb-in 2). Includes: Clutch cover with diaphragm spring, pressure plates and floater plate(s). Add 66 MOI and 2.5# to include the button. Add 87 MOI and 3.4# to include a Sonic ultra-lightweight flexplate). 13 44” Tilton carbon carbon 4 disc. 214 55” Tilton 1 disc cerametallic. 294 55” Tilton 2 disc sintered metallic (6#). 322 55” Tilton 2 disc cerametallic. 524 725” Tilton 1 disc cerametallic. 763 725” Tilton 2 disc cerametallic. I went with the Mag ...

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LS1 240SX: Front Suspension - SPL Tension Rods and Tein Hard Rods

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Front Suspension - SPL Tension Rods and Tein Hard Rods. While I was at it, I also picked up some Rust Olem satin bronze metallic paint, sand blasted and repainted my front knuckles. There are the nice SPL tension rods,the new blue titanium hardware they send them with really sets them off. New Tein hard tie rods and new boots to go with them. I sub assembled and loosely set the lengths of the tie rods before installing them. I went ahead and used the supplied spacers with t...

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LS1 240SX: Fix that Rust

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013. After finding the rust in the rails I took a long break from the project (hence no updates). Needed to decide if the project was still worth it and was contemplating a new shell. Long story short, I decided to stay the course. It was a lot of work. I've been learning to TIG weld through this build so the welds are far from perfect asthetically, but I expect them to hold well. I welded in spots to give the patch panel some extra bite along with welding around the perimiter.

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LS1 240SX: February 2012

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Sunday, February 19, 2012. Equal Length Long Tube Headers Continued. Notice the front most tube, its tucked as tight to the block as I could get it and actually enters the collector above the next tube behind it to make it possible to make these headers equal length. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Equal Length Long Tube Headers Continued. View my complete profile. Antwerp Tool Die and Engineering.

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LS1 240SX: March 2014

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Plumbing up the fuel system was pretty uneventful. One of my first steps was to clean the dirty injectors that had been sitting for a couple years at this point. I built a small injector driver tool with a project box from Radio Shack, momentary switch, led (indicator light), and an injector clip. I ran the line just beneath the brake line with some cushion clamps and covered the line in fire sleeve to try to protect the rail from the -6 stainless steel line. I bought this Koul T...

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LS1 240SX: July 2012

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Saturday, July 7, 2012. After the headers came out for ceramic coating, the engine went on the stand where I promptly tore it down. Then I unboxed all the goodness that the fedex and ups guys had delivered. Here's the grocery list from above:. Cometic .040 MLS Headgaskets. LS6 Valley cover, for its improved PCV system. GMPP Heavy Duty Timing Chain. Melling High Volume Oil Pump. GM camshaft install gasket kit. ARP Cam Retainer Bolts. Afterwards I moved on to the valve springs. I considered getting a l...