Donnie's Drifter/Time attack KA-T S-13 240sx

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Misawa, Japan
PinkRanger_DRLFT
Jiu Driftsu
well since this car is deep stored, here is the cliff notes on my 240.

-got it back in 04 before the drift tax... payed 1000 cash.
-had 4 motors inside of 2 years lol
-whacked it on a few walls drifting
-was a rust bucket
-had three different turbo's/setup's inside of 7 months or so until i got the HIC Holset i wanted.

now pictures from before to present day. All of the work was done by myself.

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1989 KA-T S13
218hp
208tq

Current Mod List:

Performance

* 98 KA24DE ( motor number 5 )
* 95 KA modified intake manifold
* 93 OBD1 electronics
* Holset H1C turbo
* JGS Tools Stage 1 Manifold
* 3" V-band Custom heat wrapped Downpipe
* dsm Bov
* deatchwork 480cc injectors
* 38mm Tail Wastegate
* ssac fmic
* N60 MAF
* Hallman MBC
* Walbro 255 pump
* NGK copper plugs (gapped to .033)
* Emissions Deleted
* No A/C
* No Power Steering

Electronics

* Apex'i SafcI
* Apex'i Rev/Speed Meter
* Greddy Full Auto Timer
* Bee-R Power Builder Rev Limiter
* Aem Uego wideband
* Faze water temp gauge
* Faze oil pressure gauge
* Faze boost/vac gauge
* Cop Detector

Interior

* Gutted
* Racing Steering wheel

Exterior

* Euro Clear H4 Headlamps
* 12k HID kit
* OEM 180sx front end
* Metallic Blue Paint

Suspension/Wheels/Drivetrain

* JIC Flt-A1
* front and rear strut bar
* Hawk Pro Pads
* Brembo Slotted Drilled Rotors
* Energy sway bar bushing kit
* Megan Racing Tension Rods
* Megan Racing Endlinks and Bushings
* Megan Racing Rear Sub-Frame Collars
* 17" ADR wheels
* Slotted drilled rotors
* Falken Azenis RT-615s
* Clutch Master Fx500 Stage 5
* Welded Differential


2004-2007 ( not much happening.. poor college athlete lol )

everyone was a ricer at one point and time.. not to the extreme though.

cut springs with wing i took from an LS Integra lol

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my first KA-T

800 dollar ssac turbo with other misc parts..... not much, however i learned a lot about turbo systems........... it was a cluster for sure lol.

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may 2007

Just pick this up today, new Fmic with piping. ill show pictures once installed

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1 Feb 2007
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Well I installed my FMIC today, looks ok. excuse the crappy looking bumper i have new bumper and fenders coming next week. I have to adjust it a bit 2mar, install took about 2 hours with a few soda's here and there.

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the black piping scheme had to be altered, it was a universal kit and the piping didn't come with air idler nozzle. so i had to actually used my old warm air intake. it fit's just like it was meant to be there. I have a ton of piping left over, only used 2 1/2 bends

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Strut tower damage repair.

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After
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13 Feb 2007

Coming in the mail next week ( fresh/used from Jpy)
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23 Feb 2007
Hids and bov tube
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coming this week

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sadly,, didn't know the offset of these wheels........ i learned my lesson. they are for FF cars.

25 Feb

before

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after

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1 Mar

got wheels in today, fenders next

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taken after i lowered the car and adjusted camber in the front I properly adjusted the camber after these pics. Came with these sittings from japan.

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Blew tired Z31 T3 turbo during trip to Philly

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all came with-in the last two days ( except turbo)

3" 120 deg mandrel bend ( gotta make my dump tube)
3" V-Band
Log manifold

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cleaned up engine bay

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3 June O7

Got another 97 KA and a host of other parts for 250 bucks!! today Current KA going to the machine shop

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well I have only slept about a good 15 hours this week... i installed my newest motor with 70k miles on it Monday night/Tuesdays morning........ then i gathered more parts and on last night went to my buddies house where my new manifold was being Tig welded. we chopped and cut into the night and the final product was done at about 6am today ( june 7th) turbo sounds good and the new 3 inch down pipe emits and powerful low roar.

Pardon the dust, scrapes and new dirt... it will all be back in order after Pinks All Out

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Well my day started when i got off work at 1pm... went to the junk yard to look for body parts but then realized i forgot my new/old body parts in Baltimore.. so i picked them up sanded and primered them at about 12pm Eastern Standard time. these parts come from an 180sx front clip paid 120 for it all,,, its the closest ill ever get to jdm front conversion lol enjoy

very dirty
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after simple green and razor blade


first coat


hanging out to dry
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after 20 min of drying
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new parts

clutch masters fx500 stage 5

Bee-R rev limiter

Aem Uego Wideband
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Aug-Sept 07

Took about 2 hours to turn this
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into this
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Rust, it separated from the frame rail. so i added extra steel, bolts and welding and reset it.


Sept 07

Was going to rebuild this engine with an AMS kit but got orders to japan so progress is halted.

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weakest part of the stock KA ringland and bearings

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K im 6-5 weeks out from coming back to the states small list that i had before i left that ill wrap up.. before i store my baby away

To do list ( from deployment 07-08 )

-480cc injectors
-15mm H&R hub centric wheel spacers with 60mm studs
-drift steering wheel
-3in Mandrel bends and straights
-Basic paint job
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well been back from Iraq for about a week.. time to get back to work

May 18 2008

installed these parts today

New wheel
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Hawk Performance pads and rear brembo rotors
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Megan Racing End-links, tension rods and energy sway bar bushing kit
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New longer oil line ( runs behind motor now)
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Wrapped downpipe and installed tail 38mm wastegate ( man that thing screams into the atmosphere )

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Hey bros, i been away for a while due to military stuff. posting my 240 most recent changes

May 20 2008

Got some new paint for my rattle job. similar to Civic Si blue... always loved that color.

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May 23 2008

Started sanding and priming

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May 24 2008

Painting ( only one coat.. ran out of time.... needed to drift )
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after wetting it down

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day after painting at drift event lol

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some falkens and new mid pipe from s14
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Auto X one day and Drifting the next.

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Final night out on the town before I store it away.

you can really see the over-spray on this picture... no worries Ill spray it next time with a real gun.

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hahaha good stuff. post em up!!! sadly that car went into storage 3 weeks after that when I moved to japan.
 
sadly I had to part with this car.. sat for 4 years.... use the money to fund my new D1SL comp car... it hurts a little. Ill check your ride out.
 
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