03-18-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
Drives: Silver '02 IS300, Blue '06 Suzuki SV1000
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Oh yeah, forgot about the suspension raising. The car feels like it rides a little better now too. And it's nice to not have the tires rubbing the 1/4 panels around hard corners.
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03-18-2010
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AznKraut
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Stillwater
Drives: '03 325i, '98 Ranger '03 Duramax
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Re: Project S14 240sx
LOL @ your welded diff...They weren't kidding when they said they welded it. That's horrible. Looking good so far! Can't wait to see the exhaust!
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03-19-2010
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
Drives: G37, 91 TSi
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Looks like they just popped the cap off the diff and started welding away...New diff looks good, I bet it will drive much better now. Any pics of the exhaust installed?
Lets go find the previous owner and take turns kicking him in the balls!
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03-19-2010
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Wow is all that residue on the inside, metal shavings? Thats horrible.
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03-19-2010
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Welded to the max for JDM drift king status!
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03-19-2010
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AznKraut
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Stillwater
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Re: Project S14 240sx
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Originally Posted by goodhart
Lets go find the previous owner and take turns kicking him in the balls!
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+1 Previous owner needs to be punished.
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Originally Posted by Kracka
Welded to the max for JDM drift king status!
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 I'm glad this car went to a good owner. It's a gorgeous car and it definitely is getting a makeover for the better!
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03-19-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
Drives: Silver '02 IS300, Blue '06 Suzuki SV1000
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Re: Project S14 240sx
The residue inside was because I had already spent an hour cutting the axle out with the sawzall before I took the pics, so it was all the metal dust from the carbide blades. That stuff was a bitch to get cleaned out, but it's good as new now! It's soooo much nicer to be able to go around a tight corner now without the car clunking, surging, and skipping the inside tire, and to be able to pull into a parking spot smoothly and quietly.
I didn't get a chance to take any pics of the exhaust installed, the car needs a wash badly before I take any new pics of it. I'll probably get them early next week.
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03-19-2010
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Shit Rocket Pilot
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Shoreview, MN
Drives: 2003 Evolution VIII
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Kevin, you need to post this on MNSC. That is absolutely unbelievable.
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03-19-2010
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: Project S14 240sx
^word, give all the other asshats an idea of what welding the diff is. lol
That made me puke, really my stomach hurts now.
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03-19-2010
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Built it from scratch!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: St. Paul
Drives: Currently Mitsu-less
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Re: Project S14 240sx
I am also a loss for words on this one. It worked...but
FAIL!
I am glad to see that this car is coming back from being a POS to a nice restored Nissan that will probably drive better and perform better then any of these stupid mods that were done to the car.
I am glad you had the patience to hack that out of the car. I would have tried to find another rear end...
+1 on posting this on MNSC just to show what not to do..
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03-19-2010
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flips McGee
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Wow I can't believe my eyes, that is crazy shit. Take it on some twisties with the new LSD yet then? It must feel a lot better!
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S2000: For those of us that know the Miata is the best car on the planet, but also want extra power and to not have to turn in our man cards.
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03-19-2010
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Boulder, CO
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Did you drive in figure 8's yet?
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03-19-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
Drives: Silver '02 IS300, Blue '06 Suzuki SV1000
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Re: Project S14 240sx
It's a helical LSD, no need for figure 8's  As far as driving the car on twisties, I've only driven it from Mark's house to home, then to work and back today. I got on it going around a couple tight 90* corners, and the rear end still steps out nicely, and feels more planted than with the welded diff since the helical LSD transfers more torque to the wheel with more grip.
I thought about just finding a whole different rear end, but the only one I knew of at the time that was available was way up in East Bethel at u-pull it, and that would have been out of a '91. I figured it was easier to just cut this one out than go lay in a puddle of mud trying to pull the one up there.
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03-20-2010
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'2of9'
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Inver Grove Heights
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Re: Project S14 240sx
holy welded balls batman! that is a picture to keep. lol.
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03-20-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
Drives: Silver '02 IS300, Blue '06 Suzuki SV1000
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Haha I'm gonna clean it up and put it on the wall of shame
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03-20-2010
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Winona Minnesota
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Wasn't there some sort of bad vibrations at speed? There's just so much wrong with welding it like that....haha
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03-20-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Surprisingly enough, it didn't vibrate or make noise or anything at speed. I couldn't believe my eyes when I popped the cover off...
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03-23-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
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Re: Project S14 240sx
I got big brakes! 
All taped up and ready to paint
The bracket bolted on
Old vs. New
old
New
It's a tight fit to the wheel...
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03-23-2010
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Transmission destroyer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cambridge
Drives: G37, 91 TSi
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Re: Project S14 240sx
Wow, that's a hell of an upgrade! You have a pic of the wheel with the rotor filling it up?
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03-23-2010
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cottage Grove
Drives: Silver '02 IS300, Blue '06 Suzuki SV1000
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Re: Project S14 240sx
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Wow, that's a hell of an upgrade! You have a pic of the wheel with the rotor filling it up?
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I'll get one tomorrow. It's still way too dirty to take pics of. I'll wash it all tomorrow and take pics of everything. The new fronts make the rears look absolutely tiny now.
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