While the list of things the Super Street staff has never thought of might seem never ending we do share one train of thought with Tse; when you can't do something yourself there's no shame in getting a few experts to help along the way. Six Autoworks of City of Industry, CA, was enlisted by Tse to complete the SR swap. Yes the SR20, a common transplant for the 240 but for good reasons: exceptional bang-for-the-buck, massive aftermarket support and perfect fitment that can be obtained using OEM parts. No stranger to these advantages, Kingston carefully selected the mods necessary "to build a trackable show car that people will remember after they see it." Once the motor was in and ready to rock, Tse handed the car over to another group of experts over at Race Toy to load the plethora of engine mods in the spec box. Adding some of the best parts in the industry, Kingston went with pieces from ARC, GReddy, HKS, Nismo, Tomei and even some one-off Race Toy customs. One look at this bay will have any Nissan-lover drooling.
Keeping to his "trackable showcar" theme Tse kept the interior to the raw essentials. No crazy car audio gear or entertainment to keep the driver distracted from the task at hand. A custom 12-point cage was installed to really stiffen up the car and make those California freeways almost unbearable. Once fitted, the entire interior was also matched in a 4-stage House of Kolor Kandy green. Carbon Kevlar door panels hide the unsightly internal window mechanisms and keep the interior flowing. To keep Kingston secure, a Recaro Apex seat was installed along with a Crow 5-point harness, a combination even Houdini couldn't escape. To keep his hands happy-go-lucky, a Nardi Challenge wheel was put on along with a Personal shift knob and a Drift Spin knob for when it's time to get busy.
Although a rolling work of art to some, getting busy on the track might be this car's strong suit. Sinful as the risk of breaking a piece of the full JP USA Type 2 kit may be, this car is poised to kill on the racetrack. Built engine, check. Upgraded turbo, check. Custom cage, check. And with a set of HKS Hipermax coilovers and a S14 5-lug brake conversion, this 240 is ready to rock.
Making sure his Toyos stay firmly planted while traveling over 100mph is a pretty tough job and Kingston only trusts the best. As much as we would love to rip this car around Buttonwillow, Kingston still isn't ready to take this baby hot lapping soon. "I am not 100% finished with the car yet, hopefully the car will be done with all the [new] suspension work and it'll be going to the track."
We can only imagine what type of work is still left up his sleeve, but one thing we can be sure of is that for Kingston, as for most of us, a car is a constant work-in-progress. "Although there are many 240SXs out there in the market, my goal is to show people that even the best of cars still have room for improvement."