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'91 nissan 240sx le
OWNER Carter Jung
HOMETOWN Los Angeles, CA
DAILY GRIND Camera clicker
PLAN OF ATTACK take my car down toG-Dimension so I can replace the also-leaking power-steering hoses. Then turn it into a track car.
UNDER THE HOOD S13 black-top SR20DET; DME radiator diversion plates; Blitz filter, downpipe, exhaust, blow-off valve, spark plugs, upper radiator hose; Nismo motor and transmission mounts, low-temp thermostat
DRIVETRAIN VLSD
STIFF STUFF Tein HE coilovers; plans to drop in Ichiba five-lug conversion
ROLLERS 16-inches strong
STOPPERS Brembo brake rotors
OUTSIDE 180SX Kouki taillights; Type-X wing; front turning lights
INSIDE S14 driver seat
ICE Alpine head unit; Pioneer speakers;Kicker subwoofer; Rockford Fosgate amp
DATABASE "Poor Man's LSD" and "This is How We Roll" (Apr '06)
IMPRESSION This car is proof that a 240SX can't be a daily. What started innocuously enough, bone stock, with a KA24 motor, ended up what it is. On the plus side, with some more suspension components, I should have a fun track car.
FAST FACTS
'97 mazda rx-7
OWNER Carter Jung
HOMETOWN Glendale, California
DAILY GRIND Buying project cars
PLAN OF ATTACK build a show car-quality carin one, er, two, drats, three, dammit-however many months it'll take to build one.
UNDER THE HOOD A'PEXi Dual N1 exhaust, filter, boost controller; DME radiator diversion plates; GReddy front-mount intercooler; HKS blow-off valve, downpipe; Rotary Power built motor (race port, 3mm apex seals, etc); non-sequential turbo modification; RC injectors; new engine harness; Optima battery, waiting to install Koyorad radiator
DRIVETRAIN ACT clutch
BRAINS A'PEXi Power FC
STIFF STUFF Eibach shocks and springs
ROLLERS waiting to install 19-inch 5Zigen Sports Engine wheels
OUTSIDE Origin Labs body kit; Options Auto Salon 99 lights; APR carbon mirrors and spoiler; about to spray and install House of Kolor Candy Apple Red paint
INSIDE A'PEXi gauges
ICE Crappy monitor
DATABASE "Our Garage" (Mar '03)
IMPRESSION Ahh, my rotary. A rotary is like cilantro-you either love it or you hate it. A purring rotary, when properly running, there is no greater automotive joy-or so I've heard. This car has gone through so much troubleshooting and caused so much grief, I don't even want to start. It's in its final stages so fingers and toes are crossed.