Are we done yet?

So much sound deadening.


Look at that, I do actually work on my own car, picture proof.



Close up, check out that excellent complexion.



Im satisfied. All of the sound deadening is out save for some of the preform stuff, which is super extra nasty.



With the nasty all done with, I moved onto the sunroof. I pulled the glass out, along with the latches. Once the cage is in I will permanently seal the hole with sheet metal.



While working on the rear of the car, I noticed some rust showing neat the leading edge. I pulled it off to find SUPRISE, cancer. Guess Ive got more welding to do.



Dont think I will be needing a rear wiper on stage, so I pulled the arm off.



And the motor too. Just another hole to weld up.



Up until know, I had left the interior door panels on, but I could wait no longer. I popped the panel off.



I pulled all the seal plastic off, man the glue they use is nasty. I removed all the unnessary door accesories, power locks, and speaker. Look at all that extra wiring.



The finished drivers door. All thats left is the power window stuff. I will be skinning the inside of the door with lexan at a later date.



Look at all the wiring I ditched, just from the doors alone.



Rally rules stipulate that the steering wheel lock must be removed or dissabled. The lock is part of the ignition switch. Pulling the switch requires a little drilling because Nissan uses a special tamper proof screw. Once the screw is tightened, the tip snaps off so it cant be easilly removed.



Ignition off, notice the smooth screw heads. After a little grinding, the lock was no more, and I reinstalled the ignition.



Before calling it a night, I jacked the car up and removed the steering rack. This car origanally had power steering, and I will not be using it. The 240SX was not offered without power steering, so I will have to settel for removing all the power stuff from the rack. But thats another night.

No more rust.

Just a tiny update. I put in an order for a whole bunch of POR 15. I should have enough to coat the whole floor pan, and other problem areas. Hopefully it gets here this week, so I can stop all the little spots. I need to get the car out for roll caging ASAP.

Everything coming apart.

Her home for the next few months.





Tinted tailights.



Having fun with the popups.



Lets get down to business. First to go were the seats.



Then the steering wheel, and cluster.



And the dash, and dash support.







With the interior hollow, I start knocking out all the sound deadening. The stuff in the hatch, and under the rear seat came out really nice. The passenger floor turned out not to be easy. After finishing the passenger side, I called it a night.

Project layout.

I have big plans for this car, and I would like to lay them all out right here.

Over the next six months I will be preparing this car to compete in the Rally-America Group 2 regional championships.

First things first, I need to remove the interior, fix any rust, and get a cage installed.

Once the car has a cage, I can get an engine installed, and running, along with a set of FIA spec race seats.

The car will also need new suspension, a light pod/bar, all required safety equipment, and a skid plate. I will also need to acquire a rally computer, and gravel wheels and tires.

Thats my basic plan, and as things come together, everything should hopefully fall into place.

New beginings.

Lets get down to business.

Out with the old. I sold my 1995 240SX.





In its place, I picked up an 1991 Nissan 240SX S13 hatchback. Its an SE model with every single option. This will be my new long term project.









As the car sits now, it has a full interior, but no engine. The suspension is all stock. There is a small amount of rust on the car, which will be taken care of in the next few weeks.