Conversions & Swaps LSX Engines in Non-LSX Vehicles
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

1989 S13 240sx LS1/T-56 swap

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-24-2013, 08:57 AM
  #1  
Teching In
Thread Starter
 
Tncumminsguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Nashville,TN
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default 1989 S13 240sx LS1/T-56 swap

My little brother bought this car yesterday for a steal and we plan on building it, but I will be doing the majority of the work because he lives in SC and the car is in TN with me. I'm looking forward to a project like this because im a 4x4 guy and never really mess with cars.

The car has had a large amount of work done to it already, all the motor/trans mounts are burned in, the engine bay has had probably 100 hours of work into it, and a large amount of parts have been collected.

The specs are
- F-body LS1 and t-56
- shaved and tubbed engine bay-EVERY hole has been filled, fender tubs fitting 18x10 -3 wheels lock to lock no rubbing, false walls, blended corners everywhere, shaved cowl/firewall, shaved firewall seam, closed the column hole, shaved brakes with internal reverse swing wilwood units (2 brake, 1 clutch), metal work for 4" CAI through drivers fender (not just a hole)
- 6 point cage
- s14 rear diff with 2-way tomie advance trax
- wilwood clutch and brake master cylinders under dash
- near perfect dash and interior pieces
- r33 5 lug conversion( just need s14 spindles) with 300z brakes
- custom headers 95% done
-full exhaust built


Plans
- chase bays LS1 harness
- Jazz or RCI fuel cell with artec industries fuel cell mount
- full interior
- black roof and not sure about color yet. Either Bullit mustang green, silver, white, grey
- coilovers and suspension parts to make it a track car
- undercoat entire bottom of car
- overfenders for rear and some form of a clean body kit
- To make it as clean as possible really

How it looked when I picked it up






getting it into my shop, had to move it alone without help. So I used the winch on my crawler to drag it inside and a pallet mover to pull it in.





Here are some pics of the engine bay and of the car after I cleaned it out. You can see the interior panels are in good shape,




Brake and clutch master cylinder resi. mounts





Last edited by Tncumminsguy; 01-26-2013 at 12:24 PM.
Old 01-24-2013, 11:43 AM
  #2  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (8)
 
Stancel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 99
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

That car is from Garage Zero, right?
Old 01-24-2013, 04:22 PM
  #3  
Teching In
Thread Starter
 
Tncumminsguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Nashville,TN
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Stancel
That car is from Garage Zero, right?
We bought it from someone here in Nashville who bought it from someone in ATL
Old 01-24-2013, 05:56 PM
  #4  
TECH Apprentice
 
superbean's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 390
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Glad to see a project of this caliber being finished. Seeing a car 80% disassembled really scares some people. having four s13s, they are fairly simple to work on everything! Had rb20, rb25, sr20 and KA-T.. wish I would have stuffed some american torque into it
Old 01-25-2013, 06:15 AM
  #5  
Teching In
iTrader: (2)
 
dts300z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Yea there is a lot of work in that engine bay. Should make for a pretty sweet 240 when its finished up.
Old 01-25-2013, 12:21 PM
  #6  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (1)
 
Nissan LS240's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: LA
Posts: 356
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

That's going to be a clean install, by the time its over though there's plenty more beer bottles in the car
Old 01-25-2013, 02:47 PM
  #7  
Staging Lane
iTrader: (5)
 
REDL1NE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Norman,OK
Posts: 95
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Nice build

Love the build. Cannot wait to see this thing going. Very neat.
Old 01-26-2013, 07:33 AM
  #8  
On The Tree
iTrader: (3)
 
Jay Gadsby's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Killeen, TX
Posts: 110
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

So far, so good. Have fun and good luck!
Old 01-26-2013, 09:19 AM
  #9  
Launching!
 
cprmn14's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Dixon, IL
Posts: 284
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Looks like you've got a good jump!
Old 01-26-2013, 12:16 PM
  #10  
TECH Regular
iTrader: (5)
 
97camaroguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Toronto
Posts: 499
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

sweet... good starting point.
Old 01-26-2013, 12:21 PM
  #11  
Teching In
Thread Starter
 
Tncumminsguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Nashville,TN
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by superbean
Glad to see a project of this caliber being finished. Seeing a car 80% disassembled really scares some people. having four s13s, they are fairly simple to work on everything! Had rb20, rb25, sr20 and KA-T.. wish I would have stuffed some american torque into it
Thanks for the reassuring words, They look like pretty simple machines. And I agree that the p/o engine bay work really makes it nice. Been thinking about putting the car on my buddy's rotisserie. And the car does scare me a little bit but hey it's like legos....but better

Originally Posted by Nissan LS240
That's going to be a clean install, by the time its over though there's plenty more beer bottles in the car
I will have to dedicate a trash can for beer at my shop

Originally Posted by REDL1NE
Love the build. Cannot wait to see this thing going. Very neat.
Just waiting on some more key parts and this thing will get rolling along

Originally Posted by dts300z
Yea there is a lot of work in that engine bay. Should make for a pretty sweet 240 when its finished up.
thanks, thats the plan!
Old 09-08-2014, 10:20 AM
  #12  
Teching In
Thread Starter
 
Tncumminsguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Nashville,TN
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

This car is up for sale, he is keeping the motor/trans. Someone needs this thing!



Quick Reply: 1989 S13 240sx LS1/T-56 swap



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:57 PM.