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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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My new Caged goodness is finished...

figured i would take some pics of my newly finished caged goodmess (and new dash)









and some of what twisted does



BTW...if you didnt notice. look back the cage is also welded to the body of the car extra stiff

Hopefully next month i'll get my suspension done...so stay tune 8)
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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to support the power of this motor

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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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next is fully adjustable suspension (however no camber in the rear..duh)

it will be 16 way dampening adjustable, camber adjustable (front) and height adjustable. Again stay tuned
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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you were doing well until you showed the motor. lol
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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thats sure is one of the nicer looking 240sx I have seen
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by driftking777
to support the power of this motor

Why not T2?
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Why put a piston motor in a FB WHY!!!!!!!!
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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dude NO love for you. But nice car other thanthat ugly motor. NEEDS LESS PISTONS.
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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My seventh sense is telling me this thread will be moved.
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:52 AM
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if this thread is moved souley because i showed a picture of a motor that is bull **** bucause it is nothing about the motor.

And sorry none of you can just respect horsepower, because as far as im concerned, rotary or non-rotary, horsepower is horsepower.

and im suprise more of you arent asking about the suspension set...lol
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:56 AM
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Is this Twisted person on Pirate? Ive got a Toyota rock crawler myself...

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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 08:35 AM
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Looking good, dude.

What are you intending on using this car for? Drift events? If so you need to have some door bars installed, also factory dash is needed to compete.

SO what are these suspension mods you are doing?
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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i love the car. wish i wasnt hurting for cash right now damn college and medical bills

ill sit back on wait to see these suspension mods.

will you continue to use the stock steering or will be going with a R&P setup?
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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Nice job on the cage, suspension mods should make it a fun car to drive. Agreed, hp is hp, more is better, lol.

I grew up with V8s and muscle cars. I still love the sound of them and have a hard time getting a stiffy over the sound of most of the smaller cu. in. imports.
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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What size and type of material was the cage built from by the way? I like the look of that size in the interior, but I'm curious as to material diameter and wall thickness.

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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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I see your KA24 and raise you a SR20DET



meh, guess we got the same intercooler and had the same idea.
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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piston + FB = bad

Rotary + FB = best
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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Sweet cage man. You better fix that wheel well rust.
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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This guy rotor vs. piston is smart. Rotaries are just headaches... they're just sparing themselves from it, lol
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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but u have to adjust the valvesall the time and having so many moving parts, and just having 3 moving parts i will take
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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^^ lol i think its a nice cage. wanna do mine? lol
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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i cant remember off the top of my head of the size of tubing used. I will find out when i get back home (im in chicago right now)

however as for the wheel well rust. the car will be mini tubbed hopefully within the next 2 months...so rust be goooonnne!!

Suspension (disclaimer...mismatching car parts )

240sx coilvovers 8/6kg spring setup
Toyota 8" rear end (should be good for around 500whp)
custom mounts in the rear.

BTW. Rotor Vs. Piston - it seems you had to cut the hood support to fit mines still intact.

And thank you everyone for the COMPLIMENTS.

and Twisted Customs is a rock crawling builder, they do all my welding. I do the fab work, they weld it up.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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The hood support was cut to fit in the V8 I ran for a few years. I have other hoods, just never tried to see if they would fit. :shrug:
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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i love the car. wish i wasnt hurting for cash right now damn college and medical bills

ill sit back on wait to see these suspension mods.

will you continue to use the stock steering or will be going with a R&P setup?

BTW i will be running a R/P setup once Respeed comes out with there's (hoping it fits 100% stock location)
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