Hey everyone, just picked up my FD last night. i traded my E36 for it. i have always wanted an FD and this deal just popped up so i jumped on it asap. loaded up my car and drove 6 hours to get it. it was the craziest experience i have had in a long time with getting a car. we had to unload my slammed bmw off the trailer in a torrential down pour. and load the rx7 in the rain. it was terrible, everyone was soaked, tired, and cold.

loaded up the bmw and headed out



here are the pics the guy sent to me







well i obviously dont have pictures of the swap, but driving home was insane. couldnt see 5 feet in front of the truck. then it got cold. real cold. the roads were all black ice. we didnt get back to chicago until 5:30am



better pics since we got home





motors blown up, not sure whats wrong with it. this is my first rotary





started unloading all the parts that came with it



then i tore down the motor for the rebuild





this build is going to take some time. i am currently focusing on my track 240 to get that up and running for MDU. this car is just going to be my cruiser for now. once the motor is back running im just going to get coils and wheels. in the future it will be getting an LS1

here is my 240 build

Beems S14 build up - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

 

Nice purchase! Just picked mine up and started all mad scientist on it as well. If you need a hand let me know.. ive been around rotaries for (lets just say) a few years lol.

 

yeah it was an awesome deal. cost me about $500 in gas, clothes and food for my buddies haha. but yeah i might need a hand when reassembly comes around. there are a lot of parts that i have no idea what they are. not to mention the 300 vacuum lines on the motor... hopefully i can delete most of that

 

Wow, the body actually doesn't look that bad. Good luck, it looks like you're going to log some serious hours fixing some **** on that FD. That previous owner seems like the hack-job type. You're doing an amazing job on that S14 though so you know what you've gotten yourself into.

 

Yeah the shell is honestly in mint condition. I can't wait to see it in a sunny day tho. He was actually a cool dude. Had over 20 240's and drifts at mdu. His 240 was shown in speed hunters. I think he just didn't have the time to build another car. Well my BMW was just sitting and I lost interest. However the FD I could never let it sit. Already working with my buddy on parts for the rebuild. I hate to build two cars at once tho haha

 

Congratulations on getting a fd! I'm glad to see more fd's popping up in the Chicago area this year.

 

Congrats! I remember you, you used to own a 6 before you sold it and got that 240

 

dude! haha hell yeah. i miss my mx6 more than any other car.

 

Haha yea, I scrapped the blue one and the ZE'd M is now my DD lol.

Looking forward to see what you gonna do with the FD, if you need any help just let me know, I'm out in Bolingbrook.

 

say word

 

Okay cool! Didn't you Usto live in Indiana? I might need a hand once reassembly comes around. But my buddy izzy is going to help rebuild the motor. He's on here rotorhead_izzy. So going to swing it by him next weekend for inspection and figure out parts

 

Here is my daily driver 99 Gsx build incase anyone wanted to see that. 28psi built motor, Dsm link v3 advanced, 16g/20g MSP built turbo, and a whole lot more

99 2G GSX build up - JDM Chicago-Japanese Car Community

 

Yeah I went to Purdue, graduated in 07 so I'm back now.

Not a fan of DSM but yours is pretty clean, love the 2forty tho

 

Oh ok cool. Thanks man!

 

got the car all washed up, it really needs coils. any suggestions? ive had stance, hsd, megan, d2 before. would like to try something new.

 

Hmm yeah ill look into some. Yeah I'm in the northwest suburbs. Might just swing by Touge factory and get stance again tho

 

Endless options for coilovers, all depends on your budget. Tein, Apexi, Ground Control/koni yellows, Ohlins.....Keep an eye out in the classified's as used sets pop up everyday.

 

I would go with Stance.

 

KW Varient coilovers

 

i don't think KW makes anything for Fd's

I just picked up some Apexi S1 and cant wait to slap em on!

 

as far as coilovers i believe we are going to do a group buy at my shop for D2's. mainly limited because for my 99 GSX there really is not a lot of options so probably just go that route.

ripped apart the motor last night. and my fears came true. rear rotor and housing are DONE. found a low mileage motor local so just going to pick that up with my tax return haha.

 

Super exciting update!!! Nope just spring cleaning. I promised myself not to spend a dime on the fd till I finish my 240.

I tried unbolting the seats, but apparently the hulk had other plans. Need a pneumatic impact gun since the bolt head started stripping on one. It's ridiculous.









Picked some work XD9 from a buddy. Getting them refinished gloss white. I bought two new ones but they are back ordered. They are going on the 240 for now but perfect for the FD 18x10+18

 

Well my 240 is nearing completion so I will be on the look out for a motor soon and get cracking

Finally got the headlights on



Couple pics of how the 240 is turning out. Just need brake line, a tune, and some paint

 

Nice engine bay!

 

Thanks! I spent a lot of time on it haha