April 8, 2011

Really and truly, I should have posted this yesterday. I've had the car parked over in my brothers garage and, as you can tell from the pictures, it was a bit messy. I ended up spending the majority of the day cleaning out the garage of old stuff and went ahead and trashed a lot of it that was really not needed anymore. It all ended up being close to 400lbs of crap, but it's mostly all cleaned up and ready to get started. After I got that all cleaned up, I went on over to Lowe's and spent a good deal of money on some PVC pipe and a large portion of plastic on a roll. I also had some 220 and 400 grit sand paper with a spray can of primer. Hopefully I can get some of that rust cleaned up and prevent any further from accumulating. When I get a chance to get back over there and get started, I'll post up some pictures.

Almost forgot to mention the status of the polls. Not many votes for this first one, but I am sure that once the project starts getting some more progress, it will get more attention. T winner for the suspension parts was the Ebay posting for ENERGY HYPER-FLEX MASTER BUSHING KIT NISSAN 240SX 89-94. The winner for the first engine build platform was the KA24DE. I'll start searching and keeping an eye out on ebay for the KA that I will end up going with and will ensure to keep all of you all posted on that. Once it is purchased and the tear down starts, we'll start the voting on internal parts.

I'm looking further into getting a Dual Action sander, After countless videos on youtube and DIY sites, I've come to realize that it would be my best option to go ahead and knock down the old paint and prime the whole car. While I was at Lowe's getting the PVC pipe for my make shift paint booth, I took notice of a big, 220V air compressor with a five foot tall tank. I was surprised at the price, it was just under $500 and I'm really eying it as a next tool investment unless ebay has something more along those lines. The project is making slow progress but even still the head of the household is making sure I don't go overboard and start a spending spree. Thanks honey!

While I'm at it, I feel the need to send some love to the guys at 240sxtechdvds.com. I've recently received my first three dvds from them and they are great. Well narrated, the camera gets great shots of what the worker is working on and even goes as far to tell what steps are different on the two "S" chassis vehicles that they bring up. If you get a moment to watch some of their teaser videos on youtube, you can catch a glimpse of what the videos entail. If you happen to get all the way to their site and purchase the products, although a little on the steep side for amateur video, I still think it's quite a good investment. I have yet to view the tear down and build dvds I got, but if they are anything like the suspension bushing install dvd, they will be spot on and put together well for the beginner in the DIY automotive work area. Check them out when you can, and be on the lookout for more pictures.