Nissan 240SX S13 Project Web Pages

In anticipation of running the 2003 race season (along with, hopefully the One Lap of America next year), I went out and bought the future race car. The S13 coupe is supposed to be about 70lbs lighter than the eqivalent hatchback, and is supposed to be more rigid. So, despite Jim's insisting that the coupes are really ugly, I got a coupe. (All that and mostly because the price was right.)
Overall, it's not so bad. It came with the engine bay relatively clean (on top anyway - under the motor is a mucky oily mess!) Body seems straight, it runs pretty well. Only complaint is that it seems to be a bit bogged at lower RPM. This could be caused by the noises coming from the motor. A common problem with the KA24DE is that the timing chain tensioner wears, and then you get a bunch of noise from chain slap. Well, that's what I've got. It'll cost around $300 to fix the whole thing, replacing the chain, tensioner, all gaskets, water pump, thermostat, and all hoses. Still not a bad price.
Well, here's the pics from the day the owner dropped it off at Tom's house (temp holding area while I got tags).

Staring down my S14.

Artsy shot.

Exterior pics. Note, slight damage to the left rear quarter. Not bad though. Overall, paint is worn (like with a sandblaster). There's no visible rust, but a lot of small dings.

Interior pics. Normal 150k miles of wear and tear.

Motor pics. It was cleaned up before I looked at it. It looks very clean, and as of yet, anyway, it still is. Under it is very oily. However, I don't have any serious leaks that would cause such a mess. My thought is that 90% or more of the oil sludge was caused by sloppy oil changes (there's a LOT of mess under the oil filter area). There's also a small leak in the power steering pump that added to the mess on the driver's side. I also think that, at some point, some seal blew spraying oil all over, because the underside of the hood had a nice thin coating.

Well, there will be more to come as I get to work on the car (just to get it ready for inspection.