NITRQ Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hey everyone just thought id come to share my project with everyone and give some insight and answer questions people may have on certian topics going to go through from day one i bought it to present day, Enjoy! this is the only picture i had to go by when i bought it purchased off craigslist for 600 bucks! not to bad and what it looked like when it got delivered very first thing i did put a battery in it and test out electrical all the lights worked! surprise since it had been sitting for over 9years and the engine it started with power starved L16 put a basic 32/36 weber and all electronic ignition and fired right up! (but did leak alot of oil) go figure next started body work and of course yellow high beams couldnt resist body was mostly rust free but the bed Next was paint wheels and dropping it at this point i started driving it daily only a matter of time aaannnddd BOOM goes the radiator shortly followed by head gasket *sigh* rebuilt engine all new seals, 3 core alluminum radiator, water pump, etc. etc. little truck putted right along happily for months till my foot got power hungry and wanted moreeeee sooo KA24 it was and probally most common ill receive THE MOUNTS I USED WERE THE FACTORY KA24 240SX MOTOR MOUNT BRACKETS hope you enjoyed the pictures! 1 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Looking sweet. Youve put in a lot of work it looks like. You used the stock 240sx ka24de mounts? And it fit just like that? 1 Quote Link to comment
NITRQ Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 That's correct factory mounts and lowered it right down into place 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Nice work,but really on the mounts,you used the stock mounts on passenger and driver's side and it went right in with out a hitch.I am not saying your lieing but really.And i would put the brain under the seat not up in the engine bay and get a good fan to cool it.you will love the power 150hp on tap is night and fuckin day difference in these trucks. You did swap in a 5 speed right,and if you did your truck got a L16 so your rear end should be a little higher then my 69 that had the 1300. Also dont forget about brakes,get yours in all good working order or convert to front discs up front.Get with me later if you need help with some wilwoods or something a little less expensive. All in all good job another 521 saved. 1 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I'm with Mr.Big! You said it man That's nuts about the mounts! I don't think your lieing either but still that's awesome great work! 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Why rattle can it? The patina was great as it was. What did you do to the front steering link to fit the front sump pan? Explain the mounts better too, please. I have a friend with a 521 and a KA-E on a stand itching to mate the two. 1 Quote Link to comment
NITRQ Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hopefully z chopper will chime in on this thread but he is the one who told me to use the factory motor brackets and sure enough they worked! Can really say much else besides that it did take some wiggling and lifting it up and back down a few times but it went in there, and transmission is a 5speed and as far as the oil pan, nothing was done there to get it to clear just went right in, motor was out of a 95' 240sx, I thought the front sump pans didn't have any problems? Thought it was only the rear sump d22 pick-up KA's and as far as the paint go's it's not rattle can but it's not professionall either, I went to harbor freight bought a paint gun and two quarts of paint and that was the result, first time painting a whole truck, later on it will be professionally painted 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 In your pictures it looks like there is a gap/angle between the mount and the rubber. I would almost just cut hockey pucks to make up for that gap. That would sketch me out. What did you do for the trans mount? I like how you did your whole build thread in 2 posts. :poke: 1 Quote Link to comment
AlliedPerformance Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Man if I knew a KA went in that easily.. What wheels are those? Looks fun! 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Man if I knew a KA went in that easily.. What wheels are those? Looks fun! It won't fit in yours anywhere near as easy. J vs. L. 1 Quote Link to comment
NITRQ Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Trans mount I used a custom crossmember made by a local shop, and when I took those pictures there was a small gap so I lifted it back up and realigned it took some effort but it's corrected now 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 That's crazy that it fit in so seamlessly. Kudos to you for going for it. I see the future and it includes every 521 owner hunting for KAs. And me hunting for another 521. 1 Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 awww man. should have took a little more time pulling the trim/badges/lights... over spray and right across the badge :| Other than that looks better. Quote Link to comment
NITRQ Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Must say I'm a mechanic not a painter, or tape'r for that matter I've stripped the paint on those lights and window trim, paint bled through the tape I used (learned my lesson on cheap tape) Quote Link to comment
TheRedWrench Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Any modifications needed to make the drive shaft work? Are you using the 240sx transmission or a 720? The fact that nobody has tried this before just boggles my mind! That is awesome though! Quote Link to comment
NITRQ Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 It's a 1995 240sx tranission and the driveshaft had to be cut shorted and have the 240sx driveshaft yoke welding onto the end, since original shaft bolts to the output shaft and the 240sx trans splines in Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Did you have to do anything to the firewall or the transmission tunnel, other than relocating the shifter hole? Nice work BTW. :D Quote Link to comment
NITRQ Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 A hammer to expand the tunnel just a hair and a die grinder to move the shifter hole, I'll get some pictures later this week to show what was done Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 This is great! Redeye didnt you ask about this some time ago? Quote Link to comment
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]2eDeYe Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 A hammer to expand the tunnel just a hair and a die grinder to move the shifter hole, I'll get some pictures later this week to show what was done Seems to me, that my 620 mounts will work in the L series 521 with no mods to the firewall. How much clearance is there at the center link? Thanks, for all the info. This is great! Redeye didnt you ask about this some time ago? Sure did, been trying to get a test fit done for a while now. Finally got someone to test fit my mounts in a 720. :) Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hopefully z chopper will chime in on this thread but he is the one who told me to use the factory motor brackets and sure enough they worked! ]2eDeye is the one that suggested it to me. No idea if single cammers will fit the same Another member already figured out about the mounts. http://community.rat...ean-out/page-15 Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 personally I would have kept the truck the original Tan colour Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 ]2eDeye is the one that suggested it to me. No idea if single cammers will fit the same Another member already figured out about the mounts. http://community.rat...ean-out/page-15 To confuse the issue a bit more, datson4life used 3/4" spacers under his mounts. May be due to differences in the rubber isolators? He used a 720 trans though. Quote Link to comment
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