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#Post#: 1995--------------------------------------------------
Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: T.Shead Date: January 14, 2012, 2:22 am
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Bought it back in January of 2008 with 104xxx miles, bone stock,
and perfect exterior. I got it because it was rwd and I was into
drifting. Unfortunately I was still living at home and it "had"
to be automatic according to the parents. -__-
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Through the few years it has been through
-fender kicking the week after I got it (ppl these days...)
-collapsed lower A-arm in my only drifting incident
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-highway collision with center divider at 50 - 60mph due to
hydroplaning on low tread tires
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-shattered trans mount
-another foot in the fender ::)
-spun bearing cylinder 2 (my bad, I was pretty dang stupid the
first year I had it)
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-1993 KA put in
-freaking concrete chunks thrown at it while I was asleep...
which brings it to here:
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Here's the kicker; I've been planning on pursuing the glamorous
motorsports of rally and rallycross. "A rally 240sx you say? Wow
that's a bad idea. It's two wheel drive, lacks power, and would
never do good" Yeah I've heard that one before and the truth is
that it really isn't. In fact, the S-chassis actually has a
history in professional rally. Nissan/Datsun rallied the
carbureted, 277hp, na, rwd 240RS (homologated from the s110
Silvia or 200sx) in rally in the days of the epic Group B of
WRC. (which was banned after 4 years because it was too
dangerous)
I think an s14 would be a good chassis for rally or rallycross.
Many s13s have already been in rally and so has an s14 - the
s13s in Rally America and Targa (Finnish Fury Rallysport,
MRWMotorsport) and s14 in PPIHC (Fatman Racing).
They are all inspirations for me:
Finnish Fury Rallysport:
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MRWMotorsport:
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Fatman Racing:
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240RS:
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I decided to pursue rally at the beginning of last summer and so
far I have done, well....nothing. lol At the beginning of the
summer is when I spun a bearing and took me until the end to get
it back together. Then I went back to school here at TSTC in
Waco and I am focusing on that mainly. Gotta do what I gotta do.
Currently it is sitting on a lift at school while I'm
overhauling the timing components and some suspension (back to
stock, repairs). I'm pulling the motor on Monday.
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My plans for this build are to stay with the KA and compete in
Group 2 of Rally America and Street 2 of Texas Rallysport. I am
actually trying to make the January 21st event near San Marcos
(see Event
HTML http://www.texasimportstoday.com/san-antonio-11/texas-rallysport-rallycross-1-%28january-21st%29/)<br
/>but it's looking slim. :-\
Why no SR or awd RB you ask? Personally I like the KA and
dislike SRs. This is how I generally feel about SRs:
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The KA has a better powerband for rally and per rules of Rally
America one cannot compete in a turbocharged car until they
achieve 20 coefficient points. Plus I know much more about the
KA, I love the motor and it has some major potential that people
fail to realize. No awd RB swap because competing in 2wd and
competing in awd are MUCH different things. Awd is where all the
big boys are and in order to learn well it is best to start in
2wd. It's got a lot more competition potential where as in awd
most new guys will just get blown away. Also, RBs are way more
expensive and harder to come by then KAs. And a good thing to
have in Rally is spares....spare suspension arms, motor parts,
ball joints, transmissions, axles, and of course tires. That's
right up the KA's alley as parts come cheap. The RB on the other
hand is a different story...even for a rwd RB.
Recent Photoshoot:
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Mod List:
-AEM intake
-BBP 4-2-1 longtube header
-3" midpipe
-2.5" magnaflow exhaust
-Nismo trans mount
-KYB GR2 struts
-88rotors.com slotted/drilled rotors
-Hawk front pads
-PBR XGB rear pads (eBay)
-EGR, IACV delete
-eBay front strut bar
-eBay rucas
-Autometer oil pressure guage
-Optima Yellowtop battery
-a.c delete
Stockpiled Parts
-two 5spd transmissions
-ACT clutch & pressure plate
-flywheel
-5spd swap bearings and bushings
-clutch slave cylinder
-clutch master cylinder
-clutch lines
-5spd shifter
-4.63:1 rack and pinion
-my old 1996 KA block
-1993 KA accessories
-upper and lower timing chains
-upper and lower tensioners
-upper and lower chain guides
-Moog front ball joints
-Moog outer tie rod end
Parts To Get (this year)
-DSS aluminum driveshaft
-clutch pedal assembly
-shift knob
-Rally Armor mudflaps
-open diff
-5spd wiring harness
-stockpile spare stuff
-40mm JVAB Imports Sooper ****in' Suspenders™ (at least down
payment)
To Do List (this year)
-finish repairs next week
-replace e-brake cables
-fix trunk lock
-new radiator
-battery relocation to truck
-continue stripping interior
-compete in rallycross events
-5spd swap
-Quest 110amp alternator conversion
-find daily driver
Eventual Basic Parts List for Final Car (planning on full na
build):
-catalytic converter (required per rules of Rally America)
-needs a cage
-Sabelt 6pt. harnesses
-Sabelt Taurus seats
-some rally computer
-Arcasting 15x7 Z.AR wheels
-Lassa Rally 4 and Pirelli RX tires
-11.0:1 JE pistons
-Eagle rods
-Supertech valvetrain
-cams...need to research which I should get
-ARP studs
-Clevite bearings
-MAYBE BC FCW crank (lots of $$$$ though)
-MAYBE ATI harmonic balancer (also lots of $$$)
-fab'd light bar with Hellas (700s and 1000s)
-Hella supertone horns
-Lexan windows & nets
-ITBs
-Jim wolf ECU
-Walbro 255 lph fuel pump
-370cc injectors
-squared off and fab'd suspension arms
-etc
Parts FOR SALE
-s14 OEM Fogs $70
-s14 BC stage 2 cams $300
-s14 OEM cams (2 sets) $80
-s14 full a/c parts from engine bay $250
-Eventual paint scheme is up in the air but leaning towards the
240RS scheme. It'd be a cool throwback I think.
Deadline: HAHAHAHA....yeah this is more like a wishlist right
now. Focusing on school. Finishing my auto tech degree then
planning to complete MET (machine shop) and welding degrees.
And that's me and my s14. I'm tired and going to bed.
What say you?
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Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: Texas8th Date: January 14, 2012, 3:33 pm
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Very nice sir! Why are you pulling the engine? I thought you
just doing the gaskets. If you don't have an engine, how are you
going to race next weekend?
#Post#: 1997--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: Kaotikkaos Date: January 14, 2012, 3:41 pm
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two legit to quit. Nice thread man for reals
#Post#: 2001--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: T.Shead Date: January 14, 2012, 5:33 pm
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[quote]Very nice sir! Why are you pulling the engine? I thought
you just doing the gaskets. If you don't have an engine, how are
you going to race next weekend?[/quote]
I have to, to get the oil pan off so I can replace the gasket
and take off the front cover- the right way. No worries - it
should be back in the same day. (Monday) If I make the
rallycross it's definitely going to be a close one. I'm thinking
It's a 50/50 chance I'm going to make it judging from here but
the instructors are being more lenient with my allowed time in
the shop so I bet we can. Registration deadline is the 19th so
if I can get everything done by then....we're set. This includes
an alignment....hopefully Mr. Cassell can help me with that
because we have not covered that yet. Or maybe I can just go by
the book.
[quote]two legit to quit. Nice thread man for reals[/quote]
TANKS, Glad you like it.
#Post#: 2005--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: angel279 Date: January 15, 2012, 8:34 am
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Nice post! Lots of info and lots of nice pictures! I love
ralling, i think its fun to watch but idk abiut me being the
driver lol, i like is touring racing, when u get any street car
and make it a trak car :) i dont like heavily modified race cars
for some reason
#Post#: 2009--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: T.Shead Date: January 15, 2012, 3:17 pm
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Yeah one reason why I love Rally America. I'm kind of the same
way but I still love F1. Vettel ftw.
You'd be surprised on how many cars people rally out there:
Many generations of Mustangs inluding a 1st gen and whatever gen
the latest one is, civics and crxs, datsun 510, old saabs,
beetles, dsms, supras, gtis, rx7s, porsches, jettas, minis,
mopar has an avenger rally concept, lotus has a prototype,
neons, srt-4s, mercedes, triumph tr7, alfa romeos, celicas,
mazda 3s, miatas, a scion xD, mr2s, bmws...etc, etc.
#Post#: 2249--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: T.Shead Date: February 9, 2012, 12:15 pm
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Okay...motor is apart.
Ditching the JE pistons idea....I don't need them. Going with
OEM KA24E pistons. I can get even higher CR out of them anyways
(11.1:1 and 11.6:1 depending on dish top or flat top) than the
JE pistons and for a quarter of the price.
Rebuilding the bottom end with ARP hardware and going to
research bearing ideas...Clevite maybe but I heard some things
about them...
Gonna get a cometic MLS gasket as well. Trying to decide between
a thinner one or thicker one.
Maybe I'll have enough tax return left over to do my valve
train....or get different, better tires. lol Tired of these
Rikens.
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Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: angel279 Date: February 9, 2012, 12:39 pm
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Gotta alot of work ahead! Good luck man!
#Post#: 2258--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: Kaotikkaos Date: February 9, 2012, 1:18 pm
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Lol go get some bad ass Tires man.
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Re: Dirtay Two Fowtay
By: T.Shead Date: February 9, 2012, 4:31 pm
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I'm thinking about reverse mounting some Continental
ExtremeContact DWS tires....they are a DOT approved tire
slightly similar to a rally tire.
Rally tire (normal outside to the right):
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ExtremeContact DWS (normal outside at bottom):
If I reversed a DWS so the inside is to the outside it would
sort of resemble a rally tread pattern.
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