tervanun Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Hello everyone, Finally getting my 240 project moving. It's a 73, came with little interior, supposedly rebuilt L24, 5 Speed trans, I believe the original color to be orange, some rust spots but not too terrible. It had been sitting outside in someones yard in the mountains for some time as they attempted to restore it but didn't get far so their brother got a hold of it and he sold it to me... Came with a broken stub axle, so after swapping it out and messing with the SU's a bit, and having the gas tank restored, I was able to drive it around a couple times. I'll probably get some crap for this but I just don't like bothering with carbs, so I wanted to swap out the L with something injected and with more power potential (and less heavy)... I didn't want to put a small block in it as I feel like I'd be violating the car with an American engine. My dad had a spare 13b Mazda rotary in a crate, so I considered that for a time, but there was too much to source, and those parts don't seem to be too common... After that I considered a KA24 or an SR20... I found a deal that made adding a tubro to a KA not completely worth it, so I decided to go with an S13 SR20DET, and drop it in stock (for now)... Now you see it... Now you don't! My little helper Oh and did I mention that me and my 2 roommates are all doing restorations?.... Both Alfa Romeo GTV's The reddish one is swapping in a Mazda Miata engine and trans... not so much for power (obviously) but for better vehicle dynamics, as it sits lower and further back in the car than the original motor. Though he says he will later add a turbo The silver one is doing the Alfa "twin spark" motor which is supposed to be really good but I know nothing about it New motor, tranny, and mounts coming this thursday! Thanks for looking! Edited October 2, 2012 by tervanun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowlerMonkey Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Nice choice. I feel the sr20det in the 240sx is done to death and that the early Z car is a great marriage to the SR20. You definately have to let us know the miles per gallon figures since they will be pretty good. As far as Alfas go, I really want an alfa milano verde 3.0 to build up possibly for SCCA Improved touring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tervanun Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Yeah I'm hoping to get pretty good mileage. Until then my daily driver is a lifted Tacoma on 35 inch muds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tervanun Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Work has begun again! I have completely gutted the interior of the car and engine bay Hope to set in the new motor and trans in the next week Pictures to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nice start, keep us posted on the sr swap Im jealous of you roommates GTV's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tervanun Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Yeah I blame this all one one of them who got me and the other into this whole restoration craze... Here is one that the first roommate restored for a customer (yes he works on these for a living while he's in school) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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