350Z SEATS IN S13

The seats in the car where the worst most uncomfortable ugly things that I have ever experienced and I was looking for a nice pair of seats to drop in without too much hassle and of course CHEAP!! I was lucky to find a guy on Craigslist that had this pair of cloth seats from his 350Z for $100.

I did not really know what it took to make these fit all I knew is that I read somewhere that this could be done, so I jumped on it. 

If you want to do this for your S13 just follow these instructions to guide you. I followed them somewhat but mostly I just hammered the rails to fit as the bolt holes are not too far off.

This is the finished project:

 

NEW STEERING WHEEL

The stock steering wheel was in pretty bad shape and I wanted to give the interior a new look so I decided to pick up an aftermarket steering wheel from eBay. It turned out to be pretty simple to install, I just used these instructions and it was done in less than an hour.

I think it looks good but after the I was done and took a ride I felt it was a little too small. Oh well, maybe next time I'll get a bigger one.

MSD IGNITION ON KA24DE

 a friend of mine heard that I had got a 240 and said he had an MSD 6AL ignition module laying around from his old Accord. I was so happy when he said I could have it after I searched what it would take to adapt it to the Ka. Pretty simple to do, all you need is the following:

• MSD 6AL
• MSD Blaster coil ( I used the SS)
• Some soldering tools
• Electrical Tape or Heat Shrink
• Some Enthusiasm

Follow this diagram and connect everything properly to have a solid connection and you will be on your way in no time.

And there you have it. Very simple to do and it will smooth out your idle and throttle throughout the entire rev range. Make sure you use good spark plug cables and plugs, etc to maximize your results.


  

3M Window Weld Motor Mounts:
My motor mounts were not in good shape and I was not about to try to put hockey pucks in so I did the next best thing. I got a tube of  3M Window Weld from Amazon for under $20 and followed these instructions. I only used one tube but it was barely enough so i would suggest getting the two that it says in the instructions.

248/248 Cam Swap:
While doing my motor mounts I decided to drop in the extra 248 cam I got from a friend.  The main thing to look for when doing this is do some research on the Ka's timing. How it should work and you will be able to do cam swaps in 20 minutes in no time. When you are at TDC rotate the new cam 3 teeth Counter Clock Wise until the front cam lobes facing away from each other horizontally. Step by Step instructions

Exterior Work

The car came with an aero kit zip tied on mostly and full of cracks. Personally, I really like the stock look of the S13 Chuki so I got a front and rear bumper for the scrap yard and painted them using Duplicolor Perfect Match spray paint. I Also replaced the rear tail lights and had to hammer the damage back into shape to get them to look decent.

Front Bumper Painted and Installed...

Before....


After the rear bumper painted and installed.....

Now I needed to replace the hatch, as the one I had could not be smashed back into shape no matter how hard I tried. This was the only thing I could not find in good shape at the scrap yard so I had to turn to my good friend CRAIGSLIST!!

I found a guy with a nice hatch in black for a great price so I jumped on it. I still had paint left from the bumpers so I got to work. 

Rims and Tuneup

First thing I did was a thorough tuneup and new brakes. Spark plugs, wires, coolant, and replaced a leaky old valve cover seal. While changing the brakes I decided to slap some rims I had lying around. I discovered a few things while doing this, for example I was surprised to find out the car had a long tube header and lower springs.

Starting with this...

New Brakes - Stock for now

 Fresh set of wheels...

The Beginning

This is my S13 Ka24de Build page. It all began last summer when I bought this car from a friend that had got it from a repo sale. He got it with some damage and some issues with the intention to restore it but then some unforeseen circumstances landed it in my hands. I will try to make this a nice turbo 240 to have fun with, nothing fancy considering my budget is extremely limited. I tried to document everything that I have done so far and have kept most of the information I have accumulated over the build time. I will be creating a page where you will be able to download all my resources for anyone who is new to 240s as I was. 

Thanks and Enjoy!