240sx Autocross, car #32 10-8-11 Golden Gate Lotus Club

This is my old 240sx, we decided to take it down to the track in it's horribly neglected state for kicks. It actually did surprisingly well considering the poor mechanical shape it's in. Please be kind on the driving lines here, I would compare the handling of a car with suspension damaged this badly to that of pushing a cow on roller skates over a frozen lake.

This seemed like a good idea at the time.

Car info:
1990 240sx (s13 hatchback)
Tires: 6 year old Goodyear GS-D3's
Front and Rear: 215/45/17
Wheels: some really heavy 17" things.

Modifications:
Intake, cat back exhaust, ~50 pounds of weight reduction (read: some of the interior has gone missing.)

The car has several mechanical issues, only some of which are listed below:

#1: As is blatantly obvious, the shocks on the car simply do not work at all.
#2: Power steering disabled.
#3: Several subframe bushings have simply fallen out completely
#4: Engine makes catastrophic grinding noises above 3500 rpm unless the car has been idling for over 90 minutes. (afterwards it can get up to 5500 or so)
#5: Most recent oil change circa late 2007
#6: Miss fires galore. I estimate that old KA24e is probably down to 105-110 horsepower tops.
#7: Drivers seat only partially bolted down.
#8: Drivers side window locked in the upright position with shoelaces.

This car has been PNO'ed for the last 3 years, I've recently taken it out of retirement and am planning on completely rebuilding it over the next 2 years or so to become my new primary autoX vehicle.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• nissan
• 1990
• 240sx
• s13
• Autocross
• AutoX
• GGLC
• Golden Gate Lotus Club
• drift
• race
• racing