Hey everyone! My name is Casey I am a 6 month owner of an 87 GN with 150k that may or may not have been cursed by the PO. The 1st day i got it, a fuel line blew while i was driving it home from Portland, Oregon. Tow truck ride on the 1st day. Off to a good start. some time later, i thought that the turbo had gone bad. I replaced it with a rebuilt unit. Still very boggy and it turns out that the California gas has plugged my catalytic converter. some time with a hacksaw and replacement section of exhaust later, it wound up being a very reliable ride. For 2 more months. On a road trip back to Oregon to see my parents, the motor was given the mark of death, with a rod knock. Now i am in the process of pulling the motor for a rebuild by one of the best builders on the west coast. hopefully that remedies my woes haha.
Over time, I plan to make my car into an autoX car. I know the popular thing seems to go 1/4 mile machine with these cars, but i want something i can drive every day and lay into a few turns at the same time. After this motor build is all said and done, the brakes and suspension are going to get some TLC. Also the frame is either getting boxed, or im going to box a donor frame and swap frames. Im thinking Ridetech coils and a watts link should do it for me. Baer is gonna cover my stopping needs. They also have their own master cylinder now so that may get some looking into.
Also i am going to ditch that massive hunk of plastic and refrigerant called the AC system. I saw the Kit that Arizona GN has and i am pretty excited to see engine bay instead of a blob in the corner of my bay. but until i can afford that
But this is an introduction thread, so i am just going to leave it at that. I'll post a link to my build thread whenever i decide to not be a lazy piece of garbage. Until then, here are some picture of when it was running and awesome.
Over time, I plan to make my car into an autoX car. I know the popular thing seems to go 1/4 mile machine with these cars, but i want something i can drive every day and lay into a few turns at the same time. After this motor build is all said and done, the brakes and suspension are going to get some TLC. Also the frame is either getting boxed, or im going to box a donor frame and swap frames. Im thinking Ridetech coils and a watts link should do it for me. Baer is gonna cover my stopping needs. They also have their own master cylinder now so that may get some looking into.
Also i am going to ditch that massive hunk of plastic and refrigerant called the AC system. I saw the Kit that Arizona GN has and i am pretty excited to see engine bay instead of a blob in the corner of my bay. but until i can afford that
But this is an introduction thread, so i am just going to leave it at that. I'll post a link to my build thread whenever i decide to not be a lazy piece of garbage. Until then, here are some picture of when it was running and awesome.
