Vehicle Owner

Member ID: RB20DEThybridnut

Location: Gatineau, QC

Vehicle Info

1991 Nissan 240SX

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile10.42 sec @ 125 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP440
  • Weight2520lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

Exterior Styling

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    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Aug 24, 2009

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Sylvain,’s Nissan 240SX

  • Currently 3.6 /5 Stars.
66 guestbook comments

Page 1 - My 240sx fastback
Page 2 - The Shell (you are here)
Page 3 - The Engine
Page 4 - The swap
Page 5 - Electrical
Page 6 - Tips & Part numbers
Page 7 - VIDEOS

Puting it together

here is the shell, 1991 S13 clean, both frame rail are rusted through, as all canadian 240sx are, but the rear frame rails are in really good shape

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

Started to sandblast, maaan its a messy job, but good results

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

started to prime

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

Did both rails on the car, they were pierced through by the rust, obviously, but inside and floor was in good condition. I did it right, bought the frame rails, $63.14 each at Nissan dealer

this is what u get

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

rail repair

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

took the driver frame rail out, meh, I could've buffed it out....you think?

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

underneath frame rail, very clean, sandblasted it primed and painted

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

new one fits like a glove

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

Welded in

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX
RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

painted

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX

RB20DEThybridnut's 1991 Nissan 240SX


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Page 1 - My 240sx fastback
Page 2 - The Shell (you are here)
Page 3 - The Engine
Page 4 - The swap
Page 5 - Electrical
Page 6 - Tips & Part numbers
Page 7 - VIDEOS

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chitownkat240  

Posted by: chitownkat240

09/21/2009 11:46PM

Great build! Im impressed with the RB20! Im hoping to swap it into my daily driven S13 once I have enough extra money.

CDuBw7  

Posted by: CDuBw7

07/07/2009 03:48AM

hey tight rb swap i just got an rb25det in my 240 are you using the power fc? and did you use the stock gauges? thanks

smokemyocum  

Posted by: smokemyocum

05/07/2009 03:49AM

Hey Nice 240sx, Ive picked one up that was setting for $300, the body needs some work. But anyway I was also thinking about doing a RB20DET swap. I was wondering what u thought about them. O yea 5*star

jonceballos  

Posted by: jonceballos

04/14/2009 04:04PM

Hey there I came accross this on your rb20 thread on GTRCANADA Deinately a sick ride man Its nice to see an rb in there instead of sr I know sr's are cheaper but there are waaaaaaay too many of them Good job man props

tc450  

Posted by: tc450

04/12/2009 09:19AM

great build.... truely an under rated engine...

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: RB20DEThybridnut

Location: Gatineau, QC