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Member ID: Blokeswagen

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Vehicle Info

1988 Nissan Pulsar

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  • HP156
  • Weight2245 lbs

Major Upgrades

  • port and polish
  • engine swap

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Last updated: Mar 20, 2006

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Rob’s Nissan Pulsar:
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  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Page One

This is my '88 Nissan Pulsar NX SE:
Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 1

It has a 1.8l 16v twin-cam motor (CA18DE)in it, and a 5-speed manual trans (RS5F50A):
Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 4

I bought it on Dec 4/04 with intention of racing it in the Canadian Tire street-studded class of the Thunder Bay Autosports Club series. Whewww, what a mouthful.

We first started by stripping the car down, I wanted to remove as much weight as possible, especially in the rear end, where you don't want any weight. Here is some pics of us stripping the interior out:
Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 2 Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 3
Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 6 Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 5

Here it is all stripped out:
Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 7 Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 8

There were a couple of small holes that we found around the rear fender well:
Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 8 Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 9

I patched these with some 18ga sheetmetal that was cut and stich welded into place:
Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 11 Blokeswagen's 1988 Nissan Pulsar Thunder Bay, ON Customized with MagnaFlow Exhaust, K&N Intake, Auto Meter Gauges, A'PEX Engine Electronics, Jim Wolf Tech Engine Comps., Nismo Strut Bars, Stillen Header, Crane Cams Ignition, Ground Control Springs, Jim Wolf Tech Perf. Chip, KYB Shocks, B&M Shift Knob, Hella Lighting - 12

Notice the rear cage mounts welded to the shock-towers too.

Page 1 - Intro and Stripshow
Page 2 - Cage Work
Page 3 - Misc Work
Page 4 - Paint and Final Prep
Page 5 - First Race
Page 6 - Motor Problems
Page 7 - Double Race Weekend
Page 8 - Fianl Race
Page 9 - SR20 Motor Swap
Page 10 - 2006 Season

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Member ID: Blokeswagen

Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario