A LOOK BACK AT FREDDY THE GM POWERED S14

Over the past 4 years I have owned and have been building this 1997 240sx.  It was a project that all started with a motor.  I picked up an LS1 from a friend that had spun a rod bearing, then spent the winter rebuilding it.  I went all threw the motor.  It got a new rod, all new pistons, crank, bearings, heads, valve train, cam, etc.  Like many other car guys, I enjoy the build more than owning the car.  I liked the idea of learning a new motor and the time spent going through it.  Now, at the time I started on the motor, I had no idea what car I would put this LS1 into.  To be honest, I wasn't even sure that it would going into a car.  I have always wanted to build a series of motors, just to collect and let sit around my garage.  The same as a model car hobbyist builds for the enjoyment.  

After some time I remember seeing a local guy swap this motor into his 1998 Nissan 240sx.  I was blown away at how he made the motor look at home in this chasis.  He was one of the first people I had even seen complete this motor swap.  At this time there were no motor count conversions of driveshafts that were built to length.  After reading about how capable the car's suspension was, I knew that I needed to find a 240 and get to work right away.

I searched the internet for almost a year before I found a car that I believed to be worth the money.  I found the car on a forum and had it shipped down here from Boston.  The car was a completely stock, automatic, 1997.  The day I bought the car I ordered wheels, tires, coilovers, and every adjustable suspension arm.  I drove the car like this for about 6 months before I was ready to pull the motor.

Looking clean but still VERY slow!