	Here is the Nissan Titan V8, VK56DE (5.6L DOHC, stock 305hp, 379ft-lb) Engine has 13K miles.
	Test fitting the motor, yes I know the intake manifold will not clear, and I will be fabricating one.
	Pictures of the transmission 5 speed automatic from the Nissan Armada - 150 miles (same as Titan, but all Armadas are floor shift) Picture of the engine without the intake manifold on.
	Tonight I removed the heater core, firewall insulation mat, carpet, and front seats. I also cut the front section of the tunnel in preparation for fitting the engine and transmission. 3/29/06
	Engine and trans are now bolted together, and I am working on getting the engine sitting where it will be mounted. Looking like fabricating an oil pan and intake manifold are required. 4/1/06
	Engine and transmission are propped up in place in preparation for motor mount and transmission mount fabrication, which will be in the next 2 weeks. I am also starting to measure up for fabrication of the new tunnel, and an area to run intake piping behind the passenger side head of the motor. 5 lug swap is also in progress, as well as swapping the rear suspension uprights to Aluminum Z32 uprights to save weight, and also going to Z32 brakes at all 4 corners. 4/8/06

	4/22/06 Another update, today I worked on finalizing the motor mounts and started on modifying a Titan truck crossmember and transmission mount to be fitted to the 240SX. The motor mounts will be done this coming week, and I hope to have the crossmember modified and installed by next weekend. The transmission mount was shortened about 1.25"(Picture shows the mount which needs to be pressed in yet), and the crossmember will be narrowed by about 10" The LH & RH motor mounts are slightly different because I want the engine to sit completely level in the car and there must be differences in the stock motor mounts on the Titan which tilt the engine to one side. The mounts will be welded into the frame and the bolts for the stock crossmember will also go through the top of the new motor mount plate.
	5/3/06 Work night: All mounts are now fabricated and final fit in the car, all of the mounts are bolted in for now and will be welded into the frame. Pictures of the narrowed transmission crossmember and mounts, and also the motor mounts. Next step removing oil pan to see how much it can be modified for more ground clearance, and also steering rack clearance. If not, one will be fabricated. Also I will be starting fabrication of the new transmission tunnel, firewall, and intake manifold. I have all the new bushings pressed into the rear suspension arms except for the lower control arms, hopefully I can finish up those and start putting the rear suspension back together soon.
	Working on the transmission tunnel, progress has been slow, but we have mocked up the top portion of the tunnel, and I am going to start fabrication this week on that, as well as work on the oil pan which was removed last night. The floor has been channeled to allow for shift linkage, and passenger side exhaust. Control arms are all done now, bushings have been pressed in (Nismo) and they have been repainted. Rear lower control arms are the last ones I still need to do this week. More soon.
	More of the tunnel is welded in, still have to metal finish all the welds, seam seal and paint. The remainder of the transmission tunnel will be fabricated next, along with a custom intake manifold. Oil pan is removed for customization. Steering rack has been partially test fitted, some slight modification of the motor mount will be required, as well as modification to the stock exhaust manifold.
	6/22/06 Back to working on the car again, started the mockup of the intake manifold runners, upper plenum, and flanges. This just might clear the hood!
	Reference pictures of the engine block for oil pan fitment, and pictures of the rear suspension assembly with Z32 aluminum uprights, all Nismo bushings, & brakes.
	7/13/06 work night, final mockup of the intake manifold with flanges, and formed ends on the runners. I have to adjust a couple of the runners slightly to get them centered, but its coming together. I also need to cut out for the injector relief, and weld on some injector bosses. Also a couple pictures of my new welder and the Stance coilovers - (purchased from Auto RND talk to Josh, they have awesome customer service)
	8/13/06 Wow, I have not updated the site in a while, but I have been working on the manifold here and there, more pics maybe tomorrow. Over the weekend my step son Zac and I put the Stance coilovers on the car together!
	8/15/06 Got a chance to metal finish some areas, some are still work in progress, but the manifold is getting there... All the pieces to the manifold are ready, just have to finish metal finishing, sand blast, then tack weld the plenum bottom on for final fitment.
	8/19/06 Final fitment of the manifold is done, all thats left is fabricating the piece to clear the water neck, and the brackets to hold down the injector rails. The throttle body flange is complete, and just needs to be welded on the back of the manifold. Hopefully some of the final welding will be done this week.
	8/23/06 A lot of the final welding is done, I need to do some final metal finish work, finish welding the injector risers on, and weld in mounts for the stock fuel rail to bolt on. Took some weights today, and the manifold is lighter than I expected. Stock manifold is 11LBS. New manifold is 18lb complete, not bad for steel =)
	8/31/06 After pressure testing the manifold, and fixing one pesky leak (Required cutting open the bottom of the manifold to get to one of the runners), the manifold is ready to go to the powdercoater. Hopefully I can decide on a color when I get there tomorrow.
	9/7/06 Intake manifold back from the powdercoater.
	1/13-1/17/07 Oil pan to be modified, and the adapter plate to use a front sump pan being machined. Some wiring work also in the works.
	2/7/07 Finally getting around to updating the site, here is the oil pan adapter (Aluminum plate CNC milled) and the pan in the process of being extended for the VK56DE Engine.
	2/16/07 Adapter plate being test fitted, everything clears and there are only 2 small modifications needed to complete the piece. Now I can pull the engine and transmission out to weld in all the mounts. Hopefully things can go more quickly now that this piece is finalized. Pics of the intake manifold sitting on the engine to see where the firewall will be cut for the intake piping. Pics of the JDM bumper with the Gracer/Trust front lip spoiler (Urethane)
	2/24/07 Welding work night. I removed the engine and transmission last tuesday, and I started cleaning up the frame, and mounts to be permanently mounted in the car. The engine and transmission mounts are 95% welded in now, I ran out of welding wire. I have to finish building the firewall. I have a new miller welder, and its working great, now to metal finish all the old work, and clean it all up. More to come this week. Also, I have to add an insert to the oil pan adapter flange, as the fitting I used is larger than the sealing O-ring.. small setback, but I would rather not take a chance on it not sealing the oil filter lines..
	3/18/07 Over the past couple weeks I have been working on getting the mounts welded in, and started working heavily on the firewall. I have the engine and transmission in the car again for final fitment of the intake piping, and so that I can design and fab up the firewall on the passenger side. Things are going pretty well with the work, I still have alot of cleanup work to do, and alot of seam sealing. I also got my Nismo power brace installed. I have my brake pads now (www.stranoparts.com), and I have my brake conversion lines on order. (www.splparts.com)
	3/25/07 I worked on the passenger side firewall today, it is almost done except for where the intake piping needs to go through. Most everything on the transmission tunnel and firewall is welded, but still needs some minor cleanup in some areas. Very soon, the engine and transmission will go back in permanently.
	4/8/07 Just getting around to posting a couple pics of some small progress I made this week. Working on using a hydroboost setup from a 2004 Mach 1 Mustang. If anyone has information on the brake MC bore size, split point, and caliper piston size from that mustang, please email me at sr20det@comcast.net I am making a new mounting plate to make the mounting of the booster more level in the car. Also, I welded in the oil pan extension, I have some small cleanup to do on it, but not too bad, I straightened the pan as I welded it, so its pretty flat.
	4/13/07 Took some more pics after finishing up the firewall welding, I have some small areas to grind smooth, but for the most part the firewall is back in one piece. I also received the brake lines, and the cruise switch I needed. I need eome warmer weather to paint the firewall, and such..
	4/22/07 I finished up the engine bay, and put some seam sealant on most of the seams in the engine bay, the rest will be sealed from inside the car. I painted the entire engine bay today, and for the first time in a long time, the car was on its wheels, at least on the front end. I also leaned up the steering rack, installed new inner and outer tie rods. I started working on the brake booster mount plate, and I am going to run a Nissan brake master cylinder, so I am going to make an adapter plate to mount it to the Mustang Mach1 hydroboost unit. Also a pic of the wheels and tires I picked up, the rears will hopefully be on this week, once I make the coilover mounts in the rear.
	5/7/07 Finally some more pics of things I have in the works. I had to modify the intake manifold slightly, as it would not clear the solenoid on the starter (engineering changes are a part of life right?) Here are pics of the modified Titan heater core lines, and also a pic with the intake, water lines, and throttle body on the engine to show clearance. Below are pics of the brake MC adapter plate plans, new lower rear coilover mounts in the works, and a pic of the stock Z32 lower mounts which are too short for the S14 using the Z32 rear spindle/hub.
	5/19/07 The engine and transmission are in for good now, I have to make some modifications to the engine bay sheet metal on the pass. side for the alternator wiring and power steering pulley, but nothing drastic. I also have to figure out if I want to run A/C on the car now, or not, as I have room for it. The brake booster will clear, I have to get some bolts to install it permanently, as well as sort out the P/S lines for it. All in all, things are coming together, but there is still a lot to finish.
	8/25/07 I finally had a chance to make a little time to work on the car again. Today I finished up athe oil lines inside the oil pan, and mocked up a pickup tube, still have to make the flange for it and decide if its sitting high enough off the bottom of the pan. I also fitted the rear coilovers, I added 8" of length to the Z32 rear mounts to make it work with the Z32 rear spindles. I could have only added 6" and it would have worked.
	9/9/07 Ok, I decided to work on the core support some to get some of the pieces welded together, although it is not getting final welded to the car until all the engine bay areas are cleared, welded and painted. One picture of the adapter plate installed for final fitment. One picture of the inspection cover made from diamond plate. Two pictures of the oil pan painted Ford blue, as I figured I had to give some credit to Ford, as I'm using a modified Canton Racing Ford pan, and parts of a Mustang pickup tube... Yea, the color is bright in the pics, but it will be under the car =)
	10/21/07 I got the oil pan adapter, pickup, oil lines and pan all mounted over the past couple days. As soon as I find some more motivation, I will be finishing up the sheet metal in the engine bay, and moving on to finalizing all the wiring so that I can test fire the motor in the spring.
	11/3/07 I finished notching the frame and engine bay sheet metal to clear the alternator wiring as well as the P/S pullet/belt. I also welded in the rad core support panel, and put a coat of paint on it to keep it from rusting over winter. I started test fitting the fenders again, as well as fitting the hood wit hthe intake manifold on. Everything looks to be well clear, and should work as designed. More pics to come, these are just pics with the car back on the ground.
	4/24/08 Well, its been a long winter of not working on the car. Today I spent some time modifying the bumpers and brackets to mount the JDM bumper and the Kouki headlights. The bumper has a factory sag on the one side, but that will be fixrd with a plastic shim. The Lip spoiler is Gracer (Greddy). More to come soon.