Ok This is yet another build in process thread: Budget Build Pic Heavy!
A little about me, I'm a Marine Married with two kids and a GREAT wife. I got the 91 240sx hatch about three years ago when my wife was pregnant with our first child my boy. The right quarter panel was smashed when I bought it. My wife played an Overhaul trick on me (knowing I loved that show and wished it happened to me). Basically had her mom who drives stick and an officer that lived in the same building where in on the joke. I came home and it was gone she had the car at a shop getting the quarter pannel done.
Being that we had only one income not much was done to it besides that except little things here and there which I will get to. It had only 147,000 or so miles on the ka24de and pretty clean but needed some tlc.
Plans: Keep Clean & Original with what it came with plus upgrades
Exterior-
Pig nose lip - Already have (want the xenon one)
Mud Flaps- Already have but not on yet
Rear Valance- Not sure which ones yet
Sleep eye Flip Lights- Done (first mod)
HID (Not yet but have egay projector housing)
Fogs not yet installed but will be in the vents
Painted vents black (done)
Led Chuki Half Amber/Clear front bumper turn sigs
HB Alteeza Chrome Tail lights- Tinted Red and Center Black (Second Mod)
Power Folding Mirros
Rims '08 oem BMW 750li 19" (have)
Interior:
New carpet Blk (stock one is ripped)
Back Seats Black dye
Front seats s14 blk (have)
Walbro pump 190 (have)
Digital Climate Control (have)
Nardi 330 dep corn steering wheel blk/red
New turn signal switch and light switch from CourtesyParts.com
pioneer all round head unit and speakers plus amps (have)
Gages (not sure which ones yet)
Re-sound proof the interior
new dash
re-do interior glove box/headliner/door pannels
Drivetrain:
Ka24deT with ITB
cams/pistons/rods
Exhaust Apexi N1 dual (have traded for a smart phone)
Fidanza Short Shifter (have)
New OEM clutch (on 500 miles ago)
New Slave (same as ^^^)
steel braided clutch cable (have)
welded diff (have)
Fidanza Lightened Flywheel (got for $10 FTW)
Nismo power brace
Brakes and Suspension:
350z Calipers Fr/R (have)
Drill & slotted Rotors
Steel Braided Brake lines
Stance LX plus
Sub frame bushing set
Collars
Stance upper Control arms
Stance traction Arms
Toe Rods
I'm pretty sure I forgot somethings but you get the idea, now on to the build and its progress!
What she looked like when I first got her. The first mod was the sleepy eyes $10 on ebay wired right to the light switch.
The hatch was stock with the wiper and the stock wing the was rusted out so I got this black one in the juck yard $30
Then I got the Alteeza lights and chuki 1/2 & 1/2 front lights and needed paint bad
Interior Pic when i got her bone stock
My shift knob which I love the look plus it opens to a hide stash. In those days I was blazing (HENSE The name 420sx) You can get this at auto zone, I like it better than the dildo ones ughh
Current System
Old clarion radio, I have a new one now but I will post anyway
After I painted the bumber and center garnish with regular spray paint auto zone. The bumper was really ugly.
Before I tinted the Alteeza
After I painted the trunk also with spray paint ( keep in mind budget build and first time I attempted any of this)
This is how I drove it around for a bit
Before tail light tints
After:
After half & half lights and Pig lips in
Fidanza Fly Wheels worth $300 I got for $10 the guy had no idea what he had lol!
After resurfaced
Old seats
New Seats
Old and new dash
Last pic before I got a new place with a garage and put it on jack stands for the winter to do the interior work
exhaust I also got for a phone Apexi N1 dual
Electric Fan
Calipers and rotors before paint
After paint for calipers and fuel pump cover
Why I need a new carpet
Started the tear down
Where I stand currently
Before
After
Waiting to put in the Dash/ DCC/ radio and new audio wires and alarm wires after undercoat and sound proofing
Old steering wheel cover and new one
Re wrapped Wheel
Fixed quarter pannel that was smashed in when I bought the one that my wife got fixed <3
Wheels I just got for another smart phone trade! Your boy is a hustler!
I'm not in to the sticker thing but I had this for like ten years it was from an old club name called NFA you figure it out.
My next door neighbors car and mine looks like a before and after pic in it self lol Made me laugh.
Latest pics until I install fuel pump
And for anyone who can read my tags and want to try to steal something I will be waiting!
Peace out until the next update peoples!