Caleb's not so radtastic Coupe

[hatedinthemind]

So this is my new 240. I needed something more legit to get into the drift scene here in florida and my hatch wasnt going to cut it. That and I always wanted a coupe. Its not pretty but I think it will get the job done for now.

[badbob2121]

needs some work obviously... how much did u get it for?

[gigabit240]

Sil front

[Dittoz7]

Where in florida are you?

[hatedinthemind]

needs some work obviously... how much did u get it for?

Its not to bad, mostly cosmetic and I payed 2800 for it, which was probably to much but I had the money so why not.

Sil front

lol yeah but performance comes first

Where in florida are you?

Naples

[pj]

what was wrong with the hatch?..not that i dont like the coupe...but whay wasnt it "legit" enough

[hatedinthemind]

what was wrong with the hatch?..not that i dont like the coupe...but whay wasnt it "legit" enough

Well I bought it as a shell like 2 years ago and it was becoming such a money pit and it had some rust damage. So I thought why not just get a running rust free car.

[s13sickboi]

i envy coupe owners.... dont ask why lol im diggin the 'no front bumper' look

[hatedinthemind]

i envy coupe owners.... dont ask why lol im diggin the 'no front bumper' look

lol thanks bro

[Brent.S13]

Still a nice coupe. Can't wait to see what you do to it.

[hatedinthemind]

Still a nice coupe. Can't wait to see what you do to it.

Thanks Bro. Its going to look more stock in the next month or so.

[OM3GA]

white

[Brent.S13]

Nothin' wrong with that. Keep the Nico world updated!

[hatedinthemind]

white

Yep lol I dont know if its been resprayed or not but it sparkles in certain light

Nothin' wrong with that. Keep the Nico world updated!

Will do bro


I think my radiator hoses are on backwards because I thought I saw somewhere that the bottom hose goes to the thermostat not the top

[Brent.S13]

If I remember correctly that is true. The bottom hose does go to the thermostat, not the top. Although I could be wrong, I haven't had a motor in my car for a while to remember. >.>

[ka-t4u]

hey congrats on the find, i saw that car on the local craigslist, am in Cape Coral btw.... where do you go to slide around here??

[hatedinthemind]

If I remember correctly that is true. The bottom hose does go to the thermostat, not the top. Although I could be wrong, I haven't had a motor in my car for a while to remember. >.>

I think your correct. I know all about not having an engine bro

hey congrats on the find, i saw that car on the local craigslist, am in Cape Coral btw.... where do you go to slide around here??

Lol yeah that guy had it on there for awhile. I havent driven any events yet but theres usually countyline in miami everyother week. Im going to hit it up once I get some more work done. If you want to know about more events you can check out sfldrifters

[Brent.S13]

Yeah man, it sucks. But (Not wanting to thread jack if it's considered that) I got the car moved to a different location (Praying I didn't mess up the driveshaft, don't think I did, won't know until tomorrow when it's dry) so now I can get some work done on it.

[hatedinthemind]

Yeah man, it sucks. But (Not wanting to thread jack if it's considered that) I got the car moved to a different location (Praying I didn't mess up the driveshaft, don't think I did, won't know until tomorrow when it's dry) so now I can get some work done on it.

No its cool bro I dont mind talking. It sucks not having a good place to work on cars. I 've been in that boat too. What do you mean by messing up your driveshaft?

On another note I' ve purchased all my cooling equipment. Thermostat, waterpump, radiator hoses, weapon r coolant tank, and dual altima fans. I think I'm going to just run switchs to the fans with a fuse in the connection. I dont know if its a bad idea but whatever.

The exterior is looking pretty ghetto as of now. Ziptied a oem front bumper on because with out it I had no blinkers. Removed the sideskirts and ordered a oem rear bumper. I ll probably get pics up tomorrow

[hatedinthemind]

Well time for an update.


Like I said before I ziptied my blinkers on



Since my hood isn't aligned right and I have awesome bumper sag; I have a grille opening



For the rear I used my hatch rear bumper. I know its not the same and fits like crap but I wasn't going to rock an OEM front with no sideskirts and have an aftermarket rear bumper.

Here you can see the great fitment



I also used a ton of zipties to hold it on

So as of now this is how my not so radtastic coupe looks. Love it, hate it, either way Rock ON!!!!

[nightsauce]

im not usually the one to leave hate but those saggy bumpers are killing me

[alloverdajoint]

Damn brahhh, youre saggin' exceptionally hardd.
After you get oem coupe parts for real cheap and align everything your money.

[hatedinthemind]

im not usually the one to leave hate but those saggy bumpers are killing me

Damn brahhh, youre saggin' exceptionally hardd.
After you get oem coupe parts for real cheap and align everything your money.

Lol well this is just a temporary fix. I dont care about the bumpers to much right now because the kit will go back on later once the front conversion is done. I need to figure out my suspension first though so it can slide better. I think my front driver side strut is blown.

The wiring seems to be messed up too. My headlights seem really dim and it dosent always crank right away. That and the wire harness in the front driver side wheel well has been contacting the tire. So that might be why.

Any suggestions?

[nismoracingsx]

Umm, relocate your harness? Common for low 240s to rub on the fender harness

Get a new battery, sounds like yours is crap, or at least get a shop to run an electrical system diag. on your car...takes 2 mins.

Take your bumpers off...the car looks worse with them on >.<

Coupe Love?

[hatedinthemind]

Umm, relocate your harness? Common for low 240s to rub on the fender harness

Get a new battery, sounds like yours is crap, or at least get a shop to run an electrical system diag. on your car...takes 2 mins.

Take your bumpers off...the car looks worse with them on >.<

The battery is new. Yeah i guess relocating the harness would be a good idea.

I think i'll leave the bumpers on and be street legal

[supersayianjim]

mc loves the coupes(i own one) but the zip tie thing is out of control(even on the blinkers). some screws are easy to find for those!!

[hatedinthemind]

lol its just a quick fix for now
Im not into making it look good just yet

Right now i'm having a wierd idle problem. I think it could be the maf or a vacuum leak, because everytime I come to a stop my rpms almost drop to zero and I have to keep them up with the throttle

[badbob2121]

go to a juckyard and get bumbers asap... that looks rougher than before

[hatedinthemind]

nope

[dre1507]

about the idle problem, did you checked the TPS? when i got my rsx, it wouldn't idle because some idiot at the auction lot cut the TPS wires.