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gregfarz78

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89 240sx, 04 S2000
Philly PA
1-10-2008

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My 240sx to 350sx restoration/conversion build thread

Guess its about time I do one of these I've had the car since april its no where near done but I've made some nice progress so far.

Before I bought the car it was rocking a 450hp SR and looked like this

The previous owner who owns his own shop building some badass cars stripped it and planned on doing a VQ swap so I got a low mileage engine and 2 z33 6 spd transmissions off him.

good way to clean the underbody of a car lol

delivered in april like this filled with parts

First step was to clean it out and start stripping that nasty tar, cleaning up any surface rust (which there was barely any), and paint with undercoat

got tired of hammer and chisel method so got some dry ice

nice!

I used Rust Bullet on the floor pan and DupliColor undercoat everywhere else

B-quiet on the roof

rusty dash support vs clean dash support

why not paint this too

AND this is where it stands right now with Raammat sound deadener, carpet is on order should be in next week hopefully





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sileighty
Sacramento CA
11-20-2007

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this looks very clean and i think this is going to be a very good thread, good job and keep it up
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1993 Nissan 240sx
Mount Laurel, NJ and University Park, PA
2-5-2007

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Wow man, this car looks uber clean. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.





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92' 240sx
Manchester MO
3-2-2008

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I saw your other post about the dash support.
This is how it should be done. I'm diggin' it...
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Moo
Southern California
12-31-2006

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Sweet! VQ swaps are always hot.
I wish I had the time to strip my car out and clean everything out.
Maybe I will on a long vacation.




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89 240sx coupe FTW
newton ma
2-23-2008

 « Re: My 240sx to 350sx restoration/conversion build thread (Razi)


i envy you
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1995 Nissan 240sx
Nashville Tennessee
11-11-2006

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Looking good im jealous.




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1990 240sx hatch
Seattle WA
6-5-2008

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i like how you removed the tar/sound deadening and replaced it with better stuff. i bet it will sound better while driving with the new sound deadening. keep us posted





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looks like your doing an excellent job!



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1997 Nissan 240sx SE
Croton on Hudson New York
2-10-2008

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so clean good job, want to do my car next?




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1-10-2008

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thanks guys
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1-22-2007

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How long did it take to get the trunk & front/passanger side all stripped?



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12-9-2007

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Very meticulous . Looks awesome.




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sounds like a lot of fun!



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1993 240SX KA-T
FL
11-24-2006

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Very nice work.





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Nice work! How long have you been at it?



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7-12-2007

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Wow great work so far. finished products gonna look amazing.
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10-3-2007

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nice job!



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Gainesville/Orlando Fl
3-17-2008

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effin coool




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Saint Simons Island Georgia
11-5-2005

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Wow, nice clean-up job. Hope all goes well for the rest of this thread. Good start!




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Morgantown WV
10-3-2006

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hella clean






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RS13
Ocean, NJ
7-23-2004

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looks great so far man. been wanting to see what you have been doing ever since your dash support thread. keep it up!



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Philly PA
1-10-2008

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Quote, originally posted by rcabrita »

How long did it take to get the trunk & front/passanger side all stripped?

Between work and house hunting the past few months its taken a while I started stripping her down in may and just finished up the rammatt this past weekend so a few months. Sounds like a long time but I only get to work on a few hours a week and I'm working on a few other small related projects at the same time. I'm really in no rush to finish so I want it to be done right. Luckily I didn't have to deal with any rust issues or it would've taken a lot longer, this car came from texas.

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1991 240sx SE
Minneapolis MN
3-12-2003

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Excellent work. I'm now inspired to get mine in similar condition over this winter. I'll definitely be paying close attention to this thread to keep me motivated.



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Nissan sentra on hub caps
NOX PA
9-23-2008

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looks very clean
good work
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95 240sx
mansfield texas
8-3-2007

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im not gonna lie
i have a boner very clean i like
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1989 240 sx coupe
sacramento CA
6-28-2008

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looks good...im woking on my trunk right now,can u give me some tips??? e_santana56@yahoo.com



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93 RX7
San Antonio TX
9-25-2008

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How did you clean it? What does the dry ice do? Im trying to do the same to my FD but dont even know where to start off from. Great Job!!!
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2002 SE-R Spec V, 1995 240sx, 1993 240sx Coupe
Olathe KS
9-26-2007

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Very cool, good attention to detail. Once I finish my motor, I will be doing the same thing. Looking forward to the end result.

Good Luck, Speckid

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Quote, originally posted by santana56 »
looks good...im woking on my trunk right now,can u give me some tips??? e_santana56@yahoo.com

Dry ice makes fast work of that nasty tar crap let it sit a few mins and it chips right off, if you can't get dry ice near you get out the hammer and chisel and go to town for a few hours have plenty of beer handy too

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2-18-2007

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wow i like how ur not cutting any corners. and pretty much it's gonna be a brand spankin new car when ur done with it...lucky.




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Windsor Ontario
7-20-2007

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thank god I thought you were doing a 350z body conversion.




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wow, amazing attention to detail. i love the trunk and the contrast of the red fp covers



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Quote, originally posted by sommmatt »
thank god I thought you were doing a 350z body conversion.

oh hellz no

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1991 Nissan 240SX SE
columbus ohio
1-18-2008

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clean coupe can't wait to see the finished project




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Louisville KY
5-12-2006

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5-20-2008

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damn dude this is gonna be a amazing thread good job.



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89 240sx, 04 S2000
Philly PA
1-10-2008

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Refinished the headliner it was pretty easy actually

1. stock headliner not in bad shape for its age I could probably clean it but I hate the gray I want it black

2. strip the fabric off the headliner it should peel off with a little force

3. take some 80 grit sandpaper and sand off any left over glue/fabric/etc

4. I got black headliner fabric at jo ann fabrics it was pretty cheap I think $10, also 2 cans of 3M super 90 $20. Spray the super 90 on both the headliner and the fabric wait about a min then press fabric onto the headliner smoothing out any kinks. I worked in small sections at a time its too hard to try and do the entire headliner in one shot so I worked back to front in about 1' sections, let that dry then continued. Sorry didnt take any pics during I only have 2 hands lol

I think it came out pretty good for my first time, its not perfect but close enough. It was a little tough around the weird contours work slow around those areas.

The carpet came in last week gonna try to get to that this weekend if I have time.

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Carleton Place Ontario
9-30-2008

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Nice, you made it look brand new




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3-31-2008

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Looks awesome so far. I am planning to go with the same trunk look as well. I am already dreading the "tar" removal. I am subscribed the thread so I will definetly be watching for updates.



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