$600 240sx...worth it? &manu. swap ?'s

[issanni]

I found a 1989 240sx that a guy is selling for $600...I'm just wondering what you guys think of the deal. The car is red with black interior, 1989 hatch, no rust, body is dent free. The hood is a little misaligned, but very minor. The interior is good, but shows it's age. The seats and seat belts have a tear here and there. The driver's side seat belt will need to be replaced. Test drove the car, rode pretty well for a 14 year old car. Brakes were recently done. There are only a few obvious problems with the car. First, the cable that opens the hatch and gas cap is broken. Second, the sunroof is a little loose. Third, the trans is shot. The last wouldn't be a problem, since I have an SR and trans sitting in my garage. I would just need the clutch parts to complete the manual conversion.

While we're on the subject of the manual conversion. The motorset that I got from JGY didn't include the lower trans harness, since I was told that I could convert the KA trans harness to work with the SR. But since the car has an auto transmission, would I be able to convert that harness to work with the SR?

What do you guys think???

[Nathan]

Does it seem like you could talk him down any? I'm a cheap bastard so I'd offer him 300, and shoot for a 450 selling price

[issanni]

He was originally asking $750, I tried to go as low as $500, but he wouldn't go lower than $600, it wasn't his car, he's selling it for his girlfriend.

[lessthanjakejohn]

yes! but it quickly

[Nathan]

Ooooooh, now I get it Oh well, probably still worth it, especially since you allready have the SR sitting in the garage It'll get you back in a 240 which isn't bad!

[issanni]

cool..

does anyone know about the trans harness question?

[issanni]

UPDATE: I found another S13 hatch for $500, so I might get that. Anyone want the $600 one?

[nismo2887]

i would love it, but im nowhere near new jersey.

[leftovercrizack]

I got my Coupe for $500 too, there's no real problems except an exhaust leak or two, it's an auto, but i plan to take care of that some time.

[cosmo]

What do you guys think???

I think you didn't even need to ask. If it were me I'd be all over it immediately

[nissanrcer240]

UPDATE: I found another S13 hatch for $500, so I might get that. Anyone want the $600 one?

ill take the $500 dollar one

[issanni]

UPDATE: I'm getting the $500 one

The $600 is up for grabs...if anyone's interested, I can give you the guys phone number.

[Nathan]

What's the 500 dollar one like? manual by any chance? I hope it works out for you!

[SPIRO]

Hey I live in MD and my friends been looking for a cheap + good handling car for a while mail me at [email protected] Let me know any other info you might know about it if you can.

[DarkLance]

Hey, I live in NY (sorta). How far along is the man swap? I'm thinking that I can get the SR20DET in there and finish the swap... humm.... can we get some pics?

[574-240sx]

I did the auto to manual swap. I don't have a transmission wiring harness. I just have the speed cable hooked up. No speed cut or reverse lights. Cruise works fine. All I had to do was bypass the neutral saftey switch. The only problem is you don't have to press the clutch in to start the car. Nick

[574-240sx]

Also if you can pick up a car for that cheap you may always need parts incase of the worst happens. I broke my rear subframe and just pulled the extra parts off my parts car. Also I blew my radiator a couple days ago and had it install in under a hour. Thats if you have room to store a car. Nick

[DarkLance]

Ok, I want this car. Where does it live again? I'm gonna need to get like a tow truck to drive it to my house... humm... $600? What's his email?

[SPIRO]

If its a coupe my friend has first dibs otherwise you can have it

[DarkStar]

574-240sx: About how much did your swap cost you? I'm planning on doing one..

[DarkLance]

Thanks! Keep in touch, you can email me at [email protected] I'm in Korea right now, so It might be a few days before I get back on emails.

Lance

[TurboTuli]

Is that Kristin Kreuk in your avatar? *Drool* :P~~~

[issanni]

DarkLance: If you're still interested in the car, send me a PM and I'll give you all the info. Where in the states do you live?

TurboTuli: Yes...yes it is. Perfect example of a perfect girl if you ask me.

[574-240sx]

574-240sx: About how much did your swap cost you? I'm planning on doing one..

Ok prices on the auto to manual conversion. It cost about 300 plus when it was all over. I sold my good auto for 100 locally. I also cut the brake petal to save time and money. Looks just like a manual brake petal. It also took a full day to complete and a extra hour to bleed the system a couple times and to adjust the clutch.

250 - junkyard transmission, pressure plate, flywheel, manual drive shaft, clutch petal, rubber brake cover, hydro clutch line, used slave, used master, shift boot and cosmetic plastic piece. 30 - resurface flywheel and lighten a little20 - new clutch disc60 - new pressure plate10 - kit to rebuild clutch master20 - misc supplies and fluids20 - new slave cylinder

[nismo2887]

Ok prices on the auto to manual conversion. It cost about 300 plus when it was all over. I sold my good auto for 100 locally. I also cut the brake petal to save time and money. Looks just like a manual brake petal. It also took a full day to complete and a extra hour to bleed the system a couple times and to adjust the clutch.

250 - junkyard transmission, pressure plate, flywheel, manual drive shaft, clutch petal, rubber brake cover, hydro clutch line, used slave, used master, shift boot and cosmetic plastic piece. 30 - resurface flywheel and lighten a little20 - new clutch disc60 - new pressure plate10 - kit to rebuild clutch master20 - misc supplies and fluids20 - new slave cylinder

where did you get the clutch master rebuild kit and new slave cylinder?

[574-240sx]

where did you get the clutch master rebuild kit and new slave cylinder?

Advanced Auto

[s13conv]

FYI. The SR brake pedal does NOT work.

-Don't ask me how much time I wasted finding out.