a 240sx trade story....

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s14danny
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Id like to start off by thanking Mr. mark hip hop hopinomous for helping me every step of this bizarre unbelievable story.

It all started with 20 dollar fans I picked up at a local junk yard (apple) here in Kennedale, Texas.

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I traded it for a good ka block to my friend who needed the fans. The block was really grimy and had 130k but still was assembled and I knew it was a good bottom end.
A week goes by it’s a full motor now.

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I traded it for a brand new Sony Vaio laptop and docking station. After abusing the laptop and getting addicted to p0rn I decided I needed to come clean with my addiction and cut myself off so I traded the laptop and 100 dollars for a raggedy old pos single cam 240sx

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The single cam was running decent just needed a tune up and body work was rusting in the rear because the guy before me had drilled out holes for multiple wings…I wish I had the pictures haha but I had to de rice it before my dad saw it. About a month goes by the car is running great and does look a lot better I powder coated the valve cover and other misc things on the car. I got a front lip on it and painted.

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Eventually I end up trading again to a coupe it had an rb swap in it but was running horrible. The spark plugs were original the igniter was bad on it. The driver door dropped 6 inches when you opened it everybody panel had dents in it. And the best part of all it only revved out to 3k all the way back home. The previous owners had just sprayed it white primer and did not mask anything or sand anything. I took my orbital to it and with time got it all down to the paint. A year goes by I have been working hard on the car basically changing everything about it. J30 brakes, shaved the wing, side markers(front and rear) powder coated my intercooler piping and valve covers, front mount intercooler, 5 lug conversion, hks intake, z32 igniter, painted the car dark raspberry pearl. I did all this in a span of a year and a half with no job.

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So… 20 dollar fans, grimy block, p0rn laptop, single cam, one bad a** coupe….ya’ll won’t believe what I’m trading the coupe for next week ill keep it posted.


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DamonDread
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i need to come hang out with you!

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OutToWinPAHC
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Please tell me thats the wet sand stage and not the final paint

s14danny
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Yes i'm done with wet sanding now its time for red polish then white then wax...then gloss black 04 sti hopefully =]

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Khost26
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So you kinda got an sti for $120 and a lot of work?

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EnjoiNismo
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WIN!

My favorite story!

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TheRealNap0le0n
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pjxiong
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this reminds me of the canadian guy and his red paper clip story.

amazing story nonetheless.

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badbob2121
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should have stuck with the p0rn....... JK good luck, the paint looks a lil rough, but can be fixed..

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S14Kouki10
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pjxiong wrote:this reminds me of the canadian guy and his red paper clip story.

amazing story nonetheless.
exactly like it.

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badbob2121
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another thing... you have had 2 s13's and your username is s14danny???? where does the s14 come from

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FolkertSX
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OutToWinPAHC wrote:Please tell me thats the wet sand stage and not the final paint
is the car just really dirty? i demand pics of her all clean, buffed and waxed. sweet story nonetheless.

laxands13
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Looks like a fun however long it took story to be a part of

gonshik007
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Thats awesome! Very happy for you!

I would like pics of the car when its all shined up!

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Philipio
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Hahaha, wow Danny. So this is what your facebook post was about yesterday.

To explain his s14 name, this isn't his first 240.

andrewwright
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good to hear your trade stories. look up "red paperclip" its a story of a guy who traded a red paper clip raising the stakes each time eventually ending up with a house at the end of one year. and that is what he was planning to do.

um.. in regard to p0rn I used to be fixated on p0rn until I read this book and applied its solutions. book: OPEN TO BLISS by Omid Mankoo his blog
http://sagehope.wordpress.com

Now, I simply cannot be seduced. There are mind manipulations used in p0rn, and I first found out about them in this book. it shows how they work, why they are so powerful, how and why they affect the mind, how your mind works, and how to free yourself from their influence. it took a while, but I enjoyed the puzzle of figuring it out and fixing the problem. kind of like fixing a car, but this deals with the mind.

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S14Kouki10
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:rotfl

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TheRealNap0le0n
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andrewwright wrote:good to hear your trade stories. look up "red paperclip" its a story of a guy who traded a red paper clip raising the stakes each time eventually ending up with a house at the end of one year. and that is what he was planning to do.

um.. in regard to p0rn I used to be fixated on p0rn until I read this book and applied its solutions. book: OPEN TO BLISS by Omid Mankoo his blog
http://sagehope.wordpress.com

Now, I simply cannot be seduced. There are mind manipulations used in p0rn, and I first found out about them in this book. it shows how they work, why they are so powerful, how and why they affect the mind, how your mind works, and how to free yourself from their influence. it took a while, but I enjoyed the puzzle of figuring it out and fixing the problem. kind of like fixing a car, but this deals with the mind.
id rather go to pornhub, spend 5 - 10 mins jackin off and use a lil bit of lotion rather than spend $20 - $50 pickin up girls where it's still hit or miss if you get some and end up going home clicking to pornhub and jackin it

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Lonismos14
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^^^ THIS. :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling: :lolling:

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JDM Sil4ty
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lmao napoleon. but great story, best build ive read all week..

s14danny
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Here is a quick update. I powder coated the intercooler piping.


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I'm trying to get fender flares that look like these it should tie in the fender mirrors.

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s14danny
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FlipCoupe
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nice trades

not sure how i feel about the color/fender mirrors....

Awesome work none the less.

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S13AL
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I feel like the car is not old enough for fender mirrors.
Though I must admit it does look very unique/interesting

s14danny
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It has been a good while since I updated. Lately I have decided to turn the coupe into a drift car. With some help from some local shops in the area I might actually be able to stay sideways without breaking everything. Here are some meet shots.

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here is an exhaust clip of the rb http://www.youtube.com/user/s14danny?fe ... ntiUPMAzLg

I have not had much time to work on my car since starting a powder coat business. This is my favorite color so far powered by bud light!
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s14danny
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Have not posted an update in a good while. got new work emotion kai wheels. stripped the vinyl off the dash and painted with truck bed liner. Installed 350z seats. I think off brand nardi steering wheel not sure what brand. new tie rods, rack, tension rod bushings, sway bar end links, rack, rb power steering pump and control arm bushings. Got 25% tint and limo on rear for a while i was against tinting because i was into night drifting although after my bike wreck i cant afford not having this as transportation. After all the interior came out really awesome!! ill have more pics of it to show the dash i was surprised how light weight and how sweet it looks!


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up incoming project
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solid subframe collars or bushings

h2v7
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cooool.

project213
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Moooooooar dash pictures!

mechanicalmoron
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I'd like to see the dash up close.

I have to say, it went from looking like crap after paint, and in your first fender mirror pictures, to looking really neat now.

......But I notice the fender mirrors are absent now.

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elitefew22197
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This is awesome, radiator fans to rb swapped coupe to now an sti you crazy...amazing!


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