bad shell/insane rust

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90sohclovin
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sup yall, I GOT A 90 240. had it for 5 years. with about 220k on it . comps test on motor come out to 175 psi in all cylinders . its a 5 speed and trans is good . i was thinkin about boosting it . but the only thing stoping me is the rust is very bad . All the known rust areas on 240s this shell has them. The trunk, driver side frame and near the driver side strut tower is very bad and i dont know if the rusted frame will be bad for the car more when geting sideways. Now i ask you should i just keep it as a daily driver and start fresh with a less rusted 240sx or should i boost this one and by another beater car ? will have pics soon


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Buy a clean shell and use yours for parts.

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Lev_96_240sx
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^^^ Do what the man said. You don't want to do anything to that chassis, it will fall apart. 175 across all 4 cylinders is outstanding and very rare, buy yourself a nice clean shell and put that motorset into it.

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usdm_anon
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i agree just find a mint shell and youll have a perfect 240!

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neda240sx
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lets see some pics of it, if its not that bad it can be repairedbut if its not worth repairing by a sell the swap the parts over

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Dattebayo
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90sohclovin wrote:220k on it...i was thinkin about boosting it . but the only thing stoping me is the rust is very bad
So the 220K on the motor didn't make you stop and think?

You just wanna go ahead and boost it with that mileage? Good idea...


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