bersh's ca18det s13

[White Comet]

no orange peel is in the painter's skill not the color choice. good build thread so far, except i recommend against gilbert's. theres a reason my brother and i dont go there anymore

[bersh240]

i will be spraying the car myself.the problem with white isnt orange peel. its the color being hard to match.if i need a new fender. it is hard to mix the same exact color white over and over again.and since i will only have the pros help the first time he said to stay away from white so that it is easier to spray multiple times.i think thats a more complete explanation of what im trying to say.

and what happened at gilberts?everything went smooth for me.

[White Comet]

they bored my brother's block .30 over and returned it without oil plugs in which they assured were replaced. then when everything was back together and there was no oil pressure the guy was really rude when my brother questioned him about it and said my brother probably just didnt know what he was doing. then when it was found out the plugs weren't in the guy was still an a** about it. and they did some work that i didnt authorize and then demanded payment. same employee and same bad attitude. we must not be the only one with problems because there are several complaints filed against them through the better business bureau

[bersh240]

oh.well i think ill go check that flywheel to make sure theres pins in it..not going there again..thanks jeff.

[White Comet]

no prob, just thought others could learn from my experience with them. when they resurfaced my flywheel they did fine. it was a little pricey though, but all it takes is one bad experience and seeing how they handle it to make you change your mind.

[hbpignosePA]

honestly white and black are the easiest colors to spray me thinks

white is classy

maybe im biased

[240sxJoe91]

Go with Grey or white :P

[Didderson]

White will look uneven unless you white primer first. As of now white is gonna take more work and paint than any other color.Yes plum would look kinda weird on a stock body lol.

[Dizel01]

I vote for white. It looks good on stock 240s, and even better with aero. Just my 2 cents.

[bersh240]

im up to something...

[neda240sx]

champaine

[fess13]

hey bersh, big fan of your build thread.just curious, how do you like your CA? Have you owned a KA-T or SR? Or driven them for comparison?

Is it really as big of a nightmare finding aftermarket parts that fit as people say? and has the engine been reliable for you, or has it taken a lot of extra labor to maintain? Being a 20 year old motor I'm cautious about buying one but I would still prefer it over an SR or KA-T due to its uniqueness and originality.

Also, what website are you using for parts? I was suggested http://www.takakaira.co.jp/ but I would like to keep my options open and it would help to hear from someone who has personal experience with certain aftermarket companies.

Sorry for the barrage of questions, thanks again and good luck on your build!

[bersh240]

is that spam on nico?

[hbpignosePA]

dont think so if you mean fess.... hes just lanc crews fan boy

and btw i have my open diff if u want a spare to weld.

i forgot i still had one.

[bersh240]

sweet.how much would you want for it?

and sorry fess.but i junkyard source everything. ha.havnt had to get anything major yet.and nope never drove any other 240sx other than mine.lots of other cars.. but no sr or ka

[hbpignosePA]

idk? 20 bucks? i have no need or desire to use it; i went helical and never looked back lol

i found it when i was up in the loft yesterday and forgot i still had it

[bersh240]

alright sure that worksnext time we all meet up bring it along

[fess13]

lol i didn't mean for that thread to come off as fanboyish, i'm just jealous that you guys have such an organized & helpful 240 team - kind of a hard thing to find when you're a whiteboy outcast in hawaii where 90% of the people here are asian with language barriers.

also sorry if that looked like spam to you, I've just been trying to see how much maintenance a CA requires in contrast to a ka-t or sr

[hbpignosePA]

haha i ment that as a joke; no worries dude

[bersh240]

might aswell stick this nightmare in here.

not fun. ripped out the old alarm that didnt work.and hooked up the dance party gauge... sorta.WEIGHT SAVINGS!!

[Didderson]

U learn well! Copper is pretty heavy no for real it is...

Glad everything works still! Taking out alarm systems that look like THAT look like a b****. So fkn glad I've never had to.

Way to rep the blue interior bud We need to think of ways to make negro interior people jealous.

[hbpignosePA]

dats rasist yo

[bersh240]

sadly the seat i bought is not blue im thinking of having it redone in blue tho. can you buy just the covers for corbue seats?

eh well last night i almost died due to spring and strut combo.need coils.

[troskinatior]

it would look good with blue seats, theres a reason nissan didnt make them blue stock

and what happed with your struts and springs?

[bersh240]

uhh... my seats are blue. they are stock. all original.

and uhh.. lets just say some guy in an srt4 was riding my a** when i was coming home from work at 1am...i got angry.. took left turn at about 80 kh/hr and FRONT tires lost traction.doug thinks my front right strut is blown. cause it only happens on left turns.massive body roll and no traction with front tires= almost death.it feels so weird.

[mrgreeneyes]

thankfully the seat i bought is not blue im thinking of leaving it blackyou cant buy just the covers for corbue seats

eh well last night i almost died due to doing something that i shouldnt be doing without proper suspension.

COILS/Control arms/proper LSD! these are things i need!

i couldnt agree more bersh!

[bersh240]

hahaha

im getting there.just wait. in another few weeks paychecks will be rollin in and parts will be ordered.

and i like blue

[mrgreeneyes]

http://www.phase2motortrend.com/saadfure1.html

the reg and also the fitting. uses oem style hose, no fanboy AN s***.

cheap, legit, sard.

cant go wrong there
Modified by mrgreeneyes at 12:01 AM 2/2/2010

[White Comet]

http://www.phase2motortrend.com/saadfure1.html

the reg and also the fitting. uses oem style hose, no fanboy AN s***.

cheap, legit, sard.

cant go wrong there

Modified by mrgreeneyes at 12:01 AM 2/2/2010

hmm intersting. thats a pretty good price. i was gonna go with the aeromotive but might go with sard now

[JulianSPAM]

hey man, can you explain to me how to remove the front bumper? im so confused and im looking to take my bumper off soon to sand down old paint