Broke Highschooler that knows basically nothing about cars 1991 S13 build thread

[JulianSPAM]

Alright hey everyone. My names Julian, and im 17. I dont have a job so you wont be seeing anything special to be honest. It will take me a while to get parts but Id like to show you what I do to my car.

I bought my car for $1,500 and it actually has 212,000 miles in it. It runs good. Clean tittle and all. I purchased this car to work on, and learn everything about it while im in the process. So please, if you'd like give advice but dont flame =/ this will soon be my DD car

So heres my car right now:

stock everything, but the 5 lug conversion as someone told me








Modified by JulianSPAM at 7:16 PM 3/4/2010

[JulianSPAM]

so since the sun has came out, the first thing i did was wash the car

*sorry, nothing impressive in this thread happening to my car

[HardDrifts4Lace]

hi! You live in the bay area? Which part, I reside in the east bay. and thats a clean s13.

initial plans for it?

[bersh240]

heyy your car is the same color mine was new.platnium blue poly right?

and i no how u feel about broke.i left school to d internet school so i could work nights to fund my car.and its still hard.

[duffman1278]

No money = NO!!!! build thread

[JulianSPAM]

hi! You live in the bay area? Which part, I reside in the east bay. and thats a clean s13.

initial plans for it?

hey whats up, yeah i live in the eastbay as well lol. i live in union city! how about you? and my plans so far is to learn everything about this car, clean it, do its normal check ups and changes. i learn how to install this and installed it today =] lol its a start. ALONG with an oil change haha

[troskinatior]

Thats pretty clean.

Do you have any plans for it?

[JulianSPAM]

heyy your car is the same color mine was new.platnium blue poly right?

and i no how u feel about broke.i left school to d internet school so i could work nights to fund my car.and its still hard.

haha, shoot it looks greyish/blueish. its a nice color imo! and yeah man, i bet thats hard.

since footballs over im working on getting a job at in n out lol

[JulianSPAM]

No money = NO!!!! build thread

give me time =/

[JulianSPAM]

Thats pretty clean.

Do you have any plans for it?

no plans off the back, but little changes here and there as we go =]



so on top of the engine is say twin cam 16 valve. what does that mean? and is that what my engine is called?


Modified by JulianSPAM at 7:25 PM 2/1/2010

[JulianSPAM]

I decided to make this car, a little bit more me. bought this carbon fiber shift nob, put my letterman stars where my steering wheel is at, bought this one cool looking car freshener lol, i put my rosary there as well.

AND put in my Alpine deck =]! haha





Mmm, since Im still in high school, i really wanted a good sounding system, I put in my alpine deck, and pioneer speakers all around, 1200 watt almani amp, and two earthquake 10' subs





and purchased a garmin as well, since i visit so cal alot(from nor cal)

[K3Fallout]

Clean car man. You and I are one in the same, except I have a job but no car. And it's too bad you didn't wait a little longer or had more cash.. could've gotten this: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eb....html

I would've jumped on it immediately.

[Nathan A.]

so on top of the engine is say twin cam 16 valve. what does that mean? and is that what my engine is called?

edit: btw i whipped my engine down hehe

Modified by JulianSPAM at 6:31 PM 2/1/2010

you have the KA24DE engine in your car. It is the better of the two USDM s13 engines

[troskinatior]

The engine has 4 cylinders and 4 valves per each cylinder. check out the 240 technical page to get some info and ideas.

And what do you mean "I whipped my engine down"?

[Tyler]

he means wiped

[JulianSPAM]

oh really. that sounds good to me! so i just got back from the paint shop and theyre gonna paint my rims, lol my rims are kinna effed up, but itll do for now

took the wheels off and dropped em off at the shop! they said itll be done tommorow

[JulianSPAM]

The engine has 4 cylinders and 4 valves per each cylinder. check out the 240 technical page to get some info and ideas.

And what do you mean "I whipped my engine down"?

oh ok ill be sure to check. and oh dang, my fault, i meant wiped hahahaa

[KoreanRice]

Oh man, giving me some hope man. I'm getting a 240sx also and your car is nice and clean; I like to see more of us young people's cars.

[EnjoiNismo]

College students > High School students

Joking lol.

I got my 240 when I was 17.

That hatch is very clean, and awesome it came with 5 lug already!LOL @ the thread title.

[JulianSPAM]

Oh man, giving me some hope man. I'm getting a 240sx also and your car is nice and clean; I like to see more of us young people's cars.

haha really, good luck man!

[JulianSPAM]

College students > High School students

Joking lol.

I got my 240 when I was 17.

That hatch is very clean, and awesome it came with 5 lug already!LOL @ the thread title.

lol, im graduating this year so i might have to agree with u and thanks man, im excited about having this car!

**** Im planning on buying that cheap $25.50 ebay strut bar, i guess for looks for now. I wont feel a difference wont I?

[S13k]

nope not to much a difference, save up for coilovers and there you will feel

a big difference in handeling.

[HardDrifts4Lace]

hey whats up, yeah i live in the eastbay as well lol. i live in union city! how about you? and my plans so far is to learn everything about this car, clean it, do its normal check ups and changes. i learn how to install this and installed it today =] lol its a start. ALONG with an oil change haha

oh shi- sick, we've got to meet up one day.

[EnjoiNismo]

**** Im planning on buying that cheap $25.50 ebay strut bar, i guess for looks for now. I wont feel a difference wont I?

Strut bars were one of the last things I bought, and mainly because people would say, "Dude no strut bars?!"

You really don't feel a difference, I'd spend that extra money toward something else.I'd take a oil change over a low-end strut bar.

[JulianSPAM]

Strut bars were one of the last things I bought, and mainly because people would say, "Dude no strut bars?!"

You really don't feel a difference, I'd spend that extra money toward something else.I'd take a oil change over a low-end strut bar.

haha, i think itd make it look cool, im sure i wont feel a difference. but 25 bucks isnt so much haha. and i just got a oil change hehe

[speedeast]

The $25 ebay strut bar will be 1st) a waste of $25, 2nd) a waste of time, and 3) completely useless. It will do nothing for you. If you want to do things for looks... practicality and professional engineering look good. Save the $25 and spend it elsewhere. You don't have to have a strut bar to look good. My car doesn't even have a strut bar yet.

There are a lot of people out there that want to make things different so bad that they will spend what little they have to buy useless pieces of **** that will do nothing more than make the car look like garbage. You're not that person; please don't be that person. Say, for example, you had $25 this week you could spend on the car... Next week and the week after you could have $25 each as well. You could buy 3 little bits of nothing that do nothing and look like crap, or spend $75 collected on something much more worth the investment.

Don't read this and cry thinking I'm flaming you or anything like that, I'm just trying to mold you into the kind of teenage driver that the rest of us don't have to look at and transition immediately into facepalm.

That is a great looking car. I'm jealous that you're starting with something so clean and original. Go to the build thread in my signature and look what I started with, LMAO.

Get a job, even if it's just a small, low-paying job. You will probably have the same attitude I had when I was your age: "if I don't do it now, I never will." That's not true. I'm 23-years-old. I love my car and what I am capable of doing with it because I waited. Besides, you need to focus on learning about your car and the trade before digging too deep. Keep in mind, a clean stock car looks a lot better than a half-a** anything...

I'll keep an eye on your thread; your car has major potential.

[im_looking_for_a_240sx]

cool car man. got my 240 when i was 16 and learned soo much after that. funny thing is my names julien too! haha except with an e... anyways, good thing joinin up on the forum theres so much to learn on here, take a look all through these forums:

http://www.240sxTech.com/

zeroforum?id=130

zeroforum?id=17

[Funano]

Looks clean. Keep us posted on your next air freshener change lol

[JulianSPAM]

The $25 ebay strut bar will be 1st) a waste of $25, 2nd) a waste of time, and 3) completely useless. It will do nothing for you. If you want to do things for looks... practicality and professional engineering look good. Save the $25 and spend it elsewhere. You don't have to have a strut bar to look good. My car doesn't even have a strut bar yet.

There are a lot of people out there that want to make things different so bad that they will spend what little they have to buy useless pieces of **** that will do nothing more than make the car look like garbage. You're not that person; please don't be that person. Say, for example, you had $25 this week you could spend on the car... Next week and the week after you could have $25 each as well. You could buy 3 little bits of nothing that do nothing and look like crap, or spend $75 collected on something much more worth the investment.

Don't read this and cry thinking I'm flaming you or anything like that, I'm just trying to mold you into the kind of teenage driver that the rest of us don't have to look at and transition immediately into facepalm.

That is a great looking car. I'm jealous that you're starting with something so clean and original. Go to the build thread in my signature and look what I started with, LMAO.

Get a job, even if it's just a small, low-paying job. You will probably have the same attitude I had when I was your age: "if I don't do it now, I never will." That's not true. I'm 23-years-old. I love my car and what I am capable of doing with it because I waited. Besides, you need to focus on learning about your car and the trade before digging too deep. Keep in mind, a clean stock car looks a lot better than a half-a** anything...

I'll keep an eye on your thread; your car has major potential.

woah, youre definately right man. ill save money, or find someone thats more needed to be spended on. ill be sure to check your car out. thanks for your info it helps!

[JulianSPAM]

Looks clean. Keep us posted on your next air freshener change lol

hahahahaaha ill be sure to