Cleveland180's Pearl white Project 56k death

[Cleveland180]

Here is the story of my car.. I bought it to replace my '92 hicas 240 that I loved but she was rusted to hell and not worth putting money into anymore(good ol' natural weight reduction) , so one random wednesday before college started up for the fall I decided I was going to fly out to Cali andd pick up a car with no rust, since it wasn't the best thought out plan i had slim pickings, considering i had to start my trip friday if i wasn't going to miss class. Below is a picture of what I ended up getting and she ran awesome all the way home, I changed the oil and stored he away until spring because there was no way i was gunna let my car be another rusty ohio 240. fast foward to march of that year, she ran great for a month, then died out of no where. I changed everything I could think of, Messed with timing, got a fuel pump, and took it to a mechanic, no dice the KA was mysteriously dead..So This is what I did...

This is what I started with


After some work and a brief KA-t moment


Then she sat in a backyard for over a year.. and now my recent goings on...


I decided I would go for a more clean look by filling in all the body lines on my car.


And this is how she turned out after at least 4 weekends of sanding until I couldn't move my arms...


The color is toyota super white with a super fine silver ghost pearl.


Me... friggen' exhausted... with the Duc in the background.

I finished the energy suspension, and that was a huge pain in the a$$ but its done and I have heard people say its worth it. so i got it on the ground and wheeled it out to the sun so it could cure the clear alittle.


then I cleaned up the rb alittle and put on my new spec clutch (feels great on as far as pedal weight goes)


Then some pics from a couple weeks ago




I just recently got a really clean interior out of my donor car, and am working on getting an exhaust and intercooler piping made, Rb runs great and I am really happy with the way my hard work has come out. In the future I am gunna throw some r32 gtr wheels on it and eventually some coilovers.

UNTIL NEXT TIME

[leonelrr]

Wow that paint really stands out.. I hope that pearl comes out really good under the sun...

Keep up the good job mate... Really nice looking silvia there..

[Hijacker]

Love the paint job. More pics please

[VirginiaPS13]

Dude your sig is pretty hot but huge!

[Cleveland180]

Thanks Guys! For being my first real paint job, the paint came out really good and was exactly what I wanted. Next time I am home I will get it out in some good lighting so you can really see how it lights up, I used the pearl from paintwithpearl.com, and PPG paint.

[ronnie_angel]

nice work fellow Clevelander.

[MastaYu]

car looks clean

[Black on Gold]

I like the work you have done. Keep it up. Man do i love Peal White 240's

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Simple Beautiful, i always admire those that do their own bodywork cause that job is a killer.

[Cleveland180]

More pics on Weds! and maybe a video link if my brothers camera can do that.

[RustspecS13]

Wow thats awesome.

You make my car look like the rust spec junker it is. Oh well.

YAY for white and rb20 power!

I'm picking my head up from the machine shop tomorrow, we need to meet up soon!

~Alex

[SolaraOnBronze]

Gorgeous, off to a perfect start IMO!

[fiznowler]

Nice! I used to not care for the s13 coupes. Cars like this are what is bringing me around! looks great

[Jables]

Nice job... Car looks awesome. Actually working on the same exact thing myself right now. Hoping to have it all buttoned up and ready for paint here in a couple of weeks. Paint looks like it came out really well. Keep up the good work..

[Cleveland180]

I haven't been on here for ages! Look for updates tomorrow, along with fixed links for all those pictures!
Thanks for the compliments guys!

[Idahos13]

Yeah I was just going to ask what was up with the pics. Get them fixed lol! I want to see the new paint!

[Cleveland180]

AS PROMISED! here are some much needed updates.
As she set before, after the paint had some more time to cure and I was able to get the car a little more put together.



Then I waited for a sunny day, and off she was off to Corsa Performance for some pipe work

While she waited for her exhaust, I picked up a few goodies.

I finally tracked down the R32 GTR wheels I had been wanting, and procured some 300ZX TT Brakes and a 5-Lug conversion

Here's a few pictures showing off the new kicks


Then I mounted the Intercooler, and had some help with making the hard pipes

Photo Op !

Suddenly---an exhaust... look at that pearl gleam!

And I was finally able to bring her home

Then, because we all know enough is never enough, and girlfriends love being ignored I did some more
TSX HID conversion

Nismo Shift knob with new redline shift boot

And this is how she sits, I have to admit I have been neglecting her since I got my S4...


Thanks for reading!

[Hijacker]

Love the headlights. Did you do the conversion for the TSX projectors yourself?

[Cleveland180]

Sure did! I like to do everything possible myself... that way I really know my car, and know it wasn't half a**-ed by someone who is unhappy with their job.

[terry_240sx]

Sure did! I like to do everything possible myself... that way I really know my car, and know it wasn't half a**-ed by someone who is unhappy with their job.

soo true lol.
i lovee the paint!

[jzamerican]

gorgeous car where in cleveland are you? i live up there for school