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Wan
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I've been looking around now for a good car to buy and I stumbled upon this HB...It's a 1990 HB with about 160k on the chassis and a redtop swap..he put 8k on the swap.....There was rust on the rails but it was repaired...I've seen it in person and test drove it...its got kouki tails (just thought i'd say)...and it drives well from what I've seen....super short shifter and short clutch ....the only negative is the paint....the roof is fading and the rear Quarter panels (50 mm over and self painted), rear bumber (which has a little rot in the corner), and hatch need to be painted too.....but seriously everything else is fine..even the simple things...no A/C thought but its ok.... heres the partslist posted....also included: a blitz SSBC boost controler and a HKS turbo timer and SAFC 1.....what do you guys think? how much would you pay? all comments and opinions will be appreciated..........Engine/Transmission: • Full JDM Redtop SR20DET swap ($2100). • ACT streetable & stripable clutch and ACT heavy duty pressure plate($400) • Findanza lightweight Aluminum flywheel. ($425) • Blitz Super Sound blow off valve. ($175) • Cusco oil catch tank ($95) • 255 Lph Walbro fuel pump. ($120) • JDM Viscous Limited slip differential with JDM 5-bolt s13 axles with royal purple lsd gear oil ($300) • Rocker arm stoppers (a must have for engine safety if revving up the engine high) ($95) • Custom 3inch catback exhaust with flat black oem looking 3" muffler. ($250) • Short shifter kit. ($60) • Aluminum polished ball shifter ($45) • New sr20det belts. ($60) • Z32 igniter. ($50) • Z32 3 inch mass air flow sensor ($125) • 3" MR Down pipe.($95) • 3" MR straight turbo elbow outlet.($60) • MR stainless steel turbo manifold.($120) • 6qt capacity Freddy Casted oil pan. ($120) • Iridium spark plugs. ($55) • 3" thick front mount intercooler kit. With T-bolt clamps ($350) • Catco 3" high flow cat. ($150) • aftermarket red Adjustable engine torque damper ($80) Brakes: • 5 lug conversion using Skyline R33 rear hubs and S14 front spindles and new S14 hubs. ($500) • Skyline R32 front 4 piston calipers and R33 rear 2 piston brake calipers.($300) • Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 cross drilled and slotted 12.5inch (big brake) rotor conversion. ($275) • 300zx brake master cylinder. ($125) • New rear brake hardlines. ($50) Suspension: • S14 JDM front lower control arms (wider stance). ($75) • Aftermarket green Rear camber kit. ($110) • tien coilovers (900) • Front suspension bolt sleeves(allows use of s13 suspension using s14 spindles) ($40) Wheels/Exterior: • Aluminum alloy rims 19x8.5 front 80% thread and 19x11 rear New rear tires. Front tires are vredestein that came with the rims (very expensive tires new), rears are New General high performance tires.($1300) • 50mm rear fiber reinforced plastic wide body over fenders. ($300) • s2000 style conversion rear antenna($50) • JDM OEM Urethane Chuki side skirts ($300) • JDM OEM Urethane Chuki front lip (recently installed, not shown in pics) ($200) Electronics/Interior: • Original Black interior with mint original crack free dash (Crack free dashes are hard to find on 240sx's) • Full JDM speedo/tach cluster conversion. ($95) • Battery trunk relocation conversion.($80) • Kenwood headunit. ($120) • High end advanced Viper Alarm system with shock sensor and lcd screen pager. upto 1 mile range ($350) • Autometer ultra lite boost gauge. ($50) RED superbright led conversion for dash lights and climate controls.

(BTW the prices were posted by him)... Thanks and sorry for the long post..

Modified by Wan at 11:49 AM 10/15/2009
Modified by Wan at 11:50 AM 10/15/2009


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ZootedS13
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19 by 11 in the rear? overkill.

other than that, sounds nice. id go drive it first and check all the common 240 rust spots. i personally wouldnt pay more than 6 k for this thing.

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Dittoz7
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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words.

8.5F And 11R, Should That's Not A VW.

Wan
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Yea the wheels are pretty big..but they look great on the car though....and 5k is asking soo....plus theres a clean title.....I personally wouldn't want to even change those wide back tires, they look great....
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Wan
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heres a pic...theres no chuki lip in the pic though...but you can see the car and wheels sort of...

Wan
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any thoughts?

Wan
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anyone?

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myfirst24010
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If u got the money do IT! I would i would buy my friends s14 with and sr in it for 6k

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zenki-S13
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seems like a good deal

i say go for it

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safin
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do it! post pics after that


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My CPU is a nero net processor.

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Dittoz7
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Does Don't Really Look 11in Wide In The Rear.

Wan
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Dittoz7 wrote:Does Don't Really Look 11in Wide In The Rear.
Not in the pic but in person they are pretty massive ...I can't identify the rims though...no center caps....Im sure you guys could help me though...

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mRodiek
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Built not bought.


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