Fred..
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Nismo_Freak
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- Car: 89 Nissan 240SX
Yea or a 300zx supra rx7 or any other popular jdm car
When first sold in 1989 (and subsequently revised for the 1991 model year), the 240SX was considered to be an "economical sports car". Sporty, it was but to keep the price of the car low Nissan opted to cut cost in many aspects of the car. One of the areas where some costs were cut was in chassis assembly. In a no-compromise, high-end sports car, an auto maker would spare no expense in making the chassis as rigid as possible, as a stiff body would enable maximum performance and handling. A stiff chassis also makes suspension tuning much more precise, resulting in a car with razor-sharp handling. But when auto manufacturers assemble mass-production cars, they save money by using cheaper techniques like using industrial epoxy to bond together various aspects of the car, while using robotic welds on the rest of the chassis. While this may be acceptable for a regular road car; from a performance aspect this type of manufacturing introduces a lot of flex in the chassis, especially in a 12 year old car such as ours.
Upon opening the hood of the 240SX, you can see evidence of chassis components glued together all over the place. The strut towers and the firewall has epoxy between all the seams.
When first sold in 1989 (and subsequently revised for the 1991 model year), the 240SX was considered to be an "economical sports car". Sporty, it was but to keep the price of the car low Nissan opted to cut cost in many aspects of the car. One of the areas where some costs were cut was in chassis assembly. In a no-compromise, high-end sports car, an auto maker would spare no expense in making the chassis as rigid as possible, as a stiff body would enable maximum performance and handling. A stiff chassis also makes suspension tuning much more precise, resulting in a car with razor-sharp handling. But when auto manufacturers assemble mass-production cars, they save money by using cheaper techniques like using industrial epoxy to bond together various aspects of the car, while using robotic welds on the rest of the chassis. While this may be acceptable for a regular road car; from a performance aspect this type of manufacturing introduces a lot of flex in the chassis, especially in a 12 year old car such as ours.
Upon opening the hood of the 240SX, you can see evidence of chassis components glued together all over the place. The strut towers and the firewall has epoxy between all the seams.
Taking an objective position, I think there's plusses and minus' of selling either. Though I love the 240sx and have even thought of getting one, those thoughts didn't last long. I soon realized the 300ZX TT would be a MUCH better platform to build from. If you sold your S13 for what you're asking and spent a few more grand you'd be able to get a low milage 300ZX TT or mod the Q with money left over (join in on the supercharger setup... and you'd still have NOS on top of that). Keeping the Q would leave you with a fantastic daily driver/family car. Lots of room and classy. Then again, if you sold the Q and kept the S13 you'd be left with a pretty sporty lightweight economy car. Good on gas and relatively inexpensive to maintain...
IMHO, I'd keep the Q and get in on the supercharger setup or buy a 300ZX!!
In any case, VERY nice cars Fred! I'm sure you won't have a problem selling either!
Corey
IMHO, I'd keep the Q and get in on the supercharger setup or buy a 300ZX!!
In any case, VERY nice cars Fred! I'm sure you won't have a problem selling either!
Corey