Got my beater hatch painted platinum graphite

[Onizuka]

Had to paint the headlight trim because of overspray, but they were faded anyways. Looks brand new now

[m tr4nch]

damn that is really clean how much was it if you don't mind me asking?

[xX RB Xx]

looks good!!

[aceof07]

looks beautiful. the sr20de caught me completely off guard.

[TroubleBound]

NICE it doesn't look like much of a beater anymore

[Papi Chulo]

that is a f***ing great color

[Bumnah]

One helluva nice beater hatch.

[Onizuka]

Thanks! I'm pretty happy with the color, I spent a long while picking one out beforehand.

damn that is really clean how much was it if you don't mind me asking?

$2000 for minor dent removal, Antenna shave, primer, 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear. The paint quality is amazing, but its not a top of the line paint job: door jams, engine bay, etc. were left alone. The car was that dark, metal flake grey beforehand so its still looks good with the doors open.

[Lroi]

sweet

[motoman399]

ya what a beater... lol it looks amazing. but whats with the sr? its n/a......

[achikennugget38]

wow that is so cleansimple but very nice colorthis is what i want my 240 so look like at some point.....

[TimTurboZ]

I saw your engine and was like I was soo confused. Very nice how you like the SR? Great color BTW. Makes me want to paint my coupe
Modified by TimTurboZ at 12:34 AM 7/10/2009

[spooled240]

beater my a**, that thing is too nice lol

[duffman1278]

That paint job came out real nice! Props man. I wanted to get a color similiar to this however my cars original color was grey so i'm tired of it hehe but looks sharp!

[apex760]

it looks good but please tell me ur side skirts and rear bumper are stillgettin painted if not its looks stupid needs wheels and lower

[Onizuka]

The SR is NA because it was dirt cheap ($900), came with a 5 speed (auto->manual conversion) and gets fantastic gas milage (29mpg local driving, 32mpg highway). Its still slow like a NA KA, but its about 100lbs lighter and not dead like the motor the car came with.

And sorry about the pictures being too big, I didnt realise until I logged on a different computer that they wont fit on some screens. (edit: just resized them to 1024 x 7xx)

it looks good but please tell me ur side skirts and rear bumper are stillgettin painted if not its looks stupid needs wheels and lower

Unfortunately, it really is a beater so lowering it more is not an option if I want to keep the front fender liners in. Side skirts will come at some point, I ran out of moneys and had to borrow some to pay for the paint as is. I'm thinking about getting some PDM silvia aero knock-offs when I get some money. Other than that, I just need a little more offset with some spacers and to mess with camber a bit so I can get the wheels where I want them.
Modified by Onizuka at 10:05 AM 7/10/2009

[noobdrftr]

where did you find the SR20DE im trying to find one and i cant seem to locate any.

Your beater is nicer then my coupe

[WutsDrift]

Quote unquote beater, my arse! That hatch is off the chizzain!!! Love those Maxima wheels too! I often wonder what those would look like on my kouki. Keep up the good work de representer

[Onizuka]

Who says beaters arent allowed to look nice?

Nobody really imports rwd sr20de's, I found 2 when I was looking, and both shops said they had been sent over by accident. You could find a place that imports motors near you and specifically order one (it will take months and probably cost a bit more though...). If you really want one it will take some calling around, they also show up on ebay from time to time.

[ScrapMetal]

You call that a beater hatch? Ayyy, mine's just a POS then.

Awesome car

[whatsaturbo]

Very nice, great color. I don't think it classifies as a beater any more.

[E7-S14]

Looks good man.

im currently on my Second s14 N/A SR.ha