Just got it! not sure wether to like it or regret it.

[Fbomb19]

Hey guys so i kinda just got the 240sx like 3 days ago.... sadly idk wether i got ripped off or if it was an ok deal. Its a 89 240sx hatch. !!! i wish i knew more about mechanics so i never buy cars like these but i guess i just gotta move on. I got the car for 1,700 and it has several problems ... here are some pics... Problems that i know of are the exaust is hanging from top to bottlem , my freeze plug is going bad, my intake is a mess and i need the intake with vacume line ... and the rust spot.... OHHH! and the ugly dash! also theirs a weird wiring and 1 sensor is cut off i really dont know if i should keep it im just kinda mad that i didnt spot these out when i bought it. 1,700 down the drain ..well idk what do u guys think...

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[cjmirabal1]

u posted up the pics wrong dude

[Fbomb19]

fixed it^^^^^

[cjmirabal1]

u cudda easily got it for a few hundred cheaper...i got mine for 1200 in better condition then urs BUT.... its actually not bad at all.... lot of problems but easy fixes! nico is here to help! gotta see the diamond in the ruff! ive seen worse and ive seen better! its still a 240! hatch ftw! those problems will lead u to learn alot bout ur car and make a strong bold with it!

good luck bro

[Dattebayo]

Yikes, you need a $700 discount.

The rust looks bad, and you'd think you could get an actual running car for that much change...

[Fbomb19]

Yeah cuz it was inbetween this and a honda hatchback i mean i know in the long run my car is better then any honda but the honda had no mechanical problem idk... I guess its alright tho ....I have alot of work to fcking do LOL. Also that rubber thing with the hole in the pic... it suppose to have a line that goes to the vacume line and I can NOT find that rubber thing for the intake ANY where i tried junk yards and everything its crazy i tried nissan and idk its gona be one hell of a project with no cash! to put in.!

[Fbomb19]

^^^ yeah sadly it has some rust on the hatch trunk part but its teh only rust on the whole car. Idk how to repair it tho. to bad it didnt come with a reciept so i cant return it but ima have to put some work in. do body shops repair taht kinda rust? or how do i repair it my self?

[Dattebayo]

I could be wrong, but that second sensor on the exhaust isn't supposed to be a sensor, I think it used to be the EGR pipe bung. Looks like the guy just threw a dead sensor in to plug the hole. Most states need you to have the EGR to pass inspection.

[uber240times2]

Whoa, your dashboard is orange.

[badbob2121]

i dont think its too bad, kinda over paid, but ive seen alot worse.... put a few days of work in her and alot of simple green cleaning..and you will be set

[Hoffman5982]

yea you kinda got shafted, but all you can do now is move on with it. Start saving up and working on it and improve your mechanics skills. It doesn't look too bad at all

[EnjoiNismo]

Use the IMG Code.

[Fbomb19]

use the img code? ^ and yeah Ima work on this car kinda hard i already stripped the whole interrior lol im driving around with no dash no back seats no panels all gutted! lmfao tahts how u gotta do it !i needa order a few things... I wish i saw more 240sx in the junk yard but man its really kinda hard to find a 240sx tahts not striped .

[240sxjoe92]

Here...Makes it easy, better gramer/spelling?

[Fbomb19]

I was kinda in a rush. I dont really try and correct it. But im sure its not 2 bad lol.

[badbob2121]

i wanna see more pics of that orange dash....lol

[cjmirabal1]

i wanna see more pics of that orange dash....lol

yeah me to...its so bad its almost good! lmao

[Fbomb19]

are u serious lmfao it was a dash with cracks right... so i guess the owner thought it was better to wrap it in a orange fuzy material lols it wouldnt have been so bad if it was wrapped in black fuzzy stuff but dammm. orange? ... But i already stripped the b*tch ... took the orange off ... and it now has glue and some fuzzy s*** stuck to it i cant get it all off so ima just buy a new dash lols

[Hoffman5982]

lol, so they went through the trouble of painting the bay to match the exterior, but not the radiator support?

[Dr.feelgood]

in my opinion i think you got ripped off because i got my 240 for 600 and the timing was off and i need a brake booster and master cylinder but hopefully everything works out for you good luck

[breadbox]

where in the world are you, maybe a local member could help you out with a couple things.

Get an intake(injen or similair), it will remove the need for that plastic piece and the long plastic intake pipe.

Make sure that hole where the EGR pipe was closed up on the header.

then get on ebay and get a cheap cat and catback exhaust.

The rust isn't too bad from the pictures you took.

But here are the good things about owning a 240sx.

1. The after market is huge.
2. Fun to drive through curves.
3. You can pretty much swap any motor into it.
4. Parts are pretty cheap compared to most other cars.

Find some part outs near you either from NICO or Local car forums. I've got out to peoples houses and they have told me what not to take and then I'd pretty much strip the shell.

[jeremy242]

I was the one that wrapped the dash and to be honest the material we not the greatest, if you want to get the glue off 3m sells an adhesive remover cause it is 3m adhesive that i used. If you want it wrapped in black let me know.

[Fbomb19]

^^^ lols thats crazy.. the dude that sold me the car was pretty cool.. Ive stripped the interrior so far redo everything on the inside then get stuff done under the hood ... I had a feeling some one that knew this car would find this thread lol.. and how much do u wrap the dash in black for? i actualy like the wrap dash just not orange...

[jeremy242]

$40, i am in back of ucf if you are interested. give me a call at 954-295-7167

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

U should regret the fact that u got got!

[Armstec_S13]

i dont think you got ripped off, needs minor things that can be obtained easily at a junk yard.

[chaosli]

not too bad i got mine for 1200 with a qp dent but rustless

[alms24sebring]

Its not horrible. I think the gaping hole in the intake goes to the PCV valve, the inlet in the valve cover. Im sure there was a piece to fit in there to connect the 2 but not sure, I have never owned an S13. Im amazed it runs actually.

Otherwise the rest, from the pics, doesnt look horrible. Just a little work is needed. As far as freeze plugs, Im not sure how to replace that. And sorry man but that orange dash has got to go... Its a nice blue..

[breadbox]

broken piece went to VC, you can run with out it* but oil will haze the bay at upper rpms.

*if you plug the hole on the intake side.

[Fbomb19]

wells so far. I got the muffler replaced with a nice chrome tip one, nothing fancy but for now it works. umm ripped apart the interrior...orange dash is gone... i kinda been driving around with out it lol. other then the stuff i already know i need, i got 2 questions. i kinda dont know what it is tho... 1. When ever my car sits over night and ima start it the next morning i have to turn it on 3 times b4 the car stay in idle, and stays on... the other times b4 it just wont idle right and it just cut off but it turns on ok around the 3rd or 4th time. Also when ever i mess around and try and drift corners or just give it gas a little hard it starts to smell like massive amounts of gas in my car. I have already bolted the thing in the back of the hatch and got the 2 metal pieces taht go over it but i cant seem to undeerstand y it smells like gas INSIDE my car ! I dont wanna die of intoxication lol. ..................... F ................. ALSO! thye told me to remove my catylic converter or some shyt on my exuast just wanted to askk what does it do for your car when u remove it? and why is it illegal.? How ever i dont think its illegal for florida but who knows Let me Kno!