Just got my 240 home

[240skitzo]

Hey guys i havent posted in a couple months but i just got my 95 240 home its got some front end damage from an accident this car was given to me cus i couldnt stand to see it in this condition so my project begins. she needs reconstructive sugery. here are pics of her.


Modified by 240skitzo at 1:00 AM 6/10/2009

[noobdrftr]

ouch...post the progress pics

[weadmttothetruth]

Dang, hate to see that happen to an s14. and please get rid of that chain license plate holder. What are your plans after the fix up?

[driven_]

such a beautiful and ideal project.

me so happy fo' you!!

Lol, but yeah.

i have faitthhuhhh

[240skitzo]

yea i will deffinatly post progress pics. and i do plan on getting rid of that chain license plate frame. as far as my plans go body mods im gonna put a body kit and a wing nothing too outlandish. I got paint for the car its like a flip flop blue it looks black on one angle and blue from another that i got from Auto Air Colors. as far as performance its an auto transmission right now but in the future i see an sr20det with a manual transmission in there im also getting some better rims.

[Hoffman5982]

dont do the body kit until after engine and suspension and whatnot.find some body panels in a junkyard and just rattle can it for the time being.sell those rims and just get oem ones or z32 rims.just my opinion.i hate seeing cars it body kits and nothing else done to them

[240skitzo]

i dont mind keeping the body oem but the rims......haha no

[MastaYu]

what are your plans for the suspension?

[Didderson]

Looks like a relatively easy fix as far as collisions go. Good luck on the road ahead, glad to see another fanatic!

[240skitzo]

i havent really thought about suspension yet im focused on getting it on the road right now and yea i thought it would be a relatively easy fix myself but i ran into a speed bump already i ripped out the radiator and the airconditioner thing that goes in front of it. I took off the fenders.

this frame bar that runs across the front that has the hood latch bolted to it is bent up at first i thought that it was bolted on so i dug deeper to get it off to get a new one only to find out that it is welded on

And guess who dosent know how to weld or have a welding machine.

Time for a project within a project.......Project build a homemade welding machine and teach myself how to weld.

if you guys want me to post pics of this side project i can and keep you updated and who know might learn sumthing.

[240skitzo]

here are pics of it with no radiator or the airconditioner thing

[MastaYu]

looks similar to mine when i first got my car

[240skitzo]

looks similar to mine when i first got my car

how and where did u get the radiator support bar that i was talking about

[240skitzo]

ok i decided to cancel the homemade welding machine project i found some relatively cheap at home depot for around 250 so ill be going buy one instead i just need to get the new radiator support. dont know where ill find one but ill be searching

[skazat]

that will be a fun project to get back up

[justin_sane421]

pretty sad with wut happened to it good luck on the rebuild

[240skitzo]

the person who had it before me was driving drunk and ran into a jacked up pickup truck with one of those drop down trailer hitches

[240skitzo]

ok did a lil more work on it this past week and while i was working ive decided im gonna go with the Kouki conversion. i might as well as i need to replace all those parts anyway so on with the pics.

i got the radiator support off i just drilled through the tack welds with a slightly larger drill bit. I ordered a new one should be coming in on friday and ill weld that one back on.I got a lil bored when i couldnt do anymore work. Soo i gave the engine a good cleaning. its purty now.Thats my Son he has been helping me work on the car hes a car guy just like daddy. I think he likes the 240.

[240skitzo]

Ok I got the new radiator support on and mounted now I just need to weld it on. Also I got the car started and found that the water pump was bad so I replaced the water pump and she runs good.

[MastaYu]

looking better

[240skitzo]

keep in mind that i have no prior body and fender experience what so ever im totally green when it comes to this. but knowing this Id say im doing a pretty good job. and thanks

[driven_]

looks like you have more motivation than me.

[240skitzo]

Ok sorry guys i havent worked on it in a while now had some financial issues but ill be continuing progress soon. Ive kinda been looking into doing an S15 Conversion is that a direct match up with the body parts too or is modification required