My 240 is becomming...haggard

[FolkertSX]

No I will not leave it
No I will not fix it with zipties
No I will not put a giant band-aid over it

My cars getting pretty beat up which makes me sad. I figured its about time that i do something about it. My gas cap wont close, my door was smashed, my fenders cracked, my bumpers cracked, my skirts chipped, and the damn bondo the last owner put on is cracking. I just got a new door and painted it. But it came out more greyish and it doesnt match. Idk if this is because the paint sat for 6 months or because the paint on the car sat in the sun for 6 months. In some lightings the paint almost looks whiter while the old paint having a touch of yellow. heres the contrast

you can even tell i took the handle from the old door
So i figure if i have to buy new paint for the door I might as well fix some other stuff. including this

why the f*** would you bondo your rear bumper on

thats what happenes when the streets being repaved and the sewer caps are 6 inches tall
and then this, idk know how it happened. it was a very small crack, and then one day I looked and it was a inch or so long

so now I ride around like this..I heard this was the new look


I'm going to be switching to oem metal fenders since my front wheels dont sit flush and selling my 20mm ones. If anyones interested let me know. And yes the crack will be fixed.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Welcome to "using" a 240. s*** can't stay perfect for forever.

[FolkertSX]

Welcome to "abusing" a 240. s*** can't stay perfect for forever.

fixed

[ILoveMyRHS13]

same thing

[RustspecS13]

I swear to god I have to abuse my nissan's. If I don't they break. If I take it easy on them thats when they break, so I never stop beating on them. My friends all do the same.

Difference is I maintain my cars. Big difference then just leaving them as is.

~Alex

[punkmonkey0913]

^^agreed, my car is just like that lol

[allenms240]

Boo Folkert, I really envy your car lol. Sad to hear its becoming haggard.

^^However i feel the same way, haven't abused mine in a while, and I feel like something is about to break...

[E7-S14]

all the bondo he put on is going to crack eventually
ESP everywhere thats molded in.

[Dire91]

all the bondo he put on is going to crack eventually
ESP everywhere thats molded in.

It sucks but it is true
My kouki is beat to s***, I just need to find a day to fix all of the body damage.

[pj]

ugh...molded kits are retarded...
all things considered though folkert, its really not bad....maybe its fallen beneath youre standards but, still not really that bad. if you left it beat and added zipties, the car would be worshipped in the "best looking" thread lol

[breadbox]

Yeah I've been noticing my Coupe isn't as clean as I thought it was, and a friends beat hatch is overall cleaner than my car. My BMC looks like a fire was sitting next to it for about 30mins.

[FolkertSX]

all the bondo he put on is going to crack eventually
ESP everywhere thats molded in.

It sucks but it is true
My kouki is beat to s***, I just need to find a day to fix all of the body damage.

bondo can hold up, but molded bumpers + slammed= trouble. my bumpers hit pavement quite a bit. and the bondo just cant handle that. Im going to be trying a little trick i thought of for the front bumper, going to put springs between the bolts so under hard pressure the bumper will raise a bit. idk might work might not, we'll see.

ugh...molded kits are retarded...
all things considered though folkert, its really not bad....maybe its fallen beneath youre standards but, still not really that bad. if you left it beat and added zipties, the car would be worshipped in the "best looking" thread lol

yea its not too bad. but I like my car clean which makes it different sadly. i should have put zipties all over and took a picture before i fix it. Im working on the fender right now so thats out of the way.

Also I want to add. I wouldnt be doing this if this was my dd. I just picked up a 84 vw rabbit that im going to daily. So basically the 240 will only be driven on roads i know, that means no suprise potholes, speed bumps, sewers and other s***. So it should stay looking nice

[FolkertSX]

well i made some good progress today. im going to a show at UTI the 7th so my car needs to be done. unfortunately my flock will still not be here though. anyway heres what i got done
before

after

before

and after

and i left off here, tommorow ill finish

until then...drift ready

[badbob2121]

having a cosmetically perfect 240sx and drifting it is a oxy moron.....lol

good job on the work...

[S14Kouki10]

any plans engine wise?

[OutToWinPAHC]

ehh molded, look and learn kiddies

[FolkertSX]

having a cosmetically perfect 240sx and drifting it is a oxy moron.....lol

good job on the work...

haha no i dont drift. i just said that because people always take of their body panels when they drift

any plans engine wise?

not so far. i can have plenty of fun withit as is. Once I'm done with my vw ill start saving for a turbo or swap.

ehh molded, look and learn kiddies

just to let everyone know i didnt mold them, but i should have cut them before I painted the car.

[Cody240]

which UTI are you going to because if its the one in southern cali (rancho cucamonga) than I will look out for your ride

[FolkertSX]

which UTI are you going to because if its the one in southern cali (rancho cucamonga) than I will look out for your ride

its the one in illinois. too bad, i'd like to see some s13s. At the last UTI show there were only a couple trashed s14s.

[yourbullit]

nice work


in this pic it looks like it has a look of shame, like its naked and avoiding eye contact

[krash]

*off topic*^ My vert has the SAME rear bumper damage, and is the same color.

Folkert, you never cease to amaze me with your fabrication skills.

[tramp_drift240]

LOL, that IS the new look.






this thread made my day.

[tramp_drift240]

also, where are you located? (for fenders)

[FolkertSX]

im in glen ellyn illinois. where are you? i'll be willing to meet you somewhere if its too far.
or did you want them shipped? i'd rather do pickup but hey if you'll pay thats fine. I never realized how big these things are until theyre off the car!

[FolkertSX]

got a little done today. mostly worked on my rabbit though. to my suprise my dad (the copier doctor) had a customer come over to drop off a machine. The guy pulled up in a 70's rabbit diesel! haha that was a pleasant suprise.
anyway finished the front bumper and mounted the fender
this is a horrible picture, sorry. anyway the bumper still looks more white then the yellowish other paint.



i could have done a touch better on the lip. but it looks 1000x better then before. theres miniscule holes that i could have filled in with bondo but I didnt want any bondo on it. and doing another layer of fiberglass wouldnt have been worth it for the time it wouldve taken
tommorow ill be able to fix the bumper gap hopefully and redo my damn door. then i should be done! untill then check out these sweet zipties. takata green ftw

[FolkertSX]

to those who care

[Blake...]

Looks great!

[EnjoiNismo]

Looks great man, Love the exhaust. Good work!

[tramp_drift240]

i dont know how far that is. im in northern virginia. sounds not close though.

[FolkertSX]

^ haha you know where illinois is right? haha not close. glen ellyn is a little west of chicago. if you want them shipped let me know. but really its not worth it. your going to pay as much for shipping as you will the product.