Please Help

[soldiersproject]

Some guys and I are rebuilding an s13 coupe for a friends who is currently deployed with the US Army. We have the car, transmission, and motor but we are looking for people who are willing to donate time, parts or money to get this project complete by the time he returns home. If you are willing to sponsor this project in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. If you are seriously interested email me at either [email protected] or [email protected]. 100% of donations or sponsors are going into this car. Thank you in advance.

[orangeNblue]

This is a great idea. I'm sure your buddy will be really surprised when he gets back.

Just a couple things that may help out your efforts, things like where you are located or what kind of parts you are looking for. Not sure people will straight up give you parts but I guarantee that they'll be willing to dish out good deals.

Good luck with the build, hope it all works out for you guys!

[soldiersproject]

alright, hey guys, my name is warner.

my buddies wife(her husband is the one we are building the car for) started this forum and, but me and a couple buddies are

building a car for my friend jake who is currently deployed to afghanistan.

we all live around fort campbell KY,

i decided to do this build for him before he gets home so he can get back into doing what he loves to do.

which is drift competitions lol.

he used to do quite a few drift competitions back before he joined the military, had two 1992 fc rx-7's one of which had about

$72,000 in sponsorships bolted into it, but after he joined and was stationed here he had to give it all up. but its come time for

him to have fun again and enjoy his time in the states that he protects, so we are building him a 1993 240sx coupe, and we

have a ka24de-t motor a vg30de motor an rb20det, that we are picking from for his motor, we just need money and parts to pull

this project together for this very deserving soldiers, even really good deals will help out. all motors have trannys, we just need

parts, and some other stuff,

i would really love to be able that the community has built this car for you jake.

instead of saying me and some of the guys built this for you.

so i think this would be a great oppurtunity to show your appreciation. i also look forward to doing many more projects for many

more soldiers, so help out the ones who make our lives easier, and more enjoyable.

thankyou everyone for your time.

please contact me at 931-494-4797
or email me at [email protected]

[SX APPEAL]

How about a listing of what parts you need, we've all got stuff lying around. I've got an S13 fastback shell that I can rip some parts off for you. Just let us know what you're looking for.

[soldiersproject]

anything and everything really, we want to make it a car that looks good and gets slippery when he wants it too,

injectors,
gaskets
spark plugs
spark plug wires
intake
exhaust turbo manifold
bushings
clutch
lightweight fly wheel
battery
rims
tires
extra steelies to burn lol
looking for a t-28 turbo, and parts
tie rods,
caster rods
toe rods
tension rods
any other rods im missing lol
sway bars
strut bars
i want to fabricate a bracket and throw an sr torque dampener on the ka
we are probably going to keep the interior bare minimum and gutted, and do push button start with fuel switches and all that good stuff,
looking for a good seat as well.
i have already taken care of the piston and rings rods and bearings and all that mess, so dont really need that but spares are greatly appreciated.
and all the other stuff i didnt mention,
when all is said and done i want to have a list mounted on the dash or a list made into a decal and put on the rear window that has each part or whatever donated and the donatee's name next to it. and any sponsors will have their company's represented for sure

[pj]

so you need everything?
ok, not everything but damn. first things first, you can expect people to help you with a wrench in your area but no one is going to give you squat for the simple fact that you say hes a soldier and is gone. i dont know you, him or if anything you write is true at all...sooo, dont expect much at all.
now having said that, i respect the job and the duty. and 72grand in an rx7 is whoa crazy, i can only imagine that thing. post pictures of the beast if you can.
post pictures of the current project as well

[soldiersproject]

yes lol, i understand the lie's some, d-bags tell to get free stuff lol, but he is a soldier, he is currently deployed, and wants to get back into the scene, we already have everything to do the project and im not looking for just free parts, im just looking for parts that people might want to donate so that he knows the car community we all support is standing behind him, i want people to be able to put parts into to this car and show their appreciation, i will post pictures of the the shell and the rb motor i also have a picture of the vg and the ka, i have pics of the garage we work in, we just finished a s14 project, are now doing an sr swapped coupe, and then my s14 is going in for a jz swap, or an 7m-gte swap. i will post a pic of jake in uniform so you know its not some made up kid lol. he is a night stalker in the 160th here in the ft. campbell area so i cant say much about him.

[badbob2121]

i agree with pj, the s chasis community are not really in the "giving" category of car owners...

there are alot of us that are either active or prior military, so you might get some sort of discount... but i still would expect much.... and having deployed to a combat zone myself... i know how much he is making.. not much obligation to pay for his build...

[soldiersproject]

not paying for his build, its a gift to him and a surprise, you dont have to support it but keep your opinions to yourself if you dont want to support it, thanks. if you know anything about the 160th spec ops unit, they dont deploy for more then a couple months, so his deployment cash is deffinately not much at all, but they work their asses off and spend very little time at home, im putting all my paychecks, heart and time into this project, im just asking for donations thanks for your input.

[orangeNblue]

No need to get testy, we are just saying that a new to the forum person with 5 posts isn't going to the first person that people are going to donate their money/parts to. I don't see you having a problem having people help invest their time or efforts into it, I would definitely be more than willing to help with whatever I could if you weren't 100's of miles away. Now I'm am in no way calling you a liar or saying that the story is BS in any way, what I am saying however is that imagine this from our point of view...what if some guy toting an american flag and a support our troops t-shirt walked up to your house and said that he was taking cash donations and furniture for the military. Would you be willing to just hand over your stuff? No, because you wouldn't be 100% where your stuff is actually going.

Just some ideas to help you get more support for your project...drown yourself some more in this forum. Find other topics of interest and add your opinions, start posting pictures of the cars you have or the steps you're taking with this build, things like that will help you build up some more rapport. Then you'll start seeing more and more help from the community, but you actually need to be a part of the community first.

[Amays U G37S]

This community can provide the information needed to help you either rebuild the motor, put together the subframe, or fix any engine issues you have when you get the car together.

As far as sending you donations for the 'cause', I doubt that would happen. Only because you have not contributed to this community as some others have. A well known person would definietly recieve money or goods (car parts, a room in a hotel ) from others on this forum.

My honest opinion about building a car for someone else, is to buy the car, and start from stock. I would assemble your S13 back to original state and allow him to have something that can be a foundation for him to build on, or 'another hobby'.

[OutToWinPAHC]

not paying for his build, its a gift to him and a surprise, you dont have to support it but keep your opinions to yourself if you dont want to support it, thanks. if you know anything about the 160th spec ops unit, they dont deploy for more then a couple months, so his deployment cash is deffinately not much at all, but they work their asses off and spend very little time at home, im putting all my paychecks, heart and time into this project, im just asking for donations thanks for your input.

I have not chimed in yet, but when you post in a public forum. Expect opinions, I'd help but I not longer have many parts laying around. As for the thread I usually close threads like this, but its for a military guy and we owe these guys a lot, so I urge to help, but no cash. Parts is one thing, but please don't send cash.

[Speckid4]

Pictures of what you already have will help, so we can get an idea of what else he may need.

[soldiersproject]

sorry about getting a little testy yeterday, just a rough day at work and missed my buddies phone call, that i rarely get. so my fuse was burnt out, but i do have some pics of jake and the car, also have a pic of the rb20, and the vg and the ka, i just havnt figured out how to put pics up yet, i have been running on this site for quite some time, as an annon for a while and had a username for a while but havent used it in forever and forgot the password.

im not really expecting or needing cash so yea, thats not an option lol, but parts and personal items are great just to show support, also have a facebook page you can like it's "soldiers project"

i understand were most would be hesitant to donate cause youre right, no one knows me and this is a new thread and what not.


heres the coupe


this is jake




the rb





[imghttp://www.facebook.com/Keeping.Us.Sideways#!/ ... 66&theater][/img]

this is the 300zx we are oulling the vg out of, and the red s14 is the other hot cam swap and motor swap we just finished, the guy that owns that one just got arrested a few minutes ago for street racing, reckless endangerment, ressisting arrest and running from the cops lol. thats the way to do it, i also have pics of that i will have up soon as they upload from my phone lol.

i am looking to buy a 7m-gte or a 1jz, hell a cheap 2jz would make me happy as f***, just through me a price

[fiznowler]

sorry about getting a little testy yeterday, just a rough day at work and missed my buddies phone call, that i rarely get. so my fuse was burnt out, but i do have some pics of jake and the car, also have a pic of the rb20, and the vg and the ka, i just havnt figured out how to put pics up yet, i have been running on this site for quite some time, as an annon for a while and had a username for a while but havent used it in forever and forgot the password.

im not really expecting or needing cash so yea, thats not an option lol, but parts and personal items are great just to show support, also have a facebook page you can like it's "soldiers project"

i understand were most would be hesitant to donate cause youre right, no one knows me and this is a new thread and what not.


heres the coupe


this is jake




the rb





[imghttp://www.facebook.com/Keeping.Us.Sideways#!/ ... 66&theater][/img]

this is the 300zx we are oulling the vg out of, and the red s14 is the other hot cam swap and motor swap we just finished, the guy that owns that one just got arrested a few minutes ago for street racing, reckless endangerment, ressisting arrest and running from the cops lol. thats the way to do it, i also have pics of that i will have up soon as they upload from my phone lol.

i am looking to buy a 7m-gte or a 1jz, hell a cheap 2jz would make me happy as f***, just through me a price

That's the way to do it?

[soldiersproject]

did the images show up or are they screwed up.

[FlipCoupe]

no images.

[soldiersproject]

i tried posting pics from face book, but that s*** retarded. i mean yall could just hit the face book page, i'll link it or throught the yrl up and ya'll can see all that stuff on there. unless someone else can figure it out

[soldiersproject]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Soldiers- ... 5435574600

like the page while you're there

[SX APPEAL]

[1SickSilvia]

Good luck with your project for him, from the pics it looks like a nice start. I was just shaking my head at how young he is. I hope he makes it home in one piece. I hate wars but especially the stuff happening in the middle east.

[soldiersproject]

thankyou very much sxappeal for getting those pics on there, i feel a bit retarded for not being able to figure that one out, and thank ya'll for the support, my s14 is currently down and im repairing it, so it'll be a day or two before i can post up progression pics of the project but we are going to get this s*** done lol,

[soldiersproject]

and yea lol he looks really young, he is 21 but has always looked young

[soldiersproject]

[soldiersproject]

managed to snag a pic of my buddy in the back while the cop was talking to us