Project Poseidon

[s13importuner7]

i figured id make a thread on how my project is going. heres how it begani just turned 15 and was looking around for a 240. i found one in ohio for 1200. we live in illinois so it was about a 14 hour trip there and back. my dad and i left at 3 am and got back at like 9 pm that same sunday. everyone thought i was stupid for buying a beat up car. no one had faith so ive been workin on it ever since. im still 15 but i start drivers ed in about 5 days! the cars just my dd so im not modifying the engine at all. i say either engine swap, or turbo or nothing. bolt ons are a waste of money i think personally. my main goal was just to have a nice looking s13. and yea i still love body kits and widebodys coming from a fnf fanboy. so on with the pics...the day we brought her home



stripped for sound deadener



fresh paint! it was my first time painting a car. im happy with how it came out. i wasnt expecting anything perfect. picked white to hide imperfections and bondo



primer



base coat. toyota super white



clear



bought these p45r's from a fellow nico member17 x 9 +12

(gotta clean up that brake setup)fit perfect!

bought some interior goodies. nardi deep corn 330mm, sparco glob x shift knob, shift boot...

i got bored so i got blue lights

then upgraded to these bad boys



got polk sr component set ($800) for 225 at a closing Tweeter



before



after



some final after shots

hate my exhaust or love it i like it

i still need to buy tires, then coilovers, who knows what else. i honestly dont think ill ever stop putting money into this. i enjoy every minute of it though. anyway im open to comments. love or hate. o and also...yes i know my exhaust is on crooked. im going to fix that

[s14derrick]

looking great so far, i like where this is heading..more pics once you get tires. also who is helping pay for this build and working on it with you ??

[Wc240]

looks good man+1 for starting early. pretty soon you may be able to drive it fixed

[S13k]

nice chose of color, and where did you get that gauge?

[SleepyHB]

Looks good man, seem like you had a blast working on it, keep 'em pic coming.

[s13importuner7]

looking great so far, i like where this is heading..more pics once you get rims. also who is helping pay for this build and working on it with you ??

well my dad helps me with the engine stuff. all the engine needed was a new water pump and power steering hose. so the engines working perfect. other than that i do everything on my own and ive payed for everything since the beggining. ive learned so much from the internet and nico! you have no idea how much ive learned in the last couple months.

[s13importuner7]

nice chose of color, and where did you get that gauge?

andysautosport.comgreat place. they have SO MUCH

[s14derrick]

mad props for doing most of the work yourself and EARNING the money for your car.

what did you use to paint it? i have always wanted to repaint my car once i get all the aero im going to run. it looks good for being your first time painting

[s13importuner7]

mad props for doing most of the work yourself and EARNING the money for your car.

what did you use to paint it? i have always wanted to repaint my car once i get all the aero im going to run. it looks good for being your first time painting

i first used dupli color paint shop on the front bumber then i switched to nason base coat clear coat. such a better deal!!! like 110 for a gallon! dupli color was 100 a gallon! plus the reducer was idk less then 50 with the nason! so you got way more paint. i was very happy with this paint. it was very affordable. the other choice was way up to 300 a gallon and the only difference was really it just had more like "white" in it. more color. i forgot what the word was. anyway i couldnt afford that. nason worked good with me

[Didderson]

Poseidonnnn, your car's on a BOAT!Looks like you're off to a really good start man. What kind of wheels are those? Works? They look legit. I'm really impressed.

At 15 I was still skateboarding the day away lol. You're off to a sweet start. I like the kit it came with.Nice parts list, err parts.

Don't forget an LSD man. Do your research, research again, then decide to buy the one that's right for you!

Your fitment and aero will be more legit than most of the ppl on here probably including me because your wheels > mine. GG

[s13importuner7]

Poseidonnnn, your car's on a BOAT!Looks like you're off to a really good start man. What kind of wheels are those? Works? They look legit. I'm really impressed.

At 15 I was still skateboarding the day away lol. You're off to a sweet start. I like the kit it came with.Nice parts list, err parts.

Don't forget an LSD man. Do your research, research again, then decide to buy the one that's right for you!

Your fitment and aero will be more legit than most of the ppl on here probably including me because your wheels > mine. GG

theyre rotas. right now i cant afford baller rims that cost more than my car. so these will do. the p45r's are about the only good looking rotas with low offsets i think

[s14aleXXX]

what gauges are those, whered you get them and how much?

nice build

[s13importuner7]

what gauges are those, whered you get them and how much?

nice build

o boy...just got this question. andysautosport.com $80 i love em though

[zenki-S13]

man i must say you have done an amazing job with thatcant wait to see what else you will be doing with it

[sil80_chris]

damn i bought my 240sx when i was 15 for $1200 too...lol...but you have done a lot of work to it how lond did it take you to redo the soundeadening and recarpeting? and the how much you paid too por favor...

[Fidel_Cashflo]

Wow, nice build man. Im doing the same right now in my build, removing the interior and taking out the sound deadener, is that raamat you used? And ensolite? Also where did you order carpet from, im having a hard time finding ones that have a decent fit.

[noobdrftr]

nice build

[ZX88]

nice build. but that plate will probably get you in trouble.

[sean8564]

So far so good keep it up.

[UneaK]

looks like a lot of progress

[hbpignosePA]

yesss white looks soo clean

only thing im not feeling is the gauge cluster... but the rest of the interior is tight.

what seats are those? they sorta look like 350z seats.....

anyways you get my respect being so young and doing it up right with no stupid mods

[sean8564]

yesss white looks soo clean

only thing im not feeling is the gauge cluster... but the rest of the interior is tight.

what seats are those? they sorta look like 350z seats.....

anyways you get my respect being so young and doing it up right with no stupid mods

could they be the rare S13 leather seats? No just saw the top they are some racing type seat

[kokujo17]

How do you get that box to fit under the radio?? Mine doesn't seem to want to fit right. . . . . .

[ScrapMetal]

Build is coming out great. Can't wait to see those wheels on it, they look awesome.

[s13importuner7]

Wow, nice build man. Im doing the same right now in my build, removing the interior and taking out the sound deadener, is that raamat you used? And ensolite? Also where did you order carpet from, im having a hard time finding ones that have a decent fit.

yup its raamat. and the black is the ensolite. the black carept came in the car it doesnt fit very well. when i had to put it back in after the raamat it was a b****. plus i had almost 3/4 of a inch of extra material on the floor

damn i bought my 240sx when i was 15 for $1200 too...lol...but you have done a lot of work to it how lond did it take you to redo the soundeadening and recarpeting? and the how much you paid too por favor...

well stripping the car took me one night. about 5-7 hours maybe. then putting the raamat in and ensolite took like 2-3 days. i got 2 rolls! and like 8 yards of ensolite. used it all! everything cost me about 300 shipped i believe.

[s13importuner7]

How do you get that box to fit under the radio?? Mine doesn't seem to want to fit right. . . . . .

it came like that. althought i did notice its very bent. so maybe he jammed it in there.

yesss white looks soo clean

only thing im not feeling is the gauge cluster... but the rest of the interior is tight.

what seats are those? they sorta look like 350z seats.....

anyways you get my respect being so young and doing it up right with no stupid mods

theyre some cheap racing seats. fake evo seats. i actually really like them. i still want to buy brides some day but these are fine. better than stock i think.

[Beems240sx]

looking good bro, im real sorry i cant help more on tires. if you find some let me know, i can mount and balance them for you for free. just look around on the site for some tires that are a little above your price range and ill get a quote for you

[urcaptnspeaking]

looks good !

[s13importuner7]

looking good bro, im real sorry i cant help more on tires. if you find some let me know, i can mount and balance them for you for free. just look around on the site for some tires that are a little above your price range and ill get a quote for you

you can install them for free? sweet thanks. im looking into used tires. check out these rt 615's. hes asking 200. are these pretty much done for?

[AZ89two4Tsx]

$200?!?

No way. You should be able to get four 60%-90% tires for that price. Maybe not Azenis's or high end brands but some decent ones.