R33 Tail Lights...on a 240??

[White Comet]

ok white comet, who are you to even think about flaming on anyone when you yourself are trying to make your 240sx fastback look like a 180sx. and dont think you can just change what i write to make it seem like youre right cause that just shows how ignorant you really are. i mean really how hard is it to change taillights and front ends that bolt right up.

the big difference here is that im using s chassis parts on my s chassis while u added r chassis parts. im putting on parts that make it look like a STOCK type x. ur making ur car look like some abomination that nissan would never mass produce. another key point is that the parts i used fit without any modification since they were made for an s chassis hatchback. im not putting the parts on my car because i think it'll look good, not to be JDM tyt3. reread my posts, in none of them did i ever flame you. i wasnt changing the wording when i quoted you to " make it seem like im right", it was to be humorous, hence the . lighten up. like i already said, im not a fan of what u've done to ur car but it YOUR car so it doesnt matter. if u dont like my type x parts that fine, i'll live. but if the only reason u dont like them is cuz i dont like your car that doesnt make sense.

[r32 fastback]

look guy i just got alittle mad about it but thats cool, and i never said i didnt like your car, i even suggested the same thing to my best friend(180 sx conversion) and i did that cause its not something that is mass produced, its not ever seen around here. here no-one has any skylines or silvias or anything. so around here it is something that will be different. I dont care what anyone does i originally posted in this thread to say let a guy do what he wants. People might crush this guys potential and he might not have done his thing to his car cause of mean people. anyway no hard feelings and happy posting

[r32 fastback]

oh did you even look at my car, i didn't just do tail lights. And me and my friend just got done taking my broke ka out today and im just waiting for my rb25 to come in

[White Comet]

i checked it out on the cardomain, glad to hear an rb's going in. its not my style exterior wise but hey as long as u like it and at least now u'll have the engine to back it up. i hope u have suspension mods thoguh

[assassin7420]

fixed

Haha, Yeah you could go that route too. But if its just an SR swap stock parts will be fine if their still in good condition.

You could always add the VTAK badge and add megga HP and Super car looks.

[White Comet]

true a lot of stock parts would be fine, but regardless of teh engine going in a few things are pretty worn out on older cars like these. energy suspension bushings would be good to go with right off the bat. i'd also recommend upgrading teh brakes before an engine swap. if u wanna go fast u also need to stop

[assassin7420]

So far the brick wall has the fasting stopping distance in my book

Yeah i know what you mean. My old 240 had all good bushings and nothing was worn out. My new one well.... my rear sub frame likes to smack the bottom of the car a lot.

[White Comet]

^ yeah stuff like that before a motor swap. my brakes suck so its q45 time

[assassin7420]

Ah nice,I have them on mine and like them over the 300zx ones.

[lemon]

whoa whats with all the hate in this thread i think everyone needs to remember, that he bought the car, and hes buying the upgrades. if there was a certain way to make a car look, then they would all look the same.

i plan on doing a full r33 conversation to mine, when ever i finally get a 240. just because A. Skylines are awesomeB. i can never afford a skylineC. There are no skylines in PAD. If there was a skyline in PA i couldn't afford itE. If done right, it will look like an r33F. I planed on dropping the skyline motor in itG. If it has the motor and the body of skyline, then well you basically have a skyline.

call me if you will, but i <3 skylines

[assassin7420]

whoa whats with all the hate in this thread i think everyone needs to remember, that he bought the car, and hes buying the upgrades. if there was a certain way to make a car look, then they would all look the same.

i plan on doing a full r33 conversation to mine, when ever i finally get a 240. just because A. Skylines are awesomeB. i can never afford a skylineC. There are no skylines in PAD. If there was a skyline in PA i couldn't afford itE. If done right, it will look like an r33F. I planed on dropping the skyline motor in itG. If it has the motor and the body of skyline, then well you basically have a skyline.

call me if you will, but i <3 skylines

A. A 240sx isnt a skyline.B.Get a job.C.I bet you 100 dollars your wrong.D.See B.E. Its still not a skyline and never will be.F. At least you have one good idea.G. No, It will be a 240sx with some ugly skyline kit and an RB25 swap. It will still handle.. No... It will handle worse then a skyline or stock 240sx and everyone will point at laugh at your LHD "R33".

[brizanden]

skyline kit and an RB25 swap. It will still handle.. No... It will handle worse then a skyline or stock 240sx and everyone will point at laugh at your LHD "R33".

hows it gonna handle worse?

[assassin7420]

hows it gonna handle worse?

Weight of an RB is more then a KA. Think about it.

[brizanden]

^ok now think about how good mounts put the motor lower and further back making the engine much closer to the cars center of gravity actually improving the weight ratio of the 240. and thats it

[assassin7420]

Depends on the kit you buy... I have seen countless times where people cut the hood. Even still its more weight on the front end. Unless you did some work on the suspension it would handle like crap.

My deal with getting on his case was he said he cant afford an R33 when they only sell for 12 to 20k yet he plans to RB swap and do a full body conversion on a 240. The body work alone would be in the 8k range. Then add in another 6k for the RB swap. And thats just for the engine and mount kit.

Then you need to perform all the maintenance on the RB so thats a new water pump, timing belt, Front and rear mains, clutch , TOB, Ect... Then hes going to need an intercooler and piping, full exhaust, brakes, at least springs, fuel pump, radiator, The list goes on. For the money he would spend doing that he could buy an R32 or R33 if he looked in the right places.

Plus he said he didnt have money. Im sorry to be a d!ck and flame him but hes stupid. Here ill show you.

" i plan on doing a full r33 conversation to mine, when ever i finally get a 240. just because "

He doesnt even own a 240 yet. He also says

" B. i can never afford a skyline "

He just said he cant afford a 12 to 20k car. Yet hes willing to dump 15K into a 240sx? Ill even add it up for you..

Lets just say he gets some baller deal and only has to pay 6k for the body work. So,..

1995 240 - 3000Body work - 6000RB - 4200OEM timing belt - 40OEM Timing belt idler pulley - 45OEM timing belt tensioner pulley - 75OEM front main - 35OEM Rear main - 35OEM Water pump - 90OEM pilot bushing - 15OEM Throw out bearing - 35ACT 6 puck clutch - 330Mount and drive shaft - 1100FMIC - 300Pipe - 100silicone couplers (x4) - 50Koyo rad - 200Fuel pump - 80Brakes (300zx) - 200Z32 conversion lines - 60Brake pads - 40Brake rotors - 60Exhaust - 600Eibach pros - 200KYB Reds - 500

Thats not even all you need. Im sure I left things out and thats not with shipping. So the total comes out to $17,390.00 Thats also doing all the work your self. If you factor in paying someone to do all the engine work and swap your looking at well into the mid 20k range. Like I said, With the amount of work and money it would take you could of just bought a skyline and have a real one. Not a 240sx that was hacked up to try and be something its not.

[brizanden]

i dont care wht u say to him just dont flame the rb25 drop lol. and if u half a$$ anything it screws stuff up ( in refrence to cut hoods), but i read an article in a mag that said mckinney mounts set the rb down to sock height and further back so that its almost as good as stock and with a bit of suspension mod like u said it would be better then before. but his idea may be that he can buy the car and buy parts slowly like the rest of us instead of dropping 20k on a car at once which i know i cant do.

[assassin7420]

Yeah if you do it right it’s a great swap. As soon as I do some body work and get my SR built a little im going to start on an RB swap. I just have seen too many people try and cut corners and Mickey Mouse things with RB swaps. Like really bad custom mounts on a car with all stock springs and struts. It was like a big water bed.

[brizanden]

yeah im plannin on tryin to do one this summer, but its gonna cost me a projected 8k lol. wanna make sure i do it right and as easy as possible. i would go check out mckinney motorsports they have a kit that has mounts one piece shaft that fits with mounts turbo downpipe all new gaskets and oil pump for only 1250. a deal if u ask me. And they can wire u a harness with the k20 and rb25 combined for 350 worth it to me to skip the headache of wiring and a clean harness

[assassin7420]

Yeah i plan im going threw them also. I just want to finish my S14 first. God knows how long that takes. Im not going to be happy until its widebody..

[thefro526]

Whats up with all the hate thats been on this site lately. Everyone on here is trying to make their car something that is uniquely theirs. So what if someone is building something that is ugly or won't work or just is dumb. Who cares, so what if WC is building a type-x, or some kid is doing a skyline conversion as long as their happy with it we should be to. If I had a dollar for every car that I saw that looked dumb I'd be rich as heck, but just because I thought these cars were ugly didn't mean that I didn't respect them and their owners for being different.

*End useless rant*

[brizanden]

^very useless ^^ what do u need to finish? im doin engine first before body i dont want the popo on me for no reason lol

[brizanden]

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[stev3]

nah leave the regular tails on there or get the jdm onesbut then again your car your call

[danielb_450]

it seems as if time is no barrier for threads.. Obviously it doesnt matter because you helped bring it back as well with your response? whos more foolish...the fool or the one following the fool?

You are so very smart sir!

Now I would like to point something out:

THIS THREAD IS FROM 2 YEARS AGO.

[lemon]

i dont care wht u say to him just dont flame the rb25 drop lol. and if u half a$$ anything it screws stuff up ( in refrence to cut hoods), but i read an article in a mag that said mckinney mounts set the rb down to sock height and further back so that its almost as good as stock and with a bit of suspension mod like u said it would be better then before. but his idea may be that he can buy the car and buy parts slowly like the rest of us instead of dropping 20k on a car at once which i know i cant do.

guess i left that part out, i do have money for a 240sx, but not a skyline, i have a job, soon to be 2. If i do plan on doing this, i wouldn't do it all at once and i don't pay people to do my body work, i would do it myself. so it would take a while, and be over a long period of time.

[Dittoz7]

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[mentordrift]

yeah im plannin on tryin to do one this summer, but its gonna cost me a projected 8k lol. wanna make sure i do it right and as easy as possible. i would go check out mckinney motorsports they have a kit that has mounts one piece shaft that fits with mounts turbo downpipe all new gaskets and oil pump for only 1250. a deal if u ask me. And they can wire u a harness with the k20 and rb25 combined for 350 worth it to me to skip the headache of wiring and a clean harness

From the experience of using this very mount kit for my swap,it is EFFING AWESOME. You can tell Mack that I told you so.

[OutToWinPAHC]

true a lot of stock parts would be fine, but regardless of teh engine going in a few things are pretty worn out on older cars like these. energy suspension bushings would be good to go with right off the bat. i'd also recommend upgrading teh brakes before an engine swap. if u wanna go fast u also need to stop

bahhh brakes who needs them lol. Im finished my LS swap, and now im on to the brakes. But the first thing I did was invest about 3K in suspension.

But yeah no matter what way you do it bushings, suspension, brakes, body and drivetrain. But if your like me and not gonna be done a while do it anyway you want. Ie suspension engine, some body, some interior, back to engine mods, and then body again

[White Comet]

^ yeah mines my dd so sometimes i cant do things how i want. it had an sr in it when i bought it and it got totaled shortly after purchase so i figured i'd get full type x aero while fixing the body. my brakes were in horrible shape even with brand new pads. i took a friend in my car to do a little spirited driving on a back road near my parents while another friend was waiting in my parents driveway for us to get back. the guy standing in the driveway could hear my car the whole time and could tell i was talking too long to brake just by listening from a mile away . thats why brakes were the next on my list

[slacker607]

wow, 3 pages of this. imo the s13 looks better then the r33. and if you are going for a skyline look at least pick a good gen (r32 or r34)