s13 hatch project

[1993240sxbuilder]

well, a few months back i decided to start building what would hopefully end up as a decent looking drift car. so i found a 93 hatch in canton ohio with a few mods already installed for 2400$. i figured it was a good buy so i drove up and picked it up. on my was back i was following my stepdad and he called me and asked me why i wasnt signaling, i was like uhh...i am. so i pulled over and i had no front signals. well, i got that fixed and have been driving it since. i live in west virginia and so far this winters been pretty harsh. we have about a foot of snow on the ground so not very 240 friendly, especially with me running yokohama avid w4s's. anyway, today i got stuck and had to pull my car out of the snow. i have a d1 body kit on it and the rear bumper hangs below the towing hook. so, the rope pulled through my bumper. to remove the bumper you have to get to the bolts which would normally be in the spare tire compartment. well, i have a custom sub enclosure that had to be removed. to get that out you have to remove the back seat. to remove the back seat you have to remove all the interior from the front seats back. so, in the end my interior from the front seats back is non-existent. so i guess in the end it should drift a little easier without all that extra weight in the hatch. it probably totaled up to 325 pounds.

here are some before and after shots.o, and during all this i found some major rust deposits and some minor body damage that was covered up by the body kit installed by the previous owner so it was productive in the end

the finished product

please leave any comments you may have

Modified by 1993240sxbuilder at 11:39 PM 2/20/2010
Modified by 1993240sxbuilder at 11:40 PM 2/20/2010

[1993240sxbuilder]

and here is a shot of the bumper, easily fixable if you know how to do fiberglass work but i dont and dont know anyone who can teach me

[angelscrx]

That looks like an easy fix! two layers of fiberglass on the back and sand the front down smooth and then a little bondo ont he outside to fill any little imperfections.

[1993240sxbuilder]

thanks alot! ill give it a shot. where can i buy fiberglass sheets? and do you have any tips on that damage under the door?

[The240seller]

do the door you could cut the rust out with a grinder then tack some sheet metal in with a welder but you need some experience. best and quick way would sand down to metal tap corners of rust with hammer then fiberglass, sand down, then bondo, sand down. fiberglass sheets and bondo at any car shop (usally).

[1993240sxbuilder]

i dont have enough experience to fix this car. after taking the fenders off i found more rust so anyone who is willing to buy this car it is for sale. 2400$

b&m 55% reduction short throw shiftercustom exhaustaccel plug wiresenkei evo 5 bronze 17" rims wrapped in yokohama avid w4s'shas a custom trunk enclosure fitted with a jbl 10" sub dual voice coil 250w rms 1000w peak and a 300w amp. along with this it has a pioneer head unithas 10 tires other than the ones on it that will also go plus a set of the stock rims. 8 tires fit the steelies, 2 fit the 17's. the ones that fit the 17's are brand new fierce hp'sits has kyb agx adjustable shocks with tien htech lowering springs.also has front and rear strut bars. unknown brand

[240sxJoe91]

Pretty nice hatch bro, good luck with the project, and there is some dog poo in this pic , couldnt you have found a spot that had no poo lol just kidding good luck though.

and here is a shot of the bumper, easily fixable if you know how to do fiberglass work but i dont and dont know anyone who can teach me

[1993240sxbuilder]

actually that is a pile of gravel that has been frozen together that was stuck to my fenderwell lol

[240sxJoe91]

oh ok it just looked like dog poo lol