Anyways.. I originally went up from a Miata, to an E36. I then had my E36 Up for sale or trade to get my hands on another Miata.
Shortly after my ad was posted, I was contacted by a guy offering me his 240SX. While he was a few hour drive from me I sparked interest in his trade. We started asking questions, etc.. Next thing i knew we were scheduled to meet up the following day to trade. He brought his 240SX Down here at about 9PM, and we traded. I put the car into the driveway and went to sleep.
Picture from the following morning.
It was beat. I didn't get a very nice look because it was night time when we traded, but it was not too bad. It was super dirty interior wise when I got it. Condoms, Lube, Half Smoked Blunts.. Thanks man. It was a 1990' So it came with the Single Cam KA, Which wasn't much cleaner than the interior, but carried a few upgrades here and there. Picture for you all.
Believe it or not, My E36's turn signal was out when we traded, so he ripped out the alternator fuse of the 240SX before leaving. none the less, the following morning I go to do some body work on the car, and smoothing out all of the spray painted graffiti, etc on the car.
Step 1: 320 Wetsand to get to the first stage of paint without hitting bare metal.
Step 2: Primer For a Base Coat.
Step 3: Wetsand with 320 Again.
Mid Sand,
Final Product,
My Koguchi Arrived. Thanks Jonathan.
Got to sanding that and taped them up for a quick mock up.
Got the rears completely installed the following day. Over fender p0rn Below. Took a few hours to complete. A tip to anybody doing overs, take your time and make them fit correctly. Don't half a**. Make sure your gas door opens correctly. I luckily took my time the first time.
Car sat for a few days, then I got around to installing the front fenders. Looked so much better since my OEM ones were bent, dented, and had go pro mounts stuck all over them. These were annoying. The three holes for fenders to mount on the frame rail, ALL Stripped. Had my buddy re-thread them and I was able to get them on.
Got down and dirty cleaning the engine bay. Whoever put the new single cam in didn't do a great job. There was a huge exhaust Leak, and 2 bolts to the Aftermarket headers were hand tight. Got a new gasket and redid the Manifold.
Picture of the cleaned Engine Bay
Next was the Hatch, which was pretty bad. My hatch lid had Holes in it that let rain seep through into the trunk area. Looks like the owner did not address it, and the trunk area started developing surface rust. Got the hatch clean. Will address the Surface rust soon enough..
Mid cleaning photo.
Traded my buddy for a few parts. Ended up with an Origin Rear bumper and skirts, but the Side Skirts didn't fit due to my over fenders, so I'll save those for another day. Here is the rear bumper!
Car sat for a few days while I have been busy, but just came back to it yesterday. Picked up a Type X Wing and Work VS-KF's and immediately ordered new lips to resize them to 17x10/17x12. Didn't get a chance to put the rears on because I didn't have the lug nut key, so have to figure that out another day. This is how she sits as of right now.
Also got tired of my rear bumper. If anybody in Nor Cal wants it for $50 wants it, come take it! Perfect fitment, no sag.
Still have more upgrades like Z32 Brakes, etc. Will update more throughout the weekend.
Will also be doing a full walk through of rebuilding wheels as i relip my VS-KF.
