Some new pics of my newly acquired 240...

[MYK]

I guess i should have just said pics since I haven't posted any before. Bought the car maybe a month or so ago. it was pretty dirty as it was sitting in a friends driveway for about 6 or 7 months. he was gonna do an SR swap but lost interest after buying his 350z....

here's how it looked when I first brought it home

cleaned it up a lot, then got to work. Installed springs and shocks, and some new wheels and tires the other day. It's never gonna be a show queen but it's fun as all hell to drive and this sunday I get to see what it can do at the autox. I'm hoping for good things, it feels great , I'm loving rwd....

here's a couple new pics...



whiteline springs, KYB AGX's, Kosei K1's 16x7.5" et22, Falken Azenis 205/55-16's. Car is a freaking go cart....I love it. And I still got a lot to do. My goal is a nice daily/autox car. So far so good I think. Now I just gotta get my B&M installed...

[SmithSR]

Looks like she cleaned right up! Keep the outside as close to OEM as possible! I'd pay a handsome fee for your car with clean lines if I was in the market for another

[SmithSR]

And PS, welcome to NICO! Looks like you'll fit right in around here...

-Phil

[base9se]

Welcome to NICO!

Lookin' clean...

[nismofly]

wow, exact wheels i have, did you get them at tire rack when they were marked down too? those are the struts i was planning on getting also, by any chance what springs do you have? sheer coincidence, i love it, now i know what my wheels will look like on my car, somewhat. you have the darker red though.

good stuff

[MYK]

wow, exact wheels i have, did you get them at tire rack when they were marked down too?

Not sure, I knew TR sold custom drilled Kosei's, so I called about that. I talked to some guy and he said they only had them in 17x7.5" et 35. A little bigger than I wanted to go, and for the same price I'd go 5Zigens instead. Anyway I saw a thread on another forum and they mention still having the blanks in 16x7.5" et 22, so I call and talk to another guy (mod on the other forum) and he mentions they have a couple sets of 16x7.5" et22 in stock, not having to be drilled, they just still had some. 109/wheel. Gimme! I said!

Quote »those are the struts i was planning on getting also, by any chance what springs do you have?[/quote]Springs are Whiteline flat out springs. I was liking the linear rate up front and the rears are progressive but stiffer overall than S-techs. I also liked the stance going by the pics on PDM's site. I'm happy with them. Great ride, very responsive. Coupled with the AGX's I like them alot.

Quote »sheer coincidence, i love it, now i know what my wheels will look like on my car, somewhat. you have the darker red though.

good stuff[/quote]thanks! I actually saw your cardomain page a while back. i went through all the 240's looking for wheel ideas and pictures of everyone's drop on different suspensions. I'm really wanting to powdercoat my wheels. A bronze like the 5zigens or Buddy Clubs. I'll probably let them get scratched up a bit first since I've been spending like crazy lately. I'll let it settle in a bit

[nismofly]

ya the 109 per wheel was the big sale, those you and i got two of the very few sets of these wheels that were left, i think Grant said like 4 or 5 sets lefts when i first inquired.

also the springs, i was going to laugh if you had the same there too, but i think im going with the agx struts with rs*r race springs.

anyway keep up the good work

[240DRFT]

your car looks so nice, youre lucky not to have a stupid foam wing...

i wish i could get some of those wheels

[Clatch]

So how do you feel about remvoing the black vinyl tape around the bottom? I keep thinking about doing it over and over agian, but I just can't bring myself to do it. Does it look better in person without the tape? How do the lines look afterwards? I guess I really need to see it in first person.

[MAXIMUS Nismo]

great googly moogly!! That was one hell of a car wash you gave it. Looks like a totally diffrent ride. Looks nice.

[slow s13]

nice pickup, its looks to be the exact options as my junk yard special. I cant wait till spring so I can get it on the road, I dont want to get it all salted up.

[MYK]

So how do you feel about remvoing the black vinyl tape around the bottom? I keep thinking about doing it over and over agian, but I just can't bring myself to do it. Does it look better in person without the tape? How do the lines look afterwards? I guess I really need to see it in first person.

I like it without the stripe. I haven't got all the glue off the back bumper yet. I definately like it without the stripe though. I guess it kinda looks like something is missing but it doesn't bother me. It has a huge dent on the other side so I'm not sweatin' the looks of the car right now. Just want to make sure it runs good and handles its *** off.

[skydragoness]

Without tape looks great! Believe me. The black line is an even huger distraction on a white car.My car with no tape:

MYK: love your car. nice to see someone doing some performance stuff instead of blingin', suspension upgrades really make these cars shine

[Dirtylou]

THat rear view is ill. I took my pin stripe and the black trim of my car also. The car should make a great auto Xer.

[kepani]

myk, your car looks great! i love the before and after pictures. really shows what dedication will do. i'm hoping to do something similar with my s14. car looks great with the k1's as well.

great job!

kepani