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ashibah83
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ok so ive got a lot going on right now, first about a month ago i broke my original set of triple projector headlights , i know, i was adjusting the low beam and the projector housing made contact with the outer glass housing, and that = BAD!!!so i ordered some Circuit Sports polycarbonate lenses, much like the supermade ones except WAY cheaper, on my way to install them at a friends shop( 60 miles away) the projector housing came loose and pointed down melting the housing, which =REALLY BADi ordered new assemblies got them in and i guess i got spring fever a little bit early, i knew that the wiring in the car needed to be re-done, particularly under the dash and doors where the previous owner did a REALLY shatty job on the "alarm" system and power windows which i have since removed, so i pulled the dash and got to workFUN!!!!( i really hate wiring)im removing all the twisted togeter connections and all the butt connectors and soldering EVERYTHING, almost the worst part is that this is my DD so i have to have it ready to drive to work at 6 am so every evening when i pack up i have to make it drivable(on a military base) so for the next week ill be driving like thisi got the radio wired right and working, my clock back, the dome light now works, so does my key left in the ignition dinger thingy haha, i disconnected the seat belt tracks because i hate being choked everytime i open my door (so does my wife haha), and i FINALLY have carpet waiting to go in, BTW this will be first time that the car has had carpet and a working radio sence i have had it (nearly 2 years)

this is the car the carpet and CRACK FREE DASH came out of, a bit of rust(core support), but im debating what to do with it, keep it and S15 front track slut(yes i would bo it right, no "conversion" fenders, OEM steel grafted to the stock s13's), or junk it???

now for the good stuff, i have a KA(DE) on a stand at my frieds shop, i just need time to get there and tear it down, but i got my turbo in, a t3t04e ith a few upgraded goodies and the FREE brand new top mount manifold i got from a local kid who traded my stock 89 hood(which he didnt even put on cuz he got a silvia front like a week later)and this is my car now, like i said before i fixed the pignose lip sag that i had going onand this is my little tool area in the garage(all my other tools, nearly 15k in Mac and Matco, mostly Matco, are at my friends shop because i have NO way to keep them in my garage, well thats about it for now , untill i get to tearing apart that motor


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AZ89two4Tsx
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Sweet!

Btw, why were you messing with the lights in the first place? Those ain't cheap!!!

ashibah83
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i was re-aiming them, as i got a a warning for driving with my Hi beams on and my low beams were on, haha

Logan76
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Joined: Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:06 am
Car: Junk

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I have that GMPP low profile jack also

MastaYu
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Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:49 am
Car: 92 Nissan 240SX SE HB

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looks nice

noobdrftr
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Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:56 am
Car: of crap...just pure crap

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god i hate messing with wires...GL

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zenki-S13
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Joined: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:02 pm
Car: 1990 Nissan 240sx S13
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for the s13 you used for parts i saw make it a track slutdont trash it

ViolentRunning13
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You should put pop ups back on it.

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ca18detgabby
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Car: 92 Nissan S13 ca18det SOLD
03 Infiniti G35
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lmk what you do with the piggy.......... if you are going to trash it I WANT!

lots of fun ahead for you........ gl wiring sucks, but least you are going to do it right.

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positron1
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Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:29 am
Car: Project: 1993 Nissan 240SX Coupe SR
Daily: 2010 Honda Civic Coupe
Location: Starkville, MS.

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What kind of lip is that on the front?

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EnjoiNismo
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Joined: Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:18 pm
Car: 93 240sx
Location: AZ

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pignose lip

ashibah83
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yeah as said its a pignose lip, and im still trying to decide what to do with the parts car, i already too out the front and rear subframes to clean up, paint and swap out when i pull the motor for my KA-T, but anyways i guess it time to get to work on some more wiring now that im off work, yay fun!!!

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mattblancarte
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Car: 2005 BMW M3 Comp. Coupe

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looks sharp! I also hate adjusting my triple projectors. After driving more modern cars with HID headlights for a few years, I can tell you that the JDM triple projectors are junk. They look pretty cool, though.

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wynnEZ
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Car: 90 240 CA POWA!

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Looking good, ive always liked your car.

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positron1
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Car: Project: 1993 Nissan 240SX Coupe SR
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mattblancarte wrote:looks sharp! I also hate adjusting my triple projectors. After driving more modern cars with HID headlights for a few years, I can tell you that the JDM triple projectors are junk. They look pretty cool, though.
Agreed, my lights are terrible on the road at night.

ashibah83
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ok so.... im done wirhing and everything works, its awesome, it didnt take nearly as long as i thought it would, ive got the whole car back together, new speakers all around, carpet is in, its awesome, it actually feels like a car, but it feels smaller inside with the carpet in there well anyways....PICS, so i went from this

to this



to this


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s13_chris
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Car: 90 240sx Hatch

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Good job. very clean interior. I can't wait to move off dirt mountain so I don't have to wash my car every other day and/or track mud/dirt/dust into my car upon any open crevices. Ah oh well, buying a new 240 so whatever. To hell with this one.


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