what is the biggest regret you've done to your 240

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J0SHYee
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Car: 1991 240sx
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My biggest regret was not focusing on my engine and 5 speed swap first. I mean i've painted my car several times all for what to have an automatic primered fart can lol.


ViolentRunning13
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Buying one.

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domiballa
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Car: 1993 s13 hatch

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mine was probably not painting the bay before dropping in the sr.. sometimes i wonder how much money i could have saved or what other things i would have if i never got into cars. *sigh* oh well no turning back now and i wouldnt be as educated about cars so whatever no regrets

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240sxHitman
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Get struts/springs instead of coilovers

89 S13 Coupe
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taking it apart so it can just sit in the garage for 2 years. Selling the sr

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nissan_star
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Car: 2000 maxima se and 1993 240sx vert (5sp!!!)

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kc240guy wrote:I regret wasting 2 years on a sloppy rusted convertible only to sell it at a loss of course. Now I have a rustless 90 coupe ftw.
dont say that, i have a sloppy rusted convertable.

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hilux30
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cutting too much from front bumper for IC clearance, doing my own prep work before painting, which that came to be the wrong white, it aint that bad though.... thats about it

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soulflyfn69
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Car: 1990 240sx hatch

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I regret totalling my first one, although my second one is ten times better.



We defaced it before we junked it though, that I don't really regret.

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amakadius
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Car: 1995 nissan 240sx rb25det S14.5 conversion
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i regret not painting my engine bay before dropping in the rb25. i love the rest of the journey so far.

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AZ89two4Tsx
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ViolentRunning13 wrote:Buying one.

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Philipio
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Nothing really. I enjoy my car and choose to put money into it "wisely," slowly buying quality parts and not spending all of my money at one time.

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SkinnyKibbles
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Car: 1990 240sx

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Letting a friend work on my car. Worst idea ever.

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ScrapMetal
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I regret not relocating my wiring harness when I lowered the car. My tire chewed up my wiring harness and the car's been giving me problems ever since, even though I rewired everything.

I also think about all the stuff I could have bought if I wasn't into cars and had just gotten a good old AE9 Corolla .

ViolentRunning13
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Lol look at get_slideways sig.

Why you jacking your car up and taking pictures of it bro?


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driven_
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investing $1300 into my last s14, which i barely drove, and ended up selling it, and losing $300 overall.

f*** MYSELF!

hbpignosePA
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78 Datsun 280Z (RIP)
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83 Nissan 280ZX turbo (parts car)
90 Volvo 240 (sold)
80 Toyota Cressida MX32 (new daily)
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buying it.....

nah i love it.

but there are so many other cars id rather have..... and after adding up everything ive bought for my 240 i could probably have a first gen datsun z.......



o well

Shift_Kouki
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Car: 95 Nissan 240SX SE

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Letting someone else do some of the work when it was getting turbo'd. -- He ran the water lines to the turbo, told me "good to go buddy" and watched me drive away... Oh yeah, he never refilled the coolant and now I'm pulling my head.

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Scuffed_ChukiCoupe
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gutting the interior on my first 240

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Clawhammer
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Still sticking by ever spending a dime on it. I'm parting it out now and I'll be lucky to get half of the 20K I put into it over the last 3-4 years.

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KC240SR
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Car: 92 coupe w/ blacktop SR

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Why are you getting rid of your car? its always been one of my favorites on NICO, so clean and such a nice sleeper look......other than the huge front mount.

BearTrap
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Car: '90 Hatch Bored, Ported, and Cammed

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Rebuilding my KA has been bittersweet. It drives like a champ; but wont pass emissions in AZ......

I wish I would have decked out the suspension first, then taken my time rebuilding and putting in a monster engine....but alas, now I just have a quick, unregistered, blown shock, out of alignment car sitting in a parking lot....

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240pav
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Car: 1991 240sx sr20det redtop

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Letting Southern Car Customs of Savannah Ga rebuild my engine and work on it while i was deployed. Oh yeah and trusting them...

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Fibre guy
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3 pages?! We sure do have a lot of regrets...

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Armstec_S13
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Regrets? An XTD stage 2 clutch and light up windshield washer squirters...lol still have the clutch after 3 years and still going but feels too soft. finally got OEM squirters yay!!!!

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Initial_R90
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trading my LS1 s-13 for a motorcycle

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safin
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^ oh Sh1t man really?!!!

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Koshin
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my only regret is not having enough hype


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Warped161
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Letting a half a** shop work on my motor, and not driving it in over a year.

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-RJ-
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Car: S13 Convertible, 99 Frontier, 03 Sportage, 96 Protege
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getting my silvia front end

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Clawhammer
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It won't run and I've lost interest in working on it. It's been 6 months since I last drove it. I'm parting it out and buying a crotch rocket.


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