I was just wondering on what your guys' take would be on what I should do with the S14 I picked up awhile ago.
Here's the story, I picked it up as my first s-chassis early last year so I could enjoy it in the summer/have a ride for my summer job.
What my goals are/were: Track toy/daily/learning beater/missile
Here's the thing, when I was cleaning the car/taking things apart to clean I found what looked like a re-bar had been hacked out (in picture below) to make way for what was also a hacked in sunroof (not nissan OEM as I had later found out, also leaks on passenger side lol!) this is a concern for me since I wanted to track this car, so my advice is what is your take on what I should do with it? I've thought of a few things: parting out, selling it, keep it beat it while saving up for a cleaner car later on.
Condition of the car:
Body:6/10 (no major rust or rot, but sagging doors, flex and bs in the roof from sunroof/hacked out re-bar, cheap paint job from previous owners
Rails:8/10 clean!
Rockers:6.5/10 had been repaired before, and it's all curly at the pinch welds I think ? the very bottom part of the rockers
Good points:
-runs well
-condition of rails+rockers (decent for up here in Canada!)
-brake setup
Bad:
-Saggy doors
-hood needs re-aligning + paint
-mystery on mileage of engine + transmission
-for sure, it has a lot of mileage on the car
-no speed sensor or reverse light
-CEL light either doesn't work or has been pulled so no idea what kind of codes I could be throwing
-no odometer (stopped at 38xxx miles lol! and I'm the 8th owner)
-quarters don't have rust but looks like they've been repaired at one point.
-heat only works on FULL or OFF
-no A/C ...not really a problem I just open windows =P
-windshield defroster up front doesn't work
-no hi-beams
-no interior map light or dome light
-shows sign that it's been hit before (dent on rad support passenger side)
-11 year old Tein coilovers, rears are either leaking,seized or blown. I just know it's real bouncy in the rear.
-No speedo cause no sensor or speedo broke in cluster
-Windshield washer isn't hooked up
-Wiper amp I think is funk'd because it only works "OFF" or "Fastest setting" and turning it off is a bit of a game, it can get stuck if you don't time it right lol
-Engine bay is a mess
-Engine harness part of it is exposed
-no fender liners from the front-end kouki swap
Work I've had done/done:
-replaced starter
-replaced transmission (with another used one)
-replaced all the fluids (oil, transmission, diff)
-fresher Z32 calipers/brake setup all-around with EBC GD Rotors and Hawk HP+ Pads
-put in Z32 e-brake setup
Some pics/videos:
Driver side B-pillar area
roof by wilwmak, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786
What's your take ?
Thanks, Nico!
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