Would this 240sx be a good project?

[AlexxRyzhkov]

It's a 1992 240SX with an SR20DET swapped in. Apparently I'm not allowed to post URLS so here's what the ad says:

******* I am selling my S 13 hardtop hatchback, body is straight with the exception of hail damage, blacktop SR20DET, bottom and is fresh and has less than 20 miles on it , cylinder head dropped a valve looking to Re coupe some of my money .
Blitz bov
Knock off fpr
Brand new clutch
Isis v2 as exhaust manifold
S15 turbo with s14 water line upgrade ,
An fitting and lines to turbo ,
550cc
Z32 maf
Enthalpy time ecu 550cc , z32 maf, gt28r , 91 octane 18 psi
Catch can .
Circuit sports exhaust .
Sure there is more ,
car is sold as is for 1800 firm . ********


I've been looking at getting a long term project car for me to build up. I was looking at automatics and non-running cars and I was planning on swapping in a SR20 + manual trans, however this already has one.

Since it has a dropped valve, I'm assuming it'll need the whole engine rebuilt, or at least the top end. I'm still somewhat new to engines so bear that in mind.

It seems like it has a lot of good parts on it already, but would it be too much for a beginner? I have basically unlimited time with a decent budget. Is it a good deal? Most running 240s are over $2000 here, and that's for automatics or convertibles.

[KingWrecker]

sounds like a good base to start off from; although dealing with others issues can be frustrating. if you have the budget for it Id say do it

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Yeah sounds like if you've got the time and know how, its not a bad deal.

You'll probably want to get a bores scope and check out the pistons to see if any of them contacted the valve in question.