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Thread: Project S13: 1991 Nissan 240SX Restoration/Build

  1. 03-24-2010, 08:01 PM #1
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    Default Project S13: 1991 Nissan 240SX Restoration/Build

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    I just bought this 1991 Nissan 240SX for $500 and I am going to restore it to the best of my abilities, and then possibly build it. This will be a work in progress so I will be updating pictures of how the restoration/build is coming. The stuff that is all over the paint and kinda on the interior is mold "the car sat for 4 years under a oak tree" so I will be cleaning the car and ripping out the interior this weekend, also the car does not run because the previous owners son ran it hot so w/in a week I will be taking the head off the motor and hoping that only the head-gasket is blown. All things considered, I think that this is a good investment.









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    nice man, always a nissan fan..good luck with this
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    Quote Originally Posted by singhondeck View Post
    nice man, always a nissan fan..good luck with this
    Thanks man!

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    Want to re-sell it for $500? LOL

    Nice, needs some work.


    Waiting for those 240 idiots to say " swap in a SR20 or 2JZ".
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    swap in a SR20 or 2JZ

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    fuckin christ did u pull it outa swamp
    low and slow its a life style!!
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    seems like a good start.

    take a pressure washer to it. it will clean up great. it will prolly sitll be shiny. i had a 240 that was like that, and it cleaned up great.

    if you need little things here and there i prolly have it. just let me know.
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    Can't go wrong with a '91 coupe. I miss mine, sorta.

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    I hope you wear a mask when you get in there and start tearing it down......good buy for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Jeezy View Post
    seems like a good start.

    take a pressure washer to it. it will clean up great. it will prolly sitll be shiny. i had a 240 that was like that, and it cleaned up great.

    if you need little things here and there i prolly have it. just let me know.
    Thanks man, I wiped up some of the mold on the car and the paint looked like it was in great shape.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RUFFIAN View Post
    I hope you wear a mask when you get in there and start tearing it down......good buy for you.
    Definitely gonna do that.

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    Stripped the Interior, more to come later



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    Nice! Good luck with it and can't wait to see how it turns out.
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    in for moar pics of the progress. looking for a similar el-cheapo project/resto myself
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    Have fun with the mold. lol. Not bad, I guess. Needs ALOT of tlc.
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    Just pressure washed the exterior and the interior. Everything came out great besides the carpet because its too stained so Im gonna dye it either charcoal again or black and the paint because its a little faded. Im gonna get a paint job and get the fenders, pop-ups, and hood to line up after I get the car running and get the interior back in. More pics to come when I dye the carpet and re-install the interior and also when I take apart the motor!!!





































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    looks like a whole different car after cleaning it...

    good luck, should be a fun little project.
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    ^ Thanks man. More pics to come when I get interior back in and when I take apart and rebuild the motor.

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    Holy hell, how is the dash NOT cracked all over after sitting outside for 4 years....and it's a HUD dash...that's luck, man.
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    GOTDAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! G/L man caint wait to see it progress
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    looks like it was pulled out of a lake lol

    g/l with everything!!
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    Looks like lots of fun. Awesome project.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AFSil80 View Post
    Holy hell, how is the dash NOT cracked all over after sitting outside for 4 years....and it's a HUD dash...that's luck, man.
    Its sat under a tree in full shade for 4 years, thats why it doesn't have a cracked up dash. I have a sun-deflector on the windshield so the dash stays crackless.

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    man.... i love s13 coupes, they are literally my favorite looking car, and there are a lot of possibilities with them.
    good luck with this, i will continue to watch for updates

    only thing i would be careful about, u said it sat under a tree for years? well in the first set of pictures, the inside looked as dirty as the outside, it looks like it possibly could have been in a flood area when we had all those floods, i mean i don't know where you bought it, so i could be wrong, but i would be careful and check every spot on that car, be very thorough with cleaning the inside, because if you do not, then you could have some problems in the future, just a little advice

    but it definitely looks way better with the cleaning you have done so far
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    Quote Originally Posted by AFSil80 View Post
    Holy hell, how is the dash NOT cracked all over after sitting outside for 4 years....and it's a HUD dash...that's luck, man.
    I know right. My hud dash looks like shit with cracks everywhere that's why I covered it back up.


    The paint looks good compared to what it did. I would be happy with faded paint over this damn primer. Keep up the work and it will be looking good in no time.
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    damn, I'm jealous at how good the body panels of the car looks. My pignose coupe has big ass dents on the passenger side. i also like the clean ass non-cracked dash, digital gauge cluster, power windows, sunroof, and spoiler...................

    good luck with the build, i will definitely be checking this thread often....................
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    Quote Originally Posted by fresh_boi View Post
    man.... i love s13 coupes, they are literally my favorite looking car, and there are a lot of possibilities with them.
    good luck with this, i will continue to watch for updates

    only thing i would be careful about, u said it sat under a tree for years? well in the first set of pictures, the inside looked as dirty as the outside, it looks like it possibly could have been in a flood area when we had all those floods, i mean i don't know where you bought it, so i could be wrong, but i would be careful and check every spot on that car, be very thorough with cleaning the inside, because if you do not, then you could have some problems in the future, just a little advice

    but it definitely looks way better with the cleaning you have done so far
    good luck
    Naw it wasnt flooded. The car was pretty much a block away from me sitting under my nose for 4 years w/o me noticing it until a week ago. But thanks for the advice man!

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    Doing work I see. Keep the pics coming
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    Keep us updated. I love to see projects like this.
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    Im gonna be doing alot of engine work this weekend and next week so more pics will be up soon.

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    before and after are totally different cars I swear.

    Good luck man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SubiStokes View Post
    fuckin christ did u pull it outa swamp
    He said it sat und4r a tree for 4 years but I would of guessed this if he hadnt said that lol.
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    my only question is, who "restores" a 240?
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    Quote Originally Posted by canadianrcis View Post
    my only question is, who "restores" a 240?
    Well I am a 240 enthusiast and other enthusiast like me restore and build their 240's like I am going to do with this one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gold'n S14 View Post
    Naw it wasnt flooded. The car was pretty much a block away from me sitting under my nose for 4 years w/o me noticing it until a week ago. But thanks for the advice man!
    dang, what did you do? talk to your neighbors like, "i wanna buy that" ? or what lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by fresh_boi View Post
    dang, what did you do? talk to your neighbors like, "i wanna buy that" ? or what lol
    Yea, I saw that it was all dirty so I figured the guy didnt care for the car and it hadnt been driven in a while so knocked on his door and asked if he wanted to sell it. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gold'n S14 View Post
    Well I am a 240 enthusiast and other enthusiast like me restore and build their 240's like I am going to do with this one.
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    Dang, I already like where this is headed. Eager to see where this is goin. G' luck
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