so i just bought a
240sx that has been gutted for drift.
i would learn to drift in it but i dont have the extra cash for tires.
no p/s
no ECU parts what-so-ever
and a vacuum leak thats preventing it from idiling properly.
and possibly a timing problem.
suggestions?
ill have pix soon
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
get free tires
drift away
Seriously... hit up your local tire store. It costs them money to get rid of tires, so they will usually give away worn tires that they have removed from cars.
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
do like everybody else an do a sr swap.
sell it.......
but really, if you dont have the cash for tires and it isn't running...... i would venture to say the best idea would be to get it on the road.
ill check with my local tire store tomm thx.
and i dont really wanna be like everyone else.
in my opinion, which has no meaning, SR20's are too common.
IF i do anything motor-swap wise it will be a 2JZ or an RB26.
no selling, not till it pisses me off, i just bought it!
literally like 26 hours ago.
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFLOriginally Posted by dudeguy88
you don't want to be like everyone else yet you bought a 240? if that isnt an oxymoron.
sell it....
well if you wanna buy some stuff I have a header for ya.
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
um, i bought it because ive wanted one since i started driving.
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
sorry, it is late and i am tired.
the thing that hit me funny was
1. you don't have cash for tires but want to do a 2j or rb26 swap?
2.you ruled out the sr because you want to be different yet you drive a 240.
so i apologize and will exit the thread.
no hard feelings.
i need so much crap for this car.
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
They're fun little cars.. easy to mod and cheap to find replacement parts for. I have an s13 and an s14, and I love them both.
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
all i gotta say is def. think bout the engine u want b4 u start spending all the money on it
if u cant afford tires u cant a either 1 of those swaps by far.
HAHA money?
im getting a second job just to be able to afford the insurance on it.
plus parts ill have to buy for it.
projects that someone else starts!
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
There is a reason why there are a million SR20d 240s... It is a good motor for the car which has huge aftermarket support and isn't nearly as expensive as a 2JZ or RB swap.
UGA: Everybody is laughing at us this year.
i just need to raise the 3-6k to make it happen.
i have like 34 bucks in my account.
gas is killing me.
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
3-6k for what a really nice sr swap 3-6k aint even going to get u into the ball park of a good 2jz swap. sry
fcuk it im just gonna get it right before i start investing money into it.
but if the price to get it right and the price of an SR swap are close, then its an SR. My buddy reminded me that 2jz's are a money pit.
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
is this the one that is wrecked and phucked up the chassis?
I'm not a 240 guy but your posts are kinda dumb and upset me.
Hahahahah. You dont have money for tires, yet you trash a good motor and express your "baller" aspirations?
Sorry guy, but that's like me saying meh supras are too played if I get anything it's going to be a Ferrari.
***Lotus Elise***
BlackWatchRacing/Sector111/Larini Exhausts/Difflow Diffusers/Classic Livery of Atlanta Paint/APR Performance
lol
im just typing my thoughts bro. my head is scrambled because of this car. i want to do this and that, but i can only afford this and that.
reality and fantisy seem to tap into my budget at the same time.
not to seem like im a douche, but i finally have the car of my dreams (lame i know), and my ideas are just flowing. possibilities consume my thoughts.
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
don't do it....you can't even afford to clean it up and get it running well, let alone modding the car
240's are a BIG money pit, epically if you are wanting to mod it. Don't be stupid, and get into debt.
^^That they can be. Parts are cheap, but there's no way to slice the fact that the newest USDM 240 you're gonna find is now 11 years old, and yours is 20 years old. Personally I just kinda wait for stuff on my s13 to break, then replace it with something better lol. I bought my s14 wrecked for $900.. my idea was fix the front end for about $700 and have a running S14 for under $2k, which would have been a good idea...
... but then I found the KILLER deal on the s15 front conversion, and my "gotta have it" kicked in and I spent $2000 on the S15 conversion, bodykit, cf hood and trunk, and a 96 240sx SE parts car.
.... Then I realized that fixing the car was way out of my ability, so I took her up to Sprayglo Duluth. They hooked me up doing the conversion/body kit install/body smoothing, but that doesn't change the fact that I dropped another $2400 there.
... got her out of the bodyshop unpainted, drove her around for about 3 weeks, KABOOM the engine took a ****. My fault.. the water pump was bad, and it was kind of ridiculous of me to think that a car wrecked that badly in the front hadn't sustained some sort of accessory injury.
I wanted to be unique, too... LSx (corvette) motors were unique but expensive, 2JZ's cost about 10k just to get in and running, and that's a stock 2JZ. RB25 and RB26 are pricey, but also a nissan motor and have been done before. RB20 is just a retarded swap to do, everyone has an SR20.. hmmmmm...
I was rocking out with my friends to Ice Ice Baby (don't ask... inebriation does amazing things) and the idea came to me quite by accident. We were singing, and he said "Rollin.. in my 5.0 with my ragtop down so my hair can blow" and my friend Ben was like "BAHAHAHA You should so put a 5.0 in your 240. That would be cool as hell."
I agreed.
Spent another $1300 on a 1987 mustang GT with 62000 miles on it.
By now, my car had been down a really long time, and I needed a daily driver.
Spent $1200 on Lucy, my 1991 s13 hatchback.
While waiting for Killswitch to get the engine pulled, I came across an awesome deal on a pair of suede sparco milano seats... another $600 down the drain. Also bought wheels... another $900 in.
Killswitch hasn't even started to put together an estimate on doing the 5.0 swap, but between the swap, and the custom driveshaft, I'm probably gonna be in the $2000 range.
So long story short, my car doesn't even run right now and I have about $10k into it.
And the REALLY disgusting thing? If not for sponsors, I'd probably be in about $15k - $17k.
Moral of the story... it's easy to dump a LOT of money into these cars.
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
According to the below quote, which you made, originally, on this day at 12:03am:
You're too late. Later, QD.
FOR MORE INFO, CLICK THE PIC!!!
Lolol. Oh yeah? You get a good discount? Later, QD.
FOR MORE INFO, CLICK THE PIC!!!
No... I actually build cars that people are interested in giving free stuff to, and so they do. Not that a 1979 civic can't be interesting... but it's not like you would ever actually mod it any differently than all your other cars. What's next for it now that you're done heating the coils to lower it? Spray painting the wheels the same color as the body?
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
Remember that time that dumbass put a 5.0 into her 240 like a complete idiot. Oh yeah that was you.
***Lotus Elise***
BlackWatchRacing/Sector111/Larini Exhausts/Difflow Diffusers/Classic Livery of Atlanta Paint/APR Performance
I couldn't do a lot to my 240 because I had to spend every dime keeping it running, it had basic bolt on stuff, and a cam and JWT ECU. Might not be MONEY pits since stuff is cheap, but TIME consuming for sure. But if it's your dream car, have fun
i just took pics but im too retarded to remember how to post them. it looks like a total heap, but every car has potential.
1990 cb7: grocery rocket
Remember that time that chick didn't give a flying fvck what other people thought, and did things because she wanted to?
Oh yeah that was me too.
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
post some pics
WTB: My own forum, so I can badmouth IA.
1. I hate people like you who won't do something cause "it's too common". Maybe there is a reason why it is common?
2. If you do not have enough money for tires, HOW THE FUCK WOULD YOU GOING TO SWAP IN A 2JZ OR A RB26?
3. It is supposed to be A, not AN.
^You hate people who want to be different?
No people that say i don't wanna use an sr20 because everybody else is doing it and that is their only reason. It makes no sense.
Damn, that is ****ing hood rich!
And seriously,
being different because there are better options=cool
being different just to be different=lame.
kthxbye
Exactly my thoughts.. I can see people having different opinions on motor set ups, but just being different to be different is pretty stupid.
If you want to be different just to be different put a big **** on the side of your car.
I like to think of myself as being different just to be different, but at the same time employing a better option. And to be honest, I don't know why there aren't more 5.0 swaps... 302's are a dime a dozen, they rev higher than LSx blocks, and for the money it would cost to buy a stock LSx, you can have a modded 302 putting out much more power.
I AM GOING TO START THE REVOLUTION haha
And LS2_kid: "An" RB26 is correct. The reason for the differentiation between "A" and "An" is that we like to have something to "break up" vowels... It is difficult to properly enunciate "a apple", for example, so we say "An apple". The general rule is that A precedes words beginning with consonants, while An is more proper for words beginning with vowels. However, when saying the letter "R", such as saying "RB26", the logic gets a bit screwed up. To spell the pronunciation of the letter "R", one would say it is "are", which starts with an A. Therefore, "An RB26" is technically correct.
Another delightful example of the contradiction found in the English language, which is what makes the English language the hardest to learn, so be grateful it is your native tongue.
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
You upset that your fat ass isn't open minded enough to do something different and not do something that has been done a million times over? Come on Rosebud, aren't you supposed to be some kind of graphic artist or something? Doesn't that involve originality? It's funny how you praise my car and PM with others for sale but when you get bashed on, all of a sudden, you're bashing what I'm doing.
So what are you going to do next when your springs and struts give out from attempting to support you and all four of your udders? I drive a 18 wheeler designed to haul up to 80,000lbs. With the right weight displacement, I may be able to take you somewhere to see someone about it. Of course Cali has some very tight laws on how much weight I could haul. So that may be out. Later, QD.
FOR MORE INFO, CLICK THE PIC!!!
Like I said, I know you guys can't find anything else to tease me about besides my weight. It's ok. And trust me, when it comes to open minded and original, I'm not lacking in either of those departments... I merely see a trend in every picture of one of your cars that I've seen... heated springs, spray painted wheels. Feel free to prove me wrong, but I just go by what I see.
And I merely PMed you that link because I was trying to help you.. you know... be nice... I know it's a novel concept for you, but I know what a pain in the ass it is to put together old cars, and know that you can never have too many spare parts. I was looking around on CL and saw that, and knew that you drive one because you brag about the damn thing all the time, and thought I would be nice and shoot you the link.
I do, however, find it equally entertaining that when you PMed me back, you graciously thanked me for the link and the thought, but now that you're in "public land" you feel a need to be hateful. What, don't want people to know that you can be nice to the fat chick? Or are you scared that will ruin your e-thug rep?
Either way, I don't really care. Tease me about my weight all you want.. trust me.. it's never affected me in the past, it doesn't affect me now. And hey, if something as superficial and obvious as my weight is the only thing you can find to pick at me for, then I think I'm ahead of the game. I'll take being the token IA fat chick over being the token IA skinny psycho whore. But I think we both know who that title belongs to.
Fuck stance. Stance is for kids in skinny jeans with Justin Beiber haircuts. You don't need stance when you got swagger.
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