Taking Apart Perfectly Good Cars - Tristan's 240 Build

[240Tristan]

I've been busy so I haven't been able to post anything, but now I've got some extra time being summer and all, so here's what I've been up to...
Washing bae...




Grad pics with bae...





The time finally came to upgrade the exhaust which eventually got me pulled over for being "amplified" Along with putting in the new HKS exhaust some worn out bushings were swapped out...











The exhaust is amazing not too obnoxious and not too quiet.











The instructions said not to use heat for removal...



After a lot of pushing and pulling the bushings finally squeezed in and fit back on nicely...



The next upgrade was one that I had been looking forward to for a long time and had put a lot of consideration into...wheels...













Half way through May we went to an event held in the Wisconsin Dells called Automotion, unfortunately I didn't enter my car in any shows or get any pictures of it but I have plans to go back next year and I'll take plenty of pictures...here is the only one I took on the trip of the Zenk outside a gas station on the drive home...



After my graduation party my brother and I went for a cruise and stopped at a wayside on Lake Superior to take some pictures...













With college coming up in a couple months I wont be making any purchases for the 240 in the near future. I don't like how high it sits but it will have to stay at it's current ride height until I move away after college or else I would be buying new front bumpers every time I took it out because the roads around here are so bad. As always thanks for reading and stay posted for any new pictures I take!

[240Tristan]

My brother's 95 Civic build thread...

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65203

[TWM Performance]

Excellent build! Can't wait to see it lowered. The wheels fit super well too!

- Renato

[storey618]

really happy the wheels didnt turn out to be rpf1's lol cars looking awesome! cant wait to see it lowered

[milwaukeeandy]

nice zenki! glad its not a kouki, and glad you didn't get rpf1's lol

maybe i'll see your car around at a car show sometime, looks like you're on the other end of the state though

[Meeve]

The car looks great! You've put a lot of work on it! My only criticism : Off course lower it. LOWER IT.

And you should have bought bigger diameter wheels. Too much beef for the ride height. If you drop it the meaty tire might actualy give it a look though.

Aint nothing like building a car yourself! Congrats!

[WiscoJake]

Still thinking you should stance the saab. Oh and might as well do slam the z3 while you're at it

[SnazzyQ]

Still thinking you should stance the saab. Oh and might as well do slam the z3 while you're at it

SLAM ALL THE THINGS.

But seriously the car is in desperate need of lows.

[240Tristan]

Thanks for all of the feedback! IT WILL EVENTUALLY GET LOWERED! New car show pics coming soon...

[240Tristan]

Some pictures of the 240 and some of the cars that I went to the show with














Coilovers coming soon...

[240Tristan]

The sticker bomb is coming off next time I work on it too

[240Tristan]

Days Before Automotion

Had a friend weld a bracket for a front mounted tow hook





Heading down to the Wisconsin Dells Friday for Automotion, also just got back from college so I'm rushing to get it ready







I also ordered some BC coilovers to finally drop the zenk, but they wont be here in time to install them for the car show, took the sticker bomb off too but don't have a picture of it...

More pictures and possibly a video coming! Stay tuned!

[Dremetos]

17 year old coming out hard wtf fam

[harlerocco]

Not totally my taste on everything, but thanks for clearly taking care of this car and not ruining it. Fresh paint and all one color is refreshing to see on a 240. Glad you're enjoying it!

[driftsucky]

I'm going to say something that will sound like a bad thing, but it is not. Here goes. This looks like a 240sx build from 2002. Now, IMHO, shortly after that is when the 240 generally went to shit. OBVIOUSLY I'm a fan of the lows, but as the SR became easier to obtain, the cars became older and missiles became more prevalent, I feel like one of my most beloved tuner cars, from my youth, took a giant nose dive. But I really like this so far. Not totally my style, but sans wheels/suspension, I'd build an S14 Zenki in much the same way. Keep up the good work.