For starters most of these photos are shitty because I really haven't taken any nice ones, I plan to have a video done of the build eventually.
Hello all I've been procrastinating putting this up for a while since progress has been so slow. About five months ago now I sold my 2009 BMW 135i and purchased a 1991 Nissan 240sx. Yes, it was definitely a downgrade but I needed the money for other things. When I purchased the car it came with an SR20DET already implanted as the heart, and a fully built suspension including nice coilovers, camber + toe arms, and a few other goodies. Unfortunately that was all the car seemed to be good for. The interior was ruined from a leaky sunroof and being parked outside, the exterior had all sorts of rust and mismatched panels, and it smelled like satan.
Here it is the day I drove it home;
Right away I removed the bent hood and snapped front bumper to reveal the horrid purple engine bay and a crooked intercooler. (At least the fenders are tubbed).
Put on a temporary bumper so cops wouldn't get mad, gave it a little JDM flare too of course. My friends are blatant racists please ignore them.
Stripped out the completely moldy carpet and rattle-canned the interior black after cleaning up rust spots and sanding. I also replaced the sunroof latch at this point and it no longer leaks. Also purchased two brand new Sparcos, I still only have one installed because I am lazy.
Bought a new hood that actually fits, and then shamed my garaged by parking it next to my nice car.
Alright so this is already about a month in now, and parts started to arrive from everywhere, but mainly Japan. Real 326power wing, 30mm Overfenders I never used, 18x10 and 18x11 Cerberus's, 595's, 50mm Overfenders to fit my wheels comfortably, 25mm front D-max fenders, and a real Sexy Style kit.
Somewhere along the way I clearly got sidetracked and ended up getting an arsehole of a dog instead of car parts.
This is where the real fun begins; installing the fenders. With the rears the first step was cutting out both sides to make room for the wheels.
Then came the fronts. They fitted like dick when I bought them so I took them to a local shop and had them fitted on properly. We ended up using the frame of my stock fenders and fiberglassing the new ones onto them. This made the fronts essentially +40mm wider than stock instead of +25. Which is cool in my book.
Then I took it upon myself to order some douchey license plate.
I have no pictures of this step, but next came the lug conversion. Somehow this car was still a 4-lug after being used as a supposed show-car for a while. A good group of friends and I spent the better of 4 hours cussing and yelling until the 5-lugs were on and I could finally mount my wheels. Here is the car the first night out on the street. (Including a video of me killing it because of the shitty clutch).
Lowered the rear down some more.
Then I did some design work for some super rad JDM fan-boy flare on the sides and windshield of my car. You can also see that I got fed-up with the white wing and painted it red.
This pretty much puts me at current day. The front is much lower now and has spacers but I don't have any pictures. I'll update when I feel like it, but enjoy for now.
Hello all I've been procrastinating putting this up for a while since progress has been so slow. About five months ago now I sold my 2009 BMW 135i and purchased a 1991 Nissan 240sx. Yes, it was definitely a downgrade but I needed the money for other things. When I purchased the car it came with an SR20DET already implanted as the heart, and a fully built suspension including nice coilovers, camber + toe arms, and a few other goodies. Unfortunately that was all the car seemed to be good for. The interior was ruined from a leaky sunroof and being parked outside, the exterior had all sorts of rust and mismatched panels, and it smelled like satan.
Here it is the day I drove it home;
Right away I removed the bent hood and snapped front bumper to reveal the horrid purple engine bay and a crooked intercooler. (At least the fenders are tubbed).
Put on a temporary bumper so cops wouldn't get mad, gave it a little JDM flare too of course. My friends are blatant racists please ignore them.
Stripped out the completely moldy carpet and rattle-canned the interior black after cleaning up rust spots and sanding. I also replaced the sunroof latch at this point and it no longer leaks. Also purchased two brand new Sparcos, I still only have one installed because I am lazy.
Bought a new hood that actually fits, and then shamed my garaged by parking it next to my nice car.
Alright so this is already about a month in now, and parts started to arrive from everywhere, but mainly Japan. Real 326power wing, 30mm Overfenders I never used, 18x10 and 18x11 Cerberus's, 595's, 50mm Overfenders to fit my wheels comfortably, 25mm front D-max fenders, and a real Sexy Style kit.
Somewhere along the way I clearly got sidetracked and ended up getting an arsehole of a dog instead of car parts.
This is where the real fun begins; installing the fenders. With the rears the first step was cutting out both sides to make room for the wheels.
Then came the fronts. They fitted like dick when I bought them so I took them to a local shop and had them fitted on properly. We ended up using the frame of my stock fenders and fiberglassing the new ones onto them. This made the fronts essentially +40mm wider than stock instead of +25. Which is cool in my book.
Then I took it upon myself to order some douchey license plate.
I have no pictures of this step, but next came the lug conversion. Somehow this car was still a 4-lug after being used as a supposed show-car for a while. A good group of friends and I spent the better of 4 hours cussing and yelling until the 5-lugs were on and I could finally mount my wheels. Here is the car the first night out on the street. (Including a video of me killing it because of the shitty clutch).
Lowered the rear down some more.
Then I did some design work for some super rad JDM fan-boy flare on the sides and windshield of my car. You can also see that I got fed-up with the white wing and painted it red.
This pretty much puts me at current day. The front is much lower now and has spacers but I don't have any pictures. I'll update when I feel like it, but enjoy for now.
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