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FamousMan
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#92092 2016-02-23 17:42 |
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Name: Ryan
Age: 21 Current Car: 1989 Nissan 240sx with RB25DET swap Progress Reports
Hello there, my name is Ryan. I've been living around Valo for about a year now and I can't get enough of it. The car scene is fantastic, the people are great, the food is amazing, I just can't complain at all about it. (Starting over because screw it) I recently just bought a 1989 Nissan 240sx with an SR20det swap for $3,000. Now it's a little beat up, but came completely straight, no rust or holes, no dents, no dash cracks, non of that crap. The drift tax was pretty steep but I don't really mind seeing the condition that it really is in.   Pretty much bone stock except for a set of coilovers the previous owner put on. Missing a bumper unfortunately, I'm hoping to be able to locate a pignose very soon.   As you can see, I still need to do a bit to the car before I have it looking real nice and pristine. Obviously I plan on painting everything, getting some new wheels (plan to stick to the stock 4 lug), Engine swap (eventually), rollcage with tubed front end, bucket seats, and I plan to gut the interior. I can't wait to hear back your thoughts and eventually meet and cruise with some of you! First Update!
First update on the 240sx for you guys! Vstanced Garage was able to locate me a Pignose front bumper in Japan for only V$300 with 2 day shipping. Needless to say, I bought it in an instant. I also spent a little money on shoes and tires. I was able to track down genuine SSR MK2s with unstretched Toyo Proxes. Set me back V$800 but it was well worth it. After buying new wheels I decided to play with my ride height. 6.30 inches in the back and i believe 6.22 in the front. May go lower, may keep it at that height for a while. I like how it looks.   I also bought a new steering wheel in a "Deep corn purple" color, it might be an "NRG" the guy I got it from couldn't quite remember what brand it was. Only paid V$80 for it though and i'm real happy with it. You might also notice the new bucket seat! this was an early birthday present from a friend of mine, it's a "Gianni Versace" Status Racing seat. I don't even want to know how much the material cost but i'm hoping i'll be able to pay her to make me a matching one later on down the road.  Now onto the engine, this came with the car, It's a Red Top (painted purple) SR20DET and has 150k miles on it. Im pretty sure it's starting to crap out, which is fine because I plan on swapping it out anyway. Hoping to get my buddy to sell me his RB25 out of his track car.   And finally!...REGISTERED AND ROAD LEGAL BABY!! Stripping and Priming Parts for Paint
I started to break down the 240 today so I can start to prime the parts for paint.  First the fenders, front bumper, hood, and headlights had to come off. Ran into some trouble with the fenders, they didn't want to come off as easily as I'm used but other than that, everything went smooth   I then pulled the motor out with the help of some buddies that were around. After the motor was out we then removed the doors and took both seats out.  I didn't catch any other pictures of the strip, but shortly after that we took out the rear seats. and pulled out all the carpeting and stripped the door panels. She now sits bare chasis and on a set of stock steelies waiting to be painted. Painted and Kinda Gutted
So I finally got the 240 back from paint and put back together. I also bought a set of URAS skirts and a URAS rear bumper for a total of V$450.   I left the door panels stripped and i'll probably keep the passenger seat out until I purchase another bucket seat. But I did put the rear seats back in because it is my daily, and I do give people ride from time to time.  But other than that, nothing really new as far as looks go. I managed to find an engine (conveniently after I paint my car) that i've been looking for, for a while now. I spent a good chunk of money on it, but it was definitely worth it. I'm keeping the engine a secret for now, and you'll have to wait for my next update or two until I decide to reveal it.  
Sneak peek of progress! I have the new motor in and ready to go! I'll reveal what it is in my next post. I got it for a major major hook up. A buddy of mine finally sold it to me after months of waving cash around in his face. I couldn't be happier to be almost broke. I also managed to get the uras skirts and bumpers all painted up. How do you guys like it with the URAS kit?  
Sooooo....I bought a new car the other day for V$7,500 It's a 1997 Toyota Aristo JZS161 with lexus badges. I do intend to locate the actual Toyota badges. The original 2JZGTE motor was swapped out for a fully built 1JZ. It's also been lowered for pleasurable looks. The suspension is bad though. The front is all messed up and needs to be replaced. So new front struts are going to be ordered. I'm probably going to put it on bags, because it's way more convenient for me to not be ultra mega low all the time. The watanabes are a nice touch, so i'll probably keep them on for a while or at least until i find a set of wheels that catches my eyes. I also plan on getting a new fancy exhaust. Anyway here's some shots I have taken of it so far.     The 240 is still around. It's just getting some changes done to it so make sure you guys stick around to see them.
The Update You Guys Have Been Waiting For!!!!! 240sx Update is major! We have a new (to me) fully built RB25DET motor which I purchased and pulled out of my friends track car Fresh new wheels! I switched and powder coated the watanabes from the Aristo to this and i'm loving it so far. Also I now have an exhaust! I threw the pignose bumper and stock rear bumper back on just because i kinda liked the look better. Dropped a touch lower both front and rear brand new nissan pads and brembo rotars all around Only issue right now is it doesn't always want to start xD I've lost track of all the money i've been spending so far. I'll tell you guys that my spending sprees haven't been cheap though. I also purchased a new Canon 5d DSLR so my pictures are going to look a lot nicer from now on. Anyway here's a pic dump of the 240          So I got to do some drifting at a local track today! Had a buddy snap a few action shots for me and then I took a few parked. Car handled phenomenal and I couldn't be happier. This is easily my favorite car i've ever owned and all the hard work and money i've put into it has really paid off. I also met a crew there called "//NINE FIASCO//" they were really into my car and myself. Henry, the owner eventually came up to me and asked if I wanted to be apart of the crew. I was stoked and immediately said yes! He and everyone else on the crew were super welcoming and very friendly. Henry hooked me up with loads of stickers and a couple of wheel sets as a "Welcome to the team" gift. So expect to see lots of fancy new parts and even some prototype stuff in the future!       Got some goodies guys!!! Whole crew pitched in on a set of 326power Chakuriki GT+S coilovers, with an insane 36k/28k spring rate along with matching break setup for all 5 of us. So be on the look out for stuff from Marcus as well. I raised the ride height a little bit because I kept scraping my sideskirts on the ground. Pretty annoying when the paint job is only about a month in a half old, but i'm really happy with how they feel and look. I also got a new wheel. It's a Custom Nine Fiasco in Fluro Yellow with black splatter and slight flake. Looks mad in person and feels amazing. Also you might notice that I painted my lug bolts green. Had to match with the coils haha. I also added a few more stickers to my windshield, i'm liking the collection I have going.      Gotta love that face. Got to take a few runs at the track earlier this morning   Little check in for you guys. Met a new friend while driving around today. He drives a really sick 1.5 JZ Swapped RHD Silvia S13 imported straight from Japan. We went for a nice little cruise and he showed me a lot of cool back roads that are perfect for drifting.  (had more shots but I'm not real happy with how they turned out) I'm also selling my GS300. I love the car but I don't give it the attention it deserves. I thought I would have been done way more to it by now but I haven't even touched it or bothered to get it registered and put on the road. If you're interested let me know, i'd like to see it go to a good home. So i've been away for a little bit. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show you guys but don't worry. Nothing has really changed on the 240. I sold the GS300/ Aristo and a lot of my possessions In order to buy a plane ticket and to import my car into Japan. I'm going to be flying out to the Aichi Prefecture to meet up with the // Nine Fiasco // Crew. Which should take roughly 20 hours. Since I'm going to be waiting for my car for about 2 weeks to arrive to the port. I'll most likely be using one of the crew members cars for the time being. If you're in Japan please contact me. I'm going to need someone to show me around and get me all situated. PEACE OUT VALO! Off to drop the 240 off at the port and to catch my suuuuper early morning flight!  The first few days of my Japan experience has been nothing but incredible! When I first arrived I met up with Marcus and the rest of the 9Fiasco crew. They showed me around town, and introduced me to some of the local car scene guys. Cars over here are insane! The next day we traveled to the Ebisu circuit for Matsuri. Marcus let me rip his 1.5 JZ S14 for the day which was a blast! It drives great and could not have asked for a better "rental" car while I wait for my own to come in from the port. Should be about a week in a half or so still      I HAVE MY CAR BACK! Picked it up this morning and haven't been able to stop driving it around! I'm not exactly legal, so i've been sticking to back roads and lesser traveled roads. As you can see I have an early version of a Koguchi power kit on. I had these painted and installed just before I left valo. I also have a genuine 326 power wing that goes with it. I just haven't gotten around to putting it on yet, which I will do later and snap a picture for you guys.     This post was edited by FamousMan (2016-04-09 17:43, ago) |
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