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03-21-2003
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ok my dad has a crappy broken 240sx sitting behind his garage.... im pretty sure i can get it for nothing, or almost nothing...
heres the lowdown...
its an automatic, not sure what year it is...
no visible rust, some alloys, plastic parts seem to be deformed... like they were melted
i havent driven it, but im told the handling is kinda funky, and some unusual vibrations....
its grey with some wierd tint, with a spoiler(not rice wing)
ok.. heres my view
first of all... its an auto, so that limits what i can do to it
i would need a new engine or slightly used one
and im not sure how the brakes, and suspension is...
what do you think?
heres the lowdown...
its an automatic, not sure what year it is...
no visible rust, some alloys, plastic parts seem to be deformed... like they were melted
i havent driven it, but im told the handling is kinda funky, and some unusual vibrations....
its grey with some wierd tint, with a spoiler(not rice wing)
ok.. heres my view
first of all... its an auto, so that limits what i can do to it
i would need a new engine or slightly used one
and im not sure how the brakes, and suspension is...
what do you think?
03-21-2003
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Rep Power: 371 I saw go for it....I like the old 240SX models. Find out what year it is, and Post some pics. If you want to invest alot of money and make that thing a beast....I say drop in a Mazda Rotary engine....The 240sx is alread rear wheel drive, so you dont have to worry about doing the conversion....A rotary engine with a stick in that car will be sick.
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Rep Power: 340 I would look at that car as a chassis and metal. Everything else would get redone. Buy a full engine w/tranny and change it over. Get the interior done. If the interior is weird anyways, it's gonna get changed. So just adjust the part where the shifter is. That's just me though.
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drop a skyline motor into it...or a sylvia motor (dont know the designation), convert the auto to a manual and you have yourself a nice car. hehehe
after that you can work on converting the outside to a sylvia as well....muhahahahahahahaha
after that you can work on converting the outside to a sylvia as well....muhahahahahahahaha
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