1991 nisssan 240sx coupe- Alex s13

[alex s13]

ok so i bought a 91 240sx coupe for 3200 with 130k 5 speed. with a ka24de. so it didnt start out to well, first off 5 minutes after i bought it the rear view mirror fell off, and broke on the shift knob, then 10mins later the worst timing chain rattle ive ever heard occurred and i had to let it chill in a parking lot for 25mins. then after that i drive an hour and a half home and didnt have a single problem. so my idea for the car was a nice daily driver and also possibly show car worthy finish. im doing a black with a very dark blue flake and using all dupont paint with 7900s clear. so heres my build so far

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[2slow2go]

oh man that sunroof is nasty

[alex s13]

haha what do you mean? you dont like sun roofs?

[2slow2go]

its looks like a aftermarket one ... either that or the molding is messed up haha.

otherwise, clean car.

[alex s13]

yeah the paint around the sunroof was peeling off but ive fixed it since im doing a complete paint job
sanded it off and paint awaiting

[alex s13]

heres the color im doing 99k black with a .004 size colbolt blue flake in it and dupont 7900s clear

[brideezy]

oooh shiny, paint mine next? haha

[alex s13]

oooh shiny, paint mine next? haha

dude you got the cash i got the time. completes cost alot more than most people think. just bought my last gallon of clear i needed and im already 1k into it and about 120hrs

[alex s13]

finally done with it

[alex s13]

then 2 weeks after i painted it i got rear ended by a mid 90's chevy suburban and it almost got totaled out. luckily my insurance agent who came and wrote the estimate loved the car because he had test drove one brand new in 91 and didnt want to see it with a rebuilt title.. and neither did i. i mean 20 years and it still had all the original paint from 91 with no body filler or anything and i had just painted it

[Hella_JDM]

Lucky your insurance agent was a bro lol

[alex s13]

yeah he hooked it up ill post pics of it done. im just to lazy to do it right now

[alex s13]

so its been a long hard fought journey to even be driving my car. but the progress is something to grateful for (and lucky it didnt get totaled)
first day i got it

first time i painted it

then after about 6-8 months of work or however long it took 2 weeks of driving and i get ----ed!!

then off to the shop where the rear end was pulled welded and new holes in the dry wall from frustration

then 2 months later of pulling sanding, body work, and paint

it lives!!!!
and now its time to stop being a cheap ass like the first time and head down to tacoma screw and stainless steel every nut and bolt the eye can see