15 Year Old Dreams... (240sx Build-slowly but surely)

[richie incognito]

What sort of "real nice" sound system can you get for $2500 that comes included with a free car, new wheels + tires? I ask this because of audiophile reference, which suggests you would have a certain standard that I feel would be hard to meet in a sometimes track car/all the time 25 year old nissan.

Oh to be 15 again. I remember when i bought my first rusty red s13. It was 15 years ago. Didnt last me and my buddy long before it was driven into a wall. RIP the original red donkey.

[Dennett_]

Happy for you man keep working and saving up! I'm 17 and just bought a supercharged FRS and all the hard work really pays off! Excited to see what you have coming.

[ithinkimcrashing_]

Originally Posted by richie incognito

What sort of "real nice" sound system can you get for $2500 that comes included with a free car, new wheels + tires? I ask this because of audiophile reference, which suggests you would have a certain standard that I feel would be hard to meet in a sometimes track car/all the time 25 year old nissan.

Oh to be 15 again. I remember when i bought my first rusty red s13. It was 15 years ago. Didnt last me and my buddy long before it was driven into a wall. RIP the original red donkey.

Lol well I mean I wasn't looking for "luxury" in the 240, I didn't care if It was gutted or anything, but this one was the best one(I haven't found a speck of rust) local to me and was the lowest one in the area at the time. Imo the wheels, tires and sound system was just a bonus

[ithinkimcrashing_]

Originally Posted by Dennett_

Happy for you man keep working and saving up! I'm 17 and just bought a supercharged FRS and all the hard work really pays off! Excited to see what you have coming.

That's great to hear man! You have a build thread? Would love to see it. And hard work really does pay off, it's a satisfying feeling once you have what you've worked hard for.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ithinkimcrashing_

Well guys... Here she is. I'm beyond happy. I want you guys to guess what I paid for the car it has: new rims, new tires, a real nice sound system (im an audiophile), 161k miles. (paid $2500)

Seeing as today a $2500 car would be about the financial equivalent to the $100 car I started with you done good.

[ithinkimcrashing_]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Seeing as today a $2500 car would be about the financial equivalent to the $100 car I started with you done good.

Wait. What? that didn't make sense to me. But I'm assuming you're saying I did good so thanks!

[Dennett_]

Originally Posted by ithinkimcrashing_

That's great to hear man! You have a build thread? Would love to see it. And hard work really does pay off, it's a satisfying feeling once you have what you've worked hard for.

Yeah you can check it out it's called From Salvage to Dream Car and its only like 5 threads down check it out!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ithinkimcrashing_

Wait. What? that didn't make sense to me. But I'm assuming you're saying I did good so thanks!

When I was 14 I bought my first car. It was a 1955 Chevy and cost me $100. That was in 1973 and I made 75 cents an hour pumping gas. If you take inflation into account the fact you only paid $2500 puts it at about the same value since you probably make way more than 75 cents an hour.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dennett_

Yeah you can check it out it's called From Salvage to Dream Car and its only like 5 threads down check it out!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117349

[ithinkimcrashing_]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

When I was 14 I bought my first car. It was a 1955 Chevy and cost me $100. That was in 1973 and I made 75 cents an hour pumping gas. If you take inflation into account the fact you only paid $2500 puts it at about the same value since you probably make way more than 75 cents an hour.

Oh wow. It's crazy how things change over time.

[ithinkimcrashing_]

Long time no post. Well anyways finally got around to cleaning the car properly. Had an issue with registering the car because the car needed to get smog checked. Finally got the done and it is legally ours! And yes sadly it is an auto but its no problem, hopefully I can do a 5 speed swap in the coming months. Planning to put in an order for a full I/H/E from ISR tonight or in the coming days, also need to get coilovers as soon as possible because the car rubs pretty badly in the front when turning and is quite literally a cm or less away from hitting the strut. also having a rubbing issue in the rear but haven't gotten around to checking that one out. So anyways here are some pictures from today in my "driveway turned photoshoot", just to show some exterior, engine bay, interior and the dual subs in the back. Enjoy













PS: if the pictures dont show, just open them in a new tab.

[JeremyR]

As a fellow nissan enthusiast, and someone who owned quite a few 240sx back in the day (and was active on zilvia 10-12 years ago) I look forward to this build!

I know the s chassis pretty much inside and out so if you ever have any questions don't hesitate to ask