so, the new track car project...(not 56k safe)

[eds13]

My dad (jau663) bought a s13 the other day. So I went down to raleigh NC to pick it up. long story short, the car was in terrible shape. not worth the $300 he bought it for on ebay. i told the guy it wasnt worth my time or money to take it home. so he replys " how much will you give me for it?" i ended up getting the thing for $100. (still barely worth it)

But anyways, Dad and i are now the proud owners of a 93 fastback se. on to the pics!!
we pretty much gutted it today, and got a couple of over things done :D
http://xea.xanga.com/928d6637d9033128657214/m93513367.jpg http://xac.xanga.com/67dd610276433128657414/m93513533.jpg http://x72.xanga.com/3e6d923a38033128659650/m93515345.jpg http://xd7.xanga.com/8c7d8a3613635128659908/m93515523.jpg http://xc3.xanga.com/150d7602c9630128660045/m93515632.jpg http://x1b.xanga.com/9d2d7400d2430128660205/m93515764.jpg
wait a sec, what the heck is he doing!!!
http://x28.xanga.com/00ad670079133128662191/m93517277.jpg
no. it cant be! thats not possible!!
http://x6d.xanga.com/963c1b3505334128663895/m93518687.jpg

very possible indeed. we have a good little bit done so far, but the net is being gay and net letting me upload any more pics right now, more pics tomorrow :naughty:

[johngriff]

Hot. MOAR cutting!

[yokotas13]

caged truck drifter!

[UfoZ8myCow]

Truck drifter FTW!!!

[dirtdiggler666]

all i got to say is best of luck to you guys, cant wait to see it done

[opponheimer]

All i have to say is, can't wait to see it done right, and made safe/sturdy

[GSXRJJordan]

please break those tails too... god those are bad. Motor looks hawt too lol.

[manillathrilla]

please break those tails too... god those are bad. Motor looks hawt too lol.

Haha, those are some sweet JDM tyte tailight covers. El Camino sx wheehooo. Put a viper motor in it, ahah...
Good luck.

[trybal]

looks like it was worth 300 bucks to me?

[wannabe_drifter]

Good stuff !!

[Ninjabread]

Dude, if that car was in Canada, it could have sold for 3-5k... because it has no rust. damn you Americans and your rust free cars ( well souther states anyways).

enewayz, looks like a funny project!

[MavericStephenc]

more more more!!

+1 for breaking the taillights

[trey21096]

love it! I can't wait to see it done, but tailights must be DESTROYED!

[eds13]

hahaha! I was gonna put the tail lights on ebay and make some money to some retard. lol but yeah sil truck is well on its way. new pics will be up here real soon. plans for the motor are just get the KA running for now. maybe a swap later on, or boost the KA.

[eds13]

i fail at teh double post

[woodchuck]

damn - i wish my dad was down to help me out some time.
good luck with the build.

[Gaelen]

looking good man
and props to your dad for helping ya
mine can't even change his own oil lol

[Vision Garage]

Silcamino coming soon?

[johngriff]

Heh, if you are missing those cam caps, you are pretty much F'd and should just aquire a completely different engine, not necessarily an SR, just one that has all the parts to it. Those cam caps are per engine specific.

[steve shadows]

Heh, if you are missing those cam caps, you are pretty much F'd and should just aquire a completely different engine, not necessarily an SR, just one that has all the parts to it. Those cam caps are per engine specific.

hahaha

get an extra set of camp caps- take the head to a machine shop with all the cam caps ( a machine shop with racing experience and a lot work with aluminum head).

They can usually check the clearences with the cam torqued down and if need be polish or even line bore the fuckers.

Dont throw the engine out just yet.

[johngriff]

hahaha

get an extra set of camp caps- take the head to a machine shop with all the cam caps ( a machine shop with racing experience and a lot work with aluminum head).

They can usually check the clearences with the cam torqued down and if need be polish or even line bore the fuckers.

Dont throw the engine out just yet.

Everything is line bored as blanks. The only way to rebore would be to fill (weld) onto the head, get blank caps, and re bore the head. That is easily over $500 on an engine you could find for $300. Lets not over complicate things here.

[DOOK]

I say you contact the guy with teh viper motor and give him a couple hundred for it, what a tool

[chmercer]

looks fucking terrible. why would you smash out the windows. this is why there is no good 240s left because nobody fixes them up, they just do shit like this. i mean cut off the fucking hatch? this car was better off with the previous owner. i hate you, seriously

if you put a motor in that car and a back window, 30 dollar junkyard tails or wetsand the stock ones, it wouldntve been a total piece of shit. but now it sure is. way to go

interior looked nice too. way to go on that awesome 'gutting' job. kill yourself for real

[Matej]

Oh nooo, I hate those stupid fake trucks, and I know someone who would've been willing to pay a nice amount for the quarter windows.


Can I have the wiring harness?

[s14xman]

i don't get why you would say it wasn't worth 100? it looked fine to me

[aznpoopy]

can't you just remove the rear 1/4 glass? why smash it?

[IIIXziuR]

Car wasn't in that shitty of shape, minus those stupid looking tail lamps.
Didnt even look like there was too much body damage.

Hope the car turns out cool

[420sx]

90% of 240 trucks i seen in the making never make it.

hopefully this wont be another killed 240. finish the project

[ms!3]

hope to see it come along. and mercer you know truck 240s are hot if completed. lets just hope this isnt an unfinished project making another 240 dead.

[sideview_180sx]

here are some tips. cage and brace the car. everything b/w the shock towers. if you make a rear window use lexan or the section from an old toyota pick up. get some form of rhino liner spray covering for the exposed bed since that area needs to be free and last from rust. BTW those side windows provided anywhere from 20-40% of the rear rigidity.

[C. Senor]

well props to your dad for doing something, even if it is smashing the windows...lol. but yeah hopefully you guys finish the whole thing...and that car def looked like it was worth 300.

[Full-Lock]

i wouldnt have done that. it was a pretty straight shell, now lol, its fucked. all it needed was a new motor amd such...

hatch and tails too

done

[eds13]

looks fucking terrible. why would you smash out the windows. this is why there is no good 240s left because nobody fixes them up, they just do shit like this. i mean cut off the fucking hatch? this car was better off with the previous owner. i hate you, seriously

if you put a motor in that car and a back window, 30 dollar junkyard tails or wetsand the stock ones, it wouldntve been a total piece of shit. but now it sure is. way to go

interior looked nice too. way to go on that awesome 'gutting' job. kill yourself for real
dude, get a life.

there was no straight panel on this car! front end is totally screwed. roof has a dent, both quarter panels are screwed, doors are still alright. and i tried to get the quarter glass out on the drivers side as hard as i could. tried and tried to cut it out, but it just broke. so i just smashed the passengers side. as far as saving any of the parts i have 3 other parts cars out back. i'm not worried about haveing a good interior. more pics will be up within the hour

[steve shadows]

Lets not over complicate things here.

YOUR telling me not to overcomplicate?

If the clearences are ok it's fine, im saying CHECK your shit, before you throw a motor in the trash.

And plus he doesnt need a whole entire engine he needs just the head if this really is the case.

wastfuckinful

Ive sold a couple sr' head to people with no caps, they took their shit into the machine shop, cleaned it up checked the clearences and are racing on them now...dont bullshit me

haha

and to chemercer the more people who smash out rear hatch windows the better

[chmercer]

how about try to fucking take care of something that you paid money for

what a pathetic build thread

makes me want to sell my car

but then some asshole would probably crash it and id see it on zilvia in a year and some 15 year old would be trying to turn it into a truck

[steve shadows]

you dont think half the people are crashing their piles of shit trying to be initial d already? haha

more than you man LOL fucking more than you know. :keke:

[Tearlessj]

how about try to fucking take care of something that you paid money for

what a pathetic build thread

makes me want to sell my car

but then some asshole would probably crash it and id see it on zilvia in a year and some 15 year old would be trying to turn it into a truck
Hey man, nothing wrong with 15 year olds. :love:

[chmercer]

typo, 15 year old 'dude'

[eds13]

looking at the pics i posted before, makes the car look like its in really good shape. this is going to be so much more fun. as far as the motor goes. i'll prolly rebuild the KA before i would just put stuff back together and hope it would work. i'm not quite that dumb
ok heres a bunch more pics. plans are to line-x the bed when i'm done. just ordered a bunch of sheet metal for the thing this afternoon.
http://x49.xanga.com/566d601a03433128796252/m93630301.jpg http://xff.xanga.com/e02c141472634128796359/m93630384.jpg http://x96.xanga.com/892d921406c33128796460/m93630471.jpg http://xb1.xanga.com/0f5d97e607632128796506/m93630513.jpg http://x33.xanga.com/d5dd851446535128796581/m93630569.jpg http://xfd.xanga.com/e56d87e110135128796655/m93630631.jpg http://x65.xanga.com/f8ed8ae313735128796783/m93630731.jpg http://x73.xanga.com/6fdd95e113132128796820/m93630766.jpg http://x29.xanga.com/c3ad80e015435128796904/m93630833.jpg http://x1a.xanga.com/efad801ac7235128798190/m93631793.jpg http://xfa.xanga.com/65fd841405d35128798245/m93631835.jpg http://x08.xanga.com/86fc0614d6037128798286/m93631869.jpg

and i'm def 19 -_-

[5t341tH]

wow looks cool already. i would like more picture updates :)

[UfoZ8myCow]

You going to put some kind of rear window back there or just leave it as a sheet of metal??

[kouki_s14]

you used a hood?

the skeleton makes it look bleh

[pr0ject TRUENO]

I hope not either.

[dirtdiggler666]

you used a fuckin hood?? ummm im gunna keep my mouth shut, have fun dude

[Ninjabread]

Doesnt look likeyou left much room for the seats to tilt back.. have fun sitting straight up

[eds13]

yeah man! i'm doing this cheap too! using an extra hood ftw! but yeah i plan on putting a rear window in, i need to find something tho... i have a rear window out of a dodge dakota i might try to make work.

and i looked at how much room i'll have in there for the seats too. and i should be fine. you just cant make out the angle very well in the pics.

[ms!3]

why didnt you guys remove the sound deadener before you started welding in the back "wall".

[speedstar01]

seriously that thing would have been worth $500 easy,if it was a rust free shell. especially here in NY where 240s are very scarce. i say good buy and good luck :) if it were me though i wouldnt have gone the truck route :(

[yokotas13]

dude
props

not how i would do it, but its not too bad

if its a track car, it iwll have a bucket

but you shouldnt haev used a hood dumbass

[eds13]

why didnt you guys remove the sound deadener before you started welding in the back "wall".

dad kinda got a little bit ahead of schedule.lol. but its not a big deal, it will be covered by the floor plan anyways.

[johngriff]

Hahah, you guys are actually doing it! That is freaking sweet.

Go father/son team for fathers day!

[MURPHY]

wow... you have to bring it out sometime soon i wanna see :)

[eds13]

i plan and on taking it to VIR in october. you can see it there for sure. or just come down some weekend and see it

[yokotas13]

you better cage it
anbd run the rear bars to the back of the frame "rails"
and branch off ot the strut towers

[eds13]

i'm going to do all three. i'm picking up the metal for the frame rails of the edge of the bed tomorrow

[yokotas13]

eds, you motivated me
im buying a hatch when i go back to the states nad taking a sawzall to it.....
noone uses the hatch for naything but tires anyways, and you can fit wayyy more in there

[stinky_180]

lol at the hood

[89dc240]

I like it. Wouldn't do it myself of course, but I like it. I definitly wanna see this finished. This is supposed to be your dad's track car?

[eds13]

meh, dad and i are both putting time into it. he paid for the car and to pick it up. i went down and picked it up. he's getting the coils for it. i have the seat for it. and we are both putting time into it. and we'll both drive it. so its ours.

[s14_rob]

you should make a gate on it that would be gangster status

[BOROSUN]

is that safe to cut and not brace it ?

[dirtdiggler666]

dude im diggin the idea but cut the hood out and do it correct, i saw a siltruck in some jap video any other out their, anyone got pics im to lazy to search

[eds13]

everything will be braced properly. i don't understand why you guys dont like the idea of a hood. i had one already, its braced on the inside and i plan on putting a full cage in it.

[89dc240]

Who gives a fuck if its a hood. A piece of metal to fit there, thick enough could've been like $75 bucks. Thats money better spent elsewhere. It's not a show car.

[eds13]

werd. $75 paid for most of the other metal i need

[Gaelen]

looks like a good start
The car looks in pretty good shape, as for the hood, well man it's metal and if you have it there why not. It's doesn't look like it will be a show car so what does it matter. Can't say I would have done the truck route but it's not turning out bad at all.

I'm interested to see what you're going to do with the bed

good on ya man, and your dad for getting in there with you

[UfoZ8myCow]

Yeah I wish my dad would help me build shit... He hates that I spend so much money on cars.

[steve shadows]

everyones dad does that, because they are jealous and hate thier life and when they are finally dieing they buy a porshe and stop busting your balls.

story of life.

just tell them at least your not spending all the money on cocaine or something

[prang11]

Sweet build, good to see something different every now and again. Almost want to call it a jap rat rod because of you using the hood. Use what you got....

Everyone that is bitching about this build should shut up, its not thier car.

[brainfood]

Curious to see how this build goes, I had a hatch a year ago that was pretty beat up and the plan was to go truck but then I realized I could sell it and put that money into my s14. $1000 > silcamino. Now that the s14 is closer to done though if I come across a super cheap hatch I would still like to do it. But take the time and do it a little cleaner.

[nismo-joe]

i love the idea, i tried lookin for one already done when i went out to by my s14.... sad to say i couldn't find one. kinda kool to see someone making a build thread out of one. he only thing i see wrong with this build is tryin to do it on what looks like a small budget. good luck man lookin decent so far. what kind of cage are you going to put in it?

[sideview_180sx]

good luck with making it track worthy. especially to get on VIR. see if you can get a tech to inspect the car before you register and so forth so you will know if you have to add more this and that or if you pass and ready to jam.

[Jpooks_S13]

using a hood isnt that bad of an idea to me..the skelleton will just make it more rigid and i take it hes going to cover the interior part with the sheet metal he ordered so it wont be visable anyway..idk maybe im ghetto too but it makes sense?

[Koopa Troopa]

That's awesome!

[eds13]

i dont know what i'm doing for a cage yet. i'm either gonna get a bolt-in one then add on to it. or just make one myself. i just checked into metal for the cage and DOM spec stuff is $6 ft.!!! so yeah, time will tell

[UfoZ8myCow]

I vote somebody posts some pictures of some sick silcaminos... Google images isnt doing shit for me.

[johngriff]

http://images.turbomagazine.com/features/0401tur_18z+nissan_180sx_rps13_truck+left_side_vie w.jpg

http://www.driftaustralia.com.au/drivers/keneallyute.jpg

google works good.

[DOOK]

it can look ok if done right.... ehhhh different strokes for different folks, at least it's not a honda.

[Wabash9000]

what are your plans for wheels and tires for the track? if you are thinking about getting rid of those stock rims let me know.

[steezy]

at least the interior isnt that bad

[steezy]

this is one dope project, for the $100 bucks you spent, fuckin dope. have fun with it

[wonkuuzenki]

Why the fuck did you post twice?^
and looks like some good fun. Just make sure to do it right, even if you are on a strict budget.

[eds13]

not trying to cut any corners on this either. cheap, but i want to do it right. i want it to be scca, nasa, and fia, legal.

[sideview_180sx]

BTW the team orange truck died in vegas. backed into a wall, sent natao suenaga to the hospital. the team orange truck was not really built with safety in mind, just basic japanese cusco style cage and what not. I figure make safety your main aspect. the engine deal with it that after you have the chassis itself completed.

[lexusisforlovers]

dude im diggin the idea but cut the hood out and do it correct, i saw a siltruck in some jap video any other out their, anyone got pics im to lazy to search

type in drift mix on you tube. there is a blue siltruck in their somewhere

[5t341tH]

heres some pix i saved up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/xXaZnrAc3rXx/K-Style180sxTruckback.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/xXaZnrAc3rXx/180sx_cortado.jpg
and heres a s15 varietta or w/e u call it for fun
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/xXaZnrAc3rXx/s15vert.jpg

[eds13]

s15 varietta FTW!!!

[SilvStylin45s]

Good luck on the build man. Keep safety as your #1 priority and you will be fine. I can vouch for the NY people, that car easily would went for about 1k, motor blown or w/e. As long as there is little to no rust, sale price starts at 1k. here is a pic of one of my favorite silminos.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b233/SilvStylin45s/IMG_9494.jpg

[blu808]

You should have built the cage before you welded that rear wall thing in. :-/

[420sx]

man you guys are in a world of work to make this look nice.

hood idea was pretty bad. should have welded a piece of 16 or 14 gauge with a cut out for the window and holes for the cage. just use rubber grommets for the cage passing through the wall.

the hood idea is grotesque. track car or not make it look nice. and your bed needs alot of work.

[UfoZ8myCow]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/xXaZnrAc3rXx/K-Style180sxTruckback.jpg

Shit, this makes me want to go buy some poor hatch shell and build a drift truck... Nothing beats being able to throw all your extra tires and tools and shit in the bed of your 'truck', tailgating at the track, then sliding around all in the same car...

[atutt]

I'm so gonna build me one of these for my shop, lol

[eds13]

and your bed needs alot of work.

http://evula.org/dragoon/pics/captain.obvious.jpg

:D

[IIIXziuR]

that above pic looks awesome. it would be cool if someone made a tailgate piece

[eds13]

i thought about it. but it would take a whole lot more customization. like cut through a tail light. lol

[IIIXziuR]

ha yeah or some how cut around the tail lamp but then that might be really weird, still awesome idea though.

[s13pignose]

Man ed can't wait to see when you get done. Have you seen the black one on youtube? Let me know if you haven't, and I'll try to find the vid

[wrek240]

well i'm also in the process but i held off to finish my coupe but here are pics

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture263-1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture270.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture272.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture276.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture277.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture266.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture265.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/driftfx1/Picture264.jpg

[J-Style]

Hey Ed, way to go on doing something different and your Dad is cool. My Dad is more of a muscle-car kind of guy. The best of luck to you!

[FusionR240sx]

everyones dad does that, because they are jealous and hate thier life and when they are finally dieing they buy a porshe and stop busting your balls.

story of life.

just tell them at least your not spending all the money on cocaine or something


exactly what happens here...

today i told my dad to go buy a vette er something because he was driving me and my moms car somewhere and was doing 80 down a side street. i was like wtf...

and his reply was...

"i'm waiting for your car to be done"

mother fluffer

[eds13]

no i havent seen that one chris, if you could get a link that would be sweet!

looks like some progress there wreck, now, sell me your koukis, lol

[s13pignose]

dag my bad thought for sure I saw a vid of a black 180sx converted to a truck...oh well


here's some inspiration

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VK205yvSet4

[eds13]

a bunch more pics here. we got the bed rails on, sides cut, and fixed the little quarter panel injury.

also got some s14 seats for it (temporarily until i find some nice seats) and test fitted the kit thats going to go on it. 5 lug and coilovers are on the way. :D

and also i think ima go KAT. just because i havent done one yet and want to see what its going to be like. anyways, the pics!


http://x15.xanga.com/7ebd902250333129750756/m94426130.jpg http://x2b.xanga.com/a08d972252732129750874/m94426232.jpg http://xc3.xanga.com/1b5d6b56c0633129751058/m94426403.jpg http://x2e.xanga.com/ef8d925542233129751226/m94426547.jpg http://xcf.xanga.com/c14d865635335129751394/m94426686.jpg http://xd8.xanga.com/701d865547635129751509/m94426784.jpg http://x7d.xanga.com/0b8c1a5572034129751766/m94426989.jpg http://x5a.xanga.com/44cd972363632129751634/m94426881.jpg http://xc4.xanga.com/08fd615a69733129751923/m94427111.jpg http://x9e.xanga.com/527d9256c8d33129752075/m94427235.jpg http://xae.xanga.com/628d602175c30129752323/m94427444.jpg http://xd3.xanga.com/9bbc125574535129752398/m94427506.jpg http://xb8.xanga.com/774d9056d5d33129752525/m94427615.jpg http://x88.xanga.com/056c025567634129752679/m94427754.jpg http://xe9.xanga.com/1eac135548035129752809/m94427872.jpg

[Dousan_PG]

so cool
i wish me and my dad worked on cars together. aawesome
and good luck

[MURPHY]

hey man i hate ya. i wish i had an extra kit and coils :(

but soon i will, gonna be done buying tools for yota soon :)

looking good

wth do you do for a living if you're 19?

[bardabe]

something about using a hood dosent seem right.

[OBEEWON]

Good work, I hope you finish. A truck done by my sponsoring shop.
http://photos-297.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v74/159/31/60715691/n60715691_31361297_549.jpg
http://photos-318.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v74/159/31/60715691/n60715691_31361318_5523.jpg

[P_856]

Good work, I hope you finish. A truck done by my sponsoring shop.
http://photos-297.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v74/159/31/60715691/n60715691_31361297_549.jpg
http://photos-318.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v74/159/31/60715691/n60715691_31361318_5523.jpg

ive seen that shop b4 in north philly right?

[s14_rob]

my question is whos going to be driving it?

[wrek240]

man i'm jealous yall gettin way ahead of me at least i'm all the way in texas. I might need some pointers. I can't even say good luch cuz ya'll got it covered. wished i had some of ya'll equipment and knowledge but i'll get it done.

[wrek240]

oh yeah before u weld the taillight section remember about the taillights u need to get to them i was plannin on just clampn the rear section instead of weldin for a quick way to reach the taillights

[J-Style]

That picture update made my night! It looks like it's coming along nicely, but I was wondering if you had a clue as to what wheels you might run on your beast. Keep us updated!

[yokotas13]

taht red one is fucking hideious

[eds13]

i do a bunch of remodeling. just all my money goes to these things. lol

we'll both end up driveing it. see who has the most skill with it. bwahahahaha

yeah i was gonna weld every thing. but i might just screw the stuff in, just in case i ever go into a wall. that way i can unbolt the panels and beat it back out.

and wheels... i really dont know. if anyone has any cheap suggestions that would be great. i was thinkin MB weapons (cheap and good sizing)...

[yokotas13]

rivet the inside panels on
get some more of that square bar, and make a few cross bars and rivet the sheetmetal to it

[status:one]

I hope you will be able to make this rust proof.

[89dc240]

ive seen that shop b4 in north philly right?

Yes it is. Haven't been there yet, but I've been told its THE place for any Jap Swap wiring issues.

[Harbe]

that red one is the weirdest skyline ive ever seen, does it have a rb26?

[Ninjabread]

That's because it's a 240 with a skyline front end bud....

[Harbe]

That's because it's a 240 with a skyline front end bud....

better drifts cause its lighter? phat

[Ninjabread]

No, more like its gay to register a skyline in the states.

Anyway, back to this build thread.

[IIIXziuR]

its starting to take shape bro. Cool so far. Keep it up!

[dirtdiggler666]

cool shit lookin better dude

[nismo-joe]

Great work so far! you can do mine next!!:ghey: I might just start this now that i'm all amped on it.

[Nikeboy355]

I think it's great that your dad is helping you with this project...
You are going to owe him a hug and a beer when this thing is done...

Great project (regardless of what people's subjective view of style is) and hopefully you guys will do something wild in the engine bay like a V6 or V8...

[s13pignose]

Nice progress ed, everything is coming together. I know nobody agrees with it, but I like the hood myself. And I'd keep the skeleton part visible. Just paint to match inside or outside or however you wanna do it. I mean from a safety stand point I couldn't tell ya if it's a good idea or bad idea, but I can say it's unique. You could've taken a big sheet and welded it in, but I think it's cooler to say, "Yeah that's a hood" lol.

What size wheels you looking for, you know I stay on ebay. Just email a list of anything you need cause I stayed glued on there and the classifieds on here and nico.

Hey for the 5 lug...I got some z32 hubs that adrian and me thought would work, but chris later told me wouldn't. Think you can only use rears. Not sure if they're tt or n/a, but if you interested atleast in the rears let me know. Maybe I can get some money back since not going 5 lug lol. There still sitting in the same box they arrived in

Hey also if your gonna ka-t it, see if aron will come up off that manifold he's trying to get me to put on my car...which will never happen lol. It looks very sturdy suppose ot be for KA

[s13pignose]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCMfyYZDvjw&mode=related&search=

something else

Hey ed what do you think about dual pipes for exhaust. Like trust dd I think its called or something like it.

[eds13]

i have sourced out 5 lug off of an s14 for $150. hehehe s14 is sitting down the hill waiting for me to get it off.

yeah see if you can get that mannifold off him. if its "for you" he'll give you a better price. is it t3/t4 or t25?

anything thats 5 lug, 17", has good fitment and is lightish. thats what i want for wheels, cheap is good too. lol

[spools14]

anything thats 5 lug, 17", has good fitment and is lightish. thats what i want for wheels, cheap is good too. lol

Umm.. I think it's high time you shell out some money for decent wheels :)

Speaking of which some nice bronze TE's would do nicely on here... Hell, there were some hot Rega's for sale in the FS forum last week or so.. can't remember.

That car should get better wheels than MB's... Remember wheels can make or break a cars looks.

[wonkuuzenki]

I say go for a gangsta fitment on the wheels.
Do it up hardcore.

[s13pignose]

Umm.. I think it's high time you shell out some money for decent wheels :)

Speaking of which some nice bronze TE's would do nicely on here... Hell, there were some hot Rega's for sale in the FS forum last week or so.. can't remember.

That car should get better wheels than MB's... Remember wheels can make or break a cars looks.


Or break the bank that is lol. Nah just playin. Hey chris I saw the white s13 your building...ed showed me pics on his pone. Very Nice:rawk:


Oh yeah if you don't know already this is chris with the white zenki lol

[Hooorahh!]

nice build ! good luck , and that's cool ur a lucky guy haveing ur dad help u out ... not to many peopel have that ... im like most other people my dad hates that i spend money on my 240 .. but yet he buys a dodge truck and didnt buy any untill he found the hemi .. thats when the srt 10 truck wasnt out yet now hes looking to buy thats one. Anyways good luck once again !

[lexusisforlovers]

omg this is so stupid you are such a ghey 16 fagggot i would sell you my car but you would probably crash it i hate cars now cuz you are so gay i just want to sell my 240 now omg so stupid im the best you know?

uhmmm just kidding. I actually like how this is coming along. I am sure you are welding some kind of cage. It looks like the thing would crumple in half if you crashed.

[eds13]

Umm.. I think it's high time you shell out some money for decent wheels :)

Speaking of which some nice bronze TE's would do nicely on here... Hell, there were some hot Rega's for sale in the FS forum last week or so.. can't remember.

That car should get better wheels than MB's... Remember wheels can make or break a cars looks.

yeah, i agree. i'll keep my eyes open. :D

i have some more pics from last night. all the sheet metal in the bed is done. a few things still need some convincing here and there. i'll have pics up tonight, i gotta leave for work in a few minutes.

but i have to take a break from it for a little bit. i have a friends s14 i have to get runnin before he gets home on sunday, it needs pistons. so this should be interesting. lol

[s13pignose]

tisk tisk tisk...darn s14's lol

Is this the one you told me about was coming in. Did it have mudgaurds front and rear. If so whats the condition of them and do you think he wants to sell?

[S13_SX]

I demands pics!!!

[pandabear2]

AMAZING build cant wait to see more.

[Wabash9000]

like I said earlier if you need a place to get rid of those stock rims they would look great on my '95 zenki base(I hate hub caps) lmk.

[eds13]

prolly just gonna keep the wheels for now. i'm a wheel whore. lol

[Unholy S14]

looks like fun Ed, keep up the good work.

[MURPHY]

here jew go

http://a853.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/58/l_47058334ef4d1a059cb49d2789a76334.jpg

[hellion240sx]

thisis a very intresting thread. good luck. enjoying the progress.

[G-spec]

^x2......ignore the haters, its looks to be coming along great...Cant wait to see more.

[blaze1]

better drifts cause its lighter? phat

lol....

cool thread

that red truck needs some man wheels!!!!

[eds13]

i'm done with this piece for now. i need to get some self etching primer and put it on the raw metal yet. i have parts on the way for the KA-T too. bwahahahaha anyway, more pics!!!

http://x79.xanga.com/9d0d6a4572233130296615/m94881436.jpg http://xc3.xanga.com/a85d915729233130296753/m94881536.jpg http://xd3.xanga.com/e28d6a4a33733130296913/m94881661.jpg http://xfe.xanga.com/a83d9a4573132130297058/m94881772.jpg http://x19.xanga.com/b1dd814510032130297269/m94881912.jpg http://x7c.xanga.com/a87d915739c33130297139/m94881820.jpg http://x3c.xanga.com/d5ed6a4505533130297436/m94882034.jpg http://x20.xanga.com/97cd874449d35130297628/m94882178.jpg http://xd7.xanga.com/f33d8351d7632130297855/m94882362.jpg http://x93.xanga.com/367d904516333130298009/m94882491.jpg

[deadpirate]

fuck man. nice build. your lucky your dad is helping you. and you have a huge fucking garage. +1. keep it up

[UfoZ8myCow]

Oh man, you should throw in some really nice stained wood in the bottom of your bed, like all those classic trucks. That would be pimp.

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

here jew go

http://a853.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/58/l_47058334ef4d1a059cb49d2789a76334.jpg

That is my friend Jason Sinks car.

It was a vert, but all the shit got ripped out, and he took off the trunk lid for some stupid reason. He is in the process of making a removable hard-top for it.


Back on-topic, nice fucking build, I have wanted to do a sil-truck for a long time, and I wish I could convince my dad to build one with me.

[steve shadows]

tell him to put air in his rear tires:bite:

[opponheimer]

http://x20.xanga.com/97cd874449d35130297628/m94882178.jpg

Looks like a del sol with the trunk lid off.. coming along though!

[MURPHY]

yo ed check ma240 someone wants them wheels

and mcdonalds i know that was a vert but still

[SicBastard]

cut and weld!!!

keep it goin!

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

tell him to put air in his rear tires:bite:


They popped like, 2 seconds after that picture.

Shit happens. Car rocks.

So does this build. Can't wait to do my own sil-truck.

[los_inc]

how do you plan on getting those shitty lights out since you just welded a panel in front of them?
-los

[eds13]

the panels are screwed in, not welded in, thats the only reason that they arent welded :D


thanks murphy. replyed

[J-Style]

Hey Ed! Updates? :rawk: :x: :naughty:

[eds13]

no not really, ima be wicked busy all this week. i hope to be able to get the motor pulled here real soon. (freshen it up, ross pistons) i have almost everything i need for the KA-t. all i need yet is the oil lines, dump and down pipe, and fuel management

[J-Style]

I will be looking forward to that! I have been looking on Google images for some cool Sil-Camino's, I think it is an awesome idea.

[s13pignose]

Thats a good name sil-camino lol. Man ed when you finish this I can't wait to see it in person. Still looking for front bumper 4 ya, but no luck even with ebay.

[eds13]

so... we got the motor pulled out the other night. and on sunday i went up to DC to get a roll cage, heheheh 1.75" DOM. eheheh got that for $200.

dad works nights so, to get ready for work tonight he stayed up all last night. and got alot done!!!!

we had to cut the back of the cab back out to get the cage to fit -_- but its all good :D

and the first pic is a pic of the pistons that were in it. how about those valves??? lol
http://x2e.xanga.com/a7bd827230c32133445177/m97544816.jpg http://xe7.xanga.com/d95d8272c1d32133445237/m97544867.jpg
motors out, all sorts of crap i dont need.
http://x01.xanga.com/ebcd6777c7330133445360/m97544964.jpg
much better
http://x27.xanga.com/d72c1072d3035133445286/m97544899.jpg
if anyone wants the motor mounts just let me know, i'll ship the out asap!!
http://x37.xanga.com/25dd6572c5530133445408/m97545006.jpg
could i interest you in a inner tie rod???
http://x31.xanga.com/4ecd857217432133445587/m97545164.jpg
and last but not least, the cage...
http://x22.xanga.com/bb9d9277c9733133445483/m97545071.jpg http://x24.xanga.com/85ac0a7102734133449888/m97548714.jpg and now for the taillights that you all know and love, mostly just to tick people off. lolhttp://x0d.xanga.com/5bed607ac9230133445533/m97545116.jpg

[ThatGuy]

Well, you're making progress, but I still hate that rear wall. It just looks so ghetto.

[eds13]

i'll make it look better. just need some more time with er,

[s13pignose]

Dag ed only 200 for the cage...thats pretty nice!

[eastcoastS14]

hahah nice build...cant wait to see it when its done

[wonkuuzenki]

yessir, nice build.
And i believe the rear wall has the pontential to look good when everything is put together and more "complete".

[420sx]

you got long ways to go. looks ghetto as fuck on the rear. add side pillars from the cross brace to the back you will gain lot more strength in chassis.

lots of bondo ahead

[eds13]

yeah i i was organizing some classifieds and a freind found the cage for me. lol

and yeah, lots of bondo. it'll be sweet when its done. ima put some fenders on it tomorrow. then theres a guy that said he would donate some body work, so ima let him donate. lol :D

[brainfood]

yeah i i was organizing some classifieds and a freind found the cage for me. lol

and yeah, lots of bondo. it'll be sweet when its done. ima put some fenders on it tomorrow. then theres a guy that said he would donate some body work, so ima let him donate. lol :D

Needs a rear window badly, that would go along way in making it look better.

[Slidin240Wayz]

You are making progress but PLEASE just make it look nice; smooth edges, everything functioning correctly, clean paint, etc.

[Intense350Z]

looks ok..but good work..thats really cool that your dad is helping you..

just dont crash it on ur first corner..so many kids over here in cali think there fast up in the mountains and end up crashing on there first runs..so sad..

GL n HF

[ms!3]

Needs a rear window badly, that would go along way in making it look better.

yea thats what i was thinking as well. dunno how thatd work with the cage coming out tho. hopfully itll come along. looks pretty ghetto right now. good luck with it anyways.

[89dc240]

There's plenty of room for a window in there. You just have to find the right one. Or two smaller ones, lol. I like the X's on the tails too. Keep it going man.

[LB.Motoring]

Sliding Glass Toyota Pickup please.

[eds13]

i'll find somthing... maybe just a peice of plexiglass if nothing else...

[89dc240]

And besides who cares if it looks good. You can do that later. Don't waste your time and money on paint and good looks now if it stops you from completing the build process. Just get it going first. Piss people off with the looks for a while and then make it look good. LOL

[420sx]

And besides who cares if it looks good. You can do that later. Don't waste your time and money on paint and good looks now if it stops you from completing the build process. Just get it going first. Piss people off with the looks for a while and then make it look good. LOL

you obviously still think spray can paint jobs are cool. go away with you ghetto ricer shit please

[eds13]

i'm planning on a satin black paint as of now. picking up a built CA18DET for it tomorrow. hehehehehe

[Dousan_PG]

ur thread now sucks

primer paint and a CA

ugh
im done w/ this shit.

[liv2drift045]

CA... thats my boy ed hahaha anywhoo looks like its coming along nicely keep it up bro

[89dc240]

you obviously still think spray can paint jobs are cool. go away with you ghetto ricer shit please

Whatever you say pal. I'm not a big fan of spending ridiculous amounts of money to make something look better. If it involves functionality, I'm there.

Hey, good thing we're both entitled to our own opinions.

[jdms-14]

i wish i had the money too...
nice project:hitit:

[silviaz]

Best of luck. Keep it up the good work and please, do it right. Even if it's a track car, it has to be clean.

[s13pignose]

Hey if you alll know anybody who has a decent front aero bumper for cheap/not an arm&leg, let my boy Ed know. Not trying to ask for him, but Ithink he's still looking for one. I tried looking myself but all I've seen are brand new bumpers that come along with that "brandnew" price tag lol. Far as I know he's keeping the flip up's so he needs a bumper for those lights.

I'll still keep looking ed.

BTW Ed if you get a chance email or pm me your aim.

[MavericStephenc]

i'm planning on a satin black paint as of now. picking up a built CA18DET for it tomorrow. hehehehehe

Nice job going ca, its different I like it more than the sr in that is an iron block. Also good job with the build so far, built it to beat it then make it look nice and button it up.

[eds13]

well i picked up the coupe that the CA is in... and i really like the car. i might still go ka-t with the truck. so many decisions to make right now. i think ima try to get the CA running in the coupe its in for now... see what i think of it.

[drifxtfx1]

wow what happened i ain't gonna lie but the cage killed it. u should have got a rear window in there. yup ghetto ftl but still nice. keep up the good work i wanna see da finished product

[EJ253]

has anyone done this with a coupe?
or is that a bad plan?

[BoostedCoupe]

Me and my friend was talking about this. it would be diffrent i dont see why you couldnt use a coupe. someone needs to pick a coupe up and try it.

[Full-Lock]

And besides who cares if it looks good. You can do that later. Don't waste your time and money on paint and good looks now if it stops you from completing the build process. Just get it going first. Piss people off with the looks for a while and then make it look good. LOL

do the opposite of what this guy said. also, paint it yellow, red, or a sweet blue. please dont do flat/satin black. ive seen like 1 or 2 satin cars that look cool.

[eds13]

well, i still dont know what ima do about a motor... i relocated the wiring harness, ordered some tension rods, thats about it. been wicked busy. and now i have to replace the turbo gasket on the ol CA.

not thinkin satin anymore either... wait and see :D

[xtreme_s14]

that setup doesn't look very safe.. i don't know much about cages, but if i had to fabricate my own.. i would've placed the "roll bar" outside of the vehicle with "side pillars (?)" bars along the inside? can anyone verify that? just curious.. so if/when i ever do decide to cage up my car!


http://x22.xanga.com/bb9d9277c9733133445483/m97545071.jpg http://x24.xanga.com/85ac0a7102734133449888/m97548714.jpg

[smelly240]

yes its been done to coupes before. its been done to supras and RX7s too.

[s14gonewild]

i don't get why you would say it wasn't worth 100? it looked fine to me

i agree.... you will never find a deal like that in Cali =)

[eds13]

pshhh. this guy was wetardeddd!!!!! tie rodes bent into the shape of a U and its missing the tension rod on the drivers side. freakin A

[ixfxi]

weird buildups like this make me sick unless they're planned and executed right.

there are a lot of things that i dont like the looks of, at the moment. if it changes, then maybe all this work has potential. otherwise, i think you could have put your time and money into a better goal.

for the tool that said function comes before form, think again. its a balance of the two, that makes perfection. if you cant manage to balance function and form, then you fail.

[jkeisser]

Looks awesome...Haul some shit around in that truck! :D

Whats the budget though?

+1 for doing something different!

[scarecrow27]

clean it up and redo the rolls cage and it will be sweet. RHINO LINER THAT BITCH!


http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3124/8rh5.jpg


HACHI-MINO?

yay some one found a way to make the gts uglier!

[slownslurious]

your project is fucking sweet don't let all the zilvia haters discourage you. You have to do it before you can polish the edges, everyone telling you blah blah its rough and all that shit, fuck em.
I give you mad props for jewing everyone into giving you shit for below cost and doing this bastard project and actually making headway on it and getting it done.
can't wait to see it more finished... I'd defintely add some straight uprights to the roll bar (going on the sides from main hoop back to the strut towers) but other than that it looks pretty schweeet.

[DrSiD202]

its the end that counts.. stay positive and move on, you really have made alot of progress. thanks for all the photos. it really encourages us other doit yourselfers.

[drifting_changed_mylife]

more pics!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ZX88]

looks good a little getto but i give you props are you going to tube the bed like between the wheel well and the top of the bed cause it would probably help with flexing and make the back more bump/tap proof at the track.
just wondering.

[slownslurious]

are you going to tube the bed like between the wheel well and the top of the bed cause it would probably help with flexing


blah blah blah the real question is are you gonna put flames on the hood, a sweet tonneau cover over the bed, and get one of these rear windows that holds speakers for it?

http://speakerwindow.com/package.jpg

yeah, you know you need it.

[hellion240sx]

^ LOL. keep it up.

[wonkuuzenki]

updates motherfucker?

just kidding.

[ariza03]

hey man can you do me a fav. .. if your motor is still out of the engine bay can you measure this for me

http://i10.tinypic.com/4qgve4p.jpg


trying to swap a sr or a KA motor in my cadillac so roughly trying to see how the mounts would work out thanks .:)

[SexPanda]

Damn now I want a 240sx truck. Maybe I'll do that when i get my new car... I mean, its already got the truck engine lol.

Dont flame me for that, I know there are several differences in the KA truck and car engines. Its just that thats what everyone seems to think around here (my town, not zilvia).

[KA24DESOneThree]

I say do it right and rattlecan it.

Screw every single person who thinks that a paint job proves that you care about the car. The way its kept mechanically and the way it's driven proves that you care about the car and understand its purpose in life. If you're heavily sponsored or race in a NASA or SCCA series it's one thing but for a track rat then who cares, seriously? I love it when a car looks like crap but just plain works.

Make this car work, and props to you and your dad for the build.

"If it don't sparkle, it ain't shit" should be the new slogan of the 240SX boyz and that's exactly why we don't get any respect.

[datboibrad]

I say do it right and rattlecan it.

"If it don't sparkle, it ain't shit" should be the new slogan of the 240SX boyz and that's exactly why we don't get any respect.

wow. most 240 owners dont get any respect in the "scene" because they are too cheap to paint their damn cars. every meet or event i goto 70% of the nissans there are rattle canned and look like total shit, but oh man they are tearing it up... nah man that shit does not look cool. it just like what it is, a car with an owner thats to cheap to paint it. hell roller paint jobs are 40 times better than rattle can. or if your to lazy for that vinyl wrap it. if you can afford to rock a kit on 17/18's and drift you can afford a paint job, you just choose not to.

look at it however you want but please dont justify rattle can jobs as "doing it right".

[Bushido]

Figured i'd give my 2 cents cause i think your project has potential, but it looks like its taken a turn in the wrong direction lately (imo)

i'd redo the rear panel and cage... i dont think it makes much sense to have the main hoop inside the car taking up space... put it on the ouside of the rear bulkhead and gusset it to the body.
like this:http://www.volksbloggin.com/wp-content/images/touareg/vwtouaregpickup.jpg
polished like that would look so sweet.

get rid of that cross brace get a window in there! i'd get something like this: http://www.eurekaboy.com/f250/powerslider2.jpg
its got a sweet electric sliding function (http://www.eurekaboy.com/f250/powerslider2.avi)

[turtle m3th]

Glad to see someone was bold enough to take on such a task, but remember anything worth having takes time so keep up the good work. I would say that if you didn't have a build up plan now would be a good time to establish one. Your overall project will come out better and things will come together alot cleaner.

[BlackZenkiS14]

That's pretty damned cool for a budget build man! Looks like fun!

[ilike2drive21]

still has lots of work ahead, we will see how the end looks then from there on judging will be made

[KA24DESOneThree]

wow. most 240 owners dont get any respect in the "scene" because they are too cheap to paint their damn cars. every meet or event i goto 70% of the nissans there are rattle canned and look like total shit, but oh man they are tearing it up... nah man that shit does not look cool. it just like what it is, a car with an owner thats to cheap to paint it. hell roller paint jobs are 40 times better than rattle can. or if your to lazy for that vinyl wrap it. if you can afford to rock a kit on 17/18's and drift you can afford a paint job, you just choose not to.

look at it however you want but please dont justify rattle can jobs as "doing it right".

I should've clarified that by "do it right" I meant performance-wise, not looks wise.

I get most of my "hey man, your car kicks ass because it's all performance and you can tell" or "I really like your car" from guys driving cars with almost perfect paint.

I am too cheap to paint my car, and proud of it. Hell, I haven't put any paint on it since 2005 and it was Krylon primer white on the roof. I won't even pony up the cash for a few cans of paint to make it all one color because that's $20 I could use to go out for a drive or buy a can of RBF600 and a double-double or a couple tubes of Copaslip or some oil or some rivets or latches, not to mention I could use the time to do something else like make the car lighter or check torques on suspension bits.

I'm not about to drop $2.5k plus on a good paint job when that's a quarter of the price of an imported R32 track toy, or a set of DA coilovers or a roll cage. Priorities.

/threadjack

[datboibrad]

I should've clarified that by "do it right" I meant performance-wise, not looks wise.

I get most of my "hey man, your car kicks ass because it's all performance and you can tell" or "I really like your car" from guys driving cars with almost perfect paint.

I am too cheap to paint my car, and proud of it. Hell, I haven't put any paint on it since 2005 and it was Krylon primer white on the roof. I won't even pony up the cash for a few cans of paint to make it all one color because that's $20 I could use to go out for a drive or buy a can of RBF600 and a double-double or a couple tubes of Copaslip or some oil or some rivets or latches, not to mention I could use the time to do something else like make the car lighter or check torques on suspension bits.

I'm not about to drop $2.5k plus on a good paint job when that's a quarter of the price of an imported R32 track toy, or a set of DA coilovers or a roll cage. Priorities.

/threadjack
fair enough i suppose but realistically you don't have to spend that sorta flow on a real paint job. but i probably would spend that much if i didn't have friends to paint for me.

[eds13]

i'm such a bum. i've been busy trying to get the coupe running (which finally happened), been sick, working, all that crap. picking up a ka-t set up this weekend so... i think thats what its gonna be...for now :D i will update when i get more crap done.

[illvialuver]

thats cool that your ka-t,
youll like it i loved mine. (im rebuilding it and gogin with a different turbo set up)
and just do what you want with the car, itf you dont want a window dont put it in, but i think i have to agree with everyone else that it needs one badly.
and have you seen the old school skyline front end silvia truck on that one option video?

[s13pignose]

Ah so you got the the turbo stuff, its all coming together. What did it take to get the coupe running?

[Quail]

I enjoy budget build threads - I look foward to the finished article.

[eds13]

ZOMG an update yO!

suspension is on, needs an alignment.
http://xbf.xanga.com/4fcd845614230149217388/m111001321.jpg
http://x9b.xanga.com/4e4d9a4401631149217374/m111001309.jpg
http://x65.xanga.com/2d783a5a483a8149217412/m111001345.jpg http://xce.xanga.com/394d975716731149217470/m111001388.jpg http://x00.xanga.com/7cf8225448248149217440/m111001365.jpg http://x2f.xanga.com/d1ad8a4452330149217449/m111001371.jpg http://x9b.xanga.com/addd805016630149217495/m111001412.jpg
some other goodies :naughty
http://x39.xanga.com/18283a5b48db8149217512/m111001424.jpg http://x55.xanga.com/2c38272348db8149217523/m111001435.jpg http://xf6.xanga.com/5bac124424030149217556/m111001459.jpg
motor is being assembled. it will be primered today.

[racepar1]

wow. most 240 owners dont get any respect in the "scene" because they are too cheap to paint their damn cars. every meet or event i goto 70% of the nissans there are rattle canned and look like total shit, but oh man they are tearing it up... nah man that shit does not look cool. it just like what it is, a car with an owner thats to cheap to paint it. hell roller paint jobs are 40 times better than rattle can. or if your to lazy for that vinyl wrap it. if you can afford to rock a kit on 17/18's and drift you can afford a paint job, you just choose not to.

look at it however you want but please dont justify rattle can jobs as "doing it right".


Screw paint make it fuckin fast!!!!!!!!!! Shiny paint is for gay ass show cars. My car is at least 3 different colors right now, but it'll kick the crap out of at least half the "pretty" 240's. Back to the point though, this car is gunna be SICK when it is done. Keep up the good work and keep updating. Seriously though you need a rear window!

[ayuaddict]

hey that shit looks fucking cool!

[eds13]

its not gonna have a rear window theres no way to make it look right with the cage thats in it....

[GODFATHER]

I have to give you props bro! You havent given a shit about what any of these other guys has said about your build. I at first didnt like it one bit but ya know its growin on me. I dont sit there and spew out hate, just wait for the final product and watch and learn.... I have done a lot in the past that people have hated on and when it was done they all took it back.... Keep goin man lookin better and better!!!!

Oh and im one of those dads that works on shit with his kids and loves it. My daughter is runnin around in her first air bagged minitruck we worked on for over a year and she is 16 and the envy of school....

Props to the ol man bruh!!!!

[Bubba]

You are blessed to have parents that enjoy the things you love to do. Mine enjoy it but are unable to help for medical reasons. That's what I have friends for though.

I can't wait to see this build finished and rolling down the street.

As far as the paint goes, the ones that don't like it can take a hike. Flat paint has been the way of true performance people since probably the 40's. No rat rods were ever shiny but they all hauled serious ass. I agree, why would I spend $1000 on a paint job when I still have performance issues that I can fix. I do all of my own paint though. Black sealer with a clear is as good as it gets until after the KA-T is finished on my car. I may go with a super clean ass black finish in the end.

Shiny paint seems to grab the po-po's attention anyways. :fawkd:

[yellow2000SR]

You are blessed to have parents that enjoy the things you love to do. Mine enjoy it but are unable to help for medical reasons. That's what I have friends for though.

I can't wait to see this build finished and rolling down the street.

As far as the paint goes, the ones that don't like it can take a hike. Flat paint has been the way of true performance people since probably the 40's. No rat rods were ever shiny but they all hauled serious ass. I agree, why would I spend $1000 on a paint job when I still have performance issues that I can fix. I do all of my own paint though. Black sealer with a clear is as good as it gets until after the KA-T is finished on my car. I may go with a super clean ass black finish in the end.

Shiny paint seems to grab the po-po's attention anyways. :fawkd:

Like flat black or multi colored doesnt?

[wannabe_drifter]

Its starting to look pretty good !!!

[bwake 5]

what a badass build

[silviaz]

wow nice work..... keep working man that's fucking great

[pinkarrowsnow]

Damn its starting to look good, nice work man.

[s13pignose]

Nice updates ed, still gotta get by to see it. Even if you could put a window in, I think it looks better way it is.

[Sag3r]

Damn thats looking good. What color you going with?

[300hp owen]

its not gonna have a rear window theres no way to make it look right with the cage thats in it....centered bubble window from an A-Team style van.
doooooo eeeeeeet!

[McRussellPants]

This car is like Moses for people with shitty cars.

[eds13]

thanks for the compliments guys, shes gonna be done by friday for GTLive!
primer and a nice mock up :biggrin
http://xd5.xanga.com/167c1bfb37033149740624/m111452997.jpg http://xbd.xanga.com/04cd816550d30149740643/m111453015.jpg
ohyeah!
http://xe9.xanga.com/4bdc01fb27332149740669/m111453041.jpg

PAINTZZ!!! really close to the sunset orange off the 350z
it was really freakin dusty, thats why the pics look like crap.
http://x5d.xanga.com/f26d816551330149740712/m111453076.jpg http://xa3.xanga.com/6b1c14fbc8133149740734/m111453098.jpg http://x2b.xanga.com/272c1bfb38c33149740766/m111453125.jpg http://x27.xanga.com/cd0c35fa78c35149740789/m111453148.jpg http://xac.xanga.com/42dc1afb39433149740817/m111453174.jpg


screw a KA! one problem after another. theres no way i can get it going before gtlive so, i am putting in a CA that i have in another car. i have to have this thing going!

[ayuaddict]

holy crap thats cool.

pics outside with everything bolted up!

[yojimbo206]

can't wait to see it a buttoned up, keep it going!

[Edgar]

Its like Baby's car but truck cool I guess

Diffrent is cool

[s13pignose]

Man ED you guys are making fast progress. I hope all goes well for it to make it to gt live. Cool you got the ca for back up. Let me know if you need me to keep my eye out for anything u might need.

[ms!3]

much better man. i didnt know what to expect when you first started this thread.

[qwikspool]

wow coming along pretty good.

[drftkng951]

damn i hate this, it reminds me when i used to watch pokemon and once it got to the good part it'd say "TO BE CONTINUED"
i wanna see it already!
please keep up the good work

[Edgar]

damn i hate this, it reminds me when i used to watch pokemon and once it got to the good part it'd say "TO BE CONTINUED"
i wanna see it already!
please keep up the good work

This made me LOL so hard you have no idea,

POKEMON hahahhaha awesome!

[eds13]

heres some more pics for your pleasure. hehe
http://x8d.xanga.com/35ec354215735149918763/m111608459.jpg http://xd9.xanga.com/282c554146237149918788/m111608469.jpg http://x31.xanga.com/e67c304bc1732149918815/m111608483.jpg http://x5f.xanga.com/1d4c354218d35149918846/m111608506.jpg http://xb2.xanga.com/87fc0445c2332149918861/m111608515.jpg

[J-Style]

Ed! I remember looking at this thread a while back and thinking, "This is going to be dope!" I have been buzy, but I finally got to read through your build again and it looks awesome! I wish I could see it in person! Way to go!

[DudeYourSoOOJDM]

That will look super cool w/ Gangster wheels.

[Wykydtron]

Everyone, imagine that with AWD RB26DETT, towing another s13... fully built.

[sigma_kid]

wow i totally doubted this, but its actually not bad...I dont know anything about cages, but it doesn't look very safe to me then again i don't know shit. good luck

[240truk]

This car is so awesome I'm jealous man I plan on doing the same conversion but money is always first haha. Sick job though lovin it!

[A Spec Products]

That will look super cool w/ Gangster wheels.

Yep exactly what I was gonna say

17's or better for success!

Looks clean otherwise

I wouldve liked to see a rear window tho :(

[shinhed]

...I wouldve liked to see a rear window tho :(

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