track (drift) build silviaed 240sx coupe with 350Z (VQ35DE) engine

[blackdragon328]

this is a copy of my nico thread. I dont check zilvia as often although i will try to but for a speedy reply, email me or post on the nico thread.

Make/Model/Trim: Nissan 240sx S13 coupe
Year: 1991
VIN: will look up soon
Mileage: will look up soon
Engine Type: VQ35DE
Transmission Type: manual (6 speed)

Modifications:

Engine:

Vq35de out of a 2003 350Z with 38K miles - $2500
6 speed transmission - $800
AEM stand alone ECU with wideband - 2100
Entire VQ swap kit from VQswap.com - $2075
Mahl 8:1 pistons - $650
Eagle H beam rods - $500
Exedy stage 3 clutch - $600
Fidanza flywheel - $500
AEM cold air intake - $220
Battery relocation kit - $125
Fuel cell - $150
custom fuel cell enclosure - $850
Custom built exhaust - $1600
Electronic exhaust cutouts at mid exhaust - $550
lightweight pulley kit - $150
15pnd NOS kit - $500

Suspension:

Tein Super Drift coilovers w/EDFC and EDFC kit - $1550
Godspeed RUCAs - $110
Godspeed sway bars - $135
Kazama tension rods - $240
Tein Tie rods - $150
Urethane bushing kit - $220
Tein rear strut bar - $135

Exterior:

B-magic wide-body kit (rip off of origin) - $1100
Silvia front end - $800
Evo VIII wing - $225
Carbon hood - $450 (new, looks pretty old now)
Carbon mirrors - $120

Wheels/brakes:

18in sportmax rims - $650
Federal 595s on rear - $230 (brand new)
Falken Ziex 512s on front - 200 (brand new)
Hydraulic E-brake - $140

Interior:

Fully stripped
Sparco seat - $260
Peak 3in harness - $180
Nardi wheel and detachable hub - 200
custom built and padded roll cage - $1500
Voltmeter gauge - $55
oil psi gauge - $55
oil temp gauge - $55
water temp gauge - $45
5in tachometer - $80

Extras:

Passenger semi bucket seat and rail - $200
Stock silvia grill - $60
Extra wide-body kit - $1100
2 rear falken tires - $80 (new they were $160 each, about 30% tread left)
Clear coat setup: $150

Total: $24,345 (that's almost all parts and I know im leaving out some raw materials cuz I really don't remember the price of them)

I am not sure of the labor total that was spent on this car but I can say that it was easily above $5,000.

Here is the car's story.
-I bought it off my friend in june of 2007. at the time, it was 100% stock
-I took it off the road in september 2007 and started the change from stock to track car.
- the car went in and out of shops and was constantly worked on, either by me or by a shop until june of 2008
- we started it and placed it on the dyno and on the first rev....we heard rod knock
- so the engine came back out, and I have been saving to put the money together to get the car rebuilt since then. Unfortunately, since the economy crashed, I do not have the money to rebuild this car, and will be moving to Japan either this or next summer. So I am selling my pride and joy without ever having driven it :cry: in the hopes that someone else can have the fun with it that I thought I would have.

Here is what i think is left to do before it is trackable:

rebuild the engine: $2,500 (quote from my prefered shop G-dimensions in LA)
low compression pistons means forced induction, turbo or supercharger kit: $3000-$6000+
Hydraulic E-brake setup needs to be finished: $800 of custom work
50 hours of time from a DIU mechanic to connect gauges and bolt a few things down, etc

Pictures:

Rear of the 350sx
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/blackdragon328/IMG_0134.jpg

This is the trunk, with the fuel cell in its custom enclosure
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/blackdragon328/IMG_0135.jpg

The front of the car, The hood doesnt look great....it needs to be sanded and painted, but I havent cared to do that as in my opinion a track car doesnt need to look perfect
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/blackdragon328/IMG_0138.jpg

The interior seen from the driver side with the roll cage sitting in front view
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/blackdragon328/IMG_0139.jpg

The dashboard/another pic of the interior
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/blackdragon328/IMG_0140.jpg


I have TONS of pics of the build of this car, from its very beginning when the only thing on it was a Silvia front to these pictures I took yesterday. You are welcome to ask me for pictures.

The engine and transmission are NOT currently in the car and will need to be taken in a truck or SUV. The car does NOT run (in case someone didnt understand the above sentence) so you will need a trailer to tow it, in either case it is NOT street legal, and makes such a throaty nose even at idle that it would be unwise to try.


I am asking $22,000 for this car as I took out a 20,000 loan for it and need enough to get that paid off plus a bit for me. This price is OBO, Ill look into ALL offers and will work with people.

Contact:

email: blackdragon328
phone: 510 520 3473

I get texts but will not negotiate price or type out an entire conversation by text. Best time to call me is between 5pm and 6pm on any day

[sliksta1]

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/blackdragon328/IMG_0139.jpg

The dashboard/another pic of the interior
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg97/blackdragon328/IMG_0140.jpg

you forgot to add who ever buys this car gets a free balckwidow with it and you might die from being bit in the ass.

[driftSTL]

wow i think 22K is a bit steep for this car, i know you have a lot of money into it, but it doesnt look all that nice..

[azndoc]

Ummmm over paying for parts does not justify for a shitty car.

I'm sorry, but this is really really not right.

But to each's own.

So I will say good luck with sale.

I think actually parting out the car would be a much better idea and you would actually get the money amount that you want or close to it at least.

Just a suggestion.

[Pblesh85]

$20k for that...

Prepare to get flamed to death.

Atleast paint the car, and get it running. You have a good start, but you need to finish it if you expect to get that kind of cash.

[aNskY]

track car, but you spent 3k+ on body mods \ but rockin some 40lb wheels..

[andmattsayd]

what the hell happened here?

[cjturbos14]

:rofl: 20k?

[sbanzer123]

wheres the engine shots?

[rb26man]

umm engine pics bro and 20k dont you think thats pushing it...:wtf:

[wikun]

all i have to say is glws..

[JeremyR]

20k for an s chasiss that needs an engine rebuild?


really?
are you serious?

[CrimsonRockett]

I am asking $22,000 for this car as I took out a 20,000 loan for it and need enough to get that paid off plus a bit for me. This price is OBO, Ill look into ALL offers and will work with people.

Wow...

Nobody in their right mind takes out a loan to build an 18 year old car.

Let alone use crappy parts on it.

Oh, and fail miserably as well.

Good luck getting that money back.

[s14master]

all i have to say is ROFL!!!!! max worth is like 4.5k

[kensreliableb18b]

okay i skimmed thru the OP and was reading the replies and i thought to myself, gosh, you guys are kinda tough on this guy. then i see, "22K..."

.....

hahahahahhahaha

sorry i had to, but to make my post productive, OP should part this thing out. no way in hell you're gonna get close to the 22K, but u sure can try :)

[unlegendary]

man nico club has seriously succumbed. you bought the entire vq swap from vqswap? you could've gotten a kit made by mark boles on your forum for less than a grand LOL.

what is "silviaed?" lol
go home dude


and part it out, but just looking at what you have to say for youself.. i don't even wanna pick up that vq motor off ur hands, lol. good luck with the sale

[s14master]

STRAIGHT UP RICER! this car doesnt even run ROFL!

[cc4usmc]

You guys aren't doing it right, you need to go to his nico thread and leave these comments.

:bowrofl::rofl:

Build Thread
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=299347&page=1

FS Thread
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=394631#4350334

[JohnJohn86]

Stay in NICO man. May be you will be lucky and can get $2K there.

[wow-thats-a-cool-car]

ill give you 4000?
pm me
lol
this car is sooooo rice and looks like crap whats up with the hood?
if this car looked goo and what painted nice with legit wheels maybe 10K
lol this thread makes me laugh soo hard
nico is a huge group of worthless ricers

GLWS

[wow-thats-a-cool-car]

ahahaha NOS

[palmdale_mob]

You had 20g's and thats what happened?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a372/play_dude38/epic_fail.jpg
Sorry bro

[blu808]

Not only did you ruin a car, a vq, and all those parts. But you ruined yourself financially and credibly.

Good goin man!

[rb26detzenkiedition]

"The front of the car, The hood doesnt look great....it needs to be sanded and painted, but I havent cared to do that as in my opinion a track car doesnt need to look perfect"

you admit to not having a perfect track car and still ask for 20Gs. O_o..... well your opinion is wrong. theirs plenty of track cars that look sexy inside and out side the hood, but yea GLWS :>

[rb26detzenkiedition]

You had 20g's and thats what happened?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a372/play_dude38/epic_fail.jpg
Sorry bro



pffffttt :p i love zilvia members :D

[Andrew Bohan]

yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck

[blu808]

I would rather eat andrews puke. Then shit out his puke, and eat it again, so I would shit my own shit, with andrews puke, then add my own puke to make it my own shit with andrews puke in it, and my puke in my own shit.

Understand?

[khmerguy618]

I would rather eat andrews puke. Then shit out his puke, and eat it again, so I would shit my own shit, with andrews puke, then add my own puke to make it my own shit with andrews puke in it, and my puke in my own shit.

Understand?

that is a lot of shitting and puking sir.

OP good luck w/ the sale.

Its an errrr interesting car to look at to say the least.

[iluna_s13]

20k. :doh: Learn from the master!!!


http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/blkart/blueprintsio5.jpg

[Este510]

I don't think he'll be posting here anymore, or maybe he will, after he changes his user name. I'll be looking in the obituary tomorrow to check if he killed himself yet.

[marv670]

bless your soul. lol people at the track would have laughed your ass back to the trailer with that crap


in other words FAIL. your credit score is gna be screwed up forever man

[Slide_ways14]

lolololololololololololololololololololololololol
quit life.

[Project3328]

lol is that another car in the backround with an evo wing aswell? Package deal perhaps..

Damn man if u were willing to negotiate via text id be interested...


Possible trade? I got a hyundai accent with 240,000 miles, salvage title.. but its got new tires

[1Via!]

Ummmm over paying for parts does not justify for a shitty car.

I'm sorry, but this is really really not right.

I'd estimate 6500 is a reasonable price in its current state.

Loose the hood and wing.
Get some wheels and paint.

:trogdor:

[RHDRPS13]

I don't think he'll be posting here anymore, or maybe he will, after he changes his user name. I'll be looking in the obituary tomorrow to check if he killed himself yet.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: haha oh my god laughing that hard finally woke me up thank you

and to the OP "What can I say about your car that hasn't already been said about afghanistan?" glws

[racerx2k1]

This went downhill fast, thread closed.