OLDSCHOOL ideas for a 240sx???!?!?!??!?!

[ON3GO]

Hey well i know you cant really say a 240sx is oldschool because its still a newer car, but im into old 240z's, 510's, etc etc type of cars. And when i as going to do the 240Z project it was going to be all oldschool look to it.
So does anybody have any old school ideas, and looks for the 240sx? im open to ideas.. i really cant think of anything. Pics would be awesome!
Thanks
Mike

[KiDyNomiTe]

My idea of an old school 240 would be:

A two-ton s13 coupe with silvia s13 headlights. CA18DET. Fender flares (similar to Richard Tang's). Some mesh 15" or 16" inch wheels, or some Watanabe 8 Spokes.

Thats my old school look, but anything will work old school, IMO cheap high quality used parts make up a good old school cars.

Old skool is kind of a way of saying your cheap, cuz to the naked eye it looks like a beater.

[SimpleS14]

http://www.zilvia.net/f/attachment.php?s=&postid=238781

[Rennen]

damn straight, do the 240Z conversion.

actually to keep it "old school" just stay away from flashy or shiny things like bodykits, chrome, huge FMICs

go here and check out which cars look "old school" to you. and use that as a guide for your own personal tastes. http://www.kaizousha.com/P01_2.asp


Since I feel the need to hijack another thread today,

KiDyNomiTe: the pic in your sig is off of the cover of the FSM, correct? My FSM for the 89 has a similar pic but does not have the vent under the driver side, where the SMIC is. Is that a Nissan option? cause I have been looking for something like that for a while. see pic:
http://www.kaizousha.com/gazou/kb180sx28/a1.jpg

-Matt

[boro240]

get rid of the side mirrors and put smaller ones on the fenders, thats super old school. i wonder what it would look like.

[AKADriver]

I think that pic is from the cover of the euro 200SX FSM. You couldn't get that hole without an intercooler.

That's the most stock zenki 180SX I've ever seen!

[ON3GO]

im thinking black fender mirrors, bolt on fender flares painted black, Lip rear spoiler, some type of old school rims, and maybe the 180sx type x front bumper.

[KiDyNomiTe]

Originally posted by AKADriver
I think that pic is from the cover of the euro 200SX FSM. You couldn't get that hole without an intercooler.

That's the most stock zenki 180SX I've ever seen!

yup its off the euro 200sx (CA18 powered) FSM. Juss colored it close to my cars color and made the signal lights orange. I might try to draw a front lip on so it looks exactly like mine - minus the intercooler hole thing, and the fogs.

[Fastback180]

I'll post flicks of mine sometime. It's "old school". Watanabes and all...

[Zemus]

http://www.kaizousha.com/gazou/180sx-02/a1.jpg

wow, thats what i want my car to look like one day :-D

[silviaparts.com]

Originally posted by KiDyNomiTe
Fender flares (similar to Richard Tang's).


How do those look like? Have any pics? I am looking for some fender flares. thx.

[KiDyNomiTe]

Originally posted by silviaparts.com
How do those look like? Have any pics? I am looking for some fender flares. thx.
http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1725_5293918
http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1737_3677345

[silviaparts.com]

Originally posted by KiDyNomiTe
http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1725_5293918
http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1737_3677345
Oh, the JUN ones.

[TheTimanator]

Originally posted by Oni
http://www.kaizousha.com/gazou/180sx-02/a1.jpg

wow, thats what i want my car to look like one day :-D

I love the old school look. I'm going with Kid on the looks. I'm not too sure about fender flares though. Two tones are definatley sweet, but unfortunately I own a fastback.

Anybody know what wheels those are? I like 'em

[Rennen]

Anybody know what wheels those are? I like 'em

My guess is SSR Mark III

Here is a helpful site to add to everyone's bookmarks

http://www.club4ag.com/faq%20and%20tech_pages/Wheel%20Guide.htm

-Matt

[Zemus]

Originally posted by Rennen
My guess is SSR Mark III

Here is a helpful site to add to everyone's bookmarks

http://www.club4ag.com/faq%20and%20tech_pages/Wheel%20Guide.htm

-Matt

:dies: so many meshes, so many old school wheels, ME WANTS!!!!!!

[Tiff]

Drool, Ctrl-D thanks Rennen! :p

[jmillheiser]

you want more old school than an S13 try an S12. no thats old school. the S12 just screams 1980's the same way the AE86s do (they do look similar).

do an S12 with a CA18DET(its no harder than putting a DET into an S13) some of those old school meshes and a 2 tone paint job.

or you can do what a friend of mine is doing with an S12 (this friend owns the only import shop in cheyenne, WY). hes going to put a VG30ET into his 86 S12 (the engine out of the USDM Z31 turbos)

[Zemus]

yea s12s rock, and no one knows what they are, their so tight, i wouldent mind one as a second car

[tchenku]

damn that 240z conversion looks [email protected] i have never seen that before, much less heard of it :eek:

does it involve a custom work or is it straight up bolt on (fat chance:()?

[driftmaster0717]

the best way to do it would be fender mirrors and a ca18det

[Ian]

someone refresh me on what two tones look like...

[TheTimanator]

Check this thread out for a few pics of some two tones... yum yum yellow (http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25312&highlight=two+tone)
There are probably a lot more on this forum, but you can search for 'em if you like.

As for the 240z coversion. It is totally a custom thing. Does look pretty nice and strange all at the same time!

[boro240]

Originally posted by jmillheiser
do an S12 with a CA18DET
why not just put an SR in?

[TheTimanator]

Wow. That is pretty sweet. Where did you find that pic at? I really like the styling of 200sx's but I remember reading somewhere that they really didn't handle as well as S13's and so on do b/c of there rear suspension (i might be wrong)

[Rennen]

As for the 240z coversion. It is totally a custom thing. Does look pretty nice and strange all at the same time!

oh you aint seen strange yet. You could kick it old school with the celica conversion:eek:

[blog]

that 240z conversion is completely badazz. a classic yet new age kinda look. hmm...i see a crazy conversion later down the road of life.:D that celica conversion also looks suprisingly good. i dont think it would look right on a fastback though.

a couple of things for oldschool:
1) some meshies, wantanabes, panas, old ass ssr's. pretty much anything small, lightweight and with a nice lip
2) like stated, flares could maybe help. keep em black though no matter what color. kinda resemble old datsuns and toyotas
3) simple front lip or front bumper. i would think a nice clean and simple bumper with a large opening would be nice. of course a nice big fmic(nitekids dont even think about saying crap about this. i read that thread:rolleyes: ). leave the sides and backs stock. no skirts or valance. just the low front.
4) fender mirrors or jgtc style mirrors could add to this. leave em black though.
5) no spoiler or small one(maybe one like on old camaro's and datsuns.

this is all just my 2cents. i could go on forever but i wont.:)


p.s.
6) slammed like a strippers butt on my lap at a boobie bar:D

[Evil S14]

theres a pristine S12 200sx TURBO :D

for sale here in indy, it looks real good

but from what i understand the year they made them in turbo was still slow as hell:mad:

[coolerow2]

where did you find this pic? Anymore info on this kit?

http://www.zilvia.net/f/attachment.php?s=&postid=241022

[DMC]

oh you aint seen strange yet. You could kick it old school with the celica conversion
looks more like a 300zx conversion gone wrong WAY WRONG

[huntz0r]

Originally posted by Evil S14
theres a pristine S12 200sx TURBO :D

for sale here in indy, it looks real good

but from what i understand the year they made them in turbo was still slow as hell:mad:

we only ever got the weaksauce FJ20DET motor here, not the CA18DET. The VG30 is arguably the best USDM S12 motor, but it's boring... :p

but JDM TiTe is only a swap away...

[AKADriver]

*cough* CA18ET.

The FJ20 is one of the nicest engines Nissan ever built. It's antiquated now, but it's way cool.

[Rennen]

where did you find this pic? Anymore info on this kit?

I found both that and the 240Z conversion pic while I was pillaging the internet for pictures from this year's Tokyo Auto Salon.

I will try to track down the page I found it from so you can email the owner, but your best bet would be to talk to people who went and ask if they remember seeing it.

-Matt

[boro240]

Originally posted by AKADriver
*cough* CA18ET.

The FJ20 is one of the nicest engines Nissan ever built. It's antiquated now, but it's way cool.
FJ20 is a ****ing ROCK. and i mean that in a good way.

[Warwick5s]

what about that nismo/GT3/NASPORT 44mm carb conversion? wouldn't that be about as old school as you could get?


i used to have an 83 gti with a twin weber carbed 2.1 liter (overbored) 16v engine. it was a serious pain in the ass to keep in tune because it was a ****ty install job (i bought it in 'basketcase' state), but when it was dialed in it RIPPED. like 0-60 in under 5 seconds RIPPED :D


for some reason, i'm strangely drawn to this conversion...i'd almost be more apt to do this than an engine swap actually.

[Rennen]

I lied in my above post, the S30/180SX conversion wasn't at TAS it was at the Osaka Auto Messe. I stole the pic from here (http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB7&Number=67284657&Forum=All_Forums&Words=osaka%20auto%20messe&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=67284657&Search=true#Post67284657) and there are more in his imagestation gallery here (http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?show_all=0&id=4290697709&start=1)

If you look at this page here (http://taiki4.envi.osakafu-u.ac.jp/cont/ob/ueyama/MySkyline/auto03/auto-2003-2.html) it seems to say the conversion is by JASC ? if babblefish translated it right.

I searched all over for the celica conversion pics, but couldn't find anything, it must be from one of the smaller auto shows around the time of the TAS too.

just correcting my misinfo

-Matt