New to the import scene and bout a 240sx!

[typhoon200]

hey all! ive been a domestic guy forever and still prefer a good american muscle car but recently i purchased a 1995 240sx and have fallin in love with this thing! so much fun to drive and unlimited potential for modifications! ive been reading up and learning alot about it but i know i have much more to learn. hope to make some new friends here and share in a passion for these cars.

[ultimateforce]

The first step is to go back to your roots and replace the Japanese engine with an American one.

[Slims]

right on man, any preference in domestics? this place has a good amount of info on it, and self proclaimed car pros who will flame your posts. grab some pics, lets see what you dived into. Welcome!

[typhoon200]

thanks guys! and turst me the first thought in my mind was an LS1 swap with a T56 6 speed. BUT......i feel that i need to get out of my comfort zone and see what my experience and knowledge can do with a 4 cylinder car lol. ive build many LT1/LS1 cars and i own 2 6 cylinder turbo vehicles, so now its time to boost the $HIT out of 4 cylinder for once lol

[typhoon200]

here are the pics of the car as i bought it and some of the things i have already done to the car.

first morning of me owning this!
http://i48.tinypic.com/1etiwy.jpg

the previous owner told me that the car had a blown head gasket. this is how the engine bay looked when i got the car.
http://i46.tinypic.com/f2kc42.jpg

after pulling the valve cover and removing the intake manifold i found a short piece of heater hose that was blown out just above the starter. so much for it having a blown head gasket :P while i had it apart i couldnt help but clean things up and make it my own.
http://i45.tinypic.com/2i0qefo.jpg

the trunk and center tail light section was damaged when i got the car. so with some luck i found a 96 240sx in a local junk yard that had a good trunk and tail lights. it also had alot of other parts i needed. i went ahead and darkened the tail lights.
http://i49.tinypic.com/2lwrwnq.jpg

i also was sad to see that the Nissan logo on the tail lights wasnt just stuck on. it has holes in it which i didnt like, so i modified the emblem a bit and painted it to match my valve cover
http://i49.tinypic.com/30xhnc6.jpg

the drivers headlight and passengers side marker lenses where broken with holes in them when i bought the car so i crabbed them from the junk yard car and switched the driver headlight lense and cleaned up all the front lights.
http://i47.tinypic.com/qpfd5x.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/33ths9t.jpg

[ultimateforce]

Smoked tail lights.

Domestic owner spotted.

[rednissan180]

eww 95... you're in for a treat when the gas tank cracks

[typhoon200]

eww 95... you're in for a treat when the gas tank cracks

is that a common issue with them? and im sure its nothing terrible. just replace the gas tank lol.

[K3MPS]

http://zilvia.net/f/chat/96924-if-you-new-introduce-yourself-no-pictures.html

[S14DB]

http://zilvia.net/f/chat/96924-if-you-new-introduce-yourself-no-pictures.html

and, http://zilvia.net/f/chat/153667-pic-thread-post-pics-your-cars-here-no-pics-no-post-stop-quoting-pics.html

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