1990 S13poop coupe Pt. II
 

I had my last build on the premium thread so I thought i'd keep track of it here from now on.

Here is my last car I sold almost 8 years ago and regretted it every day :picardfp:

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I Bought my new 240 11/3/2015 with 220,XXX on the odo, Original KA24E
the car was fairly stock other than it being dumped on KTS coils which were blown :ugh:

Car came with a decent paint job in its original color paint code 526 "Hot Red", but had a good amount of oxidation on the paint which I had to correct

This is my second coupe that I will be restoring and making to my liking

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Car came with cracked dash and some interior pieces missing so I found a new center console/head unit and got some version select floor mats to spruce things up

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I ended up getting tired of the 20 something year old seats and got a great deal on some recaro's from my buddy John (CrimsonRockett)

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the seats specifically are Recaro SRD Confetti pattern (Driver) and ITR seat with s13 seat rails.

After trolling the marketplace for quite a while I found a 330MM Personal Grinta in great condition. I Accompanied this with a splash hub from FRS sport

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Things interior wise were looking better but the cracks on the dash kept bothering me

so my friends (Vatche/John) at corner 3 Motorsport helped me out by getting me a coverlay for my dash which was a great investment

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After tackling all that interior stuff I ordered a set of Fortune Auto 500's 7K/6K to relieve the blown KTS coils


Then I noticed the previous owner had replaced worn bushings with electrical tape lol

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Also found a great set of VS-XX on the zilvia wheel classifieds with so so offsets 17x9 +35 F +47 R but after coilover install and 25mm spacers all around this is how she sits

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Didn't know it was so hard finding a pignose lip but after more market place trolling I found it

this is the most recent picture I have of the car and have more plans in the upcoming months so I will try to post as much as I can of the process

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Future plans:

-More suspension work
-Silvia front end
-OEM Aero
-Differential
-SR? (Maybe)

I don't really like to plan stuff just seeing what parts fall in my lap and go from there

Didn't have plans to convert the front end but I found brand new headlights and center garnish on the market place at a really good price so I had to pull the trigger

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Brand new trunk lock from rawgarage

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Installed

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Looks good so far, what's up with the old coilovers?? Did you sell them ;)

My dawg.....

Haha thanks man!, yeah I sold them on the local 240sx classifieds

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Trunk lock is minty can't wait to get my front end painted so it can all come together :2f2f:

where did you purchase your trunk lock from. last i knew nissanparts.cc where out

I got it from the marketplace on Zilvia. Luckily rawgarage (he posted on this thread earlier) was selling one brand new PM him maybe he has a good source

FRsport.com still gets them from time to time you can also check there as well

Coupe love....

Making me want a coupe lol... looking good

so glad people still build cars this way. Hats off to you.

Thanks guys :bigok:

Had a chance to work on the car this weekend with my buddy Austin.

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Now to find a place to paint this thing :coolugh:

Very nice!

I've been contemplating the Silvia front end swap myself, hopefully I can piece it together locally.

Quick question for you though, are those OEM fenders and hood?

Yes that's all OEM....


Text me 9792366891 if you need pieces in TX

The pieces are out there just be patient and they'll pop up

And yes they're all OEM metal parts

Haha always on the grind player

Getting tired of the ol' one wheel burnout going up driveways so I got a j30 VLSD for a good price with new bushings

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*Updates*

So I finally found a shop to get my front end painted

While everything was uninstalled I decided to have some pieces painted to match my last Silvia front end

Progress pics

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Decided to spray my corners Amber to mock my old tomei corners

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Sorry if it's not your taste :fawk: it's more of a nostalgia thing for me

I get the car back from paint Sunday so I'll post again with the finished product :2f2f:

I love amber corners on s13 sil and s14 zenkis.

Did we just become best friends? :keke:

I guess I'm just stuck in 2005 where people that say all ambers remind them of Hondas but In the s chassis world it's a whole nother ballpark haha

Dude I love amber corners, markers and bumper lights haha.


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I feel you man I've never been fan of the crystal/clear look :ugh:

amber everything. Those came out exceptionally awesome looking though.

hows the head room with the confetti seats? Thinking about scooping a pair myself.

Thanks man :bigok: I'm happy with the finished product.

As far as the seats the head room is ok I'm 5'10 and have room but I would invest in some lower seat rails in the future. I'm pretty sure If I ever decide to wear a helmet in the car there would be some clearance issues..

This is really cool! I've always wanted to build a couple. Looking forward to more updates!

Thank you sir!

Update for the day looks like the car has been sprayed and cleared

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Tomorrow it will get wet sanded/ buffed and hopefully be ready by this sunday for pick up! :naughty:

Car is wet sanded and buffed

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Now just waiting to have the car detailed and it should be ready for pick up

Can't wait! :bite:

Picked up the car yesterday and I couldn't be happier with the end result

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I'm glad I ended up blending the doors to the front end and also buffing the whole car to match the fresh paint

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Big thanks to JP at JV Autobody Santa Ana for taking care of my coupe. I knew that getting my car sprayed by a fellow S chassis enthusiast was the right decision!

Going to be upgrading my suspension arms soon to get this thing going in the right direction

Happy fourth everyone :coold:

This car is beautiful with minimal'ish work.

Nice! Red with gold is


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Thanks dude I'm glad I found the car in the condition I did it made things a lot easier

I love the contrast as well! The last powdercoat is starting to fade a little so I might switch the color up soon