Konster

This is my 8th 240sx (2nd Convertible). Planning on fully restoring it unlike the others I owned. It will take a couple of years before I get it the way I want it, but good things come to those who wait, or so they say. Took me about 5 months to find a truly clean Vert and luckily it was a 1994 which is always a plus. Picked her up from a dealership for $3500.

First day I got her and started working on the pillar removal.





Finished with both sides already, can't seem to find pictures. will post them as soon as I do. For some reason the panels don't sit flush, going to mess around with it a bit more see if I can make it work.

Installed Circuit Sports clear side markers and gave her a bath. My daily chilling in the back.



Picked some clean S15 sun visors because the stock one's were ugly and destroyed.




Going to mess with the car some more on Saturday. Planning on installing B14 Seat belts, Pioneer front & rear speakers, Maxima tinted mirrors, CS tail lights & turning signals. Will post some more pictures soon.


A few little updates.

Seen a few different wrote ups of how people mounted their seat belt conversions and didn't really like it. So me and my cousin did something a little different. It came out very clean, looks like it came out that way out of the factory. The two plastic trims cover both of the holes perfectly.





Didn't like the OEM Tails;



So I got some Circuit Sports ones from FRS;



The grills were a little faded so I painted them and changed the turning signals as well;





As we know the stock speakers suck, so I installed some Pioneer ones. Really cheap and great sound;





Also installed Nissan Maxima side view Mirrors (they are tinted blue);



Cleaned up the engine bay a bit with some Simple Green;





That's it for now, going to update some more thing in a few weeks.

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Konster

Bought fresh stalks from the dealer, also a new retractable headlight switch. They look and feel so much better than the old switches.



Also bought Circuit Sports QR + Hub and a nice Nardi 330mm wheel.





My goal is to buy as much new interior parts as possible from Nissan while they still have them to make my car look fresh inside. So I copped a new ash tray and center console. Going to buy the finisher later.



Copped floor mats of eBay. I heard they wear out pretty fast, but I will only be driving the car a few times a year when it's only nice out so I'm not too worried about it. I personally really like how they look.



Took a trip to Jersey for some S14 seats for $60, pretty good deal. They not in the greatest shape, but a lot more comfy than the S13 seats. Might get then reupholstered or will probably get some cleaner SE seats if they happen to pop up.



Took out the B14 seats belts because they didn't retract. Replaced them with the Vert rear belts. They feel a lot better and retract. Once I bring the car to the city I'm going to take it to a welder to make the belts a little more safer. Was going to fully finish the seat belt conversion, unfortunately I forgot the panels in NY and the car is in PA.



Bought Ichikoh fog lights, now all I need is the brackets. If someone has it or can tell me the dimensions so I can make one please let me know, I really want to install these. Also currently waiting for a new fog light switch and power window finishers from the dealer. Ordered a 1990 OEm Accord lip from eBay, looked good on a coupe I saw so I'm going to jock it lol.



Some shots of the car, she's a bit dirty;







Bought a new quarter window switch from the dealer, possibly the last one. Old one on the left.



After searching for about six months, I finally found a clean set of mudflaps. Love the way they look on the car.





I always wanted illuminated door sills so I made them myself. Didn't get a chance to wire them yet unfortunately.

Took about 20 minutes to cut the sill and put the aluminum plate on 3M tape.



How it looks on the car;



2X LED strips.



Wanted to dye the carpet this weekend, but it was too cold so I probably won't have any updates for a while after this one. Again did some minor things that bugged me. Hit it with Dupli- Color Vinyl paint. Looks a lot better in person.











Got my hands on a rare piece, Silvia trunk liner. Love this thing.



New finishers, now all I need is new switches (300+ from the dealer).







Ended up selling the base model seats and bought some clean SE seats.



The only problem is the receiver rubs against the center console. Ended up notching the trim piece on the seat. Still rubs, just not as much.





Dyed the rear seats temporarily. The fabric did become a little rougher, but overall it looks better IMO.







Plasti dipped the exterior trims. Did about four coats, first time using this stuff. Would recommend.

Before:





After:





Oh and a deer wrecked my daily.

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DrtyRat

Loos good so far. I recall there being a vendor on here who would redo the switches(ie the lettering on them) to make them look new, instead of trying to buy new ones from the dealer

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Konster

Thanks dude. Yeah, I know who you're taking about. The thing is some of the switches weren't only faded but didn't work properly.

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blkvrtswp

Did you use a glossifier with the plasti-dip?

Konster

Nah. I like the flat look better to be honest. Did you plasti dip anything on your Vert?

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blkvrtswp

Not yet, but I'm doing the same as you plus the cowl, wiper arms and all windshield and door trim. I have a can of glossifier, but I'm not sure if I will use it yet.

I tried so many products to clean those rear well trim parts - nothing worked. Looks real good!

FaLKoN240

Verts are 1994 only FYI

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yetijeff

What the hell are u talkin bout... False

Konster

Thanks man. Yeah. I suggest you don't use the glossy crap. I'm going to paint all the things you mentioned as well. Btw when ever you get a chance please PM your seat belt setup. I can't to drop s14 front seat belts in there ASAP.

Who ever told you that lied. 1992-1994 is when they made them. 1994's are rare because they only pumped out about 1400 of them.

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Plus, I own a '92 s13 vert. So, there's that...

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FaLKoN240

What I said was a little confusing. I meant in 1994 they only made convertibles. No coupes or hatches. Just convertibles.

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yetijeff

Not true either... Nice try tho

Konster

Makes sense falk. Not sure though, I think I might have seen a 94 coupe on here for sale. Could be wrong though.

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sdeezy

Nice vert man, what are your plans for the wheels/suspension?

Konster

Thanks dude. I'm definitely going to get STANCE coils and the rest of the arms etc was going to go with Circuit Sports. I know I will probably get flamed for this, but CS makes some quality shit that I have been running in my 240's for years without anything breaking or any sort of problems.

As for the wheels, I'm not sure yet. I'm thinking of getting the Work CR01 15'. I have had 18's on 240's as well before so I just want to try something different because I really liked some of the cars in the Dorisha thread.

I have everything for a five speed conversion, really looking forward to that.

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sdeezy

That sounds pretty clean man cant wait to see the progress. Having a 5spd vert myself, there is nothing else id rather drive haha. Pure enjoyment with the top down.

Konster

Thanks man, same here lol. Yeah it's definitely more enjoyable than a hatch or coupe. The only thing that bothers me is the seat belts, other than that I love it.

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Charzilla

Sick man! that is looking really clean...I like how you did your seat belt relocate, where did u get that upper part that rotates? hard to explain what part im taking about, the back seat belts on my 94 vert only came with that metal ring sorta thing, seems you got yourself an actual seat belt cover there.

DrtyRat

Not to turn this into a pissing contest but he's right, he admittedly just worded it wrong.

From Wikipedia:

For the 1994 model year, the only available 240SX was a Special Edition convertible equipped with an automatic transmission. The US 240sx convertible differed from the Japanese market version, in that the Japanese market model had a power top cover boot, whereas the US market model had manually installed boot cover once the top is down.

Here's the link:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_240SX

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yetijeff

Lol touché! But they were still produced in japan as hatches and coupes, although technically they were not a "240sx" lol. What's a real trip to me reading up on it is that not one vert was made by Nissan. In fact every vert started off as a coupe that was then shipped to Cali and turned into a convertible by a company called ASC. This is why the interior panels are always such shit, because technically they are aftermarket... Not oem quality.

Konster

Thanks dude. I know exactly what you're talking about, it actually doesn't rotate though, just looks good. not safe at all though. Those are B14 Sentra, they work with the Vert OEM clickers. They look good, but aren't safe at all and don't retract so I replaced them with the Vert rear belts.



Going to replace them soon with S14 front belts.

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Silviastunter

Ooo so clean! Def wanna see more of this!

Konster

Thanks man.


Little Update.

Managed to find OEM brackets for my Ichikoh fog lights. I took them apart cleaned and painted them. I mounted them as well, but the wrong way so I fee like a big douche right now. On to the pictures.


Before;



After;



Mounted;




Finished making the OEM Vert swivels work for the S15 sun visors. They look a hundred times better than the stock ones, only problem is they just go up and down, they don't go to the side.


I cut the Vert swivel so it's the same size is the S15 swivel;




Then you will need an 'ultra fine point' sharpie. Cut it in half and shave the inside with a dremel bit so it slides on to the Vert swivel, add some Gorilla glue for support and you're done.



This is how it looks when all is said and done. Can't seem to find a picture of them mounted, but I will post it as soon I do.


Bought some cleaner door panels. Painted the tweed with Dupli-Color Vinyl dye and it looks great. Even better then removing the tweed IMO. Painted the speaker grille's too.




That's all for now.

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R_Rod_s13

Very nice, I want to see more!

Oakville

Very nice man! Is it safe to have the seat belt mounting point below your shoulder like that...? I've heard a thing or two about that potentially leading to spinal compression in an accident (mainly with dual shoulder harnesses, but may be similar here).

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Drifting Kalamari

I love your vert! Get some black stick-on felt squares for the receivers so they stop rubbing against the center console, easy temp. fix. Keep it up!

Reece

I'm loving this so far. A lot.

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Konster

Thanks fellas.

Thanks man. The way I look at it is it's a 94' Nissan with no airbags. G-d forbid somethings happens the person would be fucked either way. I will get them welded in the summertime when I'm going to be driving it.

I was going to put Velcro strips like I saw in newer BMW's and thanks!

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Konster

Bought these from a member on here for a great price;




Have these parts laying around for months now;

New OEM Nissan Shift Boot
Nismo knob
AP Clutch line
Exedy Clutch & Flywheel
Equal CMC & Slave Cylinder (The guy I bought them from was advertizing them with an Exedy logo?)





I have the rest of the five speed swap in my fathers friends' shop. Will probably do the conversion there.


PBM's arrived, got them for a good price. Gave them a good cleaning.

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