S13 rebuild questions...

I'm considering purchasing a badly hurt 89 240, but before I make another bad investment I thought I'd do a lil research. &nbsp;Hopefully all the knowledgeable minds here can help me out. &nbsp;The car has essentially lost her nose in a TA and needs a new front bumper, hood, radiator, crossmember, etc. &nbsp;but the frame and the rest of the body are straight. I figure since I have to replace the hood and bumper anyway, I might as well consider some aftermarket goods. &nbsp;The engine is supposedly in great condition, won't find out mileage til tomorrow, but I may end up scraping it in favor of something else. &nbsp;I now ask anyone here who can help me: &nbsp;where should I go to find parts for the rebuild and what do I need to look into as far as an engine swap goes. &nbsp;I'm assuming I'll need the usual new ecu and harness as is true with any engine swap, but I'm not too familiar with Nissans so what else do I need to know? &nbsp;Thank you very much for all your help. &nbsp;Hopefully I'll be able to come back here as an owner. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

[DSC]

Hey, and welcome to Zilvia.net

For engine swaps check out <a href="http://www.unstable-hybrids.com" target='_blank'>http://www.unstable-hybrids.com</a> and <a href="http://www.srswap.com" target='_blank'>http://www.srswap.com</a>
Most of the time when you purchase a new engine it comes with the ecu and tranny and everything.

as for the front bumper, <a href="http://www.autoimaging.com" target='_blank'>http://www.autoimaging.com</a> is the only place I can think of right off the top of my head that sells aftermarket s13(89-94 240sx) fronts. &nbsp;There are lots of others though.

Try our links section to search for all sorts of 240 parts...
<a href="http://www.zilvia.net/pages/links/links.asp" target='_blank'>http://www.zilvia.net/pages/links/links.asp</a>

[bennieboy]

how much is the 89? how much are you willing to invest? have you looked around? if you are going to be just building an engine up i heard that you should get a 91+

'89-90 Engine Code: &nbsp;KA24E
2.4L SOHC 140hp

'91+ Engine Code: &nbsp;KA24DE
2.4L DOHC 155hp/160lb.ft.

i have a 90 and will be getting a 93 i found it for about 1200... its body needs 2 dents pulled but nothing major

[leets]

Thanks for the help. &nbsp;I'm actually still tryin to negotiate a price for the car, but it won't be any more than 3 bills. &nbsp;I just need to find out how much to rebuild the front end. &nbsp;If I get a new engine I won't be building it up... yet. &nbsp;I'm getting this car to be my new daily driver, but knowing me it won't be long before the mods start. &nbsp;The engine should be fine for now, but I was considering dropping in an SR20DE (no T for Me). &nbsp;I took a look at her today and decided she must be mine... but I still have to think about cost. &nbsp;She's gonna need a new radiator, too. &nbsp;Anyone have any more places to check out? &nbsp;Also, since I have to replace the headlights, does anyone make the non-popup lights for the AM S13?

[transient]

Personally, I wouldn't pay over 1,500 dollars for a messed up 89. You can find much better deals.

[bennieboy]

Yeah so I totally want those non-pop up lights but this is what I got once I looked in to getting some...

The Eastbear light kit are sold out.
From now on we'll be doing special order only.
The cost is $600 shipped in the USA and it'll take 4 weeks to order.

That decided that! No thanks not now at least I first have to mod the engine before I can consider wasting $600 on light mods