Just sold my car, buying a vert....any tips on top condition?

[dOMEmE]

ok so literally 10 minutes ago i sold my car....sucks seeing it drive out of your parking lot.....especially when there scraping front mount and exhaust on the way out...lol...

so im going to go look at a vert that i might buy RIGHT NOW!

any vert owners have tips on how to tell if the top will last me? i mean like as far as top motor noises...or top springs....i just dont want the top to fail on me a week or two later...thanks.

if you guys think this thread is dump feel free to close it or flame me im used to it..lol..but thanks for serious responds...

[artdrifter]

yeah i know the feeling. I dont know about verts but i saw a beautiful stock one the other day in Orange county. An old woman was driving her old husband around. I couldn't believe it. But yeah. Nice avatar. who is it? hahah

[BoostedCoupe]

Check the window in the back, they like to cloud up quick. Make sure the top goes up and down with out you helping it. Make sure no weather stripping is torn or anything, this will make it leak real quick. Make sure it latches well in the front aswell. And aftermarket top is better than a OEM one.

[ryguy]

Make sure the points where the top meets the trunk (basically the parts of the top to either side of the bottom of the back window piece) are secured firmly, one of mine came loose.

Oh, and when you're putting the top back up, GRAB THE ROOF AS IT COMES DOWN. When you let it slam, you crack some really rare parts.

[jiggs]

Make sure when you open both doors, the belts dont hit the 1/4 window, if it does then its mis aligned , yeah make sure the top goes up and down without any help, and what the guy said above dont let it slam when your putting the top back up..... And get ready to hear people say "is that a real convertible?"

[wow-thats-a-cool-car]

I miss my vert!!!!

had a vert for 3 day and then it was stolen : [[

I loved it

Tip don't get it stolen!!!!

[Fries]

I just bought a vert.
It's so shitty haha.
These cars were definitely not made awesome. have you seen the STUPID amount of bracing behind the rear seats.
HOLY FUCK. HAHA.

Anyway, I'd just make sure the top is in good condition. You can always shut the top yourself if the motor goes out. Make sure the corner windows are intact and stuff.

Just common sense shit.

[JAYTRON]

Another thing that's a cosmetic pain in the ass is the quarter panel windows. The guides are made of plastic and mine have been broken for a couple years now and it really sucks that I cant put my quarters down when I drop the top.

Just check to see if they work.

[roboticnissan]

plus one for another vert owner as i just bought mine. make sure everything works. how much is the vert your buying????

[Fries]

Another thing that's a cosmetic pain in the ass is the quarter panel windows. The guides are made of plastic and mine have been broken for a couple years now and it really sucks that I cant put my quarters down when I drop the top.

Just check to see if they work.

Im currently missing a window, I'm thinking about seeing if I can get some lexan and bolt it in there and stuff.

Gah.

I really need to rip this top off and figure shit out.

[dOMEmE]

thnks alot guys......guess what...I BOUGHT IT!!!!!

its white with a off white silvia front end, has HKS coils, and a new KA 5 speed Swap. interior is like 4 outta 10.

as far as the top goes, the actual fabric was very, very clean and in good condition. the rear plastic window was a bit dull but decent. the top goes up and down but it seems a bit slow coming up, but then again thats the first time i seen a convertible 240 top go up..lol........lets see, the hinges/latches latch, but the right one needs some elbow grease to latch....it barley reaches the hook....the little quarter windows go up and down but again one of them takes its sweet ass time to go down.

well that pretty much it...ill post picks up soon...im so excited!!! roll cage with the top down baby! with the A/C LOL! Baller!!! oh and i thin i got a good deal, $3k....not bad huh? needs work though...well ill post pics when i get a chance.

[marv670]

But yeah. Nice avatar. who is it? hahah
forreal who is that?

[vqdreaming]

i love my caged vert, also like previously stated expect ppl to ask you if its a real vert and i didnt know they made a 240 vert or is that a 240?

[jiggs]

Get ready for " is that a real vert? Is that a 240? Is it custom? "

[silviaguy240]

Get ready for " Is it custom? "

technically it is.

[dOMEmE]

forreal who is that?


lol! its some random pic i found on-line....sexy huh! makes your pipi go BOING!!! lol

i love my caged vert, also like previously stated expect ppl to ask you if its a real vert and i didnt know they made a 240 vert or is that a 240?



Get ready for " is that a real vert? Is that a 240? Is it custom? "


LMAO!!! no BS some guy came up to me and said " WOW! a chopped top 240!! That must have cost alot"....LMAO!!!

and my some of my other friends never knew they made 240's convertible...I love the attention and neck breaking!! LOVE MY NEW CAR!!! pics up soon

[jiggs]

Rideing with the top down is an attention getter, supposedly from my sources theres only 7 or 8 verts in oahu hawaii, wowowowowowow and their all modded

[ryguy]

It's good that you need elbow grease to close the top. Just hang on the outside of the roof with your right hand when you close the top.

[orion::S14]

I guess it's a 'Vert weekend...of sorts.

I just bought a white '94 convertible with a blown headgasket...just to fix, drive a little, then sell.

BUT, I like the thing...I could see keeping it.

Have fun with yours!

- Brian

[8Nismo9]

thnks alot guys......guess what...I BOUGHT IT!!!!!

its white with a off white silvia front end, has HKS coils, and a new KA 5 speed Swap. interior is like 4 outta 10.

as far as the top goes, the actual fabric was very, very clean and in good condition. the rear plastic window was a bit dull but decent. the top goes up and down but it seems a bit slow coming up, but then again thats the first time i seen a convertible 240 top go up..lol........lets see, the hinges/latches latch, but the right one needs some elbow grease to latch....it barley reaches the hook....the little quarter windows go up and down but again one of them takes its sweet ass time to go down.

well that pretty much it...ill post picks up soon...im so excited!!! roll cage with the top down baby! with the A/C LOL! Baller!!! oh and i thin i got a good deal, $3k....not bad huh? needs work though...well ill post pics when i get a chance.

sounds like the one on craigslist if im not mistaken.i checked out and i personally dont think it was worth 3k(he was asking 3.5 when i checked it out)interior is shit.the paint was shit with scratchs allllllllllll over and then it had 2 paint can strips down the front bumper......one pink and the other blue lol

[dOMEmE]

sounds like the one on craigslist if im not mistaken.i checked out and i personally dont think it was worth 3k(he was asking 3.5 when i checked it out)interior is shit.the paint was shit with scratchs allllllllllll over and then it had 2 paint can strips down the front bumper......one pink and the other blue lol

LMAO!!! thats the one!!!


the interior is pretty crappy....but the outside needed a wash,claybar and polish....all scratches came off and so did the pink and blue stripes.

outside looks really clean now but the inside still looks crappy, but well worth it i think...silvia front and HKS coils is like 2g's already!

[jiggs]

Pics please........

[dOMEmE]

Pics please........

pics will be posted up tomorrow, adjusting camber and stance for a photoshoot...

[jayrawr]

car "DID" looked like crap all it needed was a real good polish looks hella clean now. just needs a new dash. and carpet. but how many 240s dont need em.:ddog:

[jayrawr]

pics as requested.

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[dOMEmE]

Thanks JAYRAWR for taking the pics.....oh and well there you have it people....3k....not bad...

[DreamN]

240SEXY :rofl: :rofl:

Not a bad buy at all. Are you going to follow the two tone them of the front end or just paint it all white?

[jiggs]

Pure sex, what about interior and engine?

[dOMEmE]

240SEXY :rofl: :rofl:

Not a bad buy at all. Are you going to follow the two tone them of the front end or just paint it all white?


im thinking of doing all white, two tone is too old school for me...

Pure sex, what about interior and engine?

thanks....interior and engine pics in a couple days, and with the top up....




oh and if any body wants a "240SEXY" sticker i have 1 more left....IDK i think it looks cool... :rawk:

[s13 @ fullboost]

I want it plzz =]

[DALAZ_68]

Doma...why....?

[dOMEmE]

Doma...why....?


DOMA? whats that?

[turbo_dreams]

Sounds like a good buy for 3k...I'd go w/ the 2 tone, that'd look nice on a vert silvia front....where's the pics of the cage?

[DALAZ_68]

DOMA? whats that?
just the way it sounds when i say it...:rolleyes:

[dOMEmE]

Sounds like a good buy for 3k...I'd go w/ the 2 tone, that'd look nice on a vert silvia front....where's the pics of the cage?

i couldnt fit the cage because i need coupe doors to make it fit, it hits the bump that the seatbelts hang off of.

just the way it sounds when i say it...:rolleyes:

Ohhhhhhh......

[Creeper]

About the gurl i think thats sasha Grey, if im not mistaking, i couldnt help it, Lol by the way nice S13 Vert !

[dOMEmE]

About the gurl i think thats sasha Grey, if im not mistaking, i couldnt help it, Lol by the way nice S13 Vert !

LOL! thanks im going to look her up RIGHT NOW! get me some more of so sAxy pictures...:wackit:.... lol .....more pics of the engine and interior this saturday...

[DALAZ_68]

seriously though, that avatar is awesome...

[dOMEmE]

as promised here are mre pictures..... i bought a sparco sprint seat and a white steering wheel set up.....so happy!!!! oh and the rear panels were not missing, i took them off to get them re-done, back seats are next...then glove box..then coupe door panels...getting a new dash and new carpet as well......then all problems solved! good vert for a good price. here are some engine pics as well.


and my cage project pics...the project failed for being a tight ass...lol...oh well.

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[Wake]

a two tone vert would be absolutely retarded!
Ive been considering a two tone for a while and i want a vert but that would technically be a three tone because of the black top (unless you never put that shit up).
It would be awesome however if you painted the whole car that soft white that comes on the jdm two-tone thats already on there instead of the bright white that came on the car, just my 2Cent

[dOMEmE]

a two tone vert would be absolutely retarded!
Ive been considering a two tone for a while and i want a vert but that would technically be a three tone because of the black top (unless you never put that shit up).
It would be awesome however if you painted the whole car that soft white that comes on the jdm two-tone thats already on there instead of the bright white that came on the car, just my 2Cent


thats exactly why i dont think 2 tone on my vert would look nice....for sure its going to get painted white....i just cant make up my mind on how or what white to paint it...still deciding...

[jiggs]

I was thinking about 2 toneing my vert, the exterior is black but the original color is red, 2 tone vert would be mean, i never seen one before yet, that interior is pretty shot though. Nice cage

[dOMEmE]

I was thinking about 2 toneing my vert, the exterior is black but the original color is red, 2 tone vert would be mean, i never seen one before yet, that interior is pretty shot though. Nice cage

well like WakeBHR said.....technically it would be a three tone unless you do the bottom black to match the top...so two tone is out of the questin for me now..

[jiggs]

Just keep the top down constantly, imma 2 tone my vert soon or i guess 3? Haha

[dOMEmE]

Just keep the top down constantly, imma 2 tone my vert soon or i guess 3? Haha

LOL! in my neighborhood ill get jacked so quick!!!! well let me see pics of your vert...b4 and after please.