My Current Project

[FolkertSX]

Well I was told to make a build thread so thats what im doing. I hate to call this a build thread because its not technically a "build". more like a project...
It all started a year ago. I was about to turn 15 and was looking for a project car. At first I wanted a 2000 civic and to be one of the few who properly mod one. no flashy kits or spoilers, just proper wheels, coils, and a lip. but...that faded quickly. prices of civics are outrageous and with the 5 grand i had i would be able to do nothing to one i bought. At this time i hardly knew anything about 240s. I used to think it was one of the ugliest cars in nfs underground...along with the ae86. shame on me. Now those are my 2 favorite cars. But i have to say, that game does make them look hideous. Then I started to learn a little more about them. I learned that in tokyo drift his last car is a s15. i never knew that. i also didnt know a model car i bought was a s15 also. it was about 2 years ago and i was contemplating between the s15 and the other just happened to be a s13. funny how that is. anyway so i started reading more about them and got hooked. 240's are like slow sport cars to me. rwd/great handling/tight/and slow. sounded perfect actually. i looked all over craigslist and a month later found one in colombus ohio. my dad and i left Chicago sunday morning, trailered it home, and got back sunday night. woohoo! the car cost me 1100, so i had roughy $3500 to spend after getting it registered and some other things.
on the way home
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next day i cleaned it up and took some more pictures
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pretty ugly interior, his goal was to make it all white, mine was to make it back to black
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first thing i did was put all sound deadener in.
i used rammat. its fairly cheap but works great
stripped:
http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr181/s13importuner7/Sound%20Deadener/my240062.jpg
all layed out
http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr181/s13importuner7/Sound%20Deadener/my240075.jpg
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ensolite:
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that made the ride alot quieter. first time i started the car it was really wierd. I almost thought it didnt start, but it was just so soft.
well the car cosmetically pretty much looked like shit so i decided to paint it in my garage. it was my first time ever painting a car. I borrowed my uncles compressor and bought a gun and went to work. I chose toyota super white.
masked off
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primer
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basecoat
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clear
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now that that was done i needed some rims. couldnt afford baller volks or ssr's so i went with the infamous rota p45r. 17x9+12. i personally love these rims. and dont give a f*** what anyone else thinks. got them for 550 shipped brand new from a guy who never used them.
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got them wrapped in 225/45/17 falken azenis, also painted my calipers and rotors
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next came new headlights. I wanted hids but seeing that its kind of hard because we all have sealed headlights i got some really bright lights and blue tint to go over them. i dont like the look of the tint when the lights arent on. which is why i'd only put them on pop ups.
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so here i was at stock ride height. holy shit looking back this thing was capabe of offroading...wow
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i was real low on money. my 5 grand was gone i believe. so i was living on a weekly check from cutting grass. i got some cheap megan springs and threw them on my stock struts. i also painted my p45r's white. black is way to plaid out, and looked to punk, white looks clean as f***.
http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr181/s13importuner7/Exterior%20Photoshoots/my240025.jpg
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i still wasnt happy with the ride height. but untill i could afford coilovers i had to live it.
i really want to get into custom audio and would like to pursue it as my carreer. So i thought i would give it a try and make a custom fiberglass box for my car.
started out by laying masking tap and tinfoil down over the spot where the box would be
http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr181/s13importuner7/Audio%20Project/subbox001.jpg
this is so the mold does not stick to the surface
unfortunately theres a large gap between that picture and the one coming up. I didnt take any pictures but basically i laid down fiberglass and resin over the area, pulled it out, cut it to shape, cut rings out of mdf with a router, and held them up where i wanted them with wood dowels.
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then wrap stretchy cloth around it to get the shape you want. it really starts to come together now
http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr181/s13importuner7/Audio%20Project/subbox004.jpg
once again i forgot to take pictures and only have the finished product
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then i made this platform out of wood and painted the creases to give it a marine look. haha, its a love or hate thing
http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr181/s13importuner7/Audio%20Project/audioproject003.jpg
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that project was alot of fun. i learned a ton doing it. im actually trying to sell the box if anyones interested. i decided to go a different route than putting all my money into audio.

[FolkertSX]

fast forward to december which holds my brithday and christmas in the same week. yay. i told my parents i really wanted new seats so i sold the old aftermarket seats that came in the car for like $200 and got a pair of f1spec seats for $400 shipped for both. yes yes, theyre "knock off" i guess you could say. But for someone who doesnt actually race theyre great seats, i would highly recommend them. they hold me great and theres very little flex. ooo, also covered the door panels and center glove box red
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well now my car was lacking only one thing. coilovers. miraculously my neighbor had a job for me. he hit a pole in a parking garage and needed a nasty dent in his qp fixed, and also the front and rear bumper painted. I charged him $600 for labor and supplies. As soon as i finished a bought a set of coilovers from ILoveJDM here on zilvia. we had some complications. he said one front was blown, so i accepted that, but when they arrived i noticed both fronts were blown, and one had a broken piece on it and that made it unusable. So i got that welded for $20. no big deal i guess. i told ilovejdm this but he never responds now. w/e. im over it. he has great trading review, which is why this suprised me. ANYWAY, it worked out, im looking for new fronts in the mean time. and this is where i am currently
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[vtund777]

wow...i'm impressed. what brand of paint did you use? how is it holding up?

[badbob2121]

wow i love your colors, the red and black interior really goes well with the white paint... sexy :hitit:

[Bushido]

whats the deal with that ensolite stuff? is it worth it?

[FolkertSX]

wow...i'm impressed. what brand of paint did you use? how is it holding up?
i used nason. its fairly cheap and is working great for me. a quart of white paint is like $35. my total was about $400 in paint including primer, primer activator, white paint, reducer, paint activator, clear, clear activator, cups, sticks, strainers, cheap mask. not bad i'd say. the paint is holding up really well. the front bumper still looks great. I hit all the time and its not chipping. only chip i have is i was mountain biking and i leaned my bike up against my car. wind came. shit. the brake lever hit it and i got a nasty chip, i was suprised about that one

[g00se]

Thats pretty awesome! nice restore so far!

[FolkertSX]

whats the deal with that ensolite stuff? is it worth it?
BUSHIDO! you dont know me but your car is what inspired me to get p45rs. I've had your pictures saved on my computer forever. your car looks great. about your question though, im not sure what it does. i know its supposed to absorb sound. but how well it does that im not sure. it would have been interesting to drive the car with just the raammat, and then add the ensolite and see if there's a difference. I just bought it because it was so cheap. If I could go back I probably wouldnt do it again. putting in any sound deadener that is. because now if i want to gut it I cant really. theres no way that stuffs coming off.

i do want to say though raammat audio is so good to work with. It's run by one guy who handles everything. And he can work out anything, theres no "im sorry im not permitted to do that". He even gave me the special price when i bought another roll a week later. Great personal service

[Flicktitty]

that thing looks awesome now. i remember you getting on MW240 with the car, its come along way!

[FolkertSX]

EDIT: nevermind,i saw the link in your sig. what do you mean i was on there with my car? ive never even been on that site...

[Flicktitty]

EDIT: nevermind,i saw the link in your sig. what do you mean i was on there with my car? ive never even been on that site...
really? huh... i know i've seen that car somewhere before maybe the old owner was on there. my bad.

[FolkertSX]

hmm weird. im guessing it wasnt white at the time? and it still had stock steelies

[killer240]

which rammat is this the new one or old one?
the one roll enough?

i was looking into rammat, cheaper and better than other branded ones

you should take a video inside the car while motor is running

i wana hear how quiet it is inside or if it makes a lot of noise difference

i bet its more silent inside wen motor is runnin. huh?

[I LUV MY S13]

nice man i knew it was a good idea to make a "build thread"..anyways nice outcome and kepp this updated

[dreamin240sx]

hey man good work on her shes super sexy

[str33tprintz]

;)Great job... Your making me wish I had built an s13 rather than buying a mint s14... kinda

[s13bert]

looks nice.....

[rweezly_s13]

damn!!
you brought the car from a
POS to BALLER STATUS!
props
what's under the hood?

[frftw]

NEED MOOOAR!!!
somone give this kid some more budget so he can work some more magic

[projectx605]

Great job bringing that car back from the dead. Looks amazing

[Persona]

You really had me scared when I read NFS and Toyko drift in your beginning paragraph. Made up for it though, nice craftsmanship.

[mattro]

nice sparco globe knob, those things still cost like 100$?

[FolkertSX]

which rammat is this the new one or old one?
the one roll enough?

i was looking into rammat, cheaper and better than other branded ones

you should take a video inside the car while motor is running

i wana hear how quiet it is inside or if it makes a lot of noise difference

i bet its more silent inside wen motor is runnin. huh?
i believe i used the old stuff. rammat is good stuff though. its much cheap. i could do 4 layers for the same price of using dynamat. i bought 2 rolls. but i did alot of it. you could manage with one and put it just in important places. I double up in all those spots too. and i have no clue how to make videos or post them on the internet

damn!!
you brought the car from a
POS to BALLER STATUS!
props
what's under the hood?
thanks man, its a bone stock ka. dohc of course. right now its good enough for me. as long as i can get my rear wheels loose im happy.

NEED MOOOAR!!!
somone give this kid some more budget so he can work some more magic
please do! like i said im living on weekly grass cutting money, progress will be slow now
You really had me scared when I read NFS and Toyko drift in your beginning paragraph. Made up for it though, nice craftsmanship.
i still like that movie :) but i have the sense to know what not to do to my car

[FolkertSX]

nice sparco globe knob, those things still cost like 100$?
almost. like $70. i had money flowing at my ass then. i still love it though.

[JDM Sil4ty]

nice build thread for someone your age . props bro . im guessing its a dohc under the hood ?

[HyperTek]

go back in time and unmold that bodykit and cut those rear quarter panels, its all gonna bite you in the ass later down the road when the body starts cracking and you cant take advantage of the wide fenders.

[BustedS13]

A+ thread would read again
shit got done

[Csomme]

My old car was on P45r's with the same kit:

Nice car man. Good to see a young kid doing it right.

http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af185/chadpsommer/240front.jpg

[thenooblet]

how much paint/primer/clear did you use? how much of each?

[mrmephistopheles]

I came in here to lock it (as I'm picky about build threads in Chat), but I approve of this one.

You took an abused 240 and made it nice again. :bigok:

[FolkertSX]

go back in time and unmold that bodykit and cut those rear quarter panels, its all gonna bite you in the ass later down the road when the body starts cracking and you cant take advantage of the wide fenders.
ha, it already is. the rear bumbers cracked, but you cant really tell. just when you put pressure on it you can see where the crack is. the skirts are still fine, and theres one thin crack in the qp.

how much paint/primer/clear did you use? how much of each?
hmm dont really remember. Well I think i bought a gallon of each. but i had clear and primer left over.

[ManoNegra]

As soon as i finished a bought a set of coilovers from ILoveJDM here on zilvia. we had some complications. he said one front was blown, so i accepted that, but when they arrived i noticed both fronts were blown, and one had a broken piece on it and that made it unusable. So i got that welded for $20. no big deal i guess. i told ilovejdm this but he never responds now. w/e. im over it. he has great trading review, which is why this suprised me.


Sucks to hear, a little search could have saved you a headache

http://zilvia.net/f/private-sellers/237093-ilovejdm-proceed-caution.html

Car's coming along

[2_slow_40]

Pretty cool dude. It's good to see a young kid with enough sense to take a beat to eff car and bring it back to life. Most kids around here just wanna buy a cheap 240 and be Mr. drifter king, and then go crash it into a wall. It's awesome to see a kid your age actually taking care of their car, and not abusing it and junk. Madd props on the ride yo', and keep us posted with the updates. I likes.

[killer240]

so im guessing thats you used the Ensolite IUO peal and stick?

[FolkertSX]

Sucks to hear, a little search could have saved you a headache

http://zilvia.net/f/private-sellers/237093-ilovejdm-proceed-caution.html

Car's coming along
yea my situation was similiar to yours. It still worked out. But it cost me more and I have an extra blown strut. Also fedex charged me $40 to go through customs which he shouldve paid for because the price was shipped to my doorstep. i guess Canada does suck

so im guessing thats you used the Ensolite IUO peal and stick?
no the stuff i bought you had to spray glue down and lay it on. The stick on would be much easier. I bought mine almost a year ago and they didnt have the new stuff yet.

[Bushido]

i heard that ensolite is the same as under carpet padding...


truth?

[FolkertSX]

i heard that ensolite is the same as under carpet padding...


truth?
hmm dont know...? its super cheap though, i cant emagine it does very much to absorb sound

[tx_rican]

Good job man. Youre doing it right. Best of luck with the rest of the build man

[FolkertSX]

thanks for the compliments guys. today i finally got around to tucking the wiring harness. i also bent the metal ridge that sticks down in the center. the middle of my front tires has lines going down them from rubbing.

[BoostFiend510]

Sick 240 bro! This is what im trying to do .. Huge inspiration , nice work.