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Chez · 03-04-2007, 12:30 PM

Well heres my story for comparison. I paid 700 for my 92 black hatch. interior was a mess body was a mess mechanically it started and drove but didnt like stopping much. I got it home, gutted the interior. bought some nice silvia seats, installed a set of sparco 4 point harnesses, made some custom suede e-brake and shifter boots, fixed the two little rust spots in the floor (about the size of a golf ball) took out all the seat belts with their motors, removed the destroyed backseat, disassembled the dash and console to clean it and replace burnt out bulbs.now the dash is mint the console is mint, and i installed a nice head unit and some nice alpine speakers i had laying around. only thing left to do is get a new carpet. Also my friends and i made a mint rear seat delete box that is the perfect hight for a nos bottle or subs to be mounted into. (ill put a build thread up if anyone is interested).As for the mechanicals, I had to buy a brake booster from a silvia, new front pads, and had all four rotors turned by a friend. did a full tune up to the motor, installed a set of energy suspension strut rod mounts, and a new pair of windshield wiper blades. I think thats it. Now i did all that work over the period of 5 months before i even got the car on the road, I just lookded around for good deals on stuff. i got the booster for like 40 bucks and the seats for so cheap i cant even post it on here. The most important thing is you cant be in a hurry. Oh i forgot to mention, it is a 5 speed manual, and only had 118k on it. now the paint is far from nice. ive already started d.a.ing the body and filling all the minor dents. So im into the car for about 2k and i havent really done anything special. it needs a new sunroof mostly because duct tape isnt exactly the highest fashion statement, and i still need a carpet. Id say the car is easily worth 3k now due to it being a clean straight bodied car with low mileage, being a 5 speed and totally mechanically sound. This is my story, take it for what its worth and keep in mind no matter what you get, you are most likely gonna be 3k deep to have a clean driveable 240.

03-04-2007, 12:30 PM	#18
Chez Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Where's Waldo? Posts: 72 Trader Rating: (0)	Well heres my story for comparison. I paid 700 for my 92 black hatch. interior was a mess body was a mess mechanically it started and drove but didnt like stopping much. I got it home, gutted the interior. bought some nice silvia seats, installed a set of sparco 4 point harnesses, made some custom suede e-brake and shifter boots, fixed the two little rust spots in the floor (about the size of a golf ball) took out all the seat belts with their motors, removed the destroyed backseat, disassembled the dash and console to clean it and replace burnt out bulbs.now the dash is mint the console is mint, and i installed a nice head unit and some nice alpine speakers i had laying around. only thing left to do is get a new carpet. Also my friends and i made a mint rear seat delete box that is the perfect hight for a nos bottle or subs to be mounted into. (ill put a build thread up if anyone is interested).As for the mechanicals, I had to buy a brake booster from a silvia, new front pads, and had all four rotors turned by a friend. did a full tune up to the motor, installed a set of energy suspension strut rod mounts, and a new pair of windshield wiper blades. I think thats it. Now i did all that work over the period of 5 months before i even got the car on the road, I just lookded around for good deals on stuff. i got the booster for like 40 bucks and the seats for so cheap i cant even post it on here. The most important thing is you cant be in a hurry. Oh i forgot to mention, it is a 5 speed manual, and only had 118k on it. now the paint is far from nice. ive already started d.a.ing the body and filling all the minor dents. So im into the car for about 2k and i havent really done anything special. it needs a new sunroof mostly because duct tape isnt exactly the highest fashion statement, and i still need a carpet. Id say the car is easily worth 3k now due to it being a clean straight bodied car with low mileage, being a 5 speed and totally mechanically sound. This is my story, take it for what its worth and keep in mind no matter what you get, you are most likely gonna be 3k deep to have a clean driveable 240. __________________ Originally Posted by ixfxi Stick with high quality italian made rotors, and you dont have a problem. Go with cheap, made in china bullshit.. and like most of anything made in china, you end up with fried rice.