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icer · 09-10-2002, 02:56 PM

One of my friends mom's boyfriend has an '89 240sx with like 180,000 mls, an automatic trans but the rings are blown and its on its last leg. The guy saw me driving my '91 and asked if I'd take the '89 off his hands, he even offered to drive it to my house while its still insured. Now what the hell would you do with a free 240. I just put $800 into my '91 and would like to keep that for reliable transportation to school and work so the '89 would be my fun race car.
Heres my ideas:

1) Rebuild the SOHC and put in a 5-speed. (I've got a garage and would be taking my time like a year)
2) Rip out the SOHC and the auto and get a SR.
3) Beat the crap out of it till it dies and sell it for the body.(any $$$ is profit)

What would you guys do?

BEISSEN · 09-10-2002, 03:06 PM

imo i would get a sr and completly uprage it and use it ofr the weekends and such.

KiDyNomiTe · 09-10-2002, 03:11 PM

You should do something wild and crazy. If you have a good place to fix up the car, I would suggest getting a manual tranny, and get either a DOHC and build the turbo yourself, make it a long project. Or get like a CA or RB, or VG, do something different. And build it up yourself, although that would eat up lots of money

icer · 09-10-2002, 07:38 PM

i tried to search but couldn't find anything, how hard is the sohc to dohc swap. i have access to a DOHC and 5-speed trans its not just interchangable is it?

Nerfdude · 09-10-2002, 09:09 PM

man, if i had a SPARE 240... i'd make hella room in my garage, get a lift or something to get it up to a working level, buy an engine hoist, and work on it all winter... and then in spring, roll it out, manual/SR20DET installed, all sorts of go-fast goodies surrounding the SR, upgraded suspension, s15 front end, immaculate interior, nice stereo. then i'd sell my '92 and drive the other 240 until it died.
oh yeah, that'd be sweet.

SR20Fastback · 09-10-2002, 09:15 PM

I say go SR or get another KA.. DOHC though. Turbo it for sure  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'> damn I need a garage... stupid fucking parents. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sneaky.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Kreator · 09-10-2002, 09:16 PM

uhhh go domestic. build a 302 and drop that thing in. Even if you won't make it, you won't loose anythin cuz u got it for free.

nissan's_fury · 09-10-2002, 09:26 PM

I paid 325 for my 89  which is almost free  and I went the sr route and it should be road ready in about a month or two  hella fun project i might add

-Jamie

SX_Tuner · 09-10-2002, 09:48 PM

Dude, if you live any where near Nor Cal, I would take the 89 off of your hands for cheap!!!! Maybe 300 or 500........if you want to keep it, I would swap the SR in, and just mod the hell out of it.....

Bbandit · 09-10-2002, 10:40 PM

if i were you...
got a garage.. and a free 240sx...
dude i'll take off everything i could.. and then put it back together again... ofcourse with upgrades
it'll be fun messing around with a car...
too bad i dont have a garage and i only have 1 car...
so no fun stuff for me... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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drifting240sx · 09-10-2002, 10:48 PM

i would do a CA swap. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'>  since i got a SR already it will be cool to have both CA and SR.haha  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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09-10-2002, 03:11 PM	#3
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You should do something wild and crazy. If you have a good place to fix up the car, I would suggest getting a manual tranny, and get either a DOHC and build the turbo yourself, make it a long project. Or get like a CA or RB, or VG, do something different. And build it up yourself, although that would eat up lots of money __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

09-10-2002, 09:15 PM	#6
SR20Fastback Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Bay Age: 40 Posts: 1,637 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I say go SR or get another KA.. DOHC though. Turbo it for sure  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'> damn I need a garage... stupid fucking parents. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sneaky.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='issed:'> __________________ Fodive STILL blows goats, I have proof.

09-10-2002, 09:16 PM	#7
Kreator Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MD Age: 41 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	uhhh go domestic. build a 302 and drop that thing in. Even if you won't make it, you won't loose anythin cuz u got it for free. __________________ кто болеет за Зенит, у того всегда стоит!

09-10-2002, 09:26 PM	#8
nissan's_fury Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 128 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I paid 325 for my 89  which is almost free  and I went the sr route and it should be road ready in about a month or two  hella fun project i might add -Jamie __________________ In the land of Rice, the man with a boxed H is king.

09-10-2002, 10:40 PM	#10
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 43 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if i were you... got a garage.. and a free 240sx... dude i'll take off everything i could.. and then put it back together again... ofcourse with upgrades it'll be fun messing around with a car... too bad i dont have a garage and i only have 1 car... so no fun stuff for me... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

09-10-2002, 02:56 PM	#1
icer Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 171 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	One of my friends mom's boyfriend has an '89 240sx with like 180,000 mls, an automatic trans but the rings are blown and its on its last leg. The guy saw me driving my '91 and asked if I'd take the '89 off his hands, he even offered to drive it to my house while its still insured. Now what the hell would you do with a free 240. I just put $800 into my '91 and would like to keep that for reliable transportation to school and work so the '89 would be my fun race car. Heres my ideas: 1) Rebuild the SOHC and put in a 5-speed. (I've got a garage and would be taking my time like a year) 2) Rip out the SOHC and the auto and get a SR. 3) Beat the crap out of it till it dies and sell it for the body.(any $$$ is profit) What would you guys do?

09-10-2002, 03:06 PM	#2
BEISSEN Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Woodbridge,VA Age: 42 Posts: 1,028 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	imo i would get a sr and completly uprage it and use it ofr the weekends and such.

09-10-2002, 07:38 PM	#4
icer Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 171 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i tried to search but couldn't find anything, how hard is the sohc to dohc swap. i have access to a DOHC and 5-speed trans its not just interchangable is it?

09-10-2002, 09:09 PM	#5
Nerfdude BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 495 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	man, if i had a SPARE 240... i'd make hella room in my garage, get a lift or something to get it up to a working level, buy an engine hoist, and work on it all winter... and then in spring, roll it out, manual/SR20DET installed, all sorts of go-fast goodies surrounding the SR, upgraded suspension, s15 front end, immaculate interior, nice stereo. then i'd sell my '92 and drive the other 240 until it died. oh yeah, that'd be sweet.

09-10-2002, 09:48 PM	#9
SX_Tuner Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 44 Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Dude, if you live any where near Nor Cal, I would take the 89 off of your hands for cheap!!!! Maybe 300 or 500........if you want to keep it, I would swap the SR in, and just mod the hell out of it.....

09-10-2002, 10:48 PM	#11
drifting240sx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: salinas ca Age: 41 Posts: 362 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i would do a CA swap. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>  since i got a SR already it will be cool to have both CA and SR.haha  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ PROJECT SIL-80