The OEM+ / S-Chassis Preservation Thread

[samotage]

Originally Posted by jmahss

The OEM one is sooo much nicer than any aftermarket one. Keep it as long as you can!

Your post reminds me of how mine looked when new! Fantastic here in Australia these lips are $800 or so for the Nissan one, others are 300 for am Frp job. So I think some sanding, filling and black painting of my scratched, torn and abused one will occur.


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[dizzariot]

I will contribute to this shit as soon as my fucking sparkplugs show up fuck my life why me I need a new hobby.


Hello.

[samotage]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

I will contribute to this shit as soon as my fucking sparkplugs show up fuck my life why me I need a new hobby.


Hello.

It’s ok. I just realised I have to pull my front bar off to complete fitting my bash plate. Such a fucking hobby lols.


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[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by samotage

It’s ok. I just realised I have to pull my front bar off to complete fitting my bash plate. Such a fucking hobby lols.


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I think I'm beginning to understand the BMW/Porsche folks now. I just turned 30 and I'm starting to look at my shit and see dollar signs instead of a hobby.

[spooled240]

Originally Posted by samotage

It’s ok. I just realised I have to pull my front bar off to complete fitting my bash plate. Such a fucking hobby lols.


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Least you guys are doing the cool stuff..I'm over here trying to figure out how to get the winshshield washer system back on the car after my younger self ripped it all out.

[brndck]

Originally Posted by spooled240

Least you guys are doing the cool stuff..I'm over here trying to figure out how to get the winshshield washer system back on the car after my younger self ripped it all out.

i have a spare washer tank with pumps. The wiring isnt all that complex.

[samotage]

Originally Posted by spooled240

Least you guys are doing the cool stuff..I'm over here trying to figure out how to get the winshshield washer system back on the car after my younger self ripped it all out.

Let me know if you need any pics, my washer bottle etc is all exposed at the moment but won’t be for long as I build out splash guards!


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[samotage]

I suppose we could just submit to Camry/crossover life...




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[samotage]

I’m 47 and funnily enough my S14 is the only thing I own that is appreciating in value lols. Apart from that I want the analog experience... never mind the value of the Australian peso lols.


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[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by samotage

I’m 47 and funnily enough my S14 is the only thing I own that is appreciating in value lols. Apart from that I want the analog experience... never mind the value of the Australian peso lols.


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Yeah I have a few buddies I talk to and your prices there are getting pretty wild. I'm happy I got what I wanted while the getting was good, but I still paid more than the average person to keep KM low.

I've always been a fan of the Irish(?) guy that has the red S15 on Model 5s.

[samotage]

I paid 50k for mine in 1997... it was straight and practically new.

I remember once upon a time our dollar bought more than an American dollar, happy days they were.


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[samotage]

That is an outstanding red car! Keep it!


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[feito]

I wouldnt know what to do with something that stupid clean. Lucky and smart man

[spooled240]

I wonder what Nissan would want with an s13? Show and display?

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by spooled240

I wonder what Nissan would want with an s13? Show and display?

Nissan’s Zama Heritage Collection has a lot of cars with low/zero miles. More than half of them are cars repurchased from original owners to showcase the vehicles in “original condition”.

If it’s a serious inquiry from corporate, there may be a bounty internally with a list of vehicles they’re trying to procure.

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Nissan’s Zama Heritage Collection has a lot of cars with low/zero miles. More than half of them are cars repurchased from original owners to showcase the vehicles in “original condition”.

If it’s a serious inquiry from corporate, there may be a bounty internally with a list of vehicles they’re trying to procure.

...yeah but they're mostly cars no one cares about or knows of. I went there and it was kind of a let down. The race cars get rotated in and out of Nissan HQ in Yokohama which is way easier to get to.

[brndck]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

...yeah but they're mostly cars no one cares about or knows of. I went there and it was kind of a let down. The race cars get rotated in and out of Nissan HQ in Yokohama which is way easier to get to.

wtf? you must have gone on the worst day possible. when we went there were at least 2-3 dozen cars worthy of nut-busting.
R390 road going version and race version,
R33-LM
a handful of instantly recognizable Silhouette cars
a long row of 70's Datsun sunny and 240Z race cars
R33 SEDAN gtr (actual Nissan produced GTR sedans are pretty uncommon)
Gorgeous dark blue Stagea wagon that was the pace car for some racing series (I can't remember which) on bronze LMGT4
Taisan R32 race car (the one driven by Tsuchiya)

as well as the rows and rows of flawless showroom level, bone stock assorted nissans/datsuns/Princes

ALSO, Nissan HQ in Yokohama was def cool, and merch was cheaper there than at Omori Factory, but they only had 2 cool cars on display (and a bone stock z34). Granted, one was a old R90 race car, and the other was the V2 Mid4 concept, both panty droppers, but still, only 2 cars.

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by brndck

wtf? you must have gone on the worst day possible. when we went there were at least 2-3 dozen cars worthy of nut-busting.
R390 road going version and race version,
R33-LM
a handful of instantly recognizable Silhouette cars
a long row of 70's Datsun sunny and 240Z race cars
R33 SEDAN gtr (actual Nissan produced GTR sedans are pretty uncommon)
Gorgeous dark blue Stagea wagon that was the pace car for some racing series (I can't remember which) on bronze LMGT4
Taisan R32 race car (the one driven by Tsuchiya)

as well as the rows and rows of flawless showroom level, bone stock assorted nissans/datsuns/Princes

ALSO, Nissan HQ in Yokohama was def cool, and merch was cheaper there than at Omori Factory, but they only had 2 cool cars on display (and a bone stock z34). Granted, one was a old R90 race car, and the other was the V2 Mid4 concept, both panty droppers, but still, only 2 cars.

Yeah but that's essentially what I said: The racecars are always in and out of Yokohama. So I've seen a lot of them before with the added benefit of being able to do other things in Yokohama as opposed to the area surrounding the Zama Museum.

From a visiting standpoint, yeah it would be better to see the race cars in one go. I think I just wanted to see more 'Golden Era' variants as opposed to two rows of 80s Laurels and Glorias.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by dizzariot

...yeah but they're mostly cars no one cares about or knows of. I went there and it was kind of a let down. The race cars get rotated in and out of Nissan HQ in Yokohama which is way easier to get to.

not sure why you think they're cars no one cares about.

The point of the museum is to have a single collection of Nissan heritage. If you wanted race cars, this place still is 70-80% of the entire collection of famous Nissan race cars that is available to be seen in one place, in one trip. For the inquiry from corporate earlier in this thread, it may very well be someone with a list of cars to try to purchase should they come across it...

I've been to Zama 3 times in 4 years. Been to Nismo HQ 6 times in 5 years. Every trip to Japan, I go to all the usual car places in hopes of seeing something rare.

Nissan HQ is nice but you have to be camping out often to see the cars.
Nismo HQ is nice but you have to be camping out often to see the cars.

There isn't any other place in Japan that has that many rare cars in one place, only other place that comes close is the Honda Collection Hall which is even farther than Zama.

Forget about Toyota. They don't show their race cars. The only time I got lucky with Toyota was my first trip back in 2005, randomly came across the Toyota GT-One on display at Mega Web.

This post reminds me to post up the pics from Zama + Honda Collection Hall. Will do it later.

[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by mav1178

not sure why you think they're cars no one cares about.

The point of the museum is to have a single collection of Nissan heritage. If you wanted race cars, this place still is 70-80% of the entire collection of famous Nissan race cars that is available to be seen in one place, in one trip. For the inquiry from corporate earlier in this thread, it may very well be someone with a list of cars to try to purchase should they come across it...

I've been to Zama 3 times in 4 years. Been to Nismo HQ 6 times in 5 years. Every trip to Japan, I go to all the usual car places in hopes of seeing something rare.

Nissan HQ is nice but you have to be camping out often to see the cars.
Nismo HQ is nice but you have to be camping out often to see the cars.

There isn't any other place in Japan that has that many rare cars in one place, only other place that comes close is the Honda Collection Hall which is even farther than Zama.

Forget about Toyota. They don't show their race cars. The only time I got lucky with Toyota was my first trip back in 2005, randomly came across the Toyota GT-One on display at Mega Web.

This post reminds me to post up the pics from Zama + Honda Collection Hall. Will do it later.

I didn't say I wanted more racecars. I said what I thought they'd have and they didn't have it.

I'm a big Nissan fan, but not big enough to be satisfied by old four doors in immaculate condition.

[silverarrow27]

The most mint 240sx I've seen in almost 15 yrs. Wow! That's a time capsule. And I thought my brother has the cleanest stock 240sx I've ever seen for a long while now.

[silviaks2nr]

Thanks for sharing your story. I appreciate it.

[EFITTZY]

Red hatch is incredible, really enjoyed reading that on a Monday morning!
Thanks for sharing getchevyn

[[240sx]]

Originally Posted by Getchevyn

As to the car it's 100% OEM original. It's a 5sp 1991 Nissan 240SX with AC, sunroof, sports package, Super HICAS, limited slip diff with 8697 miles.

$ Front fenders and Dash shipped to 99705. Thanks.






















Gorgeous car sir.

[[240sx]]

^ You really had to quote all the pics?

[cured13]

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[dizzariot]

Originally Posted by spooled240

I wonder what Nissan would want with an s13? Show and display?

Probably some sleezball salesman trying to snag it from an unsuspecting owner, buy it himself, and then flip.

Originally Posted by cured13

yes

...yeah but can you please edit the comment and delete them. It sucks when scrolling.

Originally Posted by S14rebuild

Delete the leaky hicas setup please

Fixed that. Also fuck you for finding the ONE thing wrong lol.

[S14rebuild]

Fix the leaky hicas setup please

[HustlinFlip]

Finally got my HKS Hipermax IV GT coilovers installed and fitted these R34 GT-R wheels (18x9 +30) with 255/35 all around. Currently running a 3mm spacer in front to clear the coilovers (might up it to 5mm in front or 10mm all around with new extended studs).




Deciding on which new bushings to get because I realized a lot of them are shot.

[tuzzio]

Wow. That red hatch is absolutely incredible.