by "CrudeTech" (crudetech)
Published 01/20/2017 at 17:31
by "CrudeTech" (crudetech)
Published 01/20/2017 at 17:31
Tags: crudetech
; project car
; story
; build
; SR20DET
; 180sx
; nissan 180sx
; drift
STARS: 1
I have this sports car that I care about. Of course, the plan was to finish the project while my income was still basically disposable, then drive the car on my way to the next step in my life.
Yeah... Sure...
I posted a few times about said project car in the past. You can go back through my previous ramblings to learn about my ugly character-full street car.
I got bored 2 weeks before Christmas. Last time I got bored, I bought the project car, and my daily driver 2014 Focus the time before. This time around though, I broke the record and bought “the single biggest purchase in my life”. That’s what people keep telling me. So yeah, I bought a house.
It’s nice one at that! But it messed up the initial plan. Gone are the new body panels, the paint job, the cool seats, the new wheels and tires, the upgraded turbocharger, the fancy sound system. I went through the cardboard list and removed everything that didn’t make the car run properly or made it street legal. Here’s the new plan:
Get the ECU tuned to make the stupid thing run right.
Replace the windshield. It’s so scratched I can’t see through it properly.
Finish installing all the parking brake hardware.
Add more stickers to up the street creds
I also have bunch of parts from last year to install, and my OWN cozy garage to stash the car in. Not a bad deal.
They said real life would get in the way of my project car, and they were almost right.
Anyone in the same position? On another note, should I wrap it, dip it, and leave it in it’s patina’d state?
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
01/20/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 0
wrap it, as this is the ultimate street cred sticker
also, dip looks carp
"CrudeTech" (crudetech)
01/20/2017 at 17:37, STARS: 0
Fair point. Should I wrap it like an old historical racecar?
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
01/20/2017 at 17:39, STARS: 2
wrap it in fake patina. just for lolz
"S65" (granthp)
01/20/2017 at 17:46, STARS: 0
Leave it, also is it a KA24 car?
"CrudeTech" (crudetech)
01/20/2017 at 17:53, STARS: 0
Factory SR.
"El Darto" (el-darto)
01/20/2017 at 18:00, STARS: 0
I’m in the basically the same boat with my Dart. Get it running, and don’t touch the body for a while. Just build something you can drive and have a hell of a time in.
"CrudeTech" (crudetech)
01/20/2017 at 18:08, STARS: 0
Do you think you’ll paint it someday or just enjoy it without worrying about scratches and scuffs until you can’t find gasoline to keep it going.
I’m leaning towards getting the rust fixed and stopping there.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
01/20/2017 at 18:24, STARS: 0
tune it so that you can drive it. once you can enjoy it again, you will MAKE opportunities to do things to it.
leave the body for a while, those scratches, and dings are the hard earned living of a car. battle scars and tattoos......
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
01/20/2017 at 18:45, STARS: 0
I mean....your car’s not REALLY a 240, but hey
"CrudeTech" (crudetech)
01/20/2017 at 20:16, STARS: 1
Not sure about the Trans Am look. Not very subtle...
Old Datsun is cool though. Looks easier with vinyl wrap layers to my untrained eye.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
01/20/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0
You really can’t go wrong with BRE
"El Darto" (el-darto)
01/20/2017 at 22:02, STARS: 0
I can tell you it will never be a show car. At some point, I might spray it white or something easy like that in my garage so it looks a bit more presentable, but as it stands, I just want to get a V8 in it and build a car that is fun to cruise in, maybe take to the drag strip on a Friday night with friends.