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1.2K views 12 replies 6 participants last post by  old crusty  
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Car life that is... Hi my name is Reiss, Im 20, and im from San Diego. I am a former Civic Si drive but in November this happened...
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This was her before the crash...
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I had another car at the time (3000gt SL(non turbo)) and After the Accident I purchased 2 more cars: A Nissan 240sx and a 99 Nissan Altima and I am now a Nissan LOVER!

The 3kgt and the 240 and both Auto and neither will pass smog so thats what the 5sp Altima is for, DD. Recently i was given a 5sp tranny and clutch plate for the 240 and am now considering swaping the 240 and wil be on the prowl for any info i can get on the subject. If any readers of this have any helpful info on that subject please let me know. As for now here are some pics of the 3 stuges...

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Again, any info on swaping a 240 please feel free to link or tell
 
#2 ·
Too bad for the Civic, I was into Honda's till my b18c swapped Civ got stolen. Kinda glad it happened 'cause 240's are fun as hell to drive/own/work-on. Both the 3kgt and 240 look good, love white 240's. Did you want to swap it from auto to manual?

This link just gives you different Options for the swap as well as Part list:
Nissan 240SX Performance Modification/Transmission - Wikibooks, open books for an open world

This one tells Parts List, Tools, and Step-By-Step. SUPER INFORMATIVE!:
Automatic to Manual Transmission Swap with engine still in the S13 body. - my240

This should get you started and no-excuses for not having pics later when it's finished lol. Good-Luck!
 
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ha i was thinking of parting it because it wont pass smog, but if i swap it then im definitely keeping it

and the crash: It was the first rainy day in a place that never gets rain, San Diego. I lowered my civic 2 1/2 inches and never put camber kits in, as a result the back tires were worse than bald. I had just gotten on the freeway and my car was swerving left and right. My friend was freaking out saying we should go get his car. I said no we will be fine. Shortly after saying that my car went left as I was turning right. i lost control and we turned 45" and hit the guard rail, air bags went off and we spun for what felt like days, we then hit again and bounced into the middle of the freeway. We both jumped out but cars had to swerve around me so I was able to jump back in and coast it to the side of the freeway.
 
#9 ·
HEY OLD CRUSTY!!! i havnt seen you on ephatch since your car and laptop ate itself!! how you been doing? your 240 is a lot nicer than mine
 
#10 ·
Haha hey man, yeah i got my laptop fixed but i cant say the same for my car :( They said i could buy it back for like 3 grand but i just didnt want it. I try to go one every once in awhile and see if any new members are from SD and such, and i have a lot of stock parts for the car i can sell i just never remember to and when i do im not around a computer. But hey its nice to see a familiar face/name in this world; its all new to me. Especially this thing they call torque...? My Honda didn't have it so idk...haha. I didnt know you had a 240, i just thought you had an older honda and the EP. Do you have much done to your 240?

But my car was deemed totalled and i originally got 9100 for it, asked for a re-estimate and got 9400. Pretty good for what the car is worth now but i bought it for 16000 back when gas prices were like 4.50 a gallon :/
 
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Geez people are so opinionated. Ive also noticed that if you ask any questions they all spam you and say to search it. Is it that they dont know or what? I googled a problem i had with my altima and it lead to all my electronics going out. Of course now saying that ill have another person telling to sell that before i destroy it too. Oh well, its best to learn the hard way. Dirt of my shoulder.

But thanks red. I loved the Ep and if i have kids Id love to buy another and have them work on it with me and when they get their license it will be their present. So ill be patrolling EPhatch again thanks to you haha
 
#12 ·
Ya I just got my 240 as my new daily, its really beat but every day im fixing something on it and its getting a lot nicer pretty quick...my 240 is totally stock for the time being...its going to stay that way until I finish the ep and my racecar and finish rebuilding my first car...im just trying to get the 240 in really good condition without spending too much.

Im now a mod on ephatch, so if you need anything let me know.

Sounds like you got a good payout on the ep, you'll like the 240, parts are so cheap for it compared to the ep.