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What can I say, I get bored easily. I can never remain idle and I have far too many schemes and plans. Once I sold my Tacoma<\/a> for a new 2017 Chevrolet Volt, I felt like a part of me had died. So I’ve decided to take a stand and throw a middle finger up to “being normal” by resolving to scratch a long-lingering item off the bucket list – drifting. I’ve been an innocent bystander and spectator in the sport for over a decade now, but was always too busy with something else to give it a shot myself. Not anymore, it’s time to dive into the world of the S-Chassis and take a seat in the participant’s chair.<\/p>\n

If finding a clean, unmolested RX-7 is difficult… that problem is squared when it comes to 240’s. I’ve been on-and-off searching for one over the past year or so, and more seriously in the past half-year. In that time, I wasn’t able to find anything worthwhile, it appears that most of the cars these days are totally bastardized or ruined by a teenager. I purposely altered my criteria to include mediocre condition cars but with good suspension and drivetrain modifications, since I ultimately don’t want something too<\/em> clean because I need to be free to drive it hard. It was still slim pickings, nothing on the market stood out. I searched high and low through the forums and all over regional Craigslists.<\/p>\n

We all know what happened the last time when I had ambitions to enter the 240SX scene, a colossal failure<\/a>. As the years passed, however, my tastes acclimated and changed. Now, my S-Chassis of preference is specifically the S13 Coupe. I just love its clean lines and simplicity as whole. And as aforementioned, I’m not looking for a totally pristine, low-mileage, collector-grade example as that would defeat the intended purpose. <\/p>\n

Finally, and surprisingly, I made a Want to Buy thread out of the whim on Zilvia, and a few hours later I was introduced to a white Coupe that struck all the right chords. I read the private message on my phone only briefly before I knew that this would be the one, and I had to buy it. <\/p>\n

Like the seller I bought my RX-7 from, who was a long-timer in the community, this one for the 240SX is a comparable equivalent. Granted, I don’t even have this car in my possession yet, but I feel confident enough from our engagements and have a deposit in place. In fact, I didn’t exactly learn my lesson of not buying parts for a car you don’t actually have… because the modding process has already begun. My edicts on not wasting time and getting shit done<\/em><\/strong> has grown so fiercely at my current age that I am pushing hard to have this car mostly modded in weeks, not months… not years.<\/p>\n

Progress is so rapid that it’s preemptive: what catalyzed me into finding this Coupe was me buying a set of 17×9″ wheels from my friend Justin (who I most recently went on a bike ride<\/a> with). They were cool and he gave me a great deal, I couldn’t pass on it, even though I had nothing to put them on. So instead of buying wheels for a car, I bought a car for wheels.<\/p>\n

Details on the Coupe:<\/p>\n

1991 S13 Coupe – SE Non-sunroof with optional HUD<\/h2>\n

Exterior<\/h3>\n