At this point the car looks okay, but I didn’t like having the typical multicolored 240 so I bought another black hood that wasn’t in the best condition for pretty cheap ($210). The front portion was bent downward but I was able to take a hammer to “fix it”. Since the fenders were an ugly gray I sprayed over them with some rattle can to make the car look decent. Painting is fun and all, it’s just so much work. Props to people who do it for a living!
I know I said I bought 50mm spacers earlier on but I just remembered that those were 25mm spacers that I bought off Goob (@gerchhh). Around this time is when I got those fatties and slapped them on. This was pretty much all the prep I needed for the next event. I went with Bryan (@b.223_) and it was a great time.
I ran a third event with just Ian (@longboi.wav) the next month for a bit more seat time. Keep in mind I’m still using this rattling transmission that sounds like someone threw a bag of pebbles into. Still. Going. Strong. I actually ended up illegally tandeming with Erik (@eherschend) which was a horrible idea because it made me want to blow more money to set up my car to legally tandem. Thanks Erik. I wish we would have gotten a video of it! At this point my driving confidence skyrockets, I even put it on my resume.
I also managed to pick up some other goodies: Uras Fender Covers, Ganadors, a 330mm deep corn silver Nardi, and a brand spankin’ new rebuilt transmission (Total of $1150)! Super stoked to pick up all of these but most of them will just be set aside until I have everything I need. It’s been nearly five months since I ordered the Uras Kit at this point. I guess this isn’t too long of a wait relative to some other folks I’ve heard about.
1997 Nissan 240sx 