280zjoel Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I just thought I would share some pics of the Nissan 240sx Convertible my brother has been working on. He has done some pretty cool custom stuff, including an 240sx with a Z car front end. The Widebody and rear valance is all custom made from scratch. I drool every time i see this thing. Anyhow enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Not liking it, but that's just because I like hardtops. Other than that, the conversion work looks pretty good. I like the stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaNoZeta Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Its the best looking convertible car I've seen, but I don't like convertibles either. I don't like having the sun shining on me nor being able to be seen so easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zjoel Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Here is a night pic of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett76Zt Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 very cool work. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigenOut-S30 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 yeah the conversion is really done well. I like the vert. Its different thats for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4xwellmurd3r Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 wow, very clean conversion. if you didn't tell me it was a 240sx, I probably would've thought it was a custom built skyline till I saw the steering on the wrong side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam393 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Im getting "Flickr picture unavailable".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zjoel Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 That's weird I'm getting the same thing. Here you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I dislike it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrariferg Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I think its awesome. Very nicely done. Could you also post some pics of the one with the Z conversion? It might be the same one I had as my desktop background for months. I loved that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zjoel Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 I think its awesome. Very nicely done. Could you also post some pics of the one with the Z conversion? It might be the same one I had as my desktop background for months. I loved that thing. Here you go. They are not the best but here are some pics of the 240sx with Z front end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrariferg Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I love that look. Classic yet modern. What do he have to do to make that all work? Is it a kit? I would love to do that to a 240sx someday. Thats not the same one as my background but I think that one actually looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zjoel Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 I love that look. Classic yet modern. What do he have to do to make that all work? Is it a kit? I would love to do that to a 240sx someday. Thats not the same one as my background but I think that one actually looks better. Its not a kit, but its not too difficult to do either. As you can see from the pictures you are going to need: Headlight buckets Type 3 airdam Z car hood to chop up Fiberglass skills Simple fab skills The only area he had a problem with was the hood. With the z hood chopped up + the 240sx hood + all that body filler made it extremely heavy. The solution to that was to make a mold and make a fiberglass hood that was lighter( that never happened though) Ill let you know what exactly had to be done to get it to fit after I ask my brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrariferg Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Awesome. Really interested in how the hood hinge works. Doesn't seem like it would be too terribly hard. The hood would definitely be the hardest part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_racer1999 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I like both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zjoel Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Awesome. Really interested in how the hood hinge works. Doesn't seem like it would be too terribly hard. The hood would definitely be the hardest part. the hood uses the 240sx hinges and and latch. It opens up from the front, we wanted to make it open up from the back like z does but due to the weight he was going to wait to make the fiberglass hood and then redo the hinges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b__sosick Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 love the skyline, and love the 240! i don't think i've seen anything like that 240...its a "true" time machine haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam393 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I like the convert, it looks really well done. Im into the Sil-caminos more: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaNoZeta Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 What hasn't been done to a 240SX these days? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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