I went to pepboys today to get my wheels changed, anyhow 4 hours later, finds out i couldnt get it aligned,....why you ask? or maybe i did....err anyway my crossmember is cracked and my frame is bent towards the left, so you can tell im pretty bummed....anyhow with all those factors....should i sell the car and search for a new one? i doubt id be able to find a coupe again...but i dont mind...any suggestions? i mean it runs fine, and looks beautiful...but with the frame the way it is, it doesnt really make me feel very assured in putting more money into it...

 

Take everything worth taking out of that car,a nd buy a shell. Thats one option, the other is buy another 240

 

thats what I'm doing, buying a shell and just swapping parts

 

Good luck on it S13!

 

hmm a shell eh?...how difficult is that? finding a shell i mean....and another question...how much would it run me to fix said problems (bent frame and crossmember)? i really dont want to sell the car, sentimental value i suppose

 

I really wouldn't bother with a car once the frame was bent, especially if you plan on investing tons of time, and money into it. 240's really arent very expensive at all. I think it would be worth your time to switch everything over, while your project is still in its beginning stages.

 

Sounds like swaping a shell is tricky/hard work. I think, if it were me i would sell. Good luck.

 

shells are pretty easy to find in nor cal...mainly cause of craigslist...iono bout so cal thou...

 

Shells aren't to hard to find, it's finding one that is in decent condition that is a little tough. Doing all the work on it will take some patients, thats all.

Don't even bother wit the bent frame, not worth it to fix it

 

looking over all the advice, ive decided to sell it, but imma set it up for sale in like a month or 2, me and my dad are gonna search around for a decent 1995 240sx until then, i still need the car as a daily driver, its gonna be sad to see it go, but whatcha gonna do right?, anyway thanks alot for all the replies

 

if it was me...i would try to find another 240 without a bent frame and then sell yours....or just buy another 240 and take yours now off the road and use it for parts....