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Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

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more $$ into the Z by qbrozen
Mar 02, 2009 (10:57 am)
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Well, shifty, I know we said not to bury myself ... but I couldn't take it anymore. I broke down and spent more money on the Z this weekend. $79 for a new CD/MP3/USB stereo! ;b That, in addition to whatever door speakers were left in there and an Infinity Basslink I happened to have sitting around, makes for a pretty nice setup.
 
I really hoped I could get the original to work, but one of the POs just did a number on it. Weird thing is the way they went about putting things out of commission. For instance, stereo fuse removed, harnesses removed, but all wiring beyond the harness left in place. Additionally, the original setup had an amp under the seat. I saw wires hanging out from there, so I pulled the seat and found the removed the amp, but left the wires there. Ugh.
 
Oh, I did get the heat to work at no cost, though. Once again, I found that, in a fit of incompetence, they pulled the relay loose and left it sitting ever so lightly on the receiver (in addition to pulling the fuse). Huh. What in the world would possess someone to do that? Anyway, after a half hour or so of troubleshooting, I discovered this, pushed it back into place, and voila. Heat! Auto climate system seems to work perfectly so far, sans A/C, of course.
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Re: more $$ into the Z [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 02, 2009 (11:11 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 02, 2009 10:57 am)

Well you're staying lucky, that's good. Those old stereos generally suck anyway, so the new one will make driving much more pleasurable. Excellent that you got the HVAC controls to work.
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Re: more $$ into the Z [Mr_Shiftright] by qbrozen
Mar 02, 2009 (11:49 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 02, 2009 11:11 am)

I suppose we could call some of it luck.
We should probably give some credit to Nissan, too, though ... maybe.
 
Just seems like these cars hold up pretty well (mechanically, at least).
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. by fintail
Mar 06, 2009 (8:18 am)
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This can't be common
 
Malaisey
 
Open top money pit
 
Battlecruiser
 
Andre commuter car
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Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 06, 2009 (8:27 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Mar 06, 2009 8:18 am)

81 200SX convertible---it's very uncommon because it never existed. It's a chop and the price is delusional. Compare to a Celica "sunchaser" chop job, in value.
 
76 Rolls --- half the asking price would be a gift to the seller
 
69 Lincoln --- head her into the wind---launch aircraft!!! Asking price is exact retail. Fair enough.
 
67 Pontiac 4D --too much money. Try half that. This is a plain jane that needs paint and bodywork. Get real please. Might make a good parts car for a Cat convertible.
 
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Re: . [fintail] by texases
Mar 06, 2009 (8:28 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Mar 06, 2009 8:18 am)

I think that 200sx is an aftermarket convertible, I don't think they came that way from the factory...as for $25k, WOW
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Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail
Mar 06, 2009 (8:31 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Mar 06, 2009 8:27 am)

I have to believe the 200SX guy means $2500. He has to. Nobody, even in Centralia, can be that delusional.
 
I have noticed that a lot of sellers who use ".00" in their prices tend to be a little slow when it comes to numbers in general. I hope it's a typo anyway. 25 grand should buy about a dozen of those things.
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Re: . [texases] by fintail
Mar 06, 2009 (8:34 am)
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Replying to: texases (Mar 06, 2009 8:28 am)

I just did a quick google and saw reference to an Intermeccanica 200SX conversion. I suspect it is less than rigid.
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Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Mar 06, 2009 (8:34 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Mar 06, 2009 8:31 am)

For $25,000 you can buy a nice one and FLY it to Italy and have it chopped beautifully.
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Re: . [fintail] by texases
Mar 06, 2009 (8:50 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Mar 06, 2009 8:34 am)

You're right, a number of aftermarket firms did it for the 200sx, apparently: Sparlingco(1981-1982), Intermeccanica(1982), American Custom Coachworks(1981-1983), Magic Marketing(Merlin)(1980)

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