I've had my 1996 SE for ~16 years now, but I've had 9 others along the way...


A 1995 base model (blue) that I bought/fixed/sold...then a '93 SE (grey hatchback) that I bought and sold the same day.
Then a '95 SE (white) that was badly wrecked (I bought it to sell as parts, and used the motor in my '96).
Then a '93 base (white hatchback) that I used as a daily driver for a year, and ended up selling in Nov '04.
Then, in July of 2005, my wife wanted a new car...so we traded her '00 Pathfinder on a 1998 SE (it was pearl white - But we sold it in August '06).
Then I bought an S13 coupe (SOHC 5-speed) in need of LOTS of "TLC" - Fixed it up, sold it the next week.
Then I bought a TRASHED '91 Coupe, and gave it a ton of lovin' over ~2 months...sold that to a friend's brother in January of 2007.
And THEN, in mid-2008...I bought a silver '90 hatchback with a '98 motor in it...it was in pieces, not running. So I fixed it up, got it running well...and sold it to a friend for a daily driver (well, for when (if?) his KA-T gives him trouble!) I've recently been informed that this one found it's way to the scrap yard :(.
In mid-2009, I bought a '94 convertible with a blown headgasket...fixed it up...and sold it before I got a chance to strip it / cage it / race it. Dammit. :)
Most recently, I bought a longer-term project - A well-used ITA racecar (S13). Dragged it home, fixed it up over the course of ~6 months...had a bunch of fun with it...and sold it in Feb 2011.

1996 Nissan 240SX SE

I bought it in April of '97 with exactly 20,487 miles on it...bone stock, automatic...and S-L-O-W.

I started to modify it in August of 1998, and it's been through a complete N/A (bolt-ons) buildup, a non-intercooled turbo setup, and 2 KA motors...
Now it has a little over 130,000 miles and the mods listed below:

Engine Modifications:

Custom KA24DE turbo setup:
Garrett T3/T04E (50 trim compressor, .63 A/R turbine housing with HPC coating)
Ground Zero Manifold (click here for a pic)
TiAL 38mm wastegate (dumped) with 10psi spring
GReddy VSPL intercooler
3" downpipe and full exhaust (custom, fabbed up by yours truly)

Engine Management: Jim Wolf Technology ECU programmed for 50lb injectors and a Ford Cobra MAF
JWT (billet) Top Feed Fuel Rail...

(read here for more about the turbo buildup, blow-up, fix, and dyno story from way back in March '03...)

JWT Cams (Intake: ~256 degrees @ .490" lift / Exhaust: ~256)

1st generation "DSM" Blow Off Valve, Recirculated

ASP Underdrive Pulley

Koyo Aluminum Radiator with Altima electric fans

Suspension Modifications:

Koni 8611 Race Shocks in custom housings (front and rear)

Ground Control coilover sleeves with 500lbs/in Eibach springs (front), 350lbs/in Eibach springs (rear)

Whiteline Adjustable Anti-Roll Bar (front only)...stock "SE" model rear swaybar.

Off-brand Front Strut Tower Brace

Battle Version rear upper arms

SPL Parts toe arms and traction arms

"Secci Drift" Spherical T/C rods

Home-made "NISMO Power Brace" copy

Alignment: -2.7 camber (front) with zero toe, 7.2 degrees caster, -2.2 camber (rear) with .10 total toe (rear).

Wheels / Tires:

Enkei RPF1, 17X9.5, +18

255/40-17 Kumho XS tires on all four corners

(in this picture, the tires are 245/45-17 Kumho V710's, race rubber)

Brakes:

Front: 300ZX (30mm AL calipers), Hawk HP-PLUS Pads

Rear: 300ZX, Axxis Ultimate Pads

SPL parts conversion lines

E-brake: J30 rear hubs + e-brake, custom cables, Z32 handle

Drivetrain:

5-speed Tranny Swap

ACT Street Clutch

11lb Chromoly Flywheel (added August '07)

B&M Short Shifter

S14 VLSD (4.08 ratio)

Stereo:

Alpine CD Player (the rest of the stereo stuff weighed too much, so I tossed it...!)

Other Stuff:

Sparco Evo 2 seat, with custom rails (side mount - super low, NO slider) - (click here for a pic)

MazWorx "U-weld" rollbar - 4-point, with G-Force 6pt harnesses - - (click here for a pic)
(MazWorx provides a pre-bent hoop and harness bar, and the downbars, etc...and I did all the cutting/welding/finishing)

DEKA lightweight battery (in the trunk)

Custom Radiator Cooling Panel

"Sunroof Delete" mod...it weighed too much, and it took up valuable head room - So I tossed it.
What lives there now is a piece of tinted Lucite...almost looks stock.

Current "what's under the hood?" pic: (as of October 2007, when I changed to a 50-trim T3/T4)

The other S-chassis cars I've owned over the years:

(for details, click here...)