Making a CHEAP $1,000 s14 240sx run again after years of neglect!

[@VinceroAlpha]

Holy crap, finding that S14 running for 1K is like finding gold now!

[@cmlsgarage]

It’s an automatic

[@dhestondh]

@@cmlsgarage manual swaps are easy on those

[@REALSHYT666]

Paint color is called goldenrod I used to have 1 just like that. I still have my other Zenki base model 5 spd 4 lug slick top without abs lol 😆

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

don’t understand how anyone who isn’t handicapped or dead can even have this much negligence

[@leroyjenkinz665]

Ya man I’d be worried about the rockers and rails before I’d go any further body normally looks fine usually

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

They’re fine actually. Just the rear qtr is a bit sus. This is a southern car too. But he should be picking up a shell soon though. So it’ll get addressed.

[@KARR]

Sweet find! I Love finding 240s in the wild!!!

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Gotta agree! I got mine the same way. Its the 1st s13 video posted. Both were a headache to get but we don’t give up that easy lol. As soon as you do they’ll sell it to scrap yard.

[@KARR]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 So true! I asked about a ae86 i found tons of times and they never wanted to sell. Then one day i went by and they told me 700 and i didnt have the money on me. I came back a week later and they had scrapped it....That was a long time ago but still makes me mad haha

[@puddumbig]

never seen anything like this,stoked for more

[@wuroiz8848]

Would make the perfect drifter, it's already f'ed up bodywise

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Bingo 😉

[@firedemon2166]

I don’t see much of anything actually wrong with the body

[@thirteenbelow7047]

this is nuts, wasn't expecting the colour change! I thought it was black! XD

[@lauedbeatz5655]

I found the best looking all original 89 240sx pignose coupe I’ve ever seen to this day for $700 back in 2018. It was dirty as hell and needed a few small things to fire up and drive from sitting 10 years on a concrete slab but, otherwise straight body no rust complete original interior no cracks in gunmetal grey/grey and black interior. I sold it for a nice flip because I was broke back then but, definitely regret sometimes after seeing the prices just after a few years later. I have never seen an original one like it in that shape ever since I let that one go....😭😭😭🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Dang man. Ya let me down. Lol We’ve all been there. I sold mine because I ended up with 3 broken vehicles. My duramax started mixing coolant, s13 had the motor pulled and GTI had the head at the machine shop. Sold the hatch because it was more of a project that I ended up not having time for. Sold it for a loss. Hindsight is 20/20 unfortunately.

[@lauedbeatz5655]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 yeah I sold it to a good home fortunately though. They eventually did an sr20 swap/wheels/body kit and painted it white. Personally - I wouldve kept it as original as possible besides wheels/suspension, given the shape it already was.

[@lauedbeatz5655]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 It had been parked across from my parents house for literally over ten years in their neighbors yard. Found out it belonged to their son who lived out east who had no place to park it. Im pretty sure the father sold it to me behind the sons back because he was tired of it sitting there so long.....I can only imagine how his son reacted later when he found out how much his dad sold it to me for ....🤭😂🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SkUmBa9]

"Barn find" 240's are the best!!

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

@@SkUmBa9 only way I buy them or any of the cars I’ve owned. Cheap and stock 👌🏽 getting harder to find them like this now though.

[@SkUmBa9]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 Bro I landed a junk removal job removing junk from a garage today. Paid with a bone stock un-touched 5 speed hatch!!!!!

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

@@SkUmBa9 you pulled a rare card lol lemme get it 😂 imma try and snag this ae86 I’ve been knowing about for years. Idk how much it’s gonna cost though. My s13 kept getting sentimental tax added every time I went back. Hopefully it isn’t one of those lol maybe I’ll get free as a junk removal lol

[@SkUmBa9]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 bro I already know!I can’t let this one go! I let the last one go and hate it everyday. I was thinking about making a few shorts of it soon. Towed it home and haven’t even touched it since lol. It was so random too man you should go try for the 86 !

[@Burrrrrrrr25]

Coulda literally made one the most satisfying pressure washing videos

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

If only we had one. Next time for sure. That was for the birds.

[@sloppyreloadlive8383]

🤣🤣🤣”don’t know why he’s so good at drawin these things. Clearly it stays on his mind”

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

He’s basically Seth in Superbad lol

[@carllemke4622]

Cool car like it a lot can’t wait to see what you do with it

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thanks man! I’m actually looking forward to the fun stuff myself. We got it going again today and took it on its first test drive. Some minor hiccups but we got it sorted. Gonna finish up the new vid and get it uploaded tonight.

[@cjthurman4772]

240 doors so loud gettin in it late at night is so funny lol

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Sounds like they’re falling apart lol

[@dillonmorse787]

Shiii definitely heard some bassnectar while y’all were washing the 240. Yeeeee basshead for life!

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Don’t let our yeeyee accents fool you lol

[@thomasstropicals7]

That’s a great find, you have also earned my sub 👍

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thanks man! Should have both s13 and s14 stuff soon. Maybe even a little extra if I can snag it.

[@TheGroovah32]

I wish I had a group of friends to work on each others cars

[@aliefdrumline]

You can bro, and when you do it's some of the most fun shit ever. Pick up a ride, find friends who have or want to do the same as you. Meet people that want to see you succeed and vice versa.

[@williamalfonso8285]

Saw that Gen 2 crv at the background we also had that at the same color just wanna say cool cars for the boys

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thanks man! Good catch! Lol that’s our friend’s. It runs and drives after sitting for years as well. He’s storing it there for a later project. I’ve had a couple Rd1’s and one 2nd gen. The 1st gens are awesome.

[@blakeslide6919]

What is the rust situation looking like? Be careful, you can buy one super cheap and end up with a saltine of a car.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

It’s rust free from what we can tell. This car spent its life in AL. I’ll get some clips of it on the next video.

[@blakeslide6919]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 put it on a lift if you can my bro, before you start throwing lots of money into it. Frame rails, floor, rear subframe (and the subframe bolts), trunk, the list goes on, these cars literally rust everywhere lol. Currently having some rust in the spare wheel well of my S13 get fixed, patch and paint was about 1500. Hope your s14 comes out nice

[@E.dirty_six]

@@blakeslide6919 going through this with an rsx I got, gotta get rid of the car it’s so bad. Motor and trans are as healthy as ever but there’s rust holes in my floor there’s not a single part of the car that isn’t rusty/rotting. Went from New York to Ohio so it’s had a rough life.

[@blakeslide6919]

@@E.dirty_six Sorry to hear my man. If it make's you feel any better, I did a lot worse than you and bought a shitbox 240sx, thinking I was going to restore it and what not. That thing was so damn rusty, and when I took it to a shop that knew what to look for I was so embarrassed at how bad it was. Felt like an idiot. I actually traded that one to my mechanic for labor on a new S13 hatch I had bought, much cleaner chassis. Had to fix some rust in the spare wheel well, it wasn't bad but I wanted to nip it in the bud ASAP. But rust free everywhere else thankfully. At least you have a car that gets you back and forth hahaha.

[@E.dirty_six]

@@blakeslide6919 that’s what I tell my self in the long run like hey at least I can get to work, but I traded my 99 prelude for the rsx thinking it was a pretty clean stock rsx and stock yes, pretty clean, no. Now I’m on the hunt for another fifth gen or a clean enough type s.

[@juliofernandez862]

Oh yeah ....make sure as you take each spark plug out, all that crud falls into the cylinders to score even further your pistons!!

[@oksynth]

paid 800 bucks for my stock 5speed s14 couple years ago. amazing car that i regret letting go of

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Been there myself man. Got a Canadian spec s13 hatch about 4-5yrs ago. Paid 1k from the original owner. Sold for less. Interior was mint. My coupe is staying. Live and learn

[@ryzen397]

nice, ive always liked the 240's

[@eastcoastken]

Made #960 for the channel. Looking forward to catching up on your videos.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thank you man!! 🤌🏽

[@jaysofresh3482]

New SUBSCRIBER here! Happy New Year

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thanks man! Happy New Year!

[@christianwegesin326]

Clay bar and spray wax to keep lubed

[@ogblackiechan8577]

earned my sub great content bro

[@johnking1770]

A comet wash would get a lot more of that crud off the paint.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

I’m down to try something new. LA’s has been a cheap buy and better than Purple Power.

[@absentstars474]

8:38 lol nice!

[@datoneg2004]

Instant sub nice car I’d love to find one one day I’d get rid of my Pontiac for the right price just to build something 😂

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thanks man!!

[@Nimbus.]

dam mad mad jelly!

[@ivan-qd9xk]

more content hell yeah, and by any chance is ur buddy clark crommelin? if so my buddy bought a silvia from him haha small world

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

That’s him! I don’t personally know him on a face to face level. Just social media and he’s the s-chassis guy to go to for parts. Just works out he’s in Al too. Lol

[@lilcee413]

This video was recommended 🎉

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Queue the happy dance 🕺🏽

[@amaredunagan7603]

bro your voice doesnt match your face lmao i love it

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Haha surprise 😂

[@a240life2]

Nice rides!!!

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Looks like we’re not the only ones. Lol thanks! Hopefully we’ll make them better.

[@DR.ELEKTRIK]

No surprise a dormant Japanese car would fire up!

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Cool thing with s14’s, plastic tank. We didn’t even have to clean it. Just drained it out with a $7 Harbor Freight pump. Mine was a complete headache and by far the worst I’ve seen.

[@jim_aru6350]

please dont use this car for another drift build where kids buy these cars very stock and destroy in a wall

[@fadez1]

should've hit up a detailer and see if they would've cleaned it for free for their own channel. they would've got quite some views for it

[@stephenstapler9996]

Bro I was genuinely surprised when you turned the camera around. I expected to see some big ol white country boy 😅 y’all have to be in the south lol. I’m in GA if y’all are close holla at me 😂

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Haha yea man I probably could’ve been in that old starburst contradiction commercial 😂 we’re in Al so not too far away

[@edwardnavarro3692]

He subconsciously drew that on the hood 😅😅.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Definitely wasn’t me 😂

[@GHXST3D_R3J3CT]

That is literally my favorite car😢

[@KARR]

Zenki si the best

[@andrew13131]

That sunroof is aftermarket lol I wonder who was making those back in the day.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

I wanna say it starts with “sun”. Same company that made the one in his CRV. Must’ve been selling them like hotcakes back then. I’ll look tomorrow

[@BruhBoat]

massive W car

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

I agree, even with the body damage and autotragic Someone would ask 3-4 times that off marketplace.

[@LetsGammel1996]

Well... In europe, S14s in that condition would be 20k

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Man, a s-chassis wouldn’t even be on my radar at price. We only have ours because how we found them and what we purchased them for. The market is ridiculously overpriced. But I’m sure the older generation probably feels the same about the cars they grew up with.

[@LetsGammel1996]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 Yeah its crazy. Even EG Civics are getting pretty expensive here

[@787hz3]

700th sub!

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Heck yea!! Thank you! Lol

[@LSnium]

It looks like that thing has been sitting since 1776 when the declaration was signed.

[@Primer2toneGarage]

Same color as my S14

[@its_jeremy0491]

Heyyy this is interesting please make more videos please

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

More is coming! We’re just waiting on parts and machine work currently. But I do have an update video I’m working on to answer some questions.

[@sfvd9664]

U deserve more subs

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thanks man! We’ll get there one day

[@keith8197]

But still a good deal

[@timelordnoah5179]

Let the car sit for at least 9 years and wants the rims? Lmao if you didn’t take them off that whole time you don’t need them.

[@reaper352c5]

that's a great find, i would manual swap it if it was mine and put a 1uz v8 in it

[@1993MAZDAMIATA]

I thought the one near my house was bad haha

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Lol it’s rough! BUT he’ll be in it less than he would be for a roller around here once it’s fixed.

[@Jay_CZ4A]

It's auto that made it a deal.

[@Skater6588]

Pressure washer would have been much easier

[@Imalr25]

yes

[@JontuuPresent]

Dont ruin the paint by scrubbing it ffs use a presure washer

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

It’s a bad respray with no clear but I agree. We do need a pressure washer along with a few other things.

[@teamautospeedjzx110]

Bro can you do that Honda civic that was in front

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

We considered it but she said someone was buying it. If it’s still there we might at some point

[@jonathanwhitehouse9259]

Why is there no SR 20

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

He hasn’t leveled up yet

[@keith8197]

I got a 240 sx with the poo ups just like the look of those better

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

I have to agree. I’m just glad I was able to get a coupe. I tried to get one years ago when I bought my hatch but they were out of my budget. Still are tbh. I fussed about paying what I did for mine now. That’s the most I’ve spent on a car that didn’t run.

[@KeyysV]

that is pretty good, how much did he pay?

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Thanks man! He paid $1,000 for it. It needs work but I think we can handle the cosmetics.

[@steelmadebull547]

Must of bought that s14 for 8g drift tax included lol

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

I guess I didn’t even mention price in here but it was 1k lol

[@beamer8907]

this is weird to say, but that car is expensive and rare in stock form.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Rare to even find them too. Usually junked if they look like that. Gotta go to the older neighborhoods.

[@beamer8907]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 hope you do an oem restoration on it.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

@@beamer8907 eh, that’ll be up to him honestly. I’m more along those lines with mine. I’ll be replacing the brown interior bits with better if I can find what I need including carpet. It was just trashed and black was my only option shy of no carpet. Stock body for me, not sure yet with his but he’s getting a shell with a good qtr and rear end so if he’s going that far as having the damage cut out then I can expect stock body/clean s-chassis. This was a decision made after the video. We’re just waiting on the machine shop currently and that’s putting us on hold.

[@_maverick5035]

I have the exact car, 95’ but I need a front bumper reinforcement to fix it 🥲

[@thatguy8255]

I’d keep the body exactly how it is but I’d replace all the drivetrain with a boosted ls

[@凱斗2]

Where did you steal it from? Don't do mean things, tell me too...😀

[@siqsteen]

blown hg? might as well go ka-t

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

He should since he keeps telling me to. I’ll pass that along lol

[@tieofdnfk8017]

is it jdm?

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

White car is but that’s the only one

[@isaackellerman3006]

Ya'll should ls swap it :)

[@shanetyler9391]

its sad that people let cars just sit like this and decay. why i have seen old S30 z cars fall to the same fate.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

It happens. To most it’s just a tool to get from point A to B.

[@dannyr3346]

She shoulda took the wheels off herself if she wanted em

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

The woman was old

[@danielduarte1574]

The sad part is that its an automatic😂

[@etv9520]

how much u got it 4?

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

He paid 1k for it

[@etv9520]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 wowwwww

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

@@etv9520 deals are out there. Just gotta hunt for them by scouting older neighborhoods where code enforcement isn’t a thing. Having a job where you run routes really helps too. Leave notes and follow up.

[@etv9520]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 i see this super clean zenki in mint condition near my house, not super stock like this, but almost. i want to if its for sale because its just sitting there. it never has any changes everytime i pass by it and still in the same spot.

[@93z32]

bro apparently I left a comment about an hour ago on here meant for another video. my fault g.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Lol I was like what? It’s all good man. I was just hella confused

[@93z32]

glad you’re cool about it. didn’t even realize it until you replied. can’t wait to see what you do with the 240

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

@@93z32 nah, it’s KZbin man. I’m bound to get some questionable comments in the future. Lol thanks though for clearing it up. I’ll keep y’all posted on the updates. We got the head back but the parts still haven’t arrived. Go figure

[@93z32]

Hey, we know you’ll get to it when you can. Have a good one man.

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

@@93z32 I appreciate that! Have a Merry Christmas man!

[@hondaresource]

what you know about master p lmao

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

I know he made that song 😂

[@hondaresource]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 😂😂😂😂

[@SixOFiveSix]

Bro WD-40 is not lube 😭

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Lol yea it is

[@jaggedsleepy1229]

Got mine for 400

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

You stole it!! Lol that’s like scrap value. We tend to get sellers with sentimental value I guess

[@sopht.1349]

automatic

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

For now. Lol I helped this dude 5 speed swap his Soarer. He’s not gonna keep it auto. I’ll make fun of him for you if he does

[@sopht.1349]

@@ShadeTreeBuilt09 can’t wait!

[@weeewa2532]

lmao bro are u really crying about the transmission fluid

[@ShadeTreeBuilt09]

Giving him a hard time lol people always think we’re arguing but that’s just the way we joke around

[@dannyr3346]

Yea no thanks

[@mandoky1647]

auto

[@Kris-bl8zp]

why you fixing these old nissans? true passion to fix these crap cars

[@lukeschofill9158]

Why u hatin so hard

[@houseofno]

What would you prefer? Let them continue to rust? The rest of us are glad this Nissan is being rescued. The pre-2000 Nissans, before Renault bought them out and started making CVT powered junk, are some of the Japanese automaker's best work. For people who couldn't quite swing the money for a Z31 or Z32 300ZX, these 200/240's were the ticket back in the day.

[@pink12345]

Boring you did not show us when you tern the keay