First S13
The first car was a white 89 hatchback, base model. I bought it in August 2001, swapped the SR in December 2002 and drove it daily until it’s demise in early 2005.
![]() |
![]() |
Mods:
- Red Top SR20DET
- Greddy VSQL FMIC
- HKS SSQV BOV (recirculated)
- HKS Hi Power Exhaust
- Joe P dual ball bearing boost controller @ 10psi
- Tomei RAS
- 5Zigen black FN01R-C 17×9 +15 (track wheels)
- MB Weapon gun metal 17×9 +17 (street wheels)
- Falken Azenis ST115 215/45ZR17 x4
- Z32 30mm brakes
- Koyo radiator
- Attain 5 Lug hubs
- Stainless Lines (brake and clutch)
- Speed Bleeder
- L2 Quick Release
- Momo 350 Wheel
- Cusco RUCA
- Tein Tension Rods
- P/S Cooler
- Greddy Ex Gas Temp / Water Temp / Boost gauges
- Blitz Turbo Timer
- Garage Thrash Under Protect
- K2 Coilovers 9kg/7kg
- Sparco Pro2000 Seat
- Phase2 Drift Knob
- 3″ Shift Knob extension
Events:
- Drift Day 7,8,12,13,15
- NADA @ LVMS
- Drift Day Competition 2 (Placed top 8: http://www.driftday.com/ddc2.htm)
- Lots of Just Drift events
Trophies:
- hahahahhahaha
Shops:
- phase2motortrend – http://www.phase2motortrend.com/ryans180sx.html
- Garage Works
Backstory:
I got my first 240 in August of 2001 after reading as much as I could find on the internet then about the car and it’s capabilities. I practically memorized Mark Slide Squad and Heavy Throttle’s FAQ pages. So I got one of my own that wasn’t running, fixed it up and daily drove that bad boy for about 3 years, driving in a bunch of events along the way and meeting a ton of awesome people; Mickie, Mario, Brian, Eddie, Will, Wayne, Mike and Cullen were always great friends who stood out to help me with my first car. I moved to OC in 2005, cool because it’s much closer to the action than where I used to live.
Fast forward to Feb 5, 2005 and I get called into work at midnight on a Sat night / Sun morning. Working and exhausted at about 3:30AM, I hear a bunch of loud noises outside that sounded like someone breaking into the office. Cops show up about 15 minutes later and I am devastated to see that the building is fine, but my car has been beaten to shit; all the windows, hood, fenders, all gone. They didn’t take anything, but the insurance company did. They took the car, but I got most of the parts off beforehand.
I’ll just use this space of the internet to say FUUUUUCK YOU to who ever did that to my car.
UPDATE: Fast forward 6 years and I’ve got a new shell to play with. Yay.