I couldn't agree more. I have a VERY similar experience to yours (only it involved an ls/vtec integra and a college income), and if it taught me anything, it's that a project car should never be a daily driver.

I can't begin to compare the difference in stress level working on the project car, when you know your daily driver is out front ready to take you wherever you need to go at any moment. Removing time from the factors of building a project car is the best move you can make.

For what it's worth, I think you're making the right decision of sorts. Just buy a $4000 civic that you can trust while slowly pulling together the 240 project.

 

Weird, I could swear on the same thing as slimjim...unless it's someone with a similar username

goodluck with the 240sx...they are a solid platform. The SR iron blocks are very easy to make reliable.

 

You guys are so correct - going turbo with the s2k I do NOT regret - I just should have had a 2nd car to get around in. I turned my only method of transportation into a frankenstein and it left me stranded and needing rides constantly. The only thing that I should have done differently was to get my head decked when I put the first headgasket in. I apparantly had a warped head going into the turbo build and that only exacerbated more problems to happen.

And it's not that I don't HAVE the money to keep fixing things - it's just that I'm sick of it and the amount of mods that I've spent are now worth more than the car is.

There is a guy with an s13 with s14 sr20 swapped 240 that I'm talking to right now - fully built motor, power FC standalone, 400 rwhp on mustang dyno... I'm going to set it up for grip/road course style a'la s2k

We'll see how it goes!

 

Good friend of mine has an RB in his 240, torque from hell.

 

RB20 or RB25/26?