Bought another 300zx........

[Guest]

I had a customer of mine selling a zed with a blown headgasket for a great price. so i had to buy it, this one is a 2 seater, my blue one is a 2+2, its 1990, twin turbo, 5 speed, preety much all stock.

havent got a cool name for this one yet, it is only known as the silver zed, or the communal zed in some circles.
i picked it up off a customer for a good price, it has a blown headgasket and badly overheated motor.
the goal is to fix it up to where its 100% mechanically, and also 100% legal, full emission gear, no illegal mods at all. even gonna runa front number plate.!
The secondary goal is to make 320rwhp on stock turbo;s , injectors, coolers and intake, so mods will be boost, tune and a catback exhaust.
excuse the night pics, didnt get back till late tonight.

 

[ygoslo]

Nice. The 2 seaters look 18 thousand times better than the 2+2s.

 

[Macca]

Have a mate with a Z, they are expensive to do anything to arnt they? He has been trying to fix his up too. Cost him a bucket load to get the engine done.

 

[Guest]

yup they;re expensive if you have to pay for work. i work on these things all the time, so no problem, i do between 10 and 12 motors a year for customers.

 

[Macca]

well thats all good then

 

[Guest]

i might try and sell it in 6 or 12 months, add some cash and get a VR4.

 

[cyber_scriber]

Looks good.

The 300zx shape has managed to age very well. Kind of like the last of the RX-7s.

 

[Tom]

I have always liked the 300zx

One of my mates bought one too, quick car even though it was running horribly LOL

 

[Macca]

yeah, they really dont look that old. Ive always like the 300zx's.

 

[trounced]

wife wants me to get one as a project car, they are an awesome shape i love them.

maybe some day

 

[ygoslo]

wife wants me to get one as a project car, they are an awesome shape i love them.

maybe some day

Do it! But don't go with the VG30 - be different...

Makes so much sense when you think about it.
http://www.meggala.com/hybrid/hyb15.jpg

 

[unclepaulie]

go a vq42tt

 

[montgomery]

I think a RB25/30 in one of these would be perfect!!

 

[ygoslo]

The SR is a great swap because it solves all the packaging issues, which means it is no longer hard to work on, no longer has problems with underbonnet heat, etc. And it is just cool.

 

[ygoslo]

I think a RB25/30 in one of these would be perfect!!

There is (or was?) one in Warrnambool with a 26 in it with a big single.

 

[Macca]

They are bloody hard to work on with the VG30TT in them, too tight in there.

 

[ygoslo]

They are bloody hard to work on with the VG30TT in them, too tight in there.

Hence the SR conversion.

 

[Guest]

Hence the SR conversion.

you're not serious right?

 

[SupremeMoFo]

That's if you don't think the SR20DET is one of the most overrated engines of all time.

I'd definitely do an RB25DET conversion on a Z32.

 

[bradc]

I'm with Evan here, it is just a normal jap 4 cylinder engine. If you wanted a nissan coupe with a 4 cylinder engine, a standard ugly s13 or s14 would make more sense.