well my 300zx plans are back on track

 

Before xmas i took my red 300zx 2 + 2 tt auto of the road to do the following

 

manual conversion

engine refresh

remove all rust

repair rested out patch around rear light

fit 99 spec front

colour change to white or black

interior refresh

exhaust change

 

well i stripped down the entire front of the car took the engine and box out and then found a rather bent chassis leg. looking into things it explains why the bumper never sat quite right and even why the tagas had rubbed a bit on the roof.

 

after alot of pondering i decided repair was not going to be the best route along with the other jobs as it would be a huge amount of work and would never be as good or worth as much as an un crashed car.

 

so what to do.

 

The answer was to either try to sell up as a whole car which i would have had a few moral issues with (unlike the last owner) or to reshell.

 

The answer presented itself in the form of a black series 1 swb which had been partially broken for a manual conversion and a few bits and bobs

 

 

I collected the car on sunday, and a big thanks to rigs

 

The car needs a drivers side wing and a front bumper along with a respray of the rear hatch a new interior and alot of tarting up.

 

The plan is to remove the engine and give it back to rigs

paint up my 99 spec

repaint any pannels that need it

restore the drivetrain

clean up the undernside

fit all my shiny bits

refit engine-all gaskets and sensors replaced

fit interior-oem recaros and black alcantara

fit new wheels- enkei rp01 9" front 10" back et 22

 

enjoy new car aiming for summer

Will be lovely when done:cool3:

Nice one bud, I love the SWB`s!! good luck with it

Will be a great looking car when its finished, I wish I had been able to justify doing it myself. Make sure you take plenty of pictures along the way!

I gave the car a quick wash tonight to see what lies benieth and to give it a bit of a clean before i work on it.

 

looks better than i thought. i tried to take some photos but its too dark