:thumbup: Merry Christmas to all of you!

Many thanks to BazzaJG and his wife for their kind attention on my visit to Manchester to view the car in reality. The test drive was under flodding rain, but succeeded to have it safe!

A very nice example of Z32 somehow heavily updated and very impressive. The deal was confirmed and we drove back to London first with my wife (no fear and delighted!), spent the Saturday in the city, and finished the drive to Reims on the Sunday... finally with wet road, but no more rain!

The french MOT is done a OK, and I have the homologuation certificate to finalize the french registration quite soon... And I am still discovering all that has been implemented on this unit!

 

So now, where is this nice Z32 going to have its new life?

 

After decades of road eating due to my sales job, mainly with Mercs estate versions, the come back to more classic cars started with Ford Capris. I bought my first new car back in 1979, and this was kept since for a re-use. The original engine was weak with the V6 2.0 liters, and I swapped it with a 2.8L V6 for better performance. Coil-overs, transmission changed to 5 gears, rear suspension modified wit rigid triangles, thicker swaybars... and start of some trackdays for fun. Nice model, completed with the FC003 CC Racing Francorchamps Capri later, and the V6 3.1L Essex engine. Also a very nice example with much better handling on track, and some history drives at Spa francorchamps for the real fun.

 

Datsun and Toyotas were my second choice on that initial purchase in 1979, but the price did not allowed the decision for any of them... but they were present in my memory with some nostalgy!

 

I then decided to find a 280ZX and have a taste with the history of datsuns. That was done three years ago. I turned it back to triple Webers fo a more agressive drive, and it fullflled the target. But I do not like cars staying alone, so I decided to have a more powerfull one! Mike Feeney had an IMSA turbo version that was planned for supercharger, but never finished. He decided to sell it, and I completed the installation with Emerald management. The sprintex M-110 (25 years old) was providing a small 7 psi boost, but some nice extra power. I had a problem with the Sprintex recently as I was driving to Magny Cours for a track day, and the project is now on work for update with a more recent Sprintex superchager, expecting now 20 psi boost...

I also have a traditional 240Z from 1975, and a Datsun Roadster 2000 Sports version, so that I can have the track days with my Daughter!

 

Now comes the Z32, and basically, reading about the work done on this one, I realised that I could not do it for the price it was sold! So the family is enlarging, and I will wait for some dry days to have some drive with the 500 Bhp beast!

 

You know everything now, and part of my choice was induced by my experience learning about Emerald K6 management on the 280ZX IMSA supercharged, and the fact that this Z32 is using the same management with twin turbos.

 

I will soon place some pictures of the cars, and have some questions about the 300ZXTT and accessories implemented!:thumbup1:

Some pictures!

 

The 300ZX TT driven back:

 

 

The Capri CC Racing:

 

 

And the article in Classic Ford Jan 2009:

 

 

The Roadster 2000 Sport:

 

 

The classic 240Z:

 

 

The first 280ZX:

 

 

And the 280ZX IMSA Supercharged:

 

 

And wellcome to Reims for anyone coming to France!!

Merry Christmas to you. Love the little Datsun Roadster! Reims is on the way to the south of France for us, so next time we drive the Z we could visit.

 

-Andrew

very nice, a fine example and what a fantastic christmas present.

 

I thought france didn't like heavily modified cars?

Andrew, take the opportunity, and tell me when your next plans are fixed! It will be a pleasure: We have the old Reims historical 12 hours racing track (or some left!), and a kind of local sparkling wine that I am sure you will appreciate!

Jaffa, fantastic present indeed! What modifications?? :tt2: This is just a british original Nissan import that has the same hologuation as any EEC model!! When coming from Japan or the US as private import even to UK first, the car cannot be registered without a complete check... meaning a lot of time and money to go through the steps... or even impossible when a single component not corresponding to the homologated version! The rules are more flexible for cars 30 years old... but this is still a long time to wait! The only required obligation is an expert report for the insurance company, and this is planned. Now, with the camera and speed control that we have here, the car will show the real performance on the track... or on german motorways...

wow, nice collection of cars there. and merry christmas!

Welcome to the fourm Hub280zx and that is an awesome 300zx you have bought:thumbup1: nice Capri also.

Thanks Agl89 and Gary!

The Capri was once qualified as "the worst handling car to drive on the road"! This is good training to learn before switching to other propulsion models...!

The 300ZX is awesome, and I am still going through the details about what has been implemented. The engine is one side of it, with a serious job done, but the chassis, suspension, brakes, etc...have also been modified to have a "drivable" version with that power level. I was really convinced when driving the car!

The Capri was always very light at the rear and would spin in circles very quick going round tight corners.I had a few Capri's my first was a MK2 1.6 GL and after three others ended up with a 1995 2.8 i special in black. But that was before I fell in love with the Fairlady:biggrin:

Hi Hubert, was a pleasure meeting both you and your wife Catherine. Im guessing the distance you drove home, is more miles than I did in the car in the past few years :)

 

Thanks for showing the photos of your other cars, very nice cars. Will keep an eye out for your postings to see your progress with the car.

 

Barry

Hi Barry!

The pleasure was shared with your wife and your brother (even if we came close to a diplomatic risky situation with the talks about performance as we were gone for the test drive!).

The drive back home was a discovery, but the more I was driving, the more Catherine was enjoying it! When men's toys are sold to the wifes, you cannot be better!!

I will try to keep the philosophy of your car: "drivable beast with nothing as a compromise", hoping that you will enjoy the future of it, and not regret too much the decision to sell it...

We keep in touch!

Hubert

Congratulations on your new purchase Hubert - you have got yourself a fine Z32 there my friend!!

 

I love the rest of the cars in your collection too; welcome to the club and I look forward to seeing you online in the future.

 

Richard:thumbup:

Amazing collection you have there and now you have the cherry on the cake as well. Nice to see a true enthusiast who knows his motors. If you ever decide to display your car's let me know because I also travel through Reims when travelling to the south of France and Italy and would love to see them. Anyways, good luck with your new Christmas present.

Richard, thanks for your warm wellcome to a froggie that finds your forum of upmost interest!

Sure i will not hesitate to post any questions on here as I can feel there is a lot of knowledge shared with specialists.

The french forums are more "drift" oriented, and this is not my cup of tea.

 

Osty1, the cherry on the cake is more the size of a garden tomato!

I had long exchanges with Barry before confirming my decision, and this was for two reasons: 1. The spec of this Z32 is such that you cannot have a quick summary around it: "Power with driveability" is exact definition, and I can confirm this with the flooded safe drive I had from Manchester home! 2. Looking at the total invoices for this result, you just wonder why it comes for sale! You then try to find the hidden black hole that justifies such a decison to sell...but i cannot find any! The meeting was just giving me the confirmation that honesty was part of the deal: I like that! Thanks again Barry!

The display of the cars is open to any member here driving through Reims! I have two limits to this only: I am travelling quite a lot, so hopefully your dates will coïncide with mine for avaliability, and I hope that you are not organising a club meeting in my place... as the space is limited! Beside this, you are wellcome when the opportunity is there!

 

I am sure that some of you were dissapointed to see this car going to France, but it has now a nice new home with all the required attention!... and enjoyment!

Thanks again for you warm messages, and I hope I can return this in the future.

Hi

 

I live in the north of france (near Arras) and i bought a 300zx Uk spec 2 years ago, in red :)

 

Do you know the forum http://www.fairlady300.com/forum/index.php ?

 

JC

Hi Jechar!

 

Reims to Arras... just enough to warm tires between our places!

 

Yes, I do know the fairlady300.com forum, and had some read on there as it is kindly mentionned in the Z32 section of my original forum

http://datsun-france.fr/forum/index.php

 

I started with Classic Datsuns before the Fairlady!

 

I'll most probably appear quite soon, but for the moment, I am trying to learn as much as possible from mine.

It comes from Manchester, and the ECU is Emerald... So lots of informations to learn from UK specialists.

 

Is your name on french forum the same as here?

Thanks for contact!

Yes it the same on fairlady.com

 

Et en français :whistling:

Il y a aussi des Spécialistes en france :)

 

A bientôt pour une balade :cool3:

Hummmm... Jechar, I introduced registration data on Friday at fairlady.com forum, and I am still not confirmed for messages to post!

Are admin having a look once a month?? Not exactly expected, and I will have forgotten my password for connection when allowed!

Not the same as on here... Is it still live?

Hi Hub,

 

Yes the administrator doesnt validate the registration quickly... i'll send him an MP...

 

Registration is now OK on datsun-france :winkiss:

 

Bye

Hi Jean-Charles,

 

Hope you will enjoy the company at Datsun-France: It's a nice family on there!

And I will be at Spa Classic, so maybe we have the chance to meet.

Thanks for your help for Fairlady300 forum