It is with heavy heart that I am putting my Z of over 12 years' ownership up for sale. I have had many great times with this car but I am thinking of consolidating my two cars down to one as I have less time to give the Z the care and respect it needs, and am looking for something more modern and practical. The Z is overall in very good shape but I have listed all the bad points I can think of below. There's tonnes of service history, receipts, and all MOT certificates since ownership are included.

 

 

 

 

SPEC

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Series 1, Japanese Import, LWB, myself the only private UK owner, Twin Turbo, Targa Top, Manual [converted from automatic], originally gunmetal grey.

All usual UK-conversions done, like UK speedo, rear fogs, delimiter.

 

 

G587 TVO

MOT: expires 14th May 2015

MILEAGE: 142k miles

Located in Leicester

 

 

SERVICE HISTORY

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All receipts for work carried out, many receipts for parts and modifications, and all MOTs are available dating back to start of ownership.

 

 

GOOD POINTS

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The bodywork is largely in very good condition after having a respray in 2005 and a new bodykit in 2009 - the occasional stone chip or light scratch does little to detract from this.

Brand new windscreen in 2008.

New battery has barely done 1,000 miles.

The interior is mainly in very good condition after having the seats and dash/door cards retrimmed in 2009/2010. Some other parts of trim are looking a bit tired and need re-gluing, and there's a smallish tear on driver's seat.

The suspension all round, and front brakes are all aftermarket and have only done a couple of thousand miles or so since fitment.

The engine is a very good runner and pulls especially well in 3rd and 4th gears, partly thanks to the N/A Differential modification. Just the occasional whiff of blue smoke on overrun after hard boost due to suspected PCV valves being slightly different spec (replaced in 2007).

The engine and turbos were rebuilt in 2007.

Car only covered on average 3,000 miles per year under current ownership.

 

 

BAD POINTS

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Electrics are in generally good condition, but after standing for about a week with no use the battery will not start the car. Also gives

Windscreen demist works intermittently (either perfectly or not at all!)

Boost controller is in working order but suspect there may be a fault or electrical short - possibly causing the above (I was planning on going with a manual boost controller).

Front nearside tyre can scrub briefly on the inside when taking hard bumps/corners fast due to width of front tyre (I was planning on going down to 235 from 245).

Exhaust body chirps at times when cornering hard left (catching on something underneath?)

Cruise control never worked (I've never been bothered!).

Small patch of paint bubbling near offside rear wheel.

The three aftermarket gauges are out of order (oil press. never been hooked up, and the needles of the other two have snapped over time).

Front washer motor needs replacing (replacement included with sale but not been tested).

As with a lot of targa tops a bit of rain manages to get in and drip onto either passenger or driver seat. I cover the Z up when a lot of rain is expected.

Running temps can get high when stuck in traffic for a while on a hot day (possibly due to removal of fan shroud).

Rusty sills - driver's side is very bad particularly at the rear. Passenger's side isn't too bad and can be jacked up using the standard roadside jack. Some bad rust at the offside-rear corner behind the rear bumper. Also two holes either side of the boot floor.

 

 

 

MODIFICATIONS

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Bodywork

Colour change to 19H Mazda Atlantic Blue

Wings West Bumper

Stillen Louvred Headlight Panel

Viper rear spoiler

Veilside C2 blended sideskirts

De-suaged doors

Z-Centre mk.2 bonnet vent blended and cut into bonnet

Smoked black side repeaters

Crystal Clear front indicators

Fog-light ducts

Blue illuminated rear panel

99-spec rear lights

Smoked rear reflectors

HIDs

Rear wiper removed

Smoothed (de-mottled) rear bumper

Carbon fibre B-pillar covers

19" Cruise 136 alloys

Nexen 3000 Tyres (275 rear/245 front)

 

Engine

2990cc Engine rebuild

Wiseco 87.5mm forged pistons

Cometic head gasket

DeatschWerks Highflow Pintleless 555cc injectors

TurboNOS chip & tune

360 degree ballbearing turbo rebuild

AMS stage 4 3" Expansion split downpipes

Labree 3" decats

Labree 3" full exhaust system

ApexI Powerflow intake

GReddy Profec E-01 boost controller

JWT Flywheel

Z1 Motorsport sidemount intercoolers

Koyo radiator

ApexI Super-AFC2

ApexI Twin-Chamber BOVs

SGP lightweight underdrive crank pulley

Manual cams

Series 2 PTU

Relocated PTU near to air filter

NGK Spark plugs

Plenum water bypass

Hardpipe intake kit

Stainless steel rad pipes

Engine bay electrical grounding kit

Nismo oil cap

Nismo radiator cap

Braided fuel line kit

AIV removed

EGR bypassed

 

Transmission/Drivetrain

Auto->Manual conversion

Hybrid T/T -> N/A Single-piece lightweight propshaft

N/A Subframe

R200 Differential

RPS Organic Sport Clutch

SGP Uprated Pivot Ball

SGP Uprated Braided Clutch Line

Short-shift gearlever

Nismo Gearknob

 

Suspension

KYB AGX shocks

Eibach pro springs (20mm drop)

Powertrix front upper arms

Powertrix rear upper arms

Powertrix front tension rod

 

Brakes

K-sport Black 8-piston brake calipers (front only)

K-sport 330mm vented and slotted brake discs (front only)

High-performance brake lines (front only)

 

Interior / Misc.

Black/blue Vytex seat retrim with Z logo

Electric blue interior panel trim kit

Chrome dashboard rings

Colour-change silver-face indiglo dials

LED dash control pods

Triple A-pillar pod

F&F Boost Gauge *

F&F Oil Pressure Gauge *

F&F Water Temp. Gauge *

Side quarter privacy glass

ApexI Turbo Timer

ApexI RSM

ApexI G-Force Sensor

Option Tuning steering wheel

Carbon-fibre forward dash vents

Nismo gearshift gaitor

"300ZX Turbo" handbrake gaitor

TOAD ai606

 

 

 

HISTORY

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Check the 300ZX.CO.UK journal here for other details of modifications/history/etc.

 

 

OTHER STUFF INCLUDED FREE WITH SALE (I'd rather these just went with the car as opposed to selling & posting out individually)

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Spare key and alarm fob

4 x Z DVDs

300ZX.CO.UK shirt (L), hoodie (L) and 25th anniversary T-shirt (L)

Canvas print [of the car but with its old bodykit]

A3 print [of the car with its current bodykit]

Z Mug [unused]

Z Diecast model

Z Coolart picture

5 x Z Club magazines

Spare bottle of blue paint (correct colour for bodywork)

Spare reg plates

Bag of misc. spare fuses and relays

Replacement front washer jet motor (untested)

Replacement front wiper motors (untested)

Spare stock driver's-side sun visor (boost controller currently sits in a modified sun visor)

 

 

 

I know it wouldn't be up to me but I'd really like to see her enjoying the road for a while to come and not broken up for spares and aftermarket parts. Bearing in mind the MOT is about to expire I'm happy to let her go for far lower than I'd have wanted for her perhaps a few years ago, even though she's barely done 1,000 miles since passing the last MOT, and so I'm looking for £2,600 o.v.n.o. Please PM me if you're interested or have any questions.

 

 

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Edited May 10, 201510 yr by EvoluZion3

Is she still available?

Guys he can sell it for what he wants stop heckling him. Once it's gone it's gone and the good cars will still command the price that the owner asks and the market demands. Just because one car goes for a certain price doesn't mean the market will crash.

I think the price is just right :D shurrup you guys :D

 

( sorry, no more spamming your FS thread... working on a deal to get cash hopefully)

Sorry Ian on what basis is this heckling? Of course he can sell for what he likes, but it would be remiss not to alert a fellow member on items they sell if we feel they are doing themselves out of pocket by perhaps not being aware of a market price. If you sell all the good cars dirt cheap then what does it say about the Zed market? As a one off it may not matter but if it happened reguarly then it would have an effect.

 

Anyway debating this is for another thread and not for the op's for sale.

Edited May 8, 201510 yr by SteveE
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Is she still available?

 

Hi mate, I have a potential buyer coming tomorrow morning so the Z's currently reserved for him although I'll update the post if he changes his mind.

Ok... thanks

I'm sure Dave's been around long enough on here to know what he feels the car is worth. I hope the negotiations go well Dave good luck with the sale

Yes here been around a long time... That doesn't mean he's not selling himself short lol

I am sure he knows what's best for himself irrespective of time on here, but in this case there is a consensus that he could do much better for himself given the spec. But as already said GLWS,

C'mon then.... sold...? Still available...?

 

#edgeofmyseat!

Unfortunately it's bad news - upon inspection behind the sideskirts there is a particularly bad rust problem on the driver's side sill, and there is also a hole either side of the boot floor. The passenger side sill isn't in such a bad condition but would be best repairing as well. This is of course the risk of having sideskirts, especially blended ones like mine which cannot be removed without damaging them. I am currently discussing options with the person who came to see the car today. I will update the thread with the outcome. If the viewer does not want to go ahead with the sale then obviously the nature of my sale has changed considerably and I will have to relist appropriately.

 

It's difficult to describe how gutting this is.

I appreciate that it's gutting, but your car's still easily worth the price you're asking even if it has some rust issues!!

if you were to break it you would easily make 4k.

and if you do break dibs on the brakes and boost controller :P lol

I appreciate that it's gutting, but your car's still easily worth the price you're asking even if it has some rust issues!!

 

Totally agree with Si.

 

Dave you should accept the money your asking as a final offer given the spec, not haggle from that point because of some body issues. There have been plenty of wrecks going for reasonable money and anyone who recognises the standard of spec yours has, would also appreciate that it still represents very fair value for money. Rust or not!

Totally agree with Si.

 

Dave you should accept the money your asking as a final offer given the spec, not haggle from that point because of some body issues. There have been plenty of wrecks going for reasonable money and anyone who recognises the standard of spec yours has, would also appreciate that it still represents very fair value for money. Rust or not!

 

All. Day. Long!!

You guys aren't telling him anything I haven't already told him myself. He decided to choose the price in the first place before the rust was even found, and it's entirely up to him what he sells it for now he knows it's condition. He's agreed to hold it for a few days while I price up the work to get it fixed, since it's the one thing I can't do myself. If we don't come to a deal in a few days, then it'll be available again, however he wishes to then advertise it at. Lovely car, lovely guy, but it simply needs a lot of work inside and out to keep it on the road. Neither of us want to see it killed off for parts if we can help it, so we're simply finding out if it can be me who saves it. Simple as that.

Hope you manage to come to a deal Stu, far too good to break, well worth throwing another couple of grand at to sort IMO :thumbup:

Exactly, it's way too good to break if we can help it. Neither of us want it breaking, it's stunning and goes well, but there is a LOT of rot to contend with, made more costly by the skirts that have been blended in, and I'm simply finding out how much it'd be to get right, and if I can squeeze it into my budget to take it on myself.

Sorry, not many full stops in there. I'd edit it, but I'm not a subscribed member yet. Will be if I end up with a car though. :)

If you were closer i would weld it up for the price of food :)

Dunno, you've not seen underneath it yet. ;)

have a look at the one I did weld up ;)

I think you've showed me the link before now I think about it. Learnt to weld too while doing it if I recall correctly? Awesome work if so, but how long did it take you? How many meals would you have had from start to finish? ;)

Ummm, I was already a coded welder when I started the project, and have welded loads of rusty cars back to health !

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?169669-My-£350-manual-Uk-TT

the pics were not the greatest and didn't show the full extent, but completely buggered front to back on the drivers side, and most of the passengers side, plus the chassis legs needed a lot of work !