Hi all,

Not totally new on here but haven't contributed much. Done a lot of looking in tho.

I did a load of research and bought what I thought was a good one a couple of years ago. Although it had a dodgy Irish provenance, I went all over it (and under it - in the snow!) before buying. It looked pretty good, but a year later it failed on rotten sills and rear arches. For a number of reasons I haven't got round to having that repaired properly (got it patched up for MOT) and am now looking for another car instead (later model). I am even considering going to Japan (if I can ever find one for sale there) and importing myself. But how was there so much corrosion not showing? Is there any way of checking arches, sills etc for rust? I thought Jap imports were rust free due to lack of salt on their roads. Is this a myth?

There is a new chap on here called gazwoz pulling minters in from Japan may be worth looking at what he has to offer

Rust free straight of the boat from Japan.

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?181583-Stunning-Z-No-2-SWB-(z32)-N-A-Manual-JUST-**22000-MILES**-AS-GOOD-AS-NEW!!!

The problem lies in the targa drain lines which run through the sill and out the bottom. The hose goes from plastic to steel and it rots effectively filling your sill with water and rotting from the inside out. There is a rubber bung behind the wing to allow inspection but it means taking off at least the arch liner the rear is even more problematic where the inner trim has to be removed and ideally a camera to look inside. Not easy especially if sombody has already bodged it with filler. You won't know until you see rust bubbles by then it's already done a lot of damage

Welcome back mate - and that's some sound advice above!!

 

Good luck in your search:clover:

 

Richard:cool:

Once upon a time the JDM models were generally rust free, but with many of them spending 10+ years in rough UK winters, paired with targa drains damaged by jacking, it seems you can never be sure these days. The best advice i can give to a buyer is to ask the seller to remove the rear quarter interior trim panel to have a good look down into the rear sill gallery area.

Thanks for the replies, guys. Have made contact with Gazwoz.

Think I must have one with the water-filled sills. Nice of it to wait for me before blossoming. Bloody Japs - design some of the best of anything in the world, and then leave a big fat sleeping boobie like that in there. Spose the manufacturers don't have to worry about us idiots 20 years down the line!

Anyway, I'm looking for another one. Not fussed about colour, as long as it's pearl white. Any leads?

 

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Edited June 13, 201510 yr by Gaz 300

oops, sorry, repeating myself. It's an age thing....

Edited June 13, 201510 yr by Jeff
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oops, sorry, repeating myself. It's an age thing....

 

Fixed for you Jeff.

Thanks Mum!

Thanks Mum!

 

Your welcome Jeff :biggrin: