Hey everyone , as you know i was picking up my first z on sunday and you all ask for pictures here they are. she's a UK spec TT factory manual targa top in sapphire blue , with full leather interior , and even has the factory panasonic car telephone. also she is 100% completely standard and untouched. and has the original nissan service books and holder , with the original 300zx key which is sadly broken :thumbdown: :crying:

 

i really can't wait to driver it and enjoy , and i'd love to come to some of the 300zx meets and meeting the people behind the forum names =].

 

[/img]

 

[/img]

 

nice car ... i love the phone its so retro :tt1:

She looks amazing Tom and very oem except for the rear spoiler :thumbup1:

She looks amazing Tom and very oem except for the rear spoiler :thumbup1:

 

i like the spoiler , my otherhalf she hates it :laugh:

Nice one Tom. You nob looks like it’s had some rough hands on it over the years! :pinch:

Nice one Tom. You nob looks like it’s had some rough hands on it over the years! :pinch:

 

haha , shes need bit of love and tlc . ive got a planned for this car , but the first thing is a major service

Tom...There is a meet coming up soon....not too far from you...and for a good cause...should be a few club members there for you to faces to names :thumbup1:

 

https://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?188795-South-East-London-Meet-amp-Family-Fun-Day-19th-May-2018

Very nice tom does she have heated leather?

Very nice tom does she have heated leather?

 

yes bud , heated leather seats

Lovely looking Z Tom, great purchase. What are your plans for the car?

Lovely looking Z Tom, great purchase. What are your plans for the car?

 

lower it on a set of coilovers (not stupidly low)

nice set of wheels

exhaust system

and a few other bit's nothing over top just nice and simple

Welcome to the Club Tom, lovely looking Z in the best colour :thumbup:

nice car ... i love the phone its so retro :tt1:

 

I literally said the same to myself out loud.

I literally said the same to myself out loud.

 

the phone still works its shame a that apart of the screen is broken

 

Congrats on the purchase Tom - nice looking Zed, and very good choice of colour....:wink:

 

Richard:thumbup:

Welcome to the club Tom. The car looks great. My first one was a stock UK spec in that blue too. I do miss that car.

 

I love the phone that's been added. Class that!

but the first thing is a major service

 

Best idea, start with the essentials.

 

Jeff

lower it on a set of coilovers (not stupidly low)

 

 

No don`t do it ! get hold of a set of nice cheap Jap spec springs or lowered after market one`s if you must, must be hundreds of them around, and fit new shocks at the same time, the UK springs are too high and soft at the rear especially, coil overs are best suited to track, I know Mister R and D2 have kits and many here have them fitted but as the car is so original it would be a shame to deviate from that, in fact the more stock now the greater interest you will find the car has.

 

Jeff

No don`t do it ! get hold of a set of nice cheap Jap spec springs or lowered after market one`s if you must, must be hundreds of them around, and fit new shocks at the same time, the UK springs are too high and soft at the rear especially, coil overs are best suited to track, I know Mister R and D2 have kits and many here have them fitted but as the car is so original it would be a shame to deviate from that, in fact the more stock now the greater interest you will find the car has.

 

Jeff

 

You can customise the setup of your coilovers so they aren’t suited for track which is exactly what I did with my Meister R kit. By opting for a reduced spring rate front and rear, the setup I have now is significantly more comfortable than the lowering springs and KYB shocks that I removed them for. So much so in fact that the car rolls like mad in corners! Setting my Stillen ARB to the hardest setting has countered that issue so now it corners (reasonably) flat but it glides so much nicer over even the poorest condition roads.

I think Jeff has the right idea for such a stock car. Gary’s yellow UK is sitting on stock suspension I believe with 19” wheels and it looks great.

Z32s have coilovers as standard... yes I know I’m being a knob but it’s not an untruth. As Joel says it depends on what you buy and how you configure that purchase. Most aftermarket height adjustable coilovers have overly stiff spring rates, I think my Tiens were like 13k at the front, ridiculous. Exchanging the springs to a lower rate changed the car completely.

Just get coilovers if you want them. Some 8, 6kg coilovers will be nice.

Z32s have coilovers as standard... yes I know I’m being a knob but it’s not an untruth. As Joel says it depends on what you buy and how you configure that purchase. Most aftermarket height adjustable coilovers have overly stiff spring rates, I think my Tiens were like 13k at the front, ridiculous. Exchanging the springs to a lower rate changed the car completely.

 

You should try the version R coilovers then - most aftermarket ones aren't nearly as stiff!

Its going to end in tears......

You can customise the setup of your coilovers so they aren’t suited for track which is exactly what I did with my Meister R kit. By opting for a reduced spring rate front and rear, the setup I have now is significantly more comfortable than the lowering springs and KYB shocks that I removed them for. So much so in fact that the car rolls like mad in corners! Setting my Stillen ARB to the hardest setting has countered that issue so now it corners (reasonably) flat but it glides so much nicer over even the poorest condition roads.

 

That's what I did. Stillen arbs set to stiff for cornering, meister r coilovers set fairly soft and (relatively) very high. Comfort and performance.