I've decided I want to start documenting more of the journey with my 300zx, I've called it the No-name 300zx project, because I've never given the car a name other than 'The Nissan'.
First of all, a little history:
2013
I've owned the car since mid 2013, the only mods were different wheels and a Nistune ECU and map
My first bonding experience with the car was when the starter motor decided to detach itself from the gearbox a couple of days in to ownership. A small job of drilling and tapping the stripped hole from m10 to m12, and a replacement bolt solved that easily.
The slippery modification slope began a few months in to ownership. MeisterR suspension fitted, the handling was much improved.
Adjustable camber arms, tension rods, Hicas removal, Whiteline anti roll bars, drop links and an exhaust with an X pipe soon followed.
2014
In 2014, the car did its first track days at Goodwood and Brands Hatch. At Brands hatch, the clutch started slipping, and so a competition cluch and ultra lightweight flywheel were chosen as replacements. At the same time, I installed lightweight underdrive pulleys and a single piece prop shaft. The weight that was removed from the drive-train made a huge difference to the engine, it revved much more freely and transformed the drive once again.
With more track days in mind, mods such as bucket seats, strut braces and brake upgrades came with the territory. Evo 8 calipers and after a number of poor pad choices, Pagid RS29 (now RSL29) are now my go-to pad of choice.
2015
Nurburgring and the clutch. again. I took a trip to the Nurburgring with my Dad, and had an unforgettable trip for many reasons. On the drive home, first gear was getting harder to select, and by the time we pulled up on the driveway, the clutch wouldn't release. Very lucky!. Another gearbox pull, and an upgraded 350z clutch fork later and the problem was solved.
Fast forward to October. BEST TRACK DAY EVER - After a full day of flawless lapping at Goodwood, and a quiet afternoon allowing 3 back-to-back 15 minute sessions, one of the turbos let itself go. I still went home grinning, knowing that the car had started to perform how I had hoped, and that it was time for upgrades.
Queue my first engine pull, on the sloped, uneven driveway at my parents house. The turbos were removed and taken for a hybrid rebuild, and I performed all the remaining deletes to simplify the engine bay. Removed a few buckets full of wiring and plumbing that was no longer needed, and tidied and cleaned anything I could. 555cc injectors were ordered from the sketchiest retailer I could find. Changed the gearbox oil.
2016
Engine back in the car, and a map saw 494hp in February. By the end of Feb, one of the turbos was starved of oil and seized. Thankfully it was the left turbo, that can be removed in about 2 hours with the engine still in place, so I rebuilt it in my shed with a service kit bought from ebay. It's still going strong now.
In April, my Dad had a 'meeting' with a tyre wall at Goodwood, with me in the passenger seat. We both walked away fine relationship still intact.
I replaced and repaired the panels that were damaged, and then vinyl wrapped it in light satin blue. The wrap has covered most of its scars and gave it a new lease of life. I had only intended and expected the wrap to last for a year or so, but it is still holding up over 2.5 years later.
Fitted Michelin Pilot sport 4s for the first time, if you need a recommendation of tyre choice for road and the odd track day, that's it.
2017
2017 was spent saving for a house and so was relatively uneventful for the car, I think I did one Goodwood track day. Dad and I purchased a Westfield, which is a completely different animal, and much cheaper on consumables. But nothing beats the feel of The Nissan when it's on top form.
2018
A flawless track day in Feb at Brands Hatch was the first outing of the year. We had both the Westfield and Nissan on track at the same time, allowing us to swap between cars meant you had to re-calibrate your brain for each session.
Another Goodwood afternoon track day started to show that some of the suspension components fitted with rose joints were in need of some TLC and so replacement rod ends were ordered from Mcgill motorsport and fitted, reducing creaks and knocks drastically. Additionally, the car's idle was getting progressively rougher. It sounded like an aggressively 'cammed' v8. Which is cool if it is a cammed V8, but not so much if it's a V6.
Late 2018, friends and I found a garage unit to rent, which would allow dry storage and working on the cars. I'd never had this luxury before, and it makes such a difference to be able to work on the car whatever the weather or time of day. Until this point, everything had been done to the car on my parents wonky driveway. The unit is a time machine - you 'pop over' to drop something off and leave 6 hours later.
The idle got progressively worse, to the point where it could barely keep itself alive, but up in the higher rev range, it still ran like a dream.
For Christmas, I treated myself to a new MAF and Series 2 PTU with new plugs. fitting these and new coil pack connectors bought the engine back to it's former glory. My guess is the culprit was the MAF, but all of the new connectors must have made a difference considering the poor state of the originals.
2019
This brings us up to the present day, where I will try and update this thread with the work, findings and adventures of The Nissan. It begins with pulling the engine again because of a small rattle that could have caused a big problem.
Hi All,
I've decided I want to start documenting more of the journey with my 300zx, I've called it the No-name 300zx project, because I've never given the car a name other than 'The Nissan'.
First of all, a little history:
2013
I've owned the car since mid 2013, the only mods were different wheels and a Nistune ECU and map
My first bonding experience with the car was when the starter motor decided to detach itself from the gearbox a couple of days in to ownership. A small job of drilling and tapping the stripped hole from m10 to m12, and a replacement bolt solved that easily.
The slippery modification slope began a few months in to ownership. MeisterR suspension fitted, the handling was much improved.
Adjustable camber arms, tension rods, Hicas removal, Whiteline anti roll bars, drop links and an exhaust with an X pipe soon followed.
2014
In 2014, the car did its first track days at Goodwood and Brands Hatch. At Brands hatch, the clutch started slipping, and so a competition cluch and ultra lightweight flywheel were chosen as replacements. At the same time, I installed lightweight underdrive pulleys and a single piece prop shaft. The weight that was removed from the drive-train made a huge difference to the engine, it revved much more freely and transformed the drive once again.
With more track days in mind, mods such as bucket seats, strut braces and brake upgrades came with the territory. Evo 8 calipers and after a number of poor pad choices, Pagid RS29 (now RSL29) are now my go-to pad of choice.
2015
Nurburgring and the clutch. again. I took a trip to the Nurburgring with my Dad, and had an unforgettable trip for many reasons. On the drive home, first gear was getting harder to select, and by the time we pulled up on the driveway, the clutch wouldn't release. Very lucky!. Another gearbox pull, and an upgraded 350z clutch fork later and the problem was solved.
Fast forward to October. BEST TRACK DAY EVER - After a full day of flawless lapping at Goodwood, and a quiet afternoon allowing 3 back-to-back 15 minute sessions, one of the turbos let itself go. I still went home grinning, knowing that the car had started to perform how I had hoped, and that it was time for upgrades.
Queue my first engine pull, on the sloped, uneven driveway at my parents house. The turbos were removed and taken for a hybrid rebuild, and I performed all the remaining deletes to simplify the engine bay. Removed a few buckets full of wiring and plumbing that was no longer needed, and tidied and cleaned anything I could. 555cc injectors were ordered from the sketchiest retailer I could find. Changed the gearbox oil.
2016
Engine back in the car, and a map saw 494hp in February. By the end of Feb, one of the turbos was starved of oil and seized. Thankfully it was the left turbo, that can be removed in about 2 hours with the engine still in place, so I rebuilt it in my shed with a service kit bought from ebay. It's still going strong now.
In April, my Dad had a 'meeting' with a tyre wall at Goodwood, with me in the passenger seat. We both walked away fine relationship still intact.
I replaced and repaired the panels that were damaged, and then vinyl wrapped it in light satin blue. The wrap has covered most of its scars and gave it a new lease of life. I had only intended and expected the wrap to last for a year or so, but it is still holding up over 2.5 years later.
Fitted Michelin Pilot sport 4s for the first time, if you need a recommendation of tyre choice for road and the odd track day, that's it.
2017
2017 was spent saving for a house and so was relatively uneventful for the car, I think I did one Goodwood track day. Dad and I purchased a Westfield, which is a completely different animal, and much cheaper on consumables. But nothing beats the feel of The Nissan when it's on top form.
2018
A flawless track day in Feb at Brands Hatch was the first outing of the year. We had both the Westfield and Nissan on track at the same time, allowing us to swap between cars meant you had to re-calibrate your brain for each session.
Another Goodwood afternoon track day started to show that some of the suspension components fitted with rose joints were in need of some TLC and so replacement rod ends were ordered from Mcgill motorsport and fitted, reducing creaks and knocks drastically. Additionally, the car's idle was getting progressively rougher. It sounded like an aggressively 'cammed' v8. Which is cool if it is a cammed V8, but not so much if it's a V6.
Late 2018, friends and I found a garage unit to rent, which would allow dry storage and working on the cars. I'd never had this luxury before, and it makes such a difference to be able to work on the car whatever the weather or time of day. Until this point, everything had been done to the car on my parents wonky driveway. The unit is a time machine - you 'pop over' to drop something off and leave 6 hours later.
The idle got progressively worse, to the point where it could barely keep itself alive, but up in the higher rev range, it still ran like a dream.
For Christmas, I treated myself to a new MAF and Series 2 PTU with new plugs. fitting these and new coil pack connectors bought the engine back to it's former glory. My guess is the culprit was the MAF, but all of the new connectors must have made a difference considering the poor state of the originals.
2019
This brings us up to the present day, where I will try and update this thread with the work, findings and adventures of The Nissan. It begins with pulling the engine again because of a small rattle that could have caused a big problem.
Thanks for reading
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