Hi 300ZXers!

I became the owner of a 1995 Nissan 300ZX in December 2019 and joined the club in October 2020 - but haven't posted anything. After lurking around, everyone seems really nice and friendly, willing to offer advice and knowledge! So, I figured it was about time I said hello and share the 300.

I've always liked the 300 and in the sea of 90s JDMs such as: Supras, Skylines and RX-7s, the Z was just underrated and looked like something else. I had been on the look out for a while and enquired about a few, but they just didn't seem right, so I held off until I found one that 'clicked'.

The One I Ended Up With

It's a 1995 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, 5-Speed Manual with Targa Tops in Pearl White. However, it also has a full Veilside C-I bodykit: Front Bumper, Side Skirts, Rear Valance, Spoiler, Evolution Exhaust and Andrew Racing V Alloys.

To be brutally honest, I'm still not sold on the body kit. I think the front bumper is a bit weird and so is the spoiler. The Veilside kit also seems to come across as dated and a bit ostentatious.  

But, according to the previous owner, this was a Veilside demo car when it was in Japan. The kit is genuine and with less than 43,000km when it was imported in 2010, the car hasn't really been driven. In person, you can kind of see this has been trailered to shows / expos instead of being driven - or it was just garaged and never driven! Although, I haven't been able to confirm this.

There's also a few other 'extras' on the car:  K-Sport 356mm Front Brakes, Recaro SR3 Seats, GReddy Turbo Timer, GReddy Boost Gauge, GReddy Oil Temperature Gauge, Rear Parking Sensors (these are really helpful!) and a super heavy clutch (not a fan of this one!)

Also some Altia goodies: Illuminated Sills, Illuminated Rear Quarter Windows and an Illuminated Rear Centre Panel.

Upon inspections, both personally and at garages, the car is deemed to be immaculate underneath and well-looked after. This is what drew me to this specific car, it's been cared for.

First Steps

After purchasing the car, the first thing I did was get it inspected to see what's going on where I can't see. It's low and the engine is a tad cramped! It came back in really good condition. As the previous owner barely drove it, next up was as basic service.

1st Big Step 

I spent quite a bit of time researching the Z32 and made a checklist of what to look for when buying one and it's imperative for the 120K Service. With limited paperwork, this was top priority and I could only send it to one place - PowerZed.

At the same time, there was an intermittent stalling issue which Jimmer diagnosed in less than 5minutes. After meeting Jimmer and chatting for a bit, I knew the car was is good hands.

2nd Step

After a Summer of not really doing much, I thought some more power could come from the engine. After doing a bit of research and his led to a second trip back to PowerZed. Jimmer worked his magic and with the addition of a Greddy OLED and few other bits, there's definitely more power! This concluded with new tyres all around as the old ones were from 2008, but still had 6mm+ tread.

Current Stage

Hopefully, the car can get driven a bit more later in the year, but I don't have any intentions of changing it any further. The power is there and it looks 'different' - some like it, some don't. I won't be removing or changing the kit, if it was a Veilside demo, it can stay a Veilside demo - it's part of it's history.

As the previous owners kept such good care of it, I want to do the same and make sure it stays as good as I can keep it. 

I'm looking forward to chatting with you all and hopefully meeting you at some point in the future!

Now for some pics:

Hello from another late night new joiner ?  

That looks epic! Like the cheeky undercover toy on the right too, my post has something similar, sadly I sold the Supra now and only kept the ZX and E34 

See you around ? 
 

Welcome !  Glad you have found yourself a tidy 300zx you are happy with, and the car is in good hands with Jimmer.  Finding a good condition, well looked after example is not an easy thing unfortunatly.

Not personally a fan of the veilside, but it doesnt matter what I or anyone else think.  Although I would take the previous owners comment about it being a Veilside demo car with a pinch of salt. They did have a C-1 demo car but it was silver, and yours is missing some of the full kit.   Thats not to say it wasnt another retailers demo car though.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Nero_slk said:

Hello from another late night new joiner ?  

That looks epic! Like the cheeky undercover toy on the right too, my post has something similar, sadly I sold the Supra now and only kept the ZX and E34 

See you around ? 
 

Welcome.  An E34 (535i Sport) was the car I sold to buy my first Z back in 2003.

Edited February 6, 20214 yr by Yowser

Hi there, welcome to the club.

I noticed that the car has had the hicas deleted?

you mentioned a super heavy clutch? It should not be super heavy.

It is a good place to be with a Zed. Lots of sound advice.

Art

Welcome! Thanks for sharing, Im not a fan of the veilside kit, but its easier enough to put back to stock if you needed. Good luck and if you need anything, we are all here to help out!

Welcome to the 300zx owners  club mister_fcx. There are not many bodykitted  Z's left and its nice to see one in great condition so yes hold onto it. I also see you have subscribed to the club so if you pm me the details in the link below I can send  you a Membership Pack.

 

Welcome to the Club and thank you for your support! Looking forward to seeing your car in the metal. If you don't

already have the information I can lookup the factory build date and original specification if you PM me the VIN.

22 hours ago, Nero_slk said:

Hello from another late night new joiner ?  

That looks epic! Like the cheeky undercover toy on the right too, my post has something similar, sadly I sold the Supra now and only kept the ZX and E34 

See you around ? 
 

Thanks! Yes, there is another little project going on too ?

Yours is also looking good too. Looking forward to the thread,

 

22 hours ago, Yowser said:

Welcome !  Glad you have found yourself a tidy 300zx you are happy with, and the car is in good hands with Jimmer.  Finding a good condition, well looked after example is not an easy thing unfortunatly.

Not personally a fan of the veilside, but it doesnt matter what I or anyone else think.  Although I would take the previous owners comment about it being a Veilside demo car with a pinch of salt. They did have a C-1 demo car but it was silver, and yours is missing some of the full kit.   Thats not to say it wasnt another retailers demo car though.

 

 

Agreed. I've seen the silver one documented and noticed that I don't have the correct side mirrors,

 

16 hours ago, arthur said:

Hi there, welcome to the club.

I noticed that the car has had the hicas deleted?

you mentioned a super heavy clutch? It should not be super heavy.

It is a good place to be with a Zed. Lots of sound advice.

Art

Thanks Art! The HICAS is still operational. If you mean the gap on the lower left of the engine bay, there was a change from hydraulic to electric in 1994(?) which removed that part. The clutch has been changed - possibly an OS Giken one is installed,

 

15 hours ago, TheRealNips said:

Welcome! Thanks for sharing, Im not a fan of the veilside kit, but its easier enough to put back to stock if you needed. Good luck and if you need anything, we are all here to help out!

Thanks! Everyone seems like a nice bunch!

 

14 hours ago, Gaz 300 said:

Welcome to the 300zx owners  club mister_fcx. There are not many bodykitted  Z's left and its nice to see one in great condition so yes hold onto it. I also see you have subscribed to the club so if you pm me the details in the link below I can send  you a Membership Pack.

 

 

Thanks Gaz! I can fully understand why the bodykits have kinda disappeared, but it's the overall condition that drew me to this one,

 

12 hours ago, AndrewG said:

Welcome to the Club and thank you for your support! Looking forward to seeing your car in the metal. If you don't

already have the information I can lookup the factory build date and original specification if you PM me the VIN.

Thanks Andrew! That would be very kind of you! I'm intrigued at what will appear,  

Hi and welcome to the club.....

I think I may have seen your car at Jimmers, either when I dropped mine of or when I collected it before Christmas.

Hi welcome to the club 

1 hour ago, RichardS said:

Hi and welcome to the club.....

I think I may have seen your car at Jimmers, either when I dropped mine of or when I collected it before Christmas.

I believe you did Richard indeed.It was the uber low miler i showed you.

5 hours ago, RichardS said:

Hi and welcome to the club.....

I think I may have seen your car at Jimmers, either when I dropped mine of or when I collected it before Christmas.

Thanks Richard! It was there when you dropped yours off. I think you left and then I arrived a few minutes later - so I just missed you.

Lovely colour on yours, the paint was immaculate! 

 

4 hours ago, Bones28 said:

Hi welcome to the club 

Thanks Bones!

On 07/02/2021 at 22:08, mister_fcx said:

Thanks Richard! It was there when you dropped yours off. I think you left and then I arrived a few minutes later - so I just missed you.

Lovely colour on yours, the paint was immaculate! 

 

Thanks mate.....!!

It was good to see yours too - and a shame that I missed you. Hopefully we can all get together this year for a few events and really do these cars some justice?

On 09/02/2021 at 20:43, RichardS said:

Thanks mate.....!!

It was good to see yours too - and a shame that I missed you. Hopefully we can all get together this year for a few events and really do these cars some justice?

Hopefully so! It would be nice to meet everyone and see some other 300s!

Welcome to the club Fella.

Sooo sadly things obviously didnt end well for you but you will be pleased to know i am going to try and buy it and if anyone can help out with any parts to aid the repair it would be greatly apreciated. I sold my Z years ago and have always regretted it so its time i bought another and this looks like the prime candidate.

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