B19 RPH Restoration.

[Boof]

 Going to start a journal for my300zx manual TT import.

It's quite Rough. But salvageable ( although I have seen people brake ones in much better condition.)

Looking forward to it. already had a look over it. Bought it without seeing it move under its own steam. The engine sounds sweet and by all accounts the engine has been reported to have some forged items put in, with larger turbos and stuff. Although no documentation to back this up, but it's evident it isn't standard. I will look forward  restoring it. 

[Boof]

It hadn't moved in over 10 years. Fairly crusty underneath but seemes to be limited to subframes and replaceable items. 

The floor itself seems to be in good order. Some welding required on rear corners, the radiator x member is completely shot. But managed to get a replacement. 

 

Looking for reccomendations for all the bushings. Energy seem to crop up all the time but at the moment I'm still trying to figure out what the 'full' kit covers. ( I don't think they include the bushings for rear knuckles)

Edited June 19, 2024 by Boof
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[RichardS]

Good luck with the restoration - glad to see you are saving another Zed......

....And loving the Mk1 Astra too - is it a GTE?

[Raja93]

21 hours ago, Boof said:

It hadn't moved in over 10 years. Fairly crusty underneath but seemes to be limited to subframes and replaceable items. 

The floor itself seems to be in good order. Some welding required on rear corners, the radiator x member is completely shot. But managed to get a replacement. 

 

Looking for reccomendations for all the bushings. Energy seem to crop up all the time but at the moment I'm still trying to figure out what the 'full' kit covers. ( I don't think they include the bushings for rear knuckles)

For our UK roads, I’d recommend getting as many Nismo bushes as possible. The Nismo ones are a good halfway house between harsh polybushes and soft OEM ones. You can source them from Greenline Japan. I believe you can get Nismo rear knuckle bushes too. Unfortunately they don’t sell every single bush you need, so you’ll need to get those from other suppliers - e.g steering rack. For any you can’t get Nismo for, I’d go energy suspension. 

Edited June 19, 2024 by Raja93

[Boof]

2 hours ago, RichardS said:

Good luck with the restoration - glad to see you are saving another Zed......

....And loving the Mk1 Astra too - is it a GTE?

Cheers Richard. It's not a GTE. Had a few in the past, just recently helped a friend restore his. 

Saved mine from a scrappy 20yrs ago for £50

[Boof]

Thanks Raja. I'll be sure to look them up. I've stripped down the rear subframe now. Just need to remove bushes before sending for powdercoating. 

[RichardS]

21 hours ago, Boof said:

Cheers Richard. It's not a GTE. Had a few in the past, just recently helped a friend restore his. 

Saved mine from a scrappy 20yrs ago for £50

Nice - I had a Mk2 GTE 8v back around 1989/90 😉 

[Joely P]

Loving the Astra. Looking forward to seeing how your project progresses. Personally, unless you plan on using the car on a track a fair amount, I’d stick with OEM bushings or Nismo if you want a slightly harsher ride.

[Boof]

Bit more progress.

Subframe bushes arriving tomorrow from EXo racing. Has anyone ever used the CZP sleves. I have received them, but no instructions on how they go. Will probably be self explaniraty when the bushes arrive. Just want a heads up. 

[AndrewG]

15 hours ago, Boof said:

 Has anyone ever used the CZP sleves. I have received them, but no instructions on how they go.

Assuming you mean these ones then there are instructions on the CZP site:

https://conceptzperformance.com/czp-subframe-sleeve-kit-for-es-subframe-bushings-nissan-300zx-z32-55400-czp01_p_3145.php

https://conceptzperformance.com/images/czp/Instructions/SubFrame.pdf

[Boof]

Bit more progress, few more parts ordered.

Struggling to remove the rear Hicas ball joints at the moment. Once they are removed the rear subframe can be put back together. 

 

New rear wheel bearings on the way from Japan, cooked them when removing the driveshafts from the hub with oxy/acetylene they were a bit rough anyway.

 

In all the excitement of removing and stripping the hub assembly(both sides ) I now have a worktop full of bits and bobs, is there any haynes equivalent for the z32? With exploded diagrams,I was gutted to say to my wife when she got me a haynes Manual for the Z31 it wasn't quite the same. But we'll chuffed that she took a bit of interest. 

 

[TheRealNips]

I know its a bit late now, but Im selling a rear subframe with those energy bushing (and the spacer discs that you will need) already installed

[Bones28]

I purchased a 10 ton hub puller for mine was a bitch. There is only the workshop manual for the Z32 but you can get it online.

https://www.300zx-owners.club/files/category/2-1990/

Edited August 18, 2024 by Bones28

[Boof]

Thanks for your replies and suggestions. I ended up getting a Press MACHINA 😆 which is a god send. I dont have to visit my friendly garage so much now.

Edited August 30, 2024 by Boof

[Boof]

Almost ready for re assembly the press has been awsome a bit of equipment I wish I had bought years ago. Just the diff to tart up now then put back on the car. 

Next task is to refurb the rear calipers. Got a caliper overhaul kit with all the pistons and seals. 

Fuel tank needs to be removed for a clean up. 

Will be nice to see it on its wheels again so I can move it around before working on the front axle and possibly engine and gearbox removal. 

 

[Boof]

When you think you have picked up the silver Hammerite from the shop, but realise its a gold one 🤦🏼‍♂️, ahh well gold it is.

[Aff68]

Nothing wrong with a little bit of gold bling mate , even if it was unintentional :-).

[Boof]

Finally getting somewhere. Ready for assembly now. 

I took the fuel tank off, was dreading opening it up to have a look inside after the car being off the road for so long. To my supprise I could eat my dinner off the inside. Well happy with that.