Was giving it a bit of thrash, not too much, when it started puffing a bit of white

smoke out the back. drove home carefully and took a rocker cover off. There was a lot of oil emulsion around so I assumed a head gasket had gone.

Strange cos they're good gaskets, anyway, whipped the heads off and there's a cracked piston and a 2" long split in the cylinder wall!

So with this being the latest in a succession of engine disasters over the last 6 years I've decided reluctantly to call it a day with building cars.

 

So, the main reason for this post is to work out the best thing to do with the car. Obviously most of the running gear will be no use to anyone on here, so will end up on ebay, but the shell is a bit of a problem. It is far too good to scrap, when I got it I got the boroscope from work and looked in the sill cavities etc and it was perfect (fresh import) and then it got a complete wax injection.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 20, 200817 yr by 300zx_girl

dont know what to say apart from SHAME!!!

Ok here's the latest plan.... been offered a nice 6.3 stroker bottom end, full balance etc.

Decided I don't want to keep the car, want to build something else.

So, when my subscribed status is re-instated I'll put full set of pics up in the for sale section with the full spec. as it was before the blow up. Then see if anyone wants to own the beast, at the right price of course! Fully rebuilt naturally. Then if no-one's interested or it's not financially beneficial from my point of view I'll break it. Watch this space.

 

Oh, thanks for the kind replies, almost feel too embarrassed to break it.

Keith.

Lamp Shader - yes this is the digital dash one.

 

Ed - yes I could rebuild the engine - again - but this is the third blow up. One was my fault, the other 2 are mysteries. Can't keep on going like this.

 

Pete - noted.

 

Andy - cant give a price till my re-subscription cheque arrives. I reckon I could get between £7-8k if I stripped it. There's some tasty bits on there, although half of them are no use to a 300zx owner. The engine damage runs to about £800 for the bits.

 

oooooo fook socks, thats such a shame after all the effort you put into that car

Mate, im sorry to hear of your misfortunes with the car. I can understand that everyone has a budget and im on mine if my gearbox goes again. Just a little observation..............stay back you vulchers,:nono: give the man a chance to sort his head before persuading him to give it all up. Think of the benefits if we see this running!!!!! Good luck bud and keep with it. Everyone has an image of what should be so keep with it!! :)

Seeing as my subscribed status still hasn't come thro I got bored and put it up on Pistonheads, just to see what would happen. Would rather someone took it on rather than have to strip it.

Could someone be kind enough to put a link up for it, don't know how to do that, assuming that's not breaking any rules.

It's the newest ad in the 300zx section. Ta.