Hi All,
Newbie here (kind of). Made an account almost a decade ago when my older brother was going to buy a 300zx but he never did - was doing some research for him. Just went to sign up and realised I've still got an account with the forum under my email address!
About a month ago at the spur of the moment I went and bought a lovely Jap spec blue 300zx TT Manual LWB with about 390 bhp, off of a guy called Ollie in Herefordshire. I believe the previous owner to him was and maybe is still a member here (from Scotland). Drove back during the storm Dennis on a Sunday for 3.5 hours in the pouring rain which was interesting but so worth it.
An over view of the cars spec is;
- 390bhp tuned by ProTuner
- stock turbos and internals
- 800cc injectors, selin twin maf conversion, Kakimoto mid and rear section exhausts, aftermarket turbo elbows, downpipes, front pipes etc. EBC, 98 spec manual gearbox, K Sport big front brakes, stock rears, Veilside Andrews racing split rim wheels in gunmetal grey, two tone grey/black leather seats, hicas lock out, fairly new polybushed rear end and BC Racing shocks. List goes on but that's some key bits from memory.
- 98k miles
- Appears to have been very well maintained with a lever arch of service history from the previous owners. I've just added a wad to the history with the list below;
I've got plenty of plans consisting of refreshing the car including modernising where possible to create an OEM+ look (no chav cheap bits don't worry).
The zed is booked into the bodyshop tomorrow to get the following done;
- 99 spec front bumper
- 99 spec HID Xenon headlights (very excited for this one as so rare)
- Respray to bonnet, both front arches, drivers door, rear bumper and getting rid of surface rust to around rear lights/spoiler
- Some replacement exterior trim where needed and also trims missing between boot and rear lights
Since having the car, being a keen car detailer, I've given it a thorough clean with clay bar, polish and wax including a refresh to all the rubber/vinyl trims exterior and interior. Car is looking beautiful and is washed weekly. Replaced rusty wheel nuts with new silver nuts, which look great against the gunmetal grey Veilside Andrews Racing wheels.
Following the bodyshop works, I've got on order and planned the following bits in the near future;
- Fit 99 spec rear centre light (the reverse lights with the red 300zx text). The main lights themselves are 99 spec but the middle unit was never changed
- Engine oil/filter change and full brake fluid flush
- Source a 2nd hand air conditioning compressor and get it reconditioned and then installed as the previous item exploded under the last owners ownership
For later on in the year or next year, I'll be doing the following;
- Full leather retrim as existing leather is cracking up/poor quality. I've had a look online and seen Hide n Seat interiors seem to do amazing interiors and bonus is the owner has a mint silver SWB TT which I saw years ago at the Birmingham NEC classic car show.
- Get a double din music system trim kit so I can fit a nice double din screen unit with modern features such as bluetooth etc. and also change all speakers
- Paint the stock rear Z32 brakes in black to match the K Sport fronts
- Sills need re-doing as they have rusted in areas from where its been jacked up in the wrong location!! Paint has obviously been damaged and flaked off leaving the bare metal to rust so will get this sorted
- Fit Michellin PS4 tyres when the current tyres have worn out
- Probably go for more power but to be honest, coming from a Lexus as my previous car, this car should keep me entertained for quite some time.
Hi Richard, haha thanks thanks. Us blue zed owners do have great taste I must say. Your car looks lovely - send us some pics so I can take a better look or a link you may have to any threads that have pics in. Always interesting to see how people do different bits n bobs to their cars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
