Hi All,
This car needs no introduction, I bought N300 SWB from Sir Charles around a year ago now. The specifications remain as below:
Front Mount Intercooler
Uprated Alloy Radiator
Apexi Air Filter
Mines Adjustable FPR With Gauge
JD Chip
Greddy Spec 2 Profec EBC
Defi Boost Gauge
MeisterR Coilovers 6/4
Ajustable Front Tension Rods (MeisterR)
Adjustable Front camber arms (MeisterR)
Uprated Clutch
Driftworks HICAS Arms
18" Rota GTR Alloys with 8.5" front 9.5" rear
Hankook Tyres
D2 8 pot brakes w/330mm floating discs (purple)
Rear nissan calipers colour coded (purple)
Brand new HIDs
99 Spec Front Bumper
Front fog ducts
99 Spec rear light copies
Light up Rear centre panel
Rare front and rear spats
Leather Seats
Alcantara Door cards and trim
Momo Steering wheel
RAZO Pedals
Pioneer Bluetooth Headunit
Alarmed and Immobiliser - Sigma S30
With the following changes:
BOVs removed, currently recirculating but I have a pair of refurbed recircs ready to fit
Now running Hankook tyres
Exhaust rotted away, so its now a custom "Boso Pipe" (See Pictures, sounds awesome - although not to everyone's taste)
Headunit Replaced with Pioneer DEH-8400BT, personal preference.
Heater Matrix replaced and dash de-rattled due to slight leak!
13 Months MOT / Who Knows on Tax with the new system :)
The car has just gone through its MOT and passed, with the following advisories:
Both Front Brake Discs Nearly Dead (Due to JapFest frivolities)
Both Front Tyres on their way out (As Above)
Left and Right rearmost sub frame bushes deteriorated but not resulting in excessive play
Coolant Leak - This was a weep from the lower radiator hose, now resolved.
Generally speaking the car is in great condition, it was re-sprayed and de-rusted during one of its previous ownerships so it looks good and is tidy in all the right places. The sills are solid, as is the underbody with only surface corrosion on some suspension parts etc. The only area of complaint is some bubbling toward the rear drivers side of the car (mostly the arch) - when I say this, its only around a 50p sized area and should not require too much work, I simply haven't found a body shop I trust in Reading to look at it. The under-bonnet is very ordinary looking and could use some shiny pipes and aluminium, but is otherwise tidy and functional. My only other complaint would be the wheels, they have had a light run in with some kerbs and could use a tidy.
I have dyno print outs for 336~ horsepower with a lovely curve, and the car drives really well. The engine has happy oil pressure and boost, and the gearbox changes well, if not a little short shifter-y due to the short shifter ! Mechanically the car has never let me down. No smoke from the turbos, even without cats and the oil is very clean with low useage. The only oddity is the exhaust, the super-megaphone that was on the car rotted away, I replaced it with a Bozo-Style straight pipe so I could drive the car while I found a replacement - but the thing sounds so good I never ended up replacing it. I will try and embed a video if possible!
This brings me to why am I getting rid, frankly my work as a consultant keeps me in hotels in all corners of the country 6 days a week - the Z has sat on the drive under a cover coming out for Reading JapMeet and not much more for the last few months. I don't need to sell it, and frankly don't want to - but running two cars seems daft when I only use the Z once a fortnight. It feels like time to sell up both my imports, take my bonus and buy something with a warranty. So before winter kicks in, and takes its toll - I thought I would offer it up.
As for the price, I have taken what I paid, subtracted new tyres brakes and a few quid extra for depreciation/paint/etc, £3800 drives it away tomorrow. There is some wiggle room, but much lower than that I may as well keep it for a rainy day.
A bunch of pictures can be found here -> http://imgur.com/a/Y8bue
Exhaust video coming soon!
