haha, thanks. The offsets on the 370z are way too low for the 300zx. they'd stick out by like a few inches. once i'm done with all the performance mods and fixing some body work/paint issues, maybe i might need another set further down the road :p

jeff come out here and detail my car kthxbai :tup:

If you ever decide to sell this car you LMK ok ?

haha, congrats man, VERY nice find.. Classic car, still will turn just as car enthusiasts heads as the 370z will too after 17 years...

I'll try to make it to a Wednesday meet to check it out.. I play softball wednesdays but I will hit you up tuesday to see if you are bringing it... Good luck with the build !

Thanks man. I'm probably going to have at the meet in 2 weeks, once i get the timing belt service done. i'm trying not to drive it too much until them

Looks very nice! Great job on the detail!
Oh....and welcome to the club.

Welcome to the club! :) Outstanding job on the detail!!! My TT needs exactly that. Someday...

How much does that cost roughly? I'm checking out some Z32s and am not too sure about what I might get myself into.

thanks Lou
Yours looks great. then again, those pictures don't get any dirt on them :)

the parts alone are about 5-700, depending on what kind of options you go with. the labor (if you pay someone) is about 5-600 for just the 120k. if you have other stuff done at the same time then obviously its additional. apparently its a real pain in the ***.

Polished exhaust tips with baking soda and vinegar. works well

http://www.the370z.com/detailing-was...ml#post1020878

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1301496449

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1301496449

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Nice! Gotta do this on my tips!

Ok so a lot of sh!t has gone down with this car since i last updated the thread.

In order of occurence:

1. Went to get timing belt job done. Motor was compression tested again. Numbers were about 145-155 in all cylinders except number 6, which had 100psi, and had oil in it. The car still pulled hard but instead of spending the money on a timing belt job/120k svc on an old 140k motor, i figured it was better to just cut my losses and (blah blah blah, lots of anger and frustration) get a rebuilt motor.

I decided to ship the car to Ztuner in Sarasota Florida. He is one of the best Builders/tuners for the z32 in the country and i felt really comfortable working with him. So what originally was just supposed to be a buy and drive (After a little maintenance) car, was now turning into a full build, with lots of upgrades because... as long as i was getting a built motor, theres about 10000 other things to get 'as long as you're at it'

Almost everything OEM in terms of hoses and anything that would wear is getting replaced so i wont bother listing all the oem parts that are getting replaced since no one cares. As far as upgrades are concerned.

Built longblock with Weisco pistons. (stock rods and crank are forged in the 300zx twin turbo)
Jim Wolf 530BB turbos (ceramic coated)
Mike Smith Cast manifolds (Ceramic coated)
Stainless steel turbo oil lines
Nismo 740cc Injectors
3" Super split downpipes
3"-2.5" resonated test pipes
(keeping my 2.5" specialty Z exhaust)
RPS Max Street clutch
Blitz SBC ID2 (dual solenoid Boost controler
USP Underdrive Pully+belts
Greddy Side Mount intercoolers
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305260138

As of now. The motor is done. The turbos and manifolds are getting coated, and next week the engine is coming out of my car and things start getting put back together. The car should be done in the begining of june. Based the upgrades i'm going with the car will make 450whp with similar torque numbers at 18psi on 93 octane.

Also getting the engine dressed up a little. Plenum is getting powder coated flat black and the valve colvers red. another customer is getting the same scheme, so this is some quick shots. this motor doesn't have the upper plenum installed obviously (this is NOT my motor, just the same color scheme)
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305259855

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305259861

It's gonna be something else when you're done...headaches and frustration now, but likely much better than you originally thought in the end! :tup:

Beautiful car! My car has been down for a month since the accident mainly due to waiting for headlights to come back from getting modded. So I've been driving my dad's '90 Z32-TT. The engine has been swapped twice. The first one was a great engine, but was destroyed from running without any oil (mechanic fail at the dealer). The hardware is stock other than the exhaust and basic JWT flash and intake.

Do you notice the difference with the throttle response? Man, the car really moves when you give it gas. That's something I miss in the 370Z, and will hopefully resolve it with a TT kit and tune.

Is it finished yet? I'm looking forward to driving it back from FL with you this summer... gonna be a blast! :excited:

Yea i'm so excited! There have been more headaches than i mentioned in this thread. (like the shipper taking my car off the truck, joyriding it for 50 miles (took before and after pics of odometer), blowing up the motor (Which was getting replaced anyway), ripping my jspec bumper and cracking my rear 3rd brake light lense. :ugh2: but anyways i am very excited for it to be finished!

the throttle response is definitely quicker than the 370z, which makes sense because its an actual cable instead of drive by wire. This car had a lightweight flywheel when i got it (i'm going back to OEM for this build though because apparently a very light flywheel isn't good for Turbo, causes the boost to drop more between shifts) and shifting was very different. There wasn't that 'hang' that the 370z has in between shifts.

But yea its amazing what these cars can get with just an intake and a tune. I would have been happy with just that, but obviously, given the circumstances i had to make a choice between selling the car and doing a huge build'

ETA is beginning-middle of June. Yea that drive is gonna be awesome! :driving: