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My wife and I had our first child a few months ago, so in the months leading up to that event, I picked one more car off the "must own one day" list that I've been compiling since I was 11, and started hunting. The car I picked was the 300zx, both the z32 and z31 are on the list, so it was a matter of what came up on CL. Soon found a local candidate, 87 model, factory turbo, 124k on it. Worn, but solid, mostly stock (only mods involved the word "delete"), so I brought it home, in a cloud of smoke, sprays of oil, coolant and power steering fluid, and tucked it in the shop for a bit of renewal. Here are some pics from the previous owner.
First stage was mechanical work. Fixed the leaks, replaced hoses and fasteners, top-end gaskets, painted a couple things, and removed some un-used vac lines. Engine bay as received:
Stage 1:
Stage 2 for the engine entailed removal and block-off of emissions and idle control stuff, three row aluminum radiator, 12x24 intercooler, 2.5" exhaust, and manual boost controller.
For suspension, I swapped for all poly bushings, and installed Stance Super Sport coils. Holy fender gap!
1.5" spacer rear, 1" up front, rolled like this for a bit while looking for a wheel deal.
Then these happened, with brand new tires off CL, $500 for the set. Couldn't resist.
With spacers installed, 17x9et-13 up front, 17x10et-5 out back.
I have to come up with a tag for everything, so this is the badge for my slammed cars.
Repping with the wife at a local cruise-in.
And here she sleeps in the shop with other privileged members of the crew.
Still gotta do sub-frame and diff mounts, and the engine is about ready for a full rebuild that I may or may not start this year. Fenders need rolling, then the focus will stay with getting power numbers up on this car. Thank's for looking, updates as they come!
First stage was mechanical work. Fixed the leaks, replaced hoses and fasteners, top-end gaskets, painted a couple things, and removed some un-used vac lines. Engine bay as received:
Stage 1:
Stage 2 for the engine entailed removal and block-off of emissions and idle control stuff, three row aluminum radiator, 12x24 intercooler, 2.5" exhaust, and manual boost controller.
For suspension, I swapped for all poly bushings, and installed Stance Super Sport coils. Holy fender gap!
1.5" spacer rear, 1" up front, rolled like this for a bit while looking for a wheel deal.
Then these happened, with brand new tires off CL, $500 for the set. Couldn't resist.
With spacers installed, 17x9et-13 up front, 17x10et-5 out back.
I have to come up with a tag for everything, so this is the badge for my slammed cars.
Repping with the wife at a local cruise-in.
And here she sleeps in the shop with other privileged members of the crew.
Still gotta do sub-frame and diff mounts, and the engine is about ready for a full rebuild that I may or may not start this year. Fenders need rolling, then the focus will stay with getting power numbers up on this car. Thank's for looking, updates as they come!
On the verge of being Stanced
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