I have been hunting for my z32 for years. I was attending University at the time so I wasn't in a position to buy a "weekend" car. About a month after graduation I figured it was time to reward myself.
I started looking much more seriously. I found many around the $8000-10,000 range; however, upon further inspection, in most cases they were driven into the ground. I didnt want to have problems with the car I have wanted for so long, thus, I decided to pay more for one that was in great condition rather then buying one that will turn into a money pit.
I bought my Fairlady Z for considerably more then I wanted to spend. It has 57,000KM on the engine, a custom stereo system and new rims, lowered. Other then these additions the engine is in pristine condition and so clean you could eat off of it. I asked some Z fanatics and they assured me that paying more for a car like this would be worth it on the long run. After seeing so many abused Z's on my path I knew I had to buy this as soon as I laid eyes on it (pictures to follow).
The point of this blog is to track my long progress as I modify this car. This will not be a rapid process, so please don't expect updates daily.
This is the base stats of the car currently:
2-door coupe with 2 seats and the 3.0 VG30DETT V6 Engine.
The dimensions of the car are {length X width X hight} -- [4305 mm (169.5 in)] X [1790 mm (70.5 in)] x [1245 mm (49.0 in)] and weighs [1610 kg (3550 lb)]
It produces 300 HP and 283 ft·lbf and performance varies from 0-60 times of 5.0-6.0 seconds depending on the source, and it had a governed top speed of 155 mph (249 km/h).
The z32 was named "Ten Best" by Car and Driver every year of production (7) and even after production stopped magazines have continued to rave and award the Z32 years later.
- 2004: Automobile lists the Z32 as one of the 100 coolest cars of all time.
- 2006: Automobile lists the Z32 on both the "20 Greatest Cars of the Past 20 years" and the "25 Most Beautiful Cars in History".
Here are some pictures of my car (these do not do the car justice. It is about 2 or 3 times as clean in person.
Pictures of the general car.
This is the inside:
This is the Engine
This is the best i could get of the Undercarriage:
These are the tires:
Not Bad for a 16 year old car;)
