CallumJ Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Hey guys, first post on here so don't judge the bad post setup Recently (as in back in May) noticed a 300zx z31 for sale down in Christchurch while looking for a new car. Never really heard anything about them but instantly fell in love with the 80's style and the pornstar interior. Turns out one of my mates was travelling down to Christchurch that upcoming weekend to buy a S14 so the plans were made. Got down to Christchurch from Nelson on Saturday and went to go view the Z. Slightly rough exterior(paint chips, fading etc) but nothing that couldn't be fixed. Interior was mint and it sounded and drove awesome so I bought it. We drove around Christchurch and even through Littleton Tunnel with a (almost..) straight pipe exhaust, sounded mean....even set off some car alarms Temperature gauge was hovering just below half way the entire time which is normal. On the trip back to Nelson that night, everything seemed fine. Had to pull over due to a accident with a car towing a boat on the trailer flipping over(hope they were alright, car looked alright though) and noticed steam coming out from under the bonnet. Then noticed it had no coolant in the radiator or hoses. Radiator hoses were just fine, no leaks or anything. Main suspect was a small hose under the intake manifold. But as it was about 10pm and getting a tow truck was too expensive, and we had no tools or parts etc. decided we were going to leave the Z sitting in a paddock while we went back up to Nelson. Next day, drove down again with a mate and his Hilux and car trailer. Picture of it on the trailer Drove all the way back, almost ran out of diesel, but finally got it home. Then took up the task of finding that leak. Found the shagged hose, then discovered that it wasn't the only leak and found a big split on the coolant pipe to the throttle body Fixed all that and the Z lives again. Thankfully it didn't overheat Picture of it on the front lawn Notice the fully sick Settlement aka Honda City? That's going to have it's own dedicated post soon. I've got some big plans for that beast Also found out that I actually bought the Z off a fellow old school member Fliboi Link to his post on this exact car //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/47732-flibois-1986-z31-fairlady/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumJ Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/53700-callumjs-1986-nissan-300zx-z31-discussion/ Discussion for everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumJ Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Also, I've painted the intake manifold cover as it was looking a bit worse for wear Changed the steering wheel as it had a black Momo one which I didn't think suited the interior of the car too well Also swapped the head unit out because the one in it didn't work with my phone Next on the agenda would be wheels, lowering it a bit and maybe toning down the exhaust slightly as I'm not too sure how legal it is because it's pretty bloody loud...sounds awesome though 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumJ Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Little while without an update. Went for a proper WOF a couple weeks ago, only failed on some small things thankfully. Also been thinking about what I want to do to the car, decided I should give it some boost After trying to find a set of reasonably cheap factory turbo manifolds for a while, finally found some today. Low mount, twin scroll T3 manifolds. Just starting to slowly piece everything together that I need so I can just put it all together quickly. Also need to fab up a custom dump pipe when I've purchased a turbo. Probably won't be able to do it myself due to not having a welder Any recommendations on where to go? Richmond Radiator & Exhaust? just places around Nelson. And need to sort out an ECU to run it all. Probably not going for a factory turbo so I don't think I can run factory turbo ECU. Megasquirt? Nistune? reasonably priced options... Am also planning on swapping the intake to a VG30 Terrano intake as they flow a lot better. Only thing is hood clearance. Can either raise the bonnet latch up a bit and space the rear bolt on the bonnet hinges by about an inch, but then that leaves a big gap that just wouldn't look that great....OR...could raise the bonnet hump so it's a bit taller. Not quite sure what the best method of doing that would be? Hopefully going to finish my Honda City Turbo project soon, then that would free up some funds for this. Really have no need for 2 cars...unless it's a Datsun Sorry about having no photos. Photobucket is down for maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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