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Hey everybody! My name is Brandon and I just joined a couple days ago because I purchased a used 2003 350Z 6spd with approximately 130k miles. I'm mostly here to use this site as a resource for any issues that may arise as well as ideas for future mods. That being said, I do plan to make this sort of a project car as I mainly use my F150 as my daily driver.
The bad things with the car so far is that the VDC Off light, Slip light, and Brake light are all illuminated. It appears to be low on brake fluid so I'm hoping filling that up corrects these lights. The second is that the passenger window does not go down. I gotta check fuses and possibly just replace a motor so that's not really a big issue. Besides that it's in pretty good condition. One headlight is dull but I'll probably replace those and the front bumper has a small one inch hole in it, but I'll probably replace that in the future as well.
A couple good things is that it came with an aftermarket exhaust (stock tips I believe) but I don't know which brand. It also has brand new tires.
My plans would start with basic bolt ons and some cosmetic stuff. In the future I would love to buy a turbo kit. I haven't done research yet on this, but my goal would be in the 350 to 400 hp range.
This is obviously the Z. I've been driving the MazdaSpeed3 in the background for a week. That's pretty fun too!
My F150. Mostly all stock with the exception of off road suspension and a front leveling kit (not installed in this picture) as well as new speakers and a sub.
As dcains points out, you have a Track version, best one to own from performance perspective due to the Brembo brake setup and the while-the-argument-still-goes-on Track suspension. (Most say suspension doesn't differ from any other model but someone with a Track models says it has a larger - by 2mm- front bar.)
Either way, the Brembos and the lightweight Track 1 wheels make two less things you have to change to have a really slick Z33. Oh, and the issues you're having are pretty much par for the course and a little research here will have the issues pinpointed post haste.
Just to give a small update, I filled the brake fluid to max (it was sitting just below the min line) and it corrected the brake, VDC off, and Slip lights!! One of my next tasks will be figuring out why my high beams don't work and why the passenger window doesn't properly work (it seems to have a mind of it's own so I'll start with cleaning the switches).
In the meantime I think I'll also be looking into intakes and giving the car a good interior detail!
01-29-2017, 08:10 AM
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I have a large collection... My poor wife is probably about ready to host an intervention.