Hey guys, i just recently got a nissan 350z with collision damage that i plan on fixing and making my daily. i just went and looked at it today and saw that it probably needs a new radiator cooling fan and front bumper and fender as it was hit in the front. also the tire on the left is jammed so i am sure it needs suspension parts as well. now my issue is that when i started it today it sounded fine until i dropped the clutch to let it idle. when it was in idle the rpm kept jumping up and down from 1 to 2. Then when i pressed in the clutch and shifted into first gear the car shuts off. the car has 97k miles on it. can anyone give help me?

 

Yeah Don't get it...

Seriously if you dont know what your getting yourself into and you need this as a daily driver go find something else.

Because once you get the new clutch, and suspension, and fenders, and bumper... It's still going to need a whole bunch more...

If your not prepared for a long hard time with discovering all the mystery corks just find a car thats not smashed up.

 

It also probably burns more oil than a 68 Pontiac Gas, Tires, Oil

 

Its already been bought and for a pretty low price. 2,323 dollars, parts in total will be a rough estimate of 600. so i dont mind fixing it. plus i have been fixing salvage cars for years with my dad so i have experience

 

Ok well good luck.

 

Its already been bought and for a pretty low price. 2,323 dollars, parts in total for is a rough estimate of about 600 dollars. so i believe it is a pretty good deal.

 

Look into the air filter, MAF sensor (right above the air filter), throttle body...

 

that will cause it to shut off and have crazy rpm's in idle? imma go check it out later today and update you.

 

or it could be that you just bought a wrecked POS

 

lol you are so funny. ill send pics of the car when its finished

 

$600 Times 5 is more realistic. Keep a detailed list of EVERYTHING you have to buy for it and list it. I'd be interested in the end result

 

so far my mechanic is charging me 700 and the parts have so far totaled to 938 dollars. that so far 1636.27 on parts and labor and i suppose ill spend maybe 300 more on parts. reminder that the car was bought for 2,323 dollars which totals to about 3959.27.

 

Sounds like a solid junk yard build with stock parts.

You could have just picked up a non messed up daily driver for $4000... But if your goal is to have a stock driveable salvage Z that cost as much as a set of rays than more power to you...

Pretty positive ive spent over $2000 on Z parts this year and absolutely nothing was wrong with my car...

 

nah im happy with it and sure to enjoy it. i know its resale value even with the salvage and could even export it and sell it for more than u.s. market value elsewhere if i dont like it. been doing this for years now with other cars and it hasnt failed me yet.

 

Still sounds like a wrecked pos

 

I just picked up a G35 2004... Its a wrecked pos... Im thinking about sawing it in half for easy storage.

 

what kind of collision did it have? mines isnt that bad that it needs to be sawed in half.

 

btw this is the cars collision..

 

Just a mini update for you guys on the Z. I guess it will always be a pos..

 

looks like Helen Keller put on the front bumper