$500 350z Revival
Just picked up my second Z!!!
I picked up this car from a guy who needed to get rid of it quick. He didn't have a title and it didn't run. He said the engine was "recently rebuilt" which to me is code for the engine needs to be replaced. I was expecting the car to be stolen, but he had shown me photos from when he installed the exhaust and he looked way younger in the photos and that restored my faith that it was his car. The good: It's a 2004 6 Speed DE with a K&N intake, borla headers, test pipes,, Y pipe and a borla catback, and a viper alarm system, body condition 9/10, saw a video of the guy doing a street pull in the car about 300 miles ago per the odometer and it sounded great. The bad: doesn't start, since it had no battery, no stored codes. Upon taking it home, i saw that the 120a battery fuse was blown, so i swapped it over from my other Z to see if it would be a simple fix, but no dice. Took out the Viper alarm system, every associated wire was connected with T-Taps, so it was relatively easy to remove. I checked all the fuses in the 3 locations and they were all intact. After connecting a battery, I turned on the ignition. I could hear the fuel pump prime and when i fully turn the key, it doesn't click repeatedly, but once. Pretty hard thump. Figured even with rod knock aat worst, it would still turn over. I don't want to dig too deep into this. But figured I could throw a few parts at it before just sending the ECU off to get re-flashed to get rid of nats and throwing in a fresh motor. Let me hear your thoughts! https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/my350z....b324f5b272.jpg |
It has "tumor tailights". Ick.
A steal of 5 bills so long as title isn't an issue. |
Originally Posted by MicVelo
(Post 11002270)
It has "tumor tailights". Ick.
A steal of 5 bills so long as title isn't an issue. |
Fun little project, I bet the motor is good
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Not sure what you've gotten and it could be a money pit, but how did you meet the original owner in the first place? It's got some useful mods if you want to turn it into a time trial or racecar. Why do you want to get rid of NATS if you've still got the original keys?
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so eager to toss in a motor.
put a breaker bar on the crank pulley and see if you can turn it over.. then remove the plugs and look for physical damage and drain the oil and check for metal. I am sure it could use new plugs and an oil change any ways. If nothing un usual going on with the plugs and the oil looks okay that comes out. and you can turn it over with a breaker bar. pull the starter and check it at the local parts house. then report back. |
Did I read this wrong or did you literally say you only paid $500 for the car? If so, the market value on these things plummeted alot faster than any of us ever anticipated.
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1 click = starter
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Originally Posted by dkmura
(Post 11002284)
Not sure what you've gotten and it could be a money pit, but how did you meet the original owner in the first place? It's got some useful mods if you want to turn it into a time trial or racecar. Why do you want to get rid of NATS if you've still got the original keys?
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Originally Posted by OldManZFL
(Post 11002294)
1 click = starter
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Originally Posted by WYZIWYG
(Post 11002292)
Did I read this wrong or did you literally saw you only paid $500 for the car? If so, the market value on these things plummeted alot faster than any of us ever anticipated.
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Originally Posted by masterjr33
(Post 11002285)
so eager to toss in a motor.
put a breaker bar on the crank pulley and see if you can turn it over.. then remove the plugs and look for physical damage and drain the oil and check for metal. I am sure it could use new plugs and an oil change any ways. If nothing un usual going on with the plugs and the oil looks okay that comes out. and you can turn it over with a breaker bar. pull the starter and check it at the local parts house. then report back. |
Originally Posted by dkmura
(Post 11002284)
Not sure what you've gotten and it could be a money pit, but how did you meet the original owner in the first place? It's got some useful mods if you want to turn it into a time trial or racecar. Why do you want to get rid of NATS if you've still got the original keys?
Plan A) Register it if possible and make it a basic drift car. Angle and a hand brake. Plan B) Cant register it, motors blown: strip it, cage it, put a basic LS in it with a standalone setup. Plan C) Keep the Fenders, Doors, and A pillars to put my drift Z back together and part out the rest. Either way, i just have to wait a week or so till I move before tearing into it. Excited! |
Subscribed. I wanna see how this goes. PB Rust blaster and a blow torch my friend!
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Subbed.
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This is good.
Well, I moved into a new house, tore down a sketchy "add-on" that was on the house and was left with a nice slab to move the $500 Z to. Today was the big day! Slapped a wrench on the crank pulley bolt and it wouldn't budge. So I got down on my back to get a bit more leverage and saw this! Calling the JDM import/engine shops tomorrow! https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/my350z....d9182f5cba.jpg |
Not cool
ahh wait now I see why the car was $500 and why you are calling the JDM import (I thought it was to yell at them, not to order an engine) |
I'm guessing he calling the JDM import for getting an engine. For $500 and another engine, still a good deal. Not like me, $3500 and still need an engine :suicide:
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Originally Posted by epenbecks
(Post 11004957)
Not like me, $3500 and still need an engine :suicide:
Yeah got it after re-reading. the good news is that the likelihood that it will start when he gets the new engine is very high. |
Originally Posted by CFAUVEL
(Post 11004968)
:-(
Yeah got it after re-reading. the good news is that the likelihood that it will start when he gets the new engine is very high. |
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