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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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well my uncle has a 91 300zx with SOOO much things done to it i dont wanna even type it down... its a twin turbo only 94 thousand miles PERFECT INTERIOR... and he just wants to "hand" it over to me.... i know this is reallllly nice of him but what can i do with this? and you think its possible to make it as a track car?
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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yes.


but first, check all the hoses and the compression. also, if its going to be a track car, why is the condition of the interior pertinent? especially for a "free" car. i say, have the engine a go over by someone who knows turbos and then take it if its ok. if not, it may be a money pit.
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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94,000 miles on the original motor? Be prepared to spend some bucks on a “free” car.
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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If you have a problem with it, I'll give you some cash and take it off your hands
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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lucky..
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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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no no no no no lol i forgot to say he got a new engine shipped from japan picked it up in long beach, but he never said what kind he just told me a brief description and he knew what he was doing when he was modding the car he says it just needs to be tuned, k&n air intake stillen catbacks (catbacks or something) and some bomex wide mouth front bumper from japan lol. hes a pilot so he was careful in everything he put he took the engine apart and put everything back together, every gasket washer, o rings, everything
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Originally Posted by YOUNGrider
no no no no no lol i forgot to say he got a new engine shipped from japan picked it up in long beach, but he never said what kind he just told me a brief description and he knew what he was doing when he was modding the car he says it just needs to be tuned, k&n air intake stillen catbacks (catbacks or something) and some bomex wide mouth front bumper from japan lol. hes a pilot so he was careful in everything he put he took the engine apart and put everything back together, every gasket washer, o rings, everything
The motor could be a JDM motor. But I heard some horror stories about those motors. A Twin Turbo 300ZX is fast but it cost a lot of money to get it fast. And they require a lot of maintance that is costly and to keep them running good hope you have deep pockets?
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yeah def take it but trust me even tho they are my favorite Z's they cost alot to repair/upgrade

btw ur a lucky bastad
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:54 AM
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Oh man that sucks. Ya but I wanna get a new wide body kit and rear headlight. He also has 350z staggered wheels for it lol
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:58 AM
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What can you do with it? Maybe drive it. You are a fuken idiot man. You dont deserve to be handed a car. Maybe be excited about getting it, not be like omg wut can i dooooooo with it?!?!
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by YOUNGrider
Oh man that sucks. Ya but I wanna get a new wide body kit and rear headlight.


BTW, as a current 300zx owner I'd say sell it unless you are very mechanically inclined.
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I need some positive things people
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Originally Posted by YOUNGrider
no no no no no lol i forgot to say he got a new engine shipped from japan picked it up in long beach, but he never said what kind he just told me a brief description and he knew what he was doing when he was modding the car he says it just needs to be tuned, k&n air intake stillen catbacks (catbacks or something) and some bomex wide mouth front bumper from japan lol. hes a pilot so he was careful in everything he put he took the engine apart and put everything back together, every gasket washer, o rings, everything
I say take it; I love that car. Ask him if he completely rebuilt it when he took it apart (pistons, rings, etc.), and as others have said do a compression test. If it checks out then take it. ( I would take it either way if its free just because I love that car even though they are a bietch to work on. )
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Originally Posted by YOUNGrider
I need some positive things people
want something postive?

1. your getting a car for free
2. its a 300zxTT

i wissssssssh i could have a 300z again along with my 350. i just cant afford both.

but one day i will have another 300z. I like them way better
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Its also a 5 speed manual
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sell it. Those and 3000gt are horror problems!
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Originally Posted by YOUNGrider
well my uncle has a 91 300zx with SOOO much things done to it i dont wanna even type it down... its a twin turbo only 94 thousand miles PERFECT INTERIOR... and he just wants to "hand" it over to me.... i know this is reallllly nice of him but what can i do with this? and you think its possible to make it as a track car?
yes yes yes. I want another 300zx to make into a track car. The only problem with that car is that the wheel base is too short if you are producing a lot of power out of the engine, making the car understeer like crazy. Also it is a fairly heavy car, so you need to think about this as well.

I've been dreaming of doing an rb swap or a sr20 swap (saves 200 lbs over the VG30) and building a track car.

p.s. This car is the hardest vehicle to work on ever (not including the exotics that have "engine-out" services for every single service).
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Originally Posted by OldDirty Z33
sell it. Those and 3000gt are horror problems!
3000gt, is a heavy pig, and is made by a different company. I never had any problems with my 94 tt, and it was producing 450 to the wheels.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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Alight that's the only provlem . My unce wants to give it a nice home that's sum1 wud appreciate it. But there are lots problem idk then
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****, if you don't want, I'll drive to Cali to pick it up.
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