And lo, I have taken the plunge.

I've purchased a nicely-preserved 2005 350z Roadster (Touring?) with 58K miles at a reasonable price of $14.2K. Only problem I or my mech can find is a dead right rear tire pressure sensor, where the previous owner screwed it and his new Falken tire up with Fix-A-Flat (!) because he thought he might have a leak (I'll be looking for a replacement sensor, if anyone has a line on one not at a dealer).

It also has some goofy after-market tails (But he's getting me the stocks), can't find the decorative valve cover, and the center console cupholder insert is missing; really minor things, so all told in petty good shape.

Pretty excited, though, and I've had a blast driving it and learning the idiosyncrasies of a "new" car.... I'm sure I'll be inundating y'all with questions soon enough as I turn it from a Zr to a "Z-Wing". I've already been asked to display it at the LA County Fair if it's ready in time for Labor Day.

 

Congratulations. Needs the laser death ray mod. The kids will love it.

 

Here's a "maybe" from a couple of months ago.

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-tire...s-sensors.html

And another...

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-tire...delivered.html


And a "maybe"..

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-tire...ipped-obo.html


If you're looking for new, you're looking for part 40700-CD001.

Oh yeah, Welcome.

 

Welcome to the forum. Good to hear you're out there having fun in the Z. The Honda looks an interesting project.

 

Thanks for the sensor leads- I've yet to figure out the optimum search protocol on this forum- mostly it returns a heap o' fail.

The Honda Del Sol is a really awesome project... Called the H-Wing, I've had it for 10 years, and been all over TV, news, magazines, net, movies and more with it. Mostly I take it to charity, community and kids events in SoCal, from hospitals to NASCAR and Monster Jam pit shows and parade laps, up to 160 a year; I never charge for appearances preferring instead that the money go to charity,, and we've helped raise millions. But at 224K miles and 14 years old, the H-Wing is about toast.

The Z is its replacement. Back in September Nissan had agreed to sponsor me with a new 370ZR when they became available this summer, but sadly bailed out as the economy worsened. To keep my charity work going without interuption, my wife and I scraped enough money together to buy this 350ZR. A crew is already documenting the build for Learning/Discovery or some channel, and I hope to have it mostly done by September. Same deal- R2-D2, Lasers, etc. Lots of FX and lighting, while avoiding the "rice" look.

I'm glad to see that this forum is as welcoming as Team Sol's. I know my project won't meet with everyone's approval (I got hate mail from the Del Sol guys until I won them over) but I hope you guys at least find the process interesting. Whether you like or loathe it, it's an art project, and designed to make you think.

I have a long history with Datsun/Nissan cars, and we always had a Z in the family; My grandfather was a service manager for Datsun, and my grandma drove a 280Z forever. Zs have been suggested to me as an art car base for years, and I'm pleased to finally get a chance to mod one out. If my past with the Honda is any indication, I'm certain that it will become one of the more well-know ZRs around.

 

Good luck with the project. Great to see people out there doing great things for the community.

 

Touche. Good luck with the project.

 

Now that I'm finally getting back to my project car as my New Year's resolution (Honda del Sol "H-Wing" is giving up after 240K), do we have an official showoff thread? Or should I just keep throwing pics and mods up here?

 

wow that's alot of miles. post them up in a Media Share section. more people are frequent over there.

 

Welcome. I bought a Del sol new in 95 and wish I could have kept it, that car was cool and handled great with just tires added.

 

This is definitely going to be interesting...I will say that.