Supsies.

First post here. Forums scare me since keyboard warriors tend live by a textbook they haven't read - and defend it with their life.

Whelp, i'm not talking about you...so we good.

I'm a BRZ owner and lover who opted to not ruin his car drifting it so I opted for a Z instead.

PIcked up an 03 Touring with 128k (no ticking or 3/5 grinds) for $3500

On the way home, the tensioner pulley for the powersteering/alternator fell off, so that was cool.

Now she's in the garage all stripped down. The block/plugs/phlenum/hoses was covered in oil and power steering fluid so I changed out the valve cover gaskets, oil cooler gasket, camshaft position sensor o-rings, replaced most of the hoses with generic hoses (way cheaper), new coolant reservoir, etc.

Here's what's left to do...

-Oil Pressure Sensor
-Idler Pulley
-Flush Radiator
-Transmission Oil Change
-Remove Broken Wheel Spacers
-Weld Exhaust leaks

I'm hoping Abby, that's her name, will be "reliable" after all that.

I'm headed down to PBM this week to grab a front angle kit, inline handbrake kit, rear toe rods and camber arms.
BC DR Coilovers coming soon.

Pretty stoked to have this car.

 

Auto or 6spd? Pretty sure there isnt an oil cooler stock, unless you have an aftermarket one or are talking about transmission fluid cooler (auto only)

 

There is. The oil filter screws onto it.

 

 

 

Diff fluid you might want to check, not a HUGE deal, but it might be old and it's cheap to do.

Plugs(if you didn't do it already, I assume you did with the valve cover gasket since you were right there)

 

 

 

Side note: i was able to drive 40 miles without an alternator on a “new” noname battery. Shocked me.

 

If you keep everything off you can go surprisingly far just on a battery. I've done it numerous times

 

Hey Kevin, congrats on picking up your '03 350Z. Buying a car of that vintage always requires a little fettling so i reckon you're doing the right thing by getting everything done now instead of spending every weekend fixing what broke during the week. Here's to many miles of fun & madness.

 

yayyyyyyyy. cracked the oil pan 2 weeks ago. been hating myself since i was told it's a 14+ hour job. Had it tiggggged shut and we're good to go!

My true-coilovers are arriving monday and was wondering what all i'll need to get my alignment right? (going low)

Normally i'd guess toe arms and camber arms, but seems like there's a traction rod thrown into the mix?

 

Oil pan is super easy on these cars...like very easy..like 30 min job easy

 

 

Don't feel bad ... happens to the best of us (me included). I spent about $15k on my upper oil pan replacement but it did come with a built block and some other goodies!

If you need a idle pulley tensioner PM me - I think I got an extra one.

 

 

 

One of Kyle's blocks (at IPP)...

Welding rather unconventional but I'm sure it'd be work just fine. Can I assume you are simply welding the hole shut and either going oil pressure sensor-less or going to retap somewhere else?

def grab some pictures of the final project.

 

What are you doing for a difff