Hi all!

[NemesiZX]

Hi everyone, been an owner for the last 6 years and finally got round to joining the Z club!

Some of you may know me from the 300zx.co.uk forum or from the SEKZ meets at the halfway with our sadly missed friend Mike feeney.

for those that don't know me, i hope to get to know you all over time!

so i just wanted to say Hi and introduce myself and my car.

I own a 1991 300ZX TT which has been modified.

all the best

Paul (NemesiZX)

 

[jonbills]

Hi Paul, that car looks very sharp! what sort of mods does it have?

 

[Mr Tenno]

Very tidy! Will be great too have more 300ZXs at the shows

 

[uk66fastback]

Welcome and nice to hear from a new member ... !

 

[NemesiZX]

Hi Paul, that car looks very sharp! what sort of mods does it have?

Hi firstly thanks for the comment!

modifications as in performance mods it has a socketed ecu with JWT chip,
full stainless blue flame exhaust system,
K&N pancake style filter,
alloy hardpipe I/C kit,
greddy profec Bspec II boost controller,
32 row oil cooler and stainless braided hoses,
oil sandwich plate to suit aftermarket oil pressure sender and cooler,
RPS streetmax 2 clutch,
Zspec lightened billet flywheel and 350Z fork and pinion,
3 gauge A pillar pod containing drift oil pressure, turbo pressure and oil temp gauges with red backlight
full red LED dashboard lighting conversion
New garret OEM turbos with upgraded seals and 360 bearings
Brand new OEM 98+ spec manual 5 speed gearbox
one piece propshaft
full polyeurethane bush kit and overhauled rear subframe

Currently running R33 GTR front brembo brakes and discs but waiting to fit a new set of JR wheels and a full 370Z akebono brake kit in the next week or so, other than that i believe thats it for the performance mods...
I may have forgotten something though haha!

ive done a lot of aesthetic mods to the car aswell, probably easier to post the photos instead of remembering what i did lol.

 

[jonbills]

You have been busy! that's the other end of the tidiness spectrum from my car

 

[AliK]

Hi firstly thanks for the comment!

modifications as in performance mods it has a socketed ecu with JWT chip,
full stainless blue flame exhaust system,
K&N pancake style filter,
alloy hardpipe I/C kit,
greddy profec Bspec II boost controller,
32 row oil cooler and stainless braided hoses,
oil sandwich plate to suit aftermarket oil pressure sender and cooler,
RPS streetmax 2 clutch,
Zspec lightened billet flywheel and 350Z fork and pinion,
3 gauge A pillar pod containing drift oil pressure, turbo pressure and oil temp gauges with red backlight
full red LED dashboard lighting conversion
New garret OEM turbos with upgraded seals and 360 bearings
Brand new OEM 98+ spec manual 5 speed gearbox
one piece propshaft
full polyeurethane bush kit and overhauled rear subframe

Currently running R33 GTR front brembo brakes and discs but waiting to fit a new set of JR wheels and a full 370Z akebono brake kit in the next week or so, other than that i believe thats it for the performance mods...
I may have forgotten something though haha!

ive done a lot of aesthetic mods to the car aswell, probably easier to post the photos instead of remembering what i did lol.

Pretty stock then!? Looking forward to seeing you at the halfway house again soon!! [emoji106]

 

[Paul_S]

Hi Paul. I remember your car at the Mike Feeney memorial meet, so we have met the once.

It's a lovely mota

 

[NemesiZX]

Hi Paul. I remember your car at the Mike Feeney memorial meet, so we have met the once.

It's a lovely mota

Faces and names escape me! have a head like swiss cheese at the best of times, but thanks for that.
It's nice to know that people out there appreciate her

 

[NemesiZX]

You have been busy! that's the other end of the tidiness spectrum from my car

Im sure your car is pretty good, anyway its a Z and even in the rustiest of forms i still love 'em. who wouldn't?

 

[NemesiZX]

Just finished going through everything i could find regarding work and parts on the car... OMG what a reminder of why my bank manager looks at me like he has a nervous twitch!
If anyone had asked me how much i'd spent over the 4 years i've been working on getting her up to scratch, i'd never have realised the total just from the things i remember that is!

ECU socketed and chipped with JWT tuning chip £250

Uprated engine oil cooler Hi flow 32 row with stainless braided lines and mounting plate £450 + fitting

Turbos replaced (both) inclusive of uprated seals and 360 bearings £1200 + removal and fitting

Cam belt, water pump, oil pump, idlers and pulleys replaced £600

Rear lights (6 pot venom) £450 + fitting

New rear Perspex strip (with brake light) £185

Full respray in OEM factory original colour AH3 £4000

Every trim and seal on the car replaced £1900 + fitting

Inner targa handles and surrounding trims £120

Zspec throttle linkage covers £65

Zspec metal gauge rings (custom painted) £100

Zspec billet lightened flywheel £450 + fitting

RPS streetmax 2 clutch £600 + fitting

New interior retrimmed in Burgundy red £1200

Alloy wheels awaiting fitting £850

Eibach pro 10mm spacers with extended studs £200

Akebono 370Z sport brake kit (awaiting fitting) £1600 + fitting

Aluminium CZP side mount intercoolers £500 + fitting

Full Polyeurethane bush kit for the entire car £511.20 + fitting

Hydrographic and custom engine bay design (done by me) value of work quoted to me by a hydro company was £2200

Pioneer AVH-X7800BT stereo fitted £585

Stereo install and boot build with custom airbrush work £1400

Full intercooler hardpipe install with silicone joiners £400

Greddy profec Bspec 2 boost controller £285 + fitting

Clifford G5 thatcham approved alarm and immobiliser £650

Spare subframe shot blasted and powder coated with poly bushings installed £400 + fitting (awaiting fitment)

Powder coated valve covers x4 £250

New viscous coupling and fan £345 + fitting

Full underseal £150

Single piece prop shaft £250

6 x new OEM 370cc injectors £650 + fitting £100

New heater matrix £175 + fitting

All engine hoses replaced with ASH silicone hosing £200

Hicas ball joints replaced £130

New alternator £195 + fitting

Air conditioning pump replaced £365

Power steering pump replaced £175 + fitting

New targa hook bar £150 + fitting

3 pod gauge cluster to A pillar and 3 Drift Gauges and oiltree sandwhich plate £425 + £150 fitting

Full set of goodyear F1 assymetric tyres fitted £650

Clutch slave cylinder supply and fit £190

Brake master cylinder £130 + fitting

Stainless braided brake hoses all round £200

New series 1 genuine OEM gear knob £85

Turbo actuators replaced £255

New set of 99 spec jdm rear tail lights (awaiting fitting) £500

New 99 spec centre panel £135

Stainless steel radiator and slam panel cover £130

Clear wing indicators £45

Illuminated rear bumper side reflectors £65

Impul rear bumper valued at £1300

Abflug type 4 spec 1 front bumper £2500 currently £400 to replace on ablfug website!

Brand new OEM 98+ spec 5 speed gearbox £2400 + fitting

New Nissan OEM series 1 manual wiring loom £850 + fitting £250

Various trim clips and screws new oem Nissan parts roughly £200

And i wonder why my wallet creeks nowdays???

that is love for your car right there wouldnt you agree?

 

[datsfun]

I make that £ 32,381.20 and 15 times fitting costs !!

I would say its obsession , not just love.

And double obsession in keeping financial records. A big no-no in car ownership world !

 

[Paul_S]

Faces and names escape me! have a head like swiss cheese at the best of times, but thanks for that.
It's nice to know that people out there appreciate her

I'm just as bad for names mate!

 

[NemesiZX]

I make that £ 32,381.20 and 15 times fitting costs !!

I would say its obsession , not just love.

And double obsession in keeping financial records. A big no-no in car ownership world !

I hadnt totalled it up because i was trying to calm the mild pain in my chest haha..

Pretty much on life support now i actually know the figures!

 

[AliK]

Forgive me sir but I just couldn't help myself!!!

There is a very useful function in Excel called "Text to Column" - so I used your £ symbol as the delimiter and here is the result, you truly love that beast!!!

 

[Rushingphil]

I hadnt totalled it up because i was trying to calm the mild pain in my chest haha..

Pretty much on life support now i actually know the figures!

It cost me more than twice that to support my kids through Uni - now they've fled the nest I've got f**k all to show for it other than quickly fading memories

Enjoy your car as much as you can - it's absolutely stunning!

 

[NemesiZX]

Forgive me sir but I just couldn't help myself!!!

There is a very useful function in Excel called "Text to Column" - so I used your £ symbol as the delimiter and here is the result, you truly love that beast!!!

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Damn it, i really didnt need to know but i appreciate all the nice comments about the car.. at least i know its money well spent.

To tell the truth, i bought the car because it was a dream for 20 years, the other reason was because i wanted to have something i could use as an investment to leave for my daughter when im taken off the planet..

So i get to own and keep a dream and the money or the car will be something to improve my daughters life.. im crap at saving so its basicallt a car piggy bank haha.

 

[STEVE BURNS]

Hi Paul I have sent you a message
Cheerz Steve

 

[NemesiZX]

It cost me more than twice that to support my kids through Uni - now they've fled the nest I've got f**k all to show for it other than quickly fading memories

Enjoy your car as much as you can - it's absolutely stunning!

firstly thank you for your comment and secondly, my daughter still has all this to come so hopefully i didnt just blow the budget on the car haha!
gotta say though i have no regrets about investing in the car, one day (hopefully within my lifetime) the Z32 will actually be worth something...
i do roll my eyes a lot when i hear people say theyre not worth a lot... i know from this discussion alone its worth at least £34k of my money

 

[Paul_S]

Forgive me sir but I just couldn't help myself!!!

There is a very useful function in Excel called "Text to Column" - so I used your £ symbol as the delimiter and here is the result, you truly love that beast!!!

View attachment 39472

I've not noticed that feature, it looks really handy.

One thing though, it's missed off the fitting costs, or at least the one I checked - the second from bottom line it picked up the £850 for the loom but not the £250 for fitting.