That's beautiful, man. The pride really shows in how good that looks.

 

Thank you sir. I do have lots of pride in this car. 5 years ago I paid $400 for it and took it from a no engine/transmission and 2 feet of water on the inside to what is now. And I'm not done...


Here's the mod list thus far. This includes any cosmetic change or upgrade I've made to the car since purchase. NOT including MILLIONS of fixes and restoration to OEM spec in many aspects.

Precision Billet 62/62
Tial 38mm WG w/dumptube
Godspeed FMIC
Mildly Ported Heads
Schneider 274 Cams
Schneider 110 lb Valve Springs
3 Angle Valve Job
Gutted & Ported Upper Intake Manifold
2.5" Mandrel Intercooler Piping
3" Turboback Exhaust Dumped
HKS Intake
HKS SSQV BOV
HKS EVC III EBC
Dual A-Pillar Guage Mount
Autometer Boost Gauge
Zeitronix Wideband 02 w/Digital Guage
NIStune
450CC Injectors (Pre Recall Wiring)
Walbro 255
FS5R30A Tranny
Powertrain Industries Driveshaft
ACT Street Clutch
90A Maxima Alternator
8K HID's
Mickey Thompson 255/55/16 ET Streets
Z32 Black Leather Seats
Z32 Wheels w/adapters
Z32 '99 Shift ****
Poly Motor Mounts
Poly Subframe Bushings
88T Brake Calipers
88T Tension Rods
88 SS Springs
Tokico HP Struts & Shocks
Escort 4500 Radar Detector
Sony CD Player
6" Sony Explode 3-Ways

 

thats gorgeous man!

 

Thanks a lot!

Here's a few a good friend of mine took recently for the Z31 Calendar:










And here's the one that made the calendar:

 

shoulda done the first of your last post or this:



for the calendar

 

The 2 side shots are my favorites too but I didn't get to choose which won. You submit 3 of your favorites and its voted on.

http://www.z31calendar.com/index.html

 

wow...no offense on teh IC, but it seems a bit tacky, i'm sure its about the only way it would fit..but those other pics look better. either way congrats on the calendar feature..

 

I know...First I plan to move the IC up a bit with the brackets I made. Secondly I'm adding the TBO lip which will hide the rest.

 

nice, cant wait to see it

 

Nice, I was about to suggest the same.

Your shifter just made me buy a new 300zx shifter (z32 one with black and tan stitching to match the rest of my interior)

 

That picture isn't current as I have a '99 Z32 Shift **** with the red stitch leather.

 

Not this picture. There's something wrong with the paint finish in this lighting. The photo on the calendar is excellent, however.

Flawlez, should this thread be in the Members Cars forum? Just saying... you'd probably get more eyes on the car over there.

 

The car is actually going to get repainted. I've done a lot paint correction to bring out how it looks but honestly its a cheap one stage paint from someone in the past (shhh, don't tell ) Its one of those things where you can't really understand unless you see it in person.

And maybe so. It's not a Maxima so I didn't know if I was allowed to post it there or not.

 

nice Z! its good to see a fellow z31 owner. i have an 86 mostly stock....well compared to your Z. Except im on coilovers and stock sawblades. lol

 

I love this.

 

Nice Z, very clean....p

 

Z32 NA wheels? Why?

 

^^ why hate?

I think its a beautiful ride man, not something you see every day

 

Because the TT wheels would be more fitting

 

The rear tires on this car...

...serious business

 

Because that's what I had? NA wheel weight: 16 lbs. TT wheel weight: 19 lbs.

And about that fitment...

 

^ Flush

 

You have given up on flush fitment already. You'd have a better contact patch and less DR-typical sidewall mush on an 8.5J wheel.

I dig the car other than that though.

 

I'm not going for the "stance" type "flush". And I won't argue the TT wheels would be better suited for a larger tire and more contact patch. However, I purchased the MT Streets DR's with the NA wheels as is. If I run across a good deal on TT rears sometime I may ****** them up, but for now it isn't a priority.

 

Looks GOOD man. It's nice and clean

 

Don't lump me in with the stance crowd just because I said "flush."

Fair enough.

 

great looking Z. I was just next to a nice z31 in traffic today and thinking about how much I like them.

 

Kind of late bump to this but your Z is really nice. I've never really historically been a fan of the way those look but yours looks great.

Slightly onto a tangent - but out of curiosity, was it hard to come across a dash for that in good condition? It seems to me all those 80's sports car dashes were basically the same thing. A huge block of brittle plastic with faux stitching all over the thing. In fact, the dash looks VERY similar to the dash in our LS1 project '85 RX7. I'm amazed how brittle the dash in that is and was curious about the 80's Z dashes.

Did you by any chance buy that shell up in the Dallas area?

I also think your car is begging for some rear fender flares.. That would look fantastic

 

This really is a good looking car.

now if only somebody else i knew with this car would follow your example

 

Ahhh, I want to make one of these an autocross ***** in one of my fantasies, this is one of the best looking ones I've seen, I usually see them all beat up and old looking, I really like how clean your interior is!!! I'm so putting my car back together asap lol.

 

Thanks!

Regarding the dash, I had to hunt one down at the local salvage yard over time. Eventually a nice black one showed up and I swapped it out with mine which was entirely ripped off from the previous owner. The actual material is a rubbery vinyl that has some give if you apply pressure. I wouldn't describe it as a brittle plastic at all.

The shell I purchased here in San Antonio, however the car has been in Dallas a couple times in the past and I have several Z friends/contacts in that area. And the '86+ Z31's had front and rear fender flares stock when compared to the 84-85's. However the 84AE had very pronounced rear fender flares which some people often use. Here's an example of an 84 AE that's been repainted a different color:

 

I asked because even though the chances are slim to none, I had a buddy in high school who had the same year Z, and I specifically remember him going to some hole in the wall paint shop in the barrio and getting a one-stage paint job that came out looking pretty much identical to what your paint looks like. But again, that would be nearly impossible odds it was the same car

Those fender flares are

 

Hey, I know you...

Lookin' good! Z32 wheels work well on it.

 

It's a small world. And thanks! I plan to get some legit wheels later on but for its purpose built application the Z32 wheels work well for being on a budget.

 

What a really attractive car. Im really liking the interior on these old Z cars. Good work!