2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Many of you have been asking me why I ditched my Maxima turbo project and why I'm returning it to stock. Well the reason is that I ended up picking up a new project that I had wanted for some years now, a 1990 300ZX Twin Turbo and yes its an original twin turbo

It was tapped from the rear left wheel, some lady turned left into it so I got it for the low. The title was listed as salvage, I went to check it out and the title was clear. The insurance who totaled it out are morons. I checked the VIN# with carfax, the accident was reported but the car was never officially reported as a total loss. The damage is so minor its ridiculous. Pic of the damage:



This is how car looked before it got hit.



DETAILS
Body has 150k miles on it
Engine about 30k
New God Speed Side Mount Intercoolers
HKS Hi Power Exhaust
Megan Racing Down and Test Pipes
Short Shifter (Not Installed)
Blitz Turbo Timer (Not Installed)
JVC Audio Stereo with AUX input
New Rotors and Brake Pads
HICAS Eliminated W/ Eliminator Bar Installed
New Brake Lines
350z Rims
New Tires Front 225/45/18 Yokohama S Drive
New Tires Rear 245/45/18 General Exclaim
ECU was Upgraded by Ashley Powers

ADDED THE WINTER OF 2011
NEW STAGE 1 CLUTCH
NEW SPARK PLUGS
NEW JWT FLYWHEEL
NEW WHEEL STUDS
HKS EXHAUST NOW LOOKS NEW
8K HIDS
NEW REAR MAIN SEAL

Car needs injectors, the old style ones on these cars always take a dump so I'll be upgrading all 6 anyway. PO put 30k on the engine and it had about 30k when he bought it so it really has about 60k. Car has had 3 owners and the mileage checked out on carfax also checked out as an original TT. Last owner bought it with no engine since the owner before him decided he liked the motor and threw it into another NA Z32. Not bad for a 1990.

I found a local with a left rear knuckle assembly for $40. I replaced the bent control arms last night so the car is now able to be driven. I still need to replace the bent tie rod and the suspension will be back in working order.

I'll update this thread as I go along and post pics and vids of the upgrades and progress. Car does need work to get it up to par and after that I'll begin the quest for more powAh!

Thanks for looking!

wirelessdude04

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in for pics

JNCoRacer

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2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Wifey gave it a quick wash while I was tearing down the max, excuse the front bumper I had it off so its only hanging there at the moment.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Previous owner had gave it a fresh paint job, I was surprised how it came out after the wash, better then I thought. Its sitting on some type of coilovers, I'm not sure what brand though.

essential1

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I'd get rid of my infiniti for a clean z32 also. There's something about these cars that I love.

D I R T Y I 3 0

NOO WAY, congrats bro! I love Z32s!!! Don't like the Black on black style though, too depressing for me. Good pickup though

Sub'd

wirelessdude04

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i like!!!!! always wanted one still do

chrome91

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looks good, make sure you check the water pump as well. its a problem on Z32

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Thanks guys, maybe now everyone will understand why the max went back to stock haha.

DirtyI30 those rims are coming off, cheap paint and they look like they belong on a riced out civic.

chrome91 thanks for the heads up.

Grand_hustle17

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Congrats I guess... idk what is it n everybody n these cars, but the are terribly unattractive to me.... I'm more for a 240sx.... anyways wish u the best

McSteve

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hmmmm maybe RWD lol

350z wheels right? At least it's keeping in the family. Any idea what you're gonna replace em with? Can't go wrong with some BBS or CSL type wheels.

Maximaguy

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Nice pick up!! I have a black 90TT as well that I have been building since May of last year. Looks good!

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Going to throw the wheels off the max on it for now until I get it up and running correctly, first mod is 550cc "new style" injectors with the adapter kit to adapt them to my "old style" fuel rail or an upgraded aftermarket fuel rail and then a re-tune on my current ash spec ecu.

Going to install my wideband and boost gauge, fix some exhaust leaks and maybe upgrade to a dual intake then see what I can put down.

Not into the whole BBS frenzy or stance frenzy, I'm going straight for power.

I'm in the process of fixing the suspension, just need to finish up the tie rods when they come in and see about anything else that needs to be refreshed.

Thanks!

phatboislim

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i x2 this post

chrome91

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wut? Z32 have one of the most timeless car designs ever, same as RX7, Skylines, and Supra

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Yes

Slo4Do

Congrats! I think I still have the original Car & Driver with the 300ZX beating the ZR1 from 0-60 in wet conditions. You got a good deal & good look w/ the upgrades.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Thank you sir!

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Ordered up some stuff. Looks like I got some work to do

mdliber

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Been my favorite bodystyle 300z forever, getting more sporatic on the roads, rarely see a really clean one

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Pulled the manifold today, got a lot of cleaning up tomorrow. Then going to install the new style injectors and delete the tb coolant lines.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Cleaned it up, performed the tb coolant bypass and ran new coolant hoses to the turbos, replaced the pcv hoses, replaced the injectors and wired in their new clips.

Rods03Max619

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Nice pick up, Looks Clean and those things can be made wicked FAST..

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Finished up the install and got it fired up. Sounds and runs good, just seems like there's still some slight kinks I need to re-look at, at a later time since its too late today.

Btw this came in today, need I say more...

D I R T Y I 3 0

Dial those babies all the way down...

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Out with the old...


In with the new...



I put them in at the height they were out the box, its a good height but the rear that has the damage is rubbing against the bumper so I'll have to lift the rear slightly.

infinimax96

Okay, I have to ask, where in the hell did you get those injector plugs!? I've been looking for those for my 00vi swap.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Depends on what kind of injectors you have? If you are going to run 300zx injectors, the plugs can be found at z1motorsports.com.

skweaky

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I love z1 but so much of it is overpriced. Their tuning is amazing though. and John is pretty cool to deal with.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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I've found z1 to be the cheapest priced compared to the other vendors, and I like the fact that they sell OEM as well.

infinimax96

I'm actually in need of 5th gen Maxima injector plugs... Any ideas where to find some? I've been looking everywhere.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Go to the junkyard and cut them off of one. I couldn't find any either when I had to swap back my stockers on the 5thgen since I cut my original ones too short when I installed the 440cc injectors. I got some from a local that parted out his car then ended up going to the junkyard and cutting some off at a good length, give yourself as much length as you can get. I'll look in my garage I may have a few left (may be short though), if I have at least 3 then you can just cut off the front 3 from one at the jy since I don't think you want to pull the plenum just to get the back 3

D I R T Y I 3 0

How has it been to work on this car? Everytime I see the engine bay, it looks near impossible to do anything

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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So far I haven't had any trouble working on it, the injector replacement wasn't bad at all just took a lot of time but that's because I did a number of things when I pulled the plenum. Stuff like egr and carbon canister are deleted already which makes it easier and makes the engine bay simpler. I deleted the tb coolant lines and plan on deleting a few more emissions related things to simplify the bay even more. After messing with it and doing lots of reading and investigating, I pretty much know where everything is at and what its for. The PO really did a bad job, he ghetto fabbed everything with zip ties. I've been correcting lots of the previous hackjobs and mistakes and the car runs great now.

Honestly there wasn't anything I couldn't get to without just moving something out of the way thus far, but there are some other maintenance items and things that require the engine to be pulled to do but when I get there I plan on doing one big pull.

I was driving it all weekend, this car is real quick and powerful and when the turbos spool up it just launches away the acceleration is amazing!

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Got it detailed Came out pretty good for an alright paint job.

wirelessdude04

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That thang is nice

Slo4Do

Those rims make your 300 look much better than the original black rims it came with.

2000_MAXIMA_KING

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Thanks bro!

Yup I like them on this car, was going to sell them but decided to keep them after I threw them on it.

Here's a pic from the guy who detailed it

VQtHuRtY

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Need them bumper lights. Other than that the exterior looks decent, the rims don't go with the car, IMO. Maybe some sportier looking rims...