Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Enter, Hideki's 300ZX

Hideki has always been a Z car fanboy. My pops bought a Z32 twin turbo new in 1990, and when I turned 16 it was mine. Seriously, how cool was that! My pops is a die-hard Corvette guy, and while he liked the Z32 it just wasn't for him. When I got the car it was already an old car, and needed some work, but c'mon! Although it wasn't meant to be, one night while my mom was driving the car it got into an accident and was gone forever. With the proceeding insurance monies I bought my Eclipse, but I had to have another Z32. So one fateful day my girlfriend spotted this little red 2-seater non-turbo in some used car lot. I was smitten by the machine and had to have it. We used it everyday until a black 350Z waltzed into my life. But now is the time for me to work my magic onto this platform.

It's a clean, low milage, 100% 1992 factory Z32

... Really really needs some coilovers

Under the hood is a 3.0 liter V6 unlike any other, the Z32 even in non-turbo form came from the factory with dual overhead camshafts, dual exhaust, dual throttle bodies, and variable valve timing. This thing was super advanced when you think that it was developed in the late 80's. I plan on seeing how far I can take the NA Z32 platform. ESCORT in Japan has made some wonderful numbers in NA form, so I'm hopeful.

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