Hardtop 300ZX Twin Turbo

[chase_nirvs]

Did Nissan make any 300ZX Twin Turbo 5-speed (Z32, 1990-1996) as a hardtop?

[JeromeS13]

?? They were all hardtops (non-convertible). The convertible never had the TT option.

[chase_nirvs]

?? They were all hardtops (non-convertible). The convertible never had the TT option.

Okay, they came in a t-top, that i know. But i want to know if they had a solid top ever in production.

[JeromeS13]

Yes.

[chase_nirvs]

Which years?

[JeromeS13]

According to Carpoint.com, 90 + 91.

[chase_nirvs]

Then the people who have them just don't want to sell them 'cause I can't find one for sale. I know that a solid top is lighter and the frame is more rigid. That is why I'm looking for one that has a solid top.

[JeromeS13]

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/...&y=12

There are several listed on Autotrader.

[JeromeS13]

Ahh. But, I just noticed that a sunroof was standard on all 90-91 TTs. I'm not really sure how accurate carpoint is, though.

[JeromeS13]

Why not just find a nice condition Z32 5spd and make it TT. Problem solved.

[chase_nirvs]

All the turbo models were ttops. The bar that goes down the middle on the roof says ttop all the time. The only solid top I have ever seen didn't have this bar. And I want a stock TT setup if I can find it. If not, I'll take the ttop, but would prefer to find a stock TT with a solid top.

[WidebodyZ]

I know of a lot of slick tops (that's what we refer to them as), but all of them love it and wouldn't sell unless you were ready to shell out the cash. Personally I wanted the t-tops, but I also wanted a 2+2 because they look better, sleeker lines, more Japan parts, etc. So that's why I converted it. Slicktops make good track cars...but anything with a cage in it will solve the problem.

[evildky]

commonly called a "slicktop"to find out if it's a factoy turbo or not look at the vin, 4th digit on the turbo should be a C not sure what the Z32 na/s 4 digit was but the C for S130, Z31 and Z32 denotes turbo model, as in JN1C

[WidebodyZ]

Beginning in 1991, a hard-top model ("slicktop") was introduced (comprising 17% of production models from 1993-1996), offering a nominal weight reduction and increased structural rigidity over the t-top models. Twin Turbo models were not offered as a 2+2, "slicktop", or convertible in the United States.

There's your answer.

[nsrZ32]

Yeah, don't trust whatever carpoint.com or whoever says. There was NEVER a TT factory slicktop Z32 in the US. In reality, the slicktop was a barebones base model without the t-tops and many options.

fixed

[WidebodyZ]

Yeah, don't trust whatever carpoint.com or whoever says. There was NEVER a factory slicktop Z32 in the US. In reality, the slicktop was a barebones base model without the t-tops and many options.

You mean factory TT slicktop? Haha, then there are several freaks of nature here in Hawaii alone...I think you meant to say no slicktop TT. They weren't optionless though.

[nsrZ32]

lol yeah that's what I meant. Quite a few slicktops around, and a fair amount with the VG30DETT swapped into them, but none that came with it out of the factory

[91slicktopTT]

Yes they did make them I have mine that I imported from Japan its a 91 Twin Turbo 5-speed 2 seater Hard Top. Very rare combo!

[WidebodyZ]

Haha, you don't read much:

Twin Turbo models were not offered as a 2+2, "slicktop", or convertible in the United States.

[nsrZ32]

Yes they did make them I have mine that I imported from Japan its a 91 Twin Turbo 5-speed 2 seater Hard Top. Very rare combo!

A car you imported from Japan, and one he can buy at a local car lot are very different. As stated several times, never in the US were slicktops sold as TT's at the dealerships. And WidebodyZ, correct me if I'm wrong, but in Japan wasn't the slicktop TT a somewhat common thing?

[WidebodyZ]

There's quite a bit of slicktops in Japan.

[chase_nirvs]

So to get a slicktop TT, I need to either do a swap, or import one from Japan. How much did it cost you to import your's, and was it a stock TT?
Modified by chase_nirvs at 5:49 AM 9/18/2006

[91slicktopTT]

When it was all over with the car cost about 16,000USD to buy import and leaglelize in the us. Mine is a Hardtop 2 seater (not 2+2) factory TT 5 speed, Most Twin Turbos in Japan are 2+2's split between hardtops and T-Tops only 13% where 2 seater hard top TT witch only half of those are 5 speeds.

[WidebodyZ]

16K for a stock 91? That's robbery. I mean, it's not like it's some rare model of car not sold in the US like a skyline or S15 Silvia or whatnot. Just saying that's VERY pricey. The amount of Z32's produced in Japan is quite high and those percentages actually equal a large amount of cars. I guess as long as you're happy with having a RHD car (to me the only true rarity) and that's the cool part of it then ok. To me a RHD car that has a US counterpart isn't really "that" cool, but remember it's just my opinion so please don't get upset.