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Post by **NolimitZ32** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:37 am

Hey all, I'm back, well sort of, life has taken a very "all consuming" turn for me so I haven't had time to do anything automotively related and since I lost my Z the desire hasn't really been there. But now something clicked again and I am looking for another Z, so I am here to ask my NICO brethren to help me in my search, I don't mind driving with a trailer or flying to pick up but, and here is the kicker I am not looking to spend a lot, in fact the less the better. Very specifically for a 2+0 manual (prefer NA) in either TK3 Sapphire Blue, EH7 Yellow Pearlglow, LP2 Deep Purple Metallic, CK2 Cocoa Bronze Metallic, or any White with red interior. I am not looking for a perfect car or even a running one but the body MUST be straight and rust free, paint doesn't have to be perfect but must be recoverable (without respray). So if anyone that reads this has a lead or just sees one on their local craigslist please post and let me know. Thanks all.

NLZ32

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:22 pm

Welcome back Anton! Looks like we both have now resurfaced after a LONG time away, glad you are back.
My poor NA wants me to give her to you, but it would be more work than you'd want (she's truly a parts car now other than the fresh 5-speed and swap parts, OK seats) plus I still need that rear 1/4 panel for the TT.
Hopefully someone closer to you comes up with something worthy, and post her up when you do!

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:40 am

Thanks bud, what is your parts car? I have parts to build probably 2 separate full cars and a respray isn't out of the question but the chassis would have to come at the right price, my main concern is a straight body, all original glass, and hopefully a good condition interior but not necessary. Only thing with getting a car from you would be the hellaciously long journey. The problem around here is people wanting $2k for wrecks and incomplete parts cars with salvage titles or no titles at all, I don't know what happened, 2 years ago you could get a decent complete car with a bad engine for under $1k like I did with the black one.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:23 pm

Yeah no kiddin',the kicker for me was seeing a NA 2+2 white Z on the way home one day, stopped of course to see if it was red int. and it's not, and first thing I see is a fogged interior...next look is rocker panels and viola- the reason for the fogged interior. For giggles I ask the manager for his best price and he says 5K, "it's a canadian import" as if that makes it worth more. I casually ask how much he thinks it would cost to replace the rotten rockers and surely rotted t-top seals and door seals "to fix the obvious water intervention", he looks at me like I said he's a freak and says there's no leaks or rust or anything anywhere, what do I mean...I just laughed and left.
Yeah, mine would not be worth the trip for you as although there are bonuses like the fresh 5-speed swap (all new except 40K 93b trans) and new heater core and p-trix spoiler, it needs all suspension, rebuild/running motor, front bumper, headlights, and misc. missing f/e and engine parts I stole for the TT. Plus surely more I've forgotten, like the ps pump I stole for a HICAS delete I never did. Interior is pretty messy what with 3+ years now parked, like that 5K lemon I just mentioned, so truly she's a parter waiting to give up her good ps rear 1/4 and save me lots of hassles and that $ for the parts...plus the OK seats and whatever red plastic is still salvageable and part out the other stuff or keep the trans for backup for the TT. I do have nearly a complete red interior, minus door panels extra though from when I got my TT so I have lots of red for whenever I decide to do something odd with the TT's interior. Thinking like red trunk, or red top down to the door sills, something like that to add to my red rockers and sill plates I now run.
Anyway, GL finding the Right One!

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:27 pm

Been a bit slack on the quality Z32 scene here lately and especially the colors you listed (was a cocoa vert ((of course)) recently though), but this car is still one I think I'd look at if I was holding some Z money. MMMMmmmmmmm, LP2 goodness...
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5706411635.html
Cons are the title status and price obviously, but it's been up for quite some time now so I'd want to hear his story and see how he acts as far as actually selling and price versus the upgrades, title status, etc. Oh, and of course the actual miles on what, etc. If I got a woodie for it I'd take it past Doug and if it survives that, not likely but possible, try and work the guy into the 12 range somehow and see if he's ready to negotiate at all despite his claim of no hurry to sell.

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:38 pm

Wow, that is a really nice looking car, the title status would be a killer for me, not that it'll matter much or that I ever foresee selling it but its just one of those warm and fuzzy things. I would really love an original pearlglow car, even if it did require respray just to have it, the numbers would never match because my engine will go into whatever I get. I also really used to bot like the red onteriors but recently I've come around.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:28 am

I agree about the title, but then again as you mentioned it really only matters if you are (like the current owner) trying to sell it and wanting to get the best price back...if you intend to keep it to the end it actually works in your favor buying such a car should it pass the salvage story smell test, be repaired to spec, and should the owner realize his situation and be OK with it as it doesn't seem this guy is since the car stays high-priced now for about 3 months (started in the 24k range). I've been curious about it and watched it, wanting to see how long it takes and the price it's listed at when it does sell.

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:29 am

I am in talks with a guy here locally who has a pearlglow yellow parts car that is in pretty good shape but is missing parts form it being parted out, although all the important stuff is there. I may just have my candidate as long as we agree on a price.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:36 pm

NolimitZ32 wrote:I am in talks with a guy here locally who has a pearlglow yellow parts car that is in pretty good shape but is missing parts form it being parted out, although all the important stuff is there. I may just have my candidate as long as we agree on a price.

Nice!!
Can't wait to see what you end up with...

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:23 am

Yeah those talks ended quickly, its a straight body with 67k on it and a partial interior, but he is parting it and wants $2.5k for basically a shell with glass and some interior, I'd love to pick it up but there are running TTs in decent shape (needing a little mechanical TLC) in the Houston area selling for $2-3k so 2.5k for a shell is just stoooopid. Oh well, the search continues.

Post by **RubyRed300ZX** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:27 am

Checked Craigslist locally for you. This is the best I could find at a reasonable price. Hard to tell from the picture, but it may indeed be the Deep Purple color ...

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/b ... 69931.html

Not a lot of guys could rock this and make it look good; but, maybe you can.

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:31 pm

RubyRed300ZX wrote:Checked Craigslist locally for you. This is the best I could find at a reasonable price. Hard to tell from the picture, but it may indeed be the Deep Purple color ...

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/b ... 69931.html

Not a lot of guys could rock this and make it look good; but, maybe you can.

Seat doesnt point straight up so not going to be how I like it.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:05 pm

RubyRed300ZX wrote:Checked Craigslist locally for you. This is the best I could find at a reasonable price. Hard to tell from the picture, but it may indeed be the Deep Purple color ...

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/b ... 69931.html

Not a lot of guys could rock this and make it look good; but, maybe you can.

Post by **RubyRed300ZX** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 7:50 am

NAILED IT! Red interior ... with almost a lift kit:

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/c ... 99154.html

Just trying to be helpful.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:19 pm

"'Merican muscle with modern handling"...LOVE it!

Awesome find RubyRed300ZX, WAY too much 'merican goodness right there...

I think THIS one should get him on the next plane up here...
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5755389968.html
Badass car as the owner says, white but gots the 2-tone action going on

...just a little rip in the seat and broken tb (trashed motor) to deal with and this jewel is YOURS!!!

Post by **RubyRed300ZX** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 6:21 am

You know, he may have a rare pearl there (though two-tone). Maybe it was a concept car built by Nissan. One with a "timing chain." Should look into that. Especially with that awesome shifter and just a slight rip to the interior.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:16 am

RubyRed300ZX wrote:You know, he may have a rare pearl there (though two-tone). Maybe it was a concept car built by Nissan. One with a "timing chain." Should look into that. Especially with that awesome shifter and just a slight rip to the interior.

The salvage title, wrecked (Z parts???) cars in the background and the "breaks" tell a tall tale indeed. The guy OBVIOUSLY knows his isht and only uses the best stuff!
Proper mental project car there dude!

Post by **RubyRed300ZX** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:16 pm

On a serious note this time. Looks blue, hard to tell though. Clearly been sitting for a long time. Price should be quite negotiable. Tried to read the year on the red tab on his plate but can't.

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/5714907374.html

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:50 pm

RubyRed300ZX wrote:On a serious note this time. Looks blue, hard to tell though. Clearly been sitting for a long time. Price should be quite negotiable. Tried to read the year on the red tab on his plate but can't.

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/5714907374.html

No kiddin', for $2K looks straight enough and the '92 darker blue.

Been a SERIOUS lull around here, down to only 6 current Z ads and only 3 of them Z32's.
But this one snuck by somehow, like rubyred's above a pretty decent looking prospect for the price if things weren't TOO far gone, even if "2 tone" red (again!) and rockin' some chrome...
https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5769268410.html
Yep, tune up those injectors, connectors, .......blah blah blah

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:05 am

^That looks like Fyfe's old car got in a wreck. That blue one would be promising but not for the money, needs oil pump = probably bad engine = Half way between salvage and scrap value (which is around $80.00 per ton) plus it looks like it may have some rust on the hatch and at the body welds. I'd offer the guy $1000 if it was in Houston and the body was super straight, for me to go to IOWA and it be worthwhile I'd have to get the car for $300. Saying that, I really do appreciate you posting this Ruby, please continue to post.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:16 pm

Still no luck then, Anton?

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:39 pm

No, the one I found super cheap was stolen, well it may not have bee stolen but the guy kept telling em the title was in his cousin's name and every time I asked for the vin he said he'd get it to me later and then nothing for days so I gave up. If it seems too good to be true. . . I have a feeling I'll just have to save up some cash spend some time dumping the plethora of 300zx and other parts I have on CL and ebay and then go after a good running example at a normal $4k+ price.

Post by **z32loverboy** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 9:14 am

I'd say you could buy the slicktop but it now has to have a new left fender after my buddies dad backed into it lol I'm kinda back too. The built n/a engine ate a main bearing so back to stock n/a again for me. I'm probably gunna punt the car in the spring and start fresh with a decent TT car. Hope you get back into the Z game soon!

Edit: spelling fails

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:16 pm

z32loverboy wrote:I'd say you could buy the slicktop but it now has to have a new left fender after my buddies dad backed into it lol I'm kinda back too. The built n/a engine ate a main bearing so back to stock n/a again for me. I'm probably gunna punt the car in the spring and start fresh with a decent TT car. Hope you get back into the Z game soon!

Edit: spelling fails

Cool, long time no see!
Glad to hear that you are staying with the Z32 like me, can't wait to see what you get going.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:22 pm

TT it? Pretty solid car, good interior and even good window trim, and if it suddenly was a TT 2+2...
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5779972721.html

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:29 pm

Oh, my- I think of this scenario every time a "first-car is a Z32 guy" comes on here...:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5783406946.html
"Save me, Anton!!!"

Post by **budget300zx** » Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:10 pm

seen this today might be a good candidate for some z owner love. not sure if its close enough to you though

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nissan-300ZX-/2 ... 2377852367

Post by **RubyRed300ZX** » Sun Sep 18, 2016 2:15 pm

Came across this first one. Was going to post it in your thread in another lame attempt to be funny:

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic ... /100756371

I assumed that there was an error in the ad (pictures not matching the description). Assumed that was the case; because, I know everything in the world. Then, I saw this second ad whereby I realized that for only the 3 millionth time in my life that I don't know everything. I had to read through the overview:

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic ... /100789312

All that said, I think you should save up and get the one in the first link. It's not the Z32, merely a Z31... but oh so stylish. Be sure to check out that trunk-lid.

Post by **NolimitZ32** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:28 am

Dude, those things are awesome ^^^ haha, if I won the lottery I would totally buy one.

Post by **DCaff300ZX** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:25 pm

Wow, this one is really straight and clean, but AT and a mysterious "it broke, I'm broke" explanation. If I had $1800 I'd definitely call/visit and hope it wasn't the tbelt...CRP BTW:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5788225290.html
But even then, you have a motor right?

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