My first Z

Post by **MuseX13457** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:41 pm

After years of dreaming and months of saving I have finally got my first Z32! I am 19 and live in south carolina, ever since i was a kid i have always wanted a 300zx. 4 months ago i started saving and searching for one and found one in atlanta for 3600. Pearl white, 5 speed, all stock it was exactly what i wanted!

Post by **t.mcginley.jr** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:43 pm

Awesome find!! Welcome to the club! (and NICO)!

Post by **300ZXttZMAN** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:53 pm

Very nice, post moar pics!

Welcome to NICO!

Post by **MuseX13457** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:53 pm

Yea she was the fourth one we looked at. All the ones in my immediate area where either Falling apart , automatic, or way out of my price range, she was defiantly worth the 3 hour drive. Only problems are a small oil leak, squeaky breaks and a tear in the driver side seat other than that she drives like a dream. I've considered mods but i'm not sure where to start or if i even want to lol

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Post by **MuseX13457** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:57 pm

My dad and brother after purchase.

Post by **300ZXttZMAN** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:06 pm

She is beautiful!

Post by **BlackWidowZ** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:09 pm

Congrats on finding a clean Z. I guess you know how hard it is to find a clean one...Thats not all messed up. Welcome to the forum.

Post by **MuseX13457** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:18 pm

Yea it was quiet the adventure, and she only had 176,000 miles!

Post by **BlackWidowZ** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:36 pm

That pretty clean for 176k

Post by **MuseX13457** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:51 pm

She was very well taken care of by a woman in florida, When she moved to atlanta she sold her. The gentle man who bought her had her for less than a month and then needed to sell her quick. I am essentially the second owner!

Post by **MuseX13457** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:54 pm

Post by **Rager** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:32 pm

nice find. looking into the 120k maintenance . find out if and when it was done last. its it hasnt been done, get it done when you can . this is for peace of mind and protect your investment.

Post by **z32loverboy** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:42 pm

+1 on the maint!

Post by **MuseX13457** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:14 pm

We are going to do the timing belt some time this month.

Post by **Valdis** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:04 pm

Congratz, looks to be in really good shape
I agree with the maintenance suggestion. I once bought a 1 owner car from a nice old lady... come to find out the nice old lady didn't know what an oil change was. To make a long story short, the engine block cracked and they found an inch of sludge in the oil pan. I had records of the oil changes I did, so the engine was replaced for free.

Since your car has 176K miles, the nice old lady who owned your car took care of her.
Nice find, as others have said.... they are very hard to find in good shape and without rebuilt or salvage titles.

Post by **MuseX13457** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:03 pm

Rager wrote:nice find. looking into the 120k maintenance . find out if and when it was done last. its it hasnt been done, get it done when you can . this is for peace of mind and protect your investment.

We went ahead and started on the timing belt, as we were getting deeper into the car's engine we found that 2 of the pulleys were falling apart, as well as the timing tenshioner was bad.

Post by **iiSwiiFFty** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:46 pm

Pretty clean looking Z you got there. Got big plans for her, or keep it stock?

Post by **MuseX13457** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:33 pm

Keeping her stock as possible, get her technically sound and then worry about cosmetic problems. I may add some things but im not to worried about all that just yet.

Post by **marcusZee32** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:04 pm

sweet deal man! I just picked up my '91 NA 300ZX 2 seater in December. it's my second car, and she was VERY well maintained by an awesome enthusiast. i'm carrying this car on with 65,125 miles on it, original black paint still glossy. it's a great car to own and one of the Japanese classics of the 90's.

do you plan on keeping it original or do you have a lot of performance mods in mind?

Post by **MuseX13457** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:50 pm

marcusZee32 wrote: do you plan on keeping it original or do you have a lot of performance mods in mind?

I really want to keep her stock!

Post by **MuseX13457** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:35 pm

are my wheels on backwards 0.o

Post by **IonZ32** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:51 pm

Yep they're backwards! But thats no problem, you'll be wanting to put on some awesome aftermarket wheels soon anyways!
Clean Z, always loved the Pearl White!

Post by **MuseX13457** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:00 pm

How can you tell they are on backwards? and i like my stock rims =3 Pearl white is my favorite color for this car.

Post by **Ace2cool** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:21 am

The longer opening is closer to the front on the top side of the wheel, whereas it should be closer to the rear.

These wheels were actually designed to draw a bit of air in to help cool the brakes, which is why they have such a unique shape.

It's only your fronts that are backwards, so swapping left to right will fix it.

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