tecks 300zx thread

[teck]

Well I got the car back in march as a new DD to drive in place of my gas guzzling El camino. It's a 1989 300zx and this is what it looked like when I got it.

The first change was the wheels where painted gunmetalBefore

after



Then alot of interior work due to the first owners rigging

Added front strut bar

there's much mor ebut my computer is lagging tonight so more later

[teck]

Then I had a vibrant muffler installed

Then time for Paint

[teck]

First Drift Event

[teck]

and how she sits today

[gmac708]

Nice work on the paint job. Any plans on some tires/rims?What was all the foam on rear towers? Some weird speaker experiment that went horribly wrong?

[teck]

I wanna save up some money for some Advan's

and I have no clue what that foam was for but i got it removed

[bigred240sx]

good lookin car you got there. i like the paint scheme. btw that was also a good lookin 240 hatch in one of those pics.

[ZSpecs]

Respect.

[teck]

thanks man

[NSR_s30]

Very cool man, like the z31.

[teck]

thanks im tryin to find so cheap fender flares for it i was told 280z fender flares will fit it

[ZSpecs]

Butters wrote

Quote »Motorsport Auto part # is 50-1562 for the fiberglass flares. They are about $190...[/quote]

[Perrenial Badass]

Needs MOAR low before you need flares.

z31parts.com

Email the guy about type 3 springs.

[teck]

im putting kyb gr2 shocks on it with eibach lowering springs and puttin cambe rpaltes on the front

[evildky]

get the Z31 parts springs, the eibachs suck, and GR2's are comperable with stock so don't expect much form them

[teck]

Well you gotta think my shocks are 20 years old so it doesnt really matter anythings better than what i got and im goin low and I loved the eibachs I had on my other cars and their $100 cheaper than the ones of z31 IMHO z31parts.com is way over priced the bushing kit on the is $40 than the exact same one on ebay

[teck]

hopefully gettin a welded diff this weekends

[Roach]

mad z love no **** . How long til you boost it? or is you

[Perrenial Badass]

Well you gotta think my shocks are 20 years old so it doesnt really matter anythings better than what i got and im goin low and I loved the eibachs I had on my other cars and their $100 cheaper than the ones of z31 IMHO z31parts.com is way over priced the bushing kit on the is $40 than the exact same one on ebay

No argument that pretty much anything is better than 20 year old worn out NA springs. However...http://www.az-zbum.com/information.springs.shtmlThe Z3Rs have a spring rate of 300/325, I have the Type 1s in my car. How do they handle in comparison to the NA springs, turbo springs, and chopped turbo springs I had before? No f***ing idea, threw em in and overnight the car spun a bearing. Z31s don't need to be running in order to spin a bearing BTW.

[teck]

[AZ-ZBum]

get the Z31 parts springs, the eibachs suck, and GR2's are comperable with stock so don't expect much form them

Eibachs are far from crappy springs. But they are not great performance springs if the car only sees track use.

[teck]

well i found a set of b+g for it and im probbly getting them

[AZ-ZBum]

well i found a set of b+g for it and im probbly getting them

Seriously? Did you not bother to read the information in the link provided? Did you not read that they have one of the softest spring rates of all aftermarket springs?

Soft = bad.

B&G = CRAP.

Seriously. People post links so that you will READ THEM. If you aren't going to read the links provided, you should just not bother posting.
Modified by AZ-ZBum at 11:38 PM 9/23/2009

[evildky]

eibaches are pregressive rate, which suck for track use

sorry but I think the 1 wheel burnout is kinda funny

[teck]

what 1 wheel burnout? If you're talking about the first pics not thts a drift tht I incated late so was like a 75 degree corner and my car cant do a 1 wheel wonder anymore I welded the diff and if B&G is too soft and Ebiach suck for track use what the hell do I use?
Modified by teck at 3:38 PM 9/24/2009

[evildky]

if you want off the shalf springs Z31parts.com, or get fabbing some suston coil over mounts

[Perrenial Badass]

If you find a shop that can wind their own coils, get your own with 400lb rates! If not, ST or Z3Rs as both of them have good rates. I personally prefer the Z3Rs for their higher rate, but the STs are no slouch and are a lot cheaper so they would be a good option.

You could always go with turbo or SS springs, but again they would be used so worn, but they are worlds better than the NA springs.

[SATAN]

I think its funny you went through all the trouble to paint the car, but did not fix the little ding on the driver side fender just behind the bumper cover. I was going through the pics hoping I would see that fixed up. It was like a thorn in my side. Then i got to the end and saw you just painted over it... DOH!

z31parts is not over priced at all. Ebay is extremely UNDER priced. Jason does not make a lot of money on the parts he sells. He mainly does it to support the z31 community and to make a LITTLE cash on the side.

[teck]

You must not get it IT'S A DRIFT CAR I dont give too Sh*ts what it looks like Tht was a cheapass paint job less than $100 so why does it matter come fix it yourself if it bothers you tht much I dont complain about your stuff so leave mine alone go somewhere else with tht 5 yr old mine is better crap

[blackice280zx]

that poor z31