Hi everybody! Tired of lurking, decided to post!
#28
Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
well... you could also go to these sites (im sober and wow....) to look for a S30 chassis with a turbo swap already done. VERY easy to do.
try
ebaymotors.com
hybridz.org
zcar.com
classiczcars.com
i cruise the classifieds of those sites EVERY day new **** all the time. amazing. start searching through them
try
ebaymotors.com
hybridz.org
zcar.com
classiczcars.com
i cruise the classifieds of those sites EVERY day new **** all the time. amazing. start searching through them
Daniel
#29
that's a good idea. for myself I would go for a motor swapped car, but I would assume that problems will arrise and I'll have to 'fix' quite a few things that the previous owner didn't do right.
and I'm already familar with the car.
My 280ZX was stock when I got it and was very reliable. 132K when I bought it in 1996
and I'm already familar with the car.
My 280ZX was stock when I got it and was very reliable. 132K when I bought it in 1996
#30
thing is with ALL STOCK. is ***** old. its gonna be brittle its gonna break crack rupture... most competant people that swap or rebuild motors have mashine work done professionally and put in new parts... kinda hard to screw up on the assembly part. after that its the install. now is a great chance to replace all the connectors wires sensors vacume and fuel lines.... you just need to find some one that was mechanically inclined and loved the car. dont be scared of a car that was rebuilt or swapped cause if you can drive it, you can drive it. tehn whatever goes wrong will most likely be from age.
on a side note, i degressed my zx engine sprayed it down. now it no start. pretty sure i got no spark. ****. so im gonna let it dry out try it again if no go. im gonna be hella pissed start swapping the motors and replacing all the wires and connecters in teh process. oh man as soon as i started i knew I KNEW it would happen. i said it in my head im like... this ****in car is not going to start now.
on a side note, i degressed my zx engine sprayed it down. now it no start. pretty sure i got no spark. ****. so im gonna let it dry out try it again if no go. im gonna be hella pissed start swapping the motors and replacing all the wires and connecters in teh process. oh man as soon as i started i knew I KNEW it would happen. i said it in my head im like... this ****in car is not going to start now.
#32
Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
thing is with ALL STOCK. is ***** old. its gonna be brittle its gonna break crack rupture... most competant people that swap or rebuild motors have mashine work done professionally and put in new parts... kinda hard to screw up on the assembly part. after that its the install. now is a great chance to replace all the connectors wires sensors vacume and fuel lines.... you just need to find some one that was mechanically inclined and loved the car. dont be scared of a car that was rebuilt or swapped cause if you can drive it, you can drive it. tehn whatever goes wrong will most likely be from age.
on a side note, i degressed my zx engine sprayed it down. now it no start. pretty sure i got no spark. ****. so im gonna let it dry out try it again if no go. im gonna be hella pissed start swapping the motors and replacing all the wires and connecters in teh process. oh man as soon as i started i knew I KNEW it would happen. i said it in my head im like... this ****in car is not going to start now.
on a side note, i degressed my zx engine sprayed it down. now it no start. pretty sure i got no spark. ****. so im gonna let it dry out try it again if no go. im gonna be hella pissed start swapping the motors and replacing all the wires and connecters in teh process. oh man as soon as i started i knew I KNEW it would happen. i said it in my head im like... this ****in car is not going to start now.
Daniel
#33
Originally Posted by SHADY280
welcome to zdriver!! and skittle some guys at hybridz are gonna mass produce the gnose for the zx here soon, lots of interest it seems
By the way, are there any other pieces to the G-nose set? Side skirts, rear bumper, spoiler?
Daniel
#35
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
thing is with ALL STOCK. is ***** old. its gonna be brittle its gonna break crack rupture... most competant people that swap or rebuild motors have mashine work done professionally and put in new parts... kinda hard to screw up on the assembly part. after that its the install. now is a great chance to replace all the connectors wires sensors vacume and fuel lines.... you just need to find some one that was mechanically inclined and loved the car. dont be scared of a car that was rebuilt or swapped cause if you can drive it, you can drive it. tehn whatever goes wrong will most likely be from age.
on a side note, i degressed my zx engine sprayed it down. now it no start. pretty sure i got no spark. ****. so im gonna let it dry out try it again if no go. im gonna be hella pissed start swapping the motors and replacing all the wires and connecters in teh process. oh man as soon as i started i knew I KNEW it would happen. i said it in my head im like... this ****in car is not going to start now.
on a side note, i degressed my zx engine sprayed it down. now it no start. pretty sure i got no spark. ****. so im gonna let it dry out try it again if no go. im gonna be hella pissed start swapping the motors and replacing all the wires and connecters in teh process. oh man as soon as i started i knew I KNEW it would happen. i said it in my head im like... this ****in car is not going to start now.
gotta replaCE ANY AND EVERYTHING RUBBER OR PLASTIC oops---or it will be dust first time needed------
snowy--dont you know by now that Z cars hate water worse than cats???????
#36
Originally Posted by skittle
the best spoiler in my opinion is the mini whale tail or the one the ZXR has
#38
Sorry thxone, I've been searching for pictures of the G-nose for a while now and I can't seem to remember where I saw the pictures. I thought it was on this site in the gallery but I may have been mistaken, my search came up with 0 results. Anyhow, the G-nose is a rare JDM front that from what I know was originally designed for the S30's which came over to the S130's later. Theyre very expensive and there are few within the US. I heard you could order a G-nose front from MPJ Auto over in the UK, but after shipping and tax I heard it runs anywhere from 1-2grand or something outrageous like that. If I come by the pictures again, I'll be sure to post them. Perhaps someone else has a picture.
Daniel
Edit: Found the picture, sorry I don't have more. This is the infamous "G-nose" or "Gnose" you've heard of
Daniel
Edit: Found the picture, sorry I don't have more. This is the infamous "G-nose" or "Gnose" you've heard of
Last edited by mrgoochio; 01-06-2007 at 04:12 PM.
#40
You can have one for the low price of $1,999.99 too! Haha just kidding, but from what I've heard they really are around that much. I guess its one of those JDM things huh? On another note, I've been awake since 5:30am and its now 3 hours later and I'm bored out of my mind. I can't wait until I buy a car.. which hopefully will be an S130 or S30. I haven't really been looking into any other cars... Suggestions for alternatives? (For the sake of boredom and discussion!)
Daniel
Daniel
#41
naw just stick with the early z cars, up to 83. dont bother looking at anything else. the thread with the gnose is from hydridz, its nasty expensive, but if we all order one, then ship them in my buddies containers which he ships once a month, it may get cheaper. i want a gnose, but i like my airdam too much
#42
Are there sideskirts/rear bumper/spoiler for the Gnose set or is the front bumper it?
Daniel
Edit: This was posted in zcar.com's boards, but the poster was unsure of what bumper this is. Do you guys know what it is? Looks similar to the Gnose.
Daniel
Edit: This was posted in zcar.com's boards, but the poster was unsure of what bumper this is. Do you guys know what it is? Looks similar to the Gnose.
Last edited by mrgoochio; 01-06-2007 at 06:18 PM.
#46
Originally Posted by apollo
Interesting, AMG style wheels on a Z . . . . .
Daniel
#47
It is a Gnose for the S30 Z cars. Not our S130's.
And as far as the wheels go, just interesting that someone wold spend that much on wheels that dont really go with the car. They are nice wheels, jsut on a Benz, not a Z
And as far as the wheels go, just interesting that someone wold spend that much on wheels that dont really go with the car. They are nice wheels, jsut on a Benz, not a Z
#49
Didn't want to make a new thread just to check, so does www.classiczcars.com work for you guys? Seems like it hasn't been working for me for the last day or so.
Daniel
Daniel