91 jdm rhd 300zx

[thejim42]

Got something a little different for everyone. about a year ago i got stationed in tokyo japan so the mj has been on hold sitting in my dads driveway. I picked up a 91 300zx 2 seater non turbo 5 speed. this is a whole new world for me because I'm used to trucks and jeeps and muscle cars. bought the car bone stock with 84xxx km which is about 52xxxish miles. put a set of cusco coilovers on it and lowered it about 2.5 inches, got a set of r33 gtr wheels 17x9 and I'm running 245/40r17s in the front and 275/40r17s in the rear. got some more things i wanna do to it once i get back stateside with it in 10 months but i can't wait to get home to my mj and start working on her again. Ill post pictures as soon as i remember how. i thought i could use photobucket but its not working

[thejim42]

okay i figured pictures out so here we go.

 

the day i got her

 

 

first set of wheels

 

had to get a new clutch

 

Mountain drives with the crew

 

 

 

 

$2600 coilovers i picked up for $450

 

out with the old

 

in with the new

 

 

lowered

 

rebuilt some calipers my buddy gave me and painted them blue.

 

r33 gtr wheels painted grey mettallic with my z center caps

 

new wheels and tires mounted on the car

 

 

 

power stop z26 brakes from summit racing

 

old

 

new

[Wiggilez]

nice car, good call going non turbo.

[HOrnbrod]

Will customs let you export it Stateside? Maybe it's changed, but that was no bueno when I was there. Especially RHD. Great looking car!

[grinch]

Very clean! I was looking at getting a 300zx before I decided to pickup a MJ. They're completely different, but awesome in their own ways.

 

Still hoping to get a 300zx or similar sports car some day.

[thejim42]

Yes i can import it because its 25 years old now. Nice thing is that the military is paying for it

[Sir Sam]

Cool, but why not at least get a twin turbo while you are there? Or a TT 2+2? Or something not sold in the US like a r32?

 

 

I have had a couple of z32s, still have 2 right now, including my convertible I converted to twin turbo about a decade ago.

 

http://www.colorado4wheel.com/content/93zxset1.html

[thejim42]

Couldnt afford a twin turbo and i don't like the r32. An r32 gtst is going for about 7grand here gtr 15grand. Tt 300zx 6-8 grand. And quite frankly the skylines don't handle half as well as the 300

[thejim42]

i also didnt want to have to import parts from japan and i wanted something with alot of aftermarket support

[glundblad]

Nice.  I am on my third 240z.  I think I will stop now.  :)

[thejim42]

scored myself some 99 spec lights. Cost? my old tail lights and a 30 rack of PBR

 

 

Before 

 

 

 

After

[thejim42]

Ive got her back in the states now, debating on selling her and thinning out my large fleet of vehicles. between my grandfathers 1994 chevy 1500 that i inherited, 2 comanches, 2 cherokees, my mitsubishi built cj3b, my fairlady, a jetski, and mustang, i think i have too many.

[Pete M]

that's a tough call.