300zx Or R32gtr

[iseekool]

Was a sporting event, guy with a 300zx (who was driving it quite well actually, they can are pretty decent cars), had some coolant leaking out the front

"oh well, its leaking from somewhere in there".

Multiple bits to come off just to check out the hoses

That is when you need to take the engine out.

[lidz]

Ever bled the clutch on one of those kunce, fkn mission.

Engine out.

yep, replaced the slave cylinder & bleed the clutch in my drive, with the missus, in under an hour. Surprisingly managed to leave the engine where nissan intended too

as for specialist mech's how many do you need? Most people do the majority of work themselves anyway but for example in vic theres 3 in melbourne (glen iris, vermont, bullen) & another in geelong.

There's enough info in the aus300zx tech section to do pretty much anything yourself anyway.

end of the day they're fairly different cars but you can have a really nice TT zed for mid teens.

[xALmoN]

they look like flatheads.

i like them.

[funkymonkey]

yep, engine out slave cylinder & engine out clutch in my engine out, with the engine out, in under an engine out. Surprisingly managed to engine out the engine where engine out intended too

as for engine out mech's how many engine out do you need? Most engine out do the majority of engine out themselves anyway but for example in vic theres 3 engine out in melbourne (engine out 1, engine out 2, engine out 3) & another in engine out.

There's enough engine out in the aus300zx engine out section to do engine out yourself anyway.

end of the engine out they're fairly engine out cars but you can have a engine out TT zed for mid teens.

engine out

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

lawl

Lidz, really man, would you say that a 300 is easier to live with and maintain than a GTR?

[xALmoN]

lawl

Lidz, really man, would you say that a 300 is easier to live with and maintain than a GTR?

its pretty easy to maintain an R, nothing has gone wrong so far, other than the aircon, which has partially been solved by a piece of paper, and clutch, which has been fixed.

there's a lot of space in the engine bay too, so no need for engine out.

[sneakey pete]

That is when you need to take the engine out.

Or you just top up the coolant and hope it stops leaking.

Or I guess you take your engine out between laps.

[lidz]

lawl

Lidz, really man, would you say that a 300 is easier to live with and maintain than a GTR?

no idea dude, never owned a gtr (wouldn't say no though!), all I'm saying is 300's aren't as bad as all the people that dont own them like to say... like I said 7yrs owning one, mostly dailyed, & the only drama was a wonky afm. took the engine out to change it though

whichever way the op goes though as long as he spends the coin to buy a decent one rather than a clapped out cheapy he's going to get a really nice car.

[funkymonkey]

Tim, the OP's got $20K to burn, so you're pretty much guaranteed he's gonna end up with a 20 year old car that came in under the 15 year rule that was once owned by a 17 year old.

[Ten Four]

Nothing wrong with 17 year olds

I love zeds, got so close to buying one. Theres one for sale in WA atm, white one with forged engine for $16k.

I'd buy that one if I wanted a zed.

[N1GTR]

Next question OP will ask; what's this knocking sound in my gtr that sounds like hammers tapping and how cheap to fix?

Lol

[Munkyb0y]

engine out

.... that's what she said

Edited October 24, 2010 by Munkyb0y

[PM-R33]

f**king lol at all the engine out comments.

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

its really taken off hasnt it Phil

[PM-R33]

[HEKT1K]

i opened this thread purely because i was anticipating 'engine out' comments everywhere lol

thanks guys...

although... coming across this thread too late = engine out

[fib]

Zeds look awesome, I like them.

[skidmark]

no idea dude, never owned a gtr (wouldn't say no though!), all I'm saying is 300's aren't as bad as all the people that dont own them like to say... like I said 7yrs owning one, mostly dailyed, & the only drama was a wonky afm. took the engine out to change it though

whichever way the op goes though as long as he spends the coin to buy a decent one rather than a clapped out cheapy he's going to get a really nice car.

its engine in all the way for me

I have a 300zx and did a top end rebuild with the engine still in the ca,r so i took every thing out except the engine block. i did it all in a week, thats with sending the heads in to get reconditioned They arnt the hardest car in the world to work on.

I have seen road tests between the gtr and the 300zx.The 300zx is faster in a straight line but gets beat bad in the corners.They suffer body flex with the targer roofs. Saying all that i would swap it for a gtr any day

[funkymonkey]

its engine in all the way for me

I have a 300zx and did a top end rebuild with the engine still in the ca,r so i took every thing out except the engine block. i did it all in a week, thats with sending the heads in to get reconditioned They arnt the hardest car in the world to work on.

sooo instead of taking the engine out you took the car out? man you must really hate engine outs.

[skidmark]

nah i just had no way of lifting the engine out of the car at the time