Nice i really really like colours yellow and black ( love it ! )

nice looking car mate the hood is awesome aha

Hi guys!

I have been missing for some time, but while I did so, I hunted down a car that I really wanted for some time, and i found it.
In the meantime, the '86 was painted and assembled, and it's now ready to roll. Here's some pics:





This is the final result, and the final shape of the car, i will not mod it further, because i really love the way she looks right now.







I must say, i am really in love with this little car, and i will keep her as my daily, though it doesn't look like one. But the suspension is great, gives a really smooth ride, the engine will remain stock, and is very reliable and cheap to run, the interior ressembles a track car, wich i like...all in all, it's a comfortable car for me, cheap to run, and looks really good in my opinion.

Now, for about a year, I've been trying to get a hold of a Nissan 350z. Found some, but they were kind of "prepped" cars, lovely ofcourse in the eyes of their owners. But i wanted a stock one, so i can work on it, and tune it the way i want. So i found this Nismo 350z, was a donor car for the owner's, more race-oriented Nismo. It's from 2006, 116000Km's, VQ35DE 3.5 i V6 24V (283 Hp). The engine is missing some parts, so it doesn't run now, but that's not a problem, since i want to swap it for a 38DETT.







Interior is pretty clean, and the passenger seat is missing.
Has some rust here and there, because in that garage it was a lot of moisture, but that's manageable. A lot of body parts are also missing, and so are the original Nismo wheels, the car now is equipped with some steelies.
This car cost me V$6500. I took it home with me, on a flatbed provided by the guy who sold it, and now it's being stripped, and getting ready to be painted soon. Dunno what color should i choose though...will see.

Added 20 minutes later:

Yess! Found a really nice colour to paint the car.



Maybe it will have a deeper purple highlight, but i love that blue paintjob on that one in the photo.

# e-racer : who will be prepared 350z?

Well, mostly I will do the job, and i have a friend (Bob) who comes by my place to help me out if i need help. He is a member of the AE86 club, as i am. And if someone else wants to help me with this project, it's ok.

Now we sand blasted the rust on the body, so Bob can start doing it's magic. Pics later.

Added 1 hour 42 minutes later:

Progress with the body:




The rust has been completely removed, and now I will start to apply the primer. I am in luck, because in this garage we have a oven to bake the paint, so the process should be pretty quick. By tomorrow, i hope i can finish this stage of the build.

well, i'm still a driver door, front and rear bumper, and sideskirts short. I already bought them from a specialised Nissan store, and i'm waiting for them to arrive. I went for the standard Nismo bodykit, but i;m having trouble finding a proper engine for this car. I want a VQ38DETT 3.8l V6, but it's so damn hard to find one in good condition. If any of you guys know one laying around, tell me.

Added 2 minutes later:

And yes, i paid a little bit too much for her..sadly. The problem was that i could buy one for 7100V$, but it was over tuned, more like a ricer car, and it had about 400k mileage...

Bodykit is now assembled and painted. Finally!








The windows were sent to be tinted, and they will arrive tomorrow. I'm going to the previous owner of the car, he found me the engine i was looking for. Some guy who crashed his Z33 is selling it, and i hope i can score some more parts from that busted car.

Yeah, it starts to look like a car. And it's not going to be that bright, i'm waiting for Bob to come with a catalog to choose the purple shade i want. This is just the base color.

I just arrived at the garage where the busted Nismo is being held right now, and boy, that bastard is lucky he didn't broke anything and he's still alive. He crashed the rear end of the car pretty badly. I'll post pics later.

Added 53 minutes later:

Well, this car days are certainly over...









The owner, Matthew, used this car mainly for drifts and other events. Yesterday, while he was on the track, shit happend. The engine of the car in front of him blew up, spilling oil all over the track. Matt didn't had enough time to brake, and tried to avoid the collision. But he hit the oil on the track, while braking, at 160km/h, then the car hit a concrete wall, with the rear end. The good thing is that he's fine, just some bruises, and the engine was not affected.
The car chassis bent so much, that the driver's doos doesn't close now, and the carbon fiber hoos simply shattered to pieces. Rear right suspension broke off too..
Matt will help me to get that engine out, those marvellous Bride seats, and some other goodies for my Z. He also has some spare parts laying around, and i hope he'll give me some discount for them.

Thanks man! The Ae86 is my big love, since i was a kid. I love it. That's why i keep it as my daily. And the Z will be my track car, because i don't want to trash the '86.