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Saw this carved into a sidewalk....hope they aren't talking about me.

350Z For Sale

For Sale: Silverstone 2003 350Z Performance 6-speed. I am the original owner of this car. The car has 58,400 miles on it and still has a premium level warranty till 100,000 miles. It also has about $8500 in parts on it that make it a great base for a track or auto-x car. Here's what will still be on the car...

Engine Parts:
-AAM Return Fuel System
-Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump

Driveline Parts:
-Cusco RS 1.5-Way LSD (Currently setup at 80% lock with Motul diff oil)
-JWT Flywheel
-RPS Max Series 6-puck clutch
-Braided Clutch Line
-Forged Performance CNC Aluminum Shiftknob (sounds minimal but this thing is awesome)

Brakes/Suspension Parts:
-OEM Track Model Brembo Brakes (front and rear)
-Hawk HPS Street Pads
-PFC01 Front and Carbotech XP Rear Track Pads
-Stainless Brake Lines
-Hotchkis Front and Rear Adjustable Swaybars
-Hotchkis Sport Springs
-Tokico D-Spec Adjustable Struts
-BCR Harness Bar

Wheels/Tires
-Volk Racing TE37 (Gunmetal Gray)
-18x10.5 +22 Rear (295/35-18 Tires)
-18x9.5 +22 Front (265/35-18 Tires)
-Lightweight Lug Nuts

The wheels were special order from Rays Engineering, took 6-months to receive, and cost $2450 without tires. They are in perfect condition (no curb rash at all) and have been on the car for 1 year.

I also have all of the stock parts that these parts replaced except for the stock V-LSD and the stock springs. I have a set of test pipes as well that are not installed.

The car has no mechanical problems and was just inspected. The two imperfections on the car is the front and rear bumpers. The front bumper has taken abuse from small rocks on the highway and the rear bumper has some scrapes on it where someone backed into me a couple of years ago (can be seen in pictures). Then some minor blemishes on the plastic in the interior. But mechanically it is perfect.

Price is $21,500 with both the Volk wheels and the stock 18" wheels...or...$20,000 with only the stock wheels.

**Note: Picture of interior shows an aftermarket CD player...this will not be sold with car. The factory cd-player will be reinstalled.


CLICK ON PICTURES TO SEE FULL SIZE!

The executive decision...

Well...after long hard consideration I am ending the RB26 350Z project I started back in November. No, it isn't because I like the VQ more than the RB...no, it's not because it can't be done (see the bottom of this post for pictures of the test fit from last week), and no it isn't because it will overly upset the balance of the car (I still think that a RB26 with the modified oil pan or RB25 oil pan will be of remotely similar weight to a twin turbo VQ35). Anyway, the reason is simple...I will never be able to pass inspection with this motor in the car (at least in a quasi-legit way). I thought it would be fairly easy to get around with, but after months of research....it's not.

So I guess it is on to bigger and better things. I had the choice...sell the motor or sell the car. Needless to say, the car is now for sale and I am looking for an R32 GT-R. If anyone wants to buy my car or sell me an R32, let me know.


Fitment was pretty good. Would like the motor to sit a bit lower and a bit further back. Notching out the crossmember would be the best bet. There is a ton of room around the steering shaft for a 4" downpipe and the motor mounts would have been pretty easy to fabricate. Other thing is, a custom shifter would have to be made because it is nowhere near the shifter hole in the chassis.

M-P

Test (aka de-virgin-ization)

First blog ever....we'll see how it goes.