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keep a eye out for a used 92 or a 93 300zx motor for me?
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:49 am
by thehookeup
hey guys if you could keep your eyes out for a used 300zx motor that would be great. my friend just broke the key way on his and the car is pretty much totaled . and he really could use a new crank or motor if you guys know of one. so if you guys hear of anything just pm me that would be great. thanx.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:51 am
by Splinter
If the crank is toast anyway, he can just get the pulley welded onto the shaft.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:19 am
by thehookeup
key way busted but he is weary of having it welded on or jimmy rigged
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:58 am
by Splinter
Whats the worst that could happen?
Pulley comes off, he loses power steering and alternator. He can drive it a few miles before it dies.
It'll do until he can source a new engine.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:39 pm
by thehookeup
fair enough. well ill try it.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:13 am
by entirelyturbo
Is it turbo or nonturbo?
Either way, it's gonna be hell to find a good engine, and you're gonna pay an assload of money for it too.
And even if I had a bunch of time on my hands, I wouldn't dare attempt to swap out a turbo engine. It's a pretty common consensus that a Z32TT engine bay is quite possibly the most un-home-mechanic-friendly known.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:22 am
by thehookeup
no its a non turbo, but even then the engine bay is still so so tight...im just keeping a eye out for a buddy they key way busted on the crank. he is not a performance guy at all. he just wants his car to run right
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:01 am
by 555BCTurbo
http://www.nippon-motors.com/index.htm
They always have em...and I have dealt with them before, and am very impressed with their stuff.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:20 am
by entirelyturbo
Honestly, if he's not a performance guy, then he might just want to get rid of the car altogether.
Z32's are pimp cars, but if you don't have 1) patience, and 2) money, they're probably not worth your time.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:39 am
by thehookeup
thanx for the link nick, they do have some sweet stuff on there
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:15 pm
by evolutionmovement
I hate working on Nissans - everything's overpriced and a PITA to replace. I loved them until they stopped calling themselves Datsun.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:21 am
by Splinter
My roommate has a Fairlady Z
I refuse to help him work on it. I took one look at the engine bay and all I could see were strut towers and an intake manifold. Everything else is underneath it.
cya @ that
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:31 am
by thehookeup
yea when my friend asked me to look at it i just had to cringe i knew it was going to be a tight tight tight job.. im still not sure if i even feel like getting into it