chanchoflores
03-01-2015, 09:43 PM
So the journey begins in the summer of 2013 when i purchased my very first car!!! I had been working all summer to buy a car and wanted to buy a 240sx or a miata, but my dad showed me a z31. i had never even seen a z31 but when i saw it i fell in love. i bought a 1986 300zx NA with 136,000 miles for $1200
Super excited after buying the Z!!
(Sorry for crappy pics! HQ pics will be farther down)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/IMAG0309_1_zpsqhhpi9n5.jpg (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/IMAG0309_1_zpsqhhpi9n5.jpg.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/IMG_47518202457353_zpsejos3nqk.jpeg (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/IMG_47518202457353_zpsejos3nqk.jpeg.html)
I knew the first thing that i had to do was get rid of that oxidized hood. Made my car look like crap.
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-37_zpsulkeefz6.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-37_zpsulkeefz6.png.html)
Started sanding it down, primed it, and then rattle canned it BLACK!!
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-44_zpskiyyba4w.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-44_zpskiyyba4w.png.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-48_zpsumpapmwg.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-48_zpsumpapmwg.png.html)
The next thing that i did was buy some new wheels. I knew that i wanted to go lower and i thought why not go with 18's. The car looked like a monster truck so i also decided that i would lower it on the cheaps.
Picked up these wheels for 200$ (later sold them for 200$)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-30_zpscp9k6oyf.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-30_zpscp9k6oyf.png.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-51_zpsbfwwas5x.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-51_zpsbfwwas5x.png.html)
I finally was able to pass the shoe test
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-56_zpsg26y0rxj.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-56_zpsg26y0rxj.png.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-11_zpsbeczhbbc.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-11_zpsbeczhbbc.png.html)
Right about then is when I decided to go to my first car meet. me and my dad were to go to Cars and Coffee in Carlsbad. We never made it. About 3 mins away we lost the clutch petal. it would just go straight to the floor even when being pumped, so we had to call for a toe and the meet ended before we could go.
Pics while waiting for the toe truck
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-18_zpsdx7yd8gl.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-18_zpsdx7yd8gl.png.html)
When we got home and did some research, we found out that it could either be the master or slave clutch cylinder. i waited for about a week until i was able to get the parts and then i installed them with the help of my dad. sorry no pics of that.
Decided that i would work on the interior while it was running better and god an ebay "DRIFT" steering wheel and some Cipher Auto bucket seats.
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-59_zpsfrvleam1.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-59_zpsfrvleam1.png.html)
I needed to make my own seat brackets which wasnt too hard
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-21_zpsxqrminwf.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-21_zpsxqrminwf.png.html)
Super excited after buying the Z!!
(Sorry for crappy pics! HQ pics will be farther down)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/IMAG0309_1_zpsqhhpi9n5.jpg (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/IMAG0309_1_zpsqhhpi9n5.jpg.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/IMG_47518202457353_zpsejos3nqk.jpeg (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/IMG_47518202457353_zpsejos3nqk.jpeg.html)
I knew the first thing that i had to do was get rid of that oxidized hood. Made my car look like crap.
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-37_zpsulkeefz6.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-37_zpsulkeefz6.png.html)
Started sanding it down, primed it, and then rattle canned it BLACK!!
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-44_zpskiyyba4w.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-44_zpskiyyba4w.png.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-48_zpsumpapmwg.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-48_zpsumpapmwg.png.html)
The next thing that i did was buy some new wheels. I knew that i wanted to go lower and i thought why not go with 18's. The car looked like a monster truck so i also decided that i would lower it on the cheaps.
Picked up these wheels for 200$ (later sold them for 200$)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-30_zpscp9k6oyf.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-30_zpscp9k6oyf.png.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-51_zpsbfwwas5x.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-51_zpsbfwwas5x.png.html)
I finally was able to pass the shoe test
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-56_zpsg26y0rxj.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-56_zpsg26y0rxj.png.html)
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-11_zpsbeczhbbc.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-11_zpsbeczhbbc.png.html)
Right about then is when I decided to go to my first car meet. me and my dad were to go to Cars and Coffee in Carlsbad. We never made it. About 3 mins away we lost the clutch petal. it would just go straight to the floor even when being pumped, so we had to call for a toe and the meet ended before we could go.
Pics while waiting for the toe truck
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-18_zpsdx7yd8gl.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-10-18_zpsdx7yd8gl.png.html)
When we got home and did some research, we found out that it could either be the master or slave clutch cylinder. i waited for about a week until i was able to get the parts and then i installed them with the help of my dad. sorry no pics of that.
Decided that i would work on the interior while it was running better and god an ebay "DRIFT" steering wheel and some Cipher Auto bucket seats.
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-59_zpsfrvleam1.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-59_zpsfrvleam1.png.html)
I needed to make my own seat brackets which wasnt too hard
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/chanchoflores/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-21_zpsxqrminwf.png (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/chanchoflores/media/Screenshot_2015-03-01-20-09-21_zpsxqrminwf.png.html)