chokudoriS13
11-03-2009, 03:31 PM
Yep, after years of semi-absence from Zilvia (aside from random inconsequential and useless posts) and a couple of months of absence from Nissans, I am accidentally back…
Who am I? Some of you may have absolutely no idea and likely do not care. For those that may remember, I'll jog your memory… I'm this guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/mys132.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/2003kr7.jpg
Yes, the semi-infamous Project Desert Storm:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/vadgtidesert.jpg
After that car was sold in 2004, I ended up picking this thing up, a legalized DR30 Skyline RS Turbo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/77.jpg
The car was nicknamed "Doc" (DR30… DR… Dr… Doctor… "Doc"… Get it? Right.)
After displaying it at two JCCSs (2005 and 2006) and taking it to various meets, I parked it as I had absolutely zero time for it. So it sat until a couple of months ago, when I ended up selling it (some of you may have seen it at this year's JCCS):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/DR30sold2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/DR30sold3.jpg
So, I puttered around in my daily for a month and then decided to convert it to track-use-only status…
The daily:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/M3_carwash.jpg
I began to look for a daily driver… At first, I looked at '99 911s as they're relatively cheap. Then, after further research (IMS failure, RMS failure, intermix issues, $16k engine replacements), I became somewhat scared.
I looked for a more reasonable (read: upscale daily driver) car and came upon a Volvo S60R in impeccable condition and all service records. I was all set to buy it last Saturday. After all, such a car would have been perfect for my line of work:
The Volvo was similar to this pic, less the pin stripe and had the optional 18" version of those 17" wheels.
Last Friday, while bored at work, I browsed the Cars/Trucks section of Craigslist and came upon an '03 350Z Enthusiast with Nav. The car had 94k but had a 44k replacement engine, with receipts. It also had some not-so-aesthetically pleasing "mods" including blue (wtf?) film covering the headlights/markers/reverse lights.
I went to check it out after work at the insistence of the seller. It was there that I discovered that the car had Tanabe coilovers, braided brake lines and upgraded brakes. The price was excellent… But, I knew I had to be responsible. I knew that a 2-passenger car would be horrible for daily driving duties. I knew the luggage capacity was near-worthless. Hell, I knew that it had nowhere to hang up my dry cleaning and nowhere to hang my suit jacket up.
In short, I knew that the S60R the more perfect candidate. Yet the Nissan magnet was too strong and I parted with a deposit. I pay the rest and pick the thing up tomorrow.
So, without further ado, the new addition to the chokudoriS13 vehicle family:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/350Z1-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/350Z2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/350Z3.jpg
Questions:
What should I be on the look-out for?
It was a pain in the ass to get the dipstick out. Is that normal?
The engine swapped in is an '04. Do they also burn oil?
Anything else important I need to know?
Who am I? Some of you may have absolutely no idea and likely do not care. For those that may remember, I'll jog your memory… I'm this guy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/mys132.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/2003kr7.jpg
Yes, the semi-infamous Project Desert Storm:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/vadgtidesert.jpg
After that car was sold in 2004, I ended up picking this thing up, a legalized DR30 Skyline RS Turbo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/77.jpg
The car was nicknamed "Doc" (DR30… DR… Dr… Doctor… "Doc"… Get it? Right.)
After displaying it at two JCCSs (2005 and 2006) and taking it to various meets, I parked it as I had absolutely zero time for it. So it sat until a couple of months ago, when I ended up selling it (some of you may have seen it at this year's JCCS):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/DR30sold2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/DR30sold3.jpg
So, I puttered around in my daily for a month and then decided to convert it to track-use-only status…
The daily:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/M3_carwash.jpg
I began to look for a daily driver… At first, I looked at '99 911s as they're relatively cheap. Then, after further research (IMS failure, RMS failure, intermix issues, $16k engine replacements), I became somewhat scared.
I looked for a more reasonable (read: upscale daily driver) car and came upon a Volvo S60R in impeccable condition and all service records. I was all set to buy it last Saturday. After all, such a car would have been perfect for my line of work:
The Volvo was similar to this pic, less the pin stripe and had the optional 18" version of those 17" wheels.
Last Friday, while bored at work, I browsed the Cars/Trucks section of Craigslist and came upon an '03 350Z Enthusiast with Nav. The car had 94k but had a 44k replacement engine, with receipts. It also had some not-so-aesthetically pleasing "mods" including blue (wtf?) film covering the headlights/markers/reverse lights.
I went to check it out after work at the insistence of the seller. It was there that I discovered that the car had Tanabe coilovers, braided brake lines and upgraded brakes. The price was excellent… But, I knew I had to be responsible. I knew that a 2-passenger car would be horrible for daily driving duties. I knew the luggage capacity was near-worthless. Hell, I knew that it had nowhere to hang up my dry cleaning and nowhere to hang my suit jacket up.
In short, I knew that the S60R the more perfect candidate. Yet the Nissan magnet was too strong and I parted with a deposit. I pay the rest and pick the thing up tomorrow.
So, without further ado, the new addition to the chokudoriS13 vehicle family:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/350Z1-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/350Z2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/VadGTI/350Z3.jpg
Questions:
What should I be on the look-out for?
It was a pain in the ass to get the dipstick out. Is that normal?
The engine swapped in is an '04. Do they also burn oil?
Anything else important I need to know?