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Well I have now got my hands on the 300ZX Quad cam 3 litre engined beastie off Ebay
Having been stung on Ebay a few times when buying cars, I now always bid ?500 less than I think its worth as there tend to be ?500 worth of problems they have "forgotten" to mention and this was no exception, however for what I paid, I am happy with it.
The good points
I like the colour, its a good paint job and a very tidy car.
The engine fits in well.
The bad points
I drove it back carefully as there were a few knocks and rattles, having put it on the ramp I'm glad I did.
The diff mount is broken, the suspension shocking, the exhaust is a disaster.
220bhp my arse, its not slow but it is missing a fair few ponies.
The radio has a mind of its own, the rad fan is on a flick switch, the rad is way too small...
Basically its a project car which really is the last thing I needed right now but how often can you find a 3ltr MX5 ?
I've started drawing up a list of jobs and I'm confident that with a bit of time and money it will be a cracker.
I'll update this thread with pics etc but it won't be a quick project as I've got loads on at the minute.
I'll have a few pics up in a bit
Having been stung on Ebay a few times when buying cars, I now always bid ?500 less than I think its worth as there tend to be ?500 worth of problems they have "forgotten" to mention and this was no exception, however for what I paid, I am happy with it.
The good points
I like the colour, its a good paint job and a very tidy car.
The engine fits in well.
The bad points
I drove it back carefully as there were a few knocks and rattles, having put it on the ramp I'm glad I did.
The diff mount is broken, the suspension shocking, the exhaust is a disaster.
220bhp my arse, its not slow but it is missing a fair few ponies.
The radio has a mind of its own, the rad fan is on a flick switch, the rad is way too small...
Basically its a project car which really is the last thing I needed right now but how often can you find a 3ltr MX5 ?
I've started drawing up a list of jobs and I'm confident that with a bit of time and money it will be a cracker.
I'll update this thread with pics etc but it won't be a quick project as I've got loads on at the minute.
I'll have a few pics up in a bit