Dan Juday Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Will be arriving later in the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaEvil Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 LOLWhat is it ? It doesn't even look like a Z : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfreer85 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 LOLWhat is it ? It doesn't even look like a Z : ) Looks to be an early 300zx convertible, but my question is why on earth are you buying it Dan? Some crazy body mods??? Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z0wner Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 before I say ugly... what do you plan on doing on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 That looks like the one from Arizona. Isn't it a Strahan Z31 convertible conversion? That would make it the father of the Z32 convertible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Good to see someone working outside the square. The Z31 has a lot of potential, doubt that this one will stay stock for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 We need a TOPLESS pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 That looks like the one from Arizona. Isn't it a Strahan Z31 convertible conversion? That would make it the father of the Z32 convertible. Bingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 wow i like it! kinda alfa-ish. what are the plans? keeping it that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Me likes alot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Well, almost bingo. It's R. Straman Co. This guy does very professional work. He did the prototypes for the f-body convertables, the new Beetle, etc. The conversion looks completely like the factory did it. The car has about 130k miles on it and looks like most cars with that many miles on them. It needs a little TLC. No major mods planned. I want to clean it up, freshen the upholstry and the paint, and enjoy a drop-top again. It's been too long since the days of my Fiat 124 Spyder and the X19. Besides, my honey lets me have all the project cars I want, sequentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I thought it was a Mercury Capri convertible they brought over from Australia to compete with the Miata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Dan, Do you know if they are still in business or a way to contact them? I need some parts for my Z32 convertible that are nowhere to be found as far as Nissan is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here comes trouble Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Just gonna "freshen" it up ????????????????????? .....................................uuuuuummmmmmmmmm.huhuhuhuhuh I see fat fenders and fat tires and an engine transplant plans within 3 months. Looks great but just too much temptation for you before spring time. Deliver it up here to me for safe keeping. If you need to keep busy, you can take my Tomahawk Zee project home to finish and unravel all the damage done by Nathan Fleming..... help is on the way http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=104863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Very cool, I thought the coversion was done by that Californian based company that does alot of cabro conversions for companies...I forget their name now..CC something or the other... Looks almost like the last generation RWD Convertible Celica, which were all done by that Cali based company. That car would be so cool with a VG33 Turbo in it! Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Dan' date=' Do you know if they are still in business or a way to contact them? I need some parts for my Z32 convertible that are nowhere to be found as far as Nissan is concerned.[/quote'] Here is a web page that has phone numbers and an address. I don't know if it's current though. http://300zx-twinturbo.com/Articles/straman.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Thanks Dan. I'd already found that info and it is no longer current. Even google'd the name in the town and came up dry. Also tried a reverse look-up on the number with no results. Looks like local machine shops are going to get rich building custom parts for these cars as some of the items start to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleh Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 looks cool. Z31s have a lot of potential. kind of reminds me of a R31... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaparral2f Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 There's tons of room in the engine bay for a big block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The car will MUCH better with the top down. For some reason Z cars look rather strange with convertible tops up. It'll be loads of fun, Dan! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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