Alex1647545498 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 1988 Nissan 300zx Shiro Special (SS) Edition. 1 of 1002 imported to the United States. So far had to fix minor wiring issue. Now I'm waiting for some trim pieces so I can put door panels back on. Since Nissan don't make the parts I'm looking for any longer, it might take longer to have this thing put together than I thought. Some pics taken earlier today. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/a5c241c999d9a5f32f958c79d290c40a.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/442172c6a6a9bacde4168b83768ca737.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/ece7fb8c2294242bd14c15fe04d48e8e.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/2e2972699a9a96039ba1cdbad2751472.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/a7ab9d5a81ada011147f44eab20747dc.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/d6e325f662a4eb93f71fc872b5ba483d.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/6d736e337f7e093735e9083c3684256d.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/f57527d7a1b47b6101405a2cccd97f90.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/b2b1e51532c8b2e82f31966d48802a52.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Faigley told me about this last night. Turbo I'm assuming? Looks insanely clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Yeah this edition were all turbos. It is super clean outside and inside but it's quite dusty under the hood. I will have to clean that up soon. I'm pretty glad I found this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice. Good find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'll have to stop by and check it out man, that's awesome. You free tomorrow around 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nope I will be at work still. Maybe next weekend unless you're up late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Congrats on the grab! My uncle had a blue Z31 when I was in high school...fell in love with that bodystyle. I love how clean yours thing is. Historical tags FTW. Alex, been a long time...would you bring that thing out to Cars and Coffee sometime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Yeah I will bring it out after it's pieced back together. I found a guy parting his out and the parts should be here tomorrow or Tuesday. Hopefully it's the right ones and not all dry rotted. Those tags are actually from the corvette I had. I will be going to the BMV tomorrow to get title done and it's own historic tags! Oh and you guys should see me around the forum more often now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice pick up. I had an 85 turbo, fun cars for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Very cool! Congragulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 so how long before a 2jz ends up in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Very nice, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Nice find! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitamincj Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 SS! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 1988 Nissan 300zx Shiro Special (SS) Edition. 1 of 1002 imported to the United States. So far had to fix minor wiring issue. Now I'm waiting for some trim pieces so I can put door panels back on. Since Nissan don't make the parts I'm looking for any longer, it might take longer to have this thing put together than I thought. Some pics taken earlier today. ] There is no such thing as a minor wiring issue in a z31. Miss my old car but god dam what a pain in the ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 So, is this the "instead of a MR2" car? I dig it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Yeah I expanded searches after not finding one I wanted to c3 corvette and z31 and this gem shows up! I'm pretty glad it worked out the way it did. I did get my parts in today so hopefully I can have it back together soon. Next up is the frustrating part of finding correct nuts and bolts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Davis Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Very nice, hard to find a clean Z31, not to mention a Shiro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Very nice. The late Z31's have grown on me lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 What makes it special besides the name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 What makes it special besides the name? Adjustable shocks - I think, different lsd. Hold on: Here ya go. Straight from wiki: In 1988, the turbocharged Shiro Special debuted with pearl white paint, stiffer springs and matched shocks, heavy-duty anti-sway bars, a unique front air dam, paint matched wheels, Recaro seats with matching door panels, painted bumperettes, white painted doorhandles and a viscous limited-slip differential. No options were available for the Shiro, meaning all Shiros were identical. It was the fastest car out of Japan, capable of 153 mph (246 km/h) speeds, as tested by Motor Trend with the electronic speed limiter disabled.[5] A total of 1002 Shiro Special Z31s were produced for the US market between January and March 1988. I could swear it had adjustable suspension settings like TEMS on my Supra. Have to wait for Alex to pop back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 It doesn't have adjustable. It had beefed up suspension that's different from other z's. Adjustable was available on turbo models as option. All the adjustable this and that and auto climate control stuff was taken out to reduce weight. It was the lightest model available. It was Nissan's way of "going back to basics." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 It doesn't have adjustable. It had beefed up suspension that's different from other z's. Adjustable was available on turbo models as option. All the adjustable this and that and auto climate control stuff was taken out to reduce weight. It was the lightest model available. It was Nissan's way of "going back to basics." I'm liking this car more and more :thumbup::thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Mine had the adjustable suspension, be glad you don't have it. $800 for a strut cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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