Most Underrated 90s JDM Legend? Immaculate Widebody 300ZX Build at Gridlife
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Nissan’s 300zx might be one of the most unloved, and arguably underrated 90s era JDM halo cars. Sure, they were hard to work on. And maybe didn’t make the same power as a 2jz could. But as with any car, there are still guys like Colton here, who dedicate themselves to the platform strictly for the love of the game. And that’s how you get a modernized, super clean looking example like the one in front of us here.
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Great guys now I wont be able to buy one for a couple grand cause the price is gonna go up.. Thx
What is the name of your outro song, please?
hi Larry! have you thought of making the same sticker but with a variaton for the cars you feature? would be more special for the ones who get to be shown here!!
@@samb4611 1
Iv'e been out of the scene for many years now. But i must say, THAT 300 is freakin BEAUTIFUL cannon!💪🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Everyone: We want lambo doors
Lamborghini: We want Nissan headlights
That's not an ordinary Nissan headlight.. Z32 was way ahead of its time
@@joestuehmer7967 but if you search the part number on both cars it comes back the same..
@@killfase01 Yea but he made it seem like the z32 was just a regular Nissan car when it's not.. Name another car that had 300hp twin turbo back in 1990 with suede interior, power seats power mirrors
@@joestuehmer7967 Facts
@@joestuehmer7967 its main competitors, the supra, r32, porch, 3000gt and rx7 fd soon as it made the seen. For those companies at the time the only mission was to be better than porch but with reasonable pricing. That's why those cars are so sought after. Cheap reliability with the performance to match. Shoot an Mitsubishi starion with its single turbo came with suede interior and automatic climate control standard.
As a z32 owner, he is completely right. It’s a difficult engine to work on and it takes dedication to start wrenching BUT it’s capable of making excellent power if built correctly. Cleanest Z I’ve seen. Mad props
Yeah but the funnest cars are always hard to work on, I had a Z32 when I was younger but mine was NA and I was always working on it and my grandpa said he'd buy me a new car if I agreed to get rid of it because it was always taken apart in his driveway and I happily declined... And I just got a 5 cylinder MK6 which is another pain in the ass car to work on but it's stock and already alot of fun and next I want to try my hand at rotary engines and get a first gen and keep it 12b and carbureted... If you love the car enough it out weighs the negatives of being hard to work on
@@isaacshively6705 - I took my 91 NA motor out, painted the bay, dropped it in, and it only runs on 3 cylinders now. While the motor was out, I replaced every seal imagine able and removed the cams to rebuild the lifters. Sadly, I can’t drive it and it’s come a long way. The end result is totally worth it as I’ve built it the way I want it. Car only came with engine and trans and was basically a shell. Haven’t given up yet, just taking a break. IG is 3oozx.na
@@meangreenrt7608 well good luck bro, I completely understand when you truly love your car you never give up on it because it can be fixed and is probably something simple and if you have up and sold it you wouldn't get near what it's worth to you and the next guy will figure out it needed a ten dollar part and basically just stole a brand new car plus that's half the fun of any car you get as a project is working on it yourself and that's why most project cars are never truly done
Check your PTU connections! So common for them to drop cylinders, just by making eye contact! LOL
@@joemama9005 - I have no compression on the driver side head (cyl 2, 4, and 6). Removed lifters to verify and the valves aren’t seating correctly. Either they’re bent or the springs are gone. Has fuel, and spark (new spark plugs, new injectors, OEM coils, etc). Car used to run before I pulled it out but hey, things happen 🙏🏽 not bummed cause the valves don’t look bent so hopefully I won’t have to get my heads redone. Appreciate the feedback 👍🏽
Autofocus is definitely the most highbrow program on Hoonigan.
And your point is ?
@@Ptrmrkks that its the most highbrow program on hoonigan
@@zthreetwo9874 😂😂 lmao
@@Ptrmrkks He already made his point, when he said it.
Agreed, this is the high IQ section of hoonigan lol
Man, this is the cleanest z32 I've ever seen.
fun fact that’s my uncles car
@@daniellemartens775 fun fact give me your uncles car
@@daniellemartens775 what’s his Instagram
This thing is absolutely gorgeous.
I am sure someone said it already but that is thee cleanest 300z, and it's perfect! Great build 👍.
You really have to appreciate the amount of detail and how everything just goes hand in hand with this car. Superb build
Stop it! They ll go up in value before I can get one :p
Too late on the value going up. One of my friends has a 94 he bought for $4300, and I've seen him turn down $12k+,and even $ on the rims & tires he bought (1800 rims, 1200 tires) and he had beat them up/balded the inside of the rears by drifting every parking lot we would pass.
Btw, I spent 14-15 hours in 2 days to do the "general maintenance" timing belt and water pump, air & fuel filters, and spark plugs.
It's not _difficult_ to work on, just absurdly time consuming. And maybe 10mm socket consuming. If you drop one, not even the magnet on a stick can pick it up. There's just no extra space under the hood.
Beautiful car though, makes my '88 z31 300ZX look like 1960's tech compared.
every price will go up
@Alpha Wërks yep people will buy them for a little while than not have enough money to throw in to them and sell them and eventually everyone will know they can’t afford it and the price will go down again. I bought mine for 6 and it was insanely clean. That was 10 years ago.
the prices are already rising through the roof.
Owner of-
1995 300zx t-tops
1994 300zx convertible
Yeahs. I have other priorities in my life right now. But I will definitely get one by 2022 or 2023... Or a 180sx
Wow.... this is THE car. THIS was car that was pasted on my walls as a kid. Not a Ferrari, not a Lambo, not a GTR or a M3; no sir, never those.... Just THIS^^^... An early 90's Nissan 300zx (Z32). What an amazing piece of automotive engineering!? And stunning from every angle! I love it!
I am 45 yrs old. This was my dream car in the early nineties. Really nice car.
@@christopherhylton8569 Yea, I guess I did show my age with this comment, huh? Lol! I too am a 70's baby or what the younglings like to call a "Boomer"
Black paint and no scratches? Perfect body kit and wheels MAN THIS CAR, who made this piece of art? Massive respect.
LARRY CHEN LIKES Z's?
I’ve sat in this car before at a few different car meets and can absolutely confirm it smells like Japan. It’s an unreal experience being in such a clean car from so long ago. Colton is super chill, great guy to meet and talk to about his car.
I’m curious what this japan smell, smells like… Is there a japan air freshener? XD
I've always wanted one of these since the first time I saw one in the 90's. This car is beautiful but never seen one with so much dedicated time and love. This car is just absolutely gorgeous!
Always a favorite. My dad still has his 91 TT.. He 65 now 😉
Thats how im gonna be. Im gonna own mine til death
Its great to see people who love the Z32 as much as I do. I've owned my 95 TT since 96. Over the years it has gone through many changes, but all have been performance related. I could never bring myself to do anything to it body wise other then the color change, which was/is part of the full restoration project which began almost three years ago and is finally only a few weeks away from being completed. Although I always took very good care of it, time will always take its toll. A few years ago she began to develop some creaks and squeaks and her handling began to degrade. It didn't take a genius to realize that all the bushing were finally giving out. And as I looked at the car with a critical eye I realized it was either time to sell it or spend some money. Logic told me the smart thing to do was sell it, which I decided to do. But when the time came to sell it I could not go through with it. So, obviously logic had left the building and replaced by a desire to build my vision of the perfect Z32. Yes, Ive spent WAY to much money on it. And unless there is someone else out there as crazy as I am about the Z32 I will never get an 1/8th of what I've spent on it. But even if there was I still wouldn't sell it, even at a profit, because that's how stupid I am..lol. But now I have, literally, my vision of the perfect, completely stock body, 1995 Z32TT. And the best part? It's quite literally brand fucking new.
One word: tasteful. And incredibly well built. A lot of times these "Rocket Bunny" kits look wild but this one brings the car up to date very well.😎👍
I am in love with that rear end
This guy has done a really good job, the car is an amazing build. Super clean and nicely modded.
This is a max effort build right here. So many cool details like the capsule shaped exhaust tips to match the taillights. Widebody is perfect, enhances the lines of the car unlike most other kits that ruin it. And that interior is just mint like it came from the showroom floor. Props to the owner, he should be extremely proud of this masterpiece.
saw this in person and it's an absolute show stopper. what he was able to do with the paint it just pops from every angle
Maaaaaaaan... what a build. Beautiful. Larry, your passion for Zs was oozing in this one. I have two Zs myself and really appreciate your love for these cars. Thank you.
Such a gorgeous car, the design is so emblematic of how much effort went into making their car look unique and have a distinct personality. How distinct each car markers flagship cars were from one another
Dad had one of these for years, though his was just an NA version. Definitely a difficult car to wrench on, but such an underrated car imo, because of the weight. Styling still holds up today. Engine sounds great. Would gladly own one.
My Dad had a z32 back in the day. These are what stated my love for JDM cars.
Proper fitting/width wide body. Still compliments the original body lines very well. Seems hard to do for a lot of other companies out there. Cars done very well. Great job
I’m currently building a restomod original TT z32 and I’ve watched this video 4 times. I keep coming back to it.
This made my freakin day. The first car I idolized as a kid, done so clean and well
I drive a 94ZX. Factory original N/A, interior, exhaust. Drives and looks brand new. I love her!
I'm not sure what it is as well but I love the z32. Definitely my favorite 90s JDM car and one I will own one day. That z32 is a thing of beauty. I don't see many z32s sadly but I love seeing one in such a beautiful condition. That gauge cluster setup is so elegant. I would love to have that in my future car.
You better buy one soon the price is only going up
I had a One Off Black Z similar overall appearance to this one but with carbureted 450hp Chevy 350, Z28 1.5" cowl hood, Fairlady Z tail lights, Stillen GT2 Body kit body molded into the body (no "kit lines"), Veilside Wing, 3 piece HRE 18 wheels 11" back 9" front, and Hand Fabricated rear 3" wide body, dash painted like exterior, GM truck 700r4 automatic transmission with auto/manual valvebody, and 4.11 rear gear.
Needless to say, I couldn't take it Anywhere without comments and questions, on the freeway even in the fast lane, cops pulled me over twice and baffled with it.
Any local car show was waves of people packing around to see under the hood and ask so many questions. The lope in the idle and revs were jaw dropping for onlookers.
This car showed up the new Lamborghini Spiders at a Starbucks as people literally put their backs to the Lamborghini to google my ZVette.
It was a lot of fun, and was actually my 2nd Z32.
Sick car, humble dude. Thanks for shooting this one Larry. Not enough 300 love these days. I used to love those things.
Ahh one of my favorite cars of all time.. I love the Z32.. Timeless good looks.. Gone are the days of Nissan being king. I still want one of these one day!
Larry Chen is the man! Thanks for the Z32 love, we appreciate it!
Nissan in my heart...my first brand used car hand me down was a Nissan Sentra 2 door when my uncle got a new Datsun by Nissan 200 SX , my auntie had a Nissan Maxima , and a Mazda 626 . Old school family early 1980’s 😘😁
i’ve loved these cars since i was a teenager, this one is perfect. would love to see it at night in an urban setting.
Hahahaha breakin the law
Definitely a timeless design in one of my favorite cars of all times
I’ve loved this car since i was a preteen and this week I’m picking up a shell and I am so excited for it to be my first build while also being the one car I’ve been madly In love with for yearsss!
Ever since I first saw this car and kit it's been a dream car of mine for years.
This is the best Z32 I have ever seen. Tastefully executed & the stance is immaculate. Full credit Colton & great coverage Larry :-)
This is the car i've been dreaming for one year. Out of all cars out there the 300zx has a special place in my heart. I'm a student and I hope when I will finish school I will get paid enough to afford this project. Clean car man, take care of it and safe rides!
"Where did Nissan go wrong?"
Nissan asking the same question.
~1994,1995. Bankruptcy threat, Ghosn took over, no more cool stuff allowed out. Profits became central focus. Nissan knows, Nissan simply no longer cares.
ALL these damn car makers have lost their souls. Hardly any more manuals or fun cars to drive anymore.
2001 Nissan merge with Renault it just went down hill!
They made the shitty Altima and stopped making quality cars.
@@spoonman73 Women became the main bread winner and started buying "crossovers" so regulations where passed to center attention on making it easier to manufacture crossovers and SUV's as they would not have as high of emissions standards.
This was my first car 9 years ago, I had a 91 Nissan 300zx na 2+2 I love seeing this car it never gets old😍
Such a clean Z, would love to add a z32 to my garage. Larry lets see a modded Z31!
That’s definitely the nicest 300zx I’ve ever seen. I’m normally not at all a fan of the looks but this one I can honestly say is the first 300zx I actually dig
I drove a 90 300z once. 1-2 shift spun out bad. They’re very underrated
I owned one 20 years ago. Loved it. my friends all had jdm cars, there was pretty much one of every kind, supra, skylines, prelude, evo, sti. None of them felt as special to be in. They were a pain to work on but mine was reliable and 400hp 😊
The more “forgotten one” more than the Z is the 3000GT/Stealth
Tru
They’re just as hard to work on, fwd based, and have oil leaking issues. Z32 much better platform
I had a 92 VR-4, extremely difficult to work on, but it was a blast to drive! Now I am learning and wrenching on my 1993 RX-7... extremely easy to work on, once you get rid of the “rats nest” and go single turbo!
You forgot abt the FTO too:)
@@1x5.22 - I remember it had good reviews and following. But it wasn’t offered in USA
the kit makes this thing look even better
Been following Colton on Instagram for a longgg time. he's a huge inspiration for anyone interested in the z32
I looked down on these back on the late 80s -90s...I drove a long, low , fast 70roadrunner with a nasty 383. I still have it but it needs full restore....I wish I had z32 to cruise around in.
THAT THING IS STRAIGHT SQUEAKIN DAWG
1995 300ZXTT is one of my dream cars.
I've got to clean myself & swap my undies... the sound on this car is exotic... excellent choice of mods
As a former z32 owner who restored, maintained, and daily drove mine for 4+ years, it takes real dedication and love. I still consider selling mine the single dumbest thing I've ever done in my life. I hate widebodies on these, but I do love this one because it compliments the factory lines so well. Awesome car.
I love the twin Z design body kits But I really miss the strosek wide body kits they were not bolt on kits like this they had to be fully fiberglasses on they look so dope. But the back bumper with diffuser from twinz designs is fucking amazing it’s super close to stock but goes lower down to the ground. I’m I used to be on z1 motorsports all day long back in the day. I had a 1996 2+0 manual n/a 300zx black with black leather interior it was my baby and unfortunately I came into some bad times and sold it. My dream is to have another one with either a twin turbo or LS swap.
I've just got to say, you've made the Z community proud! Cheers from AZ!! :D .. I had a nice clean '93 2+2 Z32, sold but now I have a '94 2+0 Z32 sitting at a buddy's house I need to pick up..
Wanted one for years... awesome build!
This is the third time I’ve watched this vid since it came out and IMO it’s still one of the sexiest, most perfect builds I’ve ever seen👍
So finally a Z32 made it onto Hoonigan Autofocus, maybe we can see you feature a Z31 in the near future? We all know Larry loves Z cars and I know Socal has some sick Z31s that would be worthy of an Autofocus feature. As a lover of Z cars and Autofocus it would be cool to see a Z31 get the Hoonigan spotlight.
Between this and the 4th gen FB Formula in front of it I'm living my best high school car life. Thank you.
Im 16 with 1994 300zx currently replacing injectors , glad to see these cars getting some attention but at the same time I want them to remain underrated.
hey im 17 w a 95' 300zx 😅😂
couldn't agree more
@@Oscarutabaga Thats cool both one year apart 😂!
@Alpha Wërks Thats probably true , they are a pain in the ass sometimes.
I’m 17 with a 91 300zx, plus a couple of 240’s. Amazing cars.
We love Larry, because Larry loves Nissan's. My first car was a PL510 and my brother holds a lap record in our old PL510 scca car at Barber Motorsports part in G production class. Which is no longer a class in scca, hence the record will never be broken. Thank you Larry!
I've done strosek wide body in black. Some day will look the part like this car. I'm from UK 🇬🇧. All goes well I'll get it on UA-cam.
"It's a car that takes a special person to work on and love" I have a very different Nissan, but I feel this exact way about it.
300zx wya!!!
I own a 95' and i am still learning about it every day... the things i see enthusiasts accomplish gives me so much hope of what i can do! Been following this guy for awhile - seems like such a humble dude.
The Z32 body lines are so perfect that most body modifications usually look bad. This is not one of those cases!
very well put
Make the widened fenders moulded rather than riveted/bolted on, THEN it's perfect.
@@totophi good point
yes the 300z and the viper were my dream cars as a 90s kid
TwinZ makes the best kit for this IMO
100% agree
This car is pretty well done all around. The stance is spot on and all black is awesome..
Looks like it came off the factory floor. Never been a zx fan but this just turned me
I was obsessed with this car for the longest time.
bruh the car is 32 years old and still looks like it came out 2023
A guy I went to high school with had one of these in 1991. Such a crazy car!
Most underated 90's JDM Legend 3000gt VR-4.
FTO???
Man the fairlady Z has always been and always will be my favorite dream car! One day I will have a twin turbo fairlady Z she is such a beautiful piece of machinery! 😳😳😳😳❤❤❤💯💯💯💯 im in love with this car and i haven't even started watching the video!
This thing makes "showroom condition" look like a trashed old beater. Holy cow.
I miss my 93 tt. These things have an exhaust note to make the gods smile.
Damn, perfection.
The best looking 300zx I've seen in a long time absolutely love these cars
is that garage unknown from insta
Yes.
I always loved these cars growing up and still do
I'm so happy to see a real wide body that isn't half arsed and forgets about the gas flap...
Rocket bunny im on about you.... fix your sh** missing the gas flap just ruins the flow.
Former 300ZX owners like myself are loving this video, especially those of us who owned them in their prime in the 90's.
In before that one guy that has to remind us that the headlights were used on diablos.
I think i found him
this guy us really chill i like the way he asked before he floored it cool dude cudos to him and his nice car
3000gt is the most underrated
The 300zx is a timeless design
I gotta disagree on this Larry, the most underrated JDM legend is the 3000GT.
I’m convinced from the video at toprank with the GTO that he might not know the 3000GT exists. Speedhunters has never even featured one. There’s some pretty big power VR4s out there but no one really knows
They had their time in the sun in the 90s-00s, along with the Stealth TT. 90s kids know, the Mitsubishi GTO was the best street car in Gran Turismo.
Have to agree
The 300z is so underrated! Beautiful build love it
I personally own a early production Z32 factory twinturbo with most of the bolt on goodies, intake exhaust turbos fuel etc and I can say there is nothing like it. Yes there are other cars to mod easier and what not. But these cars ALWAYS have had a place in my heart since I was a young boy. Cars of this generation just have soul that you can connect with. It’s unlike anything made today.
Man I can't get over how CLEAN that kit is!? It loooks SOOOOOO GOOOD!!!! That rear wing/ducktail thing and the rear visor!.... Just STELLAR!!! I LOVE THIS BUILD!!! WOW! You killed this one Larry, GREAT job man!
i love this car, my grandfather bought one, 1996 a twinturbo, when he was 69 years old ,we loved the car , i was 16 .. i turned 18 , 2 month before i get a license , grandpa crashed and totaled it... never get the chance to drive it .
So clean! When that Z came out in the 90's it WAS the future.
The most beautiful 300Z I've ever seen and I've seen alot
I live near Z1 Motorsport located in GA, awesome place. I remember when the Z1 business started out, inside an old barn back in the early 2000’s…look at them now. Shout to the owner Russell.
Super clean and a lot of love, money, and time invested. I'm a proud owner of a 90tt!
That is stunning.
So well judged with the wheels, the shape of the exhausts, everything complements the shape of the car so we'll.
Just bought mine as my first project car
a week ago! Can’t wait to get started working and learning! 🤙🏻
What color you gonna go on yours man? You gotta go all out these cars wicked af
Ive been following this guy in ig for a while now. Glad to see him here