Counteract Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Hi all, Just thought I would post a thread here as I'm hoping to collect my first JZA80 soon after two years of negotiations with the current owner. Providing we come to an agreement, I'll be the owner of an NA manual, supposedly very low mileage MKIV, that's been garaged for the last fifteen years or so. You could call it a bit of a barn find I suppose. I hope to sort the mechanical requirements and get it road worthy; it's been a long time since I've had a project and I hope to do it justice. I don't know much about the car unfortunately, the owner has told me a brief history of his ownership but I'll be able to start a build thread to detail everything, providing we can agree on a sale. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Hi and welcome to the club. It's always nice to see one being brought back to life rather than vultured for parts! Looking forward to the restoration should you reach an agreement with the current owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Welcome. Only down the road from you. Hopefully won't take you long to get the car on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Tyson said: Hi and welcome to the club. It's always nice to see one being brought back to life rather than vultured for parts! Looking forward to the restoration should you reach an agreement with the current owner. Thanks. Originally I was considering just selling it for parts, but now that the original paperwork has been found and I know I'll be able to put it on the road, I'm keen to see what I can make of it. 1 hour ago, Noz said: Welcome. Only down the road from you. Hopefully won't take you long to get the car on the road. Thanks, good to know that there are some awesome MKIVs in the SW area, where are you based? I think it might take me a while, but I need to prioritise what needs doing before I go mad like I have done before on some of my old cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Counteract said: Thanks, good to know that there are some awesome MKIVs in the SW area, where are you based? I think it might take me a while, but I need to prioritise what needs doing before I go mad like I have done before on some of my old cars! Exeter. Few of us around. Few weirdos down Plymouth couple friends in Bristol or Portsmouth that I'm sure will come up at one point. I'm a few months away (I expect) from being on the road either. Hopefully do something this year though locally. Edited April 20, 2021 by Noz (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Noz said: Exeter. Few of us around. Few weirdos down Plymouth couple friends in Bristol or Portsmouth that I'm sure will come up at one point. I'm a few months away (I expect) from being on the road either. Hopefully do something this year though locally. That sounds good! I thought everyone from Plymouth was weird? Haha. Would be good to get involved in the coming months, I just need to secure the sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Welcome. Hopefully you'll find lots of help on here! Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 16 hours ago, Annabella said: Welcome. Hopefully you'll find lots of help on here! Good luck with it. Thank you! I hope to find out as much information as I can. I also hope to be able to give back to the community in the way of reproducing hard to source or expensive things, such as clutch pedals and suspension components. I work for an automotive fabrication firm and hope I can get to use this car as a prototype for a few items that would benefit MKIV owners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 That would be fab if you can, maybe you can liase with: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Welcome to the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 14 hours ago, Annabella said: That would be fab if you can, maybe you can liase with: Yeah I contacted Andy a while back via facebook to offer laser cutting services. He is doing some great work by the look of his ig page, really nice stuff. I may end up designing new LCAs from tube to save weight as well as making everything easily replaceable, but time will tell. I think I'd need mods approval prior to advertising anything too? 11 hours ago, Swampy442 said: Welcome to the club Thanks! I recognise that username from Driftworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Counteract said: Yeah I contacted Andy a while back via facebook to offer laser cutting services. He is doing some great work by the look of his ig page, really nice stuff. I may end up designing new LCAs from tube to save weight as well as making everything easily replaceable, but time will tell. I think I'd need mods approval prior to advertising anything too? Thanks! I recognise that username from Driftworks Not been on there for a loooong time! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Swampy442 said: Not been on there for a loooong time! Lol I check it daily, but it's pretty dead now it seems. I used to love reading lengthy build threads, easier to do at work instead of watching youtube videos! I hope to be able to create a lengthy and thorough thread on this car soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony lacey Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Hi and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wile e coyote Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Hi and welcome im one of the weirdos in Cornwall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) one to avoid ^ Luckily he never attends any local meets. Edited April 24, 2021 by Noz (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 7:42 PM, antony lacey said: Hi and welcome Thank you! On 4/24/2021 at 12:29 PM, wile e coyote said: Hi and welcome im one of the weirdos in Cornwall Haha thanks! On 4/24/2021 at 6:09 PM, Noz said: one to avoid ^ Luckily he never attends any local meets. The further south and west, the weirder I heard! No offence haha! Had a message yesterday that finally after two years, the deal is secured. I just need to sell some of my M3 parts (long winded story) to fund the car, so I'll hopefully be collecting soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leelbuk Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Glad to hear you reached a deal. Looking forward to seeing another back on the road and in the south west too! I'm in the northern part of the south west though, so might not be that weird! Good luck getting her restored! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Hi! Congrats on securing a deal, look forward to seeing another good build thread very soon. Keep us posted on the parts front, always good to have options and see some new ideas to help keep these beasties alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Welcome to the club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Well, collected the car yesterday. It took 2.5hrs just to get it out of the garage! it’s now being temporarily stored outside until a unit becomes available around September. The pictures were taken before a cover went on it. so from the paperwork I got with it, it’s a ‘93 and was imported in 2006, so it’s been sat 15 years. unfortunately there were only three TE37s on it, all 16x8et30. I now need to work out if it’s going to be more cost effective to get a new key cut to the existing lock or find a full set of locks from a breaker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Looks pretty straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counteract Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 It’s not too bad. Looks like the passenger rear quarter has hit something, quite a big crease in the wing and matching dent on the wheel. It definitely needs some TLC but I’ll update this once I decide on what I’m doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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