u/Garrbear0407

1988 turbo, 8500$ @80,000 miles. Hey guys thanks in advance for any advice that you give I'm a huge fan of the z31 300ZX and looking to possibly get into the community as my first car. I'm majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in computer science and I've been working at a civil engineering internship. I currently have the luxury of living at home with my parents and very little payments for myself after having worked on and driven my family's 2000 Ford ranger for the last four to five years I'm looking to finally get my own car something that I can tinker with and work on and make modifications too in the future. I plan on doing almost all the work on this vehicle myself. I've done several oil changes several breaks and rotor replacements on many different vehicles I've replaced the belt on a 2016 tundra and water pump, and fix electronics for fun on my free time I feel like I'd be a good candidate for having a 300ZX as my first car considering I'll still have access to a 2000 Ford ranger that my parents maintain.

What are some of the first things you would recommend I fix on the 300zxz31 I do plan on replacing the belt regardless of when it was last done on this car and I'd like to change out the radiator to a triple thick finned aluminum radiator to help the engine run cooler most of my modifications will be to make the vehicle more reliable instead of giving it more power. Any suggestions on parts or items I should look out for any tips and tricks from current and previous z31 owners that I should know about? I know t-top gaskets can be pretty bad but I'm starting to see them available online for like 250 bucks new if I understand correctly?

Hey everybody, I have been busy for a little while, I'm sorry for the long delay on updates just got my first engineering internship and was waiting on a main board replacement for my CC1 (memory modules failed) now after a month of waiting I can finally test PAHT-CF, here is the first benchy as it printed out, I used hair spray as the adhesive of choice (smells like oranges in the room) and I'm using a ruby tipped nozzle I have been running for over 400 print hours. I will have a new video detailing some updates to the file and different successful prints I was able to do on different materials, please list what models I should try, I want to show that this enclosed rear mounted centauri carbon riser design maintains good temperatures, I have PLA, ASA, PETG-CF, PAHT-CF, and TPU-95a

https://www.printables.com/model/1750590-rear-mounted-centauri-carbon

Go check out my printables page and check out the long form no edits video i made (sorry i know i ramble alot) EDIT: WORKING ON IT AS WE SPEAK, THE BALCONY CURRENTLY DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SCREW IN BOTH SIDES OF THE CANVAS TO THE BALCONY WORKING ON NEW MEASUREMENTS TO FIX IT. STILL CAN FUNCTION WITH ONE SCREW FOR THOSE THAT ALREADY HAVE OR WILL PRINT IT

Just a couple more things I'm finalizing then I will release the file along with a comprehensive YouTube video talking about how to set it up and all the work that I've done! (EDIT MY BAD IT IS 95A)

Will show more details of the rear and how everything works in the future. But here's a showcase of it fully functioning printing with ASA and multicolor! (Functioning without Capricorn reverse Bowden tubing, that will arrive this weekend!)

Getting the final iterations complete soon. Here's a sneak peek of it currently functioning with feedback! Let me know what you guys think and if you have any questions or suggestions!

Here is a tease, I will have more documentation and photos with a file available once the final iteration is available just want to work out the kinks!

Sorry for the bad photos, I leave my nerites to clean the tank, this is ponyo, she is a wild thai imported female betta, I've had her for over 10 months and this morning this showed up on both sides of her fin, I've kept bettas for a little over a decade and haven't had the fin look like that before other than when I nursed a betta back to health from fin rot, I doubt that is what this is. I test the water parameters frequently and all tank mates are doing fine (nerite snails, Otocinclus, and an amano), I tons more living plants, but ponyo is a redecorator and pulls them out haha. I have a feeling its a healing injury but any insight is welcome and appreciated, when I got her she had scaring and other injuries from being in the wild/transport, I can also send some before photos if need be. (they will be after the first 2 photos, the 3rd photo is from December, and the 4th photo is from September a few days after getting her) Thanks!!