I have the arguably dubious pleasure of owning a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier sedan. I say arguably because despite it being a light, relatively nimble, reasonably good looking, economic little car; it just doesn’t stir the soul. It doesn’t inspire interest or turn heads, and I can’t shake the feeling that anything i could do to improve it would be money better spent on buying a car I love.
As a 24 year old man having had his license for a mere 5 years (Automatic only for the first 3, not really something to put on my petrol head resumé) it’s sufficient to say I am late to the game. Being married, in the process of immigrating to the US, dedicating my time trying to build a business with my Wife and helping to raise my 14 year old step daughter, I simply don’t have the resources to get my hands dirty in the engine bay of my choice. So sure, my Cavalier isn’t the sort of car that I can look forward to seeing every time my garage door opens but that does give me a greater appreciation of the cars on the opposite end of that spectrum; and this glistening harbinger of glory you see before you?
It’s one of them.
If like myself you spend inordinate amounts of time looking at vintage Japanese cars wherever you can find them you likely already know about the lime green Z above, if not, allow me to provide the broad strokes,
All original, running, daily driven 240z, stripped to the bare metal, rotisserie restored to insanely exacting specs, swap in a bored out, built, custom mapped SR20det from an S15, a one off turbo manifold with a Garrett GT3071R, AN fittings all ’round, a 5 speed Silvia transmission, full on custom suspension from Arizona Z Car (coilovers, camber plates and control arms) ’72 NISMO LSD , Wilwood brakes all round with a set of 17″ CCW classic wheels.
Yet it doesn’t end there, this build is all about the details, details and more custom fab than you can shake all your sticks at. Essentially it’s the ultimate expression of one man’s dream S30. Inside and out it has to be the most complete 240Z in North America.
Now, I’m not only re-posting this here because I love everything about it but also because I just discovered it’s been sold. Someone bought it back in March, for the (relative) bargain of $60,100.00! when first listed for sale she was offered at $125k. . . so considering it was on sale for less than 6 months and took 4 years to build, I dare say sixty grand is a steal.
My sincerest hope for this machine is that the new owner, whomever they may be, doesn’t stick this away in their luxury garage to be pondered over a glass of fine scotch. Pretty as it is, this Z was built to be driven. So on the off chance the new owner has looked up their newest baby to bask in the awe it inspired while being built and somehow ended up at this little page, hear this:
Drive it. . . . . . Every chance you get.
-Expatriategamer
Originally saw this before it was finished at the excellent Kyushakai.
Follow it from started to sold via build-threads> 6speedonline> Teamspeed> eBay
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