Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 03:15 pm, by: Leon Clifton(Leon)
Hi, Picked up this money pit a couple months ago though I'd sign up as I'm probably going to be in this for the long run. So I'm in Auckland New Zealand and I've got a 96 jzz31 and it has already become a money pit destroying an alternator in the first month of owning it and requiring a new heater control valve in the first fortnight, now to stop complaining about it. So as you can see (hopefully) its black and its got a black interior (truth be told i only like black interiors in Soarer's) it's quite untidy on the exterior having been owned by a boy racer and an old lady who was over 70, but it's getting new paint at the end of the year and possibly a vertex body kit i don't know for sure (would be happy with a face lift kit but it seems more expensive) and in the future could be looking at a 2JZ-GTE swap. Ok so I do sound a little boy racer but really all I want is a clean car that's a little different from the rest not for racing all the ricers on the street
Wednesday, July 04, 2012 - 03:35 pm, by: Dejan Tunjic(Dejo)
Hey Leon first of all good job with the 2j choice, as for boy racer Dw we all like to pretty up the cars, I to have a 2j and I say welcome to the jungle, its gona be a lot if fun games and money I did a manul conversion and as for dyno resolts was up there with the v.8s after the conversion
Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 12:37 pm, by: Blake Gloyn(Blakenz)
Black soarers always look tough. Was your car from welly or from Tauranga? I've often thought the jzz31 would be the cheapest motoring of all the soarers, with a bullet proof motor, and not enough power to destroy the drivetrain. And (if you want to move away from the cheap motoring)they come with a free 3 litre engine, which with its 10:1 compression ratio is ideal for a turbo PLUS E85 for excellent power everywhere
Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 06:44 pm, by: Leon Clifton(Leon)
I don't know where it came from I know the last 3 owners were in Auckland. Yeah I like black z30's the only ones I would have. I'm influenced by my mate on the whole 2JZ-GTE (VVTI) as my mate is doing a 2JZ-GTE R154 conversion for his A70 supra but I probably will keep it auto as its cheaper.
Monday, July 09, 2012 - 06:06 pm, by: Evan Kaio(Knave)
I'm sure Luxury Sports in Penrose does a Vertex style kit. Will fit and paint it too.
Haven't seen a Auto Couture kit for sale in NZ. There were some AC copies made for a group buy on this site, but it turned to sh1t for a few of the buyers. One or two of the members that did receive their kits have on sold them. AC are a nice bit of kit.
Joshua Rao Goo Roo WA TT (for sale $5.2k), 97 Blk UZZ31, 97 JZZ30 vvti turbo white manual, 96 vvti turbo manual, Legnum VR4, MR2 sw20, Alfa 156
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 08:03 am, by: Leon Clifton(Leon)
@Evan Kaio are you saying that the copy was bad and/or the people just mucked around? Luxury Sports do have the whole auction going for fitting and painting but i think they don't have any more Soarer kits (someone asked the question and they said they didn't have any)
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I did a manul conversion and as for dyno resolts was up there with the v.8s after the conversion
to the show. 
