wstar's Track-only 370Z for Sale

wstar · 12-27-2019, 02:21 PM

Track-only 2009 370Z for sale!

Not a show car

Not street-legal or street-drivable by any stretch of the imagination!

Located in the Houston, TX metro area, roughly, and I do have the title!

Journal Threads w/ Parts/Mods/etc

This is a fully-gutted track-only car with a nice cage welded in. All of the interior is gone. All the factory accessories and wiring inside is gone, including all parts of the AC (even the heater core and compressor) and audio systems, etc. It has serious reliability, handling, braking, and (NA) power upgrades. It has the 7AT transmission with paddle shifters (not the most-popular track junkie choice, but I loved it!). It's sitting on an 18x10 square setup (same wheels and tires all around!) and true-type JRZ coilovers, has the Stillen / AP Racing BBK, long tube headers, and very very long list of other upgrades as detailed in the journal link above.

It's light, it's quick, and it's a ton of addictive fun. It has never had a collision incident, on or off the track. I'd keep it forever if I could, but life has changed and this hobby has got to go!

The car was originally a 2009 Sport+Touring model and the odometer's currently at 43K miles. About 39K of those were street miles, and then about 4K of track miles (!!) driven exclusively in various DE events around Texas. It has been on-track over the years at MSR Houston, Texas World Speedway (RIP), Harris Hill, and COTA. The original engine and transmission were both eventually destroyed by track abuse and replaced. The current engine came from a low-mileage wrecked 2013 model, and the transmission was a rebuild of unknown origin sourced by JTran for me. Both of them have seen only a handful of track weekends and should have tons of life left.

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I highly recommend at least skimming this car's epic 58-page journal thread (linked at the top of this post, and again in my sig at the bottom), which some old-timers will remember, which gives a fairly transparent history of the journey this car and I were on for years. It has lots of tech notes, going all the way back to 2009 when it was a street car, and I'd encourage at least reading the first post there which gives a reasonably-complete breakdown of all the parts on this car and the changes its been through.

A random teaser highlight that might not be obvious even after reading the first post of the journal: this car's baffled oil pan is one of only ten that AM Performance sold to us before their race team went under: A.M. Performance Extra Capacity Baffled Racing Oil Pans .

Like any such car, this is a never-ending project car. I could go on for hours about all of the next things I wanted to do to the car. In the state its in today, it is a very drive-able and fun track beast with a safe cage that can hold its own at any DE event, but it's never been brought into any specific competitive spec with a logbook for e.g. NASA/SCCA.

If you're keeping it more-or-less as it is, you'll probably want to at least swap out the fluids and put fresh tires on it as you start your track journey with it and get familiar.

It'd also be a great starting point for a track-only drivetrain swap project now or down the line (I've always thought stuffing a light/small V8 and a sequential in this car would be tons of fun).

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I poured a rather large 5 figure sum of money into this car over the years and untold human labor and toil, but track cars never sell for what you put into them, which is lucky for you, the potential buyer!

I'm setting the official asking price here at 12K 9K - see also the bonus parts included (if you want them) below in wstar's Track-only 370Z for Sale

I think at that price, someone could turn a NICE profit just tearing it to pieces and parting out all the expensive track parts and the most-valuable factory bits. If the car doesn't sell through here after a little bit, that's probably the same starting/asking price I'll post elsewhere on generic track forums and such.

However - There's some time/money tradeoff in this for me (faster sale makes my life simpler!), and I also put some value in seeing my project car go to a good new home, especially in the Z community, and both of those things might be worth a steep discount on the asking price. No serious cash offer will be laughed at openly!

Engine Sounds and pics from a few days ago:

There's also a ton of older pics in the albums ( Nissan 370Z Forum - wstar's Albums ).

There's also a ton of old youtube videos of me learning to drive in this car, feel free to browse around my channel there from the video links here. I tended to focus on documenting my errors, so there's a lot of those

Best time I ever managed to record at MSR Houston at 1m48s

My best lap at COTA from my very first trip there:

JARblue · 12-27-2019, 06:28 PM

Man I wish I could just snag this from you. Killer deal from an OG forum member. GLWS

wstar · 12-29-2019, 05:39 PM

Sunday afternoon bump! Get a dedicated track car project to go with your DD! If you think you could do it if the price were lower, PM me any offer. One way or another, it will probably be gone in the next few weeks (or sooner), and you might just win the cheap track car lottery!

abm89 · 12-29-2019, 09:28 PM

Can confirm the car and driver are quick! GL with the sale man!

gbrettin · 12-31-2019, 09:14 AM

WOW! that's a crazy good price! Good luck with sale. Sad to see another OG drop.

wstar · 01-03-2020, 09:59 AM

My timeline for moving out of this house is getting faster, and I really don't want to store this car while waiting for it to sell! Therefore...

Price Reduction to $9K.

(or of course, send me an even more-lowball offer, and if nothing else comes in soon, you might win a really good deal)

BONUS: You can also take with the car any Z-related odds and ends I have here that you're interested in:

* The factory sport wheels (they have some gouging on the rims from some curbs, but could be cleaned up! The rubber on them is useless, just there to protect the rims):

* Whatever you want from the pile of miscellaneous takeoff parts (side window glass, old suspension parts, random body plastic and interior bits, etc):

* The leftover track-car bits from various past/future projects (3 pairs of Hyperco springs in various rates, a smaller setrab core for a diff, various aviation duct pieces, some random pads for various calipers, etc):

* A set of unused track rain tires - Conti EC-WET in 265/645R18 , been sitting indoors in my laundry room for a few years (they stretch a bit on 18x10, an 18x9.5 or even 18x9 would be more-ideal for them):

wstar · 01-04-2020, 10:44 AM

BUMP - Buy a cheap track car to have fun with (it runs!), or spend the time to part this thing out for $$$ to fund your own projects. At 9K (obo as my clock runs out quickly) it's hard not to come out ahead:

* Stillen / AP Racing BBK
* SPL Front Upper Camber Arms
* JRZ RS1 coilovers
* CJM Road Roace Fuel Pump system (no fuel starve!)
* Sparco EVO seats
* Fast Intentions long tube headers
* Stillen Gen 3 intake
* The custom baffled oil pan from AM Performance (no oil starve, only 10 ever sold!)
* The coolers and front brake ducting
* ....the list goes on...
* All that and a nicely-caged, unwrecked chassis/body and a working drivetrain to sell off or keep as spares too!

cv129 · 01-04-2020, 01:26 PM

If I have a trailer and space for this....

Glws

tonythetiger · 01-13-2020, 09:43 PM

dang cant believe you are selling the z, been following your thread for yrs, any plans for the future?

arnoldas · 01-16-2020, 07:34 PM

Hi what is your number. I am interested in the car

husam2012 · 01-16-2020, 09:49 PM

I bought the car last week, hoping to improve on it and enjoy it this upcoming season!

redondoaveb · 01-16-2020, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by husam2012

I bought the car last week, hoping to improve on it and enjoy it this upcoming season!

Damn Husam, you're buying up all the good cars. Congratulations

cv129 · 01-16-2020, 10:28 PM

Husam the silent assassin. Congrats.

husam2012 · 01-18-2020, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redondoaveb

Damn Husam, you're buying up all the good cars. Congratulations

Quote:

Originally Posted by cv129

Husam the silent assassin. Congrats.

Just trying to get a good collection of 370Zs :P

Ventruck · 01-19-2020, 01:04 AM

I never go through this section but saw this listed as the last post on this subforum. Dang that's a nice buy.

12-27-2019, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	wstar's Track-only 370Z for Sale Track-only 2009 370Z for sale! Not a show car Not street-legal or street-drivable by any stretch of the imagination! Located in the Houston, TX metro area, roughly, and I do have the title! Journal Threads w/ Parts/Mods/etc This is a fully-gutted track-only car with a nice cage welded in. All of the interior is gone. All the factory accessories and wiring inside is gone, including all parts of the AC (even the heater core and compressor) and audio systems, etc. It has serious reliability, handling, braking, and (NA) power upgrades. It has the 7AT transmission with paddle shifters (not the most-popular track junkie choice, but I loved it!). It's sitting on an 18x10 square setup (same wheels and tires all around!) and true-type JRZ coilovers, has the Stillen / AP Racing BBK, long tube headers, and very very long list of other upgrades as detailed in the journal link above. It's light, it's quick, and it's a ton of addictive fun. It has never had a collision incident, on or off the track. I'd keep it forever if I could, but life has changed and this hobby has got to go! The car was originally a 2009 Sport+Touring model and the odometer's currently at 43K miles. About 39K of those were street miles, and then about 4K of track miles (!!) driven exclusively in various DE events around Texas. It has been on-track over the years at MSR Houston, Texas World Speedway (RIP), Harris Hill, and COTA. The original engine and transmission were both eventually destroyed by track abuse and replaced. The current engine came from a low-mileage wrecked 2013 model, and the transmission was a rebuild of unknown origin sourced by JTran for me. Both of them have seen only a handful of track weekends and should have tons of life left. --- I highly recommend at least skimming this car's epic 58-page journal thread (linked at the top of this post, and again in my sig at the bottom), which some old-timers will remember, which gives a fairly transparent history of the journey this car and I were on for years. It has lots of tech notes, going all the way back to 2009 when it was a street car, and I'd encourage at least reading the first post there which gives a reasonably-complete breakdown of all the parts on this car and the changes its been through. A random teaser highlight that might not be obvious even after reading the first post of the journal: this car's baffled oil pan is one of only ten that AM Performance sold to us before their race team went under: A.M. Performance Extra Capacity Baffled Racing Oil Pans . Like any such car, this is a never-ending project car. I could go on for hours about all of the next things I wanted to do to the car. In the state its in today, it is a very drive-able and fun track beast with a safe cage that can hold its own at any DE event, but it's never been brought into any specific competitive spec with a logbook for e.g. NASA/SCCA. If you're keeping it more-or-less as it is, you'll probably want to at least swap out the fluids and put fresh tires on it as you start your track journey with it and get familiar. It'd also be a great starting point for a track-only drivetrain swap project now or down the line (I've always thought stuffing a light/small V8 and a sequential in this car would be tons of fun). --- I poured a rather large 5 figure sum of money into this car over the years and untold human labor and toil, but track cars never sell for what you put into them, which is lucky for you, the potential buyer! I'm setting the official asking price here at 12K 9K - see also the bonus parts included (if you want them) below in wstar's Track-only 370Z for Sale I think at that price, someone could turn a NICE profit just tearing it to pieces and parting out all the expensive track parts and the most-valuable factory bits. If the car doesn't sell through here after a little bit, that's probably the same starting/asking price I'll post elsewhere on generic track forums and such. However - There's some time/money tradeoff in this for me (faster sale makes my life simpler!), and I also put some value in seeing my project car go to a good new home, especially in the Z community, and both of those things might be worth a steep discount on the asking price. No serious cash offer will be laughed at openly! Engine Sounds and pics from a few days ago: There's also a ton of older pics in the albums ( Nissan 370Z Forum - wstar's Albums ). There's also a ton of old youtube videos of me learning to drive in this car, feel free to browse around my channel there from the video links here. I tended to focus on documenting my errors, so there's a lot of those Best time I ever managed to record at MSR Houston at 1m48s My best lap at COTA from my very first trip there: gbrettin, JARblue, cv129 and 3 others like this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 01-03-2020 at 10:03 AM. Reason: Add a few more detail bits

12-27-2019, 06:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Man I wish I could just snag this from you. Killer deal from an OG forum member. GLWS Hotrodz and sx moneypit like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

12-29-2019, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	Sunday afternoon bump! Get a dedicated track car project to go with your DD! If you think you could do it if the price were lower, PM me any offer. One way or another, it will probably be gone in the next few weeks (or sooner), and you might just win the cheap track car lottery! Hotrodz likes this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

12-29-2019, 09:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,386 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64763	Can confirm the car and driver are quick! GL with the sale man! Hotrodz likes this. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

12-31-2019, 09:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,280 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	WOW! that's a crazy good price! Good luck with sale. Sad to see another OG drop. Hotrodz likes this.

01-03-2020, 09:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	My timeline for moving out of this house is getting faster, and I really don't want to store this car while waiting for it to sell! Therefore... Price Reduction to $9K. (or of course, send me an even more-lowball offer, and if nothing else comes in soon, you might win a really good deal) BONUS: You can also take with the car any Z-related odds and ends I have here that you're interested in: * The factory sport wheels (they have some gouging on the rims from some curbs, but could be cleaned up! The rubber on them is useless, just there to protect the rims): * Whatever you want from the pile of miscellaneous takeoff parts (side window glass, old suspension parts, random body plastic and interior bits, etc): * The leftover track-car bits from various past/future projects (3 pairs of Hyperco springs in various rates, a smaller setrab core for a diff, various aviation duct pieces, some random pads for various calipers, etc): * A set of unused track rain tires - Conti EC-WET in 265/645R18 , been sitting indoors in my laundry room for a few years (they stretch a bit on 18x10, an 18x9.5 or even 18x9 would be more-ideal for them): gbrettin likes this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details Last edited by wstar; 01-03-2020 at 10:05 AM.

01-04-2020, 10:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	BUMP - Buy a cheap track car to have fun with (it runs!), or spend the time to part this thing out for $$$ to fund your own projects. At 9K (obo as my clock runs out quickly) it's hard not to come out ahead: * Stillen / AP Racing BBK * SPL Front Upper Camber Arms * JRZ RS1 coilovers * CJM Road Roace Fuel Pump system (no fuel starve!) * Sparco EVO seats * Fast Intentions long tube headers * Stillen Gen 3 intake * The custom baffled oil pan from AM Performance (no oil starve, only 10 ever sold!) * The coolers and front brake ducting * ....the list goes on... * All that and a nicely-caged, unwrecked chassis/body and a working drivetrain to sell off or keep as spares too! cv129 and sx moneypit like this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

01-04-2020, 01:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,222 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	If I have a trailer and space for this.... Glws __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

01-13-2020, 09:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
tonythetiger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SA, TX Posts: 1,035 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z PG MT Rep Power: 193	dang cant believe you are selling the z, been following your thread for yrs, any plans for the future? __________________ KWV3/Eibach/StillenG3/FI CBE+LTH+34Row/Uprev/SPL/SouthBendSS/QuaifeLSD/4.08/TommyKaira/Status/VolkZE40/AP Radical BBK/Seibon/Amuse/VIS/Sparco/WorksBellGTC/RJM/Nismo

01-16-2020, 07:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
arnoldas Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: new york Posts: 197 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 13	Hi what is your number. I am interested in the car

01-16-2020, 09:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
husam2012 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 549 Drives: 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 9469	I bought the car last week, hoping to improve on it and enjoy it this upcoming season! JARblue, cv129, Hotrodz and 5 others like this. __________________ Creator of the GTR TT Conversion Kit, NA Record Holder (401WHP) Ecutek Master Tuner (VQ37, VR30, VR38, B58, S55, S58) BTWTuning

01-16-2020, 10:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,222 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	Husam the silent assassin. Congrats. Hotrodz, sx moneypit, husam2012 and 2 others like this. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

01-19-2020, 01:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
Ventruck Track Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: California Posts: 785 Drives: '13 Sport+Touring M6 Rep Power: 22898	I never go through this section but saw this listed as the last post on this subforum. Dang that's a nice buy.

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