My New Z From PANAMA

2ndChance

It's done! Click here to see the rebuild project


***********************************

First of all you are not expecting my new Z to come like this so you may LYAO when you see the pics, you can troll if you want to as well!

I live in Panama (the country, not the city) where the Nisan dealership only sells the 6spd, touring + sport japanese version of the Z (with rear windshield wiper). Since this is a quite exclusive model for a small country of only 3 million habitants, it sells for more than $60,000 USD.

And given that I'm just an average 22 year old folk who has worked hard and saved some bucks for the last 3 years, there is no way I could afford a $60,000 Z. The average yearly income per person in my country is about $10,000, mine wasn't much higher than that. So the only way to get it was to import one from the US that has been in an accident and given total loss.

I started bidding this Z in copart.com, the car was 2009, 4260 miles, rear collision, but no airbag deployed and the engine was 100% untouched. I paid $18,000 for it in the bid. Then $2,000 more for transportation, shipping, and about $5,000 in importing taxes. I ended up paying about $25,000 for a pretty damaged Z. I know it sounds ridiculous but this is the only way to buy a Z in my country, there are no used ones for sale because there are only about 7 o 8 370z in the whole country.

The good side of this? workmanship in cheap as hell in here, so it will take less than $1,000 to repair, fit, paint and install everything, of course i have to buy the parts which costs like $2,000 in total. If I were in the states I could get a brand new Z for just a few more thousand.

Here are some pics

In the port with 350z, civic si, galant, etc. Where is my Z?


Found it


Front end looking good


So dirty...


Mounted


Ta da!


In home with my current car, a scion tc also imported from the us. As u can see it is very dropped

omgZ

damn... 25k is quite a bit for a salvaged car. Good luck with your rebuild.

Ztoon

Kudos for the effort!
You're obviously a dedicated Z fan.

Good luck with the rebuild.

__________________
Stillen G3|CBE|ground kit, F.I. H.F.C., C.F. fangs|mirrors|pillars, Hotchkis, SSR Type-F, RE-11, UpRev, BC BR coilovers
15% tint, LED black hdlts, color match handles, Dynamat, tail lt. tint, Mines C.F. frt. lip|rear spoiler, Amuse rear,skirts, vented fenders, c.f. vented hood, gloss blk. roof

Billy02987

Hey man, I posted in your other thread but this link might help with some pictures you need. These guys also probably have a lot of the OEM parts you need for sale. Good luck with the re-build!

Exciting New Nissan 370Z NISMO Team

__________________
2010 GT-R
2009 GTM TT 370Z-SOLD

m4a1mustang

Looks like quite a bit of damage. Good luck with the rebuild!

__________________
- Steve

Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!

Mike

wow! looking forward to pics when its finished!

__________________
NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z
Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

dixon cider

__________________
*GTM* *INVIDIA* *MRWorks (RIP)* *Snow Performance* *Giken* *KW* *Hotchkis* *SRP*
"Remember, when all else fails, don't forget to tongue punch the brown starfish"-dixon
Dixon Cider's Roadster Build

2ndChance

Thank you all for your comments!!

If you are interested, from now all the updates will be on my rebuild thread, located here.

Jquad

Welcome and gud luck

__________________
||F.I.CBE 18" CF muffler||Injen CAI||CF Bpillars||CF Stage 1 Side mirror||CS Amuse Kit||JquadHeadlights||3mTB35%Tint||Work Gnosis GS2||
Wish List==>||GTM TT||Coils||Camber Arms||Tires||Wing||Hotchkis Sways||

docaam

good luck man i saw in the other thread car is coming along nicely

__________________
Old 370Z SOLD but not forgotten
370Z 40th, G37s, S30 RBZ, Hakosuka Skyline

Gunzero

<3333333
so awesome!
panama looks nice

__________________