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Hey everyone. First time G35 owner, copped one with 185xxx mi, few owners, for an relatively steal of a price. Totaling for an overall 5.8/10 car (needs moderate amount of work). My goal is to build a fun but not over the top daily driver. Would love to for the fun of it, possible see a 80+ hp gain on the DE with an tubro kit eventually down the line.
Wanting to first start on major maintenance
What should I start with?
What do people usually do maintenance wise when buying a used vehicle?
What problems should I suspect to happen in this mileage range?
Then after would like to improve handling/suspension, the trans, and finally exterior/interior work.
Any recommendations would help thank you
Common problems are very well outlined here. Diff bushings, suspension bushings, compression rod ball joints are non-serviceable.
Maybe watch the donut videos on building a 350Z. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to have a lot of fun on this platform. I’m maybe $3k total into my Vortech coupe engine and suspension rebuild.
the suspension / diff bushings are the biggest impact on drive ability. I could also recommend a poly trans mount but would recommend stock or poly engine mounts. No solid anything.
