I have been doing some research on drift and it looks to be fun. I have a 85 300zx sitting at the house. It needs a little bit of TLC as far as body work goes. The only thing is the car hasnt been started in a good 3 years and it does need a clutch. Im not 100% sure that it will start right up and run. Could this/ would this be a problem? Of course it will need suspension work, tires, and ect. It is a RWD car and it has about 160hp, 170 ft. lbs, and weighs around 3000 lbs. I was wandering if this is a possible good beginner drift car?

 

to be honest, i havent seen alot of 300zx's as drift cars, i dunno why, but hey, its something diffrent! you should buy my 240 and drift it

 

It's perfect

 

Yeah, it is fun. Just get a new clutch, lsd, strip it out, and have a blast.

 

 

Engine swap is definatley a must the stock is garbage, not much power, hard to work on, not much after market support. Ive always liked them though.

 

Only if you promise to bring that girl you thought you knocked up to the events imo.

 

What if i bring one that looks better? lol

 

What if you put a turbo on it? Actually didnt some of the 300xz come with a TT?

 

Ok, just saying, I was sarcastic before

engine sucks

ugly

not a large aftermarket

drives like a boat

etc, etc,

Anything can be done with money, but you have to look at the money/ benifit ratio here. Z31 turbo's still suck. That car Eugene posted is badass, but part of what makes it badass is rarity, and all the custom one-off parts he made for it.

I would say try to get into something more conventional and then go from there, personally.