The z32 300zx should be a shooting brake...

"6cyl" (6cyl)
10/16/2013 at 08:03 • Filed to: shooting brake, 300zx, z32, nissan, photoshop

...and it would be really easy to make it happen. All you would need to do is make a custom fiberglass and/or carbon fiber hatch that maintains a higher roofline to the back of the car. You would also need to figure out side windows and a small rear window but I imagine with enough searching you could find stock glass from another make. Why would you want to go through all this hassle? Well the storage in this car is abysmal. The trunk has a decent footprint but is very shallow so you cant fit much in it. Making it a shooting brake would nearly double the storage. I think it could also be done in a why that would looks pretty cool. Unfortunately I lack the photoshop skills to present my vision. Maybe one of the photoshop gurus or illustrators on here would be interested in trying their hand at this?

I would also recommend if you are reshaping the hatch changing the shape of the quarter window boarder to a more squared off hofmeister kink.

DISCUSSION (18)

A3R0 > 6cyl
10/15/2013 at 19:09

Sounds genius, and I can't wait to see results.

I have no Photoshopping ability either :(.

phenotyp > 6cyl
10/15/2013 at 19:55

Holy shit, you're right. And it might be the ideal remedy for the much-maligned 2+2. May have some play time tonight, if no one gets to it first, and I don't have "real" responsibilities, I'll give it a go.

6cyl > phenotyp
10/15/2013 at 19:55

That would be awesome!

phenotyp > 6cyl
10/15/2013 at 20:01

Now I just wish I had thought of it first.

Jayhawk Jake > 6cyl
10/15/2013 at 20:11

Kinja'd!!!

I got this

Eazy-O > 6cyl
10/15/2013 at 21:02

I was bored. Now I'm bored with this. I'd rather draw it on paper. The lines that I have in mind are not done justice, but then, may not work at all. :D The idea was to keep the original rear hatch on hinges and build around it. Since the bit (T-bar) where the hatch meets the body would leave an awkward angle, I've attempted to integrate roof rails, while the far back is a supposed to end in a spoiler a la Mazda 626 circa 1997*.

Kinja'd!!!

Eazy-O > phenotyp
10/15/2013 at 21:03

Same. :D

phenotyp > 6cyl
10/15/2013 at 22:10

Wait: should it be a TARGA shooting brake?

Eazy-O > phenotyp
10/15/2013 at 22:46

Mine is. :>

Eazy-O > Eazy-O
10/15/2013 at 22:56

I'm watching some NHL, but I keep coming back to this idea. There's a 300 ZX for sale in my area. Allegedly it's by WEKTOR TUNING and has 581HP. For ~17000$.

Kinja'd!!!