Daryl

Dont do 3 weeks of night shift, then start your car with only your left leg in the car (on the clutch) after only a couple of hours of sleep, and forget that on this one occasion, you left your car in gear on your drive when you parked it up, to warm it up before trip out. Result was the car tearing down the drive way, with me hanging half out of it, the open door smashing into the corner of the house, trapping my leg and pushing it into the metal loop that locks the door, just below my knee, as well as dragging my foot along the drive, removing quite abit of skin on the side of my big toe. I have no idea how i managed to get in the car, but managed to bring it to a stop before it hit the house opposite the drive way, before the gates ripped my wing mirror off. After reversing the car back onto the drive, looking at the surprisingly small amount of blood, I got out, looked at the car, then went into the house, dropped my trousers, and discovered a 15mm wide x 40mm long hole in my leg, just to the side of the vertical bone that is attached to the knee.

As said, fair play for getting a Zed so young, and saving hard to get it and pay for the insurance. Looks a nice example, though not a fan of the wheels if im honest, but each to their own. If the garage is going the rear struts for you, ask them to show you how they know its a Nismo exhaust if it bothers you. Ultimately, if your happy with it, regardless of the brand, then dont bother. It maybe a good chance to look under the car while its in the garage, so you can spot any other potential issues under there. Cant say iv ever heard of rusted rear struts, so id be wondering what else is going to need replacing. Enjoy the car anyway, and dont go hell for leather to start with, take it easy, and build yourself up. Though im sure people close to you have already said the same thing.

Not a bad race, hope Kimi is ok.

Superb effort, well done!

Just seen that Caterham F1 has now been sold to a consortium of buyers, headed by Colin Kolles. http://www.planet-f1.com/driver/3213/9369260/Caterham-officially-sold?

My guess is, using an existing spoiler, build it up with foam and filler, smooth the shape and make a mould from it, to make some parts. I spent some time using fibreglass, pattern, mould and part making. Getting the mould is the hard part, making parts out of it is easy.

Nope, dont worry, just me. Also love the IS-F on the drive! Really like them, very under rated i think

Sorry if this sounds stupid, but is the wing the wrong way round, ie, should you not spin it 180? I just look at wings all day long, and that looks abit weird to me, like it wont create any downforce at all. Epic car by the way, love it.

On a serious note, you could try a silicone spray, or something along the lines of GT85, which cleans, but also lubes, and it does not attract dust like WD40

Maybe ditch the side steps for skirts, and if your keen to keep the black bonnet and roof, maybe do the rear hatch to match. As said previously, its pretty magnificent as is.

If these were not a square set up,i would have already sold my sole and bought these. Good luck with the sale

Essex boi residing in Milton Keynes. Moved up this way in 06. Never went to Clacton, grey up just outside Grays, near Lakeside

Where do you live Johnny?

Sounds to me like a seized piaton in the caliper or something like that,though a little wierd its on both sidea. The inside should wear fairly evenly to the outside.

Please excuse the filthy car

To be honest, unless the dog was laying down most of the time,you may struggle with that. Plus with no proper divide between the cockpit and the boot, its probably very dangerous to have them there. Sorry hadnt thought of that in my original post. As for miles, you can get around 400 out of a tank if its constant motorway, and id say probably 300 with mixed driving, and as little as 200 if your flat chat round a track,maybe less. I averaged 11mpg on one of my first track days. You will find most cars have the GT pack, so that comes with leather and Bose sounds system. Though the latter sounds more appealing than the actual reality of having it. So dont be surprised to find alot of people change it, or hack it to add an ipod cable.

Welcome, grew up in Essex, just outside Grays. A tank of V power (always run the car on high octane) will set you back around £120 if the tank is empty. Road tax depends on what year/model 350 you go for. As for the boot, it depends on the size of dog.

Ah sorry, assumed you were you in the US of A as you quoted $ prices. Not sure about the HR engines, but most people with the DE engine go for the Berks, as they are proven and reasonably priced. Iv went for Invidia's because the quality was much higher than the Berks.

Check the for sale section, there is a plenus spacer just come up

Yes that is almost full size, mine is not, is probably half size.

No idea chap, worries me that they are significantly cheaper than the Berks, which are pretty cheap usually anyway. I dont know where the others are made, but maybe the Kinetix gear is cheaper in the US (which is where im guessing you are) because of no import tax or something like that.

Cheers CS, i may see if i can get one that fits properly at some point, when the bank account recovers from this weekend

Would anyone else be up for this, same sort of time of year next year?

Whats fueling your decision to go for Kinetix HFC over the Berks or Invidia's? Iv seen Berks, and I have Invidia's on mine, and the Invidia's are much higher quality, though you need to supply your own bolts, and reuse/replace the gaskets yourself. Cant speak for the Kentix stuff though

I have a 'vanity' plate on the front of mine. I tried full size stick on plates, and because of the double curvature, they dont work, so if you want a stick on one, then you will have to go a little smaller than standard atleast. Iv had my plate on for over a year now, and never had an issue apart from people at work spent the first 6 weeks coming to tell me that my plate was illegal. Just remember you will need a 'proper' plate for your MOT.