350Chris

Any chance of it in carbon fibre in the future?

MOT and full oil change - engine, box and diff. Not really mods but the box with the moly grease has made a world of difference!

Spot on, cheers Alex!

Chris,

 

VQ35DE up to Jan 2007

 

4.7

2.9

1.4

 

Alex.

Cheers Neil, I've got all the genuine gear from Alex

Research says the box is 2.9l. Just diff to confirm now

Going to do my oil services today while the car is on the ramps for the MOT but can anyone confirm how much oil for the engine, gearbox and diff?

I did have a pm from Alex but is gone in my inbox clear out.

From memory, engine was 4.9l, box was 2.8l and diff was 1.9?

Cheers

Chris

Does anyone have a BT adaptor that they would like to part ways with?

Not urgent so happy to wait for a reasonably priced unit

Your insurance company needs to know which is the valid plate at all times otherwise your insurance is void (and they will probably charge for changing the plate after you first insure the car).

+1 although Sky INsurance were very helpful and agreed to waive the admin fee...but others may not be so flexible

It's just a fancy clamp really

Then go for a nipple clamp for your own store and use a big effing hammer on the car - £95 stays in your pocket

Had this with my car.

The seller transferred the plate onto their new car - but owing to the lead time, I drove with his plate on for a week or so.

The seller sends the info off to the DVLA who action the transfer and then he will be issued with all new paperwork (V5, MOT etc.) that he will need to pass to you. You then need to get new plates made up and remove the private plates.

You may well get the original plate that was on the zed prior to the private plate (I did) - but there is no guarantee.

Note that you shouldn't drive on the wrong plates - which can cause you a day or so delay depending on where you source your new plates from.

You could make all of this the sellers problem and swerve the cost of new plates and the effort of running around for it - that was my lesson learnt. You are the buyer - call the shots!

Cheers Gents,

After a genuine carbon item really - have a couple of avenues to persue, but thanks for the offers

I was thinking that Chris but I don't want to damage it as they are expensive I might just have to bite the bullet then. Cheers

In truth....my solution only works where removing the old ones and they are knackered. Then a moderate tap in with a piece of wood to spread the load and avoid damaging the new joint

Assuming its a similar design to Honda and the like, I tend to use a suitable drift (or scrap socket) and an effing big hammer...not quite as delicate as that press - but suitably effective

Cheers Alex, am just after confirmation of volumes, pm on its way

Morning all, need some help please...the search isn't working on my phone, but I'm looking for the diff and box oil changing threads...any chance someone could link them?

Cheers

Chris

Have you seen what else the dealer has in stock?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/dealer/4905 ... ard-advert

This Zed is worth more than the rest of his stock combined if you go on sticker prices!

Know that these used to be available - anyone got one hiding in a corner somewhere that they yould be happy to part with either outright or exchange?

Thanks

Chris

Nismo shifter and carbon bonnet dampers last Monday

Full detail the weekend before

Really nice wheels and stance I would be tempted to shave the edges of the splitter to make it less square and blend with the lines of the car more

what setup have you lowered on?

I've been looking at these on and off for a while - really like the look of them.

Most of the rear window on the zed is useless anyway - so may as well do away with the weight

Well it has taken some time to get around to...but a week or so ago I set the weekend aside to clean the toy;

Meguires Gold Class Shampoo with good mit and two moist buckets

Dryed off

Full clay - Meguires Clay and Dodo Juice lube

Pre wax prep with Dodo Juice lime prime

Wax with Dodo Juice Blue Velvet

Wheels washed and sealed with Poorboys Wheel wax

Tyres dressed with Meguires Endurance

All in it took around 9 hours - but that was because the paint was pretty badly contaminated - it took me two passes with the clay and two clay bars to be safe. I was waxing at 7.45am on the Sunday morning to get to a family meal in Essex for mid morning - the looks and the tunnels were worth the trip but that's another story.

The DJ lime prime has corrected some of the swirls - but it could do with a machine polish at some point in the future. I do have access to a machine but chose the personal touch this time so that I could really look over the car properly and assess what needs to be done.

Very impressed with the DJ Blue Velvet - the pigment in the wax has taken some of the sting out of the stone chips in the front. I have supernatural to try next time...and having spoken to the guys at DJ will be trying Blue Velvet Professional, as its a hybrid of the two waxes.

The pictures are pretty shocking and don't really show up the sweat that went in - another pass will be done in the next week or so to really layer the wax. The first two are post wax, the rest are pre wax

Mine is my daily driver and I can't think of anything i'd change for.

 

Kids.

Vasectomy all the way!

I am a big fan of Rum and have quite a collection at the minute. If you are specifically after spiced rums, these two must be on your list;

Chairmans Reserved spiced - this is quite heavily spiced so more of a Christmas feel to it

Foursquare Spiced - this is stunning. I have one problem with it though, once it is opened it is impossible to put the cap back on

If you fancy the golden rums then you cannot go wrong with these;

Eldorado 12 year old - nicer than the 15yo IMO very easy sipping rum with a sweet demerara twist to it. My absolute favourite at the minute

Brugal - cheaper rum good for Mojihto's

On my to try list - these will be a birthday present to self later this year

Abuelo

Zapcapa

That looks quite actually........

+1

How about adding a red pin stripe to the lip?

Careful you don't get 'them'

You should be fine if you have been going to Spain for a few years though

Would you be prepared to split these?