mattross1313

is that a dead body?

Nah its just Chris with some sunglasses, although he does look a little off

OK so the alu shifter piece turned out to be a fail. I managed to get it down to the right size but the stock gear knob curves in both directions so it was almost impossible to get the small piece to match the contours. Ah well, only a few ££ lost but it was worth a try.

Tonights little fettles have been quite productive though, again, most of them are me just fixing little things that are wrong with the car to stop them bugging me. First up is a missing popper from the slam panel. 2 second job. I may well replace the lot of these when I get a new slam panel as one is blue and the other is not. The middle one is the new one as its a slightly different shape.

Next up was the bluetooth holder, very quick job, but very satisfying as its no longer waggling around the cubby. Broken pic first, followed by new unit fitted. I think this also highlights the next area that I need to clean as the inside of the cubby is rather dirty!

Another small thing that has been bugging me the whole time is the mirror controls on the drivers side door. The buttons were not seated correctly to the plastic control panel resulting in the mirror control sitting too low. This was stopping me from moving the mirrors to the left, and also made retracting them difficult. Popped off the controls and clipped the buttons back on. Job done I can now fully move mirrors trouble free!!

Last pic is the first half of the service items from Alex, the rest should arrive by the weekend. Below we have engine oil, filter, iridium plugs and both Aux belts.

That's your lot for now, Matt

Thats a great idea, but seeing as i have already paid money for a new holder i will fit it for a while may well put it under the console as time goes by though as the extra space would be useful

Quick evening update before I get started on the car for a few hours - the misses is off to the cinema with some friends so time to fettle with the car for a few hours

My velocity stack arrived today, thank you to FlyBoy for the great kit, looking forward to fitting that when it stops raining.

I also ordered a small bag of trim poppers just to keep on the shelf, along with a small pot of gold #54 paint to touch up the Brembo's.

Tonight I am hoping to fit a new Bluetooth module holder as mine is damaged and doesn't fix to the bottom of the cubby. Time permitting I will pop off the gear knob and try to set about fitting my new alu sticker to cover the worn shifter pattern. it may or may not work, so failing this I will save up and get a new shifter.

Watch this space

Looking forward to my first Zed meet now

Bob/Chris, I assume we'll be having a mini convoy from the end of the road to the pub?

Yeah I think they had a song about it

My airbag light came back on after a day or 2. Need to re-seat all the plugs under the seats I think and try again

Can I come and play too?

Need Mrs.S and her sandblasting skills

I wouldn't normally watch this, but after running back through all of the Harry Potter movies this past week or so with the misses (one left), i may have to watch this......y'know, purely to see how she has progressed as an actress and all that....

That took hold fast poor car. Vids like this make me think about getting a mini fire extinguisher for the Zed.

The website isn't the best ever, but JAE is the best show of the year....FACT!!

http://www.japcarclub.com

Much humour does this thread contain

If it does count we do NOT want to see pics

offshore-drifter, the decats are still for sale as we had some bad news about our Evo today.......IE it's dead and needs a rebuild. So major Zed spending is on hold.

Matt

Been done to death but Clifton Susp Bridge is always a good one.

Get that sticker on !!!

Will be on soon dude, just waiting for a few more stickers to arrive for the boot.

Quick update - nothing much from today. We were supposed to be at the Goodwood breakfast meet in the better halfs Evo V, got the whole way there (one mile left) and after giving it a little bit of pedal the balance belt snapped, which then snapped the cam belt......which then killed the car!! So a trip home on the recovery truck for us, and a large bill coming soon!! to top off the morning I tripped over the winch cable on totally face planted in the middle of the road!! Didn't get run over luckily but have done by knee and hand in!!

Despite my injuries I have managed to fit my cargo net into the boot - it's not as big as I was expecting (she said...hah)....but it will do for now. I also did the ignition dance after having the airbag light flashing following a recent interior clean.

At the start of the weekend I went to the DVLA to get my private plate transferred over so spent an hour removing the plate holder and cleaning things up. The rear bumper has been resprayed previously, when I took off the rear plate there were a load of sticky foam pads from previous plates (to be expected), except these were BLUE!!! the lazy sprayer didn't even bother to clean or rub them off first!!

Anyway, cleaned up now, and plates fitted. Front end looks much nicer without the plate holder ruining the lines!!

Thanks to Skidder & MrChic for the info. Had the blinking light since the interior was cleaned last weekend and it is rather annoying. Quick ignition/key dance just now and all is good. I also pulled the seat forward and jiggled the connectors - found some nice Elizabeth Juke playboy jewellery too - that the misses' Christmas present sorted :lol:

Nice mate!! looks super clean!

What front lip is that?..

Liking this!! What lip is it matey?

That was a good few minutes of listening.

Not sure on the Zeds in those video's, but aren't the roof intake scoops usually to allow fresh air into the cabin? (and not for the engine).

A colleague of mine was telling me about the AppRadio2 this week. It looks like a good bit of kit - I'd be interested to know what you think when you get it fitted.

Matt

No big updates today, my alu sticker arrived so will be fettling with that at the weekend. Also picked up a new holder for the bluetooth adapter (that holds the unit to the floor of the rear cubby). Mine is broken, the bluetooth works but the unit if free to flap around inside the cubby. So that HAD to be fixed

I have just placed an order with ZedmanAlex for some service parts listed below. Keyser is going to dig around for me as he should have an uprated panel filter at home which he no longers needs after fitting a JWT.

1 x pair Gates Blue Horizon Aux belts

2 x belt tensioner pulley nuts

1 x engine oil service kit (oil, filter & washer)

1 x set of Denso Iridium plugs

I will be giving the car a FULL service mainly for peace of mind etc. So in addition to the above parts I will be changes all other fluids in the car. Can you nice folks please recommend me some items for the below, and how many litres of each item I need.

Gearbox Oil

Diff Oil

Brake Fluid

Coolant

Fuel Filter

Is there anything else I should consider replacing, servicing, or looking at whilst I carry out this monster service?

Thanks folks, matt

Got mine today too - fitted this evening

Thanks matey

Welcome in mate - best (fastest) colour too

Evening update.

Good to see you just now Chris, thanks for the brew

Had a few more parts arrive in the post today so the updated list is below - not much left now before they are all green.......then I can make another list The next list will be compiling parts for a FULL service, and hopefully a booking slot at the Zed Shed towards the end of this month, or next.

• Stubby Aerial (and Tarmac sportz sticker) - aerial fitted, sticker added to the collection for now.
  
• New Nissan driver and passenger floor mats - fitted!!
  
• Bluetooth Module for BOSE system - Delivered & fitted. tested on the driveway and all works well, time will tell as to how it sounds at motorway speeds but a happy chappy at the moment
  
• 06+ Velocity Stack for the airbox
  
• Cargo net for the boot - arrived today and will be given a wash in the next few days as it smelt a bit weird
  
• Maybe the headlight washer cover if its arrives from Alex
  
• important one - 350-uk club sticker - arrived in todays mail, will be fitting it at the weekend
  
• alu sticker to try and jazz up the worn stock gear knob
  
• OEM+ stickers in white - arrived in the mail, have been added to the pile along with 350Z-uk and Tarmac Sportz
  

​Collection of new bits

Brand new Nissan floor mats, still have that new car smell to them!

Stubby Aerial fitted, I just need to get a small rubber grommet to sit at the base as it was missing from the unit I had from the Zed Shed (blooming cowboys they are I tell ya!!) .....oh and thats a reflection on the wing not a huge scratch....which I thought it was just now!! scared me a little!

Same here - I did the iPod hack at the weekend and it just plugged back in and all worked as before.

Worried now though that next time I will need a code!! Will keep an eye out for the sticker on the back of the unit.

Matt