SteveM

Naaaa national speed limit. 40 past the camera and for the first and the last third... Middle third can be quicker to average out :-)

drove through the northbound tunnel yesterday afternoon on my way back from the coast average speed cameras in operation... so... SLOW in FAST through and SLOW out got a thumbs up from a guy in a car in the next lane

yep... imported the spoiler from the states and had it sprayed and fitted. i think i suits the car and they should have come with them as standard see spoilerdepot.com for details

05 plate sunset/burnt orange coupe at the top of the M23 just as it turns to the A23 at Hooley (gave you a thumbs up as i passd on the bike GM coupe at the lights by the firestation in Purley (couldnt see what year as you were in nose to tail traffic)

doesnt damage the paint and isnt that hard to get off but if you can stop it getting on there in the first place all the better not tried doing it while the paintwork is wet

went over the car with Meguiars detailing clay then a good hand wax with Meguiars Mirror Glaze Professional Paste Wax first time i have ever clayed a car... was suprised how little rubbish came off some panels and how much did come off others!!! its smooth as a babys bum now

nope no playing about... elbow grease and a clay bar and some wax

in complete contrast to kelvos post about someone shouting 'its only a 350z' i got home from work tonight and decided it was perfect weather for washing, clay baring, and then waxing and while doing so got nothing but positive comments from all who passed by the end of my drive i think i need to get a stubby aerial though Mmmmmmm Shiny

get a few sheets handy.... start the car and part open the roof so that the front and back are away from the car then tuck the sheets under and put the roof back down into place (front first obviously due to the way the back lifts) cover all the paintwork and windows. the rear window will obviously not be able to be covered but getting all the treatment stuff off the back window only isnt a deal breaker scrub the first part of the treatment on then remove the sheets and wash the roof down... wait for it to dry and then redo the sheets. really do them well so as to cover the car paint and windows. difference is amazing

i used and use AUTOGLYM SOFT TOP CAR HOOD/ROOF CLEANER PROTECTOR KIT and it made a huge difference to the hood. looks much better / cleaner and the water just beads off it now. word of warning... make sure you have plenty of dust sheets or covers to protect the paintwork while applying this stuff. take your time and the results are really good

look at the thread at the top of the main detailing page viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2878 will help a bit

2 buckets - 1 bucket with water and detergent of your choice and 1 bucket of clean water. dip wool mit in warm soapy water, apply to car, dip in clean water to rinse and repeat.

yep......Azure Blue

well for us the Z was an extravagant toy to buy and we tend to use it as such. i go fishing for the weekend a lot of times and therefore take a car out of the equasion. some of the tracks i go down to get to the lakes are a bit rough and ready hence the 10 / 11 year old car that i dont really worry about. the wife goes rock climbing with friends hence the need for a decent sized hatchback as she needs to take a fair amount of gear when she goes and we tend to both go and do our thing on the same weekends so we cant share a car. if i get the train to work it takes me nearly an hour where on the bike it takes me 25 mins... in the car the same trip would take nearly an hour and a half!

Yep i use my bike (ZX12r) to run back and forth to work and keep the Roadster for sunny evenings and weekends. i have a 2001 SAAB aero 5 door that i use to lug stuff to the dump or go fishing in and we have a SEAT Leon TDI 150 for my wife to use as a daily driver to her work and back (about 50 mile a day commute) Use Admiral Multi car for the 3 cars and i have my own bike policy. all 4 vehicles are fully comp insured for under a grand (on the down side we do have to pay nearly £900 a year in road tax for all of them though )

you all need to calm down..................... Ian... be honest mate.. you KNEW that by posting that link you were being derogatory about the town the guy lives in and thought you were being funny by doing so. claiming that you only posted a link so were blame free is a bit much. you knew what you were doing and although he went off at the deepend about is the adult thing to do would have been to say 'sorry mate i only meant it as a joke no harm done' rather than come straight out and call the guy a w@nker garetgax... yes ok Ian initial post was not that nice about your town but he meant it as a joke and it was not directed at you mate. no need to go into one over it. from then on in its turned into a name calling and who can pee highest up the fence contest. can we all take a chill pill? if nobody agrees with me then fine but as a very much third party reading this it really doenst give the site a great look or a very friendly feel. had i read many posts like this before i joined up i probably wouldnt have bothered back in school we would have all been made to shake hands and apologise to each other (even if we did it under our breaths and didnt mean it)

wasnt me but i think i saw you at about midday in exeter on the A30. red 350 with after market wheels (car was moving so couldnt see which ones they were)

that was a lot of traffic you were sitting in.. went past in the other direction on my bike at about 7:30 this morning

yep agree that smooth and polished is not the way forward.. i just took out all the casting marks, lettering and big lumps and bumps then roughed it all back up again and anyway the intake plenum on the Z doesnt have any fuel in it just air so its all about increasing air flow.... fuel is injected further down the system

from reading quite a few threads on different forums it would seem that 5mm from the top of the front intakes is the norm i then took out all the imperfections and lettering, joins in the castings and smothed things out a bit then went over it all with a wire brush. dont know if its the combination of the two (y pipe and plenum) but it feels a lot more torquey mid range now check out the motordyne website for actual dyno results of the MREV plenum (not saying mine is as good or will get the same results but for what it cost me im happy!)

yep have a 2007 revup and yep i know the cats are the most restrictive part of the system and i know to get the best i need either HFC or decats and the Motordyne race cat but at the moment its just the Y pipe.... toying with Berks HFCs....

if the sun is shining and you get the roof down she wont need any convincing... the sound will sell it on its own not heard of the roof getting slashed down my way either. nothing but good things to say about roadster ownership so far

yep i know of someone. my wifes grandad before he passed away first decided that he couldnt really drive at night safely so stopped then a few years later decided that it was risky for him to drive at all so sold his car. fair play i say.

wrap it..... it will look cool and if you dont like it the wrap will just peel off anyway with no damage done (other than to the wallet)

sorry cant say what year or even if it was a roadster or a coupe as it was the wife that saw you and she cant remember but it was last night