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Good luck! Quite like that lip actually.

Look here https://www.350z-uk.com/topic/50474-humpys-build-update-091115/?page=7#comment-1036055

I have seen Zeds without the turnbuckles on them (maybe try Humpys old 350?) - the holes you need drilled are small and can easily be repaired I would have thought if you want to take it back to stock.

My personal view is that you are not going to make the most of your traders fee if you post infrequently - there is a lot of feedback on this thread which follows a consistent theme 'we want to see what you do' if you don't follow that then of course thats your prerogative but I guess if you ask the question and potential customers give you feedback, its usually a good idea to react to what customers want. More specifically for your line of work, if you can retrim a car seat in a Toyota to a great standard most people will take that as enough evidence you can do it on a zed, especially when we all know what a trained skill it is.

Alfie had to get his photo with it!

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It does look like it has a uniform 'lip' around the edge?

Neither am I an expert but doesn't look right to me? I just got some discs and pads for my Celica and the discs were spot on and had a much better finish?

With population growth going unabated, as Dan said the idea that status quo in terms of transport will still exist in 25+ years but with electric engines instead of petrol is hard to believe. I can imagine a move to one car ownership, even then will be highly expensive, wider transport networks, the charge to drive in major towns and cities enforced across the country (don't kid yourself that this is a clean air charge as they call it right now) and so on and so forth. As I see it the development of this tech in itself is exciting utilising more renewable energy and driving down the cost, that said the experience of driving is right here and right now and we are all so super lucky to be catching the tail end of it where you can hear, feel and experience a car making amazing sounds and be able to tinker with every part of it just by lifting the hood and getting a socket set out - in 2040 we will be surrounded by silent linear transportation modes. For me anyway, now is the super exciting time make the most of it and if you want to ensure a comfortable retirement stick an R34 GTR in the garage and cover her up for 25 years

Have a good look through the traders section on the forum - a really comprehensive list of stuff you could get from performance upgrades to bodywork to interior work. Also have a browse through the project threads, people on here do get very creative with mods and you will pick up some great ideas...

It is a clunky gear box (certainly compared to other cars I have driven) but do not worry too much about that, syncros are prone on the gearboxes but otherwise its a meaty monster that should see you good.

Hold back on the in car entertainment stuff too - a few times a year [insert various car audio websites here] have big blow out sales and you can get great deals, I got my touch screen JVC with BT etc for £130.

Your W Brace (assuming you mean the one underneath) can be replaced by aftermarket item for less than £200 Clutches last as long as you let them last, some people have reported 100k clutches others reporting them gone in 30k - depends on how nicely they have been treated in the past. Dont replace it just because its got 40k on the clock.

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By all accounts the wax's/polishes for different colours is a bit of clever marketing (much like targeted pain relief ibuprofen) - if I were you have a nose through Illogikals test thread where he talks about testing loads of different products.

We just moved up to a 32 inch TV from a 28 inch TV this year for our living room On a more serious note, we bough a Samsung, and I found the internet connection on it to be very hit and miss. Disconnects randomly and has to be reset periodically which is annoying typing in passwords via a remote. I googled it and apparently the software on our Samsung has hundreds of reports of this problem which Samsung will not rectify. Sure yours is running something else given the price, but worth doing a quick check on with a google search first.

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My opinion is that by having a paid presence here you gain incremental work, if Jack Royal signed up as a trader no doubt his sales through this forum would increase as he can actively market and promote his work as well as fire up group buys and the like. The model is what it is, there are other models but we feel this sits aligned with the ethos and principles of the forum. Trader fees on sites like GTR and Porsche run into hundreds of pounds or even four figures.

As I understand it all paints can suffer oxidisation, but red suffers moreso than other pigments. I'm sure if you slap on copious sealant etc it helps prevents it.

Managed to catch a photo of the staff bringing Al one of his round of drinks...

I just checked and saw how many beers I had during the night

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Nope it was because of the difference in value.

My mate ended up in court because he took a RR Vogue instead of a RR Sport ! I wouldn't mind but the insurance company recommended it to him.

A Range Rover Sport is like a Model X - both performance SUV type cars. In your bullets you quoted 'type' but you listed like for like in your commentary? The point on the other thread was taking the chance on insisting on an X when it wasn't clear that you would get 100% pay out etc. Obviously now its been agreed in writing etc. fine, but the point everyone made on the previous thread was that nothing at that point was agreed and you took the chance it would work out. Happy it has, but it was a risk.