Arran

Evening lads

 

Ive got an alpine headunit I want to put in but I've discovered you need adapting looms and all sorts, is there anyone enough of you guys have used to trust in the Surrey area?

 

Cheers guys

 

Arran

It is a struggle I must admit

All the work will be done by myself at work yeah all I'll need is the uprev done, does make sense to go abbey though as it really isn't far no doubt in their ability either, il get on the phone to them once its ready to go

Mate ive thought about it but thats a big chunk out of a deposit fund I think il go to Abbey for the uprev tune, i dont mind travelling to Jez if hes better for it though? Decisions decisions lol

you crack me up fella! Youve got my mate adam thinking of superchargers now

I don't eat McDonalds I stay away from fast food, just been going to the gym that's all the regime is working only been two weeks since I started it back up again so it must be working for you to notice lol

I don't mess around with my pride and joys if something needs doing or I want to do something, then only genuine/uprated parts are used and if there's something that can be done at the same time then I do that aswell. No skimping! It's my genuine OCD drives me insane but I know it gets done properly so I'm happy in the knowledge in that respect

Cheers dude its the fastest colour by far yeah

Cheers guys

 

Still loving the ownership, even better now the exhaust is on Quite funny watching people turn around on the pavement when i drive by makes an awesome howl

 

Ive promised myself and the mrs that the modding will stop once ive completed that list, although i never added clear reflectors all round LED rears so theyll be done without her knowing

 

Private plate should be transferred and on in a couple of weeks aswell

Which will be tomorrow most likely

Cheers mate, certainly sounds alot fruitier now

 

Tips were the right choice aswell

So after getting rid of the beloved E36 328i Sport quicker than i expected I began to search for a new car, whilst searching i drew up shortlists of cars to view and drive and also went out in friends ones to see what they feel like, after looking at a few good choices i took a while to think about which one id go for. After having a few blasts in a mates at works car i knew that this car was the one, it felt just right and the looks of the car combined with that noise (oh the noise ) i decided to look for some.There was a specific colour and spec i wanted so i had to wait for the right one to come up, lucky for me that three popped up for sale in the next 2 weeks, the first i went to see looked great in the photos but when we got there it was a bit of a shed, dents and scratches everywhere, crunched in 2nd gear and whined in 5th also the suspension feel loose and the interior rattled. After a test drive i walked away straight away luckily it wasnt to far away!

 

So onto the next Z which was a bit further away but after some decent chat and checks of the car i made the journey with all the monies earlyish one morning, arrived and it looked great instanly nicer than the first one, had a good look round and checked everything seems in excellent order with only a few things needed doing, test drive confirmed my assumption that this was a good one so made the offer and the deal was done Proceeded to drive home and stop at the dealer for the new parts hours into ownership of the new steed

 

Over the course of the first week i ordered up quite an amount of stuff to give it what needed from viewing it, i bought

 

Oil filter and Silkolene Pro S 5w30

Genuine Gearbox and LSD fluid along with a tube of Molyslip for the gearbox

Uprated front ARB links and Superpro bushes

Horsham Developments grounding kit

Gates auxillary and air con belts

Stubby aerial

 

The car in question is

 

 

Azure Blue 04 350Z GT

 

Loved the noise but instantly i knew it needed to raise its voice so after checking and double if anything else needed doing after the above work and found that nothing needed doing i searched for an exhaust system :smt005 Looked at all sorts and got very temped by the Amuse R1 Titanium system but my mrs would kill me so i decided to searched for something like it in stainless form and stumbled across one of these, a Cobra TP38 resonated system. Ordered it there and then a today got it fitted 8) After blatting it home from work i knew it was money well spent lol

 

Took some pictures of it this evening, have some plans for it not to mad but enough to make it my own, also notice throughout my little changes already two weeks into ownership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new exhaust Sounds epic, it makes the same tone as standard but on steriods not to loud just right, tips are polished inside and out just the shade hides it

 

 

Still waiting for my aerial

 

 

Carbon fibre strut cover fitted today

 

 

 

Also cleaned and conditioned the leather aswell came out lovely!

 

 

Plans for it is this and this is how i want it to stay so i can finish it can get back saving for moving out

 

Wheels refurbed in a custom colour

Eibach 20mm front and 25mm rear spacers

Carbon fibre steering wheel inserts

Carbon fibre B pillars

Carbon fibre mirrors

Carbon fibre badges

Horsham Developments silenced de-cats

Horsham devlepopments plenum spacer

Cosworth panel filter

Uprav live remap

Tein S or Eibach pro springs

Superpro rear ARB bushes and uprated links

A fcuking good detail aswell

 

So there you have it, comments welcome as usual good and bad

 

Cheers

 

Arran

Just wanted to praise the communication and work by CS when I oredered my Cobra resonated exhaust, from start to finish perfect communication and once it arrived it was fitted within half an hour

 

Il upload some pictures tonight and get a sound clip. Very happy with it it sounds and looks also being alot lighter than the oem one!

 

Anyone wanting to order from CS don't hesitate

 

Thanks again

 

Arran

Lol I go through Carshalton beeches everyday to get to work, haven't seen many about apart from a couple on here

Will nick some pads from work and give it a go. Waiting for my privat plate to be transferred so will see what it looks like tomorrow

I thought of that but not to keen just incase it flies off

I've seen them but at around 150 it's quite alot for something that will be temporary and be better spent on a plenum spacer

Evening all

 

The front number plate holder on the Zeds are horrid imo, I've seen some uk plate size nismo/Nissan ones just like I had on the BMW (not Nissan obviously) was wondering if anyone knew of any others out there that they recommend?

 

I will get it all smoothed off when the bumper gets resprayed but for now want to change the holder

 

Any suggestions guys

 

Cheers

 

Arran

Ive seen the american one, looks a bit overpriced

 

I havent seen that website before just curious as to what the products are like thats all

Heres the link Alex

 

http://www.zcentre.co.uk/

Looking online they do some really good prices for things like exhaust manifolds etc just wandered what quality all the stuff might be?

 

Anyone got any knowledge of the site?

 

Cheers

 

Arran

Who me? Im always in my own little world lol dont notice much else, maybe next time i will

Il take the strut cover if you still have it fella

Lol the underneath of my bumper has been grounded!

 

On to good news..........the knocking has gone roll bar links it was! Also the engine runs alot smoother with the new oil can hardly hear it now! Love it all the little things that needed doing are now done and I can crack on with making it my own

Excellent Could you do carbon dipping on the standard nissan badges? I have a standard pair i want in carbon

 

If so let me know fella