robzracing

Thanks Jez, can't see the mounts but that's a proper cage! Have you done anything with the floor? I think we just need to form some checkerplate into the footwells.

The whole cage is bolt in with just the receivers welded in. They've done a very nice job of it I have to say but then it cost over £2k I think. My mate's got all the paperwork with the receipt for the cage so I'll have to get back to you on that. It looks like the same people made the seat subframe too as it's all painted the same colour. I'll get more pics up tomorrow when I take some myself. As you know these were from the add.

Well that's good to know.. Maybe it wasn't you guys that he spoke to then! We'll definitely be on Semislicks. I've got a well worn set of R888s but all 4 are 225s so I think we're going to try some Yokos AD08s. And yes I thought the seat might be interesting. It looks like the previous owner had a custom frame made that sits down nice and low but a very long way from the steering wheel. Fine for one of us who's 6'3" but it's a bit too much of a stretch for me at 6' and our other mate is 5' 8" I think, so he's got no chance. Going to have to fabricate something I'm sure so if you have found any good subframes to start from do let me know!

Thanks Jez, I had already seen yours on your website, and I think my mate spoke to someone at your place about the Accusump the other day. "More trouble than they're worth" I think was the phrase! Hopefully not, as we've bought it now and I'm not aware of any other solution without going dry sump. (Maybe you do?)

I'm new to Zeds and new to this forum, so be gentle please! 2 Mates and I have acquired this 350Z with the intention of having some rear wheel fun at trackdays. We are all fairly seasoned trackday attendees already and have had a variety of track tools between us, from the VAG stable, BMWs and Porsches. So, a bit of a change for all of us. The car we have has already been fairly well prepared having been stripped quite heavily, caged, seats and harnesses all done. It also has an FIA cut-off switch, an oil cooler and the ESP has been switched off permanently. That's all we know so far about the car but I will be pulling it apart over the next few weeks to learn what I can and also continue with various mods and upgrades before we take it for a shakedown at the start of November. We plan to fit an Accusump first off and bought one on a certain auction site a few days ago which will arrive next week. So I might be picking peoples brains on here when I tackle that job! Other jobs on the list are sorting out the doors now all the trim has been binned, sorting the floors out, again as the carpet's gone we've got bumps and dips all over the place. We also need to adapt the drivers seat to take runners, as our heights vary by about 8 inches in total. And the brakes are gumbling, so that's hopefully an easy fix. Anyway, that's it for now. I shall post plenty of pics and progress in the coming days and weeks hopefully.

So, my first post on the forum as I'm new to the 350Z. We, (myself and a couple of mates) have acquired this car to use as a track day toy. It was bought (indirectly) from a guy who apparently was a porsche experience driving instructor who had intended to strike out on his own doing corporate track days. Anyway, the upshot of this was that he prepared the car and then got a pay rise! So he sold it to another guy who finished stripping it and added a front section to the cage. We would really like to know a bit more about what has been done to the car other than what we can see. The seller mumbled something about a lightened flywheel and uprated clutch but I have to say, although I haven't driven another zed, it doesn't feel like it has a lightened flywheel! So, what we do know is that it has a custom bolt in cage, an FIA cut off switch, and K&N panel filter and the traction control has been programmed to switch off permanently, as soon as you start the car. Other than that, we have plenty to do to it to bring it up to scratch, the story of which I will probably catalogue here on the forum. So here are some pics and hopefully someone might know this car. (the reg is quite distinct)