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Ohhhh, very nice car, great shots too. Mine's GM too and I picked up the full range of cleaning goodies last week, but not had a chance to use them yet with the weather and also it seemed pointless before getting some chips and dings sorted this week. Seeing what a good job you've done tells me I need to get out and make it happen! Nice job.

I love that colour.

Looking forward to it. Nothing like getting your fingers into a waxy box.

e-liquid is what Ebeneezer Goode had for blood. One for the oldies there.

Does this now give you carte blanche to start pedalling the hard stuff? They'll not be round again, probably. This time next year you could have a lambo as an everyday car!

Really? I was expecting about £20, what kind of gains does a Cosworth filter bring, 1-2 hp?

They're painting two panels on mine. Just gave them a bell, sorted the badge lacquer. They've also spotted a small scratch on another panel, which they will buff out, gratis. My kind of customer service.

£72 for the exhaust and air filter. They don't care that the exhaust brings no performance gains. It is simply "non standard", therefore extra risky. So I guess I'm now looking at buying a performance exhaust to get my monies worth. Cheers elephant.

Shoot, my zed is in the bodyshop today having the old badges off and these on. I went for the super black finish, is this one that starts to look old? Reckon they'll lacquer them for me first if I ring up and ask?

The Home of Football. Love it. COYS.

Another routine victory at WHL! Cracking atmosphere at the game I'd imagine.

Pickup is a great shout, my step dad has one out in France cos they get tons of snow in winter and they live in a kinda out there place. Not managed to get it stuck yet, 4 adult size seats in the cab version, huge load area and proper 4x4 stuff like a locking differential. Mitsubishi L200, similar below http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201302255487983 Drinks a bit of juice and new tyres are a chunk, but I bet they are or most off readers.

From my youth in the countryside and my jollies in 3rd world countries, proper 4x4s include Toyota Landcruiser, Isuzu Trooper and best of all, the short wheeled based land rover defender, might be a smidgen over your budget though. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201302235469700 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201303025579544 For a bit extra, there's this beast http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201301315135552

When do I get the freshener for my aircraft? With this many engines the smell of fuel is quite strong.

I have this too. Is this the right stuff? http://www.maplin.co.uk/multi-purpose-siliconegrease-29006 or this lithium based stuff http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_221665_langId_-1_categoryId_165705

Nice one, it'd be good to see if you pick up any little tips alo ng the way, being that bit more used to working on her.

Er, yeah, though if I remember Vegas correctly it was hot, fun and packed with trim. This is not my exact experience of life here.

I live in Blackpool, there's nothing I haven't seen every single weekend.

2 girls 1 cup? Talk to me.

Super quick response, thank you all. The Cosworth is a stock replacement filter, did a quick look on the Larkspeed site and matched the number on the receipt to one they retail for the Zed. Is this also worth a mention on my call for the inevitable fisting by elephant? http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&p=1620002270&part=Nissan-350Z-Cosworth-Air-Filter Gutted about the filter, was going to be my first performance mod Edit: you guys really are fast, by the time I'd written that you'd flooded me with answers! Thanks again, this forum truly is the best thing that ever happened to the Internet.

Er, help please for knowledgeless noob. I was told when I bought my new zed had a Scorpion exhaust fitted. I didn't give a second thought to it until I read this thread, just assumed it was like getting a Unipart instead of a genuine Nissan. Naturally I'll be calling my insurer shortly to advise, however what am I telling them? Is there just one Scorpion exhaust for a 2004 UK Zed, or does it have a special name? Rifling thought the reciepts my seller handed over it simply says on the Larkspeed invoice: SNS010 Scorpion Cat Back System Niss (£334) *20002270 Cosworth Element Nissan 350z (£34) On the deliver note from Scorpion it says: SNS010 Nissan 350z 03-System Any info would be great. Also any idea what the Cosworth Element is?

I'm in too. Something strange happened to me today. Picked up a little 12v fag lighter DustBuster as there's no power for a proper Hoover near my parking space. Wasn't really looking forward to the job, but, I really enjoyed it. Hoovering away in the wells, doing the mats, moving the seats around. Instincts tell me hoovering is a chore, not a relaxing Saturday afternoon job! Inspired me to crack open my autoglym leather cleaner and the restorer balm, too. Spotless inside now and I slide off the seats unless I'm strapped in. Looking forward to cleaning the glass and rainexing next... Is this normal? Did I catch it from the car?

This would be the first actual work I've personally done on the zed, except gear knob and gaiter, so I'll see what the results are like on the less exposed fronts before I get too carried away in the rear. If I make a right monkey's breakfast of it then I believe I should be able to pick up some new font grills and try again. Ordered the cloth and some drawstring, but probably won't get the job done til next weekend as its in for some respray and paint repair during the week. I'll stick up some photos, if I'm not too embarrased by my "skills".

Right then, off to buy a dremel, how hard can this speaker mod be? At first I was thinking of black fabric/cloth but all this talk of super spurs has got me thinking lily white. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pure-White-Speaker-Grill-Fabric-Cloth-1-Metre-x-500mm-Refurbish-Cabinets-/290687766007 Think the black from the grill bits left behind will show through? Maybe some white rattle can will take care of that if needed.

I used a company called Green's Car Radio in Blackpool, not a huge selection of providers up here and these guys seemed very knowledgable when I went in to enquire, also it's close enough for me to drop the car off and taxi to work. It was about £1500 in total which included an outrageous £40 for a powered iPhone 30-pin terminated cable. Oh, they also retained the steering wheel controls, dynamatted the doors/sub enclosure and fashioned some mdf mounting brackets to isolate the drivers. Car was in for two days.