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I'm surprised at the condition of that Porsche engine too. If it had been sitting in a salvage yard exposed to the elements for 9 years then I'd expect that but just being pulled out of the engine bay I wouldn't have thought it would be that bad. Good luck with it Adrian and hope you get it all done under warranty.

My mate back in the 90's had one under the passenger seat in his Nova GTE, ..."apparently" the ladies loved it.

That's exactly what I have read/learnt so I'm sticking with it. I train at home but have been to the gym a few times in the past and I concur that is true, ...very true.

Never had to diet in my life luckily but in a way that makes it harder as I have to bulk up & increase my food intake. Not easy for a picky eater. Done my bulking up phase now though so I'm just weight training at the mo ~ increasing my weight load every two weeks. Never really going to get to your size as I'm not built that way but just getting a bit more ripped is the goal.

Mike if you like throwing money away just for a stamp in your service book then stick with the main dealer. Personally I have found them less than satisfactory and at double the price of a good independent too. For example: When I first got my 350 I had my local Nissan dealership supply & change my spark plugs. For this I was charged around £220 and when I got the car back I found the mechanic had wrecked a new K&N sticker which was on my air filter box. This is obviously a minor thing but to me it shows a lack of respect for my car. Later I also found that when replacing the spark plug they had stripped the threads on one of the coil pack retaining bolt holes. To fix this the "mechanic" had filled the hole with silicone and then put the bolt in. Bodge job if ever I've seen one and I have never gone back because of it. If I can't do the work on my 350 myself I now use a good local independent garage for smaller jobs, MOT's etc and take a drive to Horsham Developments (around an hour away) for anything more serious. I know that when selling my car anyone who really knows anything about the 350 or 370 Zed for that matter will be more impressed with a good service history from Horsham Developments (the Cougar Store, Abbey Motorsport, TDi, RT Performance etc to name a few more) than any Nissan main dealer.

^^ Looking good ~ no homo. I've been working out now 3 times a week since around January. Definitely seen improvements but obviously these things take time. Hardest part is staying motivated but I'm sticking at it so far.

Great little dog ~ my Mrs wants to adopt Phoebe.

Well done Darren and congrats. Brilliant to see the car (almost) fully together at last. Enjoy it.

Welcome aboard Mike.

Pity we live so far apart as I'm sure we'd have a good laugh together with so much in common.

Apart from the car stuff.... PS3 gaming. Model making ~ all types: cars, engines, rockets, r/c etc. Exercising ~ weight lifting mainly (nothing like your set up though Andy ~ just an exercise bike for warming up/cardio & dumb bells/barbell). DIY. Knife collecting/making ~ not so much nowadays. Shooting ~ airguns/airsoft but again not so much nowadays. Archery ~ compound bow shooting. Walking (if you can call that a hobby ).

Engine bays looking great.

Try zmanalex as he usually has lots of Zed spares. Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/user/9648-zmanalex/ Failing that have a look through the 350z parts for sale section as there are a few members stripping Zeds occasionally. Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/213-350z-parts-for-sale/ Oh and welcome aboard.

Blue piping gets my vote.

Nice at least to have a few Nismo bits on the Zed even if it's not a genuine Nismo. Check the oil regularly and follow the service schedule to make sure it's kept in good order. Service schedule here: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/31110-service-schedule-for-a-350z/ Enjoy the Zed.

Welcome aboard Olly. Doubt it's a Nismo model though sorry especially on that year and as they are rare as rocking horse poo in 350 guise. More likely someones just stickered/badged it up that way. Still get some pictures up when you can.

Happy Birthday Rob.

I think the stormy weather actually makes the pictures look better Graham. Can't wait to see some more.

Welcome aboard Shaun.

Yep mine looked rough too so I painted it ~ link below. Link: http://www.350z-uk.c...plenum-painted/ That was over a year ago and it still looks great now.

Welcome aboard and nice looking Zed (great to have the updated LED tail lights ). Re: the inaccurate fuel gauge ~ very common issue. Mine's fubar but I've learnt to live with it. There is a fix though so here's the guide if you want to attempt it yourself: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/54763-how-to-fix-the-inaccurate-fuel-gauge-pdf/

^^ Very nice, ...can't help but think it's missing a few bits still though.

Very nice video ~ liked that one. Tell Kate she did a great job.

I've got one Ben if you need it. Not being used on my car anymore so you're welcome to have it plus some postage. PM me if you want it.

Worth it though I bet.