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Hi George,  The standard head units in a 350z are double din, so it can take either double or single din.  Google will give you some competent stereo fitting companies close by to you.

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"I'm leaving this one standard....."

Haha yeah right! 

6 minutes ago, davey_83 said:

Looks nice Justin, any more gold pin stripes to go on? 

That would go well with it.  Looking good Justin.

What a great car. GLWTS!

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5 hours ago, Mrs Buster said:

Well if you knock down the Zed Shed .... oh wait ...

He might manage a few doughnuts in that space! 

I'm have them off you mate

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1 hour ago, Ekona said:

Probably because I have a new job and can't post on here 24/7 any more  

I haven't seen much change! 

Looking good!

17 hours ago, Humpy said:

This engine bay is quite simply outstanding!  Gutted I couldn't get there this year!

Thanks guys, I'll take a look at those.

4 hours ago, LRF4N said:

Is there something specific you want to see? If it’s standard mods then google images should have something when you dig enough 

Its some bodykitting that I'm thinking about doing, I have a front in mind, but recenty I've been thinking the whole kit is not for me, so wanted to do some 3d modelling of the zed where the rears and skirts could be put on and turned around to see from different angles and colours.

looks like they needed it mate, top work.

Hey guys,

Does anyone have any experience of any software that can be used for modelling of new parts on a car as a way to visualise bodywork and colour changes?  If so what's good to look at and how easy is it to use?

It will be a cracking buy for someone.  GLWTS!

9 hours ago, coldel said:

I dont have a zed now but I had one on my old zed, its relatively pretty quiet only just louder than OEM I would say. I added some Berks HFCs though and it really came on, quiet at slow pace on full chat gave out a good noise. 

I have the same setup and agree with Coldel.  Nice and quiet leaving the house, so great for neighbour relationships but much louder with your foot planted.

It was a highly modified short wheel based zed, one of a kind.

1 hour ago, LRF4N said:

I should make the journey down for this. Mine isn’t quite a Z but I’m sure I can blend in

Lol you should have seen the zed Andy was driving last week!

Thanks again Chris and Kim for being such great hosts.

Wonderful to see everyone and look forward to catching up with you all again soon!

Still coming down if that's ok?

1 hour ago, SHEZZA said:

I’m in the process of replacing my w brace for the ultra racing one. Did you use a torque wrench when tightening up the bolts, If so do you know the setting ? as I’ve miss placed my Haynes manual.    

Here you go mate.

You shouldn't mix coolants of different types and different colour signifies different coolant type.  So you will be better off draining everything and then having it flushed, then refilling with the recommended coolant.

Here's the forum guide for refilling: 

I think the other thing to bear in mind is the reason people awant to purchase either car.  Certainly the application it is to be used for by the purchaser is also going to have some level of influence over the future price of either the 350 or the 370.

For me personally there's a more emotional attachment to the 350 than the 370, but that's entirely down to getting to drive one on a track all those years ago and thinking "I need one of those!"  Its also older so therefore requires more jusitifiable maintenance and upgrades due to age of the OEM components. Yay modding time! 

I love the 370 as well, it's a much better car in many ways but by that same token that means there's less to change or improve IMHO.  Vastly better interior for example and rev matching being two great assets for the 370, but then again would you prefer a full retrim and heel and toe in a 350?  Its down to the individual choice and neither is right or wrong and that's what makes these cars fantastic.

Over time as we go out to the far future I suspect there won't be much in it pricewise.  Both will be classic big engine RWD sportscars, they are just on different points of their curves and you see that with virtually everything.  Cars, bikes, furniture, computers, you name it they all start relatively at a high, drop low and when there's virtually none of them left become expensive again that's just the way the world works.

So am I and mine will be 22 years old by then.

10 minutes ago, Jetpilot said:

 

I am curious as to why you dont think the 370 will drop down to 350z prices, they werent that much more expensive when new so only stands to reason they will get close and if you check sales figures, they werent that popular, you could see that two ways i guess, fewer on the market/rarer so less choice and values will steady or they arent going to suddenly gain in popularity so a smaller market place of buyers and prices will drop.

 

I asked a similar question sometime back about depreciation, cars i have been watching have come down over the last 6 months and that was cars that have been firm on price for at least a year or more, i am thinking its just down to general age. If you do a search with a budget of 10-12k, there a lot of very desirable high end cars (Porsche, BMW, Merc etc) in there that have crept into 370z budget so thats going to have a knock on effect too. Perhaps also worth considering there are some stonking deals on new high end stuff thats also drawing people away and driving prices down.

 

Looking at some of Japanese stuff, S2000, Skylines, S bodies, Supras (now worth more than 350's and some worth more than 370's) there will be a crossover point and a 350 will worth more than a 370 in a good few years.

I think you're spot on there and the 350z will surely become more valuable than the 370z due to age and rareness.  Not for a while yet but it will almost certainly happen.  If you think that the earliest 350s are now 17 years old thy haven't got that long left until they crossover into that classic car bracket.