saint

I might have a slight misconception to iron out, I always imagined the velocity stack goes at the top plenum end of the intake, so it goes down by the filter? Just got a pop charger but I wanted noise anyway, 300bhp is more than enough "go" for me!

Delphi are one of the biggest (OEM) suppliers to the automotive industry and I would no hesitation using their discs.

Only place I've seen the name is for air con belts, but I just worry when the discs I have are half the price of Brembo. I know you pay for the name and at the end of the day they're all made of the same material but I wouldnt skimp on safety critical parts like brakes!

Hi,

Father Christmas, read "my father" got me some Delphi discs for Christmas. I'd have only ever used brembos, is there going to be a notable difference such that I should secretly sell them on here to get brembos?

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Pm sent
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Done and done, pop charger ticked off the list

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Oh it did.

Was supercharged giving out 436Bhp@fly so went very well. Had to sell it earlier this year though unfortunately as a new house purchase with my Mrs meant it wasn't practical enough for what we needed at the time as well as a little more expensive to run than my current car.

My build thread is in my signature if you fancy having a look at how it got to look like that.
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I'll have a look, making sure to squint at any mention of money! My zeds already got bits from 5 or so forum members on it, I think by the time it's done it'll be the cheapest most 2nd hand Zed out there! The perks of picking a zed as your first "real" car...

Admittedly on the bolts front, I was reluctant to piece together a kit myself from generic parts but it seems easy enough to find the sizes needed, plenty of bolt threads ([s]no [/s]pun intended) on here. I'd do the same for hoses but the cost of one-off manufacture is way too high and there's gold kits out there.

Nice engine bay btw, looks like a motor that means business

I'm expecting to spend a lot on the zed in the next few months and I've come up with the following wanted parts list, looking for good 2nd hand offers if anyone has any of these:[list]
[*]Miltek y-pipe
[*][s]Hydraulic bonnet struts, ideally carbon fibre[/s]
[*][s]Carbon slam panel[/s]
[*][s]Carbon battery / brake fluid cover[/s]
[*]Carbon door pillars
[*][s]Pop charger / decent air intake[/s]
[*]Gold coloured hoses
[*]Gold coloured engine bay bolts
[*][b]3/8th plenum spacer[/b]
[*][b]Decats[/b]
[*][b]Left side steering wheel controls (volume etc)[/b]
[*][b]Drivers side door ventilation vanes[/b]
[*][b]Carbon fibre engine cover[/b]
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All parts needed for [b]DE[/b] 350z, UK spec.

Are you open to offers on the y-pipe? I can collect with cash just after xmas and I'm very keen to finish my incomplete miltek system

Be lucky to find a Varis lip these days...

japanparts have it, but I'm gonna look for cheapo FRP versions. Carbon is nice but seems wasted on a black car, looks best on white or silver.

Thanks guys! Now to get the wallet and a can of spray paint... hehe! I'm thinking they'd look great on my Kuro, with a strip of gold paint to make them stand out even more. I'm 50-50 on the canards, as mentioned above they do go over the reflectors.

As the title says, trying to identify the zed below, which a friend saw at a show. I'm interested to know where the canards and lip are from, I'm looking to put something like that on my black zed

Hi,

My zed is missing it's service history for the last two services (a P2 and P1), what is the best service to take on it now to get back to Nissans schedule? Should I just whack a P3 on it?

Wondering if anyone is off to see Race of Champions on Saturday 21st? I'm heading down from Crewe in the zed, eager to find a car share to preserve my wallet...

Hi, sorry for the late reply. The tips can be polished up, my current Milteks were worse than this and they're lovely and shiny now.

The condition at the moment is that I've hacked off the flanges and got new ones ready to weld on. The new ones are higher quality parts than the OEM ones and shouldn't exhibit the typical flange failures that are prevalent on the zed. I can get them welded on but it'll be a while as I'm busy, or I can supply it as-is. Open to offers

You are required to inform the police IF you don't swop details with all interested parties, or if there are injuries, otherwise they dont want / need to know. If you make a claim at any stage during your policy and your car is a total loss the policy generally ends otherwise the policy will only be adjusted at renewal. As said earlier and others have also said, insurance is not fair but you have to see it from their side, it's easier for them to refund an adjustment than Chase an individual, and yes any reported accident will potentially impact future premiums regardless of fault and even if you have protected n.c.b.

 

I was speaking to a copper about this recently and he said in the eyes of the law there is no such thing as an accident. It is a road traffic collision and all of them are meant to be reported to the police and they will then take a view as to whether any further action needs to be taken. He said its the law as it stands.

 

Obviously they don`t tend to get involved in something that is just a small coming together but if its more serious then they take a view on whether action should be taken to stop it happening again, such as an awareness course. Or they may just prosecute because they feel the outcome requires it and you need to suffer the consequences.

 

Hopefully he was wrong and you are not obliged to report it. I know i would never involve them unless forced to as they always seem to make matters worse

On this topic, if there's a "next time" or for anyone else out there - what do you legally have to do after a minor accident? I called my insurance like a good boy to notify them of a potential claim which has led to them going "he made a claim lads, lets shred that NCB and pocket his cash!". Yes, I can get the money back next year once it blows over (I better do since I now have a thousand pound loan to cover that time!) but did I jump too soon? The other guy never even contacted his insurance, so I basically dobbed myself in. Adrian Flux are sympathetic, but the underwriters don't care about any of it, even telling me to go to the ombudsman if I had a problem. I did, and they said everything so far is within the law since there is potential for a claim up until 9 months after the event.

Regardless, if this kind of thing happens again I'm giving the other guy my details and then waiting to see what happens.

 

The scheme starts for ages 25 & over, and you must have at least 1 year's NCB (unless you have NCB on a second car or a company car letter to state at least 1 year's claim free driving).

Can you please ammend this, I was told 28 and over on the phone.

I wont be claiming anything on my policy, it is debatable whether either car was damaged seeing as the scuff on the 3rd party car came out with a wash. The third party hasn't contacted their insurance but my insurance can't close the case until next year (I had a real go at them since I was merely notifying them of the incident).

Anyway, if I get a good enough quote if I offered the 3rd party a few quid he'd sign a waiver saying the claim is closed...

Hi, my NCB is suspended pending the outcome of a case. The other party involved hasn't made a claim in the 3 months it was open, but my insurer says they have to keep the case open for 6 more months. Would you give me a quote given you require "1 years NCB" ?

 

Thanks Graham.

 

Fully working pre owned PAS pumps in stock and good to go same/next day.

 

saint: Just drop me a PM if I can help further.

 

Alex.

Done and done! I've had my workout today "a la steering wheel" and I'll be damned if I have many more like it! PM sent

As the title says. Mine has a nasty leak and I can't afford a new one.

Bad news, the car might have to go because of this. it feels like the worst day of my life. Adrian Flux put me back to 1 years NCB and treat it as a worst case scenario (insurance pays 3rd party) until such date as its' closed. I haven't seen a quote from them yet as it's not due until the 28th of November, but quotes elsewhere are in the £1000's. Even though i'd get the money back, I can't afford it upfront and I can't get enough credit to cover it. So yeah, FML..

On behalf of a friend with an Astra, his clutch gave out and he had a new one fitted. This one failed after 100 yards, and the replacement for that one lasted 2 miles. Any ideas on what could be causing it?

 

When you say failed, I presume you mean slipping badly, at a guess I would say the bite point has been previously changed at the pedal/master cylinder interface to accommodate a worn clutch plate, and then the new friction plate has been fitted and the bite point not re adjusted, so keeping the slave in affect open and stopping the friction plate making proper contact, resulting in chronic slip, failing that the clutch has been fitted incorrectly...wasent fitted by a Halfords monkey was it?

Ironically it was fitted by Halfords, I have already given the telling off on that one. From what he said, the replacement clutch was in pieces when they removed it, and it went suddenly (no slipping or warning). Seeing as its happened twice on new clutches I'm thinking somethings up with the actuation? With it being an old car I doubt it'll be a hydraulic system.

On behalf of a friend with an Astra, his clutch gave out and he had a new one fitted. This one failed after 100 yards, and the replacement for that one lasted 2 miles. Any ideas on what could be causing it?

Well first of all, wow! Such enthusiasm for car products, thanks for all the replies! I'm still trying to find that tin of "elbow" grease ;-)

I went to Halfrauds to pick up a parcel that ended up there, and whilst I was there I saw Rain-X was on special offer so I've nabbed a bottle. If it doesn't do the job I'll go for something fancier!

PM me offers, I'd downgrade to a lesser plate if I get money to mod the zed

I'm over in Crewe and I pass through Stoke on a regular basis. Black pre-facelift with "BOOST" on the number plate (*cough* it's not turbo'd :-( )

 

 

 

I'll start paying attention to the other zed's I see ;-)

 

Ever decide to sell that plate let me know lol