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Haven't any of you read the cards in the back of your seats that tell you what to do in an emergency? When the captain comes on the radio you brace for impact and grab an oxygen mask. Oh no wait, getting mixed up with my boeing 737, sorry There are as usual lots of conflicting advise on internet forums. Some say road cars and race cars are designed and built seperate and should be kept like that from safety viewpoint. Ie if you are thinking about roll cage, bucket seats, harness, helmets, etc either do everything or nothing. Other sites say some are ok, others not. There are valid points from all ends. I think ultimately it is the individuals decision to weigh up everything and make their own informed decision.

I thought a year or 2 back the government changed the rules so men and women had to be charged the same. The table above paints a different picture.

I did go through the boot. Not been in those positions since a game of twister on boxing day 10 years ago. Still got it though.

Just read can of primer and it says suitable for plastic and metal. Doh... Zero preperation, max headache is how i roll

1- I only have grey plastic primer in the garage, noticed the door handles are metal, will it be ok if i lightly sand them and use this before main coat? Or do i need a metal primer? 2- one of the bolts holding the handle on has fallen down i side the door, is the only way to retrieve this taking the door card off? Is it straight forward? 3- Now both doors are closed and handles off how do i get into car, through the boot? Or is there a simpler way? 4- I am a idiot and realy need to think things through before starting. HELP

Just found a youtube video from the Saturday of me in the zed with what might possibly have been my first ever lap of the ring. Skip to 8:18 behind a merc and 2 beamers all black as well. Its on the approach to the carosel. Just putting it in my build thread for easy finding. I did spot a few other zeds whilst there although only one uk plate. A white 350.

Only mentioned fuel as i was running on dregs so dont know if that would have triggered anything? Is the throttle position sensor behind the pedal? I may have knocked it when swapping over to the new 380rs pedal?

Just done Nurburgring trip where the car was faultless, got back to uk and needed fuel so stopped at BP as it was first one and i was on fumes. Filled up with 97ron ultimate and start car and eml comes on. Dont know if this is coincidence or not as i have always used shell V power and its just been mapped on that. Anywat got home, did the pedal dance and the blinks were as follows 2, 11, 10, 3 I thought thet only went upto 10 which was zero but checked it several times and its def 11 for second set. I did a reset and light has gone off now so hopefully just a one off but can anyone tell me what the code relates to? I do have hi flow cats but its been up-reved so i thought that eliminates any warnings for those if thats what it is. Thanks guys,

A leader will jump off a cliff and others will follow A manager will tell YOU to jump off then sit and watch There job done, now spend the other 19.5 minutes having a brew and talking about stuff in the real world.

Update 21/05/17 After japfest the next milestone for me and the car was Nurburgring. Me and the bro had booked for the weekend and i sit here writing this with beer in hand after a great lads weekend away and the 350z still in one piece with no armco souvenirs to take back to the UK. For anyone contemplating a trip to the ring i will say this. I have 4 laps left on my ring card and i am already planning what b**lsh!t excuses i can tell the wife to get back here this year. My first ever lap of the ring should have been a tranquil sight seeing mundane cruise around. Oh No, not this fella, crash helmet on, car checked over, I floored it out of the chicane onto the straight and this guy was about to show Shabine Smitz just how the green hell should be driven..... 4 corners later and a sharp left hander after the grand prix circuit entrance and i was on the grass. I quickly learnt that 80mph on forza means jack sh!t in the real world. You would assume i quickly learnt my lesson. Self note.. never assume, a few corners later and i was squirming all over the place trying to brake from around 100 to 50 in 2 seconds. I luckily just made the corner. At this point i realised the laps on forza were meaningless, yes, they prepare you for what way the track will turn next but they dont give you any feel for the cambers, vast inclines/descents, bumps and compressions in the road and numerous other things that lie in wait at every given moment. Aa well as looking what is coming up, you have to keep one eyeball on whats coming up behind as no matter how fast you think your going there is always a 911 coming at you at a rate of knots. So i backed off and drove at the 7/10ths rule to learn the real track. The end of my first ever lap was a mixture of adrenaline, relief, excitement and brown marks in my underpants. This was a saturday afternoon on a tourist weekend with great weather so you can imagine the amount of cars on track. I did another couple of laps pushing when i could but more often ending up in a train of slower cars or pulling over to let the hardcore racers through but using it wisely to learn the lines and speeds of corners. So onto Sunday am The plan was to get up early, do 3 laps in the morning and 3 or 4 in the afternoon with sightseeing inbetween. We were up early, headed to the track and got on for around 9. The plan was to time each lap to give myself an idea of where i was. But the first lap, went for the phone and siri came on, how can i help? Pi55 off siri i need the stopwatch at which time i was on the straight and it was too late. So i did a good lap, warming the tyres and breaks nicely and everything felt good. Finished and reslised there still wasnt that many on track so went straight back out and started the stopwatch... I started the clock at the end of the cones, not realising everyone does a BTG time, and I stopped the clock when past the gantry slowing down on main straight so the true BTG time was around 8:40. The time was pleasing to say its my first timed lap and only 5th lap ever. I did another lap but as so often on tourist days you get held up everywhere. The timed lap, I had around 1/3rd track clear run then held up 3 points, there is certainly a lot more time to be had, I was bottelling it at 125-130mph on the fast sections. We then left cars to cool and visited Nurnberg castle overlooking the ring and GP circuit. View of the GP circuit View of opposite side towards Adenau We then went the ringwork museum which is part of the GP ring setup just down the road. One of the many cars on show. Then back to hotel. We are in the An Der Norschlieffe hotel near Adenau, excellent spot right next to the track, has its own ring entrance/exit and viewing spot. View from hotel balcony below The plan was then to leave it late and go out when quiet but i thought the track closed at 7 same as saturday. Nope it shut at 5:30 and there was a crash at 5pm so I couldnt get anymore track time and we head back tomorrow morning. I certainly leave wanting more. Onto the car, as you can read in the thread, i have upgraded various bits and all in all the car coped with the ring superbly. No drames from the car all weekend, just the idiot with balls too big for his jeans driving it. I will try to give some feedback on various parts from my experience and limited knowledge. Tyres. I am running mpss all round. I set the cold psi at 33 all round. This was low and there was some rollover on cornering but the grip was imense. I am running at -1.3 camber all round and the tryes held on very well. It was a warm dry weekend which helped but once they were upto temp there was very little sideways action, just the slight squeel as i pushed round corners. After coming off you could see the blistering on the outside edges which to me means i could do with either higher starting psi or more camber or both, just for track use obviously. Kaaz 2-way LSD. This bit of kit is immense. For someone like me to set about the first lap ever with tcs/sc turned off and still have no sideways moments speaks volumes. It was left off for every lap, you can literally turn in and as soon as you unwind the steering plant your foot down on the loud pedal with no dramas, again, this is in the dry, i dont have any wet experience bit will report back when i do. Carbonne Lorraine RC6 brake pads. Again a massive thumbs up for these. Without these I am 75% sure I would be writing a thread starting "I've crashed my zed" just a note to say I also have Dba discs, braided lines and high temp fluid which all works in tandem but the pads never faded, I have a load of pad fallout on my nice wheels but its a small price to pay for mega stopping power Eibach pro street coilovers. My initial thoughts are these are perfect for the ring with the bumps and compressions. They soak up most things well but i have to admit, they would be too soft for circuit days and smooth level tracks. The lack of any adjustment (i bought them for this so i couldnt mess up) means you are stuck with a great fast road setup and they are very good for b roads but lacking for hardcore race use. Eibach anti roll bars. I think mine are set too soft. They have 3-way adjustment i believe and I definitely need to set them stiffer, combined with the soft tyres meant i did get a little body roll although the tyres did hold on, the good thing is they can be stiffened and even the setting now is stiffer thsn oem so a definate must buy for anyone wanting to push their zed. Buddyclub bucket seats. As i have stated before the support bucket seats give is incredible. It keeps you focusing on the road and not keeping yourself on the seat. Doesnt matter which brand you get, get the one that fits your body shape or if it doesnt, hit the gym. Re-map, clutch, Fly, Exhaust. I have nothing to compare these too track wise but as so many me, the extreme clutch and SMF is a great next stage upgrade to oem, more feel, better clutch bite, most aftermarket exhausts are better than oem, love the sound of my cobra and the re-map moulds everything together. The fact I never even thought about throttle lag, gearing etc at any point must mean things were working well. And there you have it, the one downside i would say is the car did feel heavy, it is realy, it was noticeable in the body roll although i can eradicate some of this as mentioned above but its got me thinking about carbon goodness. Rather than FI which if i am bricking it at 125/130 on straights do i want to be going 150/160? and also the big brake kit you would need to go with it. Do i spend my next dosh on seibon panels? I have already lost around 60kg from the seats and removing the spare wheel and boot weight, lighter improves everything right. Also need to think about next tyre choice, as its weekend/ play car do i get track tyres, choices choices Next update will be CAT advanced driver training day booked through the forum in July cant wait Need to get back to the ring after and use up these laps....

Next up was japfest at Silverstone. Great to see so many zeds together in one place. In true blond moment i got 3/4 way down with Rickdon, we stopped at services and i realised i had forgotten all my tickets. I had to blag my way in, luckily i have my yorkshire charm and moderate good looks to fall back on and the lady said as long as i have my stand pass permanently on show on my phone and displayed it in the windscreen i would be ok Yeah right.... It was a great day, the drifting on show was awesome and some great cars too. I also managed to fit a 380rs pedal just before. Pic of my car at the stand below:

Pick a garage to do the work that has rollers. Get car onto said rollers and start it up. Wedge the loud pedal down and when the car runs out of fuel, hey presto, you are at the garage.

Who was driving the EP9? Was it former F1 driver................. DC

It would be a good intro for anyone with a "small" wife but no, my other half is every bit normal, I tell her that every night as well. Goes down a treat

1.1m for an electric car. Thats enough to make your hairs stand on end... On another note. The ring must be getting smaller. Just like everything else. Mars bars, wagon wheels, the list is endless. I use same excuse for the wife as well.

Not me. I am there next weekend as well. Was gonna be fri-mon but now not gonna get there till Saturday afternoon due to p+o ferry breaking down. Will keep an eye out for you Leo!

Dont know mate. Wish i had gone on my own and had chance to chat to people, see all the cars and get the story on them. It was a family day though so i had a screaming daughter wanting to go on train ride and the pregnant other half wanting food and a sit down so i wasn,t in a position to dwell about which is why i missed a few. Also should have said, there was a high end car sales firm there (from harrogate i think) with some top end motors for sale on the day. 6 figure price tags but people were allowed to sit in them. Also the Nissan dealer was there with a GTR and 370 Nismo hoping to catch a bite.

Its Newby hall themselves as far as i can make out. They had a link on their website to book to display (either solo or a club slot) details for next years event will prob be available early March next year.

Sorry Dave, Apologies. I had a disinterested other half and child so wasn't paying much attention and I did miss some of the rows. I followed a Maclaren and a R35 GTR going in then parked next to them on the field they were using as the car park, they were not even on a stand, in fact the car park was full of some beautiful motors as well. edited my first post so it looks like I was paying attention

Continued.....

Took the family to Newby hall near Ripon, North Yorkshire today as i saw the sports car event advertised as i work nearby. Not expecting much and never been to Newby Hall, they have plenty to keep kids entertained. The hall itself which has featured in several TV programs, the grounds which are expansive and very well kept, adventure playground area for kids including boats and train ride plus other stuff. Anyway, onto the cars, there were probably around 500 on show, a full ecleptic mix with clubs from all makes and models, only a couple 350/370's sadly which makes me think this could be good for someone to arrange next year from the forum as this is an annual event at the hall. I took the pics below as i was walking round, they are only iphone pics and i am no photographer but it gives you an idea of the variety on show.

That law seems backwards? So you can drive a 3.5t van towing a 500kg trailer no problem but if the trailer (and load) is 1.5t your towing vehicle can only be 2t which is far less safe?

Just paid deposit. First in. Now the waiting begins...

Excellent guys (and gals) great day. The weather held out after a bright start. Another thankyou to Andy. And the trophey tops it off.

Looks like we may need to cancel that police escort lol Are we planning on being at services for 6? Will be a couple of hours from there. Can't believe there is no-one else from Yorkshire!!