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That looks awesome.

Cheers glad you like it..

Email sent over Jamie, many thanks.

Got it, sent you one right back

This is cool! I work for Autodesk so see this stuff all the time but not on a Z.

 

Top work my friend

Cool! you guys make some very impressive software!

That's seriously cool. You should definitely try designing a lairy bodykit and putting it on

Ha ha yea I will do when I get some time

Oh, God, see what you've made me do now?

 

 

Awesome, Zbrush is an amazing tool!

That's cool. Can Zbrush export to 3D Max or Lightwave?

Yes it can indeed

That's really interesting. Is it an interesting industry to work in? I always thought i'd like to do something like this. ...and im looking for a new job currently

Yes its very varied we get to do a lot of stuff and work with some interesting people. Unfortunately were not hiring at the moment

Now can you add on some wing and lip and diffusers on that and make CFD on it, print it out and give it to me please? Looks cool regardless!

He he yea I can, Going to do a better version of the scan next weekend so might do some body work mods to see what it might look like before I spend some money on it

Thats pretty damn awesome! Z keyrings!!

I think once Im happy with the scan Ill send it to shape-ways and get a little key ring made..

This kind of tech is superb! I work in a ship yard where we use this technology to scan the units of the ship in as they are built in the fabrication shed, after which they can be directly compared to the CAD model which we have created to ensure it is within the build tolerances.

 

What kind of tolerance in the model do you achieve with your scans? It'd be interesting to see if a scan of the engine bay and/or underside for example could be exported into a format readable by solid works or inventor. It would give you near OEM ability (given the right skills, of course) to design, optimise and integrate parts such as exhausts and manifolds.

Thanks, yes it can definitely be exported for use in Solid works we do it all the time for our clients, Currently the tolerance is around 1mm - 0.5mm but its hard to say as photogrammetry isnt quite as accurate as the systems you are probably using i.e Laser or Lidar scanning.. If we could get it up on a lift we could scan the underside which would make it super easy for fabrication work.

That could be one of the best things I've ever seen haha. Brilliant! Do it again when its dry and the car washed and the details would be immense.... not that this pics lacking anything. Aw ...I want one of my car *throws money at you*

Thank you! yea I will do a much better scan soon. I have no idea how much we would charge for this service but its very time consuming so I dont think it would be cheap but as the tech progresses and workflows become increasingly faster there will come a point where scanning a car is as simple as taking a photograph.. For this I had to take 490 RAW images

Hey Jamie, I work in the vfx industry for films/tv shows in London.

Cool to see this here, I'll have a look at your site a bit more tomorrow.

Sometimes we need set scans or props done but it would be handy to chat to someone.

Hey, yea no problem just send me an email if you have any questions its jamie@ten24.info

He he, yea it could be done no problem, does depend a bit on the weather and its a time consuming process so could be quite costly.

That look amazing

Imagine that as a service I would pay for it guy comes to your door scans your car and gives you a 3d model few weeks later of your exact car even the stone chips on the front hahaa

Hunpy :: Its just a test really to see what kind of details I could get, Ill probably do it again but with a 50 MP camera this was just using a 18 MP canon 100D You can do a lot with the scan, they are really useful for 3d modellers to base their cars on for games like Forza / Gran Turismo etc. They are also accurate to about 1mm so could be used for fabrication purposes.

Attak Z :: Thanks

Paul K :: Yep it would be pretty easy to print it out.. Could make a little key ring with my own car.

Mj86 :: Yep we do all our cleanup work in Zbursh, the car images were processed in Reality Capture

Hey guys

I decided to scan my new Zed at the weekend using a new technique that we have developed. It wasn't ideal conditions for the scan, Snow, Rain, Hail so the results are not as good as they can be and there is a lot of noise. I think on the next test I will be able to increase the resolution by about 10 times. We do a lot of this sort of stuff for the games and film industry..

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Jamie

Thanks Kano, Ill look into it some more, It sounds like yours is the other way around mine makes the noise when you release the clutch pedal where as yours does it when you press it down.. Not sure what that means..

 

Noise with the clutch peddle pressed down should be a concern.

That noise when the clutch pedal released however is very common on 350z and isn't anything to worry about, my last two '04 had this I went through the same concerns, i even had H-Dev (zed experts) listen to it and they said its normal on these cars. Welcome to Zed Ownership!

 

I would stick with Alex's Advice

 

How many miles and what year is your HR?

 

FYI: This has been covered before: http://www.350z-uk.c...hen-in-neutral/

Thanks DarmoZ much appreciated the car is a 2007 and it's got 56k on the clock so pretty low millage..

The flywheels are very noisy, mine is similar after a new clutch and flywheel!

Thanks Alex thats what I was thinking.

Sounds like gearbox 1st motion shaft bearing.

 

Won't be clutch release bearing as that is not turning with foot off the clutch.

 

Leave at the moment and let it develop before considering pulling the box.

 

Alex.

Cheers I think that's what Ill do, I'm not that concerned about it at the moment as its pretty quite, its under warrenty for the next 3 months and the dealer has offered to look at it for me so if it gets worse Ill let them know and see what happens.

Thanks Kano, Ill look into it some more, It sounds like yours is the other way around mine makes the noise when you release the clutch pedal where as yours does it when you press it down.. Not sure what that means..

Hey guys..

I've had my 350Z HR for about a week now and I'm noticing a sort of whirring sound when I release the clutch, I've had a search on the forums and a lot of people seem to say it's the release bearing but I cant find any actual videos of the sound so I've made a quick one. Apologies if this has been answered 1000 times before. What I would be interested to know is if this is normal or if its something I should get sorted. The car drives perfectly there is a bit of a wine under acceleration in the lower gears but I've heard worse I had the diff and transmission oil changed yesterday but hasn't made much difference. really appreciate any advice on this as the car is still under warranty from the garage.

Cheers

Jamie

Thanks so much guys, I really appreciate all the welcome messages, this seems like a great forum!

Went out with Paddy in Leeds the other night and made a quick video comparing the sound of our exhausts. Paddy's Nismo setup sounds amazing, I'm very tempted!

First car is mine the second one is Paddy's

Welcome to the forum...

Looks great, welkom along

Cheers guys.

Hello and welcome.

Cheers!

Welcome along

Welcome! nice motor!

Thankyou.

Nice wheels

 

sent by Zed using my phone.

Thanks.

Welcome! Im sure I've seen that engine bay on here in the past (please remove the nismo badge) so I think it's a forum car though I'm not 100%. Hope you enjoy it

Ha ha yea that badge is coming off as soon as I get a chance..

Welcome to the forum Jamie!

 

Make sure you head over to the North West section for events in your area

 

 

Matt

Thanks Matt, yep I think I'm going to be there on the 13th.

to the forum.

Thank you..

Welcome along! I've got a HR too - lovely bit of kit you've got there.

Cheers, yea I'm loving it so far, I briefly owned a 2004 DE for about a week last year but it died a horrible death due to worn piston rings and went straight back to the dealer. The HR seems to be noticeably quicker but it could just be my jaded memory.

Ahh Paddy! thank-you, see you tonight for some tunnel runs!

Welcome to the forum :-)

Hello and welcome - The HR is epic

Thanks guys!

Hey guys

Just wanted to say hello for the first time. I've just bought what I think is a lovely 07 350z HR.. I picked it up from A1 Ortos in Oldham a few days ago and even though the weather's been terrible I've enjoyed every second of it so far. Does anyone on here recognize the car? It's got some nice upgrades, Pop Charger and a Stainless exhaust of some kind.

Anyway great to finally be part of the forum and hopefully I'll come to some meets..

Cheers

Jamie