Willsy1980

And yeah I know, the tyre's are fubar. They are going on Saturday, and all that curbing wasn't me :/

Possibly fuel damper, timing chain a little slack, one of the front belt pulleys or idlers heard the bearings in those do go sometimes or a rod bearing would be my guess, that may be louder than your knock. Those are the main knocky things. Whats the oil level like and how old is said oil ? Can you upload a video of the noise ?

About 4 years ago, my own fault. Phone wasn't in the cradle and connected to BTooth. Mrs phoned me and I answered it, drove by the Po Po with a phone to my ear, as expected it was a short call as I had to speak with the nice gentleman in uniform. He even gave me a certificate and a special offer

Ordered a full set of the Rainsport 3's stock sizes. They are going on next Saturday ready for the 3rd

Was just pondering a little more width on them. But having looked at the tyre calculator, its not worth it. The difference isn't worth the faffing.

Thanks guys, Another quick one. I have the bog standard touring 18s. I need new rubber. Can I go with 235/40/18s and 255/40/18's over the 225/45 and 245/45 ? Steve

Im ready for new front pads, are these: https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/350z/brakes/pads/512-350z-stoptech-street-performance-brake-pads-front-brembo-30909600.html the right ones for a 2005 DE with Brembo's ? MOT is due on the 3rd May and the fronts are squealing/audible wear indicator thing :/

As the title says, the Z is due for the first MOT while i've owned her. I recall reading I should make the test center aware of not testing rear brakes on a roller due to the diff is this correct ? Are there any other little quirks I need to be aware of or inform the testers of ? Thanks in advance

Think that one has been on sale for a while now, pretty sure that is the same one they had when I was looking over 12 months ago ?

Wigan town center is good for that bit

Nah don't listen to these lot, Gunmetal is the fastest colour. Also if you get a Roadster, they go from 0 to Sunshine at the click of a button Honestly though, best thing to do is drive a few if you can. Worth travelling 500 miles to buy the right one rather than settling for a lemon because it's local.

I may be wrong, but wasn't this the rebuild that was considered cheap ? Is it possible a few corners have been cut or the running in wasn't done correctly ? Plus, 500 miles at redline out of 1000 miles covered :O So soon after a rebuild can't be doing it much good if im honest. Hope this is something silly like a small leak on the sump or filter, or you could be looking at another strip down...

Not bad at all, far cheaper than I thought. Guess they are just doing a local patch up on the paint.

If your not going to pursue the claim, i'd just find a decent bodyshop and get the glass out. If the rust isn't too far gone then it can probably be ground out and repainted, shouldn't need to be cut out. The A pillars can be blended and the roof can just be painted or wrapped, still going to be looking at about £800 at a guess.

Sorry, lost track of this one. Not had any experience with what they have suggested, surely that is a claim from your own insurance though ? Who advised you raise it with the insurance under "Reasonable care/Skill" ? As that is the grounds for the original fitter to cover the costs. That is the primary cause of your issue.

and mums gone there too I'd rather my skin peeled off than bump into Kerry Katona or Jason Donovan

Not sure if you guys noticed, this is Leigh near Wigan in the northwest not the Leigh On Sea down south But if im ever down that way i'll look out for ya

I was pretty good at CoD Zombies, surely that counts towards something ? If not, I can cook anything you can kill

Will do, it will be June ish when getting it done. Want to wait for the warmer months to give it the best chance to settle in the heat.

Ah we will be fine, Korea can barely reach Japan and South Korea with their nukes. The Russians are all bravado and propaganda, a high percentage of their war machine is outdated and rusted, fair enough even 10 nukes hitting us is total devastation. London, Portsmouth, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Exeter, Cardiff, Liverpool and Ipswich pretty much covers England, (sorry Cardiff your a casualty of war in this one) if they had 12 then Glasgow and Edinburgh would be on the list too. Most places between those cities would survive the blast and shockwaves, but the slow painful radiation death is in the post. I honestly think the US has already got a 'Starwars' defence system up there and active, they are 50-60 years ahead of what we see. Any long range WMD's would be taken out long before they reach us or the US, it's the short range sea and air threat you need to consider. Look at Russians main air platform for nukes, the Bear.... It wouldn't get close in the event of a war. Or I could be way off the mark and were all doomed, either way been a pleasure spending time on here and owning the Z. See you all on the otherside

I had one of those on the Focus few years back, day after 4 new lumps of rubber fitted. Bicycle puncture repair glue did it

Thanks for that, mine is due to be done. So I think i'll get over to them

I'd have to say a good steak, nice and rare with a side of Cheese nachos topped with naga chilies and a few beers to wash it all down.

There is a video guide to doing the swap on youtube. Seems a complete nightmare to do, lots of drilling and riveting needs 2 people ideally. I'd spend the extra £100 or so and get them to do the fitting too, at least you will have comeback on them if there are issues. More than worth the drive down if needed rather than get something wrong and damage the mech and the new skin.

Jon@Emperor did have one a bit back it was a collection only part, probably worth asking if he still has it.