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Plenum Spacer finally added to the mod list

Managed to get hold of a second hand spacer, cheaply, from a forum member and machined up all the other bits on the lathe! Cheapest plenum spacer kit

Like to say I feel a difference, but probably my imagination! 

Just the ART pipes to fit now and then uprev time

1 hour ago, Jay84 said:

So, smart watch or time piece? 

For work I have an old Timberland I got for my 18th and is still going strong... is a bit like triggers brush though 

 

Wow that's impressive! 

Smart watch and time piece can be the same! As well as investment and/or money pit if you buy the wrong one 

Very nice @Jay84

Would disagree and at the pieces in the image above are all examples of Rolex sports watches! The datejust and daydate are more gentlemanly style dress watches

Smart Tag, love the subdials

9 hours ago, davidv10 said:

 

Yeh just a little! Haha. Thanks mate, im just after a small front lip to go with the rest of the body and then its pretty much how i want exterior wise. Yeh Chargespeed rear was a must! The rear bumper was the one thing i really didnt like stock as it tucks up really high.

My vote is a mines style lip for the front, best option for keeping standard bumper

Yeah I agree! Might have to look out for one myself

Linking two of my hobbies together... any other mad watch freaks out there on the forum? 

The watch market is a bit quiet this time of year, which is strange even tho basel was on not a month ago.

Start off with a question everyone wants the answer to:

What's the best monetary investment time piece of the moment?

What's your favourite high end piece?

PFA - not my pieces but please share yours whatever it may be!  going to use this to hopefully get people posting!

Car looks completely different from page 1 to now! Looks mega now, love the chargespeed rear

Have seen you're using 5w40 on your oil change. Any particular reason why you chose that over the 5w30? Have heard a lot of people say to opt for the 5w40 due to the higher running temps etc.

Looking good!

You know they're a deal when Alex wants them!

Good buy!

I took the gamble with the grams carbon fibre mines style lip. Looks great and fit perfect! Heard some bad things about grams styling but only good things from me  

Check my build thread for pics

12 hours ago, 1CE said:

Cheers dude!

 

It wasn't actually too bad to fit, I was being very over cautious not to break anything  . Strut bar off, Had to remove the air intake and MAF, remove the 3 vacuum pipes running into the inlet then it's engine cover off, 16 bolts removed from the inlet itself from memory. They key thing is not to over torque the plenum bolts when refitting.  Are you considering getting one yourself?

 

That spoiler is like trying to find hens teeth! And for it to come up in gunmetal grey too !

Yeah great luck with a proper Nismo spoiler in grey already! Will look spot on

I have a plenum spacer sitting in the garage at the moment, Just need to machine up some spacers as didn't get these when I managed to get the spacer second hand!

Any more performance mods in the pipe line at all?

8 hours ago, 1CE said:

Your car looks great! Is that a Mines style front lip? Very envious  

Thanks!

It is indeed, carbon fibre from grams styling, fit really well

Nice to see some mods coming together! How did you find fitting the plenum spacer? 

Good choice in spoiler too

Headlights look awesome

Interested to see how you'll get on with the hfc's and eventual remap

Continuing to hoard bits for the Z, plenum spacer and ART pipes picked up off forum members and finally an uprev to come! Exciting times this year

Car also going in to the paint shop for a few rusty amendments #joysofzedownership... new genuine front wing acquired and slight rust to be cut out on the rear!

Whilst it's there, also getting the handles painted as they look pretty shabby!

Had a go at a full detail/machine polish with some G3 mild cutting compound and it brought the paint up a treat. Finished off with the meguiars carnauba wax

Old thread revival...

Anyone got more footage or "reviews" of these ART pipes? 

Hopefully be mating these up to my cobra system after MOT, interested to hear what they're like as I haven't heard a z with this set up

For me, sunset orange has really grown on me and is almost a different colour day and night! 

Sunset orange with tan interior are the original 350z colours to me 

Do love an azure blue though...

Looks like a lovely clean example, can't see this hanging around for too long!

GLWTS!

1 minute ago, coldel said:

Steady is on the money with the 3000GTs - my cousin did boost his up bigger turbos and the like but it was often all the small stuff that would he would be endlessly throwing money at. Its a monster of a machine now but has cost him an arm and a leg.

 

What about a 350GT? A few bodywork changes and bigger wheels they look stunning, also you will be familiar with the engine etc.

 

Impreza? If you can stand the chav persona that comes with it? 

 

If you fancied moving from something Jap my car after the 350z was a VX220 and it really was the best thing I ever did - going from a relatively heavy and cumbersome GT car into a proper low slung sports car, every second in it was an epic journey.

 

I'm trying to stay away from the wrx sti and evo scene for that reason and also I think they're reasonably common! I see way less 350z's my way than evos and scoobys, so I quite like the semi-rarity factor 

Think I want to stay in something low slung and coupe like but VX220 turbos in particular are awesome, but a definite weekend toy.

I would love a Z4M coupe but they're out of the price range and only going up. Personally I prefer Jap stlying but my GOD the E46 M3 S54 engined M cars are a peach to drive and very collectable now. The old man struck lucky and got a 35k mile z4m coupe 3 years ago for £14k, which is a steal comparing to today's standards  there are 3 other M cars in the household so kind of wanted to stay Jap to be different!

Also my insurance for my Z was £830 this year which is so cheap for a 20 year old, so another reason why to keep the 350.

6 minutes ago, Rock_Steady said:

I've had a 3000gt. It is a good car, but it is heavy and laden with electronic gremlins that'll drive you up the bloody wall. It's a good car to modify, i wouldn't go for the earlier version but the MK2.  They respond well to modifying baring in mind that your car really is ticking over like a rolex and everything is working as it should be. 

 

Would i have another one? No... no i wouldn't, been there done that. i'm too into my GTiR 

Appreciate your reply! Funny you mention "ticking" over like a Rolex, As I they'd appreciate in value, probably like the s15 and 3000gt too

Only other choice is to spend some more money on the 350z and forget about everything else! 

5 minutes ago, Rock_Steady said:

Love the wheels on the S15, Anyone know what they are?  

They look like Advan wheels, can't remember what exactly though but look brilliant in that colour!

17 minutes ago, coldel said:

My cousin has a 3000GT/GTO and it has been an utter money pit - PITA to work on too. Still has it though!

 

300ZX? Celica GT4? 

 

R33 GTST are still cheap although come along once in a blue moon - can't be modded like a GTR but still very fast cars and RWD.

 

 

Had a feeling that sort of car would be a bit of a money pit aha! Certainly not what I'm after

14 minutes ago, LRF4N said:

That S15.....  

Stunning isn't it? Just is it worth it over the 350z I'm not sure, it's been so good to me and I still "fall" for it when you go for a blast on a sunny day...

But still that S15...

After a year of owning the zed, I still thoroughly enjoy it and it is definitely one of them cars you turn back to look at every time you park up and walk away.

However I'm looking to potentially trade in the z and put it towards buying another "sporty" car, but probably something more (what I would call) "classic"... then again I'm 20 so anything from the 90s is classic

Considering R32/33/34 GTR prices are through the roof, I won't be considering one unfortunately, or one of them would be my first choice as I've always wanted one for as long as I could remember.

I've also always loved the S15 Silvia

Spec R and 3000GT and wondered if anyone had any experience with either and how they compar to the 350z? I've convinced myself that they would continue holding their value (if not increase) so it could be a viable purchase  

I would consider anything "sporty" within the approx £12k region, as long as it's likely to hold it's value of course!

What do you guys think? Any thoughts or comments, fire away

PFA

With @Darkside on this one

Buy a nice clean example and you won't regret it! 

Found this system on eBay someone is selling and seems like a good buy:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F162905575545

I have PM'd and enquired into the plenum spacer and HFC's already as I have a cobra res y pipe back, however I haven't really heard of Crawford Racing before. Can anyone enlighten me?

Just now, leonk said:

Wow, you must see some fantastic stuff. 

Is that a Crosthwaite and Gardiner alloy dry sump E type block in the first pic?

I'll have to up keep on my toes now I've got an Jaguar Heritage expert watching me.

 

Talking about working on stuff for Jaguar Heritage, you don't know where I can get one of their newly reproduced E type horn press buttons for less than the £600 they are asking for them?

I work for Crosthwaite and Gardiner

You're quite right that is! The painted cast iron 3.5l block was one that went in the Jaguar XKSS that were remade last year.

I've been working there over 3 years now and it is surprising the cost of some items but I guess that's the game we are in  because of the nichè market we are in, the price is normally the price unfortunately 

Interesting read! Awesome project  I

work around these cars a lot producing/manufacturing/rebuilding components for jaguar and their heritage side and many ither parts from the era. Will be following this build