dave_7

8 hours ago, Umster said:

Is this still for sale? 😅

No sorry, I've decided to keep hold of these... probably should have had this thread locked a while back.

Mods please lock. Thank you

Very jealous of the seat, looks great! I told you it would make a huge difference to the driving experience 😉 (despite taking away the ability to get in and out of the car gracefully 🤣)

Next up was a huge one for me... 1500 mile, 5 day trip to the ring, planned around the circuitdays summer trackday there. My first trip and it wont be my last. There are few things in life that live upto the hype these days, but these for me even better than I ever thought it would be. 

The picture sums it up better than anything really!

Plan is to get pack there in 2024 for more

On 05/05/2023 at 07:55, Lewis Schwier said:

The Ultimate set up having both options for wheels and tyres, I suppose unless you got a support vehicle you'll have to guess on the day how the weather will be! Out of intrest how much for a set of Goodyear EF1SS?

It really is a game changer to be able to pick the most suitable setup for the weather conditions. I just make the call the day or so before. Gets rid of that semi slicks in the pish rain anxiety. 

There were on offer and I also had a discount code so set me back around £600 for a staggered set.

June saw me finally fit the AEM oil pressure gauge I bagged on black friday the previous year. Straight forward enough to fit as long as you don't mind extending the wiring that comes with the sensor (you need to cut the wires to hake it easier to fish through the bulkhead anyway).

Mounted in a standard 53mm pod so it sits inline with the stock pods on the dash from my driving position 

Also scraped the fund for the extra set of rubber for the 19s. Went for Goodyear Eagle F1 super sports and they're fantastic. Brilliant in the wet and not a million miles from a semi slick in the dry! 

Then a bit of a spruce up before what comes next... 

Then the April saw another Anglesey Trackday... this time dry all day and really felt the benefit of the new wheel/tyre setup combined with the revised geo

Over the next few weeks I'm going to attemp to bring this build thread back from the dead and upto date... you can thank @Lewis Schwier for convincing me.

A lot has gone on over the last 15 months so I'll keep it brief.

First up was the switch from the Kinetix front camber arms, to some posh hardrace ones. Reason being I got to the point were I needed to run more camber and the Kinetix ones I'd max'ed out.

Now running 2.8 deg at front and 1.8 deg rear, with more scope to go more extreme if required but for now this is a good balance for both road and track for me.

Next up was very very wet trackday at Donington. The semi slicks were as hopeless as you'd expect in the conditions which cemented the idea of running a good road/wet tyre on the Mk1 Nismo rims.

The conditions made from some dramatic pictures though! 

Either that or a black one

I'm on the look out for a spare pearl white bonnet to chop up and fit trackspec vents to bonnet (https://trackspecmotorsports.com/shop-by-vehicle/nissan/nissan-370z-hood-louver-vent-kit)

3 minutes ago, dave_7 said:

I use Autoaid, it's not specifically excluded and have heard of a few people getting picked up from the Paddock using them.... they basically sub it out to a suitable local breakdown company who won't care they'll just want to get the job done and get paid. I've never had to use it mind but have a much better chance with with the likes of the AA or RAC etc

Scratch that, I've just had a quick look and apparently any new customers are now put on a revised policy according to a thread on pistonheads.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=18&t=2013908&i=0

I use Autoaid, it's not specifically excluded and have heard of a few people getting picked up from the Paddock using them.... they basically sub it out to a suitable local breakdown company who won't care they'll just want to get the job done and get paid. I've never had to use it mind but have a much better chance with with the likes of the AA or RAC etc

These are now sold. Thanks all

On 25/04/2022 at 15:23, Lewis Schwier said:

How come you're selling?!

Got your name all over it this pal!

On 17/04/2022 at 06:11, Willsy1980 said:

Is it a big job getting these installed ?

Guessing its not a weekend spanner job in the driveway ?

Not a small job, but not a massive one either. Undertray off for the bottom nut. Strut brace and intakes out from the top. Access is a lot better without the headers in the way but can be done with them in place. Jack the engine using a bit of timber across the sump. Reckon it would easily be done at home in under a day.

Paying a garage... maybe 3 hours at a guess. Might be worth some of the experienced traders on here chiming in as I'm sure they've done a few in their time

Ah I well missed out on this one, would have been ideal to swap out for my ark grip.

You snooze you loose

fronts - Nissan part number D0CMM-3GM3A

rears - Nissan part number D0CMM-3GM3B

not sure on the centre cap part numbers though

I read somewhere that the centre caps are the same as all other Nissan centre caps, note, juke etc. Just need to get the right colour to match the wheels

14 hours ago, Willsy1980 said:

I'll probably have this, i'll even pay you £80 for it if I can drop by to collect it and you can help get mine off. Think they welded the bastard on.

Well we can certainly give it a go...  fully destroyed my stock one getting it off though, it was ridiculous how much thread lock was on there they might as well have welded it on 🤣

2 hours ago, Umster said:

How these have not sold is beyond me. Even importing them from US isn't this cheap. This and a new gearbox mount and you'll get more hurses getting to the rear wheels. 

Yeah I'm surprised as well to be honest. There just doesn't seem to be that much interest in 370Z performance upgrades in the UK for some reason... which is a shame really

I still have these if anyone is interested

Selling my genuine Nismo carbon shift knob. I now have a coolerworx shifter assembly so no longer required.

Mint condition, barely used. Includes H-pattern sticker, original box & rubber spacer for gator.

Asking £70

details here:

https://www.tarmacsportz.co.uk/genuine-nismo-nissan-fitment-shift-knob-with-carbon-finish.html?___store=default

or

https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/370z/body-styling/gear-knobs/1054-370z-nismo-carbon-fiber-shift-knob-c2865-1ea07.html?search_query=nismo+carbon+shift+knob&results=2

Thanks

I am selling my Kinetix Front camber arms as they are now surplus to requirements.

Asking £180 + postage or pick up from Cheshire.

Been on the car around 3 years and done no more than 12k miles. Ball joints and bushings are in great condition.

Reason for sale is I have upgraded to hardrace arms as I want to run 3 degrees of negative camber. These wont quite manage it, but they have served me well.

Ideal for anyone who has either lowered and wants to bring their front camber back in spec, or anyone who wants a touch more negative camber to improve handling. I know a fair few people on here run them who can hopefully vouch for their quality.

Easy to fit. Any questions let me know.

More deatils here:

https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/370z/suspension-steering/arms-links/36270-370z-kinetix-front-camber-adjustable-upper-control-camber-arms-kx-z34-aa.html

or

https://www.tarmacsportz.co.uk/kinetix-racing-nissan-370z-09-infiniti-g35-sedan-07-08-g37-08-front-camber-a-arms.html

Thanks for looking.

13 hours ago, Kev T said:

Hi Dave, sorry i can't be of help as Abbey Motorsport did the gauge fitment during my annual service.

Ok, no worries. I'm sure I'll figure something out when I get round to doing it.

Goods great by the way!

I've got the same gauge and will be fitting next time I drop the oil.

Where did you tap in for power, wiring wise?

First Outing of the year at Oulton Park a couple of weeks back. A little cold and slippy first thing but dried up nicely very quickly.

The extra tyre width up front has made a huge difference, so much more nimble, especially in the medium and low speed stuff. The extra rubber also helped managing the temps massively.

Also finished off yet another set of front pads 🤦‍♂️

On 29/01/2022 at 18:12, nissanman312 said:

It's been a while but I've got a new mod ☺️

 

I did a track day a few months ago and the stock brakes although ok didn't really allow me to keep lapping so I've gone for a mega upgrade and one which I may make available to anyone else interested.

 

It consists of the ap 5000r 6 pot caliper brackets and bells to suit either 350 or 370 and a set of used btcc j hook discs and pads all for less than a set of Chinese brakes .

If anyone I'd interested keep following and I'll have more fitted pictures soon and prices tbc but for now here's a little sneak peak 

 

 

 

This is mega! 👌 Very jealous