dave_7

Nice work bud, going to look amazing when you're done!

Great job on the engine bay, that waxy gunk is like sh!t to a blanket

I'm enjoying what you're doing with this, amazing work! Attention to detail is top draw

Don't say that, I don't think i can cope with any more cancelled trackdays! In reality hoping for the best but expecting the worst

There on the 17th if you fancy it I can send you the link to the organiser. Or even if you just want to come along for some passenger action let me know. Going with some mates (S2000, RX7 and MR2)

cheers pal, got to keep busy somehow during these strange times I feel like i should have a disclaimer at the start of this thread... rather than the intended 70% 30% track this car is more like 35% road 15% track 50% axle stands haha. Car has been up on stands since the start of November with me slowly sorting stuff out for spring time so I've not driven it yet. I have sat in it and rowed through the gears and it feels really good. Still waiting on the arrival of the gearbox mount to complete it. Also I've booked 3 trackdays for this year already (booked before we got locked down again). Donnington Park in March, Anglesey in June and Cadwell Park in July if anyone else wants to book on and get involved. Need to get a couple of days at Oulton Park booked for this years as well as that is home territory for me (I'm fortunate enough to only live 20 mins away).

Quick progress update, didn't get much time in the garage over Christmas but there is still some progress. Removed the gaiter and refitted the trim around the new shifter. Fitted the new big fat front rollbar. Wish I had taken a picture of it next the stock bar as its a notable step up in diameter and weight so combined with the other handling mods should make a big difference. Also noticed a very tiny amount of wear from the oil cooler lines chaffing so i fitted some silicone tubing round and leathered it with rubber grease. Not really necessary as the oil cooler has been fitted for a few years and the witness marks from rubbing were minimal but it keeps me busy. Plus the silicone can be considered as sacrificial protection and will keep the oil lines tip top. And finally got round the fitting the Z-speed undertray. Its an extremely good bit of kit and I'm supper happy with it. The extra support to the front splitter and arch liner is a big plus as well. Came with a Riv nut kit of its now held on entirely with M6 fasteners. I also re-tapped all the existing holes to freshen them up and clear out any rust from the stock bolts (taking a little extra times with these things helps save time in the long run).

Pair of Z1 Urethane motor mounts for 370Z brand new never used, still have original box and instructions. £175 posted firm. No offers. Details can be found here: https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/370z/engine/dampeners-mounts/7096-370z-z1-motorsports-urethane-motor-mounts.html or: https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-products/z1-motorsports/z1-motorsports-370zg37q50q60r35-urethane-motor-mounts-p-5587.html Potential bargain for someone as they are £229 from Torqen.

Congrats! looks super tidy already going off the pictures

Cats out the bag now. Harness bar arrived yesterday to go with the out of date Sabelt harnesses i picked up for a bargain a couple of months back (they have barely been used by the looks of them). Booked in early January at GSM to pick some fixed back buckets, which I'll get on 0% finance

thanks for the heads up with this, i wont be refitting the gaitor but i may get something laser cut similar to this from 1.5mm sheet stainless then paint it Yeah the new shifter basically does away with the frame that the stock shifter assembly is mounted to so I am thinking the same that the uprated mount is a must Must admit i am very spoilt with my garage, its my little place to escape to. Even got a little heater in there now to keep my warm when im lay on the floor in there. Also got a small dehumidifier at the back to stop it getting too damp in there. It definitely not that tidy in there at the minute though there is bits of car and tools everywhere The double garage was my only stipulation when we bought the house haha I've made a start kitting it out and she picks all the stuff for the house

Yeah I'm thinking the gearbox mount will be a must now! I couldn't believe how crap the stock one was when i took it out. The issue with the engine mounts is they're going to be a pain to fit, i had a little look the other day and i just don't have the tools to get the top nuts off the mounts, the rest is pretty straight forward though. I mean loads of people have done it i just don't have the time or patients for it at the moment. If they don't sell i may keep them to give it a go further down the line.

little update... first off, Coolersworx shifter is fitted (excuse the missing trim from the pics). Really happy with how this looks and more importantly feels, throw is now super sort, cant wait to get it some abuse/testing. Secondly been chasing a slight electrical gremlin, somehow i managed to blow the 140A fuse in the fusible link by the battery. The fuses below it the to fuse boxes and IPDM were fine so i guess its alternator, starter motor or a batter short between terminals. Anyways after much continuity testing and poking around i count find any fault so for bypassed the blow fuse with a smaller 15A fuse just to test - i didnt want to buy the new part form nissan for 50 quid to to blow it again (check out the shonky cable tie wiring ) anyways the fuse didn't blow so i replaced it with a new fusible link and all is well again. I am guessing i may have shorting something in the engine bay while swinging spanners about in there but there is not scorch marks from a short big enough to blow the fuse or loose wiring (and believe me i searched high and low). It had a trickle charger one when it blew much is suspect but it cant be that surely! Thirdly, i have also decided not too fit the Z1 engine mounts I've got. Couple of reasons really, after fitting the new shifter and having removed the stock gearbox mount to see for myself that its an absolute saggy bag of sh*te - @nissanman312 you were 100% right on that one, i would rather sell it and use the money for a vibratechnic gearbox mount (i feel id get more benefit from it with the new shifter than engine mounts). I have also spent a bit of time weighing up the fitting out the engine mounts and i reckon its gonna be too much of a pain for me to fit with stock manifolds and heatshields still in place (I don't want to spend money having someone else do it, I am a man in his garage type and half the enjoyment is doing it myself) i just haven't got the time to be taking it on at the minute so i'm waving the white flag with it and moving on So expect to see a for sale thread with 2 brand new never used engine mount soon (or if anyone wants to swap for a gearbox mount let me know) I also took the plunge on the Zspeed aluminium undertray on their black friday deal... still made it more expensive than id have liked but its something i am in need of and its not going to get any better than 20% off. Not fitted it yet as i am waiting on other go faster parts to arrive first but its a quality bit of kit and super light weight. More parts arriving back end of the week which is going to give away my next move!!

congrats pal... well deserved!!

more than welcome to give a go mate *insert obvious knob joke here* I'll let you know when its fitted and the car is back together

First package arrived the other day. Coolerworx shifter.... the pictures don't show how nice of a bit of kit it is. Absolute x-rated filth. Cant wait to get it fitted! Most bits still to arrive yet though

I'll let you know when stuff starts arriving.... but i definitely don't have supercharger money at the minute haha!

got a bit silly with the credit card on black Friday... watch this space

this is mine after i treated the rust... followed by a couple of coats of rubberised paint and some underseal. Would recommend having a look as its far easier to deal with at the early stages.

this has got me paranoid another spot to look out for is at the front of the rear wheel arches, there is some sort of plastic cover, that rather tha keeping the dirt out just acts as a muck trap and get filled with all sorts of muck. Its easy to pull it out they way and clear all the crap out when you have the wheels off. I'll try and dig out the pics of when i tackled mine during the first lockdown

https://www.nissan-cdn.net/content/dam/Nissan/za/Maintenance/370Z.pdf This is what ive been working off, either way I'd say every 2 years is about right. That's a great shout would be an awesome feature. I need to get my act together and get remapped with Ecutek soon

with the gearbox oil i never really notice any real difference after I change it, may say it feels a bit "slicker" but certainly nothing major if anything at all, but i do it regularly as I'd rather have it over maintained. Both engine and gearbox have both been perfect in the over 3 years I've owned it. On the Nissan service schedule for these it says every 2 years or 18k miles if that helps?

thanks mate... If i had a quid for every time someone has said "that's its now yous got a baby the car will have to go" I'd have enough money to actually finish the build haha. Thanks everyone that has chimed in on my wheel dilemma, its pretty much confirmed what i was already thinking that if i sold them Mk1 Nismo rays at some point in time i would definitely wish I hadn't. I also like idea of having normal road tyres on them and having a less compromising semi slick on the new wheels, that way I fit whatever suits my needs at the time. Also after changing the diff oil, there was no sign of swarf or metal fragments in it that has put any fears of the diff being mis-aligned to bed after the whiteline bushing went in.

Sorry, for the lack of updates with this... we had a baby so so both time and money are at a premium at the minute. Only real update is fresh gearbox, diff, brake and clutch fluid going in at some point this week. For those who are interested i give the Motul rbf660 hell and track and it never lets me down (swap it out every 4 or 5 track days) Have been toying with the idea of getting a set if 18x10.5 wheels as the square setup with plenty of tyre at the front as it would be far better for me than the 19" staggered setup. Plus more good semi slicks are available in 18" and are far cheaper, and being able to rotate tyres would be a massive bonus. Dilemma I'm having is do i sell the mk1 nismo wheels, (which i absolutely love the look of) and get something proper top shelf like some TE37s, CE28, lmgt4 Omori factory spec etc..... or do I keep the nismo wheels and get some cheaper but still light wheels like some Enkei RPF1 or Rays gramlights. I'm not sure why but i only really want to sell the Mk1 Nismo rims if they're getting replaced by something equally a cool otherwise i feel like i am depreciating the car for some reason I am in no rush to decide as i still have tyres left and there are other parts of the car that need addressing first and i don't have infinite cash money, but anyone with any useful input on this let me know

thanks for the extra detail, looks a really good set up. And its great to see another 370z used in anger round a racetrack I really like this car and you clearly only fit the best parts. If money was no object for me my car would end up something like this! I suffer with burning up the dust boots in the front calipers alot. I spent 2 days stripping the front caliper down and replacing them along with the seals while I was at it, only to burn them up again on the next track day! Which was annoying to put it mildly! I actually find the the stock calipers very good with the right pads and brake fluid in and they take the abuse really well, however extra cooling would make this even better. Plus if the titanium shims can keep some heat sway from the caliper its self that great for the caliper and the fluid. Apparently most track guys in the US don't even run with dust boots anymore and many manufactures of aftermaket calipers aimed at track/race use dont have them in either as they just cannot take the heat. I currently take the pads outs the clean inside after every trackday to keep any crap from getting at the seals. Key is to never push the caliper pistons back in until its all clean in there, that ways you never draw any muck into them and reduce the risk damaging the seal or piston. Its not perfect but i did inspect all the pistons when i did a full strip down to replace the seals and they were all still perfect.