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msitpro

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  1. Bolts that come with it. Hole on passenger side doesn't have a thread but I managed to get it threaded in and make a thread by rocking back and forth.
  2. gf is looking at getting a set of Grids for her 125i M Sport.. different to the norm wheels on them 👍
  3. Lol.... They're all TE37 copies. Like your ES2s !!
  4. I have a friend with a Abarth 124 from brand new - I couldn't believe how loud the stock exhaust is for a stock car!! Must be very little muffling in the rear silencer, since the turbo will be doing a fair amount of muffling.
  5. Ahh - didn't think there were as many wide boi tyre fiends on here. I'm going 285/35/19 / 265/35/19 Trofeo R on my Z shortly... 😎
  6. £1200 on tyres for a Z?! 😬 What size and model are those; PS4S?
  7. I'm so glad I went with adjustable toe arms as well as camber and got rid of the spring buckets. Looking good. I'd have recommended repainting a few more coats on the Ultra Racing brace - mine is surface rusting all over after 18 months. Other thing is - I never even knew there should be kidney brace/chassis stay covers! Mine must have lost them years ago! I replaced the kidney braces with new OEM in late 2018 - took weeks for delivery from Japan as per usual!
  8. haha usually just means it went to a different tester
  9. Ahh I forgot about the 17" option. So they are 658 and 668mm tall. If you really like those wheels and/or they're a great price then maybe go 225/40/19 and 245/40/19 which are 663 and 678mm tall. The taller the combo, the better aesthetically it'll look as there will be reduced/minimal arch gap, without compromising on ground clearance which can be an issue. You could then drop the car on -20mm springs for example and still be close to stock ground clearance and have almost zero arch gap. You'd move down from a 50 profile tyre as OEM size is 225/235/50/17 to 40 profile, which will look 'sportier' and have less roll, while still maintaining decent comfort.
  10. On the front you'll have approx. 6.5mm more arch gap and 6.5mm less ground clearance (lower) On the rear you'll have approx. 18mm more arch gap and 18mm less ground clearance (lower) Pros - Lower centre of gravity Stiffer sidewall for flatter cornering Size and offsets of the wheels are very close to OEM so fitment is fine Cons - Thinner sidewall for less comfort (~30% smaller!) Less ground clearance. The biggest problem is the ratio between the front and back. - as standard the front is slightly smaller than rear - the spec you have stated is smaller at the back. This will result in traction control cutting power at anything more than about 10mph and make the car undriveable with TC left on. Solution - change the rear tyres for a 265/35/19 size. You'll still have very slightly less ground clearance, less sidewall for comfort and slightly more arch gap though. Stock wheel/tyre heights are - 225/45/18 = 660mm 245/45/18 = 678mm Your proposed - 235/35/19 = 648mm 265/30/19 = 643mm (265/35/19 = 668mm) See here https://tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator/ and here https://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?
  11. U wot m8 ?! You must live in the middle of nowhere?! In 2018 when I first bought mine (aged 30) totally stock, cheapest ins. I found was £705 and I live in east anglia. Now aged 33 with £16k agreed value due to restoration etc, 6 SP30 points and paying about the same still.
  12. Remove vinyl on bonnet Remove vinyl on hatch Remove eyebrows Remove rear light tints Change rear bumper (not a fan of CS rear) Otherwise looks nice with the 40th anniversary Z graphics
  13. Agree - would be worth more with some expensive mods on it like say Ohlins shocks and Nismo arms - they're not yet a classic where they'll command crazy money for being 'unmolested'
  14. No... didn't have that issue. However the threads were shorter than OEM and I had to use the new supplied castle nut instead of the OEM one as otherwise couldn't fit the cotter pin.
  15. msitpro

    NL58 PMU

    I'd base a buying decision if deliberating between a few, strongly on the underside condition. Have a look at the subframe/chassis stays areas ("kidney braces") in front of the rear wheels, around the jacking points front and rear on both sides, and the exhaust mid section heat shielding areas if possible. Also look up into the arches with a torch around where the shocks mount.
  16. msitpro

    NL58 PMU

    Without looking at the ad, £7.5k for a 58 plate seems very normal / low side to me??
  17. My 2004 04 Z is ULEZ exempt.
  18. Easy access to E85 will be why. Over here you'd either need to run race fuel or methanol injection to hit the same power without detonation blowing it. ... or lower compression via forged pistons of course. Limit after that would likely be around 700whp on 97-99RON fuel from what I've seen.
  19. Lockdown low motivation to get photoshop out and chop out the plate
  20. Ignore this I re-read thread - irrelevant question
  21. The video linked above is hosted on YouTube I've watched previous vids, just couldn't remember whether it was his own personal garage.
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