Loadmaster

Thought I'd post a few photos from this morning's meet at Fourways Engineering. A wide variety of cars and the biggest number of classic Zeds that I've ever seen.

Photo shoot at Dunsfold for Car and Classic magazine with my E39 540 and a few other classic V8s.

Minor mod time, new set of aluminium RAYS valve caps to replace the now manky Z caps that have been on for over three years.

On 19/09/2023 at 16:59, GranTurismoEra said:

Just wondering why this feature was limited to a few minutes. I think this should be bought back. It reduces the need to open up new threads related to similar topics. Also less need to contact mods to correct schoolboy errors. Worth considering. 

 

Thanks 

I just noticed that, thought I was going mad!

Abbey Motorsport, I wouldn't take my Z anywhere else.

On 24/07/2023 at 10:20, Matt8v said:

Hi guys, 

 

Thought I would document the life of owning my GT4. Just bought it a week ago from a salvage auction site, no viewings, just online bidding. Luckily I won and had it transported home. As you can imagine, there is a list as long as my arm of bits to tidy and sort.

 

I've been very lucky that the engine sounds as it should do. Not driven it yet as a front alloy has a crack in it. There's a replacement coming this week. 

 

A few photos of how I saw it to bid on!

Hey Matt, what a great thread. Keep up the good work!

On 09/09/2023 at 13:54, Matt8v said:

Found a place that does short legal number plates. The website says they are legal, we'll see hey! 

If it's legal, which it looks to be, their name and postcode will be printed under the registration.

On 25/09/2023 at 10:57, GranTurismoEra said:

 

Hmmm, id change that plus its less oil. Ive usually done it on my other cars every 30,000-40,000 miles. I still think Honda and VW both do the best feel manual boxes. So smooth...

Thanks, I think that's about right. My Z is on 25k miles at nearly six years of age, so something I'll get done at some point next year.

On 15/09/2023 at 17:45, Adrian@TORQEN said:

 

It doesn't hurt to change the oil, but according to Nissan you don't need to. On a NA car I wouldn't bother under 100,000 miles. If you're building a FI car, you will need to upgrade the 7AT box anyway, therefore you can change the oil at the time. 

 

The car we're building now it's a Nismo MK2 6MT, so manual, yes. 

 

To conclude, IMHO 370z with 7AT being undesirable and more costly to service it's just a myth. I love the gearbox, I had two with 7AT, one still here in the warehouse, next to the DEMO 370z in 6MT.   

How about the frequency of oil changes for a manual box 370Z. Is that maintenance free as well?

Proper detailed wash and a pre-winter polish and protection. Even the wheels came off for a thorough scrub up of their insides.

21 hours ago, The Bounty Bar Kid said:

Oh, I could have come along then. Dang it. Had my dad's car today too.

Didn't miss much, see above!

18 hours ago, GranTurismoEra said:

how was it @Loadmasterany pics? 

Afraid not, not a big turn out, possibly due to a couple of other proper shows not too far away. The main parking area had been blocked off as well, due to a dispute between the club organiser and the landlord of the small industrial estate where it's held.

10 hours ago, The Bounty Bar Kid said:

Today is Swedish cars

It was, but all others welcome as usual.

But then I take a look at my RAYS and think why change?

I've been umming and ahhing about replacing the standard RAYS, which really are stunning wheels, but I just fancy something different. My current faves are JR5s, shown here on another V2 Nismo. I'm thinking bronze as that seems to work well with most body colours.

Looks stunning, reasonably priced as well.

On 08/06/2023 at 14:00, Olly350z said:

Dubious about that report, weather report I watched this morning said 27 degrees so we'll have to wait and see.. 

 

I will only be there if its dry though.. 

Tomorrow then Olly?

Next meet, tomorrow, 10th September.

Going to be a scorcher! Get there for 10:00.

Welcome along, looks stunning in red!

On 20/08/2023 at 13:33, Dom370z said:

Photos to follow!

Please do, we all love a photo or three!

Welcome along to Z ownership. That looks like a very tidy example.