Keith D

JDM evening at Cullompton Refuel on Friday 11th, 5-9pm. Providing its not raining I plan to go along... well the advert does say the food bar will be selling home make pizzas and loaded nachos

How did this end up? What did it cost you to repair? I've spotted a finger nail size bubble appearing on my door, similar area. The dealer warranty manager was very friendly and sent photo to Nissan UK but they've said no, there is no proof its corroded from behind rather then being a pin hole damage, and paint warranty was only 3 years from new. Took it to 2 local bodyshops, both want to dig out any corrosion, treat, and respray door and feather into wings (do a proper repair) but have priced it at £3,000 and £2,200 respectively. Seems mighty expensive. I figure I'll use some rust convertor for now and touch up bottle, until I figure out where I'm going with the project.

As I say I've never heard of the new regulation that parts must be new, its worth having a read of the MOT regulation yourself to check. Subframes are covered by Appendix A so section 10 Acceptable Methods of Repair applies MOT inspection manual: cars and passenger vehicles - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) We know the inspector has made one error already, personally I'd take it somewhere else for a retest, and I'd ask them if they can take me under the car and show me exactly what parts have failed. Take a photo and maybe experienced owners on here can advise further.

Just my two penny worth... new to Zs but not new to mechanics.... Parts don't have to be new, they have to be in a suitable condition to pass an MOT. Something like this looks okay (assuming its the right one) degrease it, wire brush on a drill, rust convertor paint, a couple of coats of chassis black / wax spray in the box, and its ready to be fitted NISSAN 350Z MK1 Z33 2003 - 2009 FRONT SUBFRAME 76386 | eBay Depends on your experience / tools / work area if you could DIY a swap. I reckon it would take me a long weekend for the front if I did it myself Rear is aluminium, as post above and this clearly shows, your MOT inspector has had a mare with that one 2005 NISSAN 350Z V6 Z33 3.5 PETROL MK1 3DRS COUPE REAR SUBFRAME (VQ35DE) | eBay W brace and kidney brackets are very easy swaps, it would take me no more than a couple of hours if I did it myself My best guess a garage would want maybe 2 days?

I'm 6'4, I don't have the problem of banging my knees, but with the seat fully back the steering wheel feels too far away, and ideally would extend in reach by 2-3 inches. Has anyone come across a mod to change the reach? Spacer or something. I did have a scan of threads but couldn't see anything, apologies if this has been discussed before ad infinitum.

New cars are great, until you ponder how much money you flush down the toilet in depreciation. My last 6 cars were all new, 1 x Landrover, 1 x Audi a6, 1 x C class, 3 x E class, and I reckon I probably threw away £100 - £150k, money that could have instead sat in a share ISA growing at 13% a year compound. I'm an idiot. I'll drive an EV when there is no other option.

2015, auto, 31k miles. I paid over the odds but I wanted a full main dealer service history as I hoped it would give me more chance of having a good base to start from, and having driven nothing but autos for the last 18 years I didn't want to start with all that gear stick stuff now. I bought it as a toy for sunny days, it's garaged when not in use. I'll likely only put 2k miles on it a year. Paint and interior is in very good condition and I thought I'd be able to start right away with bolting on goodies. However the underside is a bit ugly (so much for the main dealer service history confidence) the w brace needs replacing.... as do the kidney braces.... the original exhaust is on its last legs.... just about everything has a film of either rust or gunk on it.... so this autumn instead of bolting on goodies I will be on my back disassembling suspension, subframe etc for thorough corrosion treatment. While I'm at it I might as well do the diff bushes, subframe bushes etc. What is my vision for the car? Not sure. In the past I've built a VW beetle with a Rover V8 engine in the front and turned a rusty MOT failure Capri 2.8 into a concours winner, so this build could go anywhere! I'll drop photos as I go. Thanks for reading!

Sorry silly question, when you say Hawk ceramic, you mean the Hawk PC in the yellow box rather than the HPS or HPS 5.0?

They come in a pair, you cant see it on the photo but there is one the other side.

Can't lie was a little apprehensive before first lift, but it's brilliant, stable as a rock and not far off 600mm from floor to underside of car. Should have bought one years ago.

I took a chance and went, quite quiet today but I'm told on Japanese cars day the place is usually rammed. One other 370Z there, a very clean Nismo, sorry didn't get a chance to say hello before you left so if you're on the forum... 'hi'! and catch you maybe next time. Few interesting cars... a rare RX7 mkII cabrio, a 260Z, usual EVOs and Scoobys, no Civics though strange those things usually multiply like rabbits.

Its tipping it down and I'm told the A38 is flooded in places so both me and the ze are staying indoors, I have a brand new quick jack to unbox so won't be bored

Been meaning to go, its only a couple of junctions and they have a different theme every weekend. This Saturday its Japanese cars so might give it a go, if its poor I can still get a full English breakfast out of it. PS is it good form to resurrect older threads on this site?

I watched some Youtube vids and both have similar bar and cam safety locks. TBH I'll probably end up putting some axle stands under as well for belt and braces. Scissor lift or low height 2 post lift were the other options I had considered, but I suspect my garage floor will need some work for the 2 post, and a scissor lift is a pretty big lump in the garage when not in use.

I wouldn't say money is no object, but when it comes to my safety... money no object! The 2 I have been looking at are 5000TL from Quickjack, and the Quick Lifts from Equipment4garages. With blocks etc both are similar price c£1800.00.

I plan to take the new (old) z off the road for the winter for some TLC (underbody corrosion prevention, Invidia Gemini (not bought yet), HFCs (maybe) new discs etc etc) and have been looking at quick lift options online as I've never felt happy under a car on axle stands. Wondered if anyone has any experience? Good or bad?

Hi, similar journey to me (56 and just bought a 9 year old 30,000 mile Z for a project) What part of the country are you?

Hi and thanks for letting me join, I've just bought a 370Z as a weekend toy. I last had a toy about 25 years ago (Mitsubishi GTO) but since then daily life has got in the way and weekends have been mostly family / shopping / working / DIY. Not that that hasn't been enjoyable, but its good to finally get some time back for my long lost hobby. Looking forwards to watching hundreds of hours of Youtube and forum posts on what exhaust/brakes/air filter... is best, or spending an afternoon deep cleaning and ceramic coating the paint, or wandering around a JDM show. I live in Somerset so if there are any locals looking to chat I'm looking to learn about these awesome cars 😀☕