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And on the radio yesterday Sir Alan was going on about how they have raised the bar with these contestants, also one guy on the show was going on about how marvellous he was and how he always made his voice heard etc etc and he was a science teacher... nothing against teachers but it just shows the amount of BS some people can talk, I want some of them to write my CV! admittedly the science teacher does come across as a complete egotistical tit. but i would say as a teacher there are some transferable skills in to business, like the ability to motivate and get peoplewho don't want to be there to work, you project manage between 20-30 people at a time and work with at least 10 different teams all on different porjects at the same time. you have to problem solve on the spot, have several tasks on at the same time, inspire people to think, meet deadlines, hit targets for acheivements etc. teaching is no walk in the park, when i did my training i was working a 60 -70 hour week with all hte work i had to do and all for £14,000 a year. as a profession its got the highest amount of people who leave early due to ill health and stress, up to 40% leave within there first 4 years in the job, and apparently teachers are the lartgest professional users of dating websites. .... even still that science teacher is a right tit

most of these guys couldn't organise a p1$$ up in a brewery there a bunch of mummies boys and daddies girls

i'm a teacher, i'm not saying i'm a valid candidate, but i probably have more business sense than they do, my degree in engineer design had modules over 4 years that covered project management, competitive manufacturing, TQM amongst other things. i was the only person on my course and i'm fairly certain in my year, that actually sold there disitation, i'm one of the youngest teachers in the school and i drive if i don't mind saying so myself the nicest car in the car park... don't worry i wasn't offended i work with teachers and there can be a few doughnuts who work in schools and the majority wouldn't be suitable sugar material but i understand what you mean, the caliber of contestants is pityful. i wouldn't even employ some of them to teach my kids, let alone run a company. the only thing most of them have is over sized ego's and the ability to view themselves as better than they actually are. what makes me laugh is when most of them give there current job titles i wouldn't have a clue what they actually do, fancy titles for f all work. not in the show but an example: regional distribution manager for paper colation devices (stationary manager in charge of paper clips) which brings me to another rant. i can't stand people who have titles they haven't earnt or to glorify a mundane job. my main gripe is refuse engineers since when is a dustman a f**king engineer, i studied for 4 years for the privelege of being referred to as an engineer. there a sodding dustman i'm sorry rant over

+1, and the bitching of who is going has begun, great program, shocking, i wouldnt even let them do my zed for free at my last school students used to raise money for chairty events by offering to clean cars. i did it once, with my old civic and they just spred the dirt around. second time it came round i actually paid them not to clean it. now i have the zed they definatly aren't coming near it.

tell me about it, that ferrari is going to have a lovely swirl finish. and those muppets quoted the 3 hummers at £350 for 3 cars, i could understand if they were professional detailers but not a chance. i can't believe they never costed up and researched there service before blurting out a BS quote. this programme is great, it makes me rant something cronic though, am watching it with my wife and she's told me to shut up, so i'll rant on here instead

for me the noise is all fairly similar, have run both the jwt and the k&n and there is a slight pitch difference, but you really have to listen to notice. to be honest, if you just want noise then the JWT is a good bet at £110, if you want something fancy in your engine bay to show off like a polished pipe, then K&N, AEM, or numorous others will be just as good. there are loads of filters from apexi to hks. just depends on what you want, all do the same (bugger all) but make a nice noise.

looks really good. can't wait to hear it

thanks guys

site looks awesome guys, well done. one thing i have noticed is i cvan't seem to find the button that allowed me to mark all posts as read. juist means i have to oopen and shut them all to clear the screen

the stuff from halfrauds is quite good, can't remember ther name, i used it before on a previous car. cost about £20 takes about 2 hours to do, 3 hours if your slow and careful. and i can supply you with decals that say what ever you like.

i think paul at dream customs might be also doing something similar soon as well. offering custom colours and decals etc. but i might have him mixed up with someone else so you'll have to see if he posts, or who ever it was will do soon.

i've not seen behind the bumper, so wasn't sure how they mounted up. thought they were mounted on the sub frame and pocked through. anyone got a pic of behind the bumper or the brackets that were made up for them. i should be able to do it myself and fiberglass and bond them in place.

am going for a nice black mesh, might find one with a finer guaze, not much smaller just a little if that makes sense. as for reflectors, what ever i make/buy i plan to just fiberglass it in place as i am keeping the original bumper to refit when i eventually sell up. found these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/R8-Style-LED-Side ... 240%3A1318 wondered if i could cut off the excess lights. will also speak to paul about making a set for me.

just found the LED lights for the front http://www.delsamotorsports.com/shop/pr ... cts_id=182 looking at them there doesn't seem to be much to them. how difficult do you think it would be to make something like this. it 's just a load of super bright LED's soldered in parallel with a positive and negative lead off them. have seen a set of super brights already soldered together, but its to long at 24 cm, was wondering if i could cut the ones off i don't want and mount them up into my own casing.

thanks for the links, i quite like them, just trying to work out if me liking them makes me a ricer also forgot to mention above, i'm trying to work out what to do with the number plate at the front. mine is a UK spec plate, but the fixings are for JDM plates. i plan to remove the fixings, but the question is how and where should i put the plate. the number plate ruins the look of the front of the car, but legally i need one on. so how small can i make it, and how low can i fit it

i remember someone telling me that there was already a kit available but i can't seem to find it, think it was menat to be about £20. but if paul can do something similar then i'm up for that.

I have just got hold of a full Nismo kit from Danny its a full glass fibre kit, but seems very good quality i think its made by LC Town; has anyone heard of them before? i will be repairing the damage to it which is very minor and it will get resprayed to match my car. but there are other things i had in mind but i needed peoples help. firstly i am going to remove the burger and then fill and sand flush the indent to give a smooth line finish to the kit. secondly i will cut out the holes for the washer jets. next few stages are where i'm not so sure at the moment it has some mesh fitted in the middle its only basic diamond mesh painted black and quite thin. does anyone have some recommendations on what i could put in, i was planning on possibly using proper woven mesh lie on aston martins and jags, but am not sure the silver car with then a silver mouth will look to much. so would it be better to put new black mesh back in. also currently where the side reflectors are there is just mesh, i have several ideas, but i'm not sure and i need help finding a few items. first idea i remember 3fiddyz had some audi style led's in there and i quite liked them, but i can't seem to find a kit, prices or who sells them. Second idea Can you get proper fog lights to fit in the slits at the side, if so what do they look like and where can iget them from price etc. Third idea Find new clear reflectors and fit in place Fourth idea just re mesh them to match the grill i quite like idea number 1 and 2 and as i would have the bumper off thought it would be a prime time to fit it. so what do you lot think

to the side of the front grille, in two parts, but it was a clean break, no missing pieces etc. i think it will be re bonded and then carbon fibred behind to garentee the strength. then filled and sanded any imperfections. i was going to do it my self, but felt that people would be more confident with the buy if it was done by professionals.

i will have a Greddy Gracer Front lip for sale shortly. am posting this to see if anyone is interested. it was damaged but i am in the process of having it fixed by AFM Racing (who are responsible for the new BTCC bmw diesel race car) if your not sure what it looks like here are 2 links for envy and greedy themselves http://www.greddy.com/products/display/ ... ategory=61 (have to click on 350z front lip) http://www.z-store.co.uk/index.cfm?fuse ... entCat=239 its a really nice front lip, brand new never been fitted perfectly smooth urethane lip. would be ready for priming and painting. will put up pics once its been repaired, but it should be good as new. they are £275 direct from Greddy and about £260 from Envy am open to sensible offers please pm me.

i am an engineer, and a teacher, and i would even attempt this. only have to be out by 100th of a mm and you'll get wheel judder. spacers are meant to be a last resort to a problem so if you want them i'd get proper mech cad machined ones, becaus at least f your wheel falls off you have someone to sue.

i had no problems fitting the box. but some of the bolts you have to get to are an absolute bitch. the one that held the plate over the original air intake hole and sat behind the bumper, and you could only access it through the gap where the bonnet release was and there as only enough room to twist a fly's nut let alone a ratchet spanner. apart from that it was a doddle.

nismo kit should be in my garage by tomorrow

cheers guys i'll have a browse and let you know how i get on. my main problem has been, when i go to b&q or halfrauds i have the wife with me and she hates this kind of shop so i hav e limited time to browse before i get dragged out.

pm sent regarding the strut brace and radiator cap. got to stop coming on this forum, its costing me a fortune