Ebized

Ought to change the heading of this thread and add: "whatever Ricey has" I'll get me coat

If you post up your location we can let you know of good independents nearby - its always useful to have that info with your avatar

Here is an internal pic of my previous 2006 facelift - note the hazard warning light switch position in front of the gearlever as a quick and reliable reference even if trim bits have been swapped. (The phone holder is non-standard)

With Darren-B, we popped down to the Kent circuit to see some drifting a first for both of us so a bit of a learning curve as the day unfolded. A few pics and vid compilation (from the pocket camera I had) to show a little of what we saw. Sorry for the quality of the pics but having found a relatively shadey spot to watch the action it was also downwind of the smokescreens being left that took time to clear. I was covered in rubber particles by the end of the day Good mix of cars but the Skyline variants dominated the day's runners Before the action pics - when I saw this in the paddock, surely a 350 owner who has put so much into under bonnet work ought to go down this route - looked stunning: For those (like us) who don't know the format - there are 3 classes which are semi-pro/pro/superpro. Each group of had 16 qualifiers from the Saturday and run in pairs to decide the final 8 then the final 4 and the first 3 from that. They get a practice run and two scoring runs - each taking a turn in leading. Speed ain't the objective (but it helps ) its more how good how each driver is against the other competitor in the pairing in style, so the more acute the angles but flowing from one drift to the next the lead driver can do then which has to be matched by the chasing driver and the closer he gets to the other car and mimics the line set by the lead driver the better he will do. Wheels off the track, spins etc get you marked down and the odd T-bone dosen't go down well with either the 3 judges or the other competitor! Tyres are obviously the biggest consumable - the Falken sponsored cars for example could only safely manage 3 runs on brand new tyres before they were shot They do get a chance to change tyres or otherwise fettle the cars between runs in just a 5 minute window they can claim once the other car in the pair has arrived at the start line. The competition started with the semi-pros going through to the super pros.... Got some usuful info info from the father of the young woman driving this - Kirsty something annd she did well. The pro class Super pro class This example had well over 1000bhp - jebus it shifted One main incident of the day in front of us. 2nd pic was after I ducked for cover with kitty litter being sprayed at us as the car hit the gravel. The Japspeed car (No.8) was the eventual winner Paul Smith whilst Stephen Biagioni who went off had borrowed that car for his runs after he blew the engine in his own car - ooooopps. And finally a vid of some of the runs. The last pairing shows the expected winner (Shane Lynch of Boyszone) in his twin turbo V8 having to take to the grass and knowing he had lost then promptly smoked the remainder of his tyres In the vid you can see the pair of cars from the start point and the scoring area ended just in front of us. Most impressive was the yellow E36 - a new pro driver from Belgium and you will see just how far back he started his 'initiation' as they call it on the approach to the first bend And the Mark 2 Escort driver he was up against was no slouch Enjoy

The only real dynamic reason for spacers is to stop wheels rubbing on big brakes/suspension struts. The main reason they are used though is to make cars look better, but this doesnt mean that your car is going to explode when you fit them. josh - the post showing the GTR is incredibly rare and unusual, it certainly shouldnt happen when using any kind of decent quality spacer anyway. The forces that would be involved to do that on a 5mm spacer as you are talking about are incalculable, the physics just wont let it happen. Youre in the clear mate To add to that -what I said above and what you have queried relates to warped discs caused by poor quality slip spacers (3mm added to good quality 20mm spacers in my case) that simply 'squashed' in places that led to the spacers not running true with the discs and hence the warping. As said above, if use good quality spacers there should be no issues. I went to a drift meet on Sunday and you ought to see the size spacers some of those guys are running 60mm+ and given the forces they are put too it more often that not it is the drive shafts that fail but then with 1000whp+ going through the hubs from locked diffs in some cases ...........

+1 - an aboslute must I would have said after the work done

strange all the cars I have seen have had Sat Nav. This one has sat nav - but not where you would expect (A member's car) http://andrwb.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/ ... 350z-gt-2/

I thought all the late HR Zed's had Sat Nav fitted; Even a base model car had Sat Nav I thought, I haven't seen a late model without Sat Nav. Sat navs have always been optional and is still the case on the 370's, unless they are the special editions eg Black Edition. To my mind the car is definitely as stated and I see he also has a 2006 coupe for sale that does have more question marks against it, IMO

Take your pick of the "Black Editions" here https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=black ... 80&bih=899

You sure its not an absence of shims and/or suitable grease on the rear of the pads/shims?

+1 and I'm surprised you can get racing leathers on doing a job like that

I'm sure you would get a better price and good work from CS who can't be far from you - see here viewtopic.php?f=107&t=51267 Much better to use a good independent when the car is out of warranty IMO

At that price they are undoubtedly 'pressed' as opposed to machined and having experienced what happens to these myself - being soft they are more prone to being unevenly squashed between the hub and wheel which then leads to the discs not rotating evenly - result warping. So best avoided altogther IMO.

Next time I pass through that posh end of Carshalton I'll give you a wave Might not be in the 370 though

Previous post says they were sold - thread now locked. You can alsways pm Ian if you think they may not be

Going north on the A24 just past Pulborough about 15.45, hood down enjoying the sun in a long line of cars stuck behind a tractor. Now, I can't remember seeing a a rosso roadster before and must say it was a real eye-catcher Oh I was not in the 370 so a wave was wasted

Ben at Rarerims should know. But do check the nut turns needed........... Sounds like its going be trial and error as to width you might need

Sounds like you are going to need a slip spacers - but after my experience make sure it is not the pressed type. Also, bear in mind you need enough stud length left for the nuts (thickness of spacer and the wheel itself). I was told 9 complete turns was a minimum but please check that with Alex/CS. Just thinking and I'm sure you have checked, but given most US 370 models are supplied with the 'base' 18" wheels do they have smaller calipers, like the non-brembo jap 350's?

Made for r/h drive??

Yeh defo the correct offsets as they are chrisucc old alloys so I checked with the guys on the forum and some of them are running +10 on the front with out any clearance issues....... sounds very odd to me. a +10 will give more clearance than the +17. Sounds like a 3/5mm slip on spacer will sort it though Arn't you talking about a 350 there though Jay given the 370 calipers are quite a bit larger

Have you just offered them up - given the wheel nut fitting, rather than torqued up the nuts?

Just having anoyther look..... reading the reviews look positive and if not an oil burner sounds like similar running costs to a 350/370. But one comment caught my eye if it has to be a diesel: When I first purchased I was slightly disappointed with the performance- it was adequate and economy was low thirties but I invested in a Mangoletsi Mod 3 remap - not cheap at £700, but they underwrite the warranty- that totally transformed the car- circa 300bhp which means Boxster crushing performance when wanted or almost an average of 40mpg in normal conditions, indeed overall the economy over 53,000 miles has averaged 37.97mpg.

I do like the look of those inside and out But I don't like soot chuckers, whereas the Alfas in petrol form do make a lovely noise And given my son's experience with the Giulietta he bought last September it seems the Alfa Dealer back up is hit and miss - probably in much the same way as we hear on here about Nissan

did you have to adjust the alignment etc Been runnng with 1 degree of toe in front and rear since alignment was done with 23mm spacers - still feels as planted as before but I will get it checked again soon

viewtopic.php?f=56&t=64580