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docwra

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  1. I wouldnt say that are that rare, but compared to Boxsters and defnitely TT's you see less of them. I find mine gets a lot of attention in France mind you - they dont seem to know what it is
  2. Ive known a few people use them as track wheels, and of course the JDM standard wheel was a 17 You never know ..........
  3. Time has come to let a few sets of wheels go and first on the block are these babys. Blitz Type 03 are now discontinued I believe, and a set in good fitments like these are absolute rocking horse - we have a 9Jx17 ET15 F, and 10Jx17 ET15 R. Being JDM they are strong and light, and all the girls will love you for running them* Pretty much in mint condition, Im only selling them as they are too good to drift on. I got them when I bought the Onevia, but as you can see they look lovely on S13's as well - I cant find any pics of them on Z33's unfortunately. Currently wearing brand new Pirelli P-Zero Corsa track tyres, Im looking for £1000 for these - you wont find another set like em, so well worth it IMO. Excuse the rubbish phone pics - Ill buy a camera with the proceeds of sale On Onevia: Proper fitment: On WillG's S13 (thanks for lend Will ) * may not be true.
  4. I have a lot of business in Scandinavia so go out there quite a lot. Swedish girls are gorgeous, but the Danish girls are gorgeous and incredibly approachable. Weve just picked up work in Finland as well ............. Oh, and that Swedish club? Pictures dont do it justice
  5. 3.50 to 6.10. Theres a lot of pics of her online .......... I strongly recommend a google image search though. Not at work, not in front of the missus, but you wont regret it
  6. sure it was your tongue? If it was anything else I think the missus would have detached it. I had to wear sunglasses so she couldnt see me perving as it was D Oooh bugger thats torn it - just google image'd her. Ill be back in 20 minutes lads.
  7. Anyone else get a text at about 20:10 last night inviting them to a wife swapping party?? Thought it was fairly good, but cant see how the Beemer is the one to buy (although I think its much nicer looking too) The glamour girl just had my tongue hanging out for most of the time she was on screen.
  8. Le Mans spec from last year. It looks rather more bent now
  9. The rims are lacquered I think but you'll find most polished wheels are - the ones that are just metal are impossible to use in winter. I use Autoglym professional wheel cleaner - you dont want to be using it too often but its amazing for getting road shyte off.
  10. Nice to see a man who has clearly done his reasearch before buying The price on the barracudas sounds good to me - you probably already know that a set of VS-XX are a lot more than that, and if you prefer the style its a no brainer. I wouldnt worry too much about the polished lip - as long as you dont neglect them too badly you should be OK - I run Gram Lights with polished lips and even though they go like this: in the depth of winter, with a bit of love they come back to this: You sound like your mind is made up, but Id also have a quick check of http://www.imagewheels.co.uk/pages/wheels_billet.html Image wheels - custom made so you can specify offsets, widths, fittings, lip style - everything. You can also buy one replacement if you happen to hit a very solid rabbit or something Billet 102 looks rather familiar, dont you think??
  11. Not really familiar with them but the style reminds me of a Work VS-XX: Offsets/widths are good - what colour are you going for?? :nod:
  12. "Lateral forces could rip the tyre off the rim"?? Yarp - we dont go sideways at all when drifting, and when we do the tyres ALWAYS fly off the rim ......... Its the usual scaremongering without real life experience - look up "welded diff" as well As for rims needing protecting, Id argue that if you can actually drive then you can actually avoid kerbs
  13. Weird - I could see it. Edited now
  14. I know what Id do ........ but you have already ruled that out Id imagine you can stick it in the oil bins they have at landfill/dump sites
  15. Until recently is was my my practical car MR2 Roadster here too
  16. My local dealer is Marshall in Cambridge and they say its no problem to arrange a test drive. They are also a GTR dealer I had a look at one the other day and thought the interior was streets ahead of the Z33, but wasnt taken by the rest of it really. Wheels are poor, frankly - weak offsets, large arch gaps and not a great design IMO, and it seems to have lost a lot of the simplicity of design of the Z33, which is what drew me to it in the first place. Ill be taking one for a run soon and will report back, but cant see myself liking it as much as the Z33
  17. Thats really good - Im impressed with that. Ive just seen this of a mate in the states new setup .............
  18. Thats some good advice IMO jpaero. Follow that and you won got far wrong. Personally Id recommend a 9J ET15 front and 10J ET10 rear, but thats coz Im proper cool.
  19. I reckon youll be fine with that. Remember you can always have the arches lipped if it does get a bit close. In return for the advice I demand pictures when its done
  20. Nice one - whos was it, as theres been about 3-4 sold on DW recently For FC RX7 advice DW is actually quite good as there are 3-4 competing at the moment. My good friend Mr Flik can help you out - he is currently driving/attempting to tame this monster: But the best looking FC has to be Justin Pawlaks ....... Plenty more here too ........ http://www.driftworks.com/forum/media-section/47292-pic-request-hot-ass-fcs.html
  21. No need to shout Sarnie Jord and I probably look at wheel for sale threads differently from the average joe - I know pretty much any 5x114.3 wheel will fit on a 350Z and long as its not stupid sized, mostly as Ive got 36 JDM wheels of various sizes myself that are used across my three Nissans. For me (and the whole of Driftworks for instance) its pretty pointless seeing the wheels on a widearch Silvia if Im putting them on a 350Z. Indeed, its very rare that you buy a set of JDM wheels and see or even know what they were on before - as I say, its irrelevant to me anyway. If you want to know if they will fit then do some research. Ive got even wider rims than theser to go on my Z33 and through research I know exactly how much my fenders need to be flared, what camber I need to run and what tyres to make them fit. You could go to *insert generic aftermarket part company* and buy what they recommend, but you and your car arent going to be unique that way. If you were to buy Jords wheels youd be the only 350Z in the UK rocking a fat set of Rezax, but its down to you to check they fit. Id also add that if they dont fit, the rarity of these mean you can sell them on with no issues. Uneven tyre wear means whoever ran them last had a lot of camber, that all. If its mentioned I dont see what the issue is. Fresh Import and Brand New arent the same thing. I bought a "Fresh Import" Evo VI last year. It was 10 years old. Dont see the difference, particularly when you have pics of the wheels for reference. I think a lot of the friction here is simply caused by different attitudes and experiences to car modification, in this case in the arena of wheelage. When I asked about wheel offsets etc. (possibly on the other site) about 18 months ago I was told that the wheels that were actually on my car at that time wouldnt fit and that I was talking rubbish - obviously they did though, just the poster didnt have enough real life experience to make comment. Half the point of these forums is that we are all learning. Possibly even you could learn as well if you were a little less confrontational Anyway, thats my piece - if anyone wants to ask about wheel fitments, arch rolling, tyre stretch or anything drift related then just ask - if I want to know about Lambos I know where to come too
  22. It was better from the side (here in Le Mans spec) Its absolutely amazing what a set of wheels that fit properly can do for the car. I had a good look around a Z34 yesterday and the first thing that struck me were how the wheels didnt fit in the arches and just let the rest of the car down. Compare it with how mine will look when its back (with a nicer kit) ........ You can bury a lot in a Z33 wheel arch
  23. I think you could go further than that myself ......... run a narrower tyre and go at least 15mm/25mm. Thats 9J ET20 F, 10J ET15 R and I reckon it can go another 10mm front and back. That would be a 9J ET10 and 10J ET5. Theres a handy offset calculator http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp there if you want to try some different sizes
  24. I dont think anyone would deny that a 225 will offer less lateral grip than a 245, for example, but my personal experience is that the car if anything is more predictable as there is considerably less tyre roll due to the reduced profile. Once the car gets into a slide its more controllable for similar reasons. Perhaps you lose very little in outright grip in the wet, but the "feel" of the car more than makes up for that. Im speaking from personal experience of running everything from 245 DO-1J's on a 7.5J to 225's on a 10.5, on road, track and drift.
  25. Original offer for my 03 import with 85K kms when I wrote it off was £5.5K At the time you couldnt buy any 350Z in the country for less than £8K
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