The Swede Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Hello and greetings from a surprisingly warm and sunny Sweden! Warm enough that I've been able to dehibernate the Z and have some fun. So much fun that I wore out the rear brake pads the day after I took her out of storage hehe. I'm 27 years of age, live in Sweden about 60k north of Stockholm in a little town called Uppsala. I work as much as I can to afford Z parts When I'm not behind the wheel I'm shredding pow or annoying my neighbours by playing drums in my apartment. Yup. Enough of me here's my Z! 2008 GT spec with all that entails, HR, Brembos, heated electric leather seats and all that, yeah you probably know what I'm talking about. I bought it 2 years ago when it was imported from Belgium (to Sweden) where it had been owned since new by a man in his 60's. It had at the time 44k gentle summer miles (71k km) on it, fully serviced, new car smell, everything. Great find eh? Yeah, I didn't even negotiate the price, paid the full asking price which wasn't took bad concidering Z's are rare in Sweden. HR's even rarer. Anyway what's happened since? A few more miles. A bunch of preventative maintenance. Some painting of interior details. As she sits right now she's completely bone stock bar some silly looking JWT intakes I threw on for the sound, a shorty antenna and some wheels and rubber. Things to come are, among others; a new Pioneer head unit (SPH-DA120) which arrived yesterday, various bits, a Motordyne TDX2 system, MeisterR GT1 suspension (probably), SPL or Voodoo13 control/camber/traction arms, maybe some anti roll bars if the coils don't remedy the understeer. Only the best for my baby! But all of that may take a while, I'm not a rich man. Future plans: Don't tell my bank account. I spend about as much time driving as detailing. Or so it feels like. The curse of having a black car. But that also means she's a really shiny lil buggar! Time to wade through the wealth of information on this board. More pics of my Z here! -> https://www.garaget.org/?car=376890 Hope ya'll are having a good evening, take care and don't dorifto too hard, stay away from curbs and drive sensibly! And stuff. Cheers! Edited March 27, 2017 by The Swede 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbad Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hello and welcome , cracking looking Z 🔥ðŸ˜ðŸ˜Š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyG8nby Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hi and welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MITZ@CougarStore Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Welcome to the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RobPhoboS Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hey man, glad to see you joined us here now, we're usually friendly and helpful! Your Z is looking lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swede Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Thanks guys! @Rob Yeh I figured if half of the people on here were half as helpful as you were today, I had to check it out! Edited March 27, 2017 by The Swede 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GMballistic Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Welcome aboard The Swede. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snjur Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Welcome First time I heard for Uppsala was on videos from that dude in black and his black GSXR Sent from my SM-G850F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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samsniss350z Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Welcome to thre forum and congratulations on purchasing your really tidy looking Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TT350 Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Beautiful place, Sweden. Welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aashenfox Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Hi there, lovely looking car, can I have your hood/bonnet please Seriously though, your car is wearing one of my high listed wheel choices, I assume those are JR5 or varrstoen equivalents? May I ask sizes and tyres please? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Swede Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Hi there, lovely looking car, can I have your hood/bonnet please Seriously though, your car is wearing one of my high listed wheel choices, I assume those are JR5 or varrstoen equivalents? May I ask sizes and tyres please? Thanks! Thank you and no you cannot! Yes they are (unfortunately) reps of CE28s, Varrstöen ES3 to be precise. Good reps though! Weight wasn't bad at all, I was expecting them to be heavier and they barely needed any weights at all to balance. I couldn't justify the cost of Volks at the time but eventually... Sizes are: F: 19x9.5 +12 255/35 R: 19x10.5 +12 275/35 Tires are Vredestein Ultrac Vorti's. Edited March 28, 2017 by The Swede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I won't judge mate, I don't think it's worth spending half the value of the car on wheels that won't see a racetrack either. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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