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Fitted the rear ARB drop links and rear ARB bushes today.

 

Had to adapt my wheel brace to make a breaker bar to get the ARB links bolts off, didn't have to cut any off or heat any up. Was pretty smooth sailing really.

 

The make shift breaker bar and socket wrench

 

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Adapted some old oven gloves to create a cushion on the axle stand

 

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And used the remainder as a rag for my hands, along with a stolen tea towel.

 

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Got the old ARB links and bushes off. Bushes looked ok to be honest, but while I'm doing the rest of it why not, only took an extra 10 minutes.

 

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The new bushes and the Drop links side by side with the old ones

 

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New bush fitted toe the flakey paint on the anti roll bar

 

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OSR drop link and bush fitted

 

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NSR drop link and bush fitted

 

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Any one know what this is. It's attached to the bottom of the NSR drop link?

 

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The W brace underneath the car is a bit rusty. Think ill have that off at some point and get it powder coated. Maybe the antil roll bar aswell, the paint is flaking off, either powder coat or a set of eibac bars?

 

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Over all a successful day. Took me just under 3 hours. I always get a great sense of achievement when I do stuff myself, plus I saved, I recon, about £100 by not taking it to a garage.

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:clap: good DIY mate. you will notice that those simple looking urethane anti roll bar bushes will improve the roll of the car as it makes the ARB work efficiently rather than loose torsional force by squirming within the OEM soft rubber bushes.

Those spindly arm thingy is for the headlights auto levelling. I have been thinking that if it where dismantled maybe the light throw would be improved as its dismal on the zed OEM.

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Fitted the front pads this afternoon. Was hoping to get the rears done but had a mare, noticed once I'd done one side, tightened everything up and started to fit the other side and noticed that the 2 remaining pads had little metal tags on, im assuming these are for sensors on some cars. Noticed them on the old pads but assumed they weren't on the new ones. That will teach me to rush things.

Then ran out of day light.

Rears tomorrow.

 

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The slab is there so I could drive onto it to get the car high enough to get the trolly jack under, and that dirty cause I used it to soak the pins and bits in wd40 to clean them.

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Cheers for the help on the phone earlier.

I could have sworn the old pads with the indicators came off the outside. I couldn't see anything electronic on the calipers that they would connect with.

Am I ok with them on the outside pads or should I swap them tomorrow?

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Paul, you're welcome and the indicators aren't connected electrically, when the pads run low, the wear indicator makes contact with the discs to let you know the pads are low... :)

 

They're usually fitted on the inside as you can visually check the outside pads without removing the wheels, so it's always worthwhile having the pads with the indicators on the inside... :thumbs:

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Pads are all on now. The right way. Took the rears off and the wear indicator was on the outside on those aswell.

 

Should have pads and tires bedded in around the same sort of time so I can get a review up of both.

 

Also bought these today. Didn't need them for today but they're on offer, £39.99 instead of £59.99 and I've been after some for ages.

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  • 2 weeks later...

just won this on ebay,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Blitz-Nur-Spec-cat-back-exhaust-system-for-Nissan-350Z-/200831382140?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&nma=true&si=DyS5ojEkQabP8HLY4nTAJvjh2AU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

good price aswell i think, they are currently £1235 on funky power. sounds good aswell from the ebay clips.

was planning on doing the anti roll bars but saw this so the have to go on the back burner until next month now.

 

been after an exhaust for ages now.

gonna have to be a good boy with money this month now.

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had the exhaust fitted today, the rear muffler hanger is bolted on and snapped off so it has been secured with cable ties until monday when its going back and they are going to drill it out. ill get a video when its all done but for now a quick picture

 

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Found your old clips on youtube, they were the only ones on there really and they helped make my mind up. Also saw your single exit which tempted me a lot bit this came up cheap.

 

I didnt manage any videos yesterday as i was here watching nfl

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Boris made an appearance and thanked british rugby union for providing the basis of american football. Ledge.

 

Anyways ill try and get videos up today. If not definately tomorrow. Ive just got movie maker for the mac so ill try and do something a bit more interesting than te norm. Its my first time though.

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I've managed to get a video, didn't go too well. Camera was at the wrong angle in the first one, second one is a little better

Also a few pictures of angles. I've tried to get pictures that I was looking for when I was looking at this exhaust.

 

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