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Lovely matey, really looking great B)

 

Thanks Ian! Can't wait to see yours when it's finished!

 

Me too :lol:

 

There's a few surprises I've left :ninja: which will reveal also in May/June.

 

You know me - secrets are safe with me, so feel free to share the excitement ;):lol:

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oh.... another Christmas present for myself arrived today :D

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ZSpeed undetray since my OEM undetray got destroyed last year lol

 

Buster... no you can stop stressing about "why people run their car without undertray...." ;)

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Main update is swapping HSD coilovers to Tein with EDFC.

 

Feel a significant difference in coilovers! Even tho i was happy with HSDs - im even more happy now with Teins!

 

It never stops :lol:

 

I am toying with the idea of replacing my coilovers. Undecided on purchasing new HSD's or used Tein Monoflex. What Tein kit have you fitted?

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Main update is swapping HSD coilovers to Tein with EDFC.

 

Feel a significant difference in coilovers! Even tho i was happy with HSDs - im even more happy now with Teins!

 

It never stops :lol:

 

I am toying with the idea of replacing my coilovers. Undecided on purchasing new HSD's or used Tein Monoflex. What Tein kit have you fitted?

What you running at the moment?

Not sure which teins are they... I know Keyser wouldn't sell me crap... Well, I hope so :lol:

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So I bought the car around two years ago with the advert specifying Eibach Pro Street coilovers. Considering the previous owner and a few other minor things on the car I struggle to believe that he would spend over a grand on coilovers :lol:

 

I cannot find a brand or any resemblance to Eibachs so for peace of mind want to tear it all out and do things propoerly (which I have been doing thus far).

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And last Christmas present for the Zed arrived today.

Not really styling or power or performance... But deffo will come handy

Super power pack from MeisterR! Only ordered yesterday and got delivered before Xmas as promised, so thanks for a quick delivery :)

It looks like good bit of kit. Nice and portable and comes with a carry/storage bag, which is quite handy! Deffo worth having it in the glovebox!

 

Will test it tomorrow morning as battery is completely dead :)

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  • 4 months later...

Right, time for another update.

 

New wheels (supplied by Tarmac Sportz) are 19" Varrstoen ES2s. 10" front, 11" rear, et25. Wrapped in MPSS (hey Dan! Are we best friends now? :lol:)

Roof was wrapped gloss black, carbon bonnet was sprayed same color as the car, just leaving vents still in carbon.

New bumper is Nismo V2 with C/F canards (supplied by Tarmac) and lip/middle bit gloss black.

Door handles were sprayed black as well

Rear window spoiler/lip (supplied by Tarmac) fitted

 

Unfortunately, as some of you know, bumper/arches/bonnet were sprayed VERY badly (details are here http://www.350z-uk.c..._hl__specialist).

 

Here are few pics of how it is at the moment:

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Since I'm not happy with bodywork, I went to a trusted, top job, bloke. Matt @ Cawston Car Bodies (based in Rugby).

Matt is been in the business for over 25 years and worked on my previous cars and cars of my mates - and every time you could not fault a thing.

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^^ Me and Matt admiring "great" job that was done by CAR Specialist.

Long story short - he is sanding everything down and starting from the scratch. Dropping car off to him in the middle of June, so car is ready for the Trax in July.

 

What's getting done:

- Bumper re-done

- Bonnet re-done

- Arches re-done and properly blended in with doors

- Side skirts re-done

- Rear spoiler resprayed as he didn't like the look of a line in the middle of it

- Roof sprayed gloss black, instead of vinyl wrap

- Rear window spoiler/lip re-done

- Door handles re-done

- 2 small dents/car park dings sorted

 

 

Also car had little service again, by myself. Only 3.5k since last service, but I like to keep it all fresh and clean.

Engine oil changed with new filter

Supercharger oil changed

Aux/Drive belt changed

 

 

Currently refreshing my engine bay.

Got rid of C/F slam panel and replaced it with mirror effect S/s panel from Rickdon

Bonnet catch was replaced as well with a shiny one from MopedMark

C/F Battery and Fluid covers are gone as well and OEM covers/lids with surrounds are currently with Ricey getting dipped

 

Also got new Mishimoto oil catch tank (in black), polished Power steering and Coolant reservoirs - just need to fit them.

Then will need to get one of them bling bling shiny plenums from MopedMark and possible get him to polish up my throttle body as well.

 

 

Then it will be time to refresh suspension... new anti-roll bars, drop links, poly bushes and all that stuff.

 

Ok, I'm off to do more overtime now :lol:

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oh yea, I also wrapped boot plastics in black alcantara. Looks pretty good! Couple of bits needs to be re-done as im not 100% happy and other bits needs to be done as well, but overall looks :thumbs:

 

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Also got a spare roof lining - which i will do as well whenever i get time :)

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You know as well as I do where your inspiration came for the exterior and I like it a LOT. Great mods and loving the new front end look.

 

Have you got wider seats yet or do I need to lose weight.

 

Top banan! B)

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You know as well as I do where your inspiration came for the exterior and I like it a LOT. Great mods and loving the new front end look.

 

Have you got wider seats yet or do I need to lose weight.

 

Top banan! B)

 

Where did it come from then? :lol:

Thanks Ian, much appreciated!

And I'm planning to get new seats in near future, slightly wider ones! So hopefully I will get them before your car is ready...but for now - start squatting :lol: :lol:

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You know as well as I do where your inspiration came for the exterior and I like it a LOT. Great mods and loving the new front end look.

 

Have you got wider seats yet or do I need to lose weight.

 

Top banan! B)

 

Where did it come from then? :lol:

Thanks Ian, much appreciated!

And I'm planning to get new seats in near future, slightly wider ones! So hopefully I will get them before your car is ready...but for now - start squatting :lol: :lol:

 

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You know as well as I do where your inspiration came for the exterior and I like it a LOT. Great mods and loving the new front end look.

 

Have you got wider seats yet or do I need to lose weight.

 

Top banan! B)

 

Where did it come from then? :lol:

Thanks Ian, much appreciated!

And I'm planning to get new seats in near future, slightly wider ones! So hopefully I will get them before your car is ready...but for now - start squatting :lol: :lol:

 

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Well, kind of :) I already had idea of spraying bonnet that way etc...and then seen that ^^ and it just confirmed my decision lol but they do look similar now lol

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