Y23DRH Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) i got a gunmetal grey 350z gt roadster yes its a roadster could of had a coupe but this is what i wanted so leave out the gay quotes lol i am sure i have heard them all before..........any way  so this is how i got the car      then i decided to do a few mods to it  first off was have the exhaust system refitted as was blowing and i damaged both cats and centre pipe on a speed bump by my parents house so got in touch with Edwards motor sports and the sorted me a decat and 4.5 inch system all the way threw sounds amazeing   after this i decided to change the wheels  had a set of 20s off my toyota aristo i had just sold so tried them on but wasnt keen on them so sold them on   then tired a diffrent set but they didnt fit either i guess 13j rears is just to much    so i thought maybe a set of the same wheels but 11j rears they fit perfect but didnt clear calipers :/    so i decided to  that the old ones had to stay so fitted 25mm spacers front and 30mm spacers rear   30mm rears   25 mm fronts   they looked really good on the car   Edited December 15, 2016 by Y23DRH Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) i then decied to refurb the rays alloys   and painted them satin black   not a professional job but will do for the mean time  fitted back on the car   and how they look on the car   then orderd some 18k gold locking nuts   some rays stickers to match   locking nuts and stickers fitted   how it looks so far      then i finally got rid that horrible number plate and got a my own private one instead nver keen on that reg  new private plate fitted and removed the surround and re adjusted the number plates    then the new induction kit arrived   was not a fan of the chrome so wrapped it in carbon    took ages but so much better the the chrome  then fitted the induction kit to the car     i have heat sheild aswell but im still customiseing it so should be on the car by end of the week  i still have lots of bits to do fit to the car this week  got to fit  canbus led rear number plate lights new front grill fit eibach pro street lowering springs brake pads braided high performace brake lines braided clutch line 350z eye brows carbon z badges carbon nissan badges black gloss centre bumper bit done possibbly mirrors not sure yet ??? new spark plugs remove engine cover for customiseing fit new bulbs all round the car wrap a few more carbon bits take of front strut brace for custominseing fit smoked front bumper reflectors fit another set of gold locking nuts longer ones that show up better fit the red epracing front tow strap fit blue white and purple hoses i like to be diffrent and all this has to be done by sunday busy week ahead of me :/   mod so far  carbon exedy clutch stillen lightend flywheel stage 1 remap done by previous owner        i had the car rolling roaded when i brought the car it was running 311.08 bhp with 296.3ft-ibs is that good ???  since then it has had full exhaust sytem 4.5 inch stright threw no silencers and restrictions and decatted induction kit fitted carbon exedy clutch and stillen flywheel fitted electronic speed limiter removed will rev to 8k and pulls in every gear also had a brand new gear box fitted due to brakeing the old one set up to run shell v power but have not rolling road it again as of yet  couple of pics with my mate zed    future mods  looking in to having a custom mad manifolds and inlet made by a local company there work is the best very highly rated but not cheap manifolds are £1500 to £2000 and inlet is about £800 to £1200 and of course a plenum spacer will deffo be fitted  and maybe coilovers in the future aswell  not 100% sure yet tho as i am on a restricted license so can only drive for 30 hrs a month and my license is renewed every year :/  how the car should look by Sunday not sure about the mirrors tho Hmmm ????     that's it for now will update as soon as i have a chance to thanks for taking the time to read it all i really appreciate it Edited March 26, 2013 by F4ABP Quote
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Looking good! Does your mate go to the Croydon Valley Park cruise? Think I recognise it from before. We've had a few meets there but he doesn't come over and say hi. Most we've had was about 10 zeds. Quote
AliveBoy Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 couple of pics with my mate zed    Is that a certain Mr Stannard?  Also dude, don't worry about the roadster thing on here, no-one is going to take the p*** or call you gay etc, We just appreciate anything with a Z badge somewhere on it, with the possible exception of:  Impreza Leganza Suzuki Jazz Trail Blazer.  Looking good, keep us updated Quote
Keyser Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Lot of hours going in  I got 11" wide on the back of mine  Keep the updates coming. Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 couple of pics with my mate zed    Is that a certain Mr Stannard?  Also dude, don't worry about the roadster thing on here, no-one is going to take the p*** or call you gay etc, We just appreciate anything with a Z badge somewhere on it, with the possible exception of:  Impreza Leganza Suzuki Jazz Trail Blazer.  Looking good, keep us updated  ha ha that good to now a few my mates are like should of got a coupe lol but thanks for the replies and yep lots of hours going in to the car and yep that's Elliott's car next to mine Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 right so today i decided to do a little bit more on the car  took engine cover off and strut brace  fitted some of the purple hoses   warped the brake fluid cover and battery cover   refitted the covers   and also refitted the strut brace after i wrapped it engine bay done for today    and how a couple of photos of how the car looks today     excuse the sate of the car run out of time to wash it and all the white bits round the tires are where i had new tires fitted the other day  still got plenty more to do tomorrow but i am on time to have it all done by Sunday if not sooner  more updates coming soon Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 bit more work done on the car today  fitted new sidelights and indicators  berfore   after  also had time to lower the car    low enough for me    and back on four wheels just needs to settle a bit more      more mods coming soon as the post man has been Quote
FUG Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Nice work  You don't hang about!  Spaced and now lowered looks so much better.  How does the carbon wrap hold up in the engine bay? Does the engine heat affect the adhesive properties and cause the wrap to peel off at all?? Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 Nice work  You don't hang about!  Spaced and now lowered looks so much better.  How does the carbon wrap hold up in the engine bay? Does the engine heat affect the adhesive properties and cause the wrap to peel off at all??  hi yea i want it all done by Sunday and the carbon seem fine no peeling as of yet but Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 28, 2013 Author Posted March 28, 2013 so i fitted the new indicator bulbs yesterday and one has blown already any one recommend a place to get the silvertec ones that fit my car and will last more then 24 hours ???  led rear number plates lights fitted aswell  and front epracing tow hook strap  phones died so will get photos up shortly Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 29, 2013 Author Posted March 29, 2013 thanks for all the replies really appreciate the feedback weather good or bad  just got back from having the front center lip bit wrapped by my mate at ddm works hes done a top job on it well happy    and also the lowering springs have settled now so got to be carefull over the speed bumps :/    that's it for today more updates soon Quote
4RE Leather Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Looking good! Does your mate go to the Croydon Valley Park cruise? Think I recognise it from before. We've had a few meets there but he doesn't come over and say hi. Most we've had was about 10 zeds. He must have got scared off bythe sight of Tony and Ivors Mob ! Quote
4RE Leather Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) Looking good! Does your mate go to the Croydon Valley Park cruise? Think I recognise it from before. We've had a few meets there but he doesn't come over and say hi. Most we've had was about 10 zeds. Another double post from the iPad! Edited March 29, 2013 by 4RE Leather Quote
FUG Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 so i fitted the new indicator bulbs yesterday and one has blown already any one recommend a place to get the silvertec ones that fit my car and will last more then 24 hours ???  led rear number plates lights fitted aswell  and front epracing tow hook strap  phones died so will get photos up shortly  I got my silvatec bulbs off eBay and they have last just over a year and still going strong   .... Touch wood 1 Quote
rtbiscuit Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 looks good, if you want i cut decals and do replacement text for the battery and brakefluid covers used to sell them when the carbon covers were available. can do any colour you want and size. just drop me a pm   Quote
S1 HNK Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Looking good. Exhaust lets down the looks in my opinion though. 1 Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 30, 2013 Author Posted March 30, 2013 Thats because the bungs are in I take them out sometimes but its really loud :/ Quote
Y23DRH Posted March 30, 2013 Author Posted March 30, 2013 Hmm I have the ultra Silvestre ones they dont fit in very well at all going tlo find some others ones instead from a diffrent seller Quote
FUG Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 Phillips silver vision are meant to be pretty good and brighter orange then silvatec Quote
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