Lexx Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Google image for midnight purple 300zx. There are a fair few of that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Those wheels look like Spoon SW388's just with a different lip, other than that the Rota Slipstream copies. Looks good. For me TE57's or Rota Drifts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 I had a set of 18" Rota drifts in Bronze sat in the garage. Sold them about 6 weeks before buying the car as I was sick of waiting for the right one to come up! Just ordered some pieces of internal trip. 18 yr plastic is a bit fragile and I have discovered previous owner has used load bearing blue tack in places. lol. Gonna spend next weekend investigating the AC fault and seeing if that can be sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzer_R Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Much respect for Z32's, there is one local to me running 700bhp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 0630 this morning I was at a petrol station in Hartlepool topping up before heading off to see Jeff at Zedworld. I wanted to get a full inspection done, and conZult check. Also oil and filter change whilst he was at it. Was nice to meet Jeff, and even nicer to find out that mechanically the car is pretty damn perfect (goosed AC aside). ConZult showed no problems, and even that it appears the car has a 16 bit ECU and that it has been mapped at some point in the past (I plan to open it sometime and see if it's been socketed and chipped). Had a chat about the gearbox noise, and he confirmed what Paulzx had suggested to me about the gaitors. So when I got home this afternoon I proceeded to pull apart the interior. First off I was once again staggered by the wiring mess of previous people to work on the car....I will get around to sorting it out and tidying it up once new stereo is chosen. the black wire at the top is a Nokia charge cable that's in glove box. No idea what the luminicient green one is. Found this to be entertaining too Anyway, sure enough the bottom rubber had popped off and the middle one was ripped. All sorted now and cabin is lovely and quiet. My panic about needing a new gearbox was unfounded! Postman had been whilst I was in Birmingham and had delivered these Thanks Tarmac! Managed to get some of them fitted. Will post pics when complete. Plan on detailing engine bay at same time. I fall a little more in love with this car every time I take it out or fix a niggle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Cool man, good update. Hidden mod surprises are sometimes cool. When I took hold of my JDM S2000 I popped open the ECU panel to fit my new AEM EMS and found this........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Since I've had the Slicky, there has been an annoying whine when in 2nd and 4th. It was suggested it was likely the lower shift boot had came loose. Sure enough, when I looked into it a few weeks ago it had popped off. Placed back on and sound went away. Driving over past few days, sound had came back. I had to take the centre trim out today anyway, so whilst there I investigated the boot again. The lower boot had popped off again. It's slightly misshaped so I've put a couple of dabs of silicone and put it back in place. Hopefully that will hold it in place and save me having to track down a new one. Also the middle boot rubber had a huge split in it. I had some rubber glue in the garage so I did a repair and it's bonded well. Once it's all dry, Ike her out for a drive and see what the noise is like (hopefully gone!) There's some epic wiring bodges on this car: The above was someone attempt at installing a Nokia phone charger. I've removed it all and repaired the wiring. Next on this morning list was to fit the Gaitors I got from Si (Mondo - Hide and Seat). Nothing fancy, but my OEM ones were absolutely rotten. Really pleased with the finished look. Thanks again Si. I'll be getting the knob and hand brake done in the near future. I also changed out the centre stereo surround. The one in the car when I bought it had been sprayed blue, and it was scratched, chipped, and held in in some places with bluetak. How it looks now: The Pioneer stereo single Din is pretty naff to be honest, and it doesn't have a dimmer function, so it's a pain at night and the facia has to be removed. It will be for sale shortly. So now I just need to trace all the wires and neaten them up (I hate messy wiring). The rest of today is concentrating on splitting a set of rear lights for a wee project I was thinking off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Looking great glad you're still enjoying the Z32 any more updates? S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Looking great glad you're still enjoying the Z32 any more updates? S. None at the moment. I'm away at work for the next week and a bit. I've just ordered a HID kit, and a bunch of bulbs and resistors to sort out some of the blown dash/pod bulbs. Thinking of ditching my crappy MOMO steering wheel and seeing if I can make a 350z wheel fit. I know it's been done in the past, but there isn't a write up of it anywhere. How you getting on with yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Nice to see I'm not the only one with an old car & masses of dodgy wiring 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Some of the wiring I have found is beyond belief. When I took the door panel off to install the central locking solenoid the mess I found was unbelievable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Spent a while today fitting a HID kit. It's a 35w 5000k with slimline ballasts. From this To this Gonna have to change the side lights/fogs now as they look way too yellow in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Looks much better, its hard to forget how much of a difference this mod makes. But yeah, you're gunna have to do the fogs/driving lights now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 As standard, a Z32 comes with these rear lights (89-98): The '99 spec lights, have a clear lens for the indicators, and have some pin striping across them. This gives a much more modern look. My only issue with them is that for the entire strip there is only a single bulb. So when indicating only about a third of the block is fully illuminated. So as a wee project at work on an evening, I took a spare pair of OEM lights I bought on eBay and converted them to 99 spec with LED indicators: Will put them in the car once I get home on leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Gotta love a build thread overlapping a for sale thread A mate with a skyline was talking about doing the same to his rear lights earlier today. Looks pretty neat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 The sale thread may be a bit premature. If someone offers me the money, I'd take it. But otherwise I'll keep it. In the mean time I'll plod on with the projects I already had planned. Already done an LED conversion on the interior clocks and the pods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nice one Lexx. Way better than the normal 2 candle power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 They look much smarter. Good work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Few bits for the winter overhaul arrived today. Me and Bizz will be fitting these in the new year. Big thanks to Ewen at Clark Motorsport for sourcing these for me at a great price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 The exhaust on my 300 is essentially scrap. I was just about to pay £800 for a system from the US as SWB exhaust are rarer than hens teeth in the UK when a breaker popped up on eBay. £140 lighter and this arrived: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Few bolts to drill out there by the looks of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Good find and looks in very good condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Keep up the good work Lexx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 Fitted my new steering wheel today: Still.need the small covers either side, but I think it suits the car well so far. All installed a USB charging point: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Love This Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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