Spatt Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Wanted to tidy up my build thread so i could document the history of my ownership a little more and share the adventure with those who might be interested. Its been two years now since i bought it from Marzman back in November 2013 and I still remember exactly how it felt collecting my dream car! Marzman had a nice set of Volk GT-S wheels on the car amongst other modifications. I had printed pictures of the car to put on my wall at home but I'll never forget the first time i saw it in the flesh, It was back in the summer of 2013 and Chris was kind enough to show the car off to me and offer me advice. It was my first 350z-UK meeting and i was scared as hell but off i went! Parked up on his drive i couldn't miss the car, as i drove down the street counting house numbers i started smiling as it jumped out at me. In the evening summer sun the cars colour just looked stunning and as I stood next to it i absolutely couldn't ever believe i would own this (or any 350z) I had been to see a couple of standard UK spec cars and one "GT" Model but the experience hadn't been quite right. Well.. that was it. It had taken me half a second to make my mind up but i know there and then two things.... It had to be Blue and it had to be a Nismo! I spent the next 6 months working and saving as hard as i could, i couldn't sleep with excitement and on a Sunday morning just before Christmas of 2013 i made the trip with my dad down to Macclesfield from Bury to pick up my new car! The first stop was a local Shell at the end of the street to get some V power! I had been to this pump before every once in a while to "treat" my old car to some of the expensive stuff and i remember thinking i better get used to the expensive fuel bills. Getting out the car on the garage forecourt and filling up i noticed that nearly everyone was staring at it and i had to fight the smiles back. After the first top up all i wanted to do was go for a huge drive but i had to remember that it was winter, the sun was going down and the ground was wet. I didn't know what kind of an animal it would be like so i carefully drove it down the road carefully squeezing the throttle and laughing to myself at how surreal it all was. So by Christmas 2013 i got myself a JWT popcharger. It wasn't this first time the car had one of these puppies. One had previously been removed to increase horse power. I was still scared of full throttle at this point, My last car was a 65hp 206 so the car had more than enough grunt for me. The car as of March / April 2015.. Just got the Volks on and arches have been rolled Edited February 14, 2017 by Spatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Great looking Zed. Enjoy the Zeditus that has obviously already set in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Lovely progress, change the indicator bulbs to chrome ones, makes a big difference matey :: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Looks good, what's next on a the list? Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Shauld have put a before of the bay up... whats are these repeater bulbs? Next mod is my 25mm spacers (rear), then mainly engine stuff coz im pretty happy with the outside. Detail in the summer (good buff and polish with my rotary) fancy that plenum polishing to a mirror as well I think and I need some centre caps. Oh and want some hoses too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Shauld have put a before of the bay up... whats are these repeater bulbs? Next mod is my 25mm spacers (rear), then mainly engine stuff coz im pretty happy with the outside. Detail in the summer (good buff and polish with my rotary) fancy that plenum polishing to a mirror as well I think and I need some centre caps. Oh and want some hoses too Not sure if serious?! You can get silver coloured indicator bulbs that light up orange so that you can get rid of the nasty orange coloured ones. Like these; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-SILVERTEC-CAPLESS-INDICATOR-SILVER-T20-BU582S-X2-/170888789444?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27c9c3fdc4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Great Zed, been well looked after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARMLU Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Tidy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 You didn't notice the difference because you need to change your intake pipe before you get the benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 My car has heated wing mirrors.. didn't know that until this morning. its has auto folding and auto dipping too but didn't realise they where heated. is this standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Yup and the dipping is only on JDM as far as I know, possibly USDM too. I think the auto fold is a forum mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Yup and the dipping is only on JDM as far as I know, possibly USDM too. I think the auto fold is a forum mod Nope, autofold as standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Yup and the dipping is only on JDM as far as I know, possibly USDM too. I think the auto fold is a forum mod Nope, autofold as standard. Damn those JDMs lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Well todays my birthday and I arrived home from work today to find two continental sport 5 tyres in the hall that my girlfriend had been and bought for me! She knew I was in touch with funky tyres and he was very happy to help her out because I couldn't make my mind up between the michelin and conti's. fitting and pics to follow and I look forward to driving on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Well todays my birthday and I arrived home from work today to find two continental sport 5 tyres in the hall that my girlfriend had been and bought for me! She knew I was in touch with funky tyres and he was very happy to help her out because I couldn't make my mind up between the michelin and conti's. fitting and pics to follow and I look forward to driving on them Great present from her and Happy Birthday. Enjoy your day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Belated birthday greetings Matt. Hope to see you again at the next Trafford meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Well i spent the day down at MopedMark's... Got myslef a plenum fitted, fitted my intake which he polished for me, removed a bunch of plastics (To be painted) He painted my throttle body and my dipstick. He had me working my ass off cleaning the front of my engine and even his Mrs chipped in and helped tidy my bay up all in all a brilliant day and i feel im making some progress now with her! Again a big thanks to Mark and his other half for all the help OH.. and a new slam panel (custom made by Mark) good job! Job done for now.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 LOVE IT mate, absolutely brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Looking great mate. Was it a hard job to spray the front of the engine block while it's in the car? I'd worry about over spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 to be honest no.... here's what i did (I cant take any credit for this as if it wasn't for Mopedmark it wouldn't have got done.. grab a sanding sponge block and some degreaser (Aerosol) like a break or carb cleaner, oh and a beer! take the water pipe (think thats what it is) off the front and push the cables back from the top (As far as you can anyway) until you can just see the front and start scrubbing, spraying and drinking (this can take a very long time but well worth the effort... start at the top (Should all come off pretty easy its not exactly hard graft just time consuming.. mine has oily residue built up in areas and we used a small paint brush and some liquid degreaser then throw some news paper over your belts and over the entire front of your car covering the fans ect, cover everything working your way out from the engine front.. i didn't mask the bonnet under neath but covered everything right back to the wipers (Do this inside or on a still day) tape everything up as best you can and sparingly paint up the front with the aerosol. Its pretty easy to mask to answer your question once you start doing it should dry pretty quick then you can reattach the screws and wires and stuff to the front again job done, shame really it will be covered up by my engine cover once painted but im chuft as hell with how its turned out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Good work both as the Zed's bay is looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjf1985 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Looks ace dude! Your engine bay looks clean enough to eat from lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Shame you couldn't stick around on Sat mate, good progress on the bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Cheers guys.. soon I'll be able to hold a candle to Mark and Ian hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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