Jay-350z Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Thought I would start one of these as I have a few things in the pipe line. So far, other than just clean up what was already there I've made a solid start on the engine bay. Some pictures: Quote
FUG Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Great start mate Now get that plenum polished !! Quote
gsexr Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Car looks good but under the bonnet is a bit juke box for me each to their own i guess Quote
Payco Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Nice start.Theres loads you can now do.I started modding my z on the bay first and worked on the body and wheels next.. Quote
Mopedmark Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Looking gooood Purple is a nice choice I know someone with purple Quote
GMballistic Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 ^^ What he said. I like it and a splash of colour in the engine bay is never a bad thing. Quote
Jay-350z Posted March 7, 2014 Author Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) Just washed; then fitted 25mm spacers all round. . Edited March 7, 2014 by Jay-350z Quote
KyleR Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Very thorough of you to wash the spacers first, well done Quote
Jay-350z Posted March 7, 2014 Author Posted March 7, 2014 Very thorough of you to wash the spacers first, well done Haha, grammar nazi. Haha. I will edit it for you. Quote
GMballistic Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Spacers look great. Should have left the Nissan factory like that in the first place. Quote
Daveyboy11 Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 This is the direction I'm going in with mine with the exterior, I like a lot! Quote
Jay-350z Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 Thanks guys, but this isn't how it's staying, haha. It going in for a full front end respray, once funds allow. As there's a little rust on the bonnet and wing, and the laquer peal you can see in that pic. So once it's looking fresh, time for some fun modding. . Quote
Jay M1988 Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 Looks really good mate inspiration for my gm. What makes that front bumper? Looks great Quote
Jay-350z Posted March 8, 2014 Author Posted March 8, 2014 Looks really good mate inspiration for my gm. What makes that front bumper? Looks great It's a genuine nismo v1 mate. Quote
GMballistic Posted March 8, 2014 Posted March 8, 2014 One thing I meant to ask you Jay-350z was have you had any wheel alignment done on the Zed after fitting the spacers? Quote
Jay-350z Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 One thing I meant to ask you Jay-350z was have you had any wheel alignment done on the Zed after fitting the spacers? No I havnt, but all seems good apart from the fairly extreme rear camber, as that's quite visible, but I'll need camber arms to sort it out. Quote
GMballistic Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 One thing I meant to ask you Jay-350z was have you had any wheel alignment done on the Zed after fitting the spacers? No I havnt, but all seems good apart from the fairly extreme rear camber, as that's quite visible, but I'll need camber arms to sort it out. Thanks for the reply. I'm considering spacers myself but just trying to research the pros & cons. Is the rear camber issue because your Zed is lowered then or is it still riding on standard springs?. Quote
Jay-350z Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) One thing I meant to ask you Jay-350z was have you had any wheel alignment done on the Zed after fitting the spacers? No I havnt, but all seems good apart from the fairly extreme rear camber, as that's quite visible, but I'll need camber arms to sort it out. Thanks for the reply. I'm considering spacers myself but just trying to research the pros & cons. Is the rear camber issue because your Zed is lowered then or is it still riding on standard springs?. Ok, the pros are it looks 100x better with them, I've found turning in feels a tad better. The cons are the car seams to tram line a bit more, also it bump steers a bit more too, but this isn't that noticeable. And the reason for the camber is because it's lowered I'm guessing. Edited March 9, 2014 by Jay-350z Quote
GMballistic Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Thanks again Jay. Now also looking at the possibility of bigger alloys to get the look I'm after. Ahh the joys of Zeditus and nothing to do on a sunny weekend. Quote
Daveyboy11 Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 I think it's recommended that you get wheel alignment after fitting spacers, I get a little wobble at about 70-80mph that I didn't have before fitting spacers. I'm going to get alignment done to see if that cures it! Quote
Jay-350z Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 I think it's recommended that you get wheel alignment after fitting spacers, I get a little wobble at about 70-80mph that I didn't have before fitting spacers. I'm going to get alignment done to see if that cures it! It won't fix it, that's a wheel balance issue, nothing to do with alignment. Did you wire brush the hub before fitting the spacers? Quote
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