nrenz123 Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Hi mate, did you use the plate holder from the standard bumper? Quote
nrenz123 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Can I ask what you did with the pedestrian impact sensors? have you removed them or cable tied them away somewhere? Quote
roadtrip Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 How about Mk2 front, Mk1 rear? Don't do it! Quote
roadtrip Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 How about Mk2 front, Mk1 rear? Don't do it! Quote
sipar69 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) Saying it twice doesn't make it doubly right Damian! Edited October 29, 2015 by sipar69 Quote
Spatt Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Just stumbled on this thread and i'm now subscribing! Those photos are amazing!!! where do you live "generic calender background" village, every shot is just perfect nice build by the way Matt Quote
oldbonesmcgee Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 Haha, I live in Aberdeen in Scotland. This is in the south of the city, a place called cove bay... it's a nice place! Quote
Spatt Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Hey, your very lucky to have this on your doorstep. Are you happy with the results on the nismo front end? ive been doing some resarch and that one is the 2015 onwards ins't it? I take it not just a straight swap with the standard 370 front bumper? The results look stunning to me Quote
oldbonesmcgee Posted November 16, 2015 Author Posted November 16, 2015 Unfortunately it's not a straight-forward swap although you can miss some bits out to make it easier. There are washer holes in the bumper which don't work with the old style washers, so you can either enlarge the holes to keep the washer functionality, or you could smooth them over and loose the washers. The impact detection sensors are not a direct fit so they require some adjustment. The bumper support foam doesn't fit without trimming. The fenderliners aren't a perfect match and neither is the under-tray but they are workable. Quote
Spatt Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 The results speak for themselves though, great job well worth it! Quote
gstraw Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 Daniel, how does the car handle? Yours looks so low. Is it on eibachs? Think eibachs on my car are too low. Exhaust is scraping and the ball joint is sitting lower than the wishbone due to the drop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
josh2005 Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 Unfortunately it's not a straight-forward swap although you can miss some bits out to make it easier. There are washer holes in the bumper which don't work with the old style washers, so you can either enlarge the holes to keep the washer functionality, or you could smooth them over and loose the washers. The impact detection sensors are not a direct fit so they require some adjustment. The bumper support foam doesn't fit without trimming. The fenderliners aren't a perfect match and neither is the under-tray but they are workable. Great thread and build, have loved reading this. I'm looking at getting the Nismo front end on my 370z, would you recommend it and in terms of paint will the whole front end need spraying? Quote
JoshC Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Daniel, how does the car handle? Yours looks so low. Is it on eibachs? Think eibachs on my car are too low. Exhaust is scraping and the ball joint is sitting lower than the wishbone due to the drop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've got the eibachs on mine and it hasndles great. The front splitter does scrape on bigger speed bumps which isn't an issue and only on steep ramps into car parks have I ever scraped the actual underside of the car! Quote
nrenz123 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 How did you fit your front impact sensors in the end? Quote
sipar69 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Unfortunately it's not a straight-forward swap although you can miss some bits out to make it easier. There are washer holes in the bumper which don't work with the old style washers, so you can either enlarge the holes to keep the washer functionality, or you could smooth them over and loose the washers. The impact detection sensors are not a direct fit so they require some adjustment. The bumper support foam doesn't fit without trimming. The fenderliners aren't a perfect match and neither is the under-tray but they are workable. Great thread and build, have loved reading this. I'm looking at getting the Nismo front end on my 370z, would you recommend it and in terms of paint will the whole front end need spraying? By spraying the whole front end you presumably mean painting the bumper and blending into the surrounding panels? I doubt this would be necessary, as there is usually a slight difference in shade between the plastic and metal anyway. Some white Zs and GTRs have badly mismatched bumper to body colour. For some reason, the difference is particularly noticeable on white. Although the match on mine was quite good, when I had my bumper re-sprayed following a minor car park scratch I ended up with a better body to bumper match than the factory! Pre-re-spray - note slightly duller bumper colour Better match post re-spray Edited January 13, 2016 by sipar69 Quote
nissanman312 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Unfortunately it's not a straight-forward swap although you can miss some bits out to make it easier. There are washer holes in the bumper which don't work with the old style washers, so you can either enlarge the holes to keep the washer functionality, or you could smooth them over and loose the washers. The impact detection sensors are not a direct fit so they require some adjustment. The bumper support foam doesn't fit without trimming. The fenderliners aren't a perfect match and neither is the under-tray but they are workable. Great thread and build, have loved reading this. I'm looking at getting the Nismo front end on my 370z, would you recommend it and in terms of paint will the whole front end need spraying? By spraying the whole front end you presumably mean painting the bumper and blending into the surrounding panels? I doubt this would be necessary, as there is usually a slight difference in shade between the plastic and metal anyway. Some white Zs and GTRs have badly mismatched bumper to body colour. For some reason, the difference is particularly noticeable on white. Although the match on mine was quite good, when I had my bumper re-sprayed following a minor car park scratch I ended up with a better body to bumper match than the factory! Pre-re-spray - note slightly duller bumper colour Better match post re-spray Love this nismo Kind of wish I'd supercharged one 1 Quote
sipar69 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Thanks I'm tempted to go that route one of these days. Edited January 13, 2016 by sipar69 Quote
nissanman312 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks I'm be tempted to go that route one of these days. Only thing I'd change is the seats ( but I think you already did didn't you Quote
sipar69 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks I'm be tempted to go that route one of these days. Only thing I'd change is the seats ( but I think you already did didn't you Yep, for the red 40th Anniversary ones. Quote
nissanman312 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks I'm be tempted to go that route one of these days. Only thing I'd change is the seats ( but I think you already did didn't you Yep, for the red 40th Anniversary ones. Good choice 1 Quote
oldbonesmcgee Posted January 15, 2016 Author Posted January 15, 2016 I'd love the red seats but for the money I think I would just get the seats I've got re-trimmed in dark tan leather, I'm going for a grey and dark bronze theme. 1 Quote
oldbonesmcgee Posted July 3, 2016 Author Posted July 3, 2016 So its been a while... but there is finally movement on the latest development on the car 2 Quote
oldbonesmcgee Posted October 13, 2016 Author Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) So the work is finally done... the first Moonbeam Widebody 370Z with the 2015 Nismo front end. More pictures to follow after the weekend Edited October 13, 2016 by oldbonesmcgee 6 Quote
valy Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 So the work is finally done... the first Moonbeam Widebody 370Z with the 2015 Nismo front end. More pictures to follow after the weekend very nice looking forward to more pics Quote
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