chrisday1990 Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Just got hold of a 350 313 HR and I LOVE it to bits, I need to get the hooligan out of me though because 2nd gear is the best 4 seconds of my day lol. Picked up the car with from private seller with £1300 RAC warranty although I think this is going to be like chocolate teapot. A few issues have been picked up the likes of the clicking rear axial and sport weld required in backbox flange coupler & the engine sometimes get close to red on temp when sitting in long traffic so I have the car at a family garage before I send it to nissan. If anyone has any comments please fire away. Also i am looking for some insurance friendly modifications, how do you guys get around insurance with sports exhausts. Edited October 26, 2014 by chrisday1990 Quote
Ekona Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Just got hold of a 350 313 HR and I LOVE it to bits, I need to get the hooligan out of me though because 2nd gear is the best 4 seconds of my day lol. Picked up the car with from private seller with £1300 RAC warranty although I think this is going to be like chocolate teapot. A few issues have been picked up the likes of the clicking rear axial and sport weld required in backbox flange coupler & the engine sometimes get close to red on temp when sitting in long traffic so I have the car at a family garage before I send it to nissan. If anyone has any comments please fire away. Also i am looking for some insurance friendly modifications, how do you guys get around insurance with sports exhausts. We don't 'get around' insurance, we tell them what we have fitted and they charge us accordingly. Clicky axle is an easy fix, exhausts often break at that point and one of your fans isn't working, which is why your engine is getting hot. 1 Quote
MCook Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Hello and Got any piccy's for us to see? 1 Quote
glrnet Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/57807-clicking-axle-noise-solved-try-this-first/ Quote
ZMANALEX Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 to the forum Just declare your upgrades and suck it up. Not worth the aggro if you have an issue later when you may find that you have no insurance cover resulting in the potential of no licence and also seriously out of pocket. Quote
HEADPHONES Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Welcome aboard. As has been said earlier your problems don't sound serious. The clicky axle and rusted flange between back box and mid pipe are such common problems they can almost be considered "part of the zed experience" The flange can be welded for around £60 or you can use it as an excuse for a new stainless system. Sometimes a re grease of the CV joints will cure the click but if the warranty will shell out for new joints all the better. Don't let these points put you off the car. Happy zedding Quote
chrisday1990 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks guys i just found out my car was on 5th gear, kinda cool... i would not have liked it to be on top gear with the burn out club!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote
GMballistic Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Welcome aboard Chris. With regards to mods and insurance: It's best imo to be transparent with the insurance company & inform them of changes as if they find out different & you've had an accident it may void your insurance meaning no payout from them. Every insurance company is different though so the best thing is to ring yours & see what they say ~ some will charge you a small amount like an extra £10-£15 a year for an aftermarket exhaust, some won't charge you anything extra especially as you won't see a difference performance wise (without a remap that is) but other companies will be harsher & may not even insure you if you start modding the car. There are also a good number of insurers (some of them on this forum) that specifically deal with modified cars so know the ins/outs of it and don't usually charge too much more than they would for the same car in standard guise. Good luck. 1 Quote
mrt Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Welcome to the club. I,ve got the same car..same colour as 5th gear etc. Such a great car I bought it back after selling it three Years ago. The clicking axle is a simple fix ..suggest you upgrade to a s/s exhaust. BUT beware of Zeditis....no known cure 1 Quote
Bodyboarder81 Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Welcome to the club. I,ve got the same car..same colour as 5th gear etc. Such a great car I bought it back after selling it three Years ago. The clicking axle is a simple fix ..suggest you upgrade to a s/s exhaust. BUT beware of Zeditis....no known cure Looks like a black one in the vid ? Welcome 1 Quote
Harryjax Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 The fans are an easy fix take a look at link. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/88321-carried-out-a-rad-fan-motor-fix-today-small-how-too/page__view__getnewpost Quote
14N Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Hello and to the forum As others have said, declare all your mods, there are some associate insurance companies on here, but what maybe good for one, may not be good for another. So try 'em all. I'm afraid your insurance may just have escalated through the roof, as your car has been used for media, publishing and broadcasting..... Quote
Mikey81 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 i saw that one advertised, was tempted but also the tv show part put me off. Hopefully those small issues can be sorted fairly easily Quote
tatooandy67 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) As above best to be transparent with insurance just in case although there are mod friendly insurance firms so shouldn't make too much difference overall Edited October 27, 2014 by tatooandy67 Quote
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