azuregt300

Hi Guys, It's been a fair while since our last post on here, so I thought i'd post an update of progress after we received so many kind words and support on here. I'll start with an update on the project first. Following on from the last post, the rear quarter was replaced and the seam welding finished up. The custom cages multi-point cage has also been installed. It's one serious looking piece of kit too! The subframe bushes have been swapped out for whiteline poly bushes, with the same planned for the diff. Getting the stock rubber numbers out was an interesting wrestling match without a hydraulic press. The hard-race front adjustable A-arms (not sure of their actual name) eventually turned up after a couple month of waiting, and are now installed and looking a bit tasty. The biggest spell of activity came after all the under body braces etc. came back from the paint shop. A crew of guys all descended on the garage with several crates of energy drinks and vastly more technical ability than I possess and transformed the car. It literally went from pretty much a bare shell to looking like a car again in 24 hours. The interior is even back in and it looks the business with the cage and the semi-stripped out interior. The amount of weight saved is unreal. I couldn't believe the weight of the sound deadening alone! At present the car has been etched, primed and has had a base coat. I'll be uploading the pictures we've taken so far,to imagebam and putting a link up to the gallery. This will probably give you a better idea, as I'll readily admit I'm no expert with this sort of thing. In none project related news, my brothers recovery is going well. The nerve stimulation treatment we mentioned in our last post was astounding. Around 3 weeks after it started it was like someone just flipping a switch. He was alert and self aware again. Over the past year he's went from strength to strength, although initially there were some hiccups and worryingly he's even more sarcastic than he used to be now, but all the signs are good. We've recently been told he should eventually make an almost complete recovery, with the only real lasting issue being increased fatigue, mood swings and a very slight weakness down his left hand side. Oh, and the sarcasm is apparently a permanent thing too. He's consciously making sure of that, much to his amusement. We're still not sure if we'll be able to complete the project, as it's a balancing act between finding the time (not to mention the funds) to continue the build as well as the on-going treatments and re-hab. There are treatment options over the pond in the states and on the continent that simply aren't available here, and at present we are trying to decide how best to proceed. There's two competing time frames involved - a medical and a legal. Obviously the sooner the treatments / rehab process are started, the better the outcome. The legal side is a bit more murky. The muppet that caused the accident was convicted but his insurance company have fought tooth and nail. the differences between criminal, motoring and civil law are actually astounding, and often actually contradict each other, which has been half the battle. Nevertheless we're told it should all be wrapped up and settled by the end of the year, or start of the next. The gist being, if the funding stream isn't available in time, we'll be funding the remaining treatments ourselves to fill the time gap, so the car may still have to go. On the bright side again, when we mentioned this to my brother and after the initial death stares and muttering, we did find him looking at GTR's or "a present from karma after they've finished de-scramlbling my noodle, if the combo dollars ever actually come through" as he gleefully puts it. Again, thanks for taking the time to read and for all the support thus far. Michael.

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Hi guys, I've been down working on the car for the past week or so, trying to get it back to a rolling shell. At the minute the shell has been seam welded, prepped and painted. I'm trying to figure out the wiring loom and all the electronis at the minute. I don't suppose anyone on here would have any photo's of the dash and cabin looms? I've been working from the nissan workshop guides, but the diagrams are a bit of a nightmare. One of the air-con units in the unit fell from it's mounting (my fault, I was meant to fix it months ago), totalling the passenger side rear quarter. Does anyone on here know where / how much we could source one from? There's a big box of parts that we think are for sale. Would it be possible for one of the admins to get in touch via a pm and advise on prices etc. None of us have any idea what these parts are worth. Finally, does any on here have any experience with weld in roll cages for the 350? I've done a few google searches on it and it's a bit of a mine field, mostly one-offs or stuff from the states. I know customcages supply them, but I've also stumbled across a company called Nixon motorsport. Any advice would be really useful. Any greatly help appreciated. Cheers Guys, James.

Just a quick update: The doc's started a new nerve growth / stimulation treatment, which to be perfectly honest I don't fully understand. I'll post another update as and when we have one. Again, thank you all for the kind words and support. A friend who was helping with the car has had the login details for this account passed onto him, I hope this isnt against any rules. I've asked him to put up details of the project and the state the car is currently in. He'll make a lot more sense then my attempts at describing everything. Thanks again, Michael

Hi everyone, Thanks for the kind words, never expected such an overwhelming response, particularly as it seems he wasnt active on here. Its truely appreciated. We're up in Durham, with the being kept in a unit through newcastle at the minute. I'll have a word with his 2 sidekicks who were helping out with his car project. I'm sure they'll be able to provide a fuller picture of what was going on with the car before the accidient. Thanks again, Michael.

Hi everyone, I'm affraid I'm going to have to be the bearer of bad news. I'm not sure how active he was on this forum, I know he had a build thread up somewhere, but it may have been on another site. Back in April my brother (azuregt300 on here), was involved in a major road traffic accidient involving 3 vechiles. Although he survived the crash, his head injuries have left him in an induced coma. Although not the end of the road by any stretch, it is highly unlikely he'll be waking up in the near future, although when he does the doctors have told us that they don't know 'how much of him will be left'. He could wake up and be fine or he might be left with 'significant' memory damage. At the time of the crash he was turning his 350z into a time attack car (I'm assuming that's the correct term). Myself and our father were initially thinking of trying to complete this for him, as a surprise for him if he wakes up. Unfortunately its way beyond our knowledge or ability. We quite literally dont know where to even start. If at all possible, could the site admins (again, I think thats the right term) please advise on the best course of action / rules etc. To fund my brothers care, we would like to sell whatever parts of the car we are able to rather than just scrapping everything. The full car is 'stripped' and everything is available. I will happily provide information / pics etc. once I know how to proceed. Kindest Regards, Michael

thanks all I'm from the shire (washington) mate.

Hi all, I've been lurking around here for the last year or so, I think its about time I post something. I'm based around newcastle, and I can happily say after a year of owning the car I'm still smitten! Cheerio!

If it was the early hours of saturday morning it would have been me. Guess seeing as this is also my first post I'm going to have to say hi to everyone and stop lurking