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Kev T

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  1. It says in the blurb " can be adjusted from drivers seat " so i assume thats on the move, but i guess i will have to wait until fitment to find out.
  2. Hi there nice to see new faces and hear different views
  3. I got them for slightly less, gonna get them fitted and 4 wheel alignment setup at Abbey in the new year when i will do a review of the differences to OEM.
  4. Interesting American article NISSAN 370Z VS DATSUN 240Z By now, many of our Speedhunters readers have probably already read my "driving impression story" on the new Nissan 370Z. However, I wanted to take a quick look back at the design similarities between the new 370Z and the old school S30-chassis 240Z. I thought it would be pretty cool to do a photo shoot showing both the new and old Zs together. However, I had a hard time finding a clean yellow Z to shoot; I wanted a yellow 240Z because our 370Z test car would be yellow as well. I called up my friends, Ben and Dan Hsu from Japanese Nostalgic Car Magazine. I said, "listen guys. You guys have a magazine dedicated to old Japanese cars. Please find me a yellow Z!" The next day, Ben Hsu called me up, and sho nuff, he had a yellow 240Z for me to shoot. Awesome! He mentioned that he had some ideas for a story on both Zs, and asked if he could also have his brother Dan shoot photos of the 370Z for a Nostalgic Car story for their magazine. Of course! Friends helping each other; that's what this automotive hobby of ours is about, isn't it? Anyway, I'd like to thank both Ben and Dan for their help with this photo shoot, and for introducing me to Fred Jordan, the founder of the Datsun Heritage Museum (more on this in a future story) and the Z-Car Club of Inland Valley. Fred was nice enough to allow us to use one of the cars from the museum for our shoot! After scheduling and rescheduling this shoot around Speedhunters deadlines and untimely rain, we finally made it down to the museum, where Fred and his wife were waiting with Kay Milton, the original owner of the 1971 240Z used in our shoot. Thank you to everyone involved for helping out with this project! We obviously attracted a lot of attention on the road, driving our two bright yellow cars – an unreleased-to-the-public yellow Nissan 370Z and a classic Datsun 240Z, from the museum through Temecula's city streets, to the winery area where we finally did our shoot, thanks to a helpful suggestion from my friend Jeremy Rafanan. When we had these two cars side by side, I felt that you could definitely notice the similar design DNA in both cars. After all, Nissan's goal in designing the new 370Z was to bring back the 240Z's feeling of high performance and stylish design in a newer body. Just looking at the photo above, you can easily notice… even though it's a lot smaller than the 350, the 370Z looks huge in comparison to the 240Z, doesn't it? I dig this Z emblem/sidemarker on the front fender of the 370. It looks similar to the Z emblem on the C-pillar of the 240Z. From this pic, again, you can see how much larger the 370Z is compared to the old school 240. However, you can also notice many similarities – the slanted roofline and angled front window… the side and quarter windows also have an almost exactly similar shape. The gas door is also in the same place, more or less. Other than that, the taillights and rear end look completely different of course. I think these two cars look great together. Wouldn't it be cool to have both of them parked side-by-side in your garage? I think the side profile of the new 370Z is so sexy! You're not too bad looking yourself, 240Z! Just to clarify things, this is not a bone stock 240Z. It's *almost* bone stock… however, the owner of the car decided to leave it "period correct 1970s American" style, with the 5 spoke wheels (anyone care to guess who makes them? American Racing? Cragar? I bet one of our Speedhunters readers knows!), side moldings, and bumper guard extensions, which, in my opinion, make the front of the 240Z look like a football player's helmet. Whether or not this appeals to your sense of Japanese car style, this is how typical Zs in the USA looked back in the day. The triple gauges in the middle of the dash also are an homage to the classic Z, which also had 3 gauges in molded dash pods. In my opinion, I think the clock is kind of poorly placed; I'd prefer to have a better, more useful gauge in its place. Again, the gauges and the rear view seems reminiscent of the 1970s Z. I think it would have been great to have a taller rear window though (although I'm sure a taller rear window would affect the design/look of the car adversely). The only reason I'm saying it is because I like big visibility in the rear because I like to watch out for cops in the rearview when I'm speeding. Again, a close up shot of the very similar side window design. This is what reinforces the classic look to me. What a great pair of cars to own, especially together! 240Z owners, go buy matching 370s! If I owned a 240Z, I definitely would!
  5. Got the Teins through Driftworks one of the forum traders and they were expensive !
  6. scarey stuff, and exactly what set that nutter off ?
  7. Yes that the idea, one setting for track and another saved for the road.
  8. Tein monoflex coilovers for the 370 with EDFC and 4 little motors that sit on top of adjusting screw so that all of the damping can be done from inside the cabin at the touch of a button even on the move, clever stuff.
  9. Then your insurance is invalid...... If you don't tell them who's gonna know ? And if you're really that concerned replace the fuse with a blown one job done !!!!!!!!!!
  10. Having purchased the gear knob that Robthreefifty had for sale on another forum i fitted it today and am very pleased with the look, the grip is lower and throw wieghtier due to the solid machined material .
  11. A couple of weeks ago Zspeed in the USA were having what they call blackfriday discount day so i decided to bite the bullet and order one of these to replace the oem plastic shroud, the advantage being from the obvoius better looks albeit from underneath, the slots will provide extra cooling during hot weather, this is the version 2 which fits the Greddy deep sump i have fitted, i am also going to drill a series of large holes through the step to allow even greater air flow over the sump before assembly. http://s1291.beta.ph...html?sort=3&o=0 http://s1291.beta.ph...html?sort=3&o=1 http://s1291.beta.ph...html?sort=3&o=2
  12. Removing the steering lock fuse will solve the issue, but has to be done before the failure of the lock solenoid.
  13. Did you mean that the new exhaust lost 10 bhp ?
  14. what is wrong with the mindless t@ssers who do this kind of thing !
  15. I feel like sending that through the doors of all the houses on Morden lane. Every one in the street is a prat and its a major cut through. Just one tawt slowing down to goork and there is a 30 min tail back down a 2 min road. Bah Humbug Peter, you can always go down Tudor drive and avoid the speed humps!
  16. Black '08 350 coupe @ 1.30pm today 5/12/12 heading towards stockwell.
  17. Those intakes with exhaust and HFC will give great gains, you should see around 315 at the rear wheels.
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