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    A night out with some drifters...

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    I had a bit of a different night out last night, but fun!

     

    Went to a local pub for a drink and meal with a crew of drifters and their resident photogapher. Had a great meal and then went out to the car park where my Zed got a surprising amount of love from them..."skidding in comfort!" :)

     

    After walking around each others cars we headed out in a convoy of S15s, a Seat Ibiza (the photographer) and me to some big ass roundabouts.

     

    Lots of sideways action on the way there when the roads were empty, and a LOT of sidewas action, and smoke, and blatting exhausts when we got to the big roundabouts. A few bewildered bystanders had to wait a few seconds to get on to the roundabouts but no hassle.

     

    I should point out that all this time I'm pulled over with a mate watching from side roads! I don't endorse this at all, nor do I want the points, fines, or damage to my car!

     

    Last round about of the 3, 3 cars drifting in formation, the photographer on the roundabout snapping away............police van turns up :doh:

     

    2 of the drifters leave the scene very sharpish while the van blocked one in. I decided to casually get the F out of the area as casually as possible! The photographer was held by the fuzz too.

     

    Caught up with everyone later in the evening - no fines or points handed out! Couldn't believe their luck!

     

    Will see if I can get hold of the photos. Was a very strange night!

    Wrapping concave sections

    in 350Z Modifications

    Posted

    Hello all,

     

    I'm hoping that someone with a little more experience can help me out here.

     

    I'm new to wrapping, but really enjoying it. What I've done so far:

    viewtopic.php?f=26&t=48473

     

    One area that I'm struggling with is concave sections, such as the dimples on the strut cover, or any kind of indentation. When the vinyl is heated it shrinks slightly, pulling them flat. The temp inside a car in the sun is easily enough to trigger this.

     

    What is the correct technique for wrapping parts like that?

    removing strut brace cover

    in Interior

    Posted

    Ello all,

     

    I want to remove my strut brace cover to wrap it, but can't seem to make it budge. Remove the two end pieces and there doesnt appear to be anything else holding it in but it's stuck solid - more brute force needed??

     

    What am I missing?

    shall I buy this car for £6500? 24 hours to decide

    in 350Z General

    Posted

    You get what you pay for... no such thing as a bargain. If its under priced then there will be a reason for it. Oh and wealthy folks are often the tightest. Sorry but caveat emptor......... :thumbdown:

     

    Sometimes.

     

    The seller of mine turned out to be a debt collector......so maybe it wasn't even his car to sell! (paperwork checked out as did the usual checks)

     

    Oh, and Nissan did a health check on it for me and reported all OK except the brakes in need of replacing - which I'm doing at the moment.

    shall I buy this car for £6500? 24 hours to decide

    in 350Z General

    Posted

    Interestingly I bought a possibly iffy 2004 car early this year.

     

    No service history, the only photo was of it under some snow, and priced at £7500 (with 39k on the clock).

     

    I went to take a look and the seller had it valeted, refurbed the wheels (not brilliantly, but looked good), fitted brand new tyres and gave me a few spares he had kicking about for it. Biggest problem was due to the weather we couldn't test drive it.

     

    He claimed that the garage had lost the service book when it had it's last service and promised he would get a replacement from them. I didn't have any faith in getting the service book but the car looked good and felt solid with no real signs of wear and tear on the inside or outside.

     

    Bought it - having tons of fun.

     

    Always wondered if it'd be worth trying to get the service history on it - and how I'd do it. Call the Nissan garage he said did the work?

     

    It's got 41k on it now - is it due another service yet?

    front pads and discs...on a budget

    in Wanted

    Posted

    Ello all.

     

    I'm after some redstuff front pads and some sexy looking discs - my current ones are cheap as chips plain and almost non-existent now!

     

    What discs and where from? I was looking at Cougar Store but the site is up and whenever I try to browse it :rant:

    what to do about stone chips...

    in Car Detailing

    Posted

    After giving the car it's first good clean since I bought it (4hrs! snowfoam, wash, dry, clay, demon shine) I really noticed the stone chips on the front, and a couple of small chips elsewhere on the body work.

     

    What is the best solution - preferably easily DIY - that I can do to fix these? The front it looking very peppered :(

     

    It's gunmetal grey if that makes any difference.

     

    Is it possible to get a clear wrap for the bonnet and bumper once they are all cleaned up?

    Margate Hotels?

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    There is a new travel lodge or holiday inn at Westwood cross shopping centre. I work right by it.

     

    Its nice, good parking, good entertainment on your doorstep. Plus if you pm me I'll sort you out with some tickets for you and the lad to a local attraction :)

    Margate Hotels?

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    There is a new travel lodge or holiday inn at Westwood cross shopping centre. I work right by it.

     

    Its nice, good parking, good entertainment on your doorstep. Plus if you pm me I'll sort you out with some tickets for you and the lad to a local attraction :)

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