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Never really noticed the Brembo logo but the caliper was bright gold and its already down to a ginger on their way to the brown my old calipers were. Sadly the forecast at the moment looks like 14 degrees and raining so I don't think I'll be a hero in the braking zones with all that 6 ft of grass runoff it gives you around there!!

A few from the last trip in my DE Zed

You wont regret it. They really do stand up to track work while being a good street tyre too. What sort of power does the car have? Its got such a buzz around the place, its so addictive once you've been you just wanna go back every year......think the plan is to try Spa for 2017 though as thats a box we've got to tick too

What have you gone for?

Cheers! I'm glad I shared all my hard work now, its been nice to get such a positive reaction to it from everyone Yeah it can be tight working in there but I've had to do jobs on a driveway in the snow before so its luxury nowadays really having a garage at all

Thanks! They are great tyres, I used them on my old Evo 5 and now the new "R" version and both are really impressive and I've been really happy with, they've not got the outright grip of the Michelin Cups but they're not as far off as people might like to admit and you're not guaranteed a accident if it starts raining so I think they are a better tyre all round. The AD08R is the control tyre for world time attack so they cant be bad!! I don't think I will strip the Zed as I am trying to keep it as a good GT car for trips to alps etc. having it as it is now I think is the perfect balance for me I see your 86 is charged so that must be a great car, were you out on track at the 'ring in it and how did you get on? It is 10x better than anyone can tell you out there isn't it..............I love the place

Cheers guys

Thought I'd do a bit of an update. So although the colour is very nice the condition of the car was pretty horrific up close, the last owner/the dealer must've washed it with mud and sand paper! Full of swirls and plenty of holograms from a previous poor mop job for good measure the car had no proper shine and looked at its worst in sunshine when it should be looking its best. After doing some homework I decided the detailing route was too expensive and not being a showy car/owner myself was probably too much but I did want to tidy it up and get it looking as good as it should. After going through few options I arrived at Meguiars, after taking a look at their stuff and being reassured that its idiot proof and it'll fix 90% of the paints faults I collected my MT320 kit and headed home with some big hopes I was happy with the end result..........................I'll let the pics do the rest of the talking Next up...........after a very successful and enjoyable track day at Donington end of August in preparation for the 'Ring trip in September 2 things were apparent I needed to sort before that trip. Firstly the brakes.............worn and needing a fresh set of discs and pads, I've always been happy with the Performance Friction floating discs and Pagid RS29 setup so got them ordered up and fitted, along with a quick bleed with the Millers 300+ brake fluid its ready for another outing Secondly............with the extra grip available on the new AD08R tyres and the chassis setup I cant stay in the seat and have huge bruises on my knees trying to wedge myself between the door and centre console while still trying to dance on the pedals! After previously having proper bucket seats and harnesses I've always wanted to get back into a decent set of comfy and supportive seats, the improvements in your concentration and the feel through your bum are also welcome to have when pressing on. Looking at mounting harnesses in the Zed while maintaining it as a road car seems to be a bit difficult but after looking around on web and here found www.gcfabrications.co.uk, a quick phone call to them had one of their harness bars on order. The guy I spoke to was a really nice bloke and the quality and fit of the product is as good as any high end brand product I've used before so I would recommend this to anyone considering the same. I had read peoples concerns about this bar but I couldn't see any issues from pics I'd seen and don't have any concerns now its bolted in my car with my life depending on it doing its job should the worst ever happen. When it came to choosing seats I'd had a bit of earlier luck on Ebay and had some Bride mounts sitting in the loft. I wanted a road seat that would mount up to these and recline so I could still get to the storage bit behind passenger seat etc. At this point I'll skip out 2 weeks of grief and agro, some of the worst customer service I've ever experienced and the worst quality product I've had the misfortune of buying on the poor and incorrect info I'd received and just say DO NOT USE www.sportseats4u.co.uk/ OR www.cobraseats.com Back to good news! So after the above I went back to my first thought when wanting these seats and harnesses and put a call in to Demon Tweeks and ordered 2xRecaro Speed and pair of Sabelt 2†4 point bolt in harnesses........ordered on a Friday afternoon they arrived on Saturday and I set about installing everything. I wouldn't say they are really much if any lower than the standard seats but in terms of support and actually comfort too (and I never found the standard seats uncomfy either) they are a huge improvement..............and they look the nuts too!! Thanks for looking

Is a nice colour, suits the Zed well

We are praying for sunshine and dry tarmac too, week Thursday so not long to wait for us! 30Bhp sounds a bit optimistic but I know the long headers are the way to go for max results. After a very successful pre-ring trackday at Donington at the end on Aug I can tell you the current set up is perfect for me. Car has really good turn in and is almost perfectly neutral through the corners with it leaning on the rears and allowing some adjustment from the rear on the throttle to keep the nose tightly on course if needed and great traction getting on the power on exit. I'll post back after Germany but I'm going feeling very comfortable in the car. Current weights and setup (we did fix that rear toe but I don't seem to have got to a print out after)

You're right mate, I found out what I was doing wrong and got a reading of 2.2-2.3ohm through the pretensioner. All sorted now and no light!! Just had a flick through your build thread, very nice car! Out of interest is your inner lap belt mounted to the seat belt buckle mount point on the subframe?

Hi, I've just removed the seats and seatbelts in my 350z, I've soldered in the 2.2ohm resistors into the seat circuit as per guides so thats taken care of that however does anyone know what resistor I need to solder into the seat belt pre tensioner circuit to sort that so I dont have the big red flashing light in my face!!! Thanks

Nice work. When are you heading to the 'Ring? We're booked on the Thursday DN16 through destination-nurburgring.com, Darren and the guys organise great events there so I'd recommend them if you've not already booked something up 1) Ordered through sumopower as they are the UK distributor but after found it cheaper still on tarmacsportz website. Went with it cos I had one before on my Evo 5 which was 420bhp and did tons of trackdays with no overheating issues. The quality is spot on too as you can see from the pics. I fitted one of their rad caps but the 'stat is the stock one. Also use Millers products throughout the whole car including their extra cool and coolant. 2) Chose it after reading all the positive comments about it, it does come with the slave cylinder and as far as I'm aware no one has reported anymore probs with pedal sticking on the floor so problem fixed! Lighter flywheel obviously helps but I see they do any even lighter one than I have which I would've had if I'd known about it!! But I did do all my mods at one time so I cant really say how much this improves response as a single mod. Its a firmer pedal but not over the top at all, well mannered and seems well built so should stand up to a bit of track use. I heel and toe all the time so I'm nice to my clutches and have never had a problem so hoping this ones not the one to give me any. 3) No probs with mine, but I have read about it and will be doing it at some point end of the year/over Xmas/winter etc for peace of mind next year. Oil pressure is quite high anyways as I use Millers CFS 10w60 NT in the car but I do keep an eye on it to make sure its always reading the same as is usual. 4) They're the ones. They do represent good gains and are made really well and yes do make the sound much nicer, had Berk decats on my DE car and they came off at my first chance for a set of ART pipes cos of the noise and so I went with the same again for this car. 5) I'll post a pic of my geometry if you like when I dig it out. Ride height i set myself at a point where the front lower arm was ever so slightly higher on the inboard end as to keep roll centre sensible (no maths in it though) and I run the rear slightly higher to give some positive rake angle (again no maths sorry) My ARB's are hardest rear setting and softest front for most of the time 6) I thought about it and if it was only a track car I might be more tempted but driving long distances I think I'm grateful for the taller gearing. Circuits like the 'Ring and Spa though its not a problem at all but Cadwell Park for example its in 3rd for most of the lap!!

Thanks for your comments guys

Am sorted now. Thanks all

I wouldn't want you to include the filters, just the boxes. How much would you want for them? I've got mate in Chester that I'm meeting next Friday so I might be able to sweet talk him into collecting these for me!

Does anyone have a pair of standard airboxes from a HR 350z that they have kicking about and might want a couple of quid for? Preferably not too far from Warwick so I can come and collect Cheers, Martin

The colour was a bonus when it came up for sale! Hard to say one area as everything is just up a notch or 2 really The engine mods on paper don't look much but in the real world and paired with lighter flywheel etc I think it frees it up enough to be better everywhere over stock and is so much keener to rev and access the power its got The chassis all rebushed firms things up quite a bit to be fair, maybe too firm for some but it allows the suspension to do all the work and you can feel that more when pressing on, it lost that floating disconnected feel that it had before (the stock subframe bushes allow a lot of movement) and it responds better to adjustments too as a result. The eibach arb's make a huge difference as a single mod, corners much flatter and improves direction changes massively. And lastly and most importantly decent sticky tyres, all the above would be a waste of time if the thing touching the ground is kwik fits own brand! The brakes, although still using std brembos are great, the performance friction discs being a floating disc not only save a load of unsprung weight but have performed faultlessly over all the abuse I've given them (they were on my last Zed too) they've only ever had the Pagid RS29 pads fitted to them which never fade and are as happy going to the shops as lapping the nurburgring, they are pricey but they out perform everything else I've tried so I stick to them. The only downside being the dust it pretty aggressive so got to make sure you wash your wheels regularly. Sorry for the super long reply which didn't even really answer your question either!

Yeah do it all in my (wish it was a double) garage. The pic with the gearbox on the floor and axle stands all round on hole 3 is as much room as I had to do the job. Although its big the gearbox isn't too heavy and it nicely weighted to sit on a jack and be pulled away from the engine and then there's loads of room to nearly sit up under there and swap everything over. I'd recommend the Xtreme kit too, good quality and feel reassuringly heavy but not too heavy under your foot with no silly juddering etc mines already done a good few hundred miles of Alps bashing and its first trackday and feels good as new.

Thanks for all the comments, really appreciate that! I will update as and when things happen, think it'll probably see the rest of the year out like this though

Thanks, it's coming on nicely!

Next up was to get rid of the standard lsd thats not up to any sort of spirited or track driving. After a little research I sourced the my own spec OS Giken superlock (1way 3/35) along with new stub axle required, bearings and seals To finish up and help get the engine breathing a bit freer I refitted my tanabe medalion exhaust/ XYZ y-pipe with resonator and the new HR ART pipes. I kept the standard air boxes but added K&N panel filters as this seems to be the best for power and booked the car in the see Mark@Abbey Motorsport for its Uprev (with fingers firmly crossed for the best)...........it made 293Hp@the wheels To bring you right upto date, my latest thing was to improve the cooling. I sourced a Koyo radiator, 1.3bar cap and silicone rad/heater hoses from HPS in the states (couldn't resist having a set of their intake hoses too though!) For me the car is spot on (for now anyway), I can drive to a track enjoy it all day and drive home again as well as being a great weekend fun car. I'll be at Donington at the end of the month to give it its test run before its 'Ring trip in September. All the mods I've done I'd highly recommend to anyone, they all fit great all do what you want them to with no nasty downsides, its still totally usable and not too far from the great road car it was but with much higher limits on track. Parts supplied through the below people and all have been very helpful and provided great service so cheers: Mark@Abbey Motorsport Ewen@Clark Motorsport Rod@RB Motorsport Quentin @Qprep for superb job with geometry the old skool (best) way The guys at Sumopower Alyn@AS Performance Mitz@CougarStore and a few bits sourced through the guys n girls of the 350z forum!! There's a few bits n pieces I've missed so here is the full spec: (Updated 28/06/18) Chassis: MCS Motion Control Suspension 2WNR coilovers inc bearing top mounts all round SPL front upper camber/caster arms SPL rear toe links SPL rear camber links SPL rear traction arms SPL FK spherical bearings throughout SPL bump steer correction tie rod ends Eibach ARB with whiteline drop links Whiteline subframe and diff bushes Bespoke alignment @QPrep Nismo Rays 18" LMGT4 wheels Yokohama AD08R 255/40R18 front 265/40R18 rear Drivetrain: Xtreme clutch kit inc single mass flywheel and clutch slave cylinder fix B&M short shifter Mtec Industries shifter / detent springs OS Giken superlock diff Brakes: Front: AP CP5555 6 pot calipers with Pagid RSL29 pads / 343mm PF Performance Friction floating discs with custom BGdevelopments brackets and bells Rear: Standard Brembo calipers and discs with Pagid RS42 pads Goodridge braided hoses all round Homemade 76mm cooling ducting to front brakes PFC RH665 brake fluid Engine: Tomei Cams (Exh and Inlet 272 degree / 10.8mm lift) Tomei valve springs Ported and reprofiled heads and inlet manifold CNC valve seat cut PPE long tube race manifolds with parallel merge collector Motordyne XYZ y pipe Tanabe medalion exhaust Boundary Gears billet oil pump gears R35 Injectors Stillen Gen3 long intakes with K&N filters HPS rad and heater hoses Koyo radiator and cap Mocal oil cooler with homemade cowling 343hp@7250rpm If you've made it this far then cheers for reading and I hope you like the car! Thanks, Martin Few Xtra pics!!

So I've been meaning to write a little build thread about my new Zed for a while so hear goes! I'll try and fly through it a bit so its not too boring for you to read...... Bit of background: I've owned a 2004 DE Zed since 2012 and I carried out quite a few choice mods on that and learned a lot from that car too. In Oct 2015 I saw an ad for a totally stock 2008 HR Zed, 1 owner from new 26k miles and a full nissan dealer service history. So after taking a look the car was bought, collected and stored at my mums while I stripped the DE car of parts I could sell and parts I could swap over...... Once the DE was sold I bought the HR home and along with the parts that I already had and was transferring onto this car there was now a pile of new parts I'd acquired in the few months that had past addressing all the fixes to weaker areas I'd felt that the DE car had and so making the HR “THE†Zed for my use. On arrival looking filthy and in need of a wash before work begins! http://i.imgur.com/T4S0OsKl.jpg First major job was I wanted the whole car rebushed, suspension, diff rear subframe the lot, so I chose the whiteline black range and set to it. Was really impressed with the whiteline bushes so much beefier than the stock items with way less space to flex and move around the fit on all of them was spot on too. http://i.imgur.com/VAdgg0Bl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bAFt9Gsl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1zEILc8l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SpTXmktl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cilkrpfl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/GJ6FtRkl.jpg I already had my Bilstein B14 kit to go on, I was tightening up the chassis with the bushes and knowing I was going to have the alignment all set up to suit a bit of track work once all the work had been finished I thougth I'd aim for some better results by adding a few SPL suspension components to the mix http://i.imgur.com/uu20Uvjl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/d35eYeUl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/5LvA5Pil.jpg Chassis done, it was time to move on to the drivetrain. Having done a bit of homework and research on the HR cars I knew the clutch slave cylinder was a known problem and along with wanting an uprated clutch and single mass flywheel there was only one (very perfect solution) the Xtreme kit! http://i.imgur.com/5l1O0rAl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Faa3Pg8l.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vlRWeutl.jpg Continued...........................

Sold Cheers Rob

Cheers for getting in touch Adrian appreciate it, I have managed to get it quite a bit cheaper and quicker though this time round so have ordered it up Alex, they are now 56mm cores so that should keep things nice and cool on track!