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31 minutes ago, davey_83 said:

Yay!! She passed, here's to the next 12 months 

Flying colours! 

Just at the MOT centre, pretty nervous!

PreMOT new rims shot

Anyone have any interest in my old shocks and exhaust?

Full set of Nismo 56110 RSZ30 with Apex lowering springs

Japspeed K1 Exhaust with cats

If so I'll throw a post up on the trade pages...

14 hours ago, tony420z said:

you can't beat a set of new wheels  

They have to be, the old ones look like they were made out of tin and held on with sticky tape 

So, week number three in the garage! Got to get all the defects cleared up before the MOT. Looks like the previous owners tried to jam on wrong wheel bearings, spacers and all kinds of crap. Sigh.

We are now at...

• new wheel bearings all round with new studs.
• bit of spot welding underneath to tidy up some corrosion
• looks like the heat shield around the fuel tank has a spot of corrosion but should be able to argue that as non structural with the MOT center
• It had some Japspeed camber arms on the front that had screwed ball joints so we have replaced those with some Driftworks camber arms, they look fairly basic but can swap them out later down the line

Roll on next week, might actually have her back on the road

waiting on those new camber arms

Settled on a new rim and tyre package today, wewp!

Alloys: 18" Rota Grid Drift

2x 18" Rota Grid Drift Alloy Wheels (Wheel Specifications: 18 x 9.5" 5x114.3 ET20 FRONT)

2x 18" Rota Grid Drift Alloy Wheels (Wheel Specifications: 18 x 10" 5x114.3 ET15 REAR)

Tyres: Yokohama Advan Sport V105S

2x 245/40R18 (Tyre Specifications: 245/40R18 95Y XL FRONT)

2x 265/40R18 (Tyre Specifications: 265/40R18 101Y XL REAR)

I'm hoping with the right drop on the coilovers it'll be a nice flush fit without need to roll the arches. But we'll see!

edit: after chatting with the chaps at Rota Shop have altered the tyre and alloy spec slightly. Didn't want the stretched look but wanted to keep it fairly aggressive and flush while not getting any rub and scrub.

Anyone know where I can get a set of headlights retrofitted for HID / Sequential turn signals?

https://www.customheadlights.co.uk/ this place doesn't seem to be responding to queries

There was another chap who did retrofits and had a facebook page someone linked on the forum but I can't for the life of me find it again via the search function!

Regards

As a quick update, already got some parts coming in...

Exhaust: Milltek 3.00" Cat Back Exhaust System (Dual 100mm Meteor Tailpipe)

I did want the Invidia Gemini system but there is a long wait on these at the moment and after doing some research and listening to what others had fitted I decided on the Milltek. It's not as raspy and its a little quieter but right now I have a JapSpeed on there that the previous owners have put on. It so obnoxiously loud that the drone when up to speed is...debilitating!

HFCs: DE TORQEN High Flow Cats

I've heard a lot of good about the Berk HFCs, but I've recently been dealing with @Adrian@TORQEN via the forum so though't I'd give these a try. Mostly as an apology for pestering him so much, thanks Adrian!

Coilovers: BC Racing BR Series, Type RS Coilovers

Enough said really; great reviews as far as I can tell, popular with the community. Good for street / light track use. Bit of a no brainer at the price point.

Braces: Ultra Racing W Brace

Because the old one doesn't even exist any more.

All these parts ordered in, arriving next week.

As requested in my intro post I'm starting a build log to document restoring the old lady back to her former glory days.

It's getting driven over to my very excellent mechanic today to get her MOT done and start discussions around what we plan on doing to it. I'm hoping that I will be able to do the less mechanically skillful parts myself and leave the skillful things down to someone who doesn't have giant great spam hands.

So before it heads out today I wanted to share some pics that outline the condition I picked it up in. Bodywork, it's not too bad. But its def been drifted and has the old clonk and clunk, rub and scrub in the back.

I'm not going to go into detail of what is going to be done in this first post as that's pretty fluid. Will it be a street / track car? Will she be a show pony and only rolled out on the weekends? Don't know just yet, but that's half the joy of buying this car, seeing where it will take me...

Any suggestions are gladly received so don't hold back!

Hi all,

I'm after a set of headlights for a 2003 350z (japan import if that matters).

I need a set to send away for a retrofit so I'm not left with a Z with no eyes for a few weeks.

Cheers!

1 minute ago, Konflict89 said:

welcome to the forum! looks like its had a rear quarter repair at some point. if so, i hope you got a good price for it 

Yeah, not a bad price at all.

It has been an old drift car at some point that's for sure.

So I've been with Adrian Flux for a year now on a multicar policy for two modified Golfs, been very happy with them and their customer service even with an inflated rate on the GTi as the Mrs has only been driving for two years.

However, just picked up a 350Z which is obvs a lot more beastly than the GTi and needed to carry my NCD onto this one. Adrian Flux came strong out the gate with a quote of 800+ and Admiral have pretty much halved that!

It beggars belief that AF don't have access to the same pool of underwriters, so are they trying to squeeze me too hard? Either way, Admiral have got my business this year. Maybe next year AF 

4 minutes ago, Akumanozetto said:

Maybe getting the OEM cats for the MOT and keep the decat for the rest of the year?  I was told that there is a chance that the HFC will not pass the MOT if not warming it up enough right before the test. For me, i fitted a HFC and the invidia gemini cat back exhaust as my OEM exhaust was so rusty and i decide to keep the car for a few years. If that is within your budget, then go for it, you will not regret 

I've got a great mechanic so not too worried.

You've got the exact exhaust setup I'm looking at fitting. 

2 minutes ago, Akumanozetto said:

what will be your first mod?  IIMO adding a spoiler is good for a 350z. 

Probably a HFC and new exhaust. It's currently been decatted and has a cheap horrible exhaust thrown on. Need to get it through its MOT.

Hey all,

Just closed the deal on an import 2003 350z. Been drooling over these motors since I can remember and now I get to join the lofty heights of others looking to sink a ton of cash in to car mods.

Was very lucky finding a young gentleman who was forced to sell due to astronomical insurance cost. She definitely needs some work and a little Botox but the plan is to spruce her up and make her pretty again. Might even make a project thread!

So hey all, glad to make your acquaintance.

Cheers