HEADPHONES Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 01/06/2021 at 11:58, davey_83 said: Trip over to Shelsley Walsh for the first time for Sunday's event, picking up my ol man on the way who absolutely loved it. Is that your dad's Porsche? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 No, 'picking up' means giving a lift 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Same car, different background 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 26 minutes ago, davey_83 said: Same car, different background 😀 That's the money shot right there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Cheers fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Pic someone took from the Midlands meet a couple months back. Who do other folks picture of your car, look better than your own 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) Browsing as you do i came across a used set of coilovers on eBay, listed as Nissan 350z springs and shock absorbers. Thought I don't recognise this make however figured they'd be worth a look. Quick check of the ad out of interest looking to gauge condition and more importantly the make. Made out the wording WAT Racing, who you say. I thought the exact same thing, turns out WAT Racing Performance is a motorsport company in Taiwan who run a FIA rally team (four time consecutive class titles) who also design, build and test their own suspension. Competing in circuit/track along with rally/hill climb competitions. www.watsuspension.com/about-us.htm Thought for the right price these would be worth the gamble, nothing ventured and all that. Also made sense that a motorsport team might know how to make decent suspension. Was happy with the current ride height, however wanted to dial out the floaty feeling when pushing on as you can sense the weight I guess more with softer dampers along with reduced travel from the lowering springs. Bought the coilovers and in the meantime messaged WAT Racing via Facebook for details on what I had paid for. They kindly came back with the below. Being a used set they of course needed a good tidy prior to fitting. Took everything that I can apart to assess and clean. Having never had coilovers before with helper springs (previously had MeisterR and BC on my last car) I again contacted WAT Racing for information on preload. Was absolutely blown away with the reply *see below. Thought ok let's get to it. Looking much better The complete set awaiting assembly Built up and preloads set to manufacturers spec. Ride height of each corner checked from bottom of the alloy to arch. Rears first, figured I'd get the easy pair out the way. Considerably weight saving. Spin the car round and onto the fronts, again fair bit of weight lost due to forged top and lower mounts. Initially siting way to low......... Raised each corner and went for a drive round the block. Back on the drive and adjust ride height again. Currently sitting -40mm however later want to set the ride height to -25mm. Will no doubt settle after a decent drive out. Damping set to 8 clicks front and 12 rear out of 40. The next day went to Wheels On Wednesday car show in Spetchley, circa 70 mile round trip encountering motorways, duals, A and B roads, gravel track and even cattle grids. To my relief the ride is great, deals with poor road surfaces very well. Will feel better once it's raised a bit too I'd have thought. Compared to the 16yr old shock absorbers of course the ride is going to feel way better. The car deals with adverse cambers and undulations so much better now with greater body control. To explain poor road surfaces are no longer poor surfaces. Haven't of course lent on the car yet, but I am looking forward to seeing what's what. Edited June 30, 2021 by davey_83 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Awesome. Looks fantastic, looks like the gamble paid off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Wow.....what a find! Add to that the very personal support from that you got and it all sounds a fantastic purchase. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msitpro Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 unexpected! Very nice What are the spring rates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, ballistic said: Awesome. Looks fantastic, looks like the gamble paid off. Cheers pal, yeah thankfully so. 13 hours ago, HEADPHONES said: Wow.....what a find! Add to that the very personal support from that you got and it all sounds a fantastic purchase. Yeah I felt a bit more confident when I was building the suspension back up, following the communication from WAT. It was clear they knew what they where talking about and was more than happy to take the time to explain the set up. 4 hours ago, msitpro said: unexpected! Very nice What are the spring rates? You're telling me, during lockdowns I've spent more on the car than all the years prior!!! Spring rates are 14kg/mm front and 6kg/mm rear. Edited June 28, 2021 by davey_83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Schwier Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Some very nice updates. Those coilovers were one hell of a find! Just like your exhaust system 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Cheers @Lewis Schwier yeah landed lucky on a few bits for the ol' girl. 3 different suspension set ups in the last 10 months, but thats long Zeditous for you. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msitpro Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 28/06/2021 at 13:01, davey_83 said: Cheers pal, yeah thankfully so. Yeah I felt a bit more confident when I was building the suspension back up, following the communication from WAT. It was clear they knew what they where talking about and was more than happy to take the time to explain the set up. You're telling me, during lockdowns I've spent more on the car than all the years prior!!! Spring rates are 14kg/mm front and 6kg/mm rear. Ahh snap on the front. What do you think? Currently running 8k on the back of my 'true' coils myself - purely for arch clearance reasons due to silly wide semi slicks and stock arches. Extremely stiff. I have 6k rear springs as well and really that's the limit IMO for any kind of comfort whatsoever. I think I'll go 10-12k front and 6k rear when these wheels/tyres come off and I go back to the TC-4s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) I didn't choose the spring rates, didn't even know what they were till the package arrived and from reading past threads on here 14/6 is what I'd have chosen. No doubt with more time behind the wheel and when I raise the ride height a tad dial in some rake, il be able to lean on the car to see how it responds. Normal driving thus far feels really good. Also 14kg with the 2kg helper spring I guess would change the dynamics at the guess being sandwiched together? Edited June 30, 2021 by davey_83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 No offence to anyone else but this has got to be my favourite grey Z, you do such a good job with it always looking on point, that kit what a find too looks absolutely lovely especially after the graft and clean 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Cheers pal, means alot - need more updates on yours. Got my license in 2001 and in that time only had 5 cars *2 currently. I take the time to find the best example I can afford and I look after them. Never been one for chopping and changing, so end up having my cars for a long time. Enjoy doing what bits I can myself and the car only goes into a garage for its annual MOT or wheel alignment. Then there's realms of detailing, very much a passion. I could be given a 400z press car for two days and if it was dirty, instead of driving it non stop I'd rather spend the first half of the day cleaning it thoroughly and then go for a drive as that's what I enjoy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Nice update Dave. Always a good read and great content. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) Cheers matey, chatting to Jerrick @ MeisterR recently who goes why don't you just my a set from me - tried and tested. I said where's the fun in that 🤣 Had to make a little cut, really want to put some effort into part 2 Updated Highlight Spec Motordyne ART pipes *heat wrapped Motordyne XYZ pipe with HFC Thorney Motorsport custom 3' exhaust Ramair cone filter *80mm intake JPerformance 3’ hard pipe intake Wasso 5/16 anodized plenum spacer VMS lightweight crank pulley Exedy stage 2 clutch HDev Grounding kit DIRENZA oil catch can Varrstoen ES2-19’ Continental Sport Contact 6 WAT Racing Coilovers *true 14kg/6kg TarmacSportz rear camber arms Whiteline Z33 differential poly bush kit UltraRacing W brace SuperPro ARB bushes Retrimmed alcantra steering wheel B&M Racing shifter MY06 headlamps and rear lamps TarmacSportz rear diffuser TarmacSportz V1 rear style spats Custom side steps Leon Cupra front splitter Carbon b post trims, door mirror covers, engine cover, slam panel, battery/brake servo covers and front bumper insert. Edited June 30, 2021 by davey_83 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msitpro Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 16 hours ago, davey_83 said: I didn't choose the spring rates, didn't even know what they were till the package arrived and from reading past threads on here 14/6 is what I'd have chosen. No doubt with more time behind the wheel and when I raise the ride height a tad dial in some rake, il be able to lean on the car to see how it responds. Normal driving thus far feels really good. Also 14kg with the 2kg helper spring I guess would change the dynamics at the guess being sandwiched together? I did wonder if that was the case haha Good thinking on the rake - see so many slam the rear and in my personal experience it messes up the balance of the car , turn in etc. The helper spring will be fully compressed at normal ride height. It softens the spring rate when you 'land' from a larger bump. Think it makes the effective spring rate around (spring1+spring2)/2 when 'landing'. So in your case 8k. You'd not want it uncompressed at all at normal ride height. That's like a progressive wound spring where it could change handling characteristics WHILE cornering - not predictable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msitpro Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Note also can improve grip via preventing a wheel leaving the ground. (Improved droop) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, msitpro said: I did wonder if that was the case haha Good thinking on the rake - see so many slam the rear and in my personal experience it messes up the balance of the car , turn in etc. The helper spring will be fully compressed at normal ride height. It softens the spring rate when you 'land' from a larger bump. Think it makes the effective spring rate around (spring1+spring2)/2 when 'landing'. So in your case 8k. You'd not want it uncompressed at all at normal ride height. That's like a progressive wound spring where it could change handling characteristics WHILE cornering - not predictable. 6 minutes ago, msitpro said: Note also can improve grip via preventing a wheel leaving the ground. (Improved droop) Yeah a level slammed car might look good but yeah defiantly compromised handling and possibly high speed stability due to a light feeling front end. Yeah the helper would be that quicker reacting force keeping the wheel on the ground maintaining grip/traction *in theory. 911 GT3 runs helper springs and no doubt the handling and body control is best in the game, so no bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 15 hours ago, davey_83 said: Cheers pal, means alot - need more updates on yours. Got my license in 2001 and in that time only had 5 cars *2 currently. I take the time to find the best example I can afford and I look after them. Never been one for chopping and changing, so end up having my cars for a long time. Enjoy doing what bits I can myself and the car only goes into a garage for its annual MOT or wheel alignment. Then there's realms of detailing, very much a passion. I could be given a 400z press car for two days and if it was dirty, instead of driving it non stop I'd rather spend the first half of the day cleaning it thoroughly and then go for a drive as that's what I enjoy. I have updated my welcome piece however I’m probably going to have to start a “new” build thread tbh, problem is when I find the time I’m usually working on or cleaning the car and forget to update the post so I’ll then do a bleak description and upload a picture instead 😂. sounds like the right way to be, I never understand people who go through cars, I dread buying another one because then you take on the last owners mistakes or issues atleast when you’ve had your car for an age you know exactly what needs doing. sounds like the right way to be mate, cleanings the must, driving’s the treat can’t have pudding if you don’t eat your meat 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 Ready for tomorrow's Z meet 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Washed and sealed for today and it of course rained early door arghhhhh. The actual event was dry and even t shirt weather later on. Few pics of mine from today The gloss kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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