Scholar Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) Well after much deliberating I've decided that it was time to return to the JDM zone and with as much time arguing with the missus as researching my next project, I stumbled across a car I always had a slight itch for. The 350z was a car that always eluded me, having previous owning MR2 Turbo's, Hawk eye STI, R34Neo GTT, E46 M3...and wound up in a 2016 Skoda VRS Estate [Diesel] , I figured it was time to ignore the words of so called wisdom and maturity that my partner instills in me and risk having to self satisfy myself using little but my hand as an added expense to purchasing the vehicle. With all this in mind; I took the leap of faith of forcibly becoming a Reborn Christian and the days where my palm was my only sexual gratification...A small price to pay for some fun that in fairness lasts longer than the 240 seconds of bliss I have sacrificed. A small price I would say. Short term pain; long term gain So I set about on my journey to find a car I could use as a solid base for my plans. After searching high and low and deliberating between which engine to go for, DE, RevUP, etc...It ironically came down to picking the car based on it's exterior condition due to planning on a full forged engine rebuild, twin turbo setup. So I purchased a 2004 UK GT Coupe at the tail end of October and so the journey begun: First stage was to get rid of any sign of rust, cut it out and have the car panels resprayed and have the car fully detailed with a paintwork correction and Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light and EXO to protect the paintwork moving forward. I also had the interior fully restored to the highest of standards to make it look as close as possible to new. The results are shown in the pictures below: Next Step - TURBO; -Greddy Twin Turbo Kit Complete with Intercooler -HTA 83mm upgraded Turbo Chargers built for Forced Performance (each turbo can handle 500whp) -Tail 38mm Wastegates -External Wastegate Dump Kit -3in down pipes -Custom Exhaust -Arias Extreme Duty Pistons (.020 overbore) -Cosworth Intake Manifold (Carbon Fiber end caps) -Crower Extreme Duty Connecting Rods -ARP Extreme Duty Head Stud Kit L19 -HKS Metal Head Gasket 97mm -ATS TRIPPLE CARBON CLUTCH -AAM Oil Pan Spacer -CJM Stage 2 Fuel Return System -CJM Twin Fuel Pump Assembly -1000cc Injectors -Jim Wolf C8 Camshaft(turbo spec) -Jim Wolf Spring and Shim Kit -Snow Performance Methanol Injection kit -Forged Performance s1 shortblock assembly kit -Koyo Radiator -B&M Short Throw Shifter -Nismo Thermostat -FP turbo oil filters -Evans Zero Water Coolant -Nissan Rear Coolant Bypass System -AAM Greddy Oil Line kit -Nissan Rod Bearing set-tri -Nissan Main bearing set-tri -Cosworth Thrust bearings std -Nissan Engine Overhaul gasket kit -Premium Heat wrap on manifolds and hot piping -Unorthodox Complete Pulley kit -Blue Samco Hose Kit -Grounding Kit -NGK step two colder spark plugs -Crawford Oil Cap -Greddy High Pressure Radiator Cap Interior [Not a big interior person]: -Pioneer SPH-DA120 [bought & Installed] -MopedMark!? [Could have got this wrong] Gear Knob -Custom 3 pillar gauge cluster -Custom 3 A pillar gauge cluster -Custom center gauge cluster Glad to have this place as a reference point to all of my questions. I hope to gain as much knowledge here as possible. Edited November 8, 2016 by Scholar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeg33 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Hello and welcome Sounds like a great project.......Hopefully you will create a build thread for this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Ambitious and no doubt costly!! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Welcome to the forum mate Pete's done a good job on the 350 I see, not that I would expect anything but. Good luck in your TT setup, I'll have to get a look at it when it's complete P.S. Dibs on the Nismo induction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da.murf Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Did I see this on Boucher recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Welcome along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davectr Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Welcome aboard. Grabs the popcorn and sits back 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Awesome and great intro, whats the road tax on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Forget that question, it's your southern side that pay the higher price, I assume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Hello and welcome Sounds like a great project.......Hopefully you will create a build thread for this..... I will indeed. I've been taking a lot of pictures already and I will create the build thread later tonight/tomorrow. This will come together quite quickly. A few weeks at most I would imagine. Ambitious and no doubt costly!! Good luck The cost is more than the value of the car. Haha. Welcome to the forum mate Pete's done a good job on the 350 I see, not that I would expect anything but. Good luck in your TT setup, I'll have to get a look at it when it's complete P.S. Dibs on the Nismo induction Haha. Pete is a gentleman and a scholar. Known him a long time from the RMS forums. The bodyshop along with Pete done an excellent job. Did I see this on Boucher recently? You very likely did pal. It's been in an out of places getting work done prior to the TT setup. I was initially going to charged route, but I've had a change of heart. It may even have been the day I got the worst puncture in history on route to getting other work done. Welcome along Thanks pal. Welcome aboard. Grabs the popcorn and sits back í ½í¸„ It'll be over in a flash ;] Awesome and great intro, whats the road tax on that? We pay tax, but this falls into the lower bracket as far as the 350z goes. Thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Welcome aboard & good luck with your plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Welcome to the forum mate Pete's done a good job on the 350 I see, not that I would expect anything but. Good luck in your TT setup, I'll have to get a look at it when it's complete P.S. Dibs on the Nismo induction Haha.<b> Pete is a gentleman and a scholar. </b>Known him a long time from the RMS forums. The bodyshop along with Pete done an excellent job. Wait, are you Pete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 along Please do start a build thread and keep us up to date with the progress PS Lots of pics needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Welcome to the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da.murf Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Yeah thought I heard this one day coming out of skoda?? Sounded great if this was it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steel Lynx Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Welcome to the forum and congrats on the purchase of your Zed. Your man has done a fantastic job with the paint correction and your planned mods sound really well thought out. Looking forward to seeing your rebuild thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350Z paradise Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Welcome along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Wawaweewa. That's gonna be expensive! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Yeah thought I heard this one day coming out of skoda?? Sounded great if this was it I'm a marketing consultant and I did a lot of work for Mervyn Stewart Skoda. So you've got that one spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Welcome to the forum mate Pete's done a good job on the 350 I see, not that I would expect anything but. Good luck in your TT setup, I'll have to get a look at it when it's complete P.S. Dibs on the Nismo induction Haha.<b> Pete is a gentleman and a scholar. </b>Known him a long time from the RMS forums. The bodyshop along with Pete done an excellent job. Wait, are you Pete? No. Just a loyal customer. Welcome to the forum and congrats on the purchase of your Zed. Your man has done a fantastic job with the paint correction and your planned mods sound really well thought out. Looking forward to seeing your rebuild thread. Thank you. I will get the thread up soon. =] Thanks to everyone else for the warm welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da.murf Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Yeah thought I heard this one day coming out of skoda?? Sounded great if this was it I'm a marketing consultant and I did a lot of work for Mervyn Stewart Skoda. So you've got that one spot on. awesome I work in sales at Bavarian mini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Yeah thought I heard this one day coming out of skoda?? Sounded great if this was it I'm a marketing consultant and I did a lot of work for Mervyn Stewart Skoda. So you've got that one spot on. awesome I work in sales at Bavarian mini Ah you must work with Mark who recently threw the head up and walked out of MS Skoda. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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