MartinW Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) Here she is just after I bought her a few months ago, just after a wash. And here's Billy exploring the new car Everything standard apart from some japseed exhausts installed by the previous owner. I have some plans for the car but nothing anywhere near as extravagant as some of you guys. But I'm still excited about it so will put some pics up in here from time to time instead of spamming the rest of the forum. Its my daily driver but has already been on a couple of track days and I hope to keep them up doing a few each year. Parts done already: Installed double din stereo Ferodo ds2500 pads all round HEL braided brake lines Motul 600 brake fluid Hydrodipped rear strut cover and some interior trim Black z badges and z wheel caps Pirelli p zero tyres all round New floor and boot mats Before After Next up: New wishbones Polybushes on all front suspension components Fix some parking dings Longer term: Rear polybushes Bonnet respray, general paint touch ups and a good machine polish Coilovers Refurbish driver's seat More interior from dipping Refurbish gear knob Edited June 23, 2018 by MartinW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbad Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 42 minutes ago, MartinW said: Here she is just after I bought her a few months ago, just after a wash. And here's Billy exploring the new car Everything standard apart from some japseed exhausts installed by the previous owner. I have some plans for the car but nothing anywhere near as extravagant as some of you guys. But I'm still excited about it so will put some pics up in here from time to time instead of spamming the rest of the forum. Its my daily driver but has already been on a couple of track days and I hope to keep them up doing a few each year. Parts done already: Installed double din stereo Ferodo ds2500 pads all round HEL braided brake lines Motul 600 brake fluid Hydrodipped rear strut cover and some interior trim Black z badges and z wheel caps Pirelli p zero tyres all round New floor and boot mats Before After Next up: New wishbones Polybushes on all front suspension components Fix some parking dings Longer term: Rear polybushes Bonnet respray, general paint touch ups and a good machine polish Coilovers Refurbish driver's seat More interior from dipping Refurbish gear knob Looks grand so far well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nardo_Z Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Hi Martin, Love the carbon skins, may I ask where you got them done and what the rough cost was as I have a bunch of interior parts I'd like to do also. Thanks, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Plenty of places do Hydro dipping including some traders on here. Edited July 4, 2018 by Payco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Looks good so far! If you're looking for a new OEM gearknob rather than trying to restore yours, we have these in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Martin - welcome back. Twin turbo this one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinW Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Thanks guys, the hydrodipping was done by a place close to me, http://a1hydroprint.co.uk I was v happy with their work and when I get the centre console etc done I'll go back to them. For the 2 door bits and rear strut brace it cost me £160. I think that might be a little more than average but I suspect that having the Z done a different colour may have contributed to that a bit. Wizard, I think you have me mistaken for someone else, this is my first Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansburger Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Nice car! Got myself a HR to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinW Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 45 minutes ago, Hansburger said: Nice car! Got myself a HR to. Nice, any plans for it? My only experience of the non HR engine is a couple of short test drives, how do you find they compare to each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansburger Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Not going to crazy on it. Susupension wise I want to get it up and running really great. And change the exhaust for a better sound. Compared to my DE it's a completely different car, Pulls better in every gear and the car just feels beter overall. Better build quality, the nicer interior. Etc. I'm really happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinW Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 New wishbones and front polybushes fitted today. All set up ready for my next track day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinW Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Fitted some wheel spacers today. Went 15mm front and 20mm at the back. Makes such a difference, looks much better now. Also fitted my knew gear knob. The original one was a bastard to get off but was badly warn. Next up, I think I want to get the wheels re-done, powder coated gloss black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansburger Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 The new knob is a great update. They normally start to look really filty after some years of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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