davey_83 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Looks beautiful 😍 Keep the tinkering going 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) These are the new radiators reasonable easy to install the japspeed water radiator fit's in the original 350z mount, and the oil cooler i mounted in front of the water radiator with some aluminium plate in a previous photo with a finger pointing at it Edited February 28, 2023 by Nismoandy More information 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 So I have been cracking on with the build and have installed a very nice set of bc coilovers and I'm really pleased with them, they are BR series, comfort springs, reusing the existing spring bucket at rear and uprating the front . Also have done a small change to the wiring as the start crank sensor was wired incorrectly, also rerouted the Air intake to the grill for better consistent air temperature . Also have tidy-up the exhaust under the car. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Fantastic additions, you lasted well on standard shock absorbers with all that power. That exhaust looks alot cleaner than the previous bypass set up. Drycharger I can recommend one of these with the filter behind the grill, better safe than sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Looking good 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Hi there everyone I've not been on the forum for a while as I've had car troubles . I did take the car out last year japfest and maybe one other meeting. I had to get the mot done so I took it to the normal chap who I've known for over twenty years ,so I dropped off the car and later on he gives me a ring stating that it's passed, the mot but it's stuck in 6th gear, what !. I was to say the least upset with the position I was in, so I parked up and left it for a few months and investigated the issues and was thinking about how to improve the clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic73 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Nismoandy said: Hi there everyone I've not been on the forum for a while as I've had car troubles . I did take the car out last year japfest and maybe one other meeting. I had to get the mot done so I took it to the normal chap who I've known for over twenty years ,so I dropped off the car and later on he gives me a ring stating that it's passed, the mot but it's stuck in 6th gear, what !. I was to say the least upset with the position I was in, so I parked up and left it for a few months and investigated the issues and was thinking about how to improve the clutch. Just wondering why an MOT test would require driving the car fast enough for 6th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 You are correct no need for 6th gear but I had dropped off the car with him the night before and drove it to the m.o.t centre so ! What happened was, as he leaving the mot he came to far out into the road so he snatched reverse and missed it and found 6th hence the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic73 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Nismoandy said: You are correct no need for 6th gear but I had dropped off the car with him the night before and drove it to the m.o.t centre so ! What happened was, as he leaving the mot he came to far out into the road so he snatched reverse and missed it and found 6th hence the problem. I suppose he did the obvious and checked the linkage was ok? If that's ok, it sounds like it might be an internal gearbox issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Correct again, I took the gearbox out, and down to my local specialist helicoil s,e, London. They were very good they found the selector was in two gears, so they replaced selector fork and some bearings and cleaned. The cost was very reasonable under £400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 (edited) Time has passed with the car not being on the road, so I've done some investigation into a new clutch as the old one was a stiff sprung clutch and hardly any slip just on or off so not the most pleasant experience, so I'm going invest into a Uniclutch , these will fit both 350z and 370z they have a light pedal feel and a high capacity for torque , I'll pop a link so that you can see the difference between single and twin plate clutch plus other points Edited March 27 by Nismoandy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Well save me going on about these clutches i recommend that you watch the video! Very interesting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Well small update have installed the clutch new pilot and thrust bearing just struggling to get the gearbox back in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Looking forward to seeing the V8 back on the road soon Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 21 hours ago, andy james said: Looking forward to seeing the V8 back on the road soon Andy Me too Andy it's a race against time before japfest hopefully I'll be there ,I'm working hard get it back on the road Saturday morning baring any problems 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 (edited) The clutch is bedding in nicely and I'm really pleased with the result , with Goodwood player's on the horizon and it's about time to get the paint sorted out . It has been on the car for well over a year and needs professional paint correction ceramic coating, I contacted a gentleman called glimmer man and he has done the work and he's done a lovely job Edited June 9 by Nismoandy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Absolutely stunning Andy 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Soooo glossy, looks MEGA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Probably the most gorgeous red I've ever seen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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