Jarvis483 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Evening all, recently traded my modified Honda Civic FN2 Type R for a 53 plate GT (pictures to follow, I know we all love pic heavy threads!) previous toys include but not limited to a caymanS, EP3, turbo2000 Impreza, M135i, 8L S3, Clio 172. so here’s the 350! GT model so heated tan leathers, Bose, cruise control etc. 108k, almost full service history, New front bottom arms, front drop links rear subframe at nissan back in 2015 with W brace, whiteline diff bushes, HSD coilovers, 20mm spacers all round, Nismo front splitter, rear spats, rear diffuser and rear spoiler, eyebrows. Tony banks longlife stainless cat back. Any thoughts on next mods or bits to tidy it up are welcomed, my plans are: private plate, headlight restore, steering wheel needs renewing or re-trimming, weighted gearknob, bose amp relay replacement, Possible head unit upgrade, full service including diff and box oils, brakes all round - done, tyres all round - rear done, fronts to do... clear reverse and rear fog lenses instead of frosted? inlet plenum clean up and wrinkle paint (unsure on colour) facelift rear LED lights. possible wheel upgrade. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hi and welcome from Bristol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Can't beat a shiny black one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis483 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, ATTAK Z said: Can't beat a shiny black one She got a quick super resin polish and Sam’s detailing paste wax on Sunday whilst the rain held off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Looks good an early one too. Hope you enjoy it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Welcome to the forum. Rear lights upgrade is a not too expensive option and makes the car look so much more modern. Speak to Bob @Tarmac@TarmacSportz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevezzz Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 looking good very shiny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee370Z Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hello and welcome. Your Z looks very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Ello n welkom Safe to say he's a petrolhead, stick around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hi and welcome along buddy . Lovely looking car you have there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis483 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, davey_83 said: Ello n welkom Safe to say he's a petrolhead, stick around Thanks, yes been a petrol head as long as I can remember, this forum seems very active in comparison to some of the other marques I’ve been a part of recently! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogman Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Welcome aboard from a fellow black zed owner! Excited to see how you progress with this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Welcome and awesome looking zed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Welcome mate! looks like you’ve got an interesting one there she’s a keeper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Welcome to the OC Good to see another Zed under the ownership of an enthusiast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis483 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Azurez33 said: Welcome mate! looks like you’ve got an interesting one there she’s a keeper! Thanks, yeh she seems in good shape if I’m honest. I’ve just got to keep it that way and improve it where I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis483 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Seems like this is a very active forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Get ahead of the curve mate that’s what I did 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shunter8 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Welcome aboard. FN2 is still on my list of cars to own, it was a toss up between one of those and the 350 I have now when I sold my R53 Mini, but clearly the 350 won. Be interesting to find out what you think between the FN2 and 350 once you’re settled in with it, although I know they’re not exactly comparable models of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jarvis483 said: Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Seems like this is a very active forum! I'm sure you'll find us to be a great bunch ... some of us sold our Zeds and moved on to other cars, but we've mostly stayed in touch, so that tells you something about this place. There's a wealth of knowledge too about Zeds so ask away if you need anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis483 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, Shunter8 said: Welcome aboard. FN2 is still on my list of cars to own, it was a toss up between one of those and the 350 I have now when I sold my R53 Mini, but clearly the 350 won. Be interesting to find out what you think between the FN2 and 350 once you’re settled in with it, although I know they’re not exactly comparable models of course. I really enjoyed the FN2 and it’s daily driveability. Bought it completely standard last December, modified it all through this year but there was always something missing. Never felt special enough. Although very capable B road motor when modded and had me smiling all the time keeping up with newer m235i’s etc etc not an issue. I came from the cayman S to the civic though and longed for that fast 6 cylinder coupe life again. Sadly the porsche died of borescore with average rebuild cost around the 11-12k mark i was not in a position to repair it unfortunately... the Porsche is hands down the best blast I have driven and owned so far, but I have a sneaky suspicion that the Z won’t be far off from what I’ve experienced so far! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis483 Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, ATTAK Z said: I'm sure you'll find us to be a great bunch ... some of us sold our Zeds and moved on to other cars, but we've mostly stayed in touch, so that tells you something about this place. There's a wealth of knowledge too about Zeds so ask away if you need anything. Thanks, funnily enough in my close group of “car friends” at least 3 of them met through this forum and owning zeds I believe and at least 4 of the group have owned them at any one time. 5 now including myself so they must do something right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Jarvis483 said: Thanks, funnily enough in my close group of “car friends” at least 3 of them met through this forum and owning zeds I believe and at least 4 of the group have owned them at any one time. 5 now including myself so they must do something right? along mate, good to be one of the Famous Five. Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh sometime soon. Even after all these years, a nice clean Zed looks really special. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shunter8 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Jarvis483 said: I really enjoyed the FN2 and it’s daily driveability. Bought it completely standard last December, modified it all through this year but there was always something missing. Never felt special enough. See that’s the thing, I love them, and the idea of having one, but I trawled through loads for sale at the time and had the same feeling, none of them screamed at me “that’s the car!” Then ironically I went onto FB marketplace to look for other cars and came across my 350 and it did exactly that, leapt out at me and screamed “that’s the car!” and as they say the rest is history. The bigger irony was, I’d signed up to here about 8 months before that when I was first trying to sell the Mini in the hope someone may have miraculously fancied a swap but to no avail. So yea subconsciously came back around to a 350 without intentionally thinking about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I know that feeling well, when I was looking for a weekend car/toy, I look at loads of different cars but I kept going back to the 350Z. and now I am on my 3rd Zed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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