Azurez33 Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 After fitting the single exit and the v3 spoiler a nice member introduced to the bumper tuck or even a diffuser, at the time I didn’t have the money for one of the pretty ones and also the bumper tuck was very much a style I quite liked! So removed the bumper stays and the tabs and tech screws straight into the rear crash bar to hold it! looked good to me! cheap and easy to do plus added a lot more aggression too! My colleague had also ordered a cheapo universal diffuser from wish for £20 but it would actually fit onto and funnily enough it was a perfect fit to my bit of tucked bumper! so a fair few holes drilled, bolts and nylocks painted and a neat bead of silicone to make a watertight seal to the bumper and you wouldn’t believe it doesn’t look dreadful! doubt I’ll be seeing many of these on these Z’s. think the rear looks pretty bloody good now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da.murf Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 love the bumper tuck, and going to try it myself in the new year when my single exit is fitted, but not sure about the diffuser, its hard to see in the photos, but does have a sniff of as you mentioned Wish.com about it. But if you like it thats the important thing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Looks much cleaner with a single exit. Very nice indeed buddy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 22/11/2021 at 15:35, da.murf said: love the bumper tuck, and going to try it myself in the new year when my single exit is fitted, but not sure about the diffuser, its hard to see in the photos, but does have a sniff of as you mentioned Wish.com about it. But if you like it thats the important thing Thanks mate, it’s not too hard! Yeah in real life it doesn’t look bad at all for a £20 diffuser, genuinely I just wanted something to fill the space and for £20 couldn’t complain, due to my drive I can’t have anything too close to the ground like a voltex style 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 22/11/2021 at 18:08, Andy_Muxlow said: Looks much cleaner with a single exit. Very nice indeed buddy. Thankyou mr muxlow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 Another update after too long! Had the time to do a nice bit of detailing on the weekend, multi stage wash with clay bar polish and sealant. Think it came up bloody well tbh, tried out my new poorboys da polisher. another minor thing - I got some new wheels with some new falken azenis 510s on them- Jr32s fitment: fronts: size:18” width: 9.5” et 18 Tyre: 255/40/zr18 rear: size: 18 width 10.5” et 22 Tyre: 275/40zr18 tied up with some nice Driftworks petrol glaze wheel nuts! And given a coat of poorboys wheel sealant to start off some protection! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 Whilst doing the new wheels I decided to strip out the rear arches and re under seal them and also to check for rust- sadly a very small hole was found so I had patch that up and seal over it too! Stripped it all the way back to metal where I could! apparently didn’t get pictures of that! sealed it with some nörmfest bitumin under guard, probably one of the better under seals I’ve used tbh, creates a tough skin after a 10 hours and sets after 24-36 hours- so left it up on the ramp over the weekend to avoid any moisture affects, definitely makes it look nice and new and clean! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 That looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 A job very well done. Is it pneumatic application? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 14 hours ago, Andy_Muxlow said: That looks great. It’s getting there, I’ve still got to update all the recent and current improvements yet 😂 3 hours ago, davey_83 said: A job very well done. Is it pneumatic application? Thanks mate, yeah basically the gun fits into the air line and you screw it into the bottles, three bottles will cover majority of the underneath of a medium sized car so it spreads well, I also quite like the style of finish it leaves as opposed to some of the other treatments- sounds strange I’m sure 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey1983 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 17 hours ago, Azurez33 said: Whilst doing the new wheels I decided to strip out the rear arches and re under seal them and also to check for rust- sadly a very small hole was found so I had patch that up and seal over it too! Stripped it all the way back to metal where I could! apparently didn’t get pictures of that! sealed it with some nörmfest bitumin under guard, probably one of the better under seals I’ve used tbh, creates a tough skin after a 10 hours and sets after 24-36 hours- so left it up on the ramp over the weekend to avoid any moisture affects, definitely makes it look nice and new and clean! When are doing mine ! Looks great mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Monkey1983 said: When are doing mine ! Looks great mate Thankyou! January is the month of doing! So unless he locks us down for some reason then I’ll do you wheels then 100%!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey1983 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Azurez33 said: Thankyou! January is the month of doing! So unless he locks us down for some reason then I’ll do you wheels then 100%!! If boris stops project wheels happening I’ll be round his house giving him what for ! 🤣 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 15 hours ago, Monkey1983 said: If boris stops project wheels happening I’ll be round his house giving him what for ! 🤣 Do you cheese and crackers or just the wine he’ll ask? 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey1983 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 28/12/2021 at 08:59, Azurez33 said: Do you cheese and crackers or just the wine he’ll ask? 😂 Just wine , **** cheese 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 So following on my reposts- after getting somewhere with the outside of my Z, my colleague has a really well done Impreza wrx s with a really well done engine bay I decided that I should give it a go cleaning up the disgusting plenum and throttle body! Now bearing in mind how bloody long it takes the guys to do a mirror polish on these and I only spent a meer 3 hours with a wire angle grinder attachment and other assorted wire brush attachments I think I did pretty well! But my god was it hard work! FairPlay to the guys who do this as a side piece because it really does take a lot of effort! Obviously a big warning- block up every tube and remove the plenum to get a better job and easier working surface! cover the bottom of the plenum so no dust or scuzz gets down there! and always remember that stupid coolant pipe under the back is a twonk to get back on sometimes haha! i won’t mention the jwt pop charger in this thread because everyone knows what it is and how to do it so won’t waste the time to write it up the throttle body I was very careful with and used a battery drill with a wire wheel to clean up and a hand brush as tbh the angle grinder was let’s say “very aggressive” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Later that night I also found my purple led side bulbs and decided to quickly change them over! not technically braking any rules in my eyes haha! will probably be proved wrong in a matter of days 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 If anything should break any rules it should be how abysmal the OEM sidelights were. I reckon the original ones gave off the same output as the backlight on wrist watch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 20 hours ago, HEADPHONES said: If anything should break any rules it should be how abysmal the OEM sidelights were. I reckon the original ones gave off the same output as the backlight on wrist watch! Hahaha! I remember your troubles my friend! they probably did tbh, and you’re probably correct! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry-B Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 26/12/2021 at 21:03, Azurez33 said: I decided to strip out the rear arches and re under seal them and also to check for rust- sadly a very small hole was found so I had patch that up and seal over it too! Stripped it all the way back to metal where I could! Just reading through and looks good so far! Just wondering what you used to take it back to bare metal? assume it needs something a bit more serious than a wire wheel? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 13 hours ago, Ry-B said: Just reading through and looks good so far! Just wondering what you used to take it back to bare metal? assume it needs something a bit more serious than a wire wheel? Thanks mate, I have a backlog of updates just never get the time to follow up, yeah so I have what I call a wheel of death for the angle grinder, basically a knitted heavy duty wheel, also have a flappy wheel for deciding whether to cut and weld anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Following on from this- I was waiting for the day my fans gave up…. Worst thing was I left it running for a bit inside work and then noticed the temp gauge was a lot higher than halfway 💀 got it outside and it managed to cool down a bit and was able to drive home safely- instantly order some mishimoto rubbish fans as a replacement for the meantime- yes they’re as everyone says “shitimoto” - the quality is fairly good you Defintely get what you pay for- however, they stay on all the time if you have the ac on, they’re loud as hell, don’t have any different speeds - so will be repairing the Oem ones when I get a chance- I genuinely didn’t take many photos as felt this wasn’t that interesting- 4 screws and off really, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 At the same time if bought a Tomei duracon gearknob as I hate the standard 350 one just doesn’t feel nice and plus the leather was wearing on mine- for anyone wanting to swap theirs over- yes if it’s not been off before it probably is that tight- you’ll need a pair of hands (preferably another set aside from your own) maybe water pump pliers, some real willpower- and some spinach because I tell you what mine was a **** to get off, and I’m not weakling 😂 Once I had destroyed my old gearknob I used a bit of copper slip onto the thread so I would have that issue again! twisted it on and placed the tomei logo on top- it’s fair to say I love the duracon material just feels nice and the finish is brilliant! I went for the medium as didn’t overly want a big king dildo till I go to start drifting again! my other job at some point will be to change the poor dated leather surround to something nice and fancy! More photos to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 And finally my other quick job on the weekend- dynamic side indicators ordered off eBay- best easy cheap mod I’ve done cost effective and looks the part- very easy as fits where it sits- just make sure to get all the wiring behind the seal and job a good un - please excuse the state of the car I didn’t have much time to clean her at the weekend so quick jobs were a must haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Further spam of gear knob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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