HXD Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Hello! First time 350Z / JDM / RWD owner near Bristol. 😄 Picked up my car a couple of weeks ago, trading up from a rascally Abarth 595 Comp. Have done a few little mods already, including gloss black 'Z' badges front and rear and a new leather 'classic Nismo' gear shifter*. Alas, she also came with a tiny radiator leak as well, so just about to pull the trigger on some Mishimoto silicone hoses and a matching Mishi rad to go with them. Will be at 'Festival of Speed' later this year (try to go every year) but also looking at JDM Combe as well now. I had a driving school day in a Lotus there a couple of years back and loved it. *didn't fancy fondling a stranger's knackered old knob in my new car Edited March 22, 2022 by HXD Say "No!" to Mishimoto 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Hi and welcome from Bristol 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Hi and welcome along buddy. Nice looking car. Its in desperate need of some spacers... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Ello n welkom Very nice, stick around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HXD Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy_Muxlow said: Hi and welcome along buddy. Nice looking car. Its in desperate need of some spacers... You know, I've been thinking about that since before I got it. Any recommendations for spacer widths to use with the RAYS wheels? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coz@TORQEN Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Hello and welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAXY Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 hello,buddy,welcome to the club.lovely looking z there mate.can i ask,what side skirts they are? and can you get a ramp leg/jack on the jacking points easy with them?really like them,im after some but dont want to comprimise ease of ramp use. cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Welcome! god that’s a bit of a change up! good to see you’ve chosen well she looks nice! lots of great info to be shared here! As mr muxlow mentioned bigger wheels or spacers would be good to fill the arches! as you’re going the mishimoto route I’m currently selling a second hand mishimoto fan shroud- should still have the lifetime warranty. Just message I’f interested hopefully not breaking any forum rules here! Hopefully see you at jdm combe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 22 hours ago, HXD said: You know, I've been thinking about that since before I got it. Any recommendations for spacer widths to use with the RAYS wheels? My wife has 25mm Front and 30mm rear on hers and they look great. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadmaster Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Welcome along. Whereabouts in Somerset are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HXD Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 23/02/2022 at 10:20, SPAXY said: hello,buddy,welcome to the club.lovely looking z there mate.can i ask,what side skirts they are? and can you get a ramp leg/jack on the jacking points easy with them?really like them,im after some but dont want to comprimise ease of ramp use. cheers They came already on the car, but they're Maxton items – these ones I believe: https://www.maxtondesign.co.uk/nissan-350z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HXD Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 19 hours ago, Loadmaster said: Welcome along. Whereabouts in Somerset are you? Just outside Bristol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPAXY Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, HXD said: They came already on the car, but they're Maxton items – these ones I believe: https://www.maxtondesign.co.uk/nissan-350z thanks mate much appriciated,will have a look.cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Hopson Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjparker Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I'm also in Bristol, seems like there is a small group of us. We should do a mini meet soon?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I am up for that😁coffee and a chin wag somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Welcome to the OC Always nice to see new members. These cars are getting older now. With so much collective knowledge, we'll keep more Zeds fit and well together. Safety in numbers and all that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadHog Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Welcome! Nice to see some peeps in here fairly local to me / my hometown. Originally Weston-s-Mare now in South Wales. Work in Bristol will keep an eye out for ya. Give me a shout if any meets come up. Enjoy your new Zed she looks lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HXD Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) Hey all, thanks for the warm welcomes. So I've had a bit of a nightmare getting my radiator sorted, and figured it's worth sharing the experience here for others… As originally stated in opening post, I ordered a brand new Mishimoto radiator for my HR to replace the slightly leaking OEM unit that came with my Z. I got the car and parts to my mechanic no problem – still perfectly driveable at the time, just not mint – and they set about dismantling and removing the OEM rad. So they get to the part where they need to start fitting the Mishimoto unit... and it just doesn't fit. Doesn't matter how they position the unit, the mounts on the Mishimoto do not line up with the factory holes on the frame. Seems like the mounts on the Mishimoto had been welded about a 1/4 inch out of alignment. We triple-checked the specs on what was supposed to be in the box, and it was labelled for a 2007–2009 model. So we didn't really understand what's gone wrong, except for a manufacturing / quality control defect on Mishimoto's end. Cue my mechanic having to then put the old rad back in and redo all the plumbing, as I needed the car back asap. Followed by two weeks of back and forth trying to get a return and refund from Mishimoto—which is still on-going. They said they didn't recognise the serial number at one point, even with a photograph… which didn't really surprise me, given the rest of this fiasco. Ended up getting a second-hand OEM radiator off @ZMANALEX – he really is a superhero – and got that fitted with no problems at all. Elsewhere, I'm told Mishimoto have "recently undergone restructuring" and their customer service has massively suffered as a result, so I wouldn't touch their stuff with a barge-pole based on this experience. Picture of the botched Mishimoto radiator below… Edited March 22, 2022 by HXD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie350z Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Just bought a HR similar to yours, in Somerset too, be up for a meet up one day 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I do like that, it look tidy from where i am sitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HXD Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 19:24, Charlie350z said: Just bought a HR similar to yours, in Somerset too, be up for a meet up one day 👍 Hey that's awesome, welcome to the forums! There's a mini-meet in the making for May or June, somewhere near Bristol - shout if you want in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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