Hodgson Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Hey everyone. Had my 370z for almost 2 weeks now and wanted to document its mods and changes and problems I have along the way. many support and advice you csn all give me would be great. Here’s a few pics of how she looked when I bought her. GT model, pearl white and 60k on the clock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 So then I bought these. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Apologies the pics are upside down. Doing this on my phone 🙈 wheels fitted and then lowered it on H&R springs. I didn’t want to go full coil overs as I found the H&R springs really comfortable. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Rear wheels are 10.5” but didn’t poke enough, so I added some 25mm spacers to the rear. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Looking so different now Welcome to the OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 6 hours ago, HEADPHONES said: Looking so different now Welcome to the OC Thanks buddy 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy1980 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Welcome along! Z is looking great Would certainly suit some carbon door handles too, look forward to seeing your next tweaks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 36 minutes ago, Willsy1980 said: Welcome along! Z is looking great Would certainly suit some carbon door handles too, look forward to seeing your next tweaks I’m liking the sound of carbon door handles. I’ll put it on my list 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Had an issue with the boot popping correctly. Not wanting to do the penny trick, I ordered a new set of updated springs and removed the weight from the boot. Pops nice now and don’t have to lift it to get the lock to disengage. next step is updated boot struts. I’d like the kid to open itself without lifting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Took a little shot of my 2 babies together 💪🏽 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Welcome to the club buddy. The car look awesome, those wheels really do suit it very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Andy_Muxlow said: Welcome to the club buddy. The car look awesome, those wheels really do suit it very well. Thanks Andy. Couple of other parts on the way. I’ve ordered a couple of new front drop links as there seems to be a slight knock on the front and I’ve also ordered a universal folding mirror module so they close when the alarm is activated. fitted a new 370Z badge on the rear from Tarmac sports as the one on the car was pretty @*!# to say the least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Replaced the boot popper springs today. Nice easy job. Got the new items from openTop. You can see by the pictures they are a little longer and the springs are stiffer than the worn OEM units. It’s now quite a definite aggressive pop which I like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) There’s a few things gone on recently. After finding a weeping brake line I decided to change all of them for braided lines. I flushed the system and filled it with 5.1 fluid. Front discs and pads changed and also new caliper pins and clips. replaced both front drop links. fitted some Kanju bonnet and boot struts. I must admit, I’m impressed with the rear as the assisting springs open the boot from pressing the button with out lifting it. the bonnet dampers were a little big of a pain. Due to the pedestrian popper hinges I had to dress back the plug welds on the hinge to get the dampers to fit. After that, it was a straight install and they work great. next came the mess in the engine bay. The previous owner clearly never cleaned bothered cleaning it. I ended up using G3 to take all the grime off. Once that was done, I did a bit of a wire tuck on the ugly cabling that came across the strut towers. It looks a world better now. Twken the strut brace off and a couple of other brackets to go into work for a fresh powder coat in white and I’ll reassemble it all. I’ll post some pics in a bit 😁 Edited May 8, 2022 by shiney bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hodgson Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 This is how it looked after I removed the brace. Inner wings are filthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 And after a few hours cleaning and I bit of a rewrite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 All blasted, ready to prime and paint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 Brace, wiring covers a PAS res bracket all refitted after a fresh coat of white powder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 Been a while since I updated this. The work hasn’t really stopped. I’m a lover of good music so fitted a full new sound system. Gone for a full sound deaden of the boot and doors. That made a huge difference on its own. I then fitted audison components in the front, 2x Rockford Fosgate 12” subs in the boot all powered by an Audison Forza digital amplifier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 For some reason the pics have landed upside down. If an admin could sort that I’d be greatful 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 (edited) Put a reverse camera in there. Probably one of the best decisions I’ve made with the car, simply because I can’t see a thing out the back. I do have an issue with it however, it seems to be back to Edited June 29 by shiney bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 Bonnet and boot dampers fitted and a GTR start button. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 Engine wise, I want to supercharge the car next year, however, I want all the necessary stuff done before I do it. So first things first, the infamous oil gallery gaskets. I stripped all the front off the car but found a lot of bolts were seized and snapped off. Luckily, I cot them all out with Mole grips once everything was stripped. The only pain was one of the AC bolts wouldn’t budge and the bolt head rounded so had to be cut off. What made it worse is the pump then wouldn’t slide over the stud so I had to cut the pump off then weld a bit onto the stud and get it out that way. I’m really not impressed with the bolt quality so I’ll be replacing everything with stainless bolts. made some decent progress over the last week. Gaskets are done, although there was nothing wrong with the ones I took out but I’m sure they’d need changing at some point so I guess it’s future proofing. im going to fit an external oil cooler so I’ve removed the OEM modine and also the water lines together with the throttle body water lines as there just not needed. Which I was on tidying up the bay, I’ve also removed evap lines for the fuel tank vent on the back of the engine too. It’s the same system as my GTR and most people remove them on there so can’t hurt. Finally I’ve started a full PCV delete. I’ve stripped it all out and ordered all the parts to make my own kit. all the covers and pipes I’ve removed have gone to the powder coasters to be coated white. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgson Posted July 2 Author Share Posted July 2 Made up some breather lines for the PCV Delete today. Just waiting on some AN10 fitting for the cam covers and I’ll get all of this put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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