Keith D Posted September 18, 2024 Share Posted September 18, 2024 (edited) 2015, auto, 31k miles. I paid over the odds but I wanted a full main dealer service history as I hoped it would give me more chance of having a good base to start from, and having driven nothing but autos for the last 18 years I didn't want to start with all that gear stick stuff now. I bought it as a toy for sunny days, it's garaged when not in use. I'll likely only put 2k miles on it a year. Paint and interior is in very good condition and I thought I'd be able to start right away with bolting on goodies. However the underside is a bit ugly (so much for the main dealer service history confidence) the w brace needs replacing.... as do the kidney braces.... the original exhaust is on its last legs.... just about everything has a film of either rust or gunk on it.... so this autumn instead of bolting on goodies I will be on my back disassembling suspension, subframe etc for thorough corrosion treatment. While I'm at it I might as well do the diff bushes, subframe bushes etc. What is my vision for the car? Not sure. In the past I've built a VW beetle with a Rover V8 engine in the front and turned a rusty MOT failure Capri 2.8 into a concours winner, so this build could go anywhere! I'll drop photos as I go. Thanks for reading! Edited September 18, 2024 by Keith D 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted September 18, 2024 Share Posted September 18, 2024 Hi and welcome from Bristol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 Welcome and congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 Ello n welkom, looks a gem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted September 19, 2024 Share Posted September 19, 2024 Hi and welcome along, Lovely looking car you have there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted October 17, 2024 Author Share Posted October 17, 2024 (edited) Axle click kit and DBA discs and pads from Torqen, and 5 litres of Motul 5.1 should keep me busy for the weekend 😁 Edited October 17, 2024 by Keith D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted October 18, 2024 Share Posted October 18, 2024 Expensive😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted October 18, 2024 Author Share Posted October 18, 2024 Gotta spend it before my wife gets any ideas like a new sofa... 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted October 18, 2024 Share Posted October 18, 2024 Congratulations on your new chariot. Loving the colour of those wheels against the white. Any chances of posting closeup of the wheel. Got a white family car that needs a wheel refurb and tempted to change from silver to something like yours 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted October 18, 2024 Share Posted October 18, 2024 The wheel refurb guys have different names for the titanium grey colours. I refurbed the prefacelift wheel a similar colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted October 20, 2024 Author Share Posted October 20, 2024 (edited) I have to say, out of all the cars I worked on the brakes for, the z is an absolute doddle. You could do a pad change in literally a few minutes a corner. Which is why I was surprised how poorly the previous owner / Nissan dealer had allowed mine to get. Park brake gunked up with chunks of crumbly dust literally falling off, same inside the calipers, grooves in the pads gunked up, bits of brake pad breaking away at the corners, 3 of the 4 discs worn under size and 1 with excess runout. Shocking really, the service record has a major service dealer stamp less than 3,000 miles ago. Edited October 20, 2024 by Keith D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted November 4, 2024 Author Share Posted November 4, 2024 Finished fitting the Invidia and the Torqen HFCs today. One of the demon bolts was an utter &*!*. After several hours of swearing I ended up getting it cherry red with a torch then used an extractor socket. Not fun. The other one came out like a breeze. The invidia fits really nicely, tucks in over the w brace and tight around the v brace. It's now rather noisy.... 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted November 4, 2024 Share Posted November 4, 2024 Loud exhausts save's life's 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted November 4, 2024 Author Share Posted November 4, 2024 (edited) Couple of pics Next will be a couple of panel filters and a remap The screw fixing the HFCs to the cross bracket is a bit long, I'll fit something shorter next time the car is in the air Edited November 4, 2024 by Keith D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coz@TORQEN Posted November 6, 2024 Share Posted November 6, 2024 Looking good Keith! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted December 27, 2024 Author Share Posted December 27, 2024 (edited) Washed and waxed the car to within an inch of its life... well what else are the days between xmas and NY for? 🤣 Photo doesn't do it justice, its spotless top to bottom inside and out. I'm thinking I'll probably address the cooling next so it's ready for supercharging. Being a 2015 it shouldn't have the gallery gasket issue, but if I fit a Mishimoto rad and an oil cooler, is it worth replacing gaskets and screws whilst access is good, or is the original good for the life of the engine? Anyone have thoughts? Edited December 27, 2024 by Keith D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Front timing cover has to come off for oil gallery gaskets, but they're not required for your car. TORQEN oil coolers in stock, cheaper and better than Mishimoto crap, made by the same factory that does the GReddy coolers / radiators. https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/350z/cooling/oil-coolers/262963-350z-z33-370z-z34-torqen-v2-19-row-thermostatic-oil-cooler-kit.html Radiator wise, CSF Triple radiator will be to way to go, specially if you're planning supercharging it, you'd want the best: https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/370z/cooling/radiators-fans/10503-370z-csf-triple-pass-racing-radiator-with-condenser-manual-transmission-mt.html Don't do intakes if you're doing the supercharging soon, waste of money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith D Posted December 28, 2024 Author Share Posted December 28, 2024 Realistically supercharging will probably be 2nd half of the year. (Depends if I land a contract I'm hoping for in Jan, which will mean 6 months of long hours) The rad blurb says its for a manual, my car is auto. Is it still the right one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 This is the correct radiator: https://www.torqen.uk/nissan/370z/cooling/radiators-fans/10502-370z-csf-racing-radiator-with-condenser-at.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted Tuesday at 11:12 Share Posted Tuesday at 11:12 Looking great, bet it sounds beaut now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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