coldel Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Its not the most amazing Zed in the world - certainly compared to some of the stunning cars on here - but its been a lot of fun this last 11 months taking it from the mistreated dog it was to the thoroughly clean car it is today. So just to keep track of whats going on with it for my own reference thought I would grab photos and post up a thread... ...this is how it arrived, April 2011, and boy was I excited The first mod, for any self respecting Zed owner, that stubby aerial! Then some decent wiper blades, Bosch aeros Followed by some ebay badge specials And my first meet! It was then some bodywork scratches which had been 'blown over' by the unscruplious previous owner began to show through - a trip to RTPerformance then for the rear bumper Then, a turning point, some Volks GTVs appear on the forum for sale, so on a whim I go for it! Seats were looking a tad worn, so time for a bit of repair work on them - very chuffed with the outcome Interior next, centre dash looked a bit dull in my view, gear knob and handbrake a bit worn, so a Satin Black wrap for the console, momo knob and handbrake plus a sneaky D1 Spec throttle controller By now those cheapy ebay badges were wearing badly, I resprayed them but decided in the end to take them off and go for something simple on the back... ...and again thanks to RTPerformance a complete respray and some work on the front, badge removal and grille inserted Engine bay up next, had already got a nice Stillen induction kit in there, resprayed the covers, and purchased a 350z-uk slam panel plus some new engine bay washers/bolts and nismo rad and oil cap (replaced the Z oil cap in the photo) A little tidy up on the rear strut brace with some carbon wrapping and a little spraying Thats the aesthetics, now for POWER plenum spacer installed Followed by a Milltek and Berks and of course the Abbey uprev Engine power is nothing without some decent stopping power, step forward CS with some Black Diamond discs and pads all round ...and here it is now - finished, probably, well maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Good work Col, Car looks great and you have some very tasteful mods As for being finished.... Never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy P Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Always nice to see these threads mate. I remember when you first got your zed and I liked the number plate. Looks awesome now. I've enjoyed seeing it evolve and although I don't post all that often i do enjoy watching how cars change over time. What did you use to tint your lights? It looks good. Not sure if it would suit a GM though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I used the flyeyes stuff to cover the lights, I ripped it off for the MoT as I fancied a change anyway, you can get any shade of material, so light grey if you like. Mods on hold whilst I sort out job situation but do have an eye on changing the rear lights, I did also order new number plates but they are taking an age to arrive which is annoying. Also have my eye on some body kit - again has to wait till job issue resolved but still a bit to do yet as you say Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashyk36 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 does the centre dash go with the rest of the interior still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah it looks fine, the steering wheel/display/seats are all black as well so it works nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Very subtle and tastefully done mate looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBoy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I actually considered buying 'c5upe' when i was looking for mine and decided it looked a little too uncared for for my liking. really good to see that someone was a bit braver than me and has turned the old girl around in spectacular fashion. Great job DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Well documented, Col, Zed looks great… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I actually considered buying 'c5upe' when i was looking for mine and decided it looked a little too uncared for for my liking. really good to see that someone was a bit braver than me and has turned the old girl around in spectacular fashion. Great job DB Cheers pal I did knock the guy a fair bit on the asking price, but I almost deliberately bought it as it was uncared for as I saw a bit of character in it and fancied the challenge and yeah the number plate is pretty good she just needed some cleaning up really and when dyno'd got very good bhp numbers so mechanically sound. I only just realised that in addition to the above it has a new clutch and flywheel, rear cv joint, new falken 452s all round as well! Also a super service, all oils changed, belts, filters etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 looking good col...how many of the items came from ebay??? everytime i look at your car i think i should of stuck to my guns and waited out for a black one...im part of the blade club now im going outside now actually to make mine look more black il post up the results soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Its a well known fact black Zeds are fastest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 looking good col...how many of the items came from ebay??? Bet he`s got about 3000 feedback on ebay now. Nice work tho on the car, I remember the thread when you first bought the car. You`ve restored the old gal nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 It may come as a shock, but my ebay feedback count is 58 Have to say I didnt have a clue about cars prior to owning the Zed, since then have learn't to vinly wrap, spray paint, install stuff on the engine, remove various parts of the Zed body shell and all sorts - certainly been fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 It may come as a shock, but my ebay feedback count is 58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I'm a researcher, I find stuff, I don't actually buy any of that tat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Its a well known fact black Zeds are fastest O Really!!! Give me 3 more months I may shatter that illusion for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nice work, good results. Could you please tell me exactly what you did with your seats? Mine aren't too bad but and I've used leather cleaner and conditioner on them but would like to get them a bit better if I can. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Liquid Leather seat kit, about £50 off the website - and a lot of time and effort, spent most of one evening cleaning, scrubbing and wiping it all down before putting on the colourant in neat format on the damaged areas then covering the rest, I didnt use any gloss additive so it came out nice and matte. All dry by the morning and a massive improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I'll look into that then, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Little update...front splitter from Stillen, and side steps And number plate back on the bumper. All it needs now is a proper good polish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 like the side step skirt addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 , very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony420z Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Very nice top job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 looks very Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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