Wasso Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 You've hit the nail on the head...... Prep is key. The most critical stage is the part just prior to the reduction in grit levels. Getting rid of the lowest grits is a nightmare. I'm in two minds wether to give up plenums as they take up so much time. Its a mucky job too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Why don't you charge according to the volume of work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Why don't you charge according to the volume of work? It would probably cost about a grand lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Why don't you charge according to the volume of work? It would probably cost about a grand lol Funny you say because ideally it should be charged at about £200, but nobody would pay that. I also investigated outsourcing and all companies have said you're having a laff and won't touch it cos its too complex and hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 £250 including delivery should do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 I think that would be a fair deal with the amount of work in it, and it looks a lot better than a kinetix plenum. the cossie plenum polished would look sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 As requested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 oh my lord! that is sexy as hell! want want want!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) oh my lord! that is sexy as hell! want want want!!!! And when it was fitted at the Grasshoper meet http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/65514-grasshopper-1200-12th-jan-2013-weather-permitting/page__st__460 Edited August 11, 2013 by Wasso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 is that Darren b`s? it looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 is that Darren b`s? it looks awesome! Well spotted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 As requested Didn't fancy doing in between the letters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 As requested Didn't fancy doing in between the letters? Come on over and have a go..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 little update- booked into abbey for thursday the 19th of september for mapping! big roadtrip on the cards. fingers crossed it all goes smooth and get some good numbers. im counting down the days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 As requested Didn't fancy doing in between the letters? Come on over and have a go..... Cmon, surely a small dremell piece between the letters, then a small polishing pad would sort that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K370Z2 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Amazing build to take on yourself and 10 out 10 for keeping your heed from exploding when the parts didn't arrive. What sort of uplift in performance are you expecting after Abbey work their magic? I used to be a big fan of the polished stuff on my motorbike but the upkeep was nightmare especially if caught out in the rain or any water got to it. Everytime i pop the bonnet on the Zed i look at all the alloy on the engine & think mmmmmm should i - but takes me a half a day just to wash & polish inside & out never mind keeping the engine bay shinney as well . Wasso is definitely Sssssuper Sssssuper cheap in his pricing for the work involved, however if he fancies expanding his talents to the North East owners i think his pricing is reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 thanks mate.it was very stressful but worth it in the end. it should be around 400 wheel horsepower once mapped so should be good fun. i actually practised the polishing on my motocross bike which normally you dont have any bling on . wasso does an exchange service where he sends you the polished item and you send your old one back i think but im not sure if he does it with 370z stuff.worth every penny though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 so time for an update, I started my week long trip to abbey on the Monday stopping for a few days in Hartlepool to visit some family. well 2 days before I left I curbed my new back alloy at burger king drive through (should of stuck to my diet!) anyway that night i had my mate in the car and he didn't shut the door fully so when i locked it it didn't lock his door, so when i came back to the car someone had been through it and the door was lying wide open and so was the boot, the little shits had stole my new ipod and some other stuff! so not a good start. well the trip to Hartlepool went fine with no issues and so did my 2 days there.my car was booked in for the mapping on the Thursday so we left for a hotel in surrey on the Wednesday. i went to the local tescos in Hartlepool and brimmed the tank with momentum 99, went in and paid for it and came out to a massive pool of fuel under the car and it was just pouring out from the tank, sh1t!. i went into tescos car park and took out the subwoofer behind the seat to find an o ring had failed on the return fuel line. Wasting no time i drove to Halfords and bought an assortment of sealing washers, went to my auntys house and began the fix. when i took off the top of the tank there was that much fuel bursting out and all over the road, i thought my car was going to burst into flames at any moment . there is an o ring sealing the top of the tank that you cant get fuel on or it will expand, well i dropped it to the bottom of the tank and had to put my arm into the fuel to get it back, it went massive! . once the leak was fixed i was putting it back together but couldn't get the oring in as it was just far too big. I tried cleaning it, then freezing it and using lots of grease but it just wasn't enough so i ended up just cutting it and squeezing it in and its sealing ok until i get a new one. i also lost one of the little screws that hold the top of the tank down . so an hour and a half after first setting off we were on the road again. we got down to the hotel about 20.30 that night, had a few beers then an early night. We set off at 7am the next day as we had to be at abbey for 08.30. i got about a mile down the road when i realised the steering felt funny so i pulled over...... that was my other new alloy knackerd! . so i get the spare wheel out and the thing to get the wheel nuts off only to find it doesn't fit over the d1 wheelnuts . luckily i had a tool kit with me i thought, got a big socket out and it fitted them perfectly but the people who fitted the tyres must of used an airgun to put them on and over tightened them! i snapped an extension bar and another bar trying to get them off and twisted a wheel nut! so ive no choice but to phone my breakdown cover, an hour later the lorry comes but tells me he can only take me to kwik fit but not as far as abbey so i thought well if anyone can deal with this it will be the wheel and tyre specialists surely? well they didn't have a clue what to do but tried brute force and left me with this... so i got them to try and put air into the tyre to see how bad the puncture was and they managed that and guess what, there was no bloody puncture! so someone must of let my tyre down .Anyway i was just happy to be back on the road and heading to abbey finally. well i finally got there about 1pm and they wasted no time and got it hooked upto the dyno while i was getting a free can of juice from the office . while we were waiting on mark doing the tuning we got the abbey micra to go and get some lunch (unfortunately it didn't have an RB26 in it ) when we came back i could hear my car on the dyno and it was the first time id heard it rev over 4krpm in months and couldn't keep the smile off my face . After a little while mark asked if i want to see it on the dyno doing some power runs and i couldn't say no, it was so loud but sounded so good. it managed 408.9hp at the hubs which im well pleased with . After that it was into the workshop next door to get the wheel nuts removed. the mechanic managed to get them all off bar the snapped one which he then had to drill out the stud. he put a new stud in and i bought new internal drive black wheel nuts from abbey and they are steel this time so hopefully will never have that trouble again. lesson learned, do not buy D1 wheel nuts! when i left abbey it was pouring with rain so didn't get much chance to fully test the new power but it dried up a bit on the way to leamington spa so gave it a blast and its unbelievable in the high revs! iv had a fast evo before this and driven some other fast cars but the way this delivers the power is completely different. i love it and the sound it makes is brilliant and everyone turns round as if they are about to witness a jet taking off . i stopped in at leamington spa after abbey and got a hotel there so i could meet up with vlad. leamington spa didn't know what hit it when there were two supercharged 350zs blasting about its streets . the next day we left leamington at 6am and headed back to Hartlepool to drop my dad off then straight back to scotland because i had a date that night . it would be safe to say that i didn't have much interest in the girl as all i could think about was driving the car again . So its been mapped a week and ive just had to put 2 new MPSS tyres on the back as the falken 452s are floating about the atmosphere in their own little clouds. Anyway a big thank you to Abbey motorsport, keyser, vlad, Bennett and everyone else who helped me along the way and it wouldn't of been possible without this forum. im a very happy man now that i have my car up and running properly again. Put the bad times behind me and make the future great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 i will add some videos of the dyno when i work out how to turn the video on its side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Bloody hell, u didn't tell me about someone getting in your car! What a bastards!! Some bad luck there mate, but ill put your bad luck to shame when I update my thread Glad you got there in the end and was nice to meet you! I stopped in at leamington spa after abbey and got a hotel there so i could meet up with vlad. Knowing people on this forum - you might want to clarify that I didn't meet you at the hotel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Sounds like a nightmare few days! Glad it had a happy ending Seems like a regular thing with D1 nuts Edited September 29, 2013 by evilscorp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Bloody hell, u didn't tell me about someone getting in your car! What a bastards!! Some bad luck there mate, but ill put your bad luck to shame when I update my thread Glad you got there in the end and was nice to meet you! I stopped in at leamington spa after abbey and got a hotel there so i could meet up with vlad. Knowing people on this forum - you might want to clarify that I didn't meet you at the hotel yeah it was good to meet you mate and im sorry to hear about your problems aswell. and just to clarify, when I went into my hotel room, vlad was lying on a bed of roses waiting for me :lol: Sounds like a nightmare few days! Glad it had a happy ending Seems like a regular thing with D1 nuts yeah I had read previous posts about them and thought, mines are fine and ive never had any issues with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 U forgot to mention candles and me wearing a mankini lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chubby Ninja Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 haha you wernt wearing a mankini, or anything else for that matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Awesome car and good to see it in the flesh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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