chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) So I thought that I'd start a build project to be able to document my journey with my Zed. It's not going to be something spectacular or anything, just a place to to keep all my memories in one place So it started on 14th December 2013 when I went to pick her up from a dealer in Essex. She was a stock 2008 UK GT in Ebisu Black with the factory satnav, alezan leather interior and GT4 anniversary wheels. Edited December 26, 2017 by chirag1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 First mods came with the start of the new year - Jan 2014. I started with carbon bonnet dampers courtesy of 14N which were such a simple yet effective mod and took me all of 20mins to do! After this came the nice and easy LED upgrade - changed my sidelights, interior lights, number plate lights and boot light Next up were the Mad Look Eyelids from Steve at Redline Styling and got them painted thanks to Taras at RT Performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 February saw my first "big" mod in my opinion. After hearing the exhaust on other zeds I wanted to give mine a bit more umph so after doing some research I opted for the Cobra Resonated backbox and midpipe courtesy of Mitz at Cougar Store who supplied and fitted it for me. While I was up there I met up with my cousin Ajay Panchal (designer of the 350z) and we caught up over a coffee Me and Ajay Stock backbox and midpipe New Cobra Resonated exhaust A short video of the Cobra in action 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 After an expensive month I thought I'd take a break and do some "mods at home" i.e. spray painting! Started with the driver side switch surround which I used Plastidip on and the result was Then I tried taking the passenger side off and OOPS! I've been sent a replacement from R35LEE but still not gotten around to fitting it yet (I'm lazy like that lol). In the meantime I switched my Nissan badges over to Z-burgers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Then more spray painting inspired by 14N And both done together Next I got to work on the engine bay cover itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 March brought yet new additions in the form of sidesteps thanks to Chris at Tarmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 A bit of detailing before Wales 2014 And finally a slam panel courtesy of Rickdon which I finally got round to painting and fitting to the zed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 I've had delivery of my Stillen Y-Pipe and Berk HFCs from Chris at Tarmac but will have to wait until the end of the month to get them fitted unfortunately 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Very nice. Looked great in wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacky Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Looks good. What are future plans/mods ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Very nice Very nice. Looked great in wales Thanks guys Looks good. What are future plans/mods ? I was on the fence between finishing the exhaust and aesthetics. But had a decent month with commission at work so splashed out on the HFCs and Y-Pipe and probably look to upgrade to better panel filters later (probably HKS) and then an Uprev. Aesthetically I'm looking at a Mines or Veilside front lip, chargespeed rear and a nismo v2 spoiler. Oh and also either 20/25 or 25/30 spacers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jp606 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Definitely go for an UpRev, so much fun!! Looking good mate So strange seeing Ajay is just a normal guy.. Does he still drive a Z? What is he up to these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Nice build chirag, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Very cool chirag and some good progress made in a short space of time ~ just like me with mine. Ain't Zeditus fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) Nice one, Chirag, I've got Ajays BMW in soon for some work... Edited June 7, 2014 by CS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Definitely go for an UpRev, so much fun!! Looking good mate So strange seeing Ajay is just a normal guy.. Does he still drive a Z? What is he up to these days? Well he's back and forth from California as he's looking to settle back out there again. Driving something completely different to the zed at the moment. He's got a 328i estate! But he was saying he'll be getting a zed as his daily when back in Cali and look to get a Gallardo for his weekend car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Nice one, Chirag, I've got Ajays BMW in soon for some work... I still need him to transport my stock zorst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Great work Chirag. Your paintwork looks awful in that close up top pic. Glad to see you got it sorted 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Great work Chirag. Your paintwork looks awful in that close up top pic. Glad to see you got it sorted Gotta love the old leather look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 So today was the big day I completed my exhaust mod All work was done by Ross at Japex. Great guy and everything was done within a couple of hours, including the MOT. First time seeing the underside of the zed too. First off the MOT which passed Stock Y-Pipe and stock cats And they're off! Stillen Y-Pipe and Berk HFCs ready to go on Old vs New New kit all fitted Love how the HFCs transform the sound of the car, especially once it hits 2k next stop is to get some decent panel filters and then a remap probably towards the end of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 HFC's pound for pound are probably the best thing I added to my car so far. Gotta love the noise they make. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross@japex Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I really need to get the cleaners in, didn't realise how dirty the floor was! Nice to meet you Chirag, glad your happy with the exhaust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4510 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) Great work Chriag! What colour paint did you use to spray your engine bay orange and where did you get it from? Edited June 28, 2014 by Rocky4510 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Great work Chriag! What colour paint did you use to spray your engine bay orange and where did you get it from? I used Ford Electric Orange from Halfords mate - nice and bright! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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