Hi all, how would i tell if my car is long or short wheel base? i just bought it, i love it, and i want to know what skirts i can fit etc?

 

Thanks for your help in advance

 

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have u got 2 seats or 4 ?

2 seater - SWB

2+2 - LWB

 

Also, from the outside, on the SWB, the fuel cap is in front of the rear wheel arch. On the LWB, it's to the back of the rear wheel arch.

Duh... I feel a bit of a dumbass.... it is a 2+2 - so a LWB. Thanks guys.

 

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:)

i prefer a LWB to the SWB,

 

think the car looks great, large and sporty. i think a short one looks... odd??

I reckon they all look pretty lush to be honest, the seats in the back are small though, i wouldn't want to sit in there myself, but no kids yet so its all good.

You'd be surprised how useful those back seats are compared to a lot of other 2+2's out there. I mean, many I've seen have zero leg room unless the seats are fully forward.

 

My 3yr old girl in a full size child seat has plenty of space, the wife doesn't think it's all that bad either. Frankly, that's one of the things that really makes this car for me. The 2+2 is very very good.

 

The 2 seater SWB though has an awful lot more competition and I'd find it a bit harder to justfy buying one of those over the newer 350z.

i prefer a LWB to the SWB,

 

think the car looks great, large and sporty. i think a short one looks... odd??

 

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

Jealousy it's a dreadful thing ;)

lol, i used the baby car seat card as a trump card when i purchased the car, as a way of softening the blow to the missus, we dont have a baby yet, but you know what they're like. She did however nearly wet herself when she saw that i had to take the roof off BY HAND!!!

Hilarious! Mine hated the idea because it's so old. Then I took her to Cambridge one evening for dinner. Let's just say I put my foot down and now the only thing she moans about is that it's actually not our car ;). You see, she'd have a fit if I told her it was actually ours :)

 

And she'd have kittens if I told what I'm doing with it over the next couple of months. I'm not too concerned though, she never even noticed when I had the spoiler removed! :)

I don't get it - she doesn't know its your car?

 

And i'm not surprised that she didn't notice the spoiler, Mines not the most car friendly or concerned, We just got a little clio for her, and after a 5 MILE journey, i got a phone call saying that her wheels were smoking and it smelled funny! She had in fact driven there with the handbrake on all the way! - Now has a bit of sodding ribbon tied to it so she doesn't forget it!

 

Anyway what you doing to yours - anything crazy?

I must admit, I did lol over that. That's right, mine thinks the Z is on loan from a mate... had it 2yrs now :)

 

Planning to buy an XC90 next year because my Renault Laguna has tried my patience one too many times.

 

I'll keep the rocket and she can drive the Volvo whenever...

 

My brain is saying keep it sensible with the upgrades. I've already pushed it quite a bit on the top end and round corners so, now I'm doing the basics

 

Full servicing, following the advice of others about prep work before upgrading and will take my time. At the same time I'm putting an intake in with a Mongoose quad cat-back and 245/45/16's all round on 8.5Js. New discs, pads, brake lines. Then I'll have the timing belt and underdrive pulley sorted, then the ECU, oil cooler and HKS tranmission box.

 

And that's about it really, I think it's quite sensible and if I get 400hp I'd be v.happy - it is an auto. I'll lose a bit of weight as well (but not much) then have it fully resprayed. Finally, I'll sort the interior with some leather, but no rush on that.

 

And as for the wife, she'll know that it's ours when I tell her that it has now been given to us because it needs some expensive work doing on it...:)

 

What about you?

I like your style, and if she buys it then your laughing.

 

Well mines an auto too, 91, i just got it and it needs a bit of love on the inside, i'm not too keen on the tweed, and i would like to get a bit more power out of it as its the first auto i've had for a long time, but to be honest i don't know enough about cars to be messing with the engine etc, so you got any tips for a cheap easy performance upgrade?

Well, I'm not the best person to ask - by a long stretch of the imagination. However, this might be useful for you http://www.twinturbo.net/nissan/300zx/FAQ/appendixz.aspx

 

Check out the "Stages" section. You could do the intake, exhaust and ecu bit with just the right kind of will. The intake is easy, as long as you clean your MAF properly at the same time. After warm-up air also needs to be managed and a bit of work on that is required at the same time if you want to do it properly. Otherwise, you'll find that you'll lose a few ponies due to combustion efficiency when the engine intake air is warmer than it has to be. You don't need to be skilled to do this, just know and plan what you're doing before you start. Plenty of web articles with images on this already exist. Exhaust is an easy mods too, but not cheap unless you're going for a used one. ECU options is something I'm still looking in to but more importantly is to ensure everything is ticketiboo before you start.

 

For me, learning about this is real fun because I know very little about cars and engines too. Luckily, anything you or I would want to do with the Z has already been done right and wrong by thousands of people before us and many have shared the experience/mistakes/quick wins to make it easier for us.

 

I am toying with the idea of doing a timing belt change and UD pulley upgrade myself...but I'm thinking that could well be above me....get it wrong and err, not funny.

 

Stay in touch if you're going to make some changes...this forum has been tremendous.

 

Regards, Alex

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

Jealousy it's a dreadful thing ;)

 

yes mate the SWB is a sports car and the 2+2 is a estate.:dance::dance:

I must admit, i prefer the look of the SWB, but i have an LWB as i use the car every day and when going out shopping with the girlfriend i could never fit it all in the boot, so i use the back seats as a boot really.lol.

Occasionaly i have somebody in the back.

Both cars looks really good if modded right tho.

true.both are shit hot.

Tbh im not mad keen on the SWB, They do look a little odd like a cut and shut :rofl: but i do like them

 

Whats good with the lwb is that it is sooo big and impressive.

 

 

IMO of course ;)

i have had both and tbh i do prefer the swb only because there a little bit more rear.only problem is getting parts like exhausts and body kits in the UK.

SWB is lighter and of course faster...........

SWB is lighter and of course faster...........

 

dont think there is mutch in it ?

Well most of the SWB tt's I saw tested were doing high 13sec 1/4 mile times and sub 5 secs to 60, the LWB tt's tended to be circa 5.5 to 60 and 14.4 over the 1/4mile

weight wise there is not much in it unless your talking about a slicktop as then there is a bit more of a difference. i prefer the lwb look tbh.

LWB is certainly slightly more elegant.

I think the LWB is more elegant too, one of my mates likened the SWB to an MR2, personally if I was looking for all out performance I would opt for a swb slicktop, although due to the longer wheelbase the LWB promises to have better handling balance.....

So in summary I would have a LWB and a SWB...... best of both worlds then