So after 21 years of ownership the next stage of my journey with the Z has have finally started when the car was stripped

down and shipped off for complete glass out re-spray at the Club's favourite bodyshop. The garage feels *very* empty!

 

Later in the year the car will undergo the final stage of significant development in my ownership with the "bolt-on" engine

upgrades I have been collecting together over time. More about that later on.

 

My goal is for the car is to be OEM+ in the sense that the modifications and enhancements made to the car have always

been carried out with the overriding aim of preserving as much as possible of the original character and identity of one of the

best sports cars to come out of Japan. I like to think that the car will look and drive the way the engineers at Nissan given free

rein could have built the car without production constraints getting in the way.

 

Built in November '93, 1547 was the penultimate RHD car built for the UK market out of a total of 1548 cars recorded in Nissan's

FAST database. It may well be the last as so far I have found no record of 1548 being imported and registered in the UK.

 

I bought the car back in March '98 from Howards Nissan in Weston-super-Mare. The car was first registered in May '94

and owned by Nissan UK. My journey with 1547 started with this advert in Auto Trader and I became the second owner.

 

 

Fast-forwarding to the present, I took this picture as a memento when I last took her out for a blast back on a sunny day back in

February this year. The photo is deceptive as to the condition close up. Unfortunately after 25 years there are numerous chips,

scratches, shopping trolley dings and poor re-sprays (most of which happened before I bought the car from Nissan). I know how

the car will end up looking as the bodyshop has also repainted several other well know cars in the Club to an exceptionally high

standard. Can't wait!

 

 

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I plan to update this journal with the details of the modifications I have made over the years to 1547 with pictures, descriptions

and my personal observations of the results of making those changes. I will also include references to the resources and companies

I have used to help me make decisions on what to do with the "bolt-on" engine upgrades planned for later on this year.

 

Edited January 19, 20214 yr by AndrewG

Stunning

That's it I have no other words

:thumbup:

Stunning

That's it I have no other words

:thumbup:

 

Ditto - and good call having the textured stone-ship removed..... Really brings out the colour well...:thumbup:

Got the car all back together just in time for the AGM weekend. Took my time to fully clean all the interior trim and feed the

leather seats and armrests. All rubber door, targa and tailgate seals removed, cleaned and reconditioned. New exterior trims

fitted to the windscreen, roof and doors. The 99spec headlights are great addition to the car and I will now be able to see

properly when driving at night!

 

There are a few things to sort out but the car is mostly there and I am really pleased with the results. The new paintwork will

be machine polished in due course to get a really good base for a ceramic coating which apparently works especially well with

darker metallic colours. For now it is being protected with some Autoglym Ultra HD Wax.

 

The light at the AGM weekend wasn't particularly good in the first two pictures, but you get the drift. The last one is back home

in the afternoon sun.

 

 

 

Nice choice on the headlights. I wonder if they've been fitted to a UK spec before?

Looked absolutely wonderful last weekend Andrew.

I have to say that on the journey home Sunday travelling down the M40 in convoy the car looked fabulous... the stance on the road was just right and it looked like new exotic rather than a 25 year old car

Very nice Andrew, I can’t wait to see it myself.

I have been waiting for some pictures of your Z fully put together Andrew and they are just amazing. Sorry I missed it in the metal.

Looked absolutely wonderful last weekend Andrew.

 

Sure did....:thumbup:

Dammit..... really fancy a pair of 99 spec headlights. Looks fantastic bud

The final pieces of new interior trim fitted to complete the interior refurb.

 

 

every time i see your interior it reminds me about my empeg still sat up in the loft that i need to sort :blink:

The final pieces of new interior trim fitted to complete the interior refurb.

 

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Superb Andrew :thumbup1: Did you drop your keys on the floor?

Did you drop your keys on the floor?

 

No, I've just got into the habit of not leaving the keys in the ignition when the car is up in the air on axle stands

(this time to make it easier to fit the pinstripe). Leaving them on the floor seems the best place.

every time i see your interior it reminds me about my empeg still sat up in the loft that i need to sort :blink:

 

Does it still work? It's a great piece of kit, really well built and sounds superb. Bit old school now for an MP3 player

but it runs Linux, and you can change the way the player functions which is fun!

Time for the biennial insurance photos.

Edited April 9, 20232 yr by AndrewG

Time for this year's biennial insurance photos. Two years on from the ones above - dosen't time fly!

(click images for hi-res)

 

Edited April 12, 20232 yr by AndrewG

And here we have the best UK 300zx in the UK and Ireland. Awsome.

Love this car - so unbelievably tidy.

On 12/04/2023 at 18:07, Gaz 300 said:

And here we have the best UK 300zx in the UK and Ireland. Awsome.

Best 300zx, UK-spec or otherwise in the UK or Ireland IMO.....!!!

Looking amazing Andrew - thanks for sharing the pics 🙂 

Looking fantastic. 😎

Superb mate👍😎

Well after many years of collecting parts the the next stage of the car's development with the "bolt-on" engine parts is nearly there. The Z is going down to Jim@PowerZed this summer. I thought it would be fun to photo all the parts going down with the car - quite a collection!

and a 98 spec manual gearbox:

Edited May 6May 6 by AndrewG

Very Jealous