vern936 Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 At 17 years old, am I the youngest zed owner on the forum - or possibly even in the world? lol! Cheers, Vern Quote
Guest Saz Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 an owner? or are you fully insured and on the road? Quote
vern936 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Posted July 17, 2008 Soon to be fully insured and on the road. Need to do some work on the zed first due to it not passing an MOT. Cheers, Vern Quote
clarkmagpie Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 crikey! fair play mate! whats the insurance like??? Quote
vern936 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Posted July 17, 2008 LOL very very expensive. Just under £5k for a full year :) lol. Looking into being put on a trader's policy atm. I have well and truly caught the z bug so I am prepared to/stupid enough to pay £5k but if I did this i'd probably end up having a year on the road then 6 months of the road to save the funds again lol. Like I say the car needs some work done on it before it can actually be driven anyway so I'm using my Ninja at the moment - looking in to some of the best mods to do while it's off the road. No power gain mods - more like poly bushes all round, aftermarket guages (oil pressure, temp, boost guage), leather retrim, indiglo dials, handbrake and gearlever gaiters, gearknob, some new rear speakers, exhaust mid section, new engine bay wiring loom, s2 PTU - just to list some of the things I've thought about lol. I thought I'd seen a list on the forum somewhere of recommended mods but can't seem to find it. Is there one on here? Cheers, Vern Quote
mario Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 £5k cough cough ive just nearly choked on my coffee. jesus, i would pass on that one :shock::eek::x::rofl: Quote
vern936 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Posted July 17, 2008 Normally so would I - couldn't help it :D Cheers, Vern Quote
zerocooldel Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 and im moaning about having to pay 925 lol yours is more than it costs to buy most 300s Quote
Quavey Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 ive got to ask, what do you do for a job to be able to justify spending £5k on insurance?! Most i ever paid was £1870 for 10 months 3rd party fire and theft on my BMW 323i @ 18, that was horrific enough! Quote
vern936 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Posted July 17, 2008 Lol. I do this and that. I have a complete P.A. system and some disco lights so I do disco's now and again and I work in local theatres doing technical (sound, lights and set). I'm looking starting up my own business in photography/video and for the time being I cover various jobs at the local Tesco whilst also attending college full time. Pretty busy lifestyle but having a rest during the college holidays. Lol. Somebody I know in a worse boat than me though - £7k for a 17 yr old on TPFT for a fiesta although admittedly he has had two crashes alread! lol! Another friend of mine pays £4k to insure his Astra van (he says it's actually less than a normal astra estate because it only has two seats :confused:) and that's on a provisional license!!! Cheers, Vern Quote
Quavey Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 jesus, you all have far too much money! My zed was down to £770 this year, 3rd party like, The joys of being an OAP (Compared to you anyway!) of 21! Quote
vern936 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Posted July 17, 2008 Lol! I wouldn't have if I was actually using the zed at the moment. Like I say it's off the road at the moment so I can invest in some recommended mods if I could find that list of things that people recommend upgrading. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I've tried using the search but can't seem to find what I'm looking for. Regards, James Quote
Quavey Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 depends what its got at the moment and where you want to go with it. Is it totally standard perforamnce wise? Obvious work is a boost increase w(idealy with a boost controller) with an aftermarket exhaust (Take your pick) and suitable chip (andy P or Dta) and filter (Apexi tend to be very good). Thats considered stage 1 for performance. After then it gets expensive because its rebuilt turbos and larger injectors (555's say) and perhaps rebuilt T25's with roller bearings etc and all the assorted engine work that goes with them - Very expensive generally Suspension wise, replacement bushings always good, depends what your looking for. Usable comfy road car or track car, id say almost replace with new standard for nice road car - it was fine when it was new. Springs and shocks, well a popular upgrade is eibach springs and KYB shocks which is a nice firm but sporty ride im lead to believe. Im of the old school of thought that coil overs are completly unessacery for the road and purely increase the risk of getting piles. Big things to improve are the brakes, smithys big brake kit is a good start (what i have on mine) but the next popular bolt on upgrade is a set of R33 or R34 GTR brembo calipers. These just bolt on (well almost, R34 require a 12mm hole boring out to 14mm i think it is) and will work fine with the rest of the stock brakes. Although they obviously require new discs @ 324mm and also new pads but that should pull you up nicely. (Ive actually just rebuilt the standard calipers on mine and its made a big difference, along with some DS2500 pads and dot 5.1 fluid with the 324mm grooved discs. Quote
vern936 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Posted July 18, 2008 Yeah completely standard as far as I know. I'm not particularly interested in the performance side of things at the moment - I just want to try and get the car looking good and being as reliable as a zed can get. I know that it probably won't be long after the car is back on the road that the turbo seals will go (it has around 80k miles on originals) so will obviously upgrade while they are off. May consider a new exhaust now though actually as the collector box in the midsection is completely fooked so might be worth getting a cat back system (don't wanna push my original turbo seals by removing the cats at this stage) depending on what the rear section of the exhaust is like. Suspension wise - it's actually not standard as it's got some yellow stuff on it lol. Think it might be Koni sport. I agree with you - I'm definately not interested in having the rock hard ride and I've also got to keep in mind that there are lots of speed bumps in my area and if I go much lower than the Koni sport that's on - I won't get it up the dropped kerb into the drive without scraping the front. May consider the R33 callipers idea though! Cheers for the reply Quavey! Cheers, Vern Quote
Kaza Steve Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Hi Mate , fair play , just please please dont stick colour changing LED's on the washer jets :))) if you search one item at a time you may find what you are looking for a bit easier ie leather retrim ...new handbrake gaiter etc etc there is a guycalled Peter who does remarkable retrims in the combination and colour leather of your choice ...comes from scotland , drives to yours picks up your seats , brings them back about a week later fully retrimmed ...i think the email is nipponauto@blueyonder.co.uk i know he deals in ebay sound bloke cant recomend him highly enough , he drives a zed himself so that makes him a better person Quote
Funkysi Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Not the youngest in the world. Quite a few guys in the states and Auz that are driving them at 16. Good luck with it and take care!!!!! The car still scares me at times and I've been driving for years! Quote
murt Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 At the moment i think im the youngest zed driver at 20 (this year) , if you take my title i will be p1ssed!!! But if you do you can have youngest jap 300zx driver and i will take youngest uk 300zx driver ;) Quote
SMW1 Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Do you have a baseball cap worn sideways and a chest full of bling ? If so my Nightmware is coming true. Quote
Kaza Steve Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 looking at Verns posts is seems he is a true petrol head and is not a chav boy racer ( i hope ) lets face it they ( chavs ) wouldnt pay 5 grand for a car let alone insurance :) and he has subscribed already , a Chav wouldnt dream of that .........( again i hope ) no .....fair play to him i say Quote
GUMBALL3000 Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 :eek: 5K You must be Vernon Kay to be able to afford that .. lol Quote
hellraiser Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 well done but i bet in a month there will be a post saying" bloody hell i didn't realise these cars were so thirsty on fuel" or a for sale thread. i really hope you prove me wrong tho. i wish i had a zed at 17 LOL Quote
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