After a long lay-off from the V8 project due to a combination of ill-health, getting the music/album/band off the ground (got a gig at Birmingham Bar Academy this coming Thursday 24th...all are welcome! :D ) and focusing on getting John's done first (quite rightly :)) with the aquisition of my new donor car from Paul at SWZ I've definately got the bug back again (after feeling a bit disheartened by it all for a bit tbh).

 

Now I've got a donor vehicle I can continue working on the wide-arch Z and not delay the transplant of the VH as, to be honest, life is too short and I just want to enjoy driving the damn thing as soon as humanly possible!

 

However, the break has given me chance to collect quite a few interesting bits and bobs along the way...and here's a couple of 'em:

 

Fully adjustable SPL coilovers: http://www.splparts.com/main4/parts/Z32/Suspension/Coilovers/default.htm

 

 

Hispec Monster 4 calipers (334 x 32mm) with drilled and grooved discs:

 

 

I've got a set of 19" wheelmania Jade alloys+tyres I was going to put on until the swap to Image wheels next year but I'm now thinking I might give them to my other half instead and have the 18" Volks Racing rims I bought for her instead (she likes both luckily so no worries on that front ;)). They both look great (IMO ;)) but the Jades weigh a feckin' tonne and the Volks are as light as a feather...Hmmmm...decisions, decisions...:)

 

Check out Newera imports mate, theyre doing some cracking deals on new Volk and Work wheels. Im probably going to get my Work CR's from them.

 

Good on you for kick starting the project again mate

Check out Newera imports mate, theyre doing some cracking deals on new Volk and Work wheels. Im probably going to get my Work CR's from them.

 

Good on you for kick starting the project again mate

 

newera just sell cars on their site, no mention of wheels i just been on tehre before comming here,

 

 

 

does this mean your car might be sprayed soon mate?

newera just sell cars on their site, no mention of wheels i just been on tehre before comming here,

 

 

 

does this mean your car might be sprayed soon mate?

 

Not yet Chris as got the final clay modelling of the arches to finish yet! ;)

But with the V8 now going in the blue shell I can take my time with it which is heap big pressure off me :) In fact, with the pressure off it's made me want to get on with it a lot more and figure out how to do things properly. I'm now doing the arches in a different fashion to the way they were originally made. I was always concerned that they could be subject to cracking etc where they joined the body through vibration/flex. When I was over at Alunox with John, Leon had a BMW race car in with a complete wide-arch kit and I had chance to have a good look round to see how the pro's did it (and took a shed load of photos ;) ). The arches are now being extended so they are in fact an entire front wing skin that extends all the way to each edge (bonnet, door, bumper and bottom...still in two parts mind...ie the majority of the arch on the wing and the leading edge seperate on the bumper...blending them into the bumper is just plain daft.). Doing it this way opens up so many more design possibilities and makes it a helluva lot more structurally sound. I'm bloody excited about it again which is nice! :D