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Thanks for all tue advice guys. I will be calling the repair shop and im going to try and get this all sorta. I just dont trust these panel shops with my z. But you are all right why should i accept this i should get what i want. Thanks again guys.

I dont know but the guys on the aus300zx have pointed out my lower door hinge is slightly out of alignment and I am planning to complain about the none blending of the paint with the body. The work has a lifetime garantuee so I should be able to have them redo the job at no cost to me. Ill keep you guys posted on any updates.

Hey guys, Just thought Id update everyone on the conclusion to my repairs from this accident. So I took the Z into the repair center on the scheduled date and they took all my details and I showed them the dent. They marked it and gave me a rundown on how the whole procedure will go with the repairs. They organised a free taxi ride how for me and gave me a VIP taxi card for a free trip to the repair shop once the car is repaired. Got a call later that day and was told they would email me the quote and my Z will be ready for pickup early next week. The quote stated the repair would cost the insurance company $550 to fix that dent Anyways I picked up my Z and I was so glad to have my Z back in my hands again. I got one of the panel shop employees to give me a quick rundown on what they did with the repair job. Got home and took these photos. They repair job is good but I can see the paint difference at section angles. A bit disappointing but I think the difference I'm seeing is due to fresh paint next to 12 months old paint and there is nothing you can do to match that, right?. UPDATE: According to the claims office for the insurance company Im with the repair was for only the door panel and the repair shop did not need to blend the paint to the a joining panels. Looks like they took the door handle off before painting the door and then re installing the handle back on without painting the handle. Either way I am happy with the repair job and hope I can keep the Z from being any anymore accidents for the next 20 years at a least.

Awesome photo. Should show the museum that photo if u do visit. The museum was great cuz its free entry for all visitors and i hope to do this cruise again mid next year and make it an annual thing.

thanks funky, I too think my Z is awesome and I cant wait to post up my build thread for everyone to see her transformation from stock 89 model to 2000spec replica. I too love aviation and this was a very interesting experience for me.

We were planning to continue to Williamstown but we all decided to finish today's cruise on a high and so we all said goodbye and part ways. I thoroughly enjoyed today's cruise and has inspired me to do another cruise like this again next year and hopefully make an annual cruise of it. Thank you guys for being so forgiving to me and It was my pleasure to take you out for a day cruising in our Z's.

To finish off we did a group shot of everyone infront of the Hercules. The guys took great care to try and arrange the Z's by colour.

And lastly the final hanger showcase the modern day super sonic fighter jets used by the Australian Airforce over the years. The F1-11 was the most impressive aircraft on my list and they also had the various bombs and missiles carried by the F1-11 on display as well. After leaving the final hanger we spotted this old and decommission surface to air missile defence turret. Wouldn't want this thing chasing you. By now everyone had their fill of the museum and I thought it was time we get some scenic shots of each members Z's infront of the C-130 Hercules on display near the car park. This is my attempt at photography for today and I hope everyone likes the end result.

This is a huge surface to air missile Got gauges We exited the main museum hanger and made our way to the first aircraft display hanger which showcases various kinds of prop planes and a few different kinds of helicopters.

This was a particular favorite among most of the members on today's cruise. This display showed a cutaway aircraft engine which when activate would operate the spinning of the internals of the engine and you can see the huge pistons moving back and forth to show visitor's how the engine works. From member this engine puts out 800 KW of torque. As the group walked further into the museum, we came into the more modern designed aircraft era, where a Mirage fighter jet and was on display and then next to that was an amazing display of aircraft mounted machine guns with the most impressive being the massive harrier Jet jet gatling gun, which according to the info plaque, could fire 6,000 rounds a minute.

The Museum exhibit was definitely the highlight of the day for me but I also think everyone in the group also felt the same way. The museum showcased a complete record of Australia's aviation history and all of the displays in the museum showed visitors the various generations of technology that has been developed for the aviation industry over the last 100 years. Also on displays were various kinds of personnel uniform's and wartime photos with information plaques to help visitors learn about the tools and equipment the RAAF personnel used to operate aircraft throughout Australia's aviation history.

With the flight display now finished we all headed into one of the 4 museum hangers where a restoration of a world War II De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito 2 seater bomber was being displayed throughout the hanger. After leaving the restoration hanger, Martini_Z had just arrived in the museum's car park, making him the 12th Z attending today's cruise. I decided to take a few random shots of some of the display aircraft and of course of a couple of the sexy Z's all parked together.

The plane performed a series of basic aerial maneuvers before landing and returning the aircraft back to the tarmac and park right in front of the public audience watching the display.

After leaving Shadowfax, I took the group through some twisty rural roads and then cruised along the coast line before headed towards point cook where we had all decided to have lunch first before going to the RAAF museum. As I didn't know point cook very well, I turned into the first MacDonld's I saw and next thing I know all of these Z's had evaded the car park:). When everyone was full from lunch, we headed to the point cook RAAF base. Once we passed the bases front gates it was a short drive to the Museum and because we are special we all parked in the museums staff parking and there were just enough spots to fit everyone one in. The sun was out and everyone was really excited to see the museum but luckily for us when we arrived at the museum, a special flight display was being presented on the main tarmac next to the museum and everyone quickly dashed over to watch the display.

Before we left a couple of vintage Indian motorcycles were also parked at the shell service station. Thought some of you vintage bike members might enjoy these shots. Our first stop would be Werribee Mansion which is a large historical estate located in Weeribee South. I figured the old mansion would be perfect for some Z photography for all the Z members to enjoy. Unfortunately unknown to me a massive public event was on when we arrived at the entrance to the estate and a long queue of cars filled the road and the entrance into the estate. I took a risk and proceeded to take the group into the estate, Unfortunately we were all directed into the events temporary car park which was into a large grassy field which was still damp and muddy from the wet weather Melbourne has been experiencing for the last few days. I felt terrible, all of these beautiful clean Z's will be now covered in grass and mud and it was all my fault. It didn't get any better as the public event made it impossible for us to get anywhere near the mansion and so it was quickly decided as a group to ditch the mansion and head to the next stop on the cruise. The Shadow Fax Winery. The Shadowfax Winery was only a minute down the road from the mansion and it was a last minute addition to the cruise which my dad suggested would be a good spot to have lunch and test some exotic wines. Unfortunately because I hadn't booked anything with the winery, they were unable to accommodate us for lunch but we decided to have a little break in the wineries outdoor sitting area and chat for a bit.

Today I set out to organise a little cruise for all of the Z members still keen on going on a Z cruise after the annual Great Ocean Road cruise was cancelled because of the bad weather conditions we have had the last few days which could have increased the risk for a member to have an accident on the wet and slippery GOR roads we would have driving on today. So my plan was to take a small group of Zs up to a few of the historical buildings in my local area including places like the Werribee Mansion and then drive up to Point Cook RAAF military base for the group to check out an aviation Museum. Finally we would make our way to Williamstown where we would end up at another historical building called a Bell Tower which ships use to use to navigate into the Melbourne habour back in the 1900's. When I arrived at Todd Rd service station there were quite a few Z's already parked in the car park of KFC. After parking my Z I was immediately greeted by Cam and the other Z members joining the cruise. It was so good to be amongest Z owners again and I was hopefully the group would enjoy the cruise I had set out for us today. Because there was no rush to head off we all spent a few hours chatting amongest each other while we waited to see how many more member would turn out to join in the cruise. By the time we were ready to leave we had a group of 11 Z's and 1 Madza MX-5, which I was very pleased with before we headed off, I gathered all of the owners for a quick cruise route summery and safety briefing.

thanks mate, yes i have added alot of extra factory optional parts to my z. The throttle spring covers are from an infiniti J30 and will fit all series 3 plenums. I have also added the USDM oem adjustable damping suspension system which is fully electric and is activate by a switch next to the folding mirror switch. This system was only available in the us z32 so my z is the only one in australia that has this oem system installed and working. Lastly the B pillar seat belts were made standard after 1993 and i had my door mounted seatbelts removed and have the pillars converted to allow for the b pillar belts to be fitted. I hope to post a huge build thread which everyone can see how the build went and see the transformation of my series 1 into a series 6 z32. If u have any more questions dont hesitate to ask.

thanks mate, yeah silver metallic is the best color, and its probably the only 2000spec model looking car in this colour;). thanks Richard, I have already reported the incident to my insurance company and I hope they will fix it without too many problems, but its a pulic holiday today so I have to wait till tomorrow night to find out more details from the insurance company. here you go;) Yeah we have pretty good roads over here. Still have the occasion pothole but 99% of the roads over here are very well constructed. thanks mate, it must be the paint job.

My original 1/4 glass both had some kind of brown tint stuck on it which I dont think was OEM as wripples were present at one corner of the glass on the inside. I replace that 1/4 window glass with brand new replacement OEM 1/4 window glass from 97-98 but its only clear

I did my best to try and by as many series VI 2kspec parts and replace all of the 1989 model parts. I was able to replace the passenger side rear 1.4 window with 1998 factory tinted water replant glass but I couldn't get the drivers side 1/4 window as the nissan part number never worked with Nissan Japans part suppliers.

Like these;) Unfortunately they look to be chrome painted not plated chrome which is what I really want.