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Not for me I'm afraid! Another beautiful Zed to ruin! That 30k could have been put to so much better use.:(

Not to mentioned the ABS light is on - cos the rear wheels are jacked up and the front wheels are stationary!:tt2::tt2: FAKE!LOL

What sort of Zed are you after - standard/modified/LWB/TT etc etc?? And your budget?

Yeh, I'm tempted to get one TBH. A good practical everyday car with 80% of an EVOs dynamic. Much more to it than its blandish looks suggest. Uprated everything!

What about a Mazda MPS 6? Awesome Q car. Very unknown car. 256bhp / 4 wheel drive, all the toys. Remap to just shy of 300bhp, 280 Ib/ft torque standard! And lets face it would even toast a Zed in bad weather. About £6k will get you a high mileage example.

You also need to swap the odometer unit over as the only reason it currently reads in miles is because of the convertor reducing the speed input signal to the whole cluster by a 1/3rd. When you remove the convertor to fit the UK speed dial fit the UK odometer as well. It has different gearing to the Jspec unit. You need to do this or else the odo will read in KMs again... The UK odo mileage can be carefully altered to your cars mileage before fitting it.

I know very little technically about pads, but seem to recall that Porterfield pads are well thought of and generally rated over Mintex, but Ferrodo DS2500 seem to be the best - thats what I'm using and they work very well hot or cold.

Are your shocks in good condition? Are you 100% sure that you have correctly rebuilt the shock/spring assembly in the right order both sides? Wouldn't have thought the rubber would allow a 20mm difference, the weight of the car would soon right the rubbers. Did you check to see all the springs were equal at least in their pairs? When I changed my springs/shocks and put the car back on the ground it sat quite evenly. It didn't really settle much neither only a matter of about 5mm after a couple of weeks. Sorry can't be any more help...

Ok!:)

My thoughts exactly, even if a different colour it could be sprayed to your liking for far less!

I really really like these, but £480+VAT! Yikes. And it seems they need calibrating?

Here's mine...

Amen to that! I can't believe how rust and rot free my import is. And the best way of keeping them that way? Keep them off our winter roads! keep em for the good weather.:thumbup1:

I thought the bushes weren't available separately, although you can if you're lucky pick up Nismo bushes for the arms, but.... £160 for 8!! Some people fit adjustable arms, but then adjustable tension rods are apparently needed too.

Dam that car is lovely. A real credit to you mate. Very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very nice!

Redline 75w90 high performance gear oil is what I used in my diff. Can't remember the quantities though. You must remove the filler plug 1st though, before trying to remove the drain plug. Why? Cos if you can't remove the filler and drain the diff 1st, you won't have a working car!! Sometimes after many years the plugs are seized. Actually I think you will need 4 litres - 3.1 litres req'd.

Yes nice write up, but as above I did mine without removing the door cards. Very do-able with the cards on, but if you struggle take them off.

Who told you about the price? So £500 gets you a speedo unit converted and ready to roll like the one in the videos? I really like them, very cool.

There's a chap near Manchester that is very experienced with the 300zx. He's done some engine rebuilds, auto-manual conversions, reshells and many repairs. I have used him a few times so can personally vouch for him, I think 'Bird' on here had a reshell, engine rebuild and lots more done by him. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=244 The chaps name is Phil. 363 Manchester Road, M297DX (about 30mins from you?) 01942 883348 Highly recommended and reasonably priced.

Did anyone else notice on the Topgear episode featuring the Veyron vs the F1 how off the line and up till around 240kph (150mph) the F1 completely smashed the Veyron!! Says more about the brilliance of the F1 than the Veyron to me. Never mentioned that bit afterwards??

That is just so true!

So on that note, attempt to remove the top filler plug 1st, because if for some reason you can't and you've already drained the diff.....:sweatdrop:

Do yourself a favour and take the drivers seat! Only 4 bolts and will help you alot.

Remember that the Zedworld solution is a drive in drive out hassle free job and the parts are under warranty for a period. New clutch is used which aren't cheap. Yes it can be done cheaper if you can be bothered with the hassle and are confident in fitting it yourself. Then there is sourcing a kit, running the risk of missing parts, collecting a kit etc etc. Cheapest DIY solution using 2nd clutch (not wise) is going to be £500 Nothing about a 20yr old 300zx is smart in terms of money ATM at least, the conversion is something you do cos you want to. I decided that it was better to convert my well known and trusted auto then simply swap it for a unknown manual car. I will tell you that its a better car for it though. Goes better, sounds better, feels better! Do miss the auto kickdown at 50mph though! That particular part of an auto is faster.

Damn swear filter!