nickz32

Defi gauges (water temp, boost, oil temp) fitted because stock gauges are shite

?????? which cars were you watching? All 3 of us locked up the front wheels without abs!?!?!

To be honest mate, your going to get so many suggestions, your head will spin. I think the most popular are: Michelin Pilot Sport 2 Bridgestone RE050 Toyo Proxes T1-R Continental Sport Contact 2 Falken FK452 Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 Personally ive ran the falkens for the last year, and for a budget performance tyre, theyre pretty dam good, but dont seem to give the same feedback that the higher end tyres do. Ive just had the PS 2's fitted today, and they feel really good so far, but time will tell. TBH it depends on you budget. Try Camskill or http://www.tyretraders.co.uk, theyre the two cheapest places ive found for tyres

I dont think i explained the point we noticed with the ABS too well, its not how quick the ABS kicked in, i would say on all three cars observing from the outside, the ABS kicked in at the correct time. The big, no, mahoooosive difference was the speed in which the abs operated on the zed in comparison to the merc. The zed was a very noticeable (from inside and standing outside) on-of-on-of-on-of, whilst the merc was sooooooooooo quick at applying releasing and reapplying, it was easily milliseconds between each application of the brakes. I can only tell you that i know my brakes are in good working order, like i said before, i gave the average results instead of the best performance that was recorded. Agreed a few of us may have "like new brakes", but the vast majority of zed owners dont, so this deffinatly gives info to the masses more than anything else. Thats EXACTLY what all 3 of us said. The whole point of this was giving people independant results of 3 random zeds, all 3 of which are in a dam sight better condition than some of the zeds that are floating about (no offence intended), an independant test against a brand new vehicle, and the differences found between them

After mondays reconstruction day the the Collision Investigation Unit at TRL, one of the tests that were conducted was the braking abilities of the 300zx. The standard was set by a fully laiden 58 reg Mercedes Vito van, with a gross weight of 3 tonnes. 3 300zx's were used in the test. I cannot personally vouch for the condition of the other 2 zeds brakes, but i can confirm that following a check 6 weeks ago, my brakes are in full working condition with no seized pistons etc etc etc. The conditions were slightly damp, and the same bit of tarmac was used for the runs, so therefore i have given the average figures. The test was conducted at 30mph, using a fixed braking point for each run. Here are the Results: Merc Vito Van generated 0.96G's The average braking force generated was 0.69G's and a braking distance a ful 14 FEET FURTHER that the Vito Van. Now thinking it isnt unusual to see these types of vehicles in the outside lane of the motorway, i think its pretty disconcerting to know that it will stop 14 feet shorter than you at just 30mph, never mind average cruising speeds in the outside lane of a motorway!!!!! The biggest thing we notice was how inadequate the zeds ABS system is in comparison to a modern car, the zeds abs is sooooooooo slow at braking and releasing in comparison to a modern car. Food for thought for those planning their next modification. Nick

here you are http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Motorinsurance/DG_067624

TBH i find the Scooby STi seats bloody comfy and very supportive

You now have the have a Flourescent jacket, first aid kit and a reflective hazard triangle, which i think im right in thinking the last two is standard equipment in the boot of the beemer (i know it has been for the last 4 years). You also need a Green Card as well

nice one bud, make sure you change those wheels over to the standard anthracite ones, they look much better imho

theres always the phoenix tomorrow. TBH im pretty suprised there were no volunteers!

that is THE coolest thing i have seen in a looooong time. I would love to have a go!

On my way down there now, what a twat!

you got double glazing?

Dont forget you gotta bed the clutch in mate!

how did you get on at the orange unsigned matey

Get a custom made system bud

I like it, kinda old skool prodigy but with a twist. looking forward to the new album

Thats a shortie only system bud ;)

I know joelyP managed to get from Stanstead to Le Mans on one tank of fuel

The question is..... Is it JUST the size of the discs on the 300zx that make the whole set up so shite?

Funny you should ask that. i used other peoples cars:mac1: My mate owns a classic restoration place, so has alot of scap pannels lying around, so i started off on those. And to be honest its pretty easier than you think. As long as your patient and take your time, youll have no worries. Take a read of this as well, it helped me understand the principles at the very least http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=63859 Cheers for all your kind comments guys

and i thought i was trigger happy with a camera!!

Oh and cheers for the recommendation on Collinite, ace product!

I know, theyve been like that since i bought it and it bugs the hell out of me, buts its the next thing on the list of things to do;). Cant decide whether to go satin black or use that plasticoat stuff I did my best with cling film to cover up the coilpack and injector connectors, and then used small amounts of APC with the slimest nylon paint brush i could get my hands on to agitate it, and carefully rinsed. Seemed to work nicely Here you are bud, its a liquid based polish as opposed to the wax ones like megs nxt tech metal polish and rimwax. you only need a tiny amount on a bit of soft cloth and it spreads really nicely http://www.britemax.com/easycut.html http://www.britemax.com/finalshine.html Yeah, mine are the series 1 siennas. Theyre pretty wheel but a royal pita to keep clean! Someone obviously forgot to tell the sprayman when they got round to painting mine. Its a series 4, so i was expecting it to be plain old gloss. Sod knows what was going on there. But like i said earlier, its not an obvious metallic black. When you put mine and marcos side by side, his is so obviously metallic and mine "looks" gloss, its only close up in direct like can you see the metallic flecks

Marcos is deffo metallic. When ours are side by side, you can see the difference even from a distance