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ok mate. il get in touch with him on his return then, hopefully wont be too long... cheers :)

hi guys, not sure if this is the right place to post this, but i am desperately trying to get in touch with 'shunter', and he hasnt logged on for 3 days now. if anyone knows him personally, please ask him to log on and read his pm's. cheers :hyper:

i remember getting quite exciting speeds out of my NA a couple of years ago... i bought it completely standard, a jap SWB manual slicktop... then started the mods after a couple of months of research... the end spec was... - stillen gtz-r2 front bumper - stillen metal cone filter - hard metal induction pipes off ebay - ported and polished heads - new valves - custom made headers - haywood and scott 2.5" SS custom exhaust - UR underdrive pulley full set - TT fidanza flywheel - TT manual gearbox - spare wheel removed with tools and rear shade - new OE water pump - new OE rad - new OE fuel pump - standard wheels with toyos i would always treat the engine with redex cleaning agents every 2 weeks, and only ran it off optimax (98 RON). on one occasion i was out with a mate in a 400ish hp soarer coming back from southend on the M25... i was running octane booster also, so the fuel RON must have been about 102-103 (almost jap standards methinks)... between junction 9 and 8- on the downhill stretch- i was told i was running at 155- 160MPH from my mate who was in front... i dont know but it must have been close as the needle was stuck south on the dial... crank gave in 2 miles from my house! seems like the only oversight i had made was not adding any aditional oil coolers! oops. only thing i regret was never managing to organise myself to either get it dynoed or get a quarter time.

as above, couldnt see driver properly due to very effective and stylish tint jobby...

si, i was just wondering what you think is an adequate level to take the modifications of a 300zx to, as you seem so negative towards these examples. do you think that 300s should not be spoiled or experimented on? have you ever seen a similar show car effort and liked the final result? not a dig, just curious to know what your 'ideal 300zx' would look like as you seem to be a man that knows what he likes (and doesn't like!). :confused:

just out of curiosity, where is the cheapest place to get a '99 spec bumper from? and do they come ready painted in Nissan colours?

yeah, know what you mean... the '99 spec bumper would make a big difference and bring the look right up to date. im thinking wait for the right buyer and then sell it with about 6 months MOT left, so you dont have to shell out £1.5K and then sell it straight away. get some more use out of it before you let her go, if you know what i mean. but to someone not very knowledgeable about zeds, maybe the suspension wouldn't matter. maybe if you advertise it elsewhere, see what interest you get back and then decide if you want to throw in some extras...

how much do you think it will cost to get the MOT and tax, and then change the suspension and bumper...? i dont know but im guessing... over a grand if theres no work to do on the MOT.

its hard to calculate, but my general feeling would be in the £5-6K area. i dont think iv ever seen a zed go for more than £7K recently. to be honest i think you could probably get more for it advertising it in autotrader or somewhere where the prospective buyers would not know very much about the car. my mate almost got duped the other day- was about to cough up £6.5K for a SWB NA. nice bodywork, but still not worth the money. i think urs is as nice an example as any prospective buyer is likely to come across, so good luck to you if you decide to go ahead. (hope you dont though, you know you're hooked on zeds really!)

mugs, smart polo shirts, belt buckles (metal logo that you can make ur own belt with) or complete belts. :cool: ermm... smart casual jackets with the logo on the back... like the F.B.I. :hyper:

ryans still about. not sure what state ztech is in now, as he's recovering from his divorce, poor guy. ryans mob is 07766996946

as far as cars go, i wouldn't want to own it in that state, its obviously not practical- its a show car! i have to agree with StellaZ here though, you gotta admire the work that went into it- its a piece of art!

how much is 312KW in HP anyway? and what performance increase would an R32 diff give... or is it simply stronger?

i dont know if anyone has seen this, but i think it is the nicest example of an extreme 300zx i have ever come accross... http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_1787/article.html?popularArticle

i have used the automated message that pops up when the subscription is about to run out, and payed the £15 renewal via paypal on the 31st (can provide paypal recipt) but now my account is disabled in that i cannot reply to posts- so cannot buy much needed parts from others! :confused: :eek: :headvswal can someone sort this for me ASAP please! :rant: cheers fellahs