Stephen

:thumbup: Glad I managed to give you your fix, what's the chances though that we'd even cross paths today.

A red focus came up behind me today all excitedly, then passed thumb up. Who that, I thought. Only our very own hellraiser. I left him and thundered off through the purbecks. Pictures I hear you cry, well though I was too busy driving. :lol:

Cheers Howard, I'd forgotten it could look that nice. Alignment complete. Managed to get a price ahead of £60 for front and rear, then they had a mess to sort haha! Before and after below.

Cheers guys. Hopefully the day will only get better.

So today I'm working this evening, the day is mine! The sun is out as well, winner! Got up nice and late and gave her her first wash this year a treated her to a fresh layer or polish and wax. And some close ups to show that shine we all lust over. Then on to the sensible stuff, checked all the fluids, double checked the torque on the wheel nuts, they've been on and off a lot recently. And checked the tyre pressures, dropped a few PSI through winter. Now I'm waiting, car in the air while the boys have it on the hunter sorting out the geometry. So far I've had three people stop me and saw what a nice car it is and a few people pointing at it as I drive along. Restores your faith is these pain in the ass dinosaurs.

My mate looked at one recently, flat 6 I believe. Only ever seen one, weird, weird looking thing.

You love making yourself poor don't you lol.

Yeah, that makes it over £70 from Luke. I've got like £50 in my head from MJP. In fact; http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?181648-Rear-Perspex-strip-without-Brake-light&highlight=Rear+strip £42+vat. Obviously have to check that as prices can change. Fair saving though.

I don't like the nose panel, too fussy. Love the rest of the front though. The back looks good but it's a really wide, wide arch and like most it looks disbalanced, needs wider front wings to accompany it.

Just leave the strip plain mate, cuts down on clutter. If you get it from MJP or the main dealer they aren't too bad. I can't remember if the non brake light version is much cheaper or not. Have a chat with Mike, I bet he gets it cheaper for you.

I'm torn on that one.

It's not just garages think how many times you come out a main dealer thinking, what have you actually done. I know a few years back my fathers car went in for a service, a week later it failed its MOT because oil was sloshing out the sump pan from a 1p sized hole, corroded from the inside out. How you fail to spot that whilst performing an oil and filter change is beyond me. I've heard multiple stories from dealer workers who say they just stamp the book and reset the service indication, other than than your paying to park the car up for the day. That said I dunno if anyone else has had this yet but VW now send you a video of what they have done and point out things for you, this is sent via email before you collect. Brilliant. It's not like theft Jeff, it is theft. Or I suppose really it's fraud, the offender is actually obtaining money by decieving the client. As you know I've had some horrendous service in the past on more than one occasion. A much less annoying time than that though. I remember paying for my clutch to be changed on my Capri, I just didn't have time, the garage round the corner quoted really reasonably, no brainier. I was mighty pissed off when I realised I'd lost reverse in the process because they hadn't put the shifter together properly. We're talking a really simply job here. I threw a wobbler as you can imagine. I've come home to find my wife paid £300 for some front discs, on a Kia! (I was busy at work so she just paid it) There pence to buy. The list goes on and it's one of the reasons I'm glad I know which end of the spanner is which enough to not get done these days. There is also a valid point here though that chris pointed out. People hate spending money on cars. The amount of people who buy budget tyres when premium ones were an extra £10 beggars belief. That's the bit that keeps you on the road!!! Sure if it's double and you go mid range that's fair enough but for most euro boxes it's a few quid a corner. I even see this on high end cars, 3 year old merc, 50k car something like that on tyres you've never heard of. They will pay £600 a month in finance so the Jones think they are doing well but looking after the expensive motor, hell no. If you find an honest garage stick with it because they are like gold dust these days. If your one of those people that think it's fine to run around on the same oil for five years and drive around with no tread on your tyres, I doubt you will enjoy a Z32 very long.

Well done, rewarding isn't it. I did my bonnet with a gun etc last summer, sadly I didn't realise not to put the cover on too quick and it blistered. Il have another crack when the weather improves.

Then I think your plan is sound and wish you luck. Sure you can't live with it temporarily?

True true, But where do you draw the line? I wouldn't really want to rebuild a top end and leave the bottom personally. I guess it's down to the £'s aspect really.

If the budgets there I'd pull the block, service it and pop it back in. Seriously, it would be worth it. Although the HG and lower plenum gaskets ain't cheap if you choose to pull the heads.

Agreed, I'd say neither of the badges help. I'd tint the centre section as well because they don't complement each other. I wouldn't choose them but you have so I think those things would make it look better.

Finally installed the aftermarket boost gauge through the firewall. Ditched the stero to accomdate it. Just need a little gauge plate now.

Your gonna have to pull the plenum, cam covers, timing covers, cam belt, cam sprockets, timing cover back plate, cams and lifters as it is.

I've seen those before, can't see why it wouldn't work, IF you can keep the valve closed to compress against it.

Yeah, sorted that some time ago. This leak appears to be coming from the actual targa behind the front end cap on the targa.

Cheers Jeff, I sealed the grommit and spoiler yesterday. Had lots of rain last night, happy to report the leaks stopped! Now I've just got a pesky leak that appears to come out the targa itself.

That 240 is beautiful.

My sore point is your offering a product, that you can't provide any information on and proclaiming it's a cost effective solution. I can't see how your maths works out there. Especially if your paying for labour. The photograph you used, has had its hicas removed, ps relocated, fuse box relocated, radiator relocated, intercoolers replaced for a front mount (expensive TDM one buy the looks of it) water pipes for rad modified. I wouldn't be surprised if the front wings had be modified to allow space. It's a long expensive list, especially if your paying someone else. Equally what materials are used? Assuming the manifolds are made of tubular steel, multiple tuning shops with R&D budgets have failed to make a tubular manifold for the Z32 they always fail from heat stress, even the inconnel ones failed. It's not a cheap easy option it's an expensive and long road for an avid tinkerer. You need more information to sell this product. I'm not deliberately being a dick, I'm just being honest. What your telling me doesn't add up. I'm all for innovation and ingenuity however put yourself in a buyers shoes, there's quite a few questions that require answering.

I'm not trying to poo poo your idea as I say. However forgive me when I say, you've got 4 posts to your name, 2 of which are on this thread and your offering a kit which you didn't design or have much information of for £700. On the basis of it making things cheaper. Your kit plus refurbed stock turbos and the necessary other work is going to put a pretty big dent in your wallet. A smaller dent would be made by some nice shinney new turbos. I think you need to provide more information than you are currently before being able to offer this for sale, at least for your own conversion to be complete.