Stephen

You sir will be a 12v terrorist, for that I am sure lol.

Bloody kids.

Monday I'm in Cornwall but other than that I should be able to accommodate you.

Nah it's cool seriously I was given them by someone else so just paying it forward. You will be doing me a favour if you take the set, they seen in good nick.

Right the shocks, theres a set of four stock ones here just come collect them. Haven't got spare tension rods though.

Sure it's the rack itself and not a hose or connection above?

I like coming on here it makes me feel mentally stable.

Check the lower main arm thoroughly as well as they have a habit of cracking where the tension rod bolts up.

Looks good bud

"Very nearly bought a 300zx z32 before getting the 928, test drove several and in my mind they are a great example of a GT car. The only reason I didn't buy one was that spare parts are pretty expensive. I do remember reading a review on an owners club site saying something like "if your going to own a zed, buy a second one to keep as a donor for the parts your going to need". (lol if only I hadn't spent so much on the Zed and the upgrades."

Trust me it's not about bravely it's just difficult.

I agree, most will be hitting 5s, the quality of the rubber and the skill of the driver is probably the limiting factor more so than power, because that only makes things harder. Once mines back on the road il have a play, it snaked like hell just before it came off the road due to badly worn hicas and subframe bushes.

Yeah odd, as you say yours is a quick car and your an experienced and consistent strip driver so I don't doubt what your saying. However it just seems odd that so many have reported recorded those kind of numbers of the years, people not associated with being fibbers... Come to think of it car and driver managed to squeeze a 5.0 flat 0-60 out if a bone stock manual swb when new, I believe they switched to a more shall we say grippy tyre. So with the right traction some good driving and the easy stuff done it would make sense to be seeing mid 4s.

Quite a few have reported mid to high 4 sec 0-60 times recorded by gps over the years on here, with the usual chip and boost upgrade etc. They are a pig to launch quickly though that is true. Lots of anti squat and old bushes don't help. They always want to spin or bog.

I think it's just a sign of the times, despite what you may read in the daily fail or other doom and gloom pushers the economy is improving. People have more money, we've seen that on here alone. Think how many more projects and better money resto's are being carried out in comparison to 3-4 years ago. People are starting to spend their money again, maybe not on houses and 100s of £k super cars like the goverment want but they are spending. Porsches are also really making crazy money anyway, the 911 market is mad. Some of those early cars are stupid, stupid money and by that token people want the brand, so the cheaper ones are becoming more desirable as well. I doubt you will see 924s get silly money but the 944 may soon become less of a bargain.

So what down pipes are on it now?

Many happy returns sir.

The vac line to the Wastegate is the means of it opening rather than the electronic boost solenoid on the turbo, (not the one on the EBC) those just activate safety boost, do you still have them?

Also just to add, I'm assuming your using a decatted down pipe? If so, there is a chance that fitting them could reveal that your turbo rear oil seals are failing, at which point you may or may not create a situation when it won't pass due to excessive smoke. This is how mine looked after being decatted. http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?163503-seriously-disheartened-now-and-just-wanna-burn-the-car-help!/page3&highlight=Turbo+smoke I'm not saying it WILL happen just that it's a factor to consider. I genuinely think you should consider a temp repair to pass the mot and do the down pipes properly when the cash is there. It's about solving the current minor issue short term not about ticking later boxes earlier if you get what I'm saying. From what your telling us you don't need extra headaches or expense right now that a more permanent solution could bring.

If you had access to a ramp and transmission cradles etc then maybe, maybe. Sure you will have more access but to go through the process of pulling the gearbox for that luxury, er no thanks. The passenger side isn't that bad as the battery being out gives you topside access and there's not much in the way from underneath other than the downpipe itself. The drivers side is less friendly due to the way the turbo sits as well as the steering collum, brake & clutch masters etc and the starter motor. Thankfully it's very quick and easy to remove the starter (remove the battery first yeah) which give you virtually the same access as the passenger side and a 3/8" ratchet and UJ will allow you access to those pesky top two. The steering collum is in the way mostly as a mental block and shouldn't actually cause any grief. The pain in the ass is the stupid heat shields (I binned mine) and the state of 25 year old heat and road abused studs and bolts. Some real care and patience may be required to prevent you snapping them. Once the down pipes off though there's more room allowing you better options to correct your cock up should you need to. As a side note with mine I have to fit the bolts all loosely first during refit before winding them even hand right, otherwise the lower ones bind on the Downpipe itself due to the curvature.

No idea, sadly not got my mits on anything like that so don't have much knowledge of it. As I say though is expect a badge or something saying what the Wastegate pressure is or what it's range is. If you can work out exactly what they are maybe the answers on google. The other option would be to apply measured pressure to the Wastegate and see what it opens up at.

Appears to be some moistness there and in the steering rack too. Might be worth a quick check that one.

I'm sensing you might have one or two skyline parts kicking about and your familiar with them. Thought about this option?

Is say that's a fair price. Just to swap a block tt to tt the labour is a very healthy portion. The extra labour appears to be free unless that doesn't include the cost of an engine.

That makes more sense.