Stephen

fantastic news, now plan o drag it down to the new forest on the 4th of august, and meet some more zed owners.....:D

I still haven't quite grasped this business, am I right in thinking that a 50 grade will make you less prone to loosing oil when up to temperature?

I asked a similar question a year or so back in regaurd's to the manual transmission cooler, and was informed by silverbullit that even in his race car zed it wasn't required. My understanding of its reason for inclusion on UK models is for towing stress, English people like caravans according to japan I guess lol.

that's a mighty shame to go breaking that mate.....

HID problem is easy, simply create I direct short at the head light, if you search high beam trick or something along those lines you will find the ins and outs. This causes the main beams to remain on when the full beams are switched on. I could show you very easily, but its hard to explain, takes about 10 seconds. As or the handbrake, is this just adjustment? or simply the shoes are too worn...new ones are available through conceptua. The earth issue well all you can do is clean all the connections, water not ingressing through the spoiler?

We all know beaner a backdoor trader, on his old car he a had a pink starfish sticker on it to advertise so, that's almost a rainbow sticker :P hahahaha

I've never purchased from them, the service wasn't my issue, more the fact that many of us are buying from them as its the best option for the aftermarket parts. z1 are a sponsor on here and I think it makes great sense for them to have a rep on here to help out offer us deals that may occur, etc. Hopefully it will see more group buys occurring and lowering postage cots to the individual. I now a few will add onto others orders in an attempt to keep down cost which relays on trust, good faith, im sure many of us wouldn't mind waiting a month for a few others to bulk out the order to get a much better transport cost for example. Anyways the message is they are up to something, watch this space.

Just to point out, the vg30dett is a cast block with ali heads, just incase you weren't aware, so it may well not be so straight forward sadly.

Just had a response from z1 today.... "Stephen, Thanks for your message. We actually have something specific in the works regarding a UK rep. I expect you will see the results of this in the next couple months. We really appreciate our customers from across the pond and want to offer them a top notch level of communication and customer service." ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sounds interesting :)

Doh any ideas why?

oh you brought that one, congratulations that looked like a really good well looked after example.

swap that console lid over for a leather one and you on to a winner there I think.

Welcome, fortunately you've joined quite an active area joint meets between this area and the south coast are fairly common and You've got powerzed not far from you who is the leading engine builder for these cars in the country. Don't worry too much about long distance that's what these cars were made for, just make sure all your fluids are topped up before you leave, and if it is a twin turbo model don't rag it about too much until you get a good service on those fluids and hoses, to prevent any overheating accidents, which seeings as its been purchased from a club member has probably been done. Congratulations on your purchase.

looks like you've gotta mix of 5b and 6b they should all be 6b's these plugs pfr6b-c or something along those lines were made by ngk specifically for the z32 vg30de/tt the turbo ones require the 6b the non turbo the 6. Now these are expensive about 50/60 quid a set, however noz has been putting in some copper ones that are much cheaper and he advises highly, you will quickly find that o the search function. As for the colour yeah they look pretty normal tbh, its when they are black or wet that's usually an indication of an issue. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://modernvespa.com/pix/uploads/spark_plug_colour_810.jpg&imgrefurl=http://modernvespa.com/forum/wiki-2-stroke-carburetor-set-up-technique&h=400&w=400&sz=90&tbnid=PS4jrlt_CPdMCM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=93&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dspark%2Bplug%2Bcolour%2Bdiagnosis%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=spark+plug+colour+diagnosis&usg=__f7Gl7jVjQR53rZsf1-ww5pbXkQY=&docid=3-XzSdTySwWyWM&sa=X&ei=aU2jUePTBseg0wWYg4DQBw&ved=0CEoQ9QEwBA&dur=108 that link should help you to see whats normal.

That's because its a 1994 swb slicktop, the later the cars came they dropped a lot of the options, and luxuries to try and cut the cost that was increasing rapidly and hurting sales, also the swb was the base model in japan, ironically the lwb auto tt targa was the luxury model. Effectively the slicktop is like opting for the model without the sunroof if you like. Therefore with a late year, slicktop your unlikely to get all the toys. Ever noticed most of them are non turbo? As I say its ironic really as now adays due to the better handling platform, reduced weight and rarity the swb esp slicktops are extremely desirable and therefore more expensive. In my opinion if your looking for a zed with loads of toys your looking for the wrong car, sure they have cruise, but cruise is useless in the uk, the aircon on most doesn't work, its 20+ years old, and regassing isn't simple or cheap, you will get electric seats and windows, but they likely wont be heated. Something like a lexus is200 would have all these kind of toys, and be cheaper in many respects. This is just my opinion, and your welcome to ignore it, its only an opinion. However I see the z32 as a weekend warrior/ highway monster not a luxury cruiser these days, it however is a lovely car on to drive on the motorway, but infinitely better blasting down an A road over taking everything in its path :D

That spoiler needs to go it makes the rear too high and makes it look stumpy, a lwb can pull that spoiler off but a swb needs something more subtle and low to try and keep proportion. Rare car in a desirable colour unless the shell is shot, its worth that money all day long, esp if it runs properly, hell it could sell for not much less than that without a block.

Isn't it just an ability to charge better/faster? ideal if you've got whacking great rolling disco in your boot for example?

Your going to have so much fun swinging that into your engine bay trying not to **** the screamer on the chassis rail lol, going to sound and go well though I recon.

As above really, the cost of the hicas bushes from Nissan is about £80 that twice is £160 and the full elimation kit from driftworks is only £200 so its not surprising many delete it. Personally I don't like it, I don't like the way when I'm barrelling round a corner It make sit feel as if the car is about to slip out, it doesn't instill confidence in me driving fast, as its harder to judge where the limit of traction is, I also don't like the way that when the back end does go the hicas sort of corrects oversteer slightly this leads me to over correct the correction. Some of this is under experience by myself in driving my car fast, im much better at driving a car with leaf springs fast, as that what I learnt to drive like a hooligan in, so the zed can catch me out in how differently it drives. I haven't deleted my hicas yet, and I may not, I haven't decided yet(after 4 years) I think mayb ei need to have the track experience to see how I feel about hicas, as the z is too fast to push on a public road properly in any event.

That sort of just came up at the right time, I've been doing a lot of reading recently, esp on the US forums. The gains they are getting from 3" exhaust systems and upgraded intercooler pipework even on stock turbo's is pretty impressive(but I don't need to tell you that you know better than I do), I'm looking at getting some gt525's and fully divorcing the waste gate, out to astrosphere like that to my mind would have the same gains as running a 3" system, Without having to source a new 3" system probably from the states at massive shipping rates because of the size bulk etc and without replacing the 2.5" system I've had for well not long.....the front pipes have been on there about 6 months lol.

It would seem that to get the best out the vg block a 3" system is the better option. Now, if your waste gate vents to atmosphere, your not forcing the useless(in respect to producing boost) air down your exhaust system. This is obviously great, less air to be pushed through, less resistance etc etc, is this a correct thought process? If it is then realistically ifyou do vent to the wastegate directly, would you make the same gains on a 2.5" system as your pushing less air down the system, ie less requirement of the exhaust to process air, so a smaller exhaust can do the same job. Now is that legal? because your venting air without a silencer etc, does this still stay within the mot regs? And yeah I do think it sounds awesome lol.

I know its not ideal but think that's the sensible way forward, zeds are expensive to run, the only cheap way to own one is to never drive it hahaha.

That sounds good what tescos is that mate?

Those are horrid!

ha, they all were the roads were crap, I understand on the busy side of things mate. good luck with time attack.