Everything posted by Stephen
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The Grumpy Old Men Thread
Mr Tumble. Kanye West. Gordon Brown. Diane Abbott. Haemorrhoids. No particular order.
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$90,000 for a mint 1996 Z !!!!
If you wanted top dollar this was always the case.
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$90,000 for a mint 1996 Z !!!!
Saw this on Japolink this morning. It's a very specific car in near perfect condition. Although if the top moves it should push the middle. I wonder how long we will wait to see the first $100k+ Z32.
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Dust caps!
I didn't know kids still did this. Lads at my school used to pinch all four off your car, keep two for there bike then sell the other two to another slightly more honest (less brazen) kid for couple of quid. Gave them some money for sweets, fags etc. I didn't think enough of these little snowflakes went outside to still pull this trick.
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New 300ZX TT Owner in SE London
Pretty much yeah. If it starts going north it's all a bit late.
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New 300ZX TT Owner in SE London
Just so you are aware the dash water temperature gauge is a stepper motor. It effectively has three modes, cold, correct and overheating. So just because you see no rise from centre is not an indication of the temperature being correct, rather that it's not hot the threashold to display that it's overheating.
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MOT ( IPO) Portuguese style
In fairness your unit appears to have about 400k watts of flouresant tubes in it, the natural sunlight that far south is about 400xs brighter which helps.
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MOT ( IPO) Portuguese style
:lol: That bad ey? I spose the phrase "doing it Irish" had to come from somewhere...
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MOT ( IPO) Portuguese style
Similar to the Irish way it seems.
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Ultra Red Build Thread
8J front 8.5J rear iirc.
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Ultra Red Build Thread
Don't think you will get a 265 on them.
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Smoke from engine bay
Remove the battery and inspect the lower (exhaust) cam cover, the seal is made of sealant rather than a proper gasket and as such is prone to leak over time.
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The cost of upgrading your zed just went up
There's some truth to this tbh. A company who is USD based purchasing from a Chinese manufacturer... Brexit hasn't actually occurred yet, currently currency variations are a reaction to instability in the market and investment in various currencies. I'm sure we all understand how this trading works. The USD is strengthing at the moment as the current president is seen as more pro buisness than his former. Brexit is a pretty small factor in global currency markets at present. Much bigger fears could cause a complete upturn in values.
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Greetings from France.
Bonjourno from Milan. :D
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The cost of upgrading your zed just went up
:sleep1: Enjoy the sun Jeff.
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Gary the post whore !!!!!
I heard it was due to pubic indecency.
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Gary the post whore !!!!!
Since I don't smoke or drink coffee and I need to drink litres of water each day. I've taken up water/forum breaks.
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Manifold headers or art
As a complete observational guess. I recon theres a pre cat in the stock ones. The runners are longer on the aftermarkets which iirc changes the power band to a more Top end focused delivery. Your right though, the stock ones are a world away from many other cars, the M6 was a bloody expensive car though I spose. Non M badge V8 models are quite affordable now, but not the same thing as the M.
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JaiKai - MK2 - Ziggy Build
Did you apply lubricant to the cams prior to assembly?
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Car park space bandits !!
If I could share my parking photos today you'd laugh. Why some people just ignore the lines is beyond me. Wives car has been hit twice in car parks recently and they drove off, does my head in.
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Newbie here - MX5 - 300zx
Is it not like an arrow with all that weight up front?
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Crank Pulley - Any tips for removal?
Kill or cure :devil:
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Crank Pulley - Any tips for removal?
I wouldn't worry about the wood :lol: you can always replace it.
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Crank Pulley - Any tips for removal?
Have you used the old shock tactic?
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Misfire...Again.
Agreed. I could be done but I wouldn't want to do it or have it done. The plenum needs to be removed, semi sealed and argon purged then welded and the rear face ground back. To do it properly. At which point replacement is a far better idea, esp as you've been offered one for free. It's going to be more time consuming than expensive. The upper plenum gaskets aren't expensive.