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I used these when I picked up the zed last month: https://www.tempcover.com/ no qualms about covering the car, though at 22 years old the days cover was extortionate

Hi, just trawling the forums and thought it might be best to ask this for when it comes to getting my side skirts and spoiler fitted. I know a good paint place for when I've had some work done to my BM previously, but the zed is going to take a little more work and been incredibly finicky over the slightest imperfection I would really appreciate some help here. Having the wide arch kit obviously the skirts are going to have to be cut slightly then smoothed in, then I'm assuming Midnight Purple Isn't going to be the best colour for matching so would anyone be able to recommend anyone good? If it could be close to home and in Rotherham that would be great but if not no big deal, I would much rather travel and fork out a bit more the get the best work and ensure its done right first time.

as above, given a bit more notice I'd have been all over this!!! :'( ... hope its a regular thing

as above 380 horsies under the bonnet but the speedo stops at 180kmph i can only assume the car does the same...

you have obviously never lived in Rotherham :P

just reading his add a little further, a few grammatical gems popped out: '- Spear wheel' '( Yes can proof )' fantastic :laugh:

it disturbs me to think that some level of planning and forethought has gone into that :(

Little update today, my new wheel has arrived: Before: After (pardon the mark on the lens over the EVC screen): Other than that not much change this week aside from a little tweak to stop the door chimes (incredibly irritating) and fixing the electric windows, which turned out to be the little black box on the underside of the window controls. Nice easy fix, would have been even easier had I realized there was a little screw under cloth section of the inner handle and not messed about reaching around the back of the door card for half an hour to remove it :laugh:

Hi Andy, after a day of tinkering today I think you may be right, once it's been dropped a little on the back I can see that having a big impact and by the time the spoiler and new lights are on the back end is going to look vastly different. If i can I do want to keep the single exhaust, it is different,sounds great and while its on there i can't see another bumper holding it well. The only idea I am toying with is the possibility of an abflug rear diffuser but I'm tentative on the thought, it could easily be too much. I'll hold off doing anything drastic on the lights too, I've got some 99 spec on the way as looking at ebay they seem to hold their value, if they don't work I haven't lost out. Look forward to seeing this project now though, you have my attention! :) As for shows I do want to get to some but I think I'll be holding off until August, keeping the car on the drive and making sure I have it exactly how I want before showing it off. After 3 months of not driving it though I should be attending quite a few, I'll be looking for any excuse to drive it :) Hi Yowser, cheers for clearing that up, sempt a little too easy, if it was a straight swap fair enough but certainly not worth any hassle, I'm quite happy with the standard one Hi Brian, Glad to see you still on here and keeping track. Yep she's an absolute gem and it's nice to hear you approve of my plans. Thanks for the heads up on the german chap Chris, I've looked him up (his email is in the or sale thread) and he having the spoiler. Lord know what he must have paid for shipping once boxed up the package was huge but I'm sure it'l look great on his car. I think the zed is one of the few cars that can pull such a thing off, seeing it in person I was really impressed and liked it but driving home and seeing it in the wing mirrors I felt like I was driving the bat mobile :laugh: Hi Bob, Thanks, much appreciated. I do like the gated gear change however where the new fill in panel meets with the inset for the original gaitor would right get on my chebs if that makes any sense... let put it down to OCD :P

Cheers, I'm sure I can strech it to the point where people grow tired of reading but if nothing else its a diary for myself :) Not sure what to do about the canards, in all fairness without the wing they really don't work but at the same time I doubt they're worth enough to justify selling them. Loving the subtle drop there too :p whats involved it changing to the digital display though? is it really just a simple swap? I envisaged it would be a little more complicated, if not it'l be going straight on my list :)

Thanks, I'm glad you think so, I think its far too easy with mods to get carried away and go too far and it would be great to think that other's agree with what I do and it can come across as thought out and with some form of tact :) Thanks Andy. I think it is a great car and as you say absolutely fantastic point to start. Initially i think it needs a little softening down and a few subtle changes to get everything meshing together better. Glad you agree with the drop I think it just made the lines of the car flow better and the same with the spoiler as it runs parallel to the arches. The red steering wheel is still there, not half as bad in person as I'd expected, I'd go as far as to say its grown on me. That said I'm going to be replacing it with a Momo Nero wheel and there is a double din planned for the interior too. As for the rear that is a bit of a problem area for me atm. There are lots of great bumpers out there that look fantastic on there own however I'm unsure how they would sit on the car. I'll need to get a few better pics of the rear and get playing in photoshop. For now the spoiler will make a big difference, lights wise again I'm undecided, I'm going with the tried and tested 99 spec rears however am a little apprehensive about how they will sit on the car. I've also been oodling these: http://www.turbomagazine.com/features/0010_turp_1993_nissan_300zx/photo_10.html The only problem is if I'm to believe the article they're a custom fab jobby which could be a farse and again I'm unsure if they'd suit the car. In all the bill is still out on the rear, it taken me a week to decide the above stuff for the sides and spoiler ha and I'm still anxious to see if everyone agree's it'l be a while before I have any definitive plans for the interior and rear. The last thing I want to do is the obvious, risking sounding a fool I want my choices to be somewhat understated if that makes any sense. Finally the exhaust. Again the bill is out, the sound is brill and distinct, however as you say the issue is find a bumper to work with it, asif the job is not hard enough given the other considerations and also I'm concerned as to whether it would be restrictive over a twin exhaust option...

Now moved here: http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=150568

Concluding the exterior stuff I also then managed to find some time to see about fitting a short shift. After looking through the forum I was able to see 800bhp on ebay had a great rep and for £30 it was worth a punt, so popped in an order on ebay and 24 hours later, on my doorstep: First impressions, flawless service :) This also coincided with my day off work so after picking up on a few bits and bobs and phone calls that should have been made earlier on in the week I set about fitting it. At this point I should make it clear I am no mechanic and the Zed is my first true project car... possibky not one of my best life choices on that basis :laugh: Anyhow I cracked on, took a bit of work, little swearing and I discovered its an excellent delt workout but got there in the end, even took a few pics of the work in progress :) and finally, the finished product: All of which now draws to a close this weeks festivities. For anyone interested keep watching, I'll be keeping this up to date

That now off I then decided to go with an original 94' spec spoiler. Unfortunately I've no had chance to get it sprayed and bolted on but there was nothing to stop me from taking a quick pic with it placed there :) Moving forward I'm also thinking of some Veilside Type 2 side skirts and maybe dropping the back a tiny bit to tuck the rear wheels just in the arches. While I'm still waiting on time to do this there hasn't been anything to stop me playing in photoshop to get a preview of this done. Pardon my crude skills:

Unfortunately I've been bogged down with work and as such been both idle and anti-social when it comes to getting some pictures up of what feels like my new baby :) . I've only had it a week and got a list as long as my arm of project's I want to do so I figure the best way to make up for it and keep track is by starting a journal. This will also be backed up with a few extra pictures on Flikr for anyone interested: So to kick things off I'll start with a few pictures from the day she came to me: Following this the first thing I decided to do after much debate was remove the canards and wing, however looking at the pics now my friend Lee who took all the pictures seems to have made it work :glare: With that in mind my first picture is of the wing off the car, dunno how the zed carried it, the thing is huge!! and the car... please bere with me, I know something needs to go back on and will get to that. Please also forgive the pictures, it's me behind the camera now and my back garden isn't as spacious as Meadowhall car park :(

Ah right, that's a bit of a downer as I was hoping for people's input, I'll move it over to a public area Oh and not to be ignorant, thanks for your comments, very much appreciated :)

Sorry for been slack and not replying on here, really appreciate the kind words and driving it home was a fantastic experience. Jay I'll be round soon to show you in person but for everyone else I've popped together a journal to make up for a week's ignorance; http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=1517418#post1517418

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pfft, thats been my mucky piece on the side ever since i twigged on insurance companies would let me near a zed :D

:laugh: fortunately its not my first foray into the world of rwd and i like to think i'd be on the ball though jay has made me very aware that as soon when it comes to rain it will be out to kill me regardless of experience, all part of the fun :laugh: :laugh:

Thats why I'm considering it now because once i get in it I'll be comfortable in the knowledge my card's in my pocket and not give a rats, it'l be sweaty palms and brown pants ftw :laugh: :) thing is now insurance is both a joke and a rip off and while i'd begrudge paying the £1500 quote i was given for a micra at my age and given the current fiasco in juxtaposition £2000 for a zed is a steal :) .... i imagine a few people on here might not agree with me on that note but i've made my peace with it and come to accept been a young driver and living in rotherham is just s**t :P

thanks for the offer, if its not too much of an imposition and you haven't got any plans could you message me your number and I might take you up on that :) cheers to everyone else for the kind comments too, as bad as this is at 22, tonights gonna drag I'm gonna be like a kid on christmas

cheers :) with any luck I'll be able to goad a few friends into going to rising sun on sunday and be sure to get some pics then :)

Well its been a long time coming but on the premise that everything is as it should be and there isn't a spanner in the works I pick up brian's pentroof zed tomorrow. Probably the most droll topic created on these boards but I'm excited and thought I'd share :) . the fuel bill driving it from kent back home to sheffield may be a downer on festivities though ha

Hi Jay, Glad to hear your keeping the car and are back on the forum, it was stunning and I could tell you where a true enthusiast. It also drastically changed my opinion of the SWB, asif I wasn't having an hard enough time finding a clean LWB manual TT :( . That said with any luck I I'll be picking up the PentRoof car in the for sale section next week and following getting it up here I'll have to give you a shout. I showed the pictures of your car to my friend who did the pictures for the meet in Doncaster yesterday. He was smitten and wouldn't mind taking a few professional pictures if you wanted. He's also an avid detailer but I think you've got enough offers to deal with on the free detail. Look forward to see what you do with it buddy, for what its worth though I think the exhaust sounded great, that said I am 22 :)