silverbullitt

So as we are all here , and own at least one 300ZX , its fair to assume we appreciate the effort put in by the designers of the car. But lets imagine you were sitting over the designers shoulder as the final draft was just done. He asked you what is the one thing you would change about the car from a design standpoint. Be it bodystyling , performance , ease of maintenance etc. Pick one thing you would change about the car. For me , it occurred to me last night. I usually have the car parked in the garage where its out of sight for 6 days a week , but last night i had it parked it outside the house on the driveway. As i was outside for a quiet cigarette i ended up eyeing the car over and it struck me that whilst the front arches are nice and pronounced , the rears are rather tame. I think the rear axle could have been extended by a couple of inches and the arches made more ....sexy ! Its something they definitely addressed with the 350Z , as it has big muscular arches over both axles. So whats the one thing you would have changed ??

Funnily enough i had to do a survey on all the machines in our work place, and most of them run R404a , and when i looked under the bonnet of the zed i saw a sticker in Japanese telling me to use R404a :) . Next time we have the refrigeration guy in, ill have to get him to fill mine

You really need to get that sorted out. The TV going funny could be an early warning system for her to clear out her other fancy man before you come home. Probably a bad earth , I knew a lad on one of the drift forums who was hated in his street as when he turned on his skyline the whole streets TV would go bonkers.

Resurrect time . I have a similar problem , noticed it this morning. Start car up and for first 30 seconds, there is the buzzing from the pump. After a while it goes away, then if I press the gas even slightly, it starts again until I let the gas go. How much is jeff charging for his replacement items ? Cheers Ed

I had a genuine set of those Nismo GTLM 4 rims on my old 180SX Seriously beautiful looking rim. If you are looking for a set , check driftireland.ie They may come up for sale in the future

Thanks man Well for the 3 months i paid €422 which equates to about €1400 a year , to drive an 18 year old car around on shit roads in masses of traffic getting stupid MPG. I must be cracked , but its worth it. I was delivering the car to get a good valet clean done on it yesterday after work and as i was stuck in among the 9-5 commuters trying to get home after a day at the ratrace, one car stood out from the hum drum bogger spec diesels that make up 95% of the road population over here and it was mine. I was a shining beacon of originality in a sea of sensibility.

Those recaros from the Accord Type R are one of the most comfortable seats known to man. Unlike the ones from the Integra Type R which are only meant for skinny hipped little asians. Best of luck fitting them

My zed will probably be on a stand at the first round of the Irish Drift Championship (formerly ProDrift) at Mondello 21st april http://mondello.ie/news/280.htm

Well about 10 years ago when i started to use motoring forums , i needed a username, i had a Silver Honda civic 1.4i with a stunning 90bhp on tap, but at the time it was as fast a bullet to me , so i came up with Silverbullitt as i liked the movie Bullitt. Got really drunk on my 28th birthday and got it tattooed on my leg, so i'm guessing i'm stuck with it

Hope i never have to use it , but its good to know its here for reference.

Always had a soft spot for clean standard GTi-R's , i think the Max Power days have taken a lot of them off the road as lads went mental trying to eke out more power and ended up blowing engines and gearboxes. A nice looking one on sensible JDM rims gives me a serious dose of the horn A bit like this

Aha i see it's been answered , Thanks Jeff

Thanks again Gary, Castrol Magnatec 10w40 Semi will be the one so.... For some reason the search function would not work with "engine oil" on my pc. Ah well no harm !!! That noise thing is bugging me though. :) I might get one of my buddies to lie in the rear hatch and see if can get clsoer to the action when i take off

So i've owned the Zed since August last year, and one the first of march i taxed her for 3 months to the tune of €422... Ouch . Since paying that sort of wedge for the privilege of driving on our nations roads, I've been racking up miles on her since then and have myself a little Job list 1. Gearbox oil ,i have a suction pump and oil bought for this. Just gotta get to my buddies pit and get it done. 2. Engine oil ,I am at a loss at what is best to use. For some reason when i search on here for best oil , it throws up a blank. Whys that? Is it a touchy subject with too many variables/opinions. Anyway if someone could recommend a brand and a grade , fully synth or semi synth it would be great. 3. This is a weird one. Theres nothing wrong ( i hope) but its puzzling me. When i jump in the car and start her up, when i roll forward a few feet, it seems that when i get to a certain mph , i can hear a motor doing something for a split second behind me in the boot or somewhere close to there. Can anyone shed some light on this , Is it a motor solenoid moving a bolt to lock the boot door , or something else Thanks in advance Ed

Aha Thanks man