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Don't worry, it will buff out, just a scratch

Could be pebkau, his Z is metallic red in bury st edmund. EDIT: His is a J reg

Do you mean behind the trailer? I don't think so, lights are wrong and the tail gate isn't the right shape.

I spy a skyline :)

I would have thought that mistakes like runs and sanding marks would be corrected when paying for an expensive paint job...

So what do you perceive as a "bad paint job"?

Is the consensus then that say a 1.5k paintjob would leave you with orange peel and lips from masking tape?

I think even if it is in mint condition £7000 is too much for an NA car, and as it is not a sought after model (slicktop/manual TT) it is not going to sell for more than £5,500.

My opinion is that it is not as good a base for modding as a skyline or supra which is one of the main interests in JDM cars. The skyline has an iron block and despite having less HP to begin with, can handle more boost and mods on the stock block making it a good platform. The supra has reasonably the same performance as a 300zx but the 2jz is more compact (idk) probably better for modifying as well (also more engine room in supra) Looks obviously plays a part with the 300zx not having such an aggressive design as it is a tourer supposedly. Overall though i think advertising and most definitely Fast and Furious largely influenced the JDM cars, and as both the skyline and the supra (both driven by Brian/Pual walker) were both center stage cars in the movie, gained much more interest than the 300zx which wasnt in any of the movies.

I thought some of you might be interested in reading/discussing this thread about 300zx's i saw on reddit today:

Are you looking for a pristine car you can just pick up and drive? Or do you want to personalise/modify it to your liking? Most people in the club always have an itch to improve something on their car. Obviously the piston heads one it very good condition and just had a respray, but you are paying more for it. You could choose to buy one around £4000 which would be mechanically sound and be a canvas for you to build on, but it depends what you want in the car.

HIDs done and some other small jobs.

I know this is for a different series spoiler to yours, but i t might give you a better idea of how to remove it. http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.aspx?forum=technical&msg_id=793373 Keep us posted though as I need to remove my wing soon :)

I'm listening... *Pricks ears* :biggrin:

Merry Christmas everyone, hope to meet some more of you next year :)

Ouch. good luck

Maybe jack up the back diff and roll it with the jack (If your jack has wheels)

Blue tinted door glass for LWB car. £27 by post, or £15 collection (South Croydon) Pictures will be up later today. I don't think there are any scratches but i will confirm later.

if it were me i'd get a less square bumper like this one That 'terminator' bumper just looks like a out of proportion 99 spec, but that's my opinion. Regarding fitting them, I've had no problems aligning non OEM bumpers, its pretty much if the bolts where the attach to the fenders are in the right places, if you bolt them in there then it will hold itself in.

I'll make a new thread to prevent clogging this thread up even more :)

On the ebay one the fan looks smaller than sock and it has a metal plate covering the rest of the fins so I would be surprised if its 40% better at cooling

I do have a spray gun and stuff now, been practising with smaller things like the centre console and yeah, but I won't respray the car until next summer.

Thanks, just going to refurb the bumper then can belt time :)