Steve-o

Bet you a grand I can, seen one when I took my friend around looking at various Z's, one was at a jap importer near lavington he got it in three days prior as we were waiting to go look at it. It had spots of rust on the top corner of the targa and bubling on the arches. Sorry the whole rusting debate is still *****x. And stone chips from the road and grit chip paint and yes the weather will rust it, more so than the rare amount of salt that gets on the car. Salt itself doesnt damage the paint (unless left on the paint for say 25 years or so like a yacht or something similar), not unless it chips the car with the grit / sand mixed with it, which is unlikely as it is usualy turned to sludge by the time it goes around your wheels and is very soft, at which point its raining any way and will soon be washed off.

Before I get a slating from import drivers, I've got nothing against import and its true, they can and do fetch similar / same prices as good nick UK ones etc. Im just a bit miffed about the whole 'UK's are rusty heaps' thing that keeps comming up!!!! Its just my opinions above guys, if you got an import its still a Z like chunk says and thats good enough :)

Yeh I agree, the cars spot on, anoyes me at times (like when full lock is a bag of shit and I couldnt get in or out of machine mart carpark the other day lol!!!) like when something brakes, but I think I got passed that stage now and just treat it like an ill memeber of the family with sympathy and care lol!!!! This place is good also, I've had a couple of barney's when I've been caught on me off days but the people I've met and seen here on the whole are sound ;) :duffer:

I'll give that a go mate ;) And GIO that looks well filling mate :D lol

UK cars generally are cheaper on insurance and more companies will touch them than imports. Imports are cheaper, for the reason they are imported (lower value to UK taxed vehicles). You can find many cheap imports with dealers, but the UK ones in good nick from dealers fetch a higher price. A large amount of imports come without leather, all UK cars come with leather. The wheels are smaller width on imports. You dont get washers on your headlights (lmao thats the best feature of the car hahahahah) ;) The oil coolers for the autos on imports are no where near the size of the UK spec and should straught away be replaced. The average joe in japan doesnt seem to know how to fit mods to the car, i've seen tons imported with cheap boost guages and all sorts plummed in anywhere! Also you got that anoying beepy thing a speed limits which need to be removed before it drives you nuts, clocks need converting etc etc, they need delimiting. The door mounted seat belts give up retracting after their first few years of life and dont hold you in. They dont tend to look after / clean the engine in japan, you seen the state under the bonnet of most imported cars? its black!!! A lot of prospective new buyers are sometimes put off by the fact a car may be an import. Obviously the guys here with imports will say they arnt, but obviously or they wouldnt have one lol. Imports are more common than UK, look on auto trader, you will find about 10 imports to every UK one. Hence UK are less common than imports and I suspect will be more valuable in the future. Japan still produces the Z, the ones in this country are the last sold from this country. The whole rust argument is *****x. I dont know who made this one up, there is simply more imports than UK around and so chance to see more imports without rust? I have seen jap cars with more rust on than UK's the same I have seen UK cars with more rust on than Jap? IMHO the only rusty cars you see are neglected ones. My car hasnt got a spot of rust and its been in the UK 12 years, the past two owners including myself dont keep it in a garage! Here's a quote from BBC weather re the climate of japan; In summer and early autumn much of the heavy rain is brought by typhoons, or tropical cyclones, that move north from the South China Sea or the region east of the Philippines. In some parts of central and southern Japan there is a double rainfall maximum; one in early summer, the so-called Bai-U or plum rains, and a second in late summer or early autumn, brought by typhoons. Winters in northern Japan, particularly in Hokkaido, are severe with heavy falls of snow. At sea level the climate is much like that of Newfoundland or northern New England (see the tables for Hakodate in southern Hokkaido and Akita in northern Honshu). In the south of Honshu and in Kyushu and Shikoku the winters are mild and almost subtropical. This is particularly so around the coasts of the Inland Sea, the narrow stretch of water which separates these islands. Winter rainfall is light here and snow and frost very rare (see the tables for Nagasaki and Ashizuri). So depends I guess in china where it is, to say all imports are in better nick is complete tosh, some could be a lot worse than UK.

Cool lads, comments taken on board I'll rekig it today and post up and updated one based on your comments ;)

Yup nasty man, had a whole banana on top woth sliced bits in it :x: Oh and marcus mate i already said anytime you want something give me a shout!

Man thats put me off my dinner!

I personally think the big Z on the back by itself would look better also but depends on what everyone else wants too. If there are any other ideas or ppl just think this looks crap please tell me! We all wanting the TT too or get rid of that bit?

Cornwall's top, where abouts you going? I love it down devon and cornwall way always have a good time down there!

You smear vasaline on the end of your rubbers? man this thread is not the place to be talking about your sexual techniques I was after roof advice :D

I had a curry last night mate, had a madras & balti but the missus had a kashmiri? I mean WTF? a curry to me is something that is hot, but hers was milder than a korma and had banana in! Not my sort of thing that one!

Been sunny here most of the day, but a thunder storm past over and fook me didnt it ever lash down! couldnt see out the windows! Was gonna take me daughter over to the minders for a day of but decided not to travel in it! Seeing as I couldnt see out me house windows, didnt stand much of a chance driving the Z!!!

Hmmmm, mine leaks and do you know what? I've replaced the rubbers etc and it still fookin leaks!!! When it pisses down I get a drip every 10-20 seconds i guess near the top of the pillar where it joins the targa. I just cant work it out. The only thing I can sumise is that the locking pins in the targa have somehow moved or worn making it not clamp down as tight as it needs to? I got a spare set outside might compare em at some point! Any ideas on how to cure leaky roofs from this place are welcome!

p.s the 300zx and picture will be front

ok update, heres the initial idea for the design, the more engraving we have, the bigger the price, each text part is classed as an extra item to the lighter, so to keep prices down we cant have as much text as the original. Bear in mind if u all think this basic design is ok, ill get it done proper and send it over to em for prices etc. Obviously when its all finished and etched in it will look much better, so youll have to use your imagination on this rough design ATM, im just checking that people approve the layout! so let us know, by posting yay or nay after this please!

Oh yeh, lol, that glowing thing sticking out of me head, what else :D

They are shit mate. They charged me for four months in one go on my credit card as they 'forgot' to charge me. They didnt notify me of the mistake etc and just took the money out of the accout when there wasnt any in there. They said it wasnt their prob and they dont notify people of anything in writing WTF? I couldnt even cancel my contract with them, they wouldnt let me! I had to make numerous phone calls and speak to about 10 brainless twats before getting something done. They would not even send me a statement of my account with them or anything to say how the charges were calculated. They are ****ing useless mate

I thought it looked rather fetching might keep it on for when the missus gets back in lol

Speaking of twadle what do you recon of this sort of after dinner behaivour?

Well following on from the pizza thread I can cook when I want to this is my lunch tonight (crappy focus on picture tho) Chicken breast, pork sausafe wrapped in smoked bacon and a stuffing ball (by my own fair hand) in it also. 3 Yorkshires, a load of potatos (cut, dusted in flour and coated in oil) roasted, fresh cauliflour and brocolli with sliced carrots and sweed. Oh and some bisto to boot! Gotta be me favorite meal that. Anyone else got a favorite better than that?

Agree with this totaly mate, that was my point.

Fookin ell mate, now thats a winner!

Got a compressor and 6bar 230lb rachet gun, was gonna tell you to come to me if you want and ill do it then read your cars half apart further down lol. Where the fook is canvey island?

When can I come round for tea :rofl: