Vlads 350Z - UPDATE 15&16/07/14 pg14&15

yea, i thought about high temps and that, just coudnt be bothered to go to buy more paint haha will see, if it goes shit-can always sand it down and re-spray

Yeah yeah fair enough! Let us know how it gets on!

ye you never know, stuff like hammerite is ok

Looks very nice vlad, I too have just picked up an 05 350z GT as an upgrade from a celica

Dont think ill be making so many changes to mine but theres a couple of things for sure, ill see what time and money permits after I get it serviced, would like some expert idea of how healthy it is.. has 25k miles on it, previous had it for 15k and has switched to a civic type-r because she couldnt throw it about as much due to the heavier steering and clearly her rings have scratched off the top of the gear nob so I'm not sure she was gentle with it, apparently she had also had an RX8 but found it too gutless...

Ill do most my own reading, but i reserve the right to ask the odd question here and there

Andyfloss wrote: what vald doesnt realise is they might not look like that after a month of heavy braking and hot brakes lol

btw, still absolutely fine

Rockweiler wrote: Looks very nice vlad, I too have just picked up an 05 350z GT as an upgrade from a celica

Dont think ill be making so many changes to mine but theres a couple of things for sure, ill see what time and money permits after I get it serviced, would like some expert idea of how healthy it is.. has 25k miles on it, previous had it for 15k and has switched to a civic type-r because she couldnt throw it about as much due to the heavier steering and clearly her rings have scratched off the top of the gear nob so I'm not sure she was gentle with it, apparently she had also had an RX8 but found it too gutless...

Ill do most my own reading, but i reserve the right to ask the odd question here and there

good choice! i dont really know a lot myself, 350 owners club is quite good tho

right then...been a while got few more little bits done in last few weeks

1st had my rear wiper removed and covered hole with rubber grommet. went to paint store with paint code to get a can of paint and painted myself. Not perfect, will do for now, will get smoothed out and resprayed eventually.



Then me and Chris (mostly Chris ) attempted tinting my headlights. Purchased some vinyl tinting film from ebay, spent few hours doing it, with Ed supervising us, but failed in the end <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->


So took it to tinting Ed same night to get it done professionally, incl tinting my windows.
Got there pretty late, so only had time to tint 3 rear windows, rear lights and rear indicators

(told you it was pretty late <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> )

Tinted:



Ed's done a great job! But want my rear lights and indicators re-done a bit darker Drivers side rear light keeps misting up...ordered new set...so needs to be re-done anyway
something like this....



+ front windows needs to be tinted as well

Then removed my huge front number plate and Ed made me a little vinyl one

before:


then:


after



But then i thought it was a bit to small and it was asking to get pulled over and get fine + as then discovered by Chris - it wasnt even reflective anyway lol
So ordered similar one from ebay, slightly bigger but reflective one


And being retarded me- i didnt put it on straight lol a bit to the left <!-- s:evil: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_evil.gif" alt="" title="Evil or Very Mad" /><!-- s:evil: --> <!-- s:whoops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/sign0007.gif" alt=":whoops:" title="Oops" /><!-- s:whoops: --> ordered another one, will change them soon


Next to do - is to sort out engine bay and get a bit more power, to be done by Fast Show

Engine bay:
Carbon fibre engine cover (kind of already got it )
Carbon fibre battery/brake fluid covers (got them)
Carbon fibre air intake pipe
Carbon fibre bonnet dampers (present from sister for xmas lol)
Color coded pro-bolts (the ones that hold plenum cover down)
Few other little engine bay dressing bits
Strut Brace
All bits will go on at same time when I have them all.
Also gonna attempt to polish plenum cover as well
from that

to that



Will get polished coolant and power steering tanks eventually as well.
Really want a V2 oil catch tank...looks amazing...but its like £400 <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->


Power wise:

Upper plenum spacer (already ordered, should be here in 4-5 weeks)
Keeping stock air filter, with fitting it with velocity stack and cosworth or hks panel filter
De-cats
Performance Y-pipe
Uprev/Remap @ Abbey Motorsport
so about £1-£1.5k later it will only add 25-35bhp...not a lot as its NA car...but still takes restrictions off 1st and 2nd gear and will respond much much better.
Possibly will get electronic throttle controller.... but what it does - ill get after Uprev anyway!

That's what planned for next few months + P1 service!

u forgot to add that your getting an electric dump valve ;p

oh yea <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> or you can just sponsor me to get twin turbo conversion? thanks you please