My 350Z

[richierich37]

Great thread, some good jobs taken care of! New brakes look superb

[kaveney]

Small update .
A few more things have turned up ready for next month .




On to this weekend and a small service of oil and filter change and fuel system cleaner and engine flush .




Also cleaned out the BMC air filter .





And gave the MAF sensor a good clean .






And to finish off some dehumidifiers .

[coldel]

Good work fella some serious cash going in the direction of that Zed. Supercharger next?

[kaveney]

Yes I dread to add it all up

Quaife diff first and a few other bits then we will look in the new year .

Alan

coldel said:

Good work fella some serious cash going in the direction of that Zed. Supercharger next?

[kaveney]

Big update time .



On Thursday I took the car down to Abbey Motorsport for a few parts to be done .



First up was to change the old tired camber arms



Old






New Hardrace uprated adjustable units .







Then the rear old tow arms .







New Hardrace uprated adjustable units







Then was the spring bucket replacement Hardrace uprated adjustable units .



They replace the inboard spring bucket that are left when using true dual coilovers .







New lock out camber bolts as the tracking can be undone on the original camber bolts if hitting large potholes .







Then on to the old front track rod ends .







New Hardrace uprated long shaft units .







Then after all of the suspension changes a full tracking session was done .







Next up was the Diff .



The diff bush bearings were getting and were knocking and one was leaking so needed to be changed .



Old units







New Whiteline bushing kit







Then on to the diff .



The unit in the 350Z UK car is an open vicous type and the last time I did a diff oil change the unit looked a bit tired .



After doing some reading the best plan for me was not a clutch type as it is still my road car so a Quaife ATB was put on order .



Old Differential unit







New Quaife ATB unit .











Then last on the list was to change over the hi flow sport cats for some Moterdyne ART pipes .



Old Cobra hi flow sport cats











New Moterdyne ART pipes .







Sound clip I will load up later but the car is still nice and quite and not too loud but give a good bark on full throttle .



Last up was to put the car on the Hub dyno to tweek for the new ART pipes .











I was not expecting that much improvement in power but the ART pipes gave a 11.5 BHP gain and 5 LB/FT gain so very good in the end .



So the car is now putting out 310 BHP and around 288 LB/FT .


Regards


Alan

[CallorFold]

Probably the least interesting thing in this thread....but how are you getting on with the PINGI dehumidifier? I've just ordered one myself

[kaveney]

it is the best £ 6.00 I have spent on it .

Does a good job of taking some of the condensation from the window .

Regards

Alan

CallorFold said:

Probably the least interesting thing in this thread....but how are you getting on with the PINGI dehumidifier? I've just ordered one myself

[kaveney]

Few more pics of the suspension bits from under the car .








Diff bush





And a quick wash .





Alan

[kaveney]

Did a few bits over the holidays .


First up was a cargo net that I have been wanting for a little bit .





Then had the wheels refurbed





Still got a few more bits to do when the weather stops raining .


Alan

[kaveney]

Small update


Changed the map lights old LED 2 type to LED board type 12 LED














Then gave the seats a good going over .











After a clean and tidy up .

[kaveney]

Got round to changing all of the headlight lamps at the weekend bit of a pain as you have to remover the inner wing arch liner .


Thought I would upgrade all the lamps .


The main beam ones Philips extreme H7 + 130%


The dipped Xenon ones Philips extreme D2R + 50%


The side light ones are 501 50W CREE


The indicator ones silver vision





The old units with the orange indicator lamp in place .





All changed over and working

[CallorFold]

Really like the Silver Visions - they freshen up the light cluster nicely. Made the same change on my Clio

[kaveney]

Yes the do look good taking away the orange in the light .

Alan

CallorFold said:

Really like the Silver Visions - they freshen up the light cluster nicely. Made the same change on my Clio

[kaveney]

Just thought I would list all of the parts I have done so far .

Nearly there just a few more bits to do .


ENGINE

OIL PAN SPACER
MISHIMOTO PERFORMANCE RADIATOR
MISHIMOTO RADIATOR FAN SHROUD KIT
RAD COLLING PANEL C/F
MOTUL COOLANT
DEI TEMP COOLANT
ENGINE GROUNDING KIT
ENGINE BRACE DAMPER
GOLD PLUG OIL DRAIN PLUG
DEI GOLD HEAT TAPE
NGK IRIDIUM SPARK PLUGS
GATES A/C + DRIVE BELT
MOTERDYNE ART PIPES EXHAUST
MILLTEK Y PIPE EXHAUST
MILLTEK CAT BACK EXHAUST
DC SPORTS 3-1 EXHAUST MANIFOLDS
H-DEV PLENUM SPACER KIT
UPREV ECU REMAP X 4
MOTORDYNE ARMAID INLET GASKET
MOTORDYNE COPPER THROTTLE BODY HEATER
2006 350Z AIR BOX
BMC PANEL FILTER



DRIVETRAIN

MOLYSLIP GEAR BOX OIL
HELL S/S CLUTCH LINE
FUCHS GEAR OIL 75W-80
QUAIFE ATB DIFF
WHITELINE REAR DIFF BUSH KIT
LUK DMF
EXEDY CLUTCH KIT
NISSAN MTF GEAR OIL




SUSPENSION

NISSAN BANANA ARMS
WHITELINE FRONT ARB
WHITELINE REAR ARB
WHITELINE FRONT HD DROP LINKS
WHITELINE REAR HD DROP LINKS
HARDRACE REAR CAMBER ARMS
HARDRACE REAR RADIUS ARMS
HARDRACE REAR LOWER ARM
HARDRACE FRONT CAMBER ARMS
HARDRACE FRONT LONG TRACK ROD ENDS
ULTRA RACING FRONT LOWER BRACE
ULTRA RACING REAR W BRACE
REAR CABIN BRACE
FRONT CORE 2 POINT BRACE
MICHELIN PILOT SUPER SPORT TYRES X 4
EGEAL PRO TRACKING
MEISTER-R ZETA R COILOVERS
SPL LOCK OUT CAMBER BOLTS



BREAKS

TORQEN BBK XXL 8POT KIT
ATE SUPER BRAKE FLUID
TORQEN S/S BRAKE LINES



EXTERIOR

XEONES PHILIPS EXTREAM X 2
PHILIPS H7 EXTREAM
SILVERTEC LAMPS
50W CREE LED SIDE LIGHTS
MICHELIN STEALTH WIPER BLADE
LED NUMBER PLATE LAMPS
HONDA SHORT AERIAL
BONNET DAMPERS



INTERIOR

MAP LIGHT LED
PINGI CAR DEHUMIDIFER X 4
ALCANTARA GEAR AND HANDBRAKE TRIM
HIDE AND SEAT RE TRIM GEAR KNOB
CARGO NET

[kaveney]

Got one more thing done at the weekend I managed to fit my front core strut brace .







Before







After

[TameRacingDriver]

Lovely Zed you have there. Mine was nowhere near up to the standards of yours but it was still an enjoyable car to own and drive. The modifications you have made are tasteful and effective. Hope you make it back to the 'ring sometime this year!

[kaveney]

any thanks its almost there but as ever just a few more things

Just about to book the 23 - 26 August for this year .

Alan

TameRacingDriver said:

Lovely Zed you have there. Mine was nowhere near up to the standards of yours but it was still an enjoyable car to own and drive. The modifications you have made are tasteful and effective. Hope you make it back to the 'ring sometime this year!

[kaveney]

Update time .


I took the car down to Abbey Motorsport to have an MOT and a few other things done .


First up was to have some Hardrace adjustable from camber arms fitted .










Then another alignment .







The front compression arms ( banana arms ) were changed last year but were showing signs of cracking again so some Superpro polyurethane were fitted .








Then for the big job .


The car is running dual coilovers front and rear ( not the more common front but separate rear shock spring set up ) and the rear strut / top mount is not designed to take the load of the shock and spring so this needed to be strengthened with seem welding



and a new plate to link the upper and lower section together and 2 braced plated per side fitted along with a good coat of Waxoyl .

[supersarbs]

I've enjoyed reading through the thread, having just bought one myself.

What mods do you recommend first on a value for money basis?

[GrantB5]

Love what you have done to this.

I work in Nissan parts so if you need anything let me know and I will see what I can do. We have a post office across the road to.

I almost got a 350Z before but went with a MK5 R32 because of the DSG. One of many car regrets of mine ha.