NewOwner - 1st Day - So Many Questions! Help!

[Andy_350z]

Hey Guys and Girls, Finally got the car and loving it. why did i not do this so many years ago!!

so many questions, if anyone could chip in great:

>The rear window rattles, has anyone lined it with sponge foam etc?
>I have some oil 5W 30 shell helix fully synthetic, is this ok to use?
>can you get heating on your feet?
>what assesories came with the original car, eg tyre foam etc..
>should it of come with a rear screen cover?
>is there a manual boot release?

im sure i have more questions, but thats what this forum is for.

thank you
andy

[Funky Jo]

Hi Andy, congrats to your new toy ! Any pics, yet and/or key data?

Most answers to your initial (and future) questions you will certainly find at: http://www.mytuscan.co.uk

[anonymous-user]

Andy_350z said:

Hey Guys and Girls, Finally got the car and loving it. why did i not do this so many years ago!!

so many questions, if anyone could chip in great:

>The rear window rattles, has anyone lined it with sponge foam etc?
>I have some oil 5W 30 shell helix fully synthetic, is this ok to use?
>can you get heating on your feet?
>what assesories came with the original car, eg tyre foam etc..
>should it of come with a rear screen cover?
>is there a manual boot release?

im sure i have more questions, but thats what this forum is for.

thank you
andy

Check that the window is correctly aligned and that the clips are done up. Mine never rattled although they did squeak.

Check what oil is in it already. Some people use a semi syn and you don't want to mix them.

Heat should reach feet. There is a vent on the right hand side of the transmission tunnel, make sure it's open.

The car when new should have had 2 x tyre foam and a toolkit, although if it is a T2 these were sometimes omitted. The tyre foam is situated under a lift up flap in the boot on top of the rear bulkhead below the rear screen.

There should be a padded black pvc bag for the rear screen.

There is a manual boot release and it is explained in your owners handbook.

[tuscan_al]

For the window, I use sticky back velcro, the soft side, stuck along the screens edge where it goes into roof area.

For getting heat on my feet, turn the airballs off on dash and behind you on the tunnel, then the air will be pushed to the foot vent a little more.

Yes to tyre foam and screen bag, but I never bother using mine, just sit the screen under the main roof bit when its off.

As said, yes their is a manual release.

Enjoy the car, mine is away for a service and I miss it.

[Andy_350z]

not sure how to upload a picture on here... more help

thank you for the responses..

found the vents now the sun is out

being so low in the dark is hard work with the headlights in your eyes. has anyone tinted the windows. does it help? look good?

the brakes seen to be my main concern. i know ther eis no ABS, and it doe snot help coming out of a 350z with brembo's and uprated discs etc. anyone uprated and what to, options anyone?

[anonymous-user]

Andy_350z said:

the brakes seen to be my main concern. i know ther eis no ABS, and it doe snot help coming out of a 350z with brembo's and uprated discs etc. anyone uprated and what to, options anyone?

Although there is no ABS the brakes on a Tuscan should be very good indeed and pull you up very sharply. If they do not I would get them looked at.

[Zippee]

unrepentant said:

Andy_350z said:

the brakes seen to be my main concern. i know ther eis no ABS, and it doe snot help coming out of a 350z with brembo's and uprated discs etc. anyone uprated and what to, options anyone?

Although there is no ABS the brakes on a Tuscan should be very good indeed and pull you up very sharply. If they do not I would get them looked at.

I'm presuming the Tuscans brakes are similar to those on my T350 - in which case there is very little servo assistance so you will need to push a lot harder than you'll otherwise be used to. Very disconcerting at first but when you get used to them the braking is fantastic.

[anonymous-user]

Zippee said:

unrepentant said:

Andy_350z said:

the brakes seen to be my main concern. i know ther eis no ABS, and it doe snot help coming out of a 350z with brembo's and uprated discs etc. anyone uprated and what to, options anyone?

Although there is no ABS the brakes on a Tuscan should be very good indeed and pull you up very sharply. If they do not I would get them looked at.

I'm presuming the Tuscans brakes are similar to those on my T350 - in which case there is very little servo assistance so you will need to push a lot harder than you'll otherwise be used to. Very disconcerting at first but when you get used to them the braking is fantastic.

I remember on my first test drive thinking how ferocious the Tuscan brakes were. Mind you I was stepping out of a '64 E-Type with bellows servo.

But seriously both my Tuscans and my Sag have had excellent responsive brakes.

[Andy_350z]