Nissan 350z
Well after owning this for almost 3 months now I thought it was time I put up some details on what's happened with 393 so far since I picked it up from York on the 8th May.
To summarise the eBay listing:
On the surface It seems a bit of a bargain however the work involved so far says otherwise...
- Mark Fish adjustable rear Koni shocks fitted to replace leaking Renault Sachs. (There were on back order from France).
- Trophy new front springs fitted to replace the black springs that the car came fitted with. (Still not sure what they were?)
- New Scorpion middle section and replacement Cat fitted to fix the welded exhaust bodge to stop it blowing
- Yanoo stiff shift fitted to address the very vague/sloppy gear change the car seemed to suffer with.
- Richbrook slant gear knob while the gearstick was off having the Yanoo fitted.
- Renault dogbone fitted to replace the Powerflex black series dogbone the car came with (couldn't deal with cabin shake)
- Windscreen replaced because of 2 chips the car came with.
- Wipers re-seated at the base of the windscreen instead of randomly 2" up.
- Snappy retrimmed steering wheel to fix the OEM melted steering wheel.
- 172 black insert Xenon headlights fitted to replace the OEM halogens.
... And that's pretty much how the car sits today 3 months later. Some choice pictures from my first proper outing in the car to the Lakes for a weekend with my wife:
And an interior shot:
I know not all of the jobs done so far are fixes/required but It was about getting the car to where I wanted it to be in terms of a replacement for the Megane 250 that came before it which was quite an act to live up to! All of the work has been carried out by Mick @ Diamond Motors, a quick pic of the Trophy in its 2nd home:
There's still some bits on the to-do list;
- A pending trip to Scorpion to address the exhaust fitment
- Some fettling of a pair of Brembo 197 calipers for a brake conversion
- Respray the front bumper to address the lacquer peal
But it's good to be back in 1*2 ownership despite the non ending game of "guess the rattle"!
To summarise the eBay listing:
On the surface It seems a bit of a bargain however the work involved so far says otherwise...
- Mark Fish adjustable rear Koni shocks fitted to replace leaking Renault Sachs. (There were on back order from France).
- Trophy new front springs fitted to replace the black springs that the car came fitted with. (Still not sure what they were?)
- New Scorpion middle section and replacement Cat fitted to fix the welded exhaust bodge to stop it blowing
- Yanoo stiff shift fitted to address the very vague/sloppy gear change the car seemed to suffer with.
- Richbrook slant gear knob while the gearstick was off having the Yanoo fitted.
- Renault dogbone fitted to replace the Powerflex black series dogbone the car came with (couldn't deal with cabin shake)
- Windscreen replaced because of 2 chips the car came with.
- Wipers re-seated at the base of the windscreen instead of randomly 2" up.
- Snappy retrimmed steering wheel to fix the OEM melted steering wheel.
- 172 black insert Xenon headlights fitted to replace the OEM halogens.
... And that's pretty much how the car sits today 3 months later. Some choice pictures from my first proper outing in the car to the Lakes for a weekend with my wife:
And an interior shot:
I know not all of the jobs done so far are fixes/required but It was about getting the car to where I wanted it to be in terms of a replacement for the Megane 250 that came before it which was quite an act to live up to! All of the work has been carried out by Mick @ Diamond Motors, a quick pic of the Trophy in its 2nd home:
There's still some bits on the to-do list;
- A pending trip to Scorpion to address the exhaust fitment
- Some fettling of a pair of Brembo 197 calipers for a brake conversion
- Respray the front bumper to address the lacquer peal
But it's good to be back in 1*2 ownership despite the non ending game of "guess the rattle"!
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