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Posted: **Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:07 pm**

Looks really interesting. Please bring her to Concours if you can, we'd love to see in person.

Posted: **Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:39 pm**

wow, looking mean & low!
...just proves theres room for a V12 in that there engine bay!

Posted: **Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:13 am**

I heard you can use all that room for storing suitcases...

Posted: **Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:27 pm**

djz wrote:Looks great man, the engine bay looks so empty!

The ZX's have a fuel damper factory just after the pump, you could try sourcing one of those maybe?

How does the car sound now? The exhaust looks really good, what kind of muffler have you got on the back?

Yeah I think I'll try the some sort of damper like that. I am a little suspicious of the wire thickness for the fuel pump. It's pretty thin at one point and I suspect this maybe having some effect on things. So I'll sort that first.

The exhaust is pretty good, except I've scraped the bejesus out of it. I need to raise the car a little bit. I'm not sure about the final muffler, it's a bit too loud for my liking so I'll probably change to quieter one once I've finished of some other jobs.

Thanks for the comments. It does feel completely different. It's so nice having all that power whenever you want it! I'll try and get a little video of it soon.

Posted: **Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:10 pm**

VQ35 has a fuel damper too.

Posted: **Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:30 pm**

Hi Mikey,

Where did you get your front air dam from and how much was it landed? Car is looking awesome by the way!

Cheers

Waide

Posted: **Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:14 pm**

ooo I like where your going with this. keen to see more

Posted: **Sun May 19, 2013 7:11 pm**

So, I've sorted out the running problems and have been driving this to work most days. Has been runing great.

The most perfect things I've ever bought:

They're brand new Datsun 510 mirrors which were chrome but now powder coated. You cant buy 240z ones anymore but they're almost identical. Matt black was a factory option too.

I also got my radiator re-cored:

Also:

TTT did an awesome job on the fab work and I painted it.... except for the bits I missed.

Posted: **Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:50 pm**

I put my new mirrors on:

then...

And, recovered seats:

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:21 am**

Wow. A major job.
Are you staying with red.

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:15 pm**

Wangan Midnight Blue?

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:15 pm**

Doesn't matter what colour it is, through and through Zed, even if it's running a different Z motor. Sounds so good.

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:17 pm**

us2 wrote:Wow. A major job.
Are you staying with red.

Yep. I considered a change, but nah.

Posted: **Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:37 pm**

When is it going to Grants? I'm hoping to transport our car there some time in the next week

Posted: **Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:33 am**

Pedey wrote:When is it going to Grants? I'm hoping to transport our car there some time in the next week

No way! I dropped it off on Saturday. What's yours going in for? Engine bay? Have those indicator lenses shown up by chance?

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