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Post by Bilbo on Apr 16, 2017 1:12:17 GMT
Great work, that's a real transformation. Will look awesome on the new wheels.
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 16, 2017 1:19:10 GMT
Great work, that's a real transformation. Will look awesome on the new wheels. Thanks! 100% agree, they should be here in a week. The job itself wasn't actually too bad, just really time consuming. Turns out all but one of the struts were completely collapsed. Really glad I took the time to swap everything out. |
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 16, 2017 2:16:41 GMT
Ordered a set of Yokohama S-Drive for the Enkeis. Have a massive picture of the rather nice tread pattern.  |
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Post by Bilbo on Apr 16, 2017 8:52:59 GMT
Lovely. Just did an image search for 280Zs on those Enkeis, really suits the car well.
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Post by nibnob21 on Apr 16, 2017 9:45:33 GMT
Huge improvement. I imagine it should settle slightly as well.
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 16, 2017 12:34:40 GMT
Yeah, I think it will come down a tiny bit more with some usage. Wheels should arrive Friday next week, tyres I can pick up from the warehouse whenever (turns out I live 10 minutes away from the Tirerack distribution centre).
Steering wheel, seat upholstery and bumpers are nearly ready to ship as well.
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 20, 2017 0:26:36 GMT
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Post by rikk on Apr 20, 2017 7:45:31 GMT
This build is filled with awesome.
How does it look now the springs have settled a bit? (Just an excuse for another photo...)
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Post by minty on Apr 20, 2017 9:35:56 GMT
Cool wheels those
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 20, 2017 11:53:54 GMT
I'm heading there after work, will get some more pictures. Hoping to get the wheels on, but I'll probably need new nuts as well.
Still waiting on the bumpers and everything. They said they "should" ship this week. Ho hum.
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Post by Meerkat on Apr 20, 2017 16:52:27 GMT
Loving this project! Can't wait to see it with the Enkeis on...
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Post by wannabe on Apr 20, 2017 17:35:04 GMT
Kudos for your progress  Things are so much easier with tools / a garage / time! |
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 20, 2017 18:06:59 GMT
Thanks everyone. I only really get a couple of evenings a week to work on it at the garage just now, and my friend's house is open for viewings this weekend, so probably not going to make much progress.
Picking the wheels with the tyres fitted after work and driving there. I didn't actually put the clamps on the dust boots for the new struts as I didn't have them, so I'll do that as well.
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 21, 2017 3:57:12 GMT
Wheels FittedI love it when things work out. Picked the tyres up Wednesday after work, wheels got delivered in the evening. Dropped them off at a garage Thursday on the way to work, picked them up on the way home, then headed to the 280Z. Firstly, a shot of the car now that it's had time to settle on the springs:  So let's do this! Firstly, wheel off...  See all that crud lying on the ground? That was soil and dirt that was inside the previous shock boot. I didn't want that happening again - something that was left over from fitting the lowering springs and struts was clamping down the dust boots:  Yeah, I used hose clamps. I'd like to get proper CV-boot clamps on them eventually, but this is what I had lying around and it'll do for now. New vs old:  And fitted:   Pretty happy with that. One more thing - I had a Joyfast gear knob in my old MX5. You won't believe how much different a heavy chunk of metal can make to the gearshift feel on a car. Well, Joyfast don't make a M8x1.25 or whatever the thread is of the 280Z, so I grabbed a helicoil set and used that to step down from the M10x1.5 thread on the Joyfast knob.  
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Post by nibnob21 on Apr 21, 2017 4:21:31 GMT
Nice knob.
Great wheels too.
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le sigh
Jul 15, 2023 20:03:52 GMT
le sigh
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