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My DIY Zed themed coffee table

After watching Top Gear for many years (The good UK one :rofl2:) I always fancied having an engine themed coffee table for the lounge. So I started to collect up some parts based on the 350Z I owned at the time. I finished this project a fair while back now, but I'm new to the forum so thought I'd pop up a few quick pictures :icon17:

I used a VQ Block as the main core of the table - powder coated in hyper silver with all machined faces mirror polished. On each corner of the block I mounted rods with mirrored pistons to rest the glass on. Under the Block I fitted 3 valves heads each side to use as feet.

I also fitted some under table LEDs for a little light, but having the wires on show bugged me. To resolve this I designed and made a stainless steel plate to cover over the water pump hole and use existing mounting threads. Also added a switch to this for lights.

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:xmastup: Outstanding :tup:

-Clifford :xmas3:

That's awesome. I've always wanted to do that. How much does it end up weighing?

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing! :tup: :tiphat:

Nice. Looks real car guy like.

Nice avatar too. :mad:

WOW, fantastic, beautiful,
Made it for the " lounge " must be a guy's lounge, I don't believe me wife would let it fly in my front or family room !:bowrofl:
Just saying

Thanks folks, I still love it! And it looks just as good now as it did on day1. The misses is still not too pleased with it as the glass top gets dirty pretty often.

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 (Post 3592430)

How much does it end up weighing?

Not really sure TBH but the block and glass top do add up to a fair weight combined. We have it sat on a rug and if its needs moving for cleaning or anything I just pull the rug and slide it along on that.

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 3592440)

Nice avatar too. :mad:

:tup:

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Originally Posted by old guy (Post 3592442)

WOW, fantastic, beautiful,
Made it for the " lounge " must be a guy's lounge, I don't believe me wife would let it fly in my front or family room !:bowrofl:
Just saying

This is our one and only lounge, luckily my other half is also a petrol head so lets me have my hobbies. She has an Evo V running 400bhp :driving:

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Originally Posted by mattross1313 (Post 3592498)

Thanks folks, I still love it! And it looks just as good now as it did on day1. The misses is still not too pleased with it as the glass top gets dirty pretty often.

Not really sure TBH but the block and glass top do add up to a fair weight combined. We have it sat on a rug and if its needs moving for cleaning or anything I just pull the rug and slide it along on that.

:tup:

This is our one and only lounge, luckily my other half is also a petrol head so lets me have my hobbies. She has an Evo V running 400bhp :driving:

I know the felling, I have the garage and one room in the house with all my racing memorabilia other than that, its all hers, however she love the races that we attend. :tup:

And a quick snap with the under 'chassis' neons working haha :)

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looks like ur table just landed on da moon..!

That is pretty freakin awesome!

Great job! Rep'd for awesomeness!

Yea, that's an awesome table.