first time z owner (melbourne/australia)

slastrina · 06-17-2012, 08:57 AM

Howdy fellas

thought id say gday, just got myself a 2010 370z from pickles salvage auction, im slowly rebuilding it between study and work, hopefully ill have it on the road in 2 or 3 months in time for some cruisin down great ocean road, if anyones up for a cruise or if anyone has a club outing lemme know, im up for some Z fun when the time comes

from a search of the forum it seems to lack posts about impact repair so ill be writing up posts on my experiences, ill begin by writing up information regarding replacing airbags and the hood actuators (once i have the parts that is, im still sourcing a good supplier)

the next few months will be a serious learning experience for me, ill try my best to document and help others out on this forum

cheers

sam

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blackcherry20 · 06-17-2012, 10:04 AM

Cheers Sam! And welcome to the forum!

nepali · 06-17-2012, 11:24 AM

Not the kind of "hello" thread we are used to, but, congratulations and welcome to the forum. Definitely looking forward to the progress.

40thAnnZ · 06-17-2012, 11:50 AM

Good luck man! Thought about doing a similar project. Looking forward to seeing the updates. Good luck!

370ZilverZ · 06-17-2012, 01:37 PM

Welcome and congratulations. That is a great way to get to know the Z next to modding. Good luck with your build. Cheers!

Shadezz · 06-17-2012, 10:53 PM

Its great to see someone take that task to start the unknown and bring a cars soul back to life. I'll be watching you reach your goal!!! You'll know the car better than skilled Nissan Techs in no time. Are you going to replace some things with goodies?

Luke · 06-18-2012, 05:37 AM

Good luck with it all man, theres a aussie club too and LOTS of melbourne members but everyone happy to help, Id post there too Zclub - Australia's Largest Nissan 370Z and Nissan 350Z Forum if you havent been on already. For cruises id check the aussie site out.

slastrina · 06-18-2012, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadezz

Its great to see someone take that task to start the unknown and bring a cars soul back to life. I'll be watching you reach your goal!!! You'll know the car better than skilled Nissan Techs in no time. Are you going to replace some things with goodies?

Initially ill be rebuilding the car back to factory standards as i need to pass VIV inspections, once the car is road worthy i can start some interesting mods.

today i found found a wrecker that will be selling me a half cut 370 for me to pull parts from. the half cut came from a water damaged 370 from sydney, it only had 4000km on the clock and due to laws in sydney the car becomes an instant stat writeoff such a shame. ive negotiated a price of $6000, for that im getting 2 airbags, a dash, 2 front guards, front bar, hood, radiator supports, radiator, condensor, oil coolers, hood rams, replacement SRS module, replacement ram modules basically everything i need to bring my z back to its former glory, as an added bonus ive convinced the wrecker to give me the set of 19" rays forge wheels as part of the price, i think its a good price

i bought the car for 14k from pickles auctions, ill spend 6k on parts and an additional 1k on paint work plus the fees involved in VIV and rego, ill essentially be able to build the car and register it for under 25k

i have plans for a full catback exhaust at some point as well as a stillen CAI.

im still studying at the moment and working part time, so things will take time but eventually everything will come together.

slastrina · 06-18-2012, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luke

Good luck with it all man, theres a aussie club too and LOTS of melbourne members but everyone happy to help, Id post there too Zclub - Australia's Largest Nissan 370Z and Nissan 350Z Forum if you havent been on already. For cruises id check the aussie site out.

Sweet as mate, cheers for letting me know ill sign up there to

LakeShow · 06-18-2012, 02:32 PM

Nice man! Congrats!

6MT · 06-23-2012, 01:03 PM

Hi ...'mate!

NuffZed · 06-23-2012, 05:59 PM

G'day mate how'd ya go? Please keep up with the posts as you rescue this car it would make a great album

Loved Melbourne when I was there in Feb but OMG the trams were crowded

RiCharlie · 06-23-2012, 10:17 PM

Its better than a vegimite sandwich...

slastrina · 06-23-2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NuffZed

G'day mate how'd ya go? Please keep up with the posts as you rescue this car it would make a great album

Loved Melbourne when I was there in Feb but OMG the trams were crowded

Hey Mate, Im still waiting for the wrecker to chop the 370 in half, till then i cant do much, i will be compiling a nice album of the repairs as i go along, ill end up posting it all up here somewhere. Yeh the trams are ridiculous here i take one every morning on the way to uni, the trains arnt much better, public transport needs a massive upgrade.

Melbourne is a spectacular city especially at night. heaps to see and do

slastrina · 06-23-2012, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

Its better than a vegimite sandwich...

haha exactly... lol i cant stand vegimite, nasty nasty stuff, i cant believe its a national icon lol

06-17-2012, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
slastrina Base Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 11 Drives: Nissan 370z 2009 Rep Power: 12	first time z owner (melbourne/australia) Howdy fellas thought id say gday, just got myself a 2010 370z from pickles salvage auction, im slowly rebuilding it between study and work, hopefully ill have it on the road in 2 or 3 months in time for some cruisin down great ocean road, if anyones up for a cruise or if anyone has a club outing lemme know, im up for some Z fun when the time comes from a search of the forum it seems to lack posts about impact repair so ill be writing up posts on my experiences, ill begin by writing up information regarding replacing airbags and the hood actuators (once i have the parts that is, im still sourcing a good supplier) the next few months will be a serious learning experience for me, ill try my best to document and help others out on this forum cheers sam IMG_1434.jpg

06-17-2012, 10:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
blackcherry20 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 22,749 Drives: ‘17 badazz Z51 Rep Power: 240458	Cheers Sam! And welcome to the forum! __________________ Grand Sport Corvette Arctic White

06-17-2012, 11:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
nepali Track Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 597 Drives: like a maniac! Rep Power: 15	Not the kind of "hello" thread we are used to, but, congratulations and welcome to the forum. Definitely looking forward to the progress. __________________ '11 SR/6MT/T/S

06-17-2012, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
40thAnnZ Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 61 Drives: 2010 370 40th Ann. Rep Power: 12	Good luck man! Thought about doing a similar project. Looking forward to seeing the updates. Good luck! __________________ Build #926 out of 1,000 I would rather die for something than live for nothing.

06-17-2012, 01:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
370ZilverZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DFW, TX Age: 66 Posts: 2,321 Drives: '11 BMW Z4 Rep Power: 18	Welcome and congratulations. That is a great way to get to know the Z next to modding. Good luck with your build. Cheers! __________________ 370ZilverZ Journal BMW Z4

06-17-2012, 10:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shadezz Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colorado Age: 42 Posts: 896 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 13	Its great to see someone take that task to start the unknown and bring a cars soul back to life. I'll be watching you reach your goal!!! You'll know the car better than skilled Nissan Techs in no time. Are you going to replace some things with goodies? __________________ 2012 370Z BLACK EDITION/ FLT BLK Rays / 5% 3M Tint / DW's / Z1 SS & 2 Piece Rotors Nismo S-Tune OEM / Beluga CBE & Y-PIPE / DDX370 / GTR Start .4 Fluid / NST Blue Kit

06-18-2012, 05:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Luke Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 111 Drives: 2012 370Z 6MT Black Rep Power: 13	Good luck with it all man, theres a aussie club too and LOTS of melbourne members but everyone happy to help, Id post there too Zclub - Australia's Largest Nissan 370Z and Nissan 350Z Forum if you havent been on already. For cruises id check the aussie site out.

06-18-2012, 02:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	Nice man! Congrats! __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

06-23-2012, 01:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1789	Hi ...'mate! __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

06-23-2012, 05:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
NuffZed Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 105 Drives: 12 370ZR Blk Rose M6 Rep Power: 12	G'day mate how'd ya go? Please keep up with the posts as you rescue this car it would make a great album Loved Melbourne when I was there in Feb but OMG the trams were crowded

06-23-2012, 10:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
RiCharlie Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Johnston RI Posts: 857 Drives: 370 Touring Spt A/t Rep Power: 15	Its better than a vegimite sandwich...

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