What have i done?

I don't care whether 'Desperate Dan', is there or not,it'll be fun & there's a good many of us.know a few detail's about your Z,& also think of some real crap car's around during mid seventie's,& also be quick with remark's,onthe ball to speak.
DJZ 60.
 
Hi,
I doubt you'll get a chance for any repartee, as JC's comments will be on the voice over on the finished film!...And I still don't think the Z Club should put their name to the resulting garbage!;)
Cheerz,
JEZ
 
Oh so many different opinions:confused: I tend to agree with DJZ60 that it will be a laugh, and driving the cars round the airfield
should be real fun, and to have your car on a dvd whether slated or not i think is something to be proud of

Neil:)
 
Too right Neil. Rather than cower away,Our car's will be made kind of immortal & it's real good fun as you say. Some are pessimistic but the viewer will see the car irrelevent of script & think, Hey those car's look nice.......................
Plus.,it's about those people that have agreed to go,those that havent,well you've nothing to be worried about,who know's it might even be favourable to the Z club.
Atleast The Z club & the few member's are bold enough & game for a laugh or is that to be banned as well.....DJZ 60.
 
Hi,
DJZ60,
Nobody's cowering away! Pmac arranged for our cars to appear on "pulling Power" a few years ago, but at least the outcome was going to be favourable and show the cars in a good light!
Unfortunately Clarkson is going to spout his usual garbage!...His recent track record speaks for itself!
I am just giving my opinion, as you yourself so readily do!:p...or is that banned, because I'm not offering my car to the wolves too?!!
Cheerz,
JEZ
 
Well what can i say, went to the DVD shoot today, met up with the other zeders and what fun it was, J C was there and was very polite, took lots of pictures some of which ive already posted in member galleries, must admit i did enjoy the drag race even though i did come last on the first run a second to last on the second run. Also had a run with Tony Lamb in his beautiful 260z (dont say anything but i let him win):D :D .Anyway it was nice to put faces to names, DJZ60, Gio, Tony, Status, John-boy etc cant remeber all the names but id reconise the face now. This has made me determind to get some more bhp out of my car cos i want REVENGE. (Tony):D
 
I quite agree, was,nt Jeremy exceedingly well mannered?,Tea ,coffee on the house,good open surrounding's & space. A chap also turned up with a huge vehicle,like the one Arnold Swarznegger own's & the producer,director & camera crew were friendly too.
Excellent picture's,& more to come from other's.
Tony's car.What can you say? gone for dust,that's what.
All the Z club member's Suzy,Geoff Gale, Neil, Mark, Tony,
Johnboy ,Gio, & not forgetting the main man Status were on top form.
A great day,lot's of fun & yes more power,rolling road etc.on the card's.
Thank's to all,for making it a memorable occasion.
P.s let's get more picture's up on the gallery................
DJZ 60.
 
Great day - and good to meet everyone in person :D

Many things livened up the day for me:

- booting it up the M40 with a tyre full of Tyreweld (and a nail) and a nasty case of zoooosh (and still failing to catch up with Neil's 300)
- getting passed by the green 240Z (Status? these screen names confuse the **** out of me) while "making good progress" as they say
- seeing the same Z getting cut up by some w***ker in a drop-top DB7 Vantage - and then seeing the same DB7 arriving at the shoot driven by the director
- actually, the best thing was meeting the fellow zedders. And not blowing up.
- OK I have to mention it once: now we know silver ones are faster. Clarkson 0 - 300ZX 1 hehe
- and wasn't Tony's a very rapid Z indeed

Shame the 280ZX wasn't represented. Well, we did see one at the car restorers on the airfield but thought it was ****ed. I stopped off on the way back and spoke to the boss - apparently it is an active restoration and actually starts / runs / moves under it's own steam. I left a Z club card and MJP's phone number so hopefully that's another one saved...

Cheers - Gio
 
I had a great time. It was so nice to meet the other folks and put faces/proper names to nicknames. Great cars too - I really enjoyed seeing them all. Shame we weren't wanted for long, but even the standing around and chatting was fun too (and dodging wasps!).

JC in person was perfectly pleasant. Very personable and willing to chat. I'm sure that not everyone who listens to what he says would take it as gospel - if they do, they haven't got the brain cells to be a Z/ZX owner anyway. If a few people just look at the cars and like the looks of them then that's good. I can understand people not wanting to be involved - if he was rude about my car I might feel the same (I guess I've been lucky in that regard) - but it was still free publicity!

My Z did me proud, although I have to admit she did sound rather "agricultural" on the way home. I couldn't tell if it was road/wind noise I hadn't noticed before or a newly-knackered gearbox or diff. I think a bit of paranoia might have set in after the thrashing she got! I was so worried about not missing a gear and looking a tit that I might have been a bit "enthusiastic" when changing gear. Hmmmmmm! Hopefully all OK and she sounded better when I got home than when I left the airfield. I droppped in on MJP to buy some gearbox/diff oil just in case though, and I think I'll be watching the "For Sale" section too! Thanks to everyone for saying nice things about her :)

I saw the blue/silver 280 outside as well. It didn't look too good, but if the restorer is good, then who knows. Fingers crossed.

So, Status, DJZ60, Neil, Johnboy, Geoff, Suzy, GIO, Mark and anyone else whose name I've forgotten: best wishes to all and I hope to see you again.

And GIO... I'll get ya next time ;-)))

TL
 
Gio's the man, No. 1....................................................
Tony I too saw Gio,on the way out from Enstone Airfield,leaning on the blue 280zx. It looked to me as he was siphoning some petrol out of the zx,but as he say's he was leaving contact detail's.
I,ve got the bug,for filming & think collectively we can approach other car/t,v crew's to do a thing about Z's,what do you think?
My Z used up some oil,after burn up(all that weight) & got a bit hot,but got me home alright.
1st take or 2nd ????????
I personally prefer the 1st but not sure, Status prefer's the 2nd take as he had flywheel problem's on the 1st take.
Mark beat me on the 2nd take,but then again who didn,t.
Dvd Z crew, miss you lot already................DJZ 60.
 
Originally posted by DJZ 60
It looked to me as he was siphoning some petrol out of the zx,
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:D :D actually I was seeing if he had any vacuum left as all mine had leaked out :p

Actually, you've got a good idea there - are there any video / TV people out there on the forum?

If the club could lever some sponsorship out of Nissan, there's a great video on Z history and maybe this time we could get a sample of every model.
 
Yeh we could make our own DVD about the cars! WOOOO

www.zclubmovies.net

Good idea about approaching other shows and such though, anyone want to lend me their Z for 'Getaway in Stockholm 4'????!! :D :D :D
 
tee hee new piccies on the gallery. Here's one to start you off...

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Good to see you all had a good time, and that ( surprise surprise) JC is not such an ar****le when he is not in front of a TV camera.

Any one know when the DVD comes out. Be interesting to see what gets added after the day of the shoot.


Andrew
 
Originally posted by neil300zx
Oh dear

Just been signed up for this JC dvd by suzy. Am i gonna regret this for the rest of my life :confused: :confused: or will the few minutes of fame out way the shame:D :D
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Hi Neil,
At least they didn't have a large catapault, to fire your 300ZX into the next field, like they did with a previous Nissan!
You're just going to have to junk that NA motor and auto gearbox and fit the turbo engine and manual shifter...to give the others a run for their money!;)
Cheerz,
JEZ
 
Neil ,along with everybodyelse, beat me on the 2nd take.

I WAS LAST! ON THE 2ND TAKE............
I,ve never previously been concerned by Rolling road tune up's etc.
Tony's 260Z,practically standard engine & carb set up flew with the rolling road treatment.I think many car's are detuned for M.O.T's etc & I,m definately booking in to Shaw & Upton's,for tune up.
So Neil, It also depend's on a split second, move at the said time which can determine whether your ahead or at the back.
Keep your car, & buy Tony's for the airstrip's..........................
 
Blimey... she's not THAT fast :) I did have a significant advantage of being able to launch at 3500 rpm and choose my own gearchange points! I'm sure there are plenty of other 240/260's out there that are much faster than mine (unfortunately!).

However, I do like the "proper telly programme" idea. I think I started a similiar thread a couple of months ago. We'd all love to do it I'm sure, and I gently lobbied channel 5 after the MPH show at Earl's Court ('cos Tiff was there) but to no avail. Maybe if someone knows a friendly TV producer?

I suppose if we put a proper idea for a show together and could guarantee the cars attending we could try again. I don't think there's been as much Z/ZX press as there is now for the best part of twenty years so maybe now is the time to push for it.

How's about it?

TL
 
Hi Jez

Yes i think you are right i am going to try and get hold of a turbo gearbox first as iv'e been told that the turbo box with the auto diff makes quite a big difference, have you heard the same view?

Going back to the DVD im just glad it wasn't at the quarry where they had painted a target on the floor and were catapulting the cars to get a bullseye anyway it was a good day shame you didnt come along, we'll wait and see what the final piece say's

Thanks

Neil
 
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