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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:25 pm

Just adding a few quick pics I took of the Zed recently - hoping to get some better ones at the meet - especially if we get a bit of sunshine.

Crummy Pic of the Zed when I got her:

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Some updated pics including recent addition of Ings Side skirts and Rear bumper, Nismo CF V2 rear spoiler, CF mirror and B pillar covers and lowered on Eibach.

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Postby Wildhound » Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:32 pm

That spoiler is excellent, really sets the car off.

I think I just realised what it is that I dislike about the Zed (never been able to put my finger on it). It's the shape of the front lights. They bug me. If I put my finger over them I love it!

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Postby Muad_dib77 » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:14 pm

Very VERY nice indeed Feckin' The skirts go really well with the car - as does the spoiler - an more importantly the spoiler isn't taller than the roof line..

Might bring a few books along to the meet just to make sure it's functional though ;-)

Seriously though - very nice machine..
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:43 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:...........Might bring a few books along to the meet just to make sure it's functional though ;-)..


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Its actually the first functional rear spoiler I've ever had on a car. The Nismo V2 was designed by Nismo to increase stability and downforce on the rear of the Zed. You can't see it properly in the photos but the rear blade has quite a pronounced curve to aid downforce.
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Postby Marie » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:13 pm

Very Nice!
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Postby CJ » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:05 pm

Lookin' good MfFTO, I like! Are there CF bonnet options out of interest? Considered this route at all?

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Postby Sebastian » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:56 pm

beautiful car Shane
no1. manual GR 96 l no2. tip GR 95 l no3. manual Gpx 95 l no.4 manual Gpx 95 l no.5 manual Gpx 96 l no.6 tip GR 95 - in 2011 took a break from the FTO scene
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:09 pm

CJ wrote:Lookin' good MfFTO, I like! Are there CF bonnet options out of interest? Considered this route at all?

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You can get pretty much every panel of the Zed in Carbon Fibre. However a CF Zed would look mank IMO. Theres also tons of choice in CF bonnets but as the standard bonnet is aluminium already there wouldn't be any significant weight saving - maybe a kg or so.

The amount of mods for the Zed seems endless. The fact its sold on the US market really helps that. I only have the kit on a short time and if I was to mod another Zed next week - I'd do it completely differently - I found it impossible to make my mind up on the kit.
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Postby mark » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:45 am

Cool man, not too OTT, any pics of the rear straight on?
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Postby elaine » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:32 pm

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Postby colm_mcm » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:50 pm

Very nice, not sure about the spoiler - liked it more the way it was. love the new bumper
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:42 pm

mark wrote:Cool man, not too OTT, any pics of the rear straight on?


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Postby Bernard » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:00 pm

All it's missing is white covers for the screws on the rear number plate :wink:
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Postby mark » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:12 pm

You're just jealous Bernard :wink: Hopefully i'll get a chance to see this in the flesh at the meet.
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:24 pm

mark wrote:You're just jealous Bernard :wink: Hopefully i'll get a chance to see this in the flesh at the meet.


As mentioned Mark - you're welcome to a spin!
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Postby power » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:36 pm

nice motor, i like the way the window goes right down to meet the spoiler, its wat the standard zed is missin! :)
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Postby d_dan » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:19 am

yummy yummy yummy.............................
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Postby Dave » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:01 am

looking sweet shane, i love the ings rear, it's one i was thinking of getting but it's one of those things that'll be on the long finger, love the spoiler too!!!it's still on my list of things to do.... We should turn a few heads this weekend!! :twisted:
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:03 am

Dave wrote:.... We should turn a few heads this weekend!! :twisted:


If only to wonder what the terrible racket is! :lol:
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Postby Dave » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:17 am

as long as you leave the baffles out!! :wink: I was pulled up to a garda checkpoint and came around a corner and the cop said, "you were going a bit fast around that corner" I was doing maybe 15miles per hour, the cats just make it sound like you're flooring it at 2K revs!! I actually laughed in her face... don't think she liked it seeing that the spainish inquisition commenced then! :)
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:22 am

You should have gunned the engine a couple of times :-)

She prolly would have tore you a new exhaust though...
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Postby Dave » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:44 am

i was half tempted to prove my point, but decided against it! :D
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Postby johnny » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:37 am

MyFeckin, have to hand it to you....you have a great taste when it comes to modding cars....the Zed is a credit to you.
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Postby TopCat » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:31 pm

Was walking through Limerick a few days back and a stunning Zed caught my eye. Low and behold, it was this very machine, didn’t realise it was yours MfFTO, VERY nice! :)
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:10 pm

Thanks for the comments guys. Believe it or not a LOT less was spent to mod the Zed than my last FTO
- hopefully this'll do me on the modding front for a while. :roll:
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