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EK9: Spare tire cover replacement & trunk cleanup
Today i got a new spare tire cover from Fitmint (click for link to supplier), which I ordered recently: Because after our last trip, I realized that the original spare tire cover has some ugly stains and is broken at one point: This is a common issue with the thin Masonite board, especially if the spare tire (which supports the board from below) is removed and heavy stuff is stored on it The replacement has the same shape and the rubber / foam bumpers in all the right spots. The thing that annoys me quite a bit (not sure if it’s a mistake or not?) is. that they seemed to…
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240Z: JDM L6 Aftermarket Intake Manifolds & Turbo Surge tanks
This is an updated re-release of the original Intake Manifold Post. Over the years i have added many new Intake manifolds, and thanks to Kevin, i was recently able to add another bunch of Manifolds with detailed photos. Kudos, mate! So enjoy a thread full of all kind of Japanese Intake manifolds and turbo kits for the Nissan / Datsun L-series 6-cylinder (L6) Engines. Note that i’m focussing on Japanese made Manifolds only, i know there are plenty of other Manifolds out there, from the UK, to the USA, to european brands, but in this post, the focus is on Japanese stuff from the beginning of tuning to the heydays…
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240Z: Front Lip test fit and various new documents
Over the last few weeks, i did some small things and collected a lot of stuff again. First, I exchanged my US-spec front lower valance. Before: And After: Euro spec valance: In case you’re wondering, what’s the difference? The euro spec has the additional mounting holes / nuts to install the Euro spec front spoiler lip. Here you can see the two side-by-side: This allowed me to temporary test fit my wobbly, worn-out, cheaply-repaired Euro spec front spoiler lip: I still need to change the corner valances to euro spec ones, but also the lip needs a replacement, as this one is beyond repair. But at least I could see…
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PLACES: Flüela, Albula & Lenzerhorn alpine passes in the EK9
Recently, my wife and I got invited to visit friends in the beautiful village of Pontresina in the southern part of Switzerland, not far from the famous St. Moritz. We have travelled there before, using the most common route, the Julierpass. But this time, we had a long weekend ahead, so we decided to pull out the EK9 from hibernation and instead take the long way. When planning the route on Google Maps, I accidentally set it to “no toll roads” which brought up a quite uncommon, but beautiful B-roads tour. Schaffhausen – Frauenfeld – Wil – Wattwil – Toggenburg – Lichtenstein – Maienfeld – Landquart – Davos – Flüelapass…
