Black-zed Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 well not exactly today, but yesterday and today stripped the plenum off the engine, fitted a new set of later style injectors & adaptors, new pcv Valves and new pcv silicone pipes (replacing the z1 silicone pcv kit, which actually leaks oil through the pipes), disconnected and capped the egr feeds, and reinstated the stock fuel rail and dumped those ghastly braided fuel lines, new fuel hose right the way through. she fired up 2nd turn od the key firing on all 6! a good weekends work 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-zed Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 todays job was an mot pass, 1 advisory on a 'slight' oil leak and the one hand brake seems to be a bit lazy, all in all not to bad 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 MOT pass today with no advisories. Always a nice feeling to drive away with that result. 5 1 Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Yesterday, we returned from a well deserved week's holiday in Cornwall. We covered around 900 miles in the Zed, I certainly gave it a thorough workout - although by the time we got home, the car was looking pretty grubby...... ......So today, I gave it a good wash followed by a wipe-down with Auto-Finesse Glisten. It was looking rather shiny in the sunshine - so I couldn't resist a couple of cheeky pics. It's now safely tucked up back in the garage ? 6 1 Quote I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopd Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 49 minutes ago, RichardS said: Yesterday, we returned from a well deserved week's holiday in Cornwall. We covered around 900 miles in the Zed, I certainly gave it a thorough workout - although by the time we got home, the car was looking pretty grubby...... ......So today, I gave it a good wash followed by a wipe-down with Auto-Finesse Glisten. It was looking rather shiny in the sunshine - so I couldn't resist a couple of cheeky pics. It's now safely tucked up back in the garage ? Looks great Richard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trade jimmer Posted September 20, 2020 Trade Share Posted September 20, 2020 Well that stretched the old girls legs Richard.Who says they are not reliable eh ? looking great after its wash & Freshen up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz 300 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Z looking really good Richard. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 4 hours ago, RichardS said: Yesterday, we returned from a well deserved week's holiday in Cornwall. I recognise that shot Richard, Bude if I'm not mistaken. Nice part of the North Cornish coast. 1 Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 nice little trip Richard, and car looking nice. Had a couple of exterior rust spots sorted on mine this weekend, front and rear arch on driver side. Need to sort rear passenger side another weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 20/09/2020 at 18:09, jimmer said: Well that stretched the old girls legs Richard.Who says they are not reliable eh ? looking great after its wash & Freshen up? Cheers Jim - and you're dead right mate, of course the Zed is reliable..... As long as it's properly maintained? And considering the weather last week, Julia and I were so pleased you fixed my AC!! I reckon I said that almost every day, after we'd completed a 6 to 8 mile walk and got back into a nice cool Zed to drive back to our hotel...LOL!! Quote I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 22 hours ago, AndrewG said: I recognise that shot Richard, Bude if I'm not mistaken. Nice part of the North Cornish coast. Yup, spot on as ever Andrew - we went there Tuesday for a gentle coast-path stroll...... We stayed in Boscastle as usual though, I have a few artistic shots taken in the Welly car park, but haven't uploaded the camera photos yet? Quote I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 10 hours ago, craig said: nice little trip Richard, and car looking nice. Had a couple of exterior rust spots sorted on mine this weekend, front and rear arch on driver side. Need to sort rear passenger side another weekend. Cheers Craig - and good to hear about your Zed too.... Must catch up soon mate!! Quote I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja93 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Cheers Jim - and you're dead right mate, of course the Zed is reliable..... As long as it's properly maintained[emoji6] And considering the weather last week, Julia and I were so pleased you fixed my AC!! I reckon I said that almost every day, after we'd completed a 6 to 8 mile walk and got back into a nice cool Zed to drive back to our hotel...LOL!! Haha I made the fatal mistake this summer of putting off replacing the ac compressor, especially since I drove it everyday! I forgot the zed is a greenhouse. Definitely on the list for next year before summer! And too right, our cars are reliable if maintained properly I done 4K miles since March/April, and not missed a beat [emoji2]. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Got back from sea yesterday. Greeted with a parcel from JP carparts. I had great plans to spend the next 3 weeks building a car port and then working through a multitude of the issues and end up with all the suspension off ready to take to work for shot blasting. Fate had other plans however. My daughters class bubble has had a Covid case so are now in isolation for 2 weeks. So whilst my wife works I've got the 2 girls to looks after. However I did manage to get a few hours this morning to get the essential part done of getting a new ignition barrel installed that needs a key to start rather than a lollipop stick. Pain in the ass of a job, and uncovered more issues than I solved I think (mostly related to old plastics). Anyway. Brand new ignition installed and hooked up. All works as it should including the steering lock and key release. Just doors, glove, boot locks to change when I get chance. Now to buy 2 new pod backs to replace the 2 knackered ones mine was hiding. Need to remove the cluster soon to figure out why none of the dash illumination is working. All the pods light up as expected, but the back lights and the ignition ring light are all duff (was like it when I bought it, so not something I buggered up today. 3 Quote Zed #2: 1998 Midnight Purple 2+2 NA. (owned 2020 - now) Zed #1: 1995 Blue Slicktop NA (2013-2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz 300 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Lexx said: Got back from sea yesterday. Greeted with a parcel from JP carparts. I had great plans to spend the next 3 weeks building a car port and then working through a multitude of the issues and end up with all the suspension off ready to take to work for shot blasting. Fate had other plans however. My daughters class bubble has had a Covid case so are now in isolation for 2 weeks. So whilst my wife works I've got the 2 girls to looks after. However I did manage to get a few hours this morning to get the essential part done of getting a new ignition barrel installed that needs a key to start rather than a lollipop stick. Pain in the ass of a job, and uncovered more issues than I solved I think (mostly related to old plastics). Anyway. Brand new ignition installed and hooked up. All works as it should including the steering lock and key release. Just doors, glove, boot locks to change when I get chance. Now to buy 2 new pod backs to replace the 2 knackered ones mine was hiding. Need to remove the cluster soon to figure out why none of the dash illumination is working. All the pods light up as expected, but the back lights and the ignition ring light are all duff (was like it when I bought it, so not something I buggered up today. Getting there Lexx and very common for the side pods to be broken. People screw in the wrong screws and damage the threads in the plastic and even break them off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Yeah. I replaced them both on my last Zed. Quote Zed #2: 1998 Midnight Purple 2+2 NA. (owned 2020 - now) Zed #1: 1995 Blue Slicktop NA (2013-2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Lexx said: Brand new ignition installed and hooked up. All works as it should including the steering lock and key release. Just need to get one of these to complete the kit Alex. 1 Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Can you still get the titanium keys? Quote Zed #2: 1998 Midnight Purple 2+2 NA. (owned 2020 - now) Zed #1: 1995 Blue Slicktop NA (2013-2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones28 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 31 minutes ago, Lexx said: Can you still get the titanium keys? No only replicas. Quote 2002 Porsche C2 996 3.6 1991 Nissan 300zx TT Project 1995 Nissan 300zx TT Crashed 🥲 1997 Jaguar XK8 Scraped ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bones28 said: No only replicas. But they are/were made of titanium though. https://conceptzperformance.com/gza-titanium-key-replica-nissan-300zx-z32-gza-key00-00111_p_15467.php More may be in the pipeline. https://www.facebook.com/pg/GZAPARTS/posts/ Edited September 22, 2020 by AndrewG 1 1 Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones28 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, AndrewG said: But they are/were made of titanium though. https://conceptzperformance.com/gza-titanium-key-replica-nissan-300zx-z32-gza-key00-00111_p_15467.php More may be in the pipeline. https://www.facebook.com/pg/GZAPARTS/posts/ Very true only the blade is mixed metals allowing it to be cut by any key maker. Quote 2002 Porsche C2 996 3.6 1991 Nissan 300zx TT Project 1995 Nissan 300zx TT Crashed 🥲 1997 Jaguar XK8 Scraped ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 The GZA keys are all titanium and came with cutting instructions for dealing with the metal. GZA-keyblank-cutting-guidelines.pdf 1 1 Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeDee Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Today was a brilliant day i've finished all the welding, sadly it was dark when finished so pictures looked dark, next up filler and make it look pretty and then replace the front pads the list is getting smaller ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maduri Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Well today I finally got the Zed back with a fresh years mot! That's the good news, the bad news is that now it doesnt seem to want to go past the 2500rpm range and stutters like hell though I'll post that in the technical help bit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I haven't done much to mine this weekend - the weather has been pants - however I did do a little online shopping.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mintex-Front-Brake-Pads-For-Nissan-300-ZX-3-0-Turbo-1990-1995-MDB1416M1155/142410438796?hash=item212852d88c:g:hw4AAOSwgV1dly-L https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Fits-Nissan-300ZX-Z32-3-0-Twin-Turbo-Genuine-Mintex-Rear-Brake-Pads-Set/331919434623?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Whilst washing my Zed the other weekend, I noticed the EBC front pads I fitted about 7,000 miles ago had worn down to just a couple of MM - so I thought I'd try the Mintex M1155 compound. Hopefully they should prove a decent upgrade. Then I bought a set of Mintex OEM-replacement rears, as they were going cheap. My Zed is due an MOT and oil change before Nov 15th, so I'll have them fitted at the same time ? 2 Quote I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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