Going to start this thread for members to post up what they did each day to there zed. I will start with getting my MOT this morning. So what did you do today on your 300?:cool3:

Started mine for the first time this year today. Started first time as usual, and yes I did prime the tubs and get the oil flowing before running. One slight problem I noticed was that there is a bit a of blue smoke coming out the exhausts :(. Hard to say at the moment if it's a turbo seal issue or if it's just burning off residual oil. Engine sounded sweet as though, so not all bad..

Started mine for the first time this year today. Started first time as usual, and yes I did prime the tubs and get the oil flowing before running. One slight problem I noticed was that there is a bit a of blue smoke coming out the exhausts :(. Hard to say at the moment if it's a turbo seal issue or if it's just burning off residual oil. Engine sounded sweet as though, so not all bad..

 

might just be a bit of leakdown from the stem seals Dave

Installed unortodox pulleys chrome water pipes and NA power steering pump. Removed all hicas crap :)

might just be a bit of leakdown from the stem seals Dave

 

Hope so Bri :thumbup1:

egr now gone what a pig to get out exhaust header unbolted plenum off came home to do more polishing on the new plenum and water pipes in the morning put the race headers on flywheel and clutch and gearbox in with any luck

Drove it again.....

 

.....well yesterday that is...LOL! Took a trip to Wakehurst Place this time - that's three sunny Sunday outings in a row...:dance:

 

And Adam - I love your ZX mate; fantsatic looking car my friend!!

 

Richard:thumbup:

Fit my mirrors and got closure in this area as the door cards are all back together and I have lit what I wanted to light up, these mirrors now have indicators, auto fold, adjust and are heated :thumbup1:.

 

All my indicators are yellow and match very well as opposed to some of the led bulbs being more of an amber colour, look very nice especially at night when all is a blinking, the new mirror indication can be seen perfectly during daytime as well.

 

Also, lit up and tested my HID front fogs and low beam and all is working well :yes:.

 

I'll take a video over the next day or so as the headlights I showed in post 195 are fitted and work a treat :clap:.

 

Edited April 23, 201312 yr by phutumsch

Nice.... :)

What does your house look like a christmas? :lol::lol:

 

 

Well today ive done the polishing and omg the shine :cool3:

Its not mint but its better than most of todays production cars :)

Fit my mirrors and got closure in this area as the door cards are all back together and I have lit what I wanted to light up, these mirrors now have indicators, auto fold, adjust and are heated :thumbup1:.

 

All my indicators are yellow and match very well as opposed to some of the led bulbs being more of an amber colour, look very nice especially at night when all is a blinking, the new mirror indication can be seen perfectly during daytime as well.

 

Also, lit up and tested my HID front fogs and low beam and all is working well :yes:.

 

I'll take a video over the next day or so as the headlights I showed in post 195 are fitted and work a treat :clap:.

 

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Looking really good Andy:thumbup: Need to spend more time on mine with a few updates:yes:

What does your house look like a christmas? :lol::lol:

 

What do you think !!

 

I also sprayed that triangular mirror base plate and the scuttles the other day, all gloss black then lacquered :yes:.

Fit my mirrors and got closure in this area as the door cards are all back together and I have lit what I wanted to light up, these mirrors now have indicators, auto fold, adjust and are heated :thumbup1:.

 

All my indicators are yellow and match very well as opposed to some of the led bulbs being more of an amber colour, look very nice especially at night when all is a blinking, the new mirror indication can be seen perfectly during daytime as well.

 

Also, lit up and tested my HID front fogs and low beam and all is working well :yes:.

 

I'll take a video over the next day or so as the headlights I showed in post 195 are fitted and work a treat :clap:.

 

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That looks the biz mate. :thumbup1:

They do look great Andy, could pass for factory mirrors.

 

I was thinking of converting my headlights back to HID's, previous owner only did the headlights but one of the ballasts failed so I went back to normal headlights for the MOT.

 

When I do convert them back to HIDs I want the jap fog/sidelight to both be less yellow too. Would you use some of those eBay led bulb replacements for the sidelights and a 2nd HID ballast kit for the fogs?

Regretting starting the underseal in this gorgeous weather!... I was going to drop the subframe and do under there but that'll have to wait as this weather is giving me an itch!

They do look great Andy, could pass for factory mirrors.

 

I was thinking of converting my headlights back to HID's, previous owner only did the headlights but one of the ballasts failed so I went back to normal headlights for the MOT.

 

When I do convert them back to HIDs I want the jap fog/sidelight to both be less yellow too. Would you use some of those eBay led bulb replacements for the sidelights and a 2nd HID ballast kit for the fogs?

 

The goal all along was to achieve the factory mirror look, I took great care with the 'slot' cutting out with different dremel attachments and then used needle files where necessary.

 

If you must keep your sidelights in the fogs yes get some 5 smd T10 bulbs from ebay. Personally I would put the sidelights in the indicator housing and just have the H3 HID's in the fogs, nothing else as they are a great mod :yes: as well as HID in the dipped as that of course is a no brainer :thumbup1:.

Changed her from tt sub fram/diff to an na one and put decats in too :)

iv put the flywheel in clutch in gearbox in starter on just got too work out how to take the nut off the prop shaft of the auto one as the ends are different and put on the manual one any ideas anyone

Changed the side light bulbs for led's and put new center caps on my wheels.

its all comming together nicely :biggrin:

its all comming together nicely :biggrin:

 

Tease :biggrin:

Ive got pics of the sprayed panels ive done that i want to show but there on my phone and i dont know how to get them off lol!!!

 

Its looking nice though. i could of spent 3k on a spray job and it wouldnt look any better :)

Ok, half job done ;)

 

 

done loads today. took the rear hatch off. took the glass out and found horrible rust starting to develop where the window sits. so sanded the whole edge down to bare metal and treated. once dry i then painted on some hammerite smooth just incase. then when that had dryed i sprayed the hatch and spoiler :)

 

Ive modded my door handles so now the keyring lights up and a hiden led behind the door grab so it all lights up when you unlock your car. ive also put down lights in my wing mirrors to light up the floor at night when the car is unlocked :cool3:

 

Also lol!!! ive 100% finished off the passenger rear arch. finally got paint on it and it looks 100% mint. all the lines are perfect and no horrible dips or ripples so all the refections are spot on which i was worried about.

 

Just got ones more to do which will be easy and the rear bumper then the rebuild begins :dance:

mine came out the garage today for the first time in over a year! hooked up the battery turned it over a few times with the fuel pump fuse out to get the oil moving and she fired up first time once fuse was back in place!:clap: gotta get the centre's off the brake disc's powdercoated same colour as Brembo calipers now! :yes:

 

dan.:cool3:

Three nice black 300zx projects Car.Mad Draxan and dannzx:thumbup: