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:

How dare you make a post like this and not post a picture!

 

Yup - what Joel said Simon......

 

.....Get those pics up mate....:cool::wink:

I’ve always had a USB port in my cigarette lighter spot for my AppRadio connection but I rarely used it so I’ve replaced it with a bass level controller from my sub amp. I used to have one under the cowl of my steering column but since upgrading my amps I didn’t have one and missed being able to tweak it with my wide variation of musical taste! I managed to source one for my current amp from the manufacturer and I thought the redundant part of the centre console would make a nice place to install it.

 

I cut and formed a small piece of aluminium and painted it black for the mounting plate. The controller is attached to this with a nut over the shaft. On the top side I used a matt black plastic disc as a quick but effective method to blank off the hole before pushing the knob in place.

 

 

 

 

 

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Very neat solution Joel. I also have a base level controller for my JL HD900/5 amp. I fitted mine on the steering

column shroud next to the Sony remote commander for the EMPEG MP3 player. It's suprising how often I adjust

the bass levels since I installed it - a very useful control for quick track to track adjustment.

 

Where is your sub and amp mounted Joely? I’m still not sure wether or not to go down the sub and amp road.

Very neat solution Joel. I also have a base level controller for my JL HD900/5 amp. I fitted mine on the steering

column shroud next to the Sony remote commander for the EMPEG MP3 player. It's suprising how often I adjust

the bass levels since I installed it - a very useful control for quick track to track adjustment.

 

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That’s where I wanted mine ideally but the depth of the controller with the cable plugged in was too much to fit behind the cowl and I didn’t want to modify it to fit. I’ll see how I get on with this position but I think it would be better around the wheel somewhere.

I took the z out to Lydd today. Also went to Calais last Thursday in it!

Where is your sub and amp mounted Joely? I’m still not sure wether or not to go down the sub and amp road.

 

I’ve got them in the boot, still plenty of room for everything as it’s only a 10” and the amps are under the false floor. If you’re looking for a super sleek sub install, check out Andrew’s custom underfloor box modelled on the JL stealthbox.

 

What is stopping you from getting a sub/amp?

I’ve got them in the boot, still plenty of room for everything as it’s only a 10” and the amps are under the false floor. If you’re looking for a super sleek sub install, check out Andrew’s custom underfloor box modelled on the JL stealthbox.

 

What is stopping you from getting a sub/amp?

 

I’ve seen Andrews post with his sub and it is an impressive install. Andrew has kindly sent over the details of the build and I’m happy that I could, with enough time, build it myself.

 

What’s stopping me is that I can’t decide if the car needs it. It’s a toy and I tend to only drive it with the roof off so can’t really hear the stereo anyway. If it was a daily driver then there wouldn’t be a question about it.

got the vert out the garage for the first time this year

gave it a polish

drove to the MOT

remembered how much I love driving it

gave the mot man the keys

turned round to see steam start pouring out from under the bonnet

told him I would leave it with him

walked home

got the vert out the garage for the first time this year

gave it a polish

drove to the MOT

remembered how much I love driving it

gave the mot man the keys

turned round to see steam start pouring out from under the bonnet

told him I would leave it with him

walked home

 

Oops - hope it's nothing too serious Ian....:clover:

got the vert out the garage for the first time this year

gave it a polish

drove to the MOT

remembered how much I love driving it

gave the mot man the keys

turned round to see steam start pouring out from under the bonnet

told him I would leave it with him

walked home

 

Hope it’s nothing serious Ian and also that those guys can fix her up properly! Love the way you told the story! [emoji1]

Today I refitted my centre console with its new bass level controller but before it went in, I knocked up a retaining plate to replace the broken tabs where the ash tray trim slides into the armrest console. These tend to break quite easily and all 3 of these trims that I have are broken so I thought I’d give t a quick attempt at a repair. It never really made an awful lot of difference to the way it seated but it did lift slightly.

 

I joggled a piece of T0, cut it to shape, measured the mounting depth with verniers then riveted shims onto the tabs to make it a flush fit and then bonded it in place! Properly overkill I guess but it didn’t take long so it was worth a try, in fact it’s pretty gash really, I cut, drilled and bent with no marking, no proper measurements and all free hand! I know these trims aren’t expensive but there’s really nothing else wrong with my one and it matches the ash tray cover trim and dash.

 

Swapped the targa trims for brand new ones, think it was overdue. New seals too.

Swapped the targa trims for brand new ones, think it was overdue. New seals too.

 

Wow big difference their Tom.

500th page aswell. yaaaaahhh

500th page aswell. yaaaaahhh

 

Its our biggest thread Trev 500 pages and 9983 posts :thumbup1: keep them coming.

Wow big difference their Tom.

 

It will be like a brand new car inside eventually.

It will be like a brand new car inside eventually.

 

With your attention to detail Tom I know this will be another awesome Z.:yes:

On approach:

 

 

Landed:

 

 

Since I had the system apart, my A/C was making the occasional squeal so a quick trip up the ramps to dial in a bit more tension on the belt! Followed by a test drive and some anti-social behaviour to re-bed my front brakes and eliminate some steering wheel wobble when braking from high speed.

Well you wouldn't want to overshoot that landing Joel!

Well you wouldn't want to overshoot that landing Joel!

 

It’s calibrated by my rear wheels hitting the first part of the ramp; when that happens, I know I’ve gone over the edge!

 

What I do to ensure I don’t go too far is to make flight level and angle of attack change calculations. I count the number of layers in total and divide it by the AOA cosine that I reach per layer. From there I can cross reference with the ISO pressure at sea level to work out which wrung I have ascended to. Can be quite time consuming.

It’s calibrated by my rear wheels hitting the first part of the ramp; when that happens, I know I’ve gone over the edge!

 

What I do to ensure I don’t go too far is to make flight level and angle of attack change calculations. I count the number of layers in total and divide it by the AOA cosine that I reach per layer. From there I can cross reference with the ISO pressure at sea level to work out which wrung I have ascended to. Can be quite time consuming.

Can a man of your intelligence not count to 5? [emoji23]

What I do to ensure I don’t go too far is to make flight level and angle of attack change calculations. I count the number of layers in total and divide it by the AOA cosine that I reach per layer. From there I can cross reference with the ISO pressure at sea level to work out which wrung I have ascended to. Can be quite time consuming.

 

I so wish we had a 'What a Cock' button :p.

not done, but hope to do this weekend if i get a dry day, is track down the water inlet to my passenger footwell lake.

 

targa drain tube seems to be working fine, and its not heater matrix, so will have to dig deeper, as well as remove seat and try to dry out the carpet and underlay.

 

also will be digging out the car cover from the back of the shed to put on

R u sure ur targa drain pipe hasn't come adrift?

As u know the pipe runs down the inner side window trim.

This is the tricky bit ! the rubber u bend that goes out by the wing.

You can't see it! But the targa drain pipe can shrink & come away.

Jeff did a thread on it & mine did that & I had to get extra pipe to fix it.