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:

On 26/08/2023 at 16:57, JaiKai said:

Small walk about today. 

 

 

Looks amazing Lee....!!!

On 27/08/2023 at 15:03, JaiKai said:

Also getting fairly proficient at reversing trailers up the drive.

Few years ago this would usually take 5 or 6 attempts.

 

 

 

At least there is a positive to you having to keep running it to the tuners and back....!

Took my Zed to get tuned and we think we blew a turbo.

Yeh, that happened today !

48 minutes ago, JaiKai said:

Took my Zed to get tuned and we think we blew a turbo.

Yeh, that happened today !

Nooooo how why what the?

Just shit turbos i think.

Should have known to buy new than rebuild and old set.

Nothing today (yet) but on Saturday, I replaced my heater control pod with a shiny new (well second-hand form Ebay) one..... The text around the washer controls had faded over the years, so this is a big improvement!!

I then polished the headlamp/cruise control pod with some Autoglym paint renovator so they both match once more 😉 

One thing I learned about the heater control.... The actual control switches/display unit come out of the control pod.... So you can buy either a series one or series two, remover the four little screws that hold in the switch section and replace it with your original one. Handy to know, if you can't find a nice example of the right one for your Zed 🙂 

They do look clean Richard nice work mate.

Today I got hold of this rather tidy steering wheel. Mine is flaking and in a sorry state and needs recovering. I nearly tore RichardS’s arm off when he said he was selling his old (refurbed) one!

Not fitted it yet but will soon, thanks Rich

MOT pass today with no advisories. Always a nice feeling to drive away with that result.

 

Edited September 6, 20232 yr by AndrewG

On 28/08/2023 at 16:53, JaiKai said:

Just shit turbos i think.

Should have known to buy new than rebuild and old set.

Scott Taylor one of the owners/tuners at Zshack in USA (extremely knowledgeable and respected shop) told me he has had 30+ zeds on the dyno with rebuilt turbos and hasn't seen one that didn't smoke even a little bit ever. I too have seen 3 sets of rebuilt turbos fail on my cars over the years & only had success with 1 lot of rebuilt turbos, but sold the car after a few thousand miles on them.

New cartridges are the way forward without a doubt.

Saying that i know two people driving around with no issues on rebuilt turbos..but they have only been done in the last few months so it remains to be seen how long they last.

It people putting on cone airfilters and discrding the original that causes the problems.

Better to use an upgraded standard fitting like Bosch than use cone filters.

That's from a Turbo Specialist that Mike Brewer went to and what Jeff said.

Edited September 6, 20232 yr by TonyB
Typos

Tony, there must be something wrong with your keyboard because your post has come out as giberish.

Finger problems on the phone

On 04/09/2023 at 21:45, RobHowl said:

Today I got hold of this rather tidy steering wheel. Mine is flaking and in a sorry state and needs recovering. I nearly tore RichardS’s arm off when he said he was selling his old (refurbed) one!

Not fitted it yet but will soon, thanks Rich

Glad you like it Rob - and payment arrived safely mate, thank you. Good to see you on Monday too mate.... 🙂 

I look forward to seeing it in your Zed!!!

On 04/09/2023 at 20:54, Gaz 300 said:

They do look clean Richard nice work mate.

Thanks Gary 😉 

A bit of investigation yesterday evening. The age old Speedo not working issue hit me the other day after it had been intermittent. 
 

off with everything to check wiring and ensure the screws on the back of the Speedo are not loose as I know that can be a cause of many clusters. 
 

to be continued. 

From what I understand, that issue can affect operation of your power steering too. Hope you get to the bottom of it.

9 minutes ago, Peage said:

From what I understand, that issue can affect operation of your power steering too. Hope you get to the bottom of it.

Thanks @Peage. I may not be keeping the power steering but perhaps it’ll be decided on my behalf 😉

Here we go....! #rugbyworldcup!

On the way back and our channel train letter is....

On 16/09/2023 at 20:13, DenisOtto said:

A bit of investigation yesterday evening. The age old Speedo not working issue hit me the other day after it had been intermittent. 
 

off with everything to check wiring and ensure the screws on the back of the Speedo are not loose as I know that can be a cause of many clusters.

Is the odometer working? The answer will help diagnosis.

https://www.300zx-owners.club/forums/topic/154813-problem-with-servo-after-hicas-lights-up/?do=findComment&comment=1758798

 

Couldn't make it up, two 370z parked behind us on the train! 

They are on the way back from a blast around Germany!

The Z train.😁

On 25/09/2023 at 20:36, Gaz 300 said:

The Z train.😁

Indeed - they must have reserved that "Z" section just for Z-Cars 😄 

We decided to take the Zed on a little trip around The Chilterns this morning...... 🙂