After a hard but fairly successful season of events Bob has dropped the car off with me for a major makeover and revision.

As before I just have the rolling shell.

Jimmer at Power Zed has already removed the engine and box.

He will be doing a strip down /inspect/replace routine on the Kyle Puckett engine.

Bob has dropped the gearbox of at Advanced Motorsport engineering at silverstone for a similar strip/inspect/replace routine.

The rest arrived at my place last weekend .... looking a little worse than when it left in the spring!!!!

 

The brief from Bob is long and detailed.................. but it starts with a reinstate of the 99 spec front with splitter and the TwinZ rear bumper.

I already obtained a good used 99 spec from Mikey Bean and I have a new Twinz rear from Mark Derbys group buy.

I will get a new sheet of ally and make another front splitter. good job I kept the template!!

There are numerous detail improvements on the schedule too. More details to follow!

Probably the most important/significant is a new custom loom for the car. Over the development period of the car numerous items have been added by several people. The result now is a total mess of wiring everywhere with no one personknowing exavtly what is joined to what!!!

This winter I am lucky that our new race day team member Paul is helping at my place with all the work.

Im simply getting too old for some of the harder physical jobs needed.

In addition the newly formed Bodymech team of "Boldy" and "Manta V8" are doing the panel fitting and giving the whole shell a fresh coat of paint inside and out.

so Im sure everyone will be adding to the thread as they get their quota of jobs done.

 

So a few pics meantime and can you spot the brake problem???

I have also highlighted some fittings that need "improving"

Check out the rats nest of wiring too!!

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More pics!!

 

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Mmmmm, some nice additions there. Good luck with the overhaul and keep us posted with the makeover.

Has one of those brake lines been getting a touch toastie? Also is that a braided fuel return line posted through on a bear metal edge? Don't like that too much.

Has one of those brake lines been getting a touch toastie? Also is that a braided fuel return line posted through on a bear metal edge? Don't like that too much.

Its the NOS line!!!

It will be getting redone!!

The clutch line is scorched cos its not secured to the body.!!

Thats on the list too.

what about the brake disc picture then??????????????????

Looking forward to following your progress with this Pete. Great to see other forum specialists involved too. Keep up the good work :cool2:

Looks like a busy Winter Pete but I know you like it that way :hammer: Keep us updated and looking forward to seeing pics of Bobs car looking like new. Good luck mate:clover:

Thought I'd add some pics

 

Close up of the wiring loom

 

And drivers side

 

Now looking a little better with it all out

 

Engine bay looking a lot clearer

Its the NOS line!!!

It will be getting redone!!

The clutch line is scorched cos its not secured to the body.!!

Thats on the list too.

what about the brake disc picture then??????????????????

 

Haha sorry Pete just saying what I see, part of my job is walking around and going, "no that's not safe". It's hard to tell from the picture, my gut is telling me that rotor is on backwards, as heat is supposed to be vented away from the centre, however different manufactures do specify different things, so...but that's my gut reaction looking at the vanes in the disc.

Haha sorry Pete just saying what I see, part of my job is walking around and going, "no that's not safe". It's hard to tell from the picture, my gut is telling me that rotor is on backwards, as heat is supposed to be vented away from the centre, however different manufactures do specify different things, so...but that's my gut reaction looking at the vanes in the disc.

 

Virtual drink to you!!!

Front rotors are the "wrong way" round. Heat is suppposed to be vented away from the centre indeed and the vents job is to extract it.

Strangely the rears are correct???

 

Thought I'd add some pics

 

I hope you are not planning on fiting that brush as a permanent feature!!!!

 

Looks like a busy Winter Pete but I know you like it that way Keep us updated and looking forward to seeing pics of Bobs car looking like new. Good luck mate

Yes I like to be busy. Its a good way to mitigate the effects of increasing old age. Keep the mind active and do as much physical work as you can manage.

There is always some tedious drudgery to get thru first before we can get on to the "new bits" etc

Hi , what is the yellow topped bottle for please ?

Hi , what is the yellow topped bottle for please ?

Follow the red pipes coming from it .... and then have a guess

Hi , what is the yellow topped bottle for please ?

 

Bob has a race pedal box so that now sits where the servo was it holds the fluids

Edited November 4, 201312 yr by 111mattin111

Are you still using the stock battery location? Or have you moved it inside? Battery removal along with the tray grants great acess opportunities if nothing else. I'd do it to mine, but as a road car the removal of two terminals isn't time consuming enough to be of any concern.

the pipe work looks rubber to me , so im guessing its an additional water cooling tank for direct cooling spray onto your brakes ?

the pipe work looks rubber to me , so im guessing its an additional water cooling tank for direct cooling spray onto your brakes ?

 

Aftermarket Pedalbox Master cylinder Reservoirs.

 

Red pipes are the brake/clutch lines.

Edited November 4, 201312 yr by Yowser

ah cunning , so the pipework is cunifer then (or copper)

ah cunning , so the pipework is cunifer then (or copper)

 

no they are HEL braided lines with a red plastic coating.

Pete will do a great job as alwYs. Actually probably be better than before coz he's got some extra muscle with Paul alongside :-) it's not hard to spot lots of little issues but this got me through a full season of time attack and TOTB all following a crash which was to all intents and purposes a write off! Also remember this to a budget which demanded I drive no matter what :-) I drove Donington with the words 'possible brake fluid leak on the front disc' ringing on my ears. I would have driven if the brakes were held on by a split pin!!! Oh they were lol!!! Anyway onwards and upwards. I am trying to keep most of the work in house with 300zx specialists but I am gonna miss zither Eurospec Way!!!

I am gonna miss Eurospec either Way!!!

Im gonna miss them doing breakfast... and lunch too!!!!:biggrin:

 

There is no malice in my highlighting mid season "imperfections"

Winter rebuild is the time to put them right .

I have the luxury of time to study .. research...purchase... and then fit.

Ben had none of these luxuries.Everything had to be done on a very tight time schedule and a minimal budget

apart from the crash at Mallory the car finished all the events it entered without any real issues.

So hats off to Ben and his team.

Even Dan at Advanced Motorsport has done some installs that were less than perfect....I have just removed one today.!

 

Pete will do a great job as alwYs. Actually probably be better than before coz he's got some extra muscle with Paul alongside :-)

 

I will try my hardest.

Having extra muscle and input from Paul is already paying dividends.:thumbup:

The muscle will come in to play soon again as we have discovered that you need to drop the subframe to get the petrol tank out on a SWB:thumbdown:

 

apart from re instating damaged stuff Im looking to get the final weight down again with removal of anything that isnt being used any more.

Im also focussing on making "on event" jobs faster and easier.

So no more overflow bottles hidden under wings etc.etc

Easy access jacking points are on the list too. I just need to be sure I can do it without adding any extra weight. Im just sick to death of the front wings getting pushed up by incorrect jacking. It isnt an easy car to jack up now ... but it will be soon:thumbup1:

 

Few pics to follow...... laterz

25kgs of wiring....................bye bye!!!

 

 

Freeing up some useful real estate... and losing enough weight to mod the jacking point:tt2:

 

 

Getting rid of one of my least favorite mods done by others..............:innocent:

crudely made and installed in an inaccessable place......

Darren and myself are looking forward to doing our bit to get her looking mighty fine again , we,ll also put pics up for all to follow the progress .

Pete on the jacking problem have you seen these ? should be able to get straight onto the chassis or subframe with it being low entry and there made in Derby !

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/hydraulic-jacks/trolley-jacks/tjh15-professional-long-chassis-trolley-jack

Edited November 6, 201312 yr by boldy

Darren and myself are looking forward to doing our bit to get her looking mighty fine again , we,ll also put pics up for all to follow the progress .

Pete on the jacking problem have you seen these ? should be able to get straight onto the chassis or subframe with it being low entry and there made in Derby !

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/hydraulic-jacks/trolley-jacks/tjh15-professional-long-chassis-trolley-jack

 

Welcome aboard :-)

 

The closed height of that jack means it won't go under the car. I have a pair of low height race jacks neither of which go straight under except at the sill hence Pete chuntering about damage there :-) he is going to strengthen there so when tw@ts like me use it there'll be no damage and he won't have a moan haha.

Darren and myself are looking forward to doing our bit to get her looking mighty fine again , we,ll also put pics up for all to follow the progress .

Pete on the jacking problem have you seen these ? should be able to get straight onto the chassis or subframe with it being low entry and there made in Derby !

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/hydraulic-jacks/trolley-jacks/tjh15-professional-long-chassis-trolley-jack

 

If your last Zed is anything to go by the standard will be impeccable. Is there a colour change planned for next season guys?

Me n Pete managed abit tonight dropped rear Coilovers off

 

Dropped this off

 

Then off came this

 

And it's now like this at the moment

 

Not bad progress at all really, things are coming along nicely

If your last Zed is anything to go by the standard will be impeccable. Is there a colour change planned for next season guys?

 

OOOOOH you are nosey!!!:tt2:

You will just have to wait n see about the paint scheme!!!!!!:biggrin::biggrin:

 

Not bad progress at all really, things are coming along nicely

 

Agreed. What the members dont see is the fact that you have done all the hard graft of subframe and tank removal while I just passed the tools to you:innocent:

Edited November 6, 201312 yr by Slick Pete.
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