Some of you may know I have an FB page documenting my progress, but since a few don't have/want FB, I'm going to start uploading pics here too as I get time.

 

As I've said before, not competing this year, time is being focussed on family and home projects, both of which I largely ignored last year! I also enjoy modifying and developing the car as much as driving it, so can tinker away at it through the year, so don't expect fast progress.

 

Open for discussion, criticism etc :)

Edited May 18, 201411 yr by jaffa

Main goals were to lose more weight from the car, fix some gremlins, and generally make it more track orientated

 

Winter started with a rewire, from what was an already trimmed loom.

 

This lot went in the bin

 

These arrived

 

cue lots of winter nights starting at wires, diagrams and crimping!

I took a dremel to my bonnet to shave a few kilos

 

started like this

 

In progress

 

done

 

then added rear aerocatches

My old bumper was worse for wear after my incident last year, CarMad made me a new light weight one

 

 

unpacked

 

pick these up cheap from another forum

 

Lip attached

 

cannards attached

 

and wings attached (which is giving me other ideas

In the last pic you can also see the shell I picked up from HellRaiser, that was a fun morning and thanks to Z32Bolt for lending a hand. The shell will be used as a donor to fix my rear qtr at some stage

Oooo please do a lift off front :) how was the removal of the bonnet support simple yet effective.

Decided to drop down to an 18" wheel since there are better track tire choices available and to save a weight. Finding a lightweight wheel that fitted over my brakes was a mission, settled on these Enkei's. 18x10 all round, and a pair of 17x9.5 for drag racing

 

Old set vs new

 

Still very tight, had to grind off a lip to stop them catching the caliper.

 

and having new brake bells and caliper mounts made to move the brakes further inboard.

 

fitted (with no brakes)

I bought an angle grinder, how did I survive before that! Various brackets removed, holes in the boot etc

 

 

found a space for the new oil tank

 

here's the matching sump test fitted to an old block

 

also had to fab a mount for dry sump pump using the AC mount

 

New mount is being made out of billet based on the original hack job!

and finally, some cooling updates

 

Naca ducts for air coming in

 

mounting them

 

rinse and repeat for other side

 

air goes out here

 

and mocking up new rad position and size

 

This rad is on order, twin 16" fans, double pass with oil cooler in the other end tank

eagle eyed will notice I've lost my rear subframe. Z32bolt now has the old one, new one to be put together and details to be shared in due course

Edited May 18, 201411 yr by jaffa

Nice work!

I think the hybrid system will wonders mate, I heard Ash has been experimenting with the very same lawn mover.

yesterday's work was moving the pass seat further back and relocating the extinguisher

Liking the pics. I take it the bumper and wings off the car were making you think of a removable front end for ease of working on your zed?

Liking the pics. I take it the bumper and wings off the car were making you think of a removable front end for ease of working on your zed?

 

pretty much, it's a nice idea, and I've figured how to do it with just 2 more attachment points beyond the bonnet aerocatches. Downside is that it will need 2 people to remove safely

Oooo please do a lift off front :) how was the removal of the bonnet support simple yet effective.

 

simple enough, don't recommend for general use as it's a floppy thing now, weighs nothing as a result so a success for my intentions

pretty much, it's a nice idea, and I've figured how to do it with just 2 more attachment points beyond the bonnet aerocatches. Downside is that it will need 2 people to remove safely

 

Will you do a 'how to' on it? Used to have one on my mini and it was brilliant for getting around the engine to find any leaks (not that minis are hard to work on) also saved a lot of headaches from smashing my head on the bonnet

 

Also couldn't you put struts/hinges on it so you can flip it if by yourself?

Edited May 18, 201411 yr by Wilks88

Nice work Jaffa and great pictures. Had a second 300 few years back intending to do similar, as coombe race track is just up the road thought it be fun to track day, but running a business and having young family and doing house up time just isn't available.

I see your in Bath area so must be close to me, am about 2 mile from bathford/batheaston near Village of Box.

Wouldn't mind having a look some time if that's ok, it might tempt me to find that extra time..,lol

Nice work Jaffa and great pictures. Had a second 300 few years back intending to do similar, as coombe race track is just up the road thought it be fun to track day, but running a business and having young family and doing house up time just isn't available.

I see your in Bath area so must be close to me, am about 2 mile from bathford/batheaston near Village of Box.

Wouldn't mind having a look some time if that's ok, it might tempt me to find that extra time..,lol

 

welcome to pop in, I'm on the batheaston side of the A46/A4 roundabout, so very close :)

Will you do a 'how to' on it? Used to have one on my mini and it was brilliant for getting around the engine to find any leaks (not that minis are hard to work on) also saved a lot of headaches from smashing my head on the bonnet

 

Also couldn't you put struts/hinges on it so you can flip it if by yourself?

 

I could, but I don't think it'll be suitable for most Zeds, I have pretty much nothing behind the bumper area so lots of space. Hinges will add weight and have to be special/complex to avoid catching the splitter with minimal ground clearance

That is 2minutes away literally...lol. Am just waiting for my broken foot to get better ( 2 months :sad:) then perhaps pop down for a nose.

Keep the pictures coming liking this.

Great work. Love it!

Awesome work mate. Need to find this on fb!

Since the rear subframe is off, I've dropped the fuel tank, removed all the lines and current fuel system ready for the new setup.

 

tank off

 

lines off

 

pumps out

 

inj, rails & lines out

modifying the tank bulkhead for new lines, starting with taking the old ones off

 

lots of cleaning up needed on the underside to make it flat for new connectors

Bit of progress