Yesterday saw me head down to Kent to pick up my new Shortie! :D I got on the motorway to come back home about 4pm.

 

At 9pm, I was safely tucked away... on the hard shoulder of the A1(M) near York with a grand total of 1 wheelnut holding my rear passenger wheel on!!! The other 4 studs decided to shear off while I was in the outside lane - there was an almighty bang, the back-end of the car went completely loose so I had no choice but to dive for the shoulder! :(

 

The recovery truck arrived at 11pm and I slowly edged my new tripod onto the flatbed, before we headed off back to mine.

 

Spoke to Mr F this morning and he's ordered me 10 new rear studs, so my new car is currently undrivable. Seems it had cheap slot-on spacers on the back, no spigot rings and the end result was 4 wheelstuds missing.

 

Gotta love Zeds, eh...?!

Edited December 4, 201411 yr by Mondo

Just because.... :biggrin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Très jolie!

I thought His Funkyness would've had an opinion on the completed cabin.... :ph34r:

I thought His Funkyness would've had an opinion on the completed cabin.... :ph34r:

 

He's sunning it up overseas at the mo, I'm sure he will give you his finest deployment of verbal approval when he gets some free time [emoji106]

 

Looks great in the sun chap [emoji295]️

Looking absolutely stunning this.

Moving into the top ranks of Zed perfection me thinks! :thumbup1:

Looking absolutely stunning this.

Moving into the top ranks of Zed perfection me thinks! :thumbup1:

 

Wow! Thank you! :biggrin:

This morning has seen me go and collect my latest purchase: a Selin dual MAF kit, with a nice brand new MAF. :)

 

Just waiting on a pair of Apexi filters to land now.

 

And my brand new OEM 99 Spec rear lights were delivered too! Think I'm about done spending money on this car for a little while... :lol:

Two very nice updates Si and money well spent :thumbup1:

This morning has seen me go and collect my latest purchase: a Selin dual MAF kit, with a nice brand new MAF. :)

 

Just waiting on a pair of Apexi filters to land now.

 

You will be pleasantly suprised with the performance improvement with the Selin setup. Also, I found that disconnecting the

battery for an hour or so cleared a slight hesitation problem I had immediately after fitting the Selin kit.

You will be pleasantly suprised with the performance improvement with the Selin setup. Also, I found that disconnecting the

battery for an hour or so cleared a slight hesitation problem I had immediately after fitting the Selin kit.

 

Good news! I'm not going chasing big power figures or anything like that - I just figured if I could help the setup I've currently got then that can only be a good thing :)

 

And the new rear lights were just because....

Stunning Si, love the colour and interior, look forward to seeing her one day in the flesh :bow:

Stunning Si, love the colour and interior, look forward to seeing her one day in the flesh :bow:

 

Cheers, mate :)

 

She's turning into quite a striking car now - off to her first "proper" show tomorrow so it'll be interesting to see what sort of response she gets now she has an almost-finished interior in now :)

*YAWN!*

 

Pickering, here I come.... :)

She's looks awesome Si,

You know you should have left those lights on your old zed if you were just going to buy new one's lol

Looking awesome Si......

 

.....Top work there matey...:bow:

Thanks guys :biggrin:

 

She got a lot of positive comments at Pickering today and I couldn't even begin to count the number of times people were taking pictures! Happy days! :)

looks great. what sub frame you using with them seat? are they recaro speed ?

The recaros look stunning mate.

 

I was undecided if I should go for a leather re trim on the bolsters for mine. Think I have made my mind up now :thumbup:

looks great. what sub frame you using with them seat? are they recaro speed ?

 

They are Speeds, Dan. They came out of an Integra DC5 originally and they're sat on a pair of genuine Z32 factory Recaro frames that I was lucky enough to get hold of :)

 

The recaros look stunning mate.

 

I was undecided if I should go for a leather re trim on the bolsters for mine. Think I have made my mind up now :thumbup:

 

I know a lot of people aren't keen on part-leather seats, but I love the difference in feel and texture between the leather bolsters and the Alcantara centres :)

Another piece of the puzzle has just been delivered this morning :)

 

But I won't be fitting it just yet... not til I've "modified" it slightly... ;) All will become clear soon, don't worry.....

This morning has seen me go and collect my latest purchase: a Selin dual MAF kit, with a nice brand new MAF. :)

 

Just waiting on a pair of Apexi filters to land now.

 

And my brand new OEM 99 Spec rear lights were delivered too! Think I'm about done spending money on this car for a little while... :lol:

 

Hi Si, where did you buy the Selin kit ?? Anyone in the UK?? or was it the US??

Thanks...

Richie

I got it off a local member here, Richie.

 

Just have to figure out these air filters now...!!!

This morning's little mod: a pair of WinFactory bonnet struts!

 

I originally bought a chrome one from CeeJay but didn't fit it for a couple of reasons - I didn't really want to be drilling holes anywhere and I wasn't keen on only having the one strut (for purely aesthetic reasons).

 

So I ordered these from CZP, painted the mounts in 673 Silver and fitted them just now! :biggrin:

 

 

 

 

 

And here's a picture from the weekend as I was waiting to get into Pickering showground for YMS:

 

 

Even though the wheels are filthy, I really like this picture so I've ordered an A3 print of it :)

Looking good Si!

 

You can now take the little plastic bonnet stay clip off....! :rofl:

I'm still waiting for your verdict on the interior....!!