The rebuild has finally started today and so far in a few hours I've managed to completely strip the interior.

 

 

 

Next job on my list is to get both the bumpers, tailgate and bonnet off.

 

After that i'll work on the body panels and stripping down the engine.

Generally the engine looks clean enough, and there was an oil leak coming from the lower end of the sump seal

so after its on the engine stand and stripped a bit i'll open her up and inspect and reseal it again with fresh sealant.

 

 

 

 

Looking good mate

Stripped out all the old AC parts today.

 

Even though I've done all this on my previous build its still surprises me how much space this all takes up.

 

 

 

And for the first time I managed to get a view of underneath and its very clean looking.

 

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Dont jack it on the sills !!:oops:

Should be ok, as the pads have slots in them so they don't bend or flatten the sills.

 

Otherwise I would never have done it that way.

Dont jack it on the sills !!:oops:

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Should be ok, as the pads have slots in them so they don't bend or flatten the sills.

 

Otherwise I would never have done it that way.

 

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Few more hours on the zed today and managed to get a few more things striped out.

 

Headlights

All the intercooler pipework

Intercoolers.

Remaining pipework from the AC system which was stuck behind other pipes

 

Also removed the old battery try which was in really bad shape and now needs replaced and a bit of welding.

 

 

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Keep at it Lee I would love to see it at Coventry mate.

Keep at it Lee I would love to see it at Coventry mate.

 

Ditto,.......:thumbup::clover:

Still at it today. :)

 

Wings came off then I carefully dismantled and removed the main front loom in preparation for its respray.

 

Also a lot more scrap to my pile as I removed the huge carbon canister and all the pipes for it.

 

 

Deja vu working on this loom as it wasn't that long ago I remember having the loom of the old zed

laying in my living room while I rapped it in new loom tape.

 

I plan to do the exact same with this loom too.

 

Hopefully if I have time next week I have this list to start on:

 

Remove tailgate.

Remove windscreen.

Remove all door rubbers.

Remove door handles.

Remove door mirrors,

Remove back lights.

Remove door cards.

Remove rear bumper.

 

Extra's :

 

Weld up hole for battery tray and fit new one.

Considering sanding down rear bumper to get rid of stone chip.

Great work mate

Not sure why you'd want to remove a fully functioning AC system. I'll gladly take the compressor off of you and the condenser to have as a spare!

I know Gray is looking for parts to reinstate his ac.

Not sure why you'd want to remove a fully functioning AC system. I'll gladly take the compressor off of you and the condenser to have as a spare!

 

Because he lives in the land of ice cubes and ironbru and doesn't need it? It's incredible how much space is created in the bay binning it.

apologies for hi jacking , but can anyone tell me how easy it is to change an air con compressor with the engine in. Does anyone have a handy guide ?

Unfortunately there no good Tom so the search goes on :(

Few hours on the zed today and managed to get a few more bits off.

 

Door cards, window trims, surround rubbers and also the mirrors are now off.

 

Also started to wire brush under the battery area as it accumulated a lot of surface rust.

 

Not an easy place to access with bulky tools so its going to take some manual graft to clean it all up.

 

 

 

what about a small wire brush on a dremel lee??

what about a small wire brush on a dremel lee??

 

I always have found them a bit tame for something like this, to scratch the rust off i'd use a grinding wheel on the dremel.

wire brush on my dewalt and an hour later the battery area was all nice and clean again.

 

Still got a bit of welding to do to clean up the area and fit the new battery tray but its looking much better.