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.

How much for the hicas rack, do you have the ecu as well?

You do know its a series 4 Hicas unit and as such its non hydraulic !

 

I'm sure I have the ECU kicking about somewhere,

 

I'll do both for £115 posted as it weighs a ton and now a hard to get part.

 

 

How much for the hicas rack, do you have the ecu as well?

After a few hours and lots of pain I finally got the back end of the zed stripped.

 

 

Managed to disassemble the left side hub and knuckle without issue but I have a stuck bolt on the other with no way to get it off.

 

I have a large breaker bar but I don't have a vice or a way to keep the hub from moving as I try to turn the bolt.

 

next issue is the brake dust covers, in order to fit the big brakes I need to trim these down.

 

By the looks of it they look like they are two piece but are welded together.

 

Anybody else had to trim these down to fit larger brakes ?

 

 

Lastly fitted my 99 spec rear lights so the zed is looking more like a zed now.

 

 

Took the front bumper off so here's a better look at the new front setup

 

 

Few hours on the zed today and started the suspension over-hall with the drivers side being partially done.

 

 

Removed old brakes and also the dust shield so that I can fit my KSport big brakes.

 

Lee,

 

you might wont to look at the K Sport instructions again, as I think that your disks are mounted incorrectly, as the "cooling" vanes in the disk should be round the other way.

Don't have instructions as I picked these up second hand, although they are in nearly new condition.

 

Are you talking about the inner parts of the disc ?

 

So just swap the left and right fronts and its sorted ?

 

 

Few hours on the zed today and started the suspension over-hall with the drivers side being partially done.

 

 

Removed old brakes and also the dust shield so that I can fit my KSport big brakes.

 

Lee,

 

you might wont to look at the K Sport instructions again, as I think that your disks are mounted incorrectly, as the "cooling" vanes in the disk should be round the other way.

Thanks for the spot, just found the proper manual on ksports site; will get these sorted before the wheels go back on. :)

No problem, I remember spending sometime looking at the instructions before fitting mine, as usual the translation of the instructions could be better.

 

What didn't help was that my brother has K Sports on his Legacy, which I had used as reference, turned out his were fitted incorrectly.

That's one of the reasons I like to take plenty of pictures and post them up here, so folks like yourself can point out the things needing fixed.

Done two jobs today on the Zed,

 

First took 20 minutes and that was to switch the front discs around as they were on the wrong way.

 

Second job took closer to two and a half hours; why is it the smallest of jobs are the worst ones to do?

 

All I had to do was swap out the front droplinks for new ones, but no one had to get stuck and I ended up

getting the grinder out and cutting the damn thing off.

 

Not a job I would like to do again.

 

 

 

 

Heading over the the working garage in an hour so have a few jobs to do on my list.

 

Thinking of fitting my spoiler, tailgate plexi / brake light, wing mirrors.

 

Also bought two new front steering rods to complete my new front setup.

 

Still awaiting the polybushes from Driftworks but royal mail has theme at the moment.

And that's me just back.

 

Not done as much as I wanted but at least some jobs got done.

 

First off was I fitted the new steering control arms.

 

 

 

Worked on the wheel alignment a bit to try fix the wonky steering angle I somehow managed to get.

 

Also got the door rubbers on followed by the wing mirrors.

 

 

 

Cant wait to see it finished Lee.

Beautiful colour mate:thumbup1:

Absolutely love it mate!!! Well done! :cool:

 

I would have powdercoated all that Driftworks stuff though for sure.

What a marvelous sight to behold!

I've said it many times before that wheels can make or break a car; this car has been well and truly made. I love it [emoji7]

followed by the wing mirrors.

 

But you've put them on the doors !!

 

Great work Lee, it's all starting to come together :cool3:.

Heading in again tonight for a few hours so hopefully i'll get the spoiler on and the tailgate plexi part done.

 

The zed is currently stuck on the ramps untill i get these knuckles fixed with new bushes and the oil seals replaced.

Where did you get the car cover from Lee?

http://www.care4car.com

 

Its a large.

 

http://www.care4car.com/car-exterior-accessories/cosmos-indoor-soft-breathable-car-cover.html#.WYMLFuQUiUk

 

 

Where did you get the car cover from Lee?

Is it a tight fit or plenty left over for a LWB?

 

 

 

http://www.care4car.com

 

Its a large.

 

http://www.care4car.com/car-exterior-accessories/cosmos-indoor-soft-breathable-car-cover.html#.WYMLFuQUiUk

I wouldnt say it very tight, its nice fitting but its made of a stretchy material so likely can go further.

 

I dont have the glass fitted yet so it dips in at places and sags.

 

This is an interior cover only and isnt water proof, its just for keeping the dust off.

 

 

Is it a tight fit or plenty left over for a LWB?