craig Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 you're doing great work there buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Come on Russ, if you don't start leading soon I'll come down and make a start myself! Ring any bells? :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Come on Russ, if you don't start leading soon I'll come down and make a start myself! Ring any bells? :lol::lol: And I will come over and watch! Would be great to catch up Dave. Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Would be great to catch up Dave. It would indeed sir.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 Come on Russ, if you don't start leading soon I'll come down and make a start myself! Ring any bells? :lol::lol: ooooouuucchhhhh...... you bitch..... lol I need to get her MOT'd so I can drive her to the workshop and avoid frostbite or Pneumonia...... lol Will be this weekend........ If the wife releases me from children monitoring.... lol Come on down anytime Dave...... your welcome anytime!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 ooooouuucchhhhh...... you bitch..... lol I need to get her MOT'd. Will be this weekend.. What date is your MOT? Come on down anytime Dave...... your welcome anytime!!!! So So temtping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 What date is your MOT? So So temtping. I need to get in touch with Chrisbasildon and see if he is still doing MOT's..... He knows Z's and how the emissions are done...... Only local guy I trust with my Z..... MOT ran out last year..... July.... lol Hopefully I can get out of work one day this week to get it done.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) I smashed off the remaining veilside side skirt!!!! [ATTACH=CONFIG]116044[/ATTACH] And it is going in the bin at work tomorrow........... Getting her ready for a fresh respray and possible colour change...........:whistling: Test fitting of their replacements.... [ATTACH=CONFIG]116045[/ATTACH] Edited February 10, 2019 by veilside01702 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Well yesterday I gave the sills a coat of Frost's Stone chip and sound deadening coating that will be behind the side skirts and not seen to protect them from anything thrown up behind the skirts. The side skirts will not be bonded to the car this time...... and will be bolted in place using bike fairing fixings with stainless steel dome head bolts..... These....https://www.speedyfasteners.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SF133 The thinking is they are rubber inserts / fixings with the captive nut and will stop any water ingress through the bolt holes into the sill or water getting under the skirting and sitting where they are mounted causing rust.... Oh and some lovely person has removed the centre wheel cap and loosened off 2 of the 5 nuts from the drivers rear wheel..... The car has sat on driveway since last July and I haven't removed that wheel till yesterday, so I know it wasn't an oversight on my part!! Now I need to check all 4 before i take her out for MOT.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Today was finishing off fitting the side skirts ready for paint soon..... They are now fitted and ready for the bodyshop to prep and finish what I have started..... Here's the proof I actually did something on a Sunday..... :sweatdrop: So this week I will be refitting the rear wiper motor and arm as it seemed like a great idea, but wasn't so great in reality....... lol I also need to decide on rear spoiler or not.......... and if rear spoiler which one do I go for??? Or Refit the veilside one..........:whistling: Edited February 17, 2019 by veilside01702 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Looking good Russ! At least you still have the centre cap that was removed from the wheel. Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Looking good Russ! At least you still have the centre cap that was removed from the wheel. Weird thing is it was refitted so you couldn't see nuts had been loosened Andrew.......... same thing happened a while ago with opposite wheel and always the side facing away from front door of house..... I know who I think it is and have now fitted evidence capturing devices.......:2guns:........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine300 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hey Russ, Did I miss the lead loading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hey Russ, Did I miss the lead loading? yeah, ditto, i thought i had my series link record option set, so i was looking forward to that episode as well :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hi Dave and Craig.........Ermmmmm..... it went on...... but looked like a 2 year old icing a cake....... lol so I have decided to discuss how to do it properly with the restoration guy who is doing the spraying and bodywork as he does it a lot.... lol I should be speaking to him today as he is opposite the MOT centre I am going to........ I just hope he doesn't start laughing at my effort.... lol The loading the lead went as expected and got easier as I got acquainted with to how warm to get it and how to move it around slowly.... without it just running off the panel.... lol It's just the how much to put on and filing it to shape on a rear quarter panel were the issues I struggled with..... A lot easier on a flat panel laying on a bench!!! I guess I need a lot more practice to get it even remotely okay...... When I have a go in the next few weeks I will try and video it properly...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Hi Dave and Craig.........Ermmmmm..... it went on...... but looked like a 2 year old icing a cake....... lol so I have decided to discuss how to do it properly with the restoration guy who is doing the spraying and bodywork as he does it a lot.... lol I should be speaking to him today as he is opposite the MOT centre I am going to........ I just hope he doesn't start laughing at my effort.... lol The loading the lead went as expected and got easier as I got acquainted with to how warm to get it and how to move it around slowly.... without it just running off the panel.... lol It's just the how much to put on and filing it to shape on a rear quarter panel were the issues I struggled with..... A lot easier on a flat panel laying on a bench!!! I guess I need a lot more practice to get it even remotely okay...... When I have a go in the next few weeks I will try and video it properly...... however it came out Russ, i am sure it was awesome for an early attempt mate :thumbup1: and lead loading on a vertical surface is probably something to build up to, more of a black belt skill :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Today I went for the MOT........... Failed..... First try on emissions returned a fail on Co2 at 3.57% with a 3.50 limit...... So he redid the emissions at the end as I explained it had sat since last July and had only started to warm up on the way there.... He allowed a proper engine warm up during the other tests and it sailed through on the second attempt with a 1.44%....... Phew!!!! Then I got the bad news that both rear tyres has Massive inside wall bulges........ They were huge.....looked like they had Mumps!!!! So I went for a pair of brand new Pirelli Pzero 255/35/ZR18 boots at £89 + vat each......:whistling: Tomorrow I am replacing the fronts as well at that price..... lol BUT SHE IS NOW MOT"D AND ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 That's great news Russ - watching you nursing your car back to health has been inspiring. Onwards and upwards! Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iangreenfield Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Well done mate, and well deserved after all that hard work. Now go enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside01702 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Now I am buying seals, trim, fittings, lights, electrics, suspension, wheels, tyres, etc......:shifty: Let the year of the Z begin....... Just don't tell the wife!!! I just need a rear spoiler now.......... Just need to find a TwinZ type 3 in the UK for sale???????????????? Edited February 23, 2019 by veilside01702 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz 300 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Well done Russ :thumbup1: Glad to see you have saved your Z and put it back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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