Ok I'm bored at work, so thought I'd go through my list of stuff to do to the Zed over the winter :)

 

in no particular order;

1) Fit Timing belt kit, inc water pump, stat, belts etc.

2) Fit Replacement injector wiring harnesses.

3) Fit new ECU water temp sender unit and harness.

4) Have boot lid smoothed, and fit new perspex panel.

5) Sort and fit modified '99 spec rear lights.

6) Re-Furbe leather with Woolies kit.

7) Re-wire rear fog lamp and re-position switch.

8) Clean/sort PTU contacts.

9) Send ECU off for modifying.

10) Fit (properly) OEM mudflaps.

11) Oil change.

 

And a few I'd like to have done,

12) Fit '99 spec front bumper, and have rear bumper re-sprayed.

13) Fit HID headlamps.

14) Fit Interior Panel Leather kit.

 

So nothing too special there, but some will sort the car out, and some will smarten it up a bit more.

 

So what have you got on-the-cards for the winter?

1, Re-mortgage

2, Engine rebuild

3, Respray

4, Uprate brakes again

5, Bigger, Better ICE install

6, Convince the missus it all only cost £100

 

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

6, Convince the missus it all only cost £100

 

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

 

 

That will take all winter.

Get bills paid that need paying, keep working my ass off and hopefully at some point get my 300 sorted ready for next summer! But at the moment I have no disposable to throw at it. So it can carry on sitting there on the drive, in fact I think the car cover is gonna have to go on but then the paintwork is that phuket I don't know if it's worth bothering.

 

Plans when I do have the money available:

 

2 x new back tyres

new windscreen

coolant leak sorting out once and for all

MOT

Off to PPS to the paint Meister Peter for a blowover

Fit my Smithy hard pipe kit which I've now had for over two and a half years

Have the Iridium plugs fitted (such a tw@t on a 300, fitted my Blitz Iridium plugs on the Mister 2 in about 15 minutes)

Decent ICE install

Windows tinted at Anglesey AutoTint

Maybe a Greddy Profec boost controller once I'm happy that she's running properly

Decat aswell would be nice

Oh and if I'm feeling really flush a fast road rebuild for the autobox by SE

New leather trim kit from Luke

 

Then I will be happy! LOL

 

So what have you got on-the-cards for the winter?

 

A helluva lot! And it's all as mad as a bag of badgers! :D But for now I'm keeping :x: till the cars finished.......and yes I am being deliberately cagey ;) though TBH it's killing me not saying anything as, given the opportunity, I could talk for England! Lol! :rofl:

Finish stripping the block down, sent it away to get blueprinted.

 

Fit all the new internals and bolt on's

 

Put it all back together.

 

Hope if works.

 

Realise it doesn't work.

 

Cry a bit

 

Set fire to it.

 

cry some more

 

Buy a clio and fit 19 inch weels and 6 exhaust pipes.

 

Go down Safend sea front and see how quick I can get it to go between speed ramps.

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good alod SAAAAAAAAAAAAAFFFFF end

Re-mortgage (I'm halfway through already)

Buy CrazyEddie's Z

Have lots of fun

Level front garden and tarmac

Buy turbo timer and remote start + have fitted

Drive Z to shop and buy new ninja PC

Drive Z to archery shop and buy new compound bow + kit

New kitchen (well, with the fun I'm having above she has to get something too)

OH, and add some MP3 ICE.

Finish stripping the block down, sent it away to get blueprinted.

 

Fit all the new internals and bolt on's

 

Put it all back together.

 

Hope if works.

 

Realise it doesn't work.

 

Cry a bit

 

Set fire to it.

 

cry some more

 

Buy a clio and fit 19 inch weels and 6 exhaust pipes.

 

Go down Safend sea front and see how quick I can get it to go between speed ramps.

 

Stu it will work fine mate ;) :D

Stu it will work fine mate ;) :D

 

Lol I'm glad you have confidence in me mate :) becuae I don't :rofl:.

 

All I have is a large box of bolts, pumps, tubes and metal parts :confused: (only kidding, I'm very well organised, I bought 35 plastic storage containers from B&Q :rofl: )

Lol I'm glad you have confidence in me mate :) becuae I don't :rofl:.

 

All I have is a large box of bolts, pumps, tubes and metal parts :confused: (only kidding, I'm very well organised, I bought 35 plastic storage containers from B&Q :rofl: )

 

and some dust sheets :D

1. Install newly re-covered (leather kit from ZCentre) seats

2. Install newly re-covered (in vinyl) interior panels/glove box

3. Install new amp and pair of 10" subs

4. Install polished stainless hard-pipe kit.

5. Install stainless fuel line kit and new filter

6. Replace boot floor

7. Front and rear strut braces.

 

 

I'm in the process of replacing the water temp sensor, stubby water pipes and water pump (I KNOW I should have had it done at the same time as the cam-belt but I didn't know that then OK!!!!!!)

 

I'm stuck on 1 B^STARD bolt holding the bottom left corner of the lower cam cover. The little slag has rounded off and I can't get a decent purchase on it. Got LOTS of suggestions how to get it off from mates, who all suddenly vanish when it comes time to do it :confused: :rolleyes: Hense it's pissed me off so much I have not even taken the cover off it for 2 MONTHS!!

 

Oh, and it need 2 new headlights now, coz all the adjusters are seized and broken :cry: :cry:

PMSL @ Stu, get yer ass down to Sarrrrfffeeennnddd mate and I'll race you between the speed bumps in the plastic exocet (5 Turbo) and we'll giggle away like proper CHAVS and have lots of respec' from the laydeeessss! :rofl:

Going to pull my engine too, and some other bits

 

new lifters

forged pistons

rebore, crank and bearing grind

fully lighten and balenced

light weight crank pully

new 02 sensors

new ignition and injector harness

cambelt, waterpump replacement

polished plenum

series 2 ptu

 

loose the air con

replace all fuel lines under the car

new fuel tank brackets

 

the rest depends on the cash flow

 

Four 10" subs in a custom fibre glass boot build

uprated intercoolers

Boost controler

Nos

depends on time and weather, but would like to do the engine also, probably as a minimum do cambelt and lifters as they need to be replaced.

 

also lots of stuff in my zed cuboard to go on,

 

you think you parents would mind if my engine ended up in their garage stu ;);) (msn me also stu, e-mailed you at work but you probably gone home now)

my list is de-spoiler

respray

new chip

lsd rear fogs

smithy hardpipes

finally fit momo millenium s.wheel/handbrake

some more silicone under the bonnet

fr/rr strut braces

new window trims

some ice

and a bank loan :confused:

and chuck a car cover over her :D

Fit TT discs, calipers, porterfield pads, Goodridge SS brakelines and DTA master cylinder bracket

 

Fit KYB AJX shocks and AVO springs

 

Fit SS clutch hose

 

Fit newly resprayed throttle cable cover (with Smithys SS strip) and cam belt covers

 

Fit Hard pipe kit

 

Pay the rest of the Bomex rear bumper and side skirts, buy Greddy front bumper and have all fitted along with Z centre spoiler and fully resprayed (Wont be getting done til summer time no doubt):)

 

Get new radiator brackets and new windscreen surrounds

 

and find somewhere to keep it over the winter.

 

After that next on the list is

 

RMS de-cats

RMS cat back

RMS manifolds

Underdrive pulley

Z-centre leather kit

and short shifter :hyper:

finally fit momo millenium s.wheel/handbrake

 

Oh, nice choice!

 

Well it looks like some of you guys are doing a hell of a lot more than I am. Those engine re-builds make my list look like peanuts :D

 

..... I'm in the process of replacing the water temp sensor, stubby water pipes and water pump (I KNOW I should have had it done at the same time as the cam-belt but I didn't know that then OK!!!!!!)

 

Thats why I decided to do all mine at the same time. Was only going to replace just the timing belt, but read so much on here about doing it all at the same time, thought it might be wiser to do the lot.

 

At least there is one saving grace from my own list, all items upto 11, apart from 9, are already paid for :D But then the rest of the list add up to a fair bit on their own...... about £1000, with painting, give or take a bit.

 

I hope the good luck fairy shines down on you all over the winter months, and you are able to get/have done what you all want.