Heading North on the M5 on the back of a tow truck. Could have easily been mistaken for a skip from what ive been told. :(

 

its black BTW and not silver like my sig

Whats the next step Marcus.? Is that Shunters old car BTW.?

yep its shunters old car, i think next step could be zed heaven

why???

Whats happened to it?

Shame, after all that time being repaired, you're considering breaking it.

Its having an assesment over the next couple of weeks, when i get the mechanics report back i will see what to do. If its saveable it will be saved, but I'm not going to waste a mechanics time trying to polish up a turd LOL

You already tried that one though. ;)

Car arrived

dont know why you have to click link to see pics the have the tags

 

please note picture taken at place where work is to be done and not at the place where any of the previous work was done

 

you would have thought the gbox would have been put back together

What happened to the old rims?

which ones the 19's or the 3 spokes

19s

PJ bought them off me, i hated them

prefer those wheels on there now than those 19s bud

 

hope it gets sorted.!!

prefer those wheels on there now than those 19s bud

 

hope it gets sorted.!!

 

Ye nice wheels ;)

1st part of assesment. Quite a lot to do there me thinks.

 

Mechanical

 

Rear shock absorbers securing nuts loose at the top in the boot area

 

N/S outer hicas bush and inner hicas steering arm bush worn ( MOT failure)

 

O/S turbo bolts missing

 

Gaskets / sealant missing from both down pipes where they meet the turbo elbows

 

Missing exhaust downpipe flange nut

 

Small section brake pipes to the rear calipers need replacing

 

Front brake calipers are seized on

 

Gear lever support bracket missing

 

Exhaust heat shield missing

 

Other

 

Front N/S tyre tread below legal minimum limit ( MOT failure )

 

Front O/S tyre tread close to legal minimum

 

Paint work very dull and needs a good cut and polish

 

A quick check over the engine has thrown up a couple of issues where it looks to have some pipes not connected correctly and some mixed up

and there is more

 

Dump valves not connected ( no recircs either)

 

Air con outside sensor missing

 

Knock sensor failed

 

Air leaks on engine plumbing

 

Wrong spark plugs fitted

 

Idle speed incorrect set up

 

Throttle and cruise control cables too tight

 

Aiv supply pipes mixed up at throttle

 

Brake fluid low

 

Battery clamp missing

 

Fuel filter bracket bolts missing

 

Front shock absorbers both loose at top mounts

 

o/s head lamp very poor beam ( incorrect bulb fitting)

 

Steering wheel centre rubber pad pealed back

 

Small corrosion patch on O/S inner wing top

 

Cooler bracket insufficient

 

Undercoating cleaning of surfaces etc

Best of luck, which ever chioce you decide on. It would be a shame to see a SW zed die. :cry:

hows your car getting on zogg?

Dont break her , yeh its a long list, but nothing serious or costly there to sort out.

 

Have you had a report about the corrosion ? - Thats the real concern.

Dont break her , yeh its a long list, but nothing serious or costly there to sort out.

 

Have you had a report about the corrosion ? - Thats the real concern.

 

The rust patch on the inner wing should be a concern. From experience once you start cleaning it up ready for welding, that word 'small' gets smaller and turns into 'big', job that is. Suspension out and inner wing mounted items removed to effect a good repair. Is this car better than your last Zed that you broke, or by the sounds of it worst. Your not having much luck Marcus by the sounds of it. Out of the frying pan into the fire springs to mind.

Corrosion / welding issues

 

O/S Front sill ( Impact or poor jacking damage and heavy corrosion )

 

O/S Rear sill ( Very bad corrosion, holed through to rear quarter area)

 

N/S Front sill (Impact or poor jacking damage and heavy corrosion )

 

N/S Rear sill ( Very bad, holed through to inside car and rear quarter area)

 

Front radiator support ( pitted )

 

Rear bumper support O/S ( small area of corrosion)

 

Rear diff area ( heavy surface rust)

 

This car is 10x worse than the silver one i broke, worse thing is a lot of thinks required for this car were actually replced on the silver car before it was scrapped, like the HICAS arms and brakes :(

I think that unfortunatly its time to break it, lots of time involved in sorting that lot out which = £££££££. Throwing good after bad. Get what you can in parts and go buy a nice one, a lot less hassle and stess as well mate

Ive already lost £££££ if this one dies, it my last 300zx

TBH you'll probably get enough money breaking and selling the parts to buy another one anyway.

 

Just make sure you get a good one this time ;)

hang on...before jumping down the Breaking route...have you had quote to sort out the corrosion....at the end of the day it all comes down to price.