Mark

Why, the rear seat are bloody useless anyway!!! :)

Paul IMHO mate but 4 months is too soon.....I have a golden rule now after living with about 4 diff women, give it at least a year to get to know her better, then re-evaluate.... IMHO of course..... I am seeing someone new, just over 2 months now, and its going really well, I havent told her I love her yet even though I do, its all too soon mate for any housey/lovey stuff..... And yeah I know, falling for her after 2 months, thats how well its going.....after being hurt, I guess I am protective over my ass.... :o

Mostly vielside kit, PLEEUURRRGGHHH!!!! Have a look at Martinfa's car, £6k in the for sale section, now thats a Zed!!!! :bow:

Must admit, was always did admire Greg's old Z.... :bow:

PMSL :rofl:

Shame to hear that mate, perhaps he should have been a little more tactful in the punishment dealt and the timing. I understand bursting with anger, god, if spinksy had got hold of that lad that bricked his car, I think he would have been going down for a LONG time, well, thats if they ever found the body!!! :D U think I'm joking? ;) Is a sorry state of affairs where we live in a society where we cant rely on the police to get a fair job done for us..... :o

Yeah your right, you did.... :bow: ;) Dave, still havent had the bodywork done yet. Chris has my new tailgate ready and I'll look at just having a respray rather having a new bodykit etc etc now....but then I'm not in any rush so it can wait. For now, I'll get the head gasket and rings/bearings done, fit eh intercoolers, sort the cloth and thin sponge for the interior panels and thats it. Oh, I need to get my oil pressure gauge working but then she'll just be used..... That lot wont cost much, it's more my time thats involved.......

Def bud......come over when we start stripping the engine at Phils, you can always stop at mine....

You will mate, you will.... The thing with disposable income is that you end up wasting it anyway... IF you REALLY sit down and go through what she'll cost with just using it as a second car, without modding, being silly and using her as an everyday car, they are affordable......but your right, I have been fixated with the modding and I have been modding cars for 10 years now..... I'll never forget my first ever mod, removing the tiger skin seats from my headrestless Ford Escort 1.3L and fitting MK3 XR3i items, along with the steering wheel and gearknob... God she felt faster after that!!! :rofl: :rofl:

Thanks Paul, I'm having a few beers tonight to celebrate....have one on me! :D

Cheers mate, like I said to Greg, I know I would have regretted it.... I just kept thinking about how much time and effort I have put in and I have never given up on anything before in my life....its just not me...

Thanks Greg....thats how I thought I would feel... Even if 3 years down the line I bought another 'already done' zed, I'd always feel like I cheated and that it wasnt my hard work and effort that she had ploughed into her.... I took her (as poorly as she is) for a drive last night, just a few miles and all I can say is, GOD I miss that power....she still pulls even when she isnt right.... :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

As slim as it maybe!!! :rofl:

Cheers apache, with the 'no more mod' rule, maybe I'll make it to more meets! :D

Thanks mate... :hyper:

Hello mate, Have you actually sat down and worked it out how much it'll cost to just keep it and use it at weekends? Insurance costs me less than my diesel :confused: and tax and MOT dont cost that much..... Its just fuel that canes my ass....and general wear and tear but if she's off the road for a month or two whilst I save for the parts, so be it.... Why do you need to sell? I know you want to go on hols more etc but just stop spending on the zed... ;)

One of those things I spose Daz, ever goes through diff stages in their lives.... The best part is, I get the keep the car I have ploughed £000's into and I WILL finish her one day, but house first.... ;)

Guys As you know, I am intending to break the Zed down and sell for parts due to wanting a house further down the line etc etc, but tonight a friend of mine came out with what must be the most simple comment ever!!!! He said to me 'Why dont you keep the Zed?' I told him the reasons why etc etc, but then he went on to say... 'Well, why dont you just keep it as it is and stop the project, stop modding her and just use the car as it is, once fixed?' So, I sat down, worked out some figures, and he's right, I can actually afford to keep the zed as just a weekend car and if I choose to stop modding it any further than present...... :hyper: :hyper: And pay off my debts...... Apologies for messing any folk around but the sheer simplicity of just not modding the zed anymore means that I can afford to keep it..... :D :D Great news for me........and grrrrrreat simple advice.... :bow: Why I never thought of this I dont know but I have been so so focused on this picture of my Zed I have in my mind, I overlooked a simple answer..... So no more project Zed, but as I am sure a few zedders will already agree, with the coolers, fixed head gasket and a damn good tune, she is TBH fookin fast anyway........ Looks like your all stuck with me for a while yet.....sorry.... :x: Apologies again.... :nelson:

Wwwwooooooooowwwwwwwww!!!!!

Thanks for the kind words guys..... :) I will get to drive her once she's tuned before I start breaking her..... :(

Sure does Tony, its just too much money to waste that I dont have anymore..... The cost of living is too expensive and trying to live on my own isnt easy what with having debts and trying to mod/run 2 cars, one being a zed.... :headvswal Life sh1t, but I'll be back.... ;)

Well, its not going to be cheap..... To start, I would sell the entire running gear in one, comprising of: Gearbox (Full manual conversion if needed) Could sell seperately....£650 Hybrid T25's - £1200 Nismo 555's - £600 Greddy SMIC - £700 Lightweight flywheel - £350 Stage 3 clutch - £250 Hardpipe Kit - £220 Polished plenum - £200 Braided fuel lines - £65 Ecu - Chipped mapped by JD with nearly new loom - £PRICELESS Nissan - £700+ Apexi BOV's - £250 APexi PPI - 85 3 x APexi Gauges in 'A' pillar pod with control unit - £God knows, loads!! Full engine with new rings, bearings, heads skimmed and tuned for max BHP. -£650 Spare full engine to go too.......£400 AVC-R - £250 Their not the prices I will be selling at, their the prices I paid (Well nearly on some! :D ) and want to sell as a bulk lot..... That total alone is : £6,320....!!!!! without the gauges or exhausts (Which are the best I might add!! :D ).....cant believe how much I have spent on this car.... :headvswal Not sure what price I will be asking yet but I'm not letting it go for silly money, I'd rather keep it if that was the case... But I'll let you know nearer the time..... ;)

It is for the right reasons mate, I cant be in debt and just own a nice car for the next 5 years, I'll be hitting the big '30' within the next 2 years...... Ask chunk how fast this car is without the coolers on, its unbelievable.....like I say, I'm hoping to sell the entire running gear as a transplant for the right car.....it'll be all ready and tuned to go..... ;)

Guys After considerable thought, and believe me I have been stewing over this one all night, and after listening to some of the other guys on here, its time for the Zed to go. :( I never thought I would have seen this day come but reality is that she's costing me too much money to be able to afford to live the life my salary dictates, instead the zed dictates my quality of life and that cant be right... :( As much as I love the car it has got me in debt to the point where somethings gotta give if I ever want to own my own house. I could carry on but I just dont know how old I am gonna be when I finally get there. :headvswal All the stress, heartache, lack of driving, money pit issues is whats driven me to this point, 2 1/2 years later...... Anyway, as other have said, HUGE thank you to all you guys that have helped me out over the years, without this help, I probably could have doubled the figures that I have spent already. The worst part about all this is that my car is worth more in parts, T25 hybrids etc etc than what it is as a whole. But with that, I will be listing all the parts whn I have finally got the car tuned. I am going to egt the headgasket done with the bottom end honed and re-ringed, new bearings etc etc and then get it fully mapped before the sale of the entire running gear. I am hoping it'll achieve a good 450bhp at 17psi with this setup, and what with the manual kit, would make a nice transplant with the new ecu loom I have into the right car. That is all for now, I cant explain to you how fVckin depressed I feel but I think thats because reality has finally hit home..... :o Its house time and then I'll probably venture down the RB26 route when I'm all settled and an SP1 will have to keep me content for now...... VERY sad...... Thanks....I'm off for a triple...... :duffer: :duffer: :headvswal

He doesnt just mention PM's :slap:... Sarcasm from a stranger over posts....hmmmm....will always be wasted..... ;)