TonyB

Cant wait for new new leather retrimmed thicker steering wheel and then get back !

They're Rota GTR wheels 18x9.5 with a 30 offset we had to have the arches rolled because otherwise the tyre was rubbing when the coilovers were lowered These were originally on mine and there now on Jan's zed The rears are 18 x 9.5 with an offset of 35 Running with standard shocks

Hi Dan I think he did it when he cut out the rolled arches and before welding the new metal He sort of made the arched metal from the inside of the rear wing and then made the new metal to fit that shape and keep the bottom flat bit I'll put up some more pics later because from some angles it looks very sharp and others it looks subtle I haven't seen it yet but when I get it back I'll do some more pics

I know. From the pictures of the outside it was just amazing to see the insides ! But Guy is that sort of old school worker. If it needs doing do it properly and I'll make the metal to fit how you want it Not many with those skills nowadays are there ? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

No I didn't know and Jeff was surprised as well. It first showed up really bad when the guy rolled the arches and we thought if was that but when it went up to Guys and he gao on his stands he saw the rear sills and we told him to do them ! Just as well because that has got all all the rusted metal out. He's done a super job of a the subtle flare to get the Rotas in as well The pictures don't it justice. The main thing I'm pleased about is that there wasn't anything rusted in the main structure or chassis Having the bottom of car covered in oil probably prevented that ! He's removed all the rust, and is undersealing everything everwhere whils he's got the bumper of because although he's said he had to do quite a few rear bumper mounts he says he only wants to do them once ! It's funny because I'd arranged to have a complete repaint done in about six months, but with this work every panel has been painted, wasn't the intention, just the way it worked out That coupled with the new interior should give a completely new lease of life and then I've got the engine that Jimmer has to refurb......

I know not many around in that are there ?

Thanks Daffy didn't do the work..... Just had to pay for it ! There'll more yet when the spoiler and bumper are done

Bonnet Straightened and Supermarket Trolley scrape done Door dings done – No More parking in Supermarket car parks Offside door dings done and wheel arch prepped Boot Seal prepped – pressure washers DOH ! Nice new Sill Nice new sill again… and no we haven’t run over a guy in check shirt ! Rear Arches now now flared subtely

Offside Internal Offside Rear Throw away Offside rear Seam welded Arch Rolling Rust removed More shown by Arch Rolling Even more form Tyre/Arch Rolling Rear Bumper Mount 1 Rear Bumper Mount 2 Rear Bumper Mount 3 – at least the hole is whole ! Rear Bumper Mount repaired Rear Bumper Mount repaired Rear Bumper Mount repaired

Well I took the green zed down to Jeff in mid-march for some niggling problems to be fixed, oil leak, ‘clunk’ in the transmission, noisy lifter and asked him to have a look at how bad the rust was that was starting to bubble through the rear quarter panels and especially some that had come to light when having the arches rolled for the Rota wheels. There was also some scuffing on the nearside rear where a tyre had blown and nearly come off the rim, and the paint had been scraped off the front nearside wing by a supermarket trolley. I’d also got the metal interior door lock thingy that I wanted him to fit. Whist it was down there, two supposedly electric seats came up for offer and I contacted Mondo to retrim the seating, gaiters and steering wheel. When the seats arrived the passenger one was manual, so big thanks to Onslow for helping out with a spare electric passenger seat. That work can be seen on this thread…… http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?176705-TonyB-s-Interior-Retrim! I also needed the corner of the bonnet straightening, by the hinge, after it had flown straight up back onto windscreen. This happened when having to use a battery pack to get the car home after the alternator failed, so the bonnet wouldn’t close. I was only doing 15mph and all was good until a bloody bus went past doing 40 mph and upset all the airflow and BAM! The bonnet flew right back against the windscreen. I then got a 99 spec bumper, courtesy of Rata2ie. Delivered it to Jeff and he said give it to Guy when he does the bonnet and let him prep it and paint it Well Jeff found the oil leaks and replaced the four cam end oil seals, the rear crank oil seal, and the clunk was solved with a new lightweight flywheel and clutch. He took it up to Guy’s to do the bonnet and check out the rust and prep the bumper. For those of you who remember Zedworld at the farm, Guy was in the first unit, always tinkering with old MGs and Sprites. He’s very old school, making all metal by hand, shaping it, curving it, and then fitting it. I subsequently got a 99 spec Rear spoiler from Magnum. This was delivered to Guy who took the original spoiler off and welded up the holes left and then queried what was the mounting position of the 99 spoiler ? Hence the posting last weekend and thanks a lot a Roobarb for helping out The following pics show what we found and how it was fixed. Nearside Rear Offside Rear Near side rear Internal OMG ! Rusty bit discarded Nearside Seam Welded Nearside Tyre Fail damage some scaring still visible Tyre Damage fixed

What about updating the spoiler ? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

That's male ploy no 1 ! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

It looks much better Mine is green as well and I changed them over years ago and I think it looks much better But as always it comes down to personal choice Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

It looks much better Mine is green as well and I changed them over years ago and I think it looks much better But as always it comes down to personal choice Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Is the selector switch by the Auto change leaver marked A/T set to Power, Hold or in the middle ?

Jeff sets them up to boost at 1 bar if that helps ? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

I can now ! There are several other suitable venues as well.... Way up North (but not for you) is the Nissam Plant, there's the Motorcycle museum on the M42/A45 Junction, and there are several Pubs with large enough car parks to fit in 40 odd Zeds So I say if there are sufficient number that want a national meet you could then throw it open as the venue.... although coventry is fairly central of course

no poll ?

That Yamura is actually a Honda repliaca F1 car car from that era and I was at brands when they filmed the fire scene where he pulled in at the side of the track right where I was standing with some mates ! I think the fire scene was driven by Tony Lanfrachi, a very good F3 driver from that era I was only about 15 at the time before ant funny comments !

And the interior ! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Thanks for your help Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

I'm sorry to have missed it as well but well try and get to meets soon Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk