RichardS

Today, I took my Zed to have the full four-wheel alignment done.... It was definitely overdue - after clattering over the pot-hole ridden roads around here - but also because I had some work done on the OSF suspension leg when the MOT highlighted king-pin play a few weeks back.

Throw the boxes into the garden and let your Zed enjoy it's new home.... 😄

Seeing as the weather is utter pants here today, I did a couple of bits to the Zed, which could be undertaken in the dryness of the garage.... First thing - I finally got round to replacing my washer motors, with the brand new ones I bought from Amayama a while back. Even in the confines of the garage, it wasn't too tricky, and now I don't have a puddle of washer fluid on the garage floor after topping up 🙂 Second thing - I fitted some new intake hoses. My OEM ones were looking a little frayed and brittle around the jubilee clips, so I thought I'd give these a try. I went for blue silicone, to match the new coolant hose I had fitted a few years back 😉

We probably won't - it's barely 45 mins up the M40 for us, so we'll drive up on Sunday morning.

A belated Happy Birthday Andy - hope you had a great day mate!! The Zed is looking awesome too, hope to catch up with you this year.... It's been quite a while 😉

Great news Aff..... Julia asked if Susan is coming too - she doesn't want to be the only girly there LOL...... 😉

Nice one Rob....!

Unbelievable mate - I certainly hope it was not one of our group..... 😞

LOL - exactly 😄

A belated happy birthday Andrew - hope you had a great day!! Richard & Julia😎

Hey folks, With the 2024 season testing underway - and Lewis Hamilton having switched to Ferrari - it could be an interesting season... Hence I thought about resurrecting the old F1 competition. This is the first complete thread on the old competition I could find - JaiKai might be able to assist with digging up the old rule book, if not, I'll try and recreate it LOL But if we can get a few members involved, it's just a bit of fun - and we'll still have a small prize at the end. Winner takes all, a Halfords GV up for grabs - the value to be determined by the number of participants..... What do you say..... Interested?

Many happy returns Adam - have a great day mate!!

Thanks Tom! I have voted for either the BMM Gaydon (again) or the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.... And any of the dates is fine with me - so far 😉

There is Steve - AndrewG found some made by Trico in the USA and imported a couple.... But you're dead right though mate - why on earth would they not use a generic washer pump on all their cars? They all do the same thing???

Hi and welcome to the club Dan.....!

A sad loss indeed - I fondly remember listening to his afternoon show. And only 69 years old too..... 😞 RIP sir!

Thank you for the birthday wished folks.....! Just got back from t'pub.... 🙂 Feeling rather content after a nice grilled salmon washed down with a bottle of Laurent Perrier ☺️🥂

Many happy returns Jim - hope you had a great day mate!!

Yup - reckon I will.... 😉

Indeed - and Amayama is a great place to buy from, for all those unfamiliar with them. Excellent service, and the postage is quite reasonable too.... Genuine Japanese Car Part Imports - Amayama It was Sir Jimmer who put me on to them.... 🙂

Many happy returns mate - hope you have a great day!!

Many happy returns Alex - hope you have a great day mate!! Richard🧁🍺

I have a pair of brand spanking new OEM windscreen washer pumps - they are NLA according to Z1 and CZP in America.....!! But I managed to find them from Amayama in Japan.... £67 delivered 🤩 I wanted to replace both the front and rear washer pumps, but didn't realise they have slightly different wiring connectors. I could have cut and spliced the cables, but Amayama also stock the rear one - it's arriving Tuesday.....😎 I may consider selling the spare front one, if anyone is interested - I say "may" as for the price, I might decide to keep it in my spare Z-parts stash, just in case 😉

LOL - yeah, but the intention was there 😄

Thanks Aff - I have passed on your good wishes mate..... Look forward to catching up with you and Susan too!!