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All the best with the Phenoix rebuild

Thanks Andrew, I will look into these, I assume they would need adjusting to the specifics of the 300ZX?

Cheers Stephen

Right ideally I would like to fit 2 new Re circ valves, but seeing as only RHD ones are available from Speciality Z, and I don't fancy fitting 2nd hand ones for obvious reasons. Apart from BOVs, what other options are there?

Border fuel rail Si.

I have a Zed that mends itself,!!! Little update. Spent the morning at Powerzed trying to sort the leaking fuel rail around injector no1. The leaking seal picked up by Greg @ Pro tuner, still needed sorting, so, after removing the plenum several weeks ago, and checking and replacing the upper gasket, insulator and injector seals, the leak was still there. Possibly the only thing it could be was a distorted fuel rail (God knows how) or somehow a poor seal to the lower plenum.:wacko: So I ordered a new 300 Degree fuel rail from Speciality Z. Before stripping everything yesterday to get to the rail, Jim fired up the smoke tester, and plumbed it in. At first we thought there was smoking wrong with the smoke tester, as no smoke came from the area we were watching with anticipation. Jim checked the pressure and sure enough smoke was in the pipe work etc. More scratching of heads and still no smoke from the seals in that area. Jim put the MAFS back on we fired her up, and sprayed copious amounts of brake cleaner around injector 1 & 2, the engine didn't change Revs, like last time we did this, due to the brake cleaner getting into the chamber. More checking still couldn't find any leak. Thinking of naming the Zed 'Christine' now lol........ So miraculously my Zed fixed itself, and I have a spare fuel rail:whistling: The only explanation I can come with, is that somehow the heat cycles between looking at this has somehow allowed something to alter ever so slightly, and make a 100% seal. Anyway I can now get the car mapped, :clap: If anyone's in the market for a uprated fuel rail drop me a PM

Right have an update - T.mogsey and Si, sorry but they haven't got your items in stock. Pete, they have a roof spoiler for a 2 seater will PM you

Welcome to the world of Zeds. Look forward to seeing the photos.

Sorry for the lack of info guys still awaiting on a reply from TwinChip.

Please confirm, LWB or Shorty?

Twinchip isn't going to being supplying Twinz products any more so I suspect that why some items are no longer available - - - Updated - - - Email sent to Twinchip regarding availability and costs

Right I'm going to be purchasing a new Twinz front bumper from TwinChip next week. If anyone wants to buy aproduct that will fit inside the packing of the bumper let me know and we will get better price on the shipping. Their website is here http://www.twinchip.ch

No pictures I'm afraid Steve. I can take a picture of what's left of the arch if that helps, lol

When you drop the rear, the lip on the underside of the fibre glass arch will probably foul on the tyre. I had to trim back the lip on mine with a dremmel to gain sufficient clearance. Great looking car, have seen it recently when Ive been at Jimmers.

So are you still keeping the Datsun?

Had the same problem with mine but only when it gets really hot. If you haven't swapped to a s/steel clutch one piece line, then I would recommend that as well. http://specialtyz.com/blog/?page_id=178 Worth upgrading the clutch fork and pivot ball if you haven't already done so if you have a high pressure clutch setup.

The OEM clutch is fairly difficult to bleed. Have you made sure at the Reservior dint run low of fluid when you were doing it? As it not a big Reservior maybe more air got drawn in whilst you were doing it? Not much help now but it May be worth changing to a 1 piece stainless steel clutch, this also does away with the nipple on the inner wing,

Great pictures as always.

I may have a couple of new ones, that I didn't use on my rebuild. Will check for you.

Happy Birthday Graham :balloon:

The bolts can be well corroded, in there, what was the condition of the larger rubber 'O' ring like?

Thanks Joel, I read the Specialty page last night, not looking forward to reaching up under the dash though. I will be adjusting it the pedal and replacing the OEM line with a single one straight to the slave, so hopefully get rid of the problem once and for all. Sorry I don't remember what the brand of smoke generator was, however I do remember that Greg said it costs around £800, so not in reach for most of DIY mechanics. Yes the two MAFS (Selin) were removed, 1 fitted with a bung and the other filled with a pump up type "ballon" that had a valve in it to pressurise the system. Probably took 3-4 mins, pressure reached about 6 bar I think, (should be twice that apparently). The injector seemed to be leaking from the lower injector seal, or possibly the seal between the fuel rail and the lower intake manifold, so the Plenum needs to come off :angry: for a full inspection.

Well the trip was eventful. Left work Monday to stay at a hotel near to Pro Tuner, and promptly spent an hour on the M25 hard shoulder as the twin plate clutch got very hot in stop start traffic, and I ended up not being able to engage any gears. After it had cooled down, the RAC followed me round to J8/9 on the M4 just to be on the safe side. Had a 54 plate AMG Merc, on the M40 try to egg me on to open her up and "play", I resisted the temptation..... just. Arrived at the hotel alter with no further issues. Up early and off to the nearby Hopwood services Shell garage to fill up with V Power. I have to say how impressed I was with Greg's attitude to the whole process. His workshop being clean and tidy with everything in its place. First up was a compression test, with condition and gaps of plugs checked. Then on to a smoke test to check for any leaks. This found a hole in the vac line that runs from the lower pipe to the side of the throttle body. The hole had been caused by the larger pipe that rest next to/on top of the line, had rubbed through the hose causing the hole. After replacing this line and re connecting the intake pipe work Greg carried on with the test. Unfortunately after the system was pressurised another plume of smoke appeared, this time by the injector next to the oil filler cap. After finding this it became obvious that the car wouldn't be getting anywhere near the Dyno today. So although a frustrating trip at least the problem was found prior to the mapping, and no serious damage being incurred. Once I have the 'O' ring replaced I will be going back, hopefully to see Greg work his magic on the rollers.

Joel, when you take take into consideration all the pre checks that are carried out before the session. Compression test Smoke test for boost leaks Ignition timing alignment Fuel pressure test Boost control setup Full mapping on our Dyno dynamics rolling road then road test where necessary As well as the fixed price when it comes to the RR time as Greg has his own rather than having to hire it by the hour, and not knowing if that the hire time is going to be 3 hours or 8 hours! When I came to book my session the waiting time was 2 and 1/2 months! To me that speaks volumes.

Any excuse for a "mini" meet, lol.