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fook Im turning into a post whore :o

Alan really I really wont be embarassed if you turn up in a vette as long as its parked outa sight :p . Kidding always fancied one myself.

Eisegerwind youve hit the nail on the head there has been a hugh lack of training for the past 20 years, not just mechanics but in any trade people talk about lack of plumbers but in general there is a lack of any skilled tradesmen. I'm really surprised that Alans company have manage to start 5 new mechanics because there just isnt many going around looking for work, good ones are in good jobs and wont move. thing just arent going to improve untill theres a massive investment in training.

yeh lahsx your nearly right, but the lads you are talking about aint really mechanics they are fitters or technicians, the problem is that its nowadys its cheaper to buy in a recon engine or gearbox etc so when a lad is serving his time he is less likely now to have to carry out any major repairs, therefore he just dosent get enough experience likewise some one employed with the company reconditioning engines, gearboxes etc only only works on that particular item, he becomes shit hot at his niche but is lost on anything else. In the good old days mechanics were expected to be able to repair anything mabey not being expert at anything in particular but would eventually be able to work things out and carry out satisfactory repairs. the way things are heading though only main dealers will have the equipment necessary to carry out repairs or replacement of parts on their vehicles, its getting harder and harder for the independant garages and teir mechnics all the time which in my opinion is a real shame because these garages give the best service

Hadnt heard, but then your outside my patch :D Thats good news for your work though, and I'll have to start paying a bit closer attention to all the ley/dafs coming through from the west, thanks for the heads up :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Yep we will have to get a meet organised its been a bit quiet up here lately and ive just got the Z back on the road.

LOL, reminds me of the time I gave a workmate a hand installing a diff in a four axle tipper. It was a bit of a coont and took a while to line up and go in anyway with him between the chassis and balancing it on a trolley jack supported with his Knees it went in and i bolted it up. He went to stand up and landed on his arse. his overalls were caught between the diff and axle. :D :D he just asked for scissors and cut holes out the overalls rather than going through the hastle of refitting the diff

It was the drunk bit that lured me to this thread :D :D :D you ????

evening Alan

if it aint switching of sounds more like a relay or switch fault, is it the front or rear wiper I had to swap wiring around for the rear wiper after fitting a new tailgate, the uk models seem to be wired up differently to the japs and my wipers wouldnt return to the correct park position

Some valid points there, but there are valid mechanics qualifications, its called apprenticeships and to complete an apprenticeship you need to pass exams City and Guilds, SCOTECS etc. The problem is you dont need any qualifications to work on vehicles, it has been talked about for a long time though and they were going to implement something along the same lines as corgi registered plumbers, ie if you dont have the qualification you dont get to fix motors for a living. But saying that Ive worked in the motor vehicle industry for 20 odd years (though mainly PSV and HGV) and have worked with so called time served mechanics who I wouldnt let fix a push bike far less a Z, and at the same time worked with some great "mechanics" who could fix anything but have never had any paper qualifications. In an ideal world any garage should be capable of working on any motor, however lifes shit and so is the work of a lot of garages, main dealers dont want 15 year old cars in for service and repairs because they cant estimate properly the time for the jobs like they can with new motors, all the profit is in servicing and quick turn round repairs. then there are the back street garages some good some bad you take your chance, personally id stick to specialists and small family run garages these guys tend to take a bit of pride in their work and depend on a good reputation, and I would always go on past experiences whether it be yourself or through word of mouth as to which garage id put my car into for repair. Yeh and I was enjoying the thread as well :D

better get used to " see yall, have a nice day" enjoy the holiday, :D lucky git!!!

halfords do pin stripes in different sizes.

sounds like a chaffed wire somwhere which can be a bitch to find, one sparky I used to work with would fit a bigger fuse or a peice of wire then watch for signs of smoke :shock:. FFS dont try that. have also seen a bulb cause this sort of problem, the fillament had broken and was swinging down around the base of the electrodes causing it to short outwhen it stuck between them worth taking the bulbs out and pressing the pedal to see if the fuse blows if it doesnt replace the bulbs one by one checking each time.also look for any signs of corrosion at the bulb holders, that could also cause it failing that Sorry!!! youve got a bit tracing to do

Yeah looks good, but you need to get rid of the "secret word" :D

lol nearly 150000mls but still pulls like a train ( though been off the road the road for a couple of months while i get the front suspension sorted out)

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cant beat a good thunder and lightning show. beats fireworks any day

lol, and good luck with the bumper its looking good so far

never mind how dusty it is, how cold is it ? turn the heating up man then she wont have to wear those eskimo boots :)

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many moons ago when I was a first year apprentice mechanic I remembered one one of the fourth year lads fitted a bus heater fan into the the induction side of his Nissan cherry, said it made it go like sh*t of a shovel :rolleyes: we all knew the guy was full of sh*t looks like just the same idea only more fancy looking but just as shit :)

never fitted coil overs but I would think that if the collars were at the bottom of adjustment the car will be lower, wind them up and it will raise the ride height. Remember the shocker rod will also move up or down, the spring dosent just compress

yep am considering those, but really want to keep it looking as standard as possible (for insurance purposes ;) ). even to the extent that I decided against KYB adjustables and renewed the front shocks with another set of OEM

not yet, I thought the energy ones would be just like the ones fitted already Looking at the suspension as it was the tension bar must have been acting like torsion bar suspension and giving the coil springs major assistance, shame the arms arent built to take the strain. thanks for the info I'll give Smithy a shout.

Ive just replaced the front bottom suspension arms, the old ones were badly cracked at the tie bar mounting points. I found that when bolting the tie bars back to the arms they didnt tighten down flush and I think the reason is its had polly bushes fitted with absolutely no give, hence the reason the arms fooked up in the first place. Now im looking to replace the bushes with a softer type, unfortunately looking at the traders sites it only seems to be the the hard polly bushes that are available, does anyone know of a supplier of uprated bushes that still have a bit of give in them