Stephen

:lol: I hope there's not enough left to do to become a whole new thread. It does have to be said "2014 winter works" was definitely more "2015 spring works" wish I hadn't been so lazy throughout the winter.

Right. Well I've missed the boat by a fair margin now. Sadly I can't afford both finically or time wise to do anymore till July. This time next week is the big day so everything is dominated by that now. I've decided that I'm going to replace the master regardless, seems silly to go that far then retain a master cylinder that is a known weakness and is a quarter of a century old. I will also instal a master brace, if you haven't seem the amount of flex when braking it's genuinely quite excessive. Then get a miles in her and book her in with Noel.

Cheers mark. I was thinking along those lines, but with the cost of replacement I was hoping it wasn't the case.

Mine sorry to hijack does yeah, no brakes no brakes then last mm anchors on and ABS activated.

I've got a similar issue ATM. Did you bench bleed the master, or indeed bleed it specifically at all?

That particular Z31 screams 80s and not in the good way. Two tone paint, pop up headlights and the digital dash instantly date the car. It's not a lovely 60s or 70s piece of craftsmanship, it's not one of the early pieces of precise engineering it's 80s gimmick. Like I say I like the Z31 and I'm always pleased to see one, I've even considered buying one, just not to have it scream that much 80s at me. Also the digital dash is whispering to me, "I'm going to break, I'm going to break and be impossible to fix or replace"

Nabco. - - - Updated - - - That's food for thought terry cheers.

That's been on a garage forecourt in fareham for bloody ages. I've driven past it a few times.

That's ok I'm not big on internet friends :D

Stops bugs obliterating your face.

Well that helps. Do you want one with windscreen wipers or anything as specific as that? I'm sure Datsun cherrys can be found in blue...

What Datsun did you want?

I didn't realise that Pete. I thought the rubber deteriated over time as rubber does. I did the clutch one last year, obviously less important. So I thought it would be a similar process. It may not even be the issue but I want to prepare for the possibility, esp considering the early ones are known for being a bit naff and leaking. It may just be air caught in the system, still.

Nabco Andrew. I believe the tokico ones are no longer available.

For such a commonly used Nissan part they are hard to find a rebuild kit for. Anyone found a good UK source other than the Zcentre as it's extortionate from there.

The mot merely tests for the ability to stop with a given amount of force or something. It doesn't take repeat ability into consideration. Yeah your right though, scarey. It's a weird thing the mot. For starters its a 12 month certificate that becomes invalid the minute it's issued.

Well something is definitely not right. I drove it round the block today to test the brakes and engagement is poor. The peddle does nothing for the first half of travel then engauges. It's worth trying to bleed again but I think there's a piece of the puzzle missing and am starting to lean towards a failed or failing master cylinder.if that's the case I'm just going to have to put it to one side now till July . :(

Loosing cylinders and cutting out on a hot engine only to magically fix itself once cooled down is classic series 1 PTU problems. So it would be worth trying a different one. It's also worth pulling the plug to see what it looks like excessive blackness or a wet plug may give clues to the issue.

I swear draxan had a set and half of them didn't fit. I would just double, check and confirm that they will issue a refund if wrong.

Beautiful standard of work that.

Looks like early style injectors and rail.

Cool look forward to seeing them.

Well done Chris. Forth I see as well, what that overall or class specific?

Even with the taxes and postage it will still be cheaper to buy from America. Parts are extortionately expensive at times over here. Ordering little bits simply isn't cost effective but for larger orders Z1 is a great saving. You also won't find that turbo kit for sale over here. You can buy those turbos here of corse but you would have to create a kit to allow you to fit them. Oil feeds/returns to sort etc and I believe the front housing is a bit if a pita to convert, a gt2560 I think it's called off the too of my head is easier to convert. If you went that route though you would need to do lots of your own research.

Cheers for that Noel. Your lead time is quite long ATM isn't it? Obviously I took every precaution to ensure I wasn't fitting a duff block but it needs road testing, I've only driven it about 2 miles due to the brake problem. There's no point booking it in until I'm happy it's ok. Once I've managed to test it though and am happy il be able to discuss booking it in with you.