Stephen

Silly question, you have reset the ecu right?

Apparently so, this is the stuff my mate uses on old 911s. If anyone wants to see rustproof and shell perpetration look a at the classic car scene, we are wayyyyyyy behind.

Doubt it, Pete explained the guy isn't the manufacturer and the manufacture isn't interested in z32 panels, as he can make ones for others cars that are worth making panels for. The way I see it a total reliance on the us isn't productive. It's counter productive in terms of cost, were paying a us based middle man, then paying again to get it here. Also bear in mind a lot of us stuff is based on swb models, as all twin turbos were swb from factory there. So just like many us exhaust manufactures, I'd expect us panel production to concentrate on swb. Which are the minority if cars here in Europe as a whole. As I said at the beginning here and about a year ago on another thread, we NEED to start preparing for the future. A car that is worth nothing and costs a fortune to fix is not going to last. The only way to improve the cars profile here in the uk is better parts supply and a higher average standard. These are mutually linked things. That group buy recently for looms through that guy that makes them is a great example of what we Need. Marks efforts with twin chip have been great, it's silly though that we have to import from Peru via Germany! What the hell is all that about? I remember speaking to z1 months back about getting a rep in here, there a sponsor yet they have no presence? "There's something in the pipeline" was the response yet I see nothing?

I see what your saying Si, but to import a part that big, I would expect the shipping to become a hindrance. It's well worth speaking to z1 as you say, they may already have a plan in progress. I understand that were not going to run around chasing things, however a collection of commonly replaced panels is easy to aquire simply by asking. Then collect a sample of those common panels, good ones obv, I'm sure the members would donate to the cause. Then start speaking to sheet metal/fabrication shops about having drawings or tooling created. This way in future the drawing is there to produce a part that you may not be able to find all that easily. This saves massively for the process of having a new part made. I hate to bring this up but investment such as thing into the prolonged life of the marque is indeed a good use of club funds.

:( I want fireballs lol

I was thinking the very same esp being cyl 5. It's one of the reasons I asked about plug condition, a cyl with low compression will generally burn oil. (Or water obv)

Have you pulled the spark plug? What sort of condition is it it?

Il admitt I'm equally impatient, my local motor factors started selling it. One of the guys has a detailing business so good advice and range of cleaning products.

Get it set up, corner weighted etc. You still got stock engine and box mounts? Can wait to go polybush crazy.

Or an under cover police car. I didn't appreciate you were going to do it this way, thought you were going to do the third light as a flasher.

I'm using poor boys ATM, diamond white, with their wax. The cars not been cleaned since haynes. It's still shiney under the dust. Really good products. I used auto gleam for years, then switched to meiguiers which was good but the poor boys was even better.

Might sound silly but unhook the diff end turn 90 degrees try again, repeat. Maybe the prop isn't in the right position. I seem to recall about marking the prop against the diff to maintain balance. It might be a moot point but it's an easy thing to try and check.

It's hilarious when you think about, if you want to bolt on all mannor of fibreglass ugly there's sources a plenty. If you want a honest looking splitter or a piece of structural bodywork. No one has them. I was banging on about this a whole back, we need to start looking at ways to get panels else the car will never last. Do you see the old fords suffer like this? No repro parts are very common. I'm surprised no one has ever made a fibreglass rear hatch, think of the weight loss and all those rusty tailgates gone! These are the sort of things that separate a forum from an owners club, we should be at the front line of parts sourcing. Instead I'm sorry to say it but often this place is more like a zed grave yard. People buying them up and selling them on for parts like scrap metal merchants. Anyways that's my two pence worth.

I don't like them..... Oops did I say that out loud.

I see, what a shame. There must be something we can do to encourage easier access. As for those pieces, they actually arnt very complex. I wouldn't use an English wheel though, I'd use a press to create the left hand piece and similarly to create the swagde on the the right hand one then some different tooling on a break press to create the bends. Obviously the tooling drives up the price, however if your making lots, once you've made it each new one esp that left hand pannel will take all of 30 seconds to create. This is simular stuff to what we knocked up in college, amongst lobster backs and square to rounds and all that stuff. I actually quite enjoyed sheet metal work. It's dirty shitty work though and I earn more with clean hands these days.

Me personally I'd buy a well looked after but rusty uk for pennies, then raid it for parts.

Use google to find a local hydraulics company, remove the hose you need and have it rebuilt. I had my whole front steering rack lines remade. Wasn't that expensive, there are hoses thankfully very simple ones that are not longer made or sold.

Check the injector by ohming it, you need a result of 12-14ohms. Check that plug, if it's old it might be goosed. There is a set of tests you can preform on the ptu for functionality. Once you've done those two cone back and report your findings.

That guide is in Japanese my friend lol, the general jist is coat hanger, tampon and wiggle.

Should we not as a club have VERY good knowledge of this kind of thing? If a new member came here looking for help sourcing body parts like that, it would very embossing for the reply to be "er dunno boss, either buy oem at mega silly money or there may be a chap on ebay" Let's encourage the guy get him on here as a trader, we NEED traders like that. The inner sill is a very simple component, the outter also pretty simple with the right tooling. I think it's time we started hunting people with the skills or services we need, rather than relying on them to come to us and be charged for that service.

Personally if I was doing one is mount the tub in nose cone like on a z31. Big fmic, and the oil cooler and intake in the smics old location.

Just fit them yourself, cheaper and it will be done right. It's easy peasey.

This is more winner 849hp http://www.300zxclub.com/showthread.php?t=177367&highlight=Single+turbo+build

Here are boys http://www.300zxclub.com/showthread.php?t=211089&highlight=Single+turbo+build

Oh that, yeah seen it a while back. Never liked it, it's even worse with the bonnet on. The single turbo sits in the batteries old location with the 6" long bit of exhaust comes out the wing just infrint of the wing mirror. Nice exercise but UGLY.