marknexus

Hi all After many years with my project car I need to face the reality that, due to divorce, its time to sell up. The car is a Black Jap import TT short wheel base, manual conversion with lots of mods. It starts and drives but currently not on the road as the interior and seats not fitted - but when on the road it was an absolute beast... Ill try to list all the mods / main parts that will come with the car here but Im sure i wont remember them all! Selin Dual intake NA pump and rack NICAS deleted AC deleted Decat Under drive pulleys Silicon hoses brand new Z1 electrical harness fitted Stainless down pipes Several stainless exhausts (including some rare ones) Solid engine and gear box mounts Z1 side intakes Lightened fly wheel and comp clutch Z1 single piece Prop shaft Powdercoated NA rear subframe - not fitted NA rear diff - fully rebuilt and not fitted Race logic Traction control Rare in cabin engine parameter display system After market gauges (new and unfitted) Lowered with Tein shocks Spare After market shocks (brand new not fitted) Z1 upper suspension mounts (brand new) Various rose joints and suspension parts (not fitted) Several bonnets including one Carbon 99 spec front bumper and lip spoiler Twinz designs rear bumper brand new not fitted Rare aftermarket mirrors (not fitted) Blacked out lights Battery relocated to boot Alcantara blue interior trim (not fitted) spare spoiler after market wheel and bran new tyres spare doors spare engine spare gear box lots of various other parts to many to list Bad parts - some rust in the rear sills and not on road due to interior needing re fitment and general tidy up and finishing. Will need to be trailer-ed away - I can deliver within reasons. I am open to (realistic) offers but i need a quick sale. Ill post up more pictures when i get a chance Mark

Thanks to everyone who has offered advice - some great stuff. I tried we buy any car but it didn't recognise the reg and i could find it listed in the menu options - but ill try a few others. Regarding solicitors arguing over niff naff - i am absolutely seeing this from her side ( i got a letter accusing me of taking a small pot of sugar - i kid you not) - i am trying to avoid it as we will spend thousands arguing over hundreds. its totally ridiculous and outrageous - the legal system in this country when it comes to these matters is totally unfit for purpose (but i digress...) Anyway - thanks again to all! M

Thanks Jeff, i think your right to be honest - thing is she doesnt want it, rather she is trying to use its "value" to trade against other assets. i think its worth less than 500

Hi Guys, I need to get a valuation done on my long term project car (still off the road!) due to getting divorced. Frankly its been neglected for too long and is in a pretty sad state. Its a SWB, Manual conversion, with a few mods - hasn't been on the road for years, has no interior, a knackered engine and gear box. She thinks its a super car with many thousands - I need it not to be! Any idea how to get it valued? Cheers! M

Liking the wrap!

Hi guys, I'm shortly going to be fitting my twins design rear bumper so my stock one is up for sale if anyone needs it. if any one is interested please drop me a pm. Cheers! M

Lol!

Art123 - nope thirty something! Strange question?!

Hi guys, As per title, I am in need of a pair of the ball joints that press into the rear TT hub. Mike at MJP was as helpful as always and has some new ones in stock BUT as I will be changing the entire subframe to an NA in a few months, and the new ones are expensive, I thought I'd see if any one had some second hand ones or hubs in fair condition they would be willing to part with. Thanks all! M

And mot passed!!!! Wow!! I did not spect that tbh!! Need a few parts ( rear steering knuckles) but it's legal!! Hurrah!!

Thanks guys - it's far from finished but mentally I needed To drive it. Then at least I'll have an official list of what I need to do before I can start enjoying it on the road as she is, which I think will be very motivational to get the rest done.

This is where the leak is coming from. M

Well it's been about 5 years ( that's so embarrassing) in the making but I finally drive my zed on the road today - all the more poignant as it's my birthday! It's mot tomorrow to see what officially needs doing, but it felt great to actually drive it finally! I know I have more work to do - leaky oil from head and a newly discovered lack of synchro on 3rd but still my Perm-a-grin has been reinstalled! M

Santa, thanks for the offer! I believe I did buy your spoiler - it's hanging in the workshop where it's been ever since - always just one weekend away from being fitted ;) M

Hi guys, thanks for all the comments and suggestion. Sorry if my description of the location was vague - I didn't know how to describe it! Defo not the half moon cam seal, it's defo leaking at the junction between the head and the block - seeping out where the head gasket is. So it's Almost certainly the head gasket at fault, but it's a weird failure mechanism.... I had a look at one of my spare heads and there is a large oil return gallery that runs near the "lug", so that so probably the source... What I can't fathom is why the gasket would fail there as it's low pressure - nowhere near the combustion chamber or fire rings. I tried to take a photo with my ihone but it was un- unusable. I'll try to find a relevant picture and post it for context....