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Happy birthday matey!

Don't sell Mark, you'll love it once its back together. Its fast as feck in the cool autumn as well! I would have kept it for deffo if I was able to afford it. Enjoy it before the winter sets in.

I don't think its the alternator mate as the battery was dead when it came out of TonyC's zed as his alternator was broken. We swapped them and bumpstarted my car, and the battery was fully charged in no time at all (the missus stopped in a garage just after and turned the engine off without thinking, it started straight up again) Also rodders has ran the engine with all the belts off. I ran it for a year with the whine on startup and TonyC before me. It stopped whining once the weather warmed up a bit so I never got around to sorting it. I feel really bad that Rodders is getting p*ssed off withit.

The battery died? It was brand new, Tony only bought the day before I swapped it with him at Japshow so he could get home with his broken alternator.

Top night guys, great to meet you all again. Sorry I didn't give better notice, it would have been good to have had more from here on the prowl. You'll just have to come on the Isle of Man run instead :) Anyone got any good photos? mine are rubbish due to being a mobile phone in low light :(

Aww, few steaks and he'll be just as big as his dad! Congratulations mate :) Chuffed for you. Dave

Congratulations matey!

One day, in line at the works cafeteria, Jack says to Mike behind him, "My elbow hurts like hell. I suppose I'd better see a doctor." "Listen, don't waste your time down at the surgery," Mike replies. "There's a diagnostic computer at Asda. Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong, and what to do about it. It takes ten seconds and only costs five pounds.....a lot quicker and better than a doctor". So Jack collects a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Asda. He deposits five pounds, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample. He pours the sample into the slot and waits. Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout: "You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity. It will improve in two weeks". That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Jack began wondering if the computer could be fooled. He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from his wife and daughter, and masturbated into the mixture for good measure. Jack hurried back to Asda, eager to check what would happen. He deposits five pounds, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results. The computer prints the following: 1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. 2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. 3. Your daughter has a drug habit. Get her into rehab. 4. Your wife is pregnant. Twins. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer. 5. And if you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get better.......... Thank you for shopping at Asda. :smw: :dance:

Maybe we could get our own 'non-zed owning members section' :)

Cool! needed a new avator ;)

Thanks Mal, turns out I delayed the missus by too long whilst finding all the car bits and she's had to cancel her journey until tomorrow. I'm due a slapping! :(

So what do you reckon its worth? It always confuses me what market these types of cars would appeal to as your average chav hasn't got any money to spend on a car??

Don't listen to Mike! if you like gay max-power cars full of speakers and screens then be strong and drive it, be proud! lol, sorry couldn't resist it :)

Thats a bit full on, I've havn't seen the news so didn't know about it. Hopefully the disruption will have calmed by the time you go. Its quite a big measure to have actually banned hand luggage and advise passengers to delay their flights until next week.

Hello! Nice Zed mate, and can we come and stay at your house for a few months :)

My missus is on her way to Southampton mate (sorry I didn't realise until this morning), she has your heater matrix, collant adapter, belts, and a spare oil filter with her. Can you get in touch so I can give you her mobile and you can then meet her. She's seeing a client in Chilworth so quite close. I've gave her your address but the only number I had was your landline and not your mobile. If anyone has rodders mobile could you let me know. Thanks Dave

:shock: :nono: Lmfao!

OOOhhh, bit hung-over this morning :) didn't go onto the dodgy german bottle of wine form Lidls thats been lurking under the sink for about a year though, opened it and tasted it and nearly threw up into it!

Ohh its like having two birthdays in one day :) Thanks mate, coming down to Cornwall next week sometime.

Nice work Dave, make sure its worth while :)

I've posted this in here as its looking like quite a big meet and was very popular last time with Jtuner doing a feature (was in the same issue as the 300zx thrash) This is for the mazdarotaryclub.com/fduk.org London Prowl trip. There's already several non rx's including lets drift from here. http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27792

Niiiiiccee!

Some interesting bits here regarding wheel sizes : -------------------------------------------------------------- Quote from another forum: Found an excellent article here : http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/te...ht_wheels.html Edited highlights follow... Going up an inch in wheel diameter and running a lower profile tire is a good thing. A lower profile tire has shorter, stiffer sidewalls, which improve response to steering inputs and hold the tread flatter to the road surface during cornering load. However, it can be overdone. Ultralow-profile tires are more sensitive to suspension tuning and camber changes. And stiff sidewalls don't conform to road surfaces easily. This makes ultralow-profile tires sensitive to shock, as the short, stiff sidewalls have very little compliance. Harsh surface inputs can make these tires skip and hop across the surface instead of digging in and finding grip. Large wheel and tire combinations also increase rotating and unsprung weight. For example, most enthusiasts driving small-bore four-cylinder front-wheel-drive cars run 17x7-inch wheels with a 205/40-17 tire. The big wheel and low-profile tire look cool, but this combo is too large and too heavy for optimal performance. Hard-core track geeks driving these same cars almost always fit a lightweight 15x7-inch wheel with a 205- to 225/50-15 tire. Huge wheels also increase your car's final drive. Their added weight increases the flywheel effect, slowing the car's acceleration and increasing load on the brakes. This means wheels larger than 18 inches are rarely used for performance, so even for large cars, 18 inches is the maximum practical wheel diameter. Huge wheels can greatly increase unsprung weight-the weight of the components that aren't suspended. This includes the suspension arms, brakes, half of the shock absorber and the wheel and tire. For the suspension to work well, the ratio of sprung to unsprung weight must be kept low. The best example of unsprung weight hurting handling is found on monster trucks. Even though they have wheel travel measured in feet instead of inches, it doesn't provide a significant measure of driver control. This is why monster trucks have nearly as much unsprung as they have sprung weight, thanks to their huge tires and axles. This makes the shocks work much harder to damp wheel movement. Reduce unsprung weight and the suspension doesn't work as hard, the ride improves and the tires stay in contact with the ground. The obvious way to make up for the disadvantages of increased wheel diameter and width is to use a light wheel. Light wheels are easier to accelerate and brake. They also reduce unsprung weight. Some examples of our favorite light wheels can be found in the table below. The mostly expensive wheels listed on this page are forged or semi-solid forged. These processes improve the grain structure and provide superior strength for the weight. The value wheels are all cast. Casting is a less expensive way to make wheels and nearly all low-priced wheels are cast aluminum. Some of the Enkei offerings have MAT (Most Advanced Technology) formed rim sections. MAT helps improve the metal's mechanical properties using a spinning process that yields almost as much strength as forging for a fraction of the cost. __________________

Thanks guys :) ! Had a bad couple of days actually so looking to have a good one today: lost our doves out the window, then our baby parrot died at the breeders (just visited at the weekend as well), then we found our doves after two days outside, little buggers fluffed their feathers and jumped onto my hand after I climbed 15ft of tree, so not all bad. Will have to make up for it today somehow. Off to Cornwall next weekend for a week (mini-meet? thinking about taking the rx on the trailor) and some surf, and a family get together for my birthday.

Nice times mate. Good to see the zed posting times. :)