Akita

Jason Farrow lives near me. He followed me home in my zed in 2022 just to chat zeds lol. Real nice guy. Still had The Beast in his garage but hadn’t had it out in years. Had no intentions of selling it or anything but likewise appeared to lack motivation to get it back out either. And so as far as I know, it’s still tucked away.

View Advert Rear Bose speaker enclosures. (2+2) Long shot probably. Anyone have a pair of Bose rear speaker enclosures? upgrading the audio in my car and those flimsy metal rear speaker mounts aren’t great. Would love to find a set of Bose enclosures for a LWB if any available. Thanks Offered by: Akita Date 04/07/24 Price £99.00 Category Parts - Wanted  

That’s great, thanks very much for the info 😎

These look great!! Where are they from?

I think so too. Lee, can you imagine how you’ll feel if this goes wrong and engine 💩 itself again? Recovery to Bristol, gotta be. Have it done right and finally enjoy her! Whatever it costs to have Jimmer get her sorted will be minor compared to how much it could cost if something doesn’t go to plan! Whatever you decide to do I wish you luck with it 🍀

No it’s definitely not a twins spoiler. The closest I can find is a Veilside spoiler but even that isn’t the same. It could be that maybe the one fitted on my silver zed was an earlier version of the veilside 🤷🏻‍♂️. Was a JDM import car so likely had a fibreglass spoiler made out there. No cigar just yet.

Did these ever sell?

To add, the reason I’m after this one specifically is because many other fibreglass reps have different proportions/characteristics. Here’s a side on image of my current car and it’s fibreglass spoiler, my issue is that it “sags” downwards at the back. Its a good 13mm or so lower at the rear lip than where it meets top of tailgate. The one on my old silver zed was so much nicer to my eyes.

Hi all. Wanted to pick your guys brains to see if anyone can remember who made these old OEM replica spoilers? This photo is of my first zed that I owned from 2015-2017 and it already had an aftermarket fibreglass OEM replica spoiler fitted. For me, it was ideal. It had a very subtle “flick” or duck tail effect and stuck out just the right amount in proportion to the OEM rear bumper. I’d love another, but don’t know where to look. Anyone recall them? Thanks Brett

Stones throw from my house this! Well… almost. 2 roads away 🤓 Won’t be back in another zed by then, though. Month or two later and I could probably have been joining you 🤷🏻‍♂️

Bet the OP didn’t realise the can of worms he was about to open. And for info I actually paid 900 quid for a knackered unchecked engine. Not 800. But OP, you wanted some info and advice on buying a zed and I feel you’ve got exactly what you needed to make your own decision. Was well worth your time posting the question ?? So in that regard, a very successful forum post.

Good find mate. Never seen one in that condition before ???

Hey. Yeah I took a few pics of the process. This is somebody else’s thread though. Been meaning to start a thread of my own car, will get round to that soon I hope. Then share all pics there ???

Nice thanks. Was toying with getting the 2.5” ones as they’re not much more expensive than the 2 inch ones. But seeing as the 2.5 pipework is about 500 quid (!!!) I’m leaning towards the 2.0” now. Wondered if there would be much difference over stock but appears so! Thanks

Hi mate. Nice work. Are those the 2.0 inch or the 2.5 inch intercoolers?

Haha! Cheapskate. (Ahemfacebookahem)

That’s helpful isn’t it! ???‍♂️

Love to see pics of your dyed interior ?

Driftworks will help. They’ll be happy for you to send them the Akebono template and a list of wheels you’re interested in. They’ll then check the fitment for you ? Could be useful to know if you weren’t already aware ?? They can recommend wheels sizes and offsets etc, too.

Reg H31 BEU parked on driveway down Halfway. Anyone here? Looks in good condition from distance and very local to me ? right round the corner. Reveal yourself! Ha.

Awesome news mate. What a nightmare you’ve had with this build ? glad to see you’re still motivated and still going at it ? Will be worth it all in the end, your car will be one of the best in the country once finished ??

First job of the day; grease up the new coilovers ready to fit in due course.

So last week, progress on my new suspension suddenly halted after I managed to round off the 2 14mm nuts on the FUCA bracket. Drivers side came off no issues, went round to the other side and nothing but problems trying to crack both lower nuts. Main problem was my sockets being 12 point sockets. So ordered a set of 6 point online and waited patiently. They turned up today and with a little persuasion from a mallet, fit snuggly onto the nuts. Came off piece of cake. Lesson learnt. 12 point sockets are rubbish. Now I had them off, needed to get the old bushings out as I have a set of whiteline adjustable bushings to fit in their place. So, hammer, chisel (and no vice...) and before long all bushes out (and my worktop slightly destroyed ?). Annnnnd finally my Rustbuster kit turned up. So before I set about throwing the suspension back together, I’ll be treating any rust in and around the arches and suspension components (eventually the whole underside). ? Should keep me busy for a while!

Went with one of their kits. This one to be precise: https://www.rust.co.uk/product/chassis-restoration-value-pack-black--159 About £100. But after the shining recommendation and watching their vids on YouTube, I’m convinced it’s good stuff. Hasn’t arrived yet but looking forward to getting cracking with it. Just going to be patient and take my time and treat & coat everywhere I can get to. Patience isn’t my strong point normally, but trying to learn to be more and more. Especially with zeds ?. Learn to enjoy the process. ??‍♂️

I’ll make sure to take a couple pics and update once I get started with it all ??