I'm just painting them for now, I'll leave the fitting and hoses for a Zedshed afternoon.
Fixing My Daily...Daily
- Thread starter Bringit96
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Ok mate.
Tony.
Tony.
Keeping things in order I believe the last Zedshed was on 18/05/2019 where I changed my cracked fog light and changed my rear pads and discs. The car feels a lot better under braking now, something I'd noticed was off for a while.
Video coming soon....
28/06/2019
Massive shout out and thanks to @BMBabe for donating her bumper to me (I think she got tired of seeing my old cracked and scuffed bumper and decided a Zed can't go around looking like that
)
Here are some pictures and a video will also follow!
I really like the look of the 'black headlights' has anyone smoked the lenses? I'd replace the weak lights with some LED ones to keep the brightness up.
Ran into a few small fitment issues and had to resort to the JDM fix of zipties in some places.
As I've upgraded the bumper I have some holes in the side for the indicators, instead of relocating them from behind the wheel I'm thinking of filling them with a mesh grill? Or use them as a mounting point for some areo
lots of options!
Video coming soon....
28/06/2019
Massive shout out and thanks to @BMBabe for donating her bumper to me (I think she got tired of seeing my old cracked and scuffed bumper and decided a Zed can't go around looking like that
)Here are some pictures and a video will also follow!
I really like the look of the 'black headlights' has anyone smoked the lenses? I'd replace the weak lights with some LED ones to keep the brightness up.
Ran into a few small fitment issues and had to resort to the JDM fix of zipties in some places.
As I've upgraded the bumper I have some holes in the side for the indicators, instead of relocating them from behind the wheel I'm thinking of filling them with a mesh grill? Or use them as a mounting point for some areo
lots of options!
Mate, speaking as someone who's front bumper has been a little out of line for a year .................. I can't really comment.
I hope to have it sorted by ZedFest (this year)
Tony.
I hope to have it sorted by ZedFest (this year)
Tony.
The 6 cylinder bumper makes the front end look a lot more agressive, nice work.
Time to dig up my progress thread with some exciting updates!
After correctly painting my 'new' 2.2 calipers and carriers I've finally fitted them at the latest Zedshed Midlands with the guidance of @t-tony . Having changed the discs and pads a month or so ago I managed to fit the new brakes with relative ease...it scared me how easy I found it! But thats what happens when you have a great teacher
Also got the opportunity to get my little brother working on the car, he might still be a peteolhead yet!
Followed up by braided hoses from Black diamond on the fronts.
Overall the front of the car feels heavier, due to the bigger parts, I'll get use to it soon though. Definitely more stopping power and well worth the upgrade. The next test will been track to see how well the vented discs hold up!
Finally my loose and tatty knob got changed. Thanks to @Mint for having a tug and to @Sean d for identifying what was wring with my knob and how to attatch my knew one. Feels great in my hand, no longer loose fit! Added bonus seems to be the car changing gears a lot smoother? Either way, happy with my new knob.
Great day at the Zedshed as always... @Geoff Crispin I will get around to the roof!
After correctly painting my 'new' 2.2 calipers and carriers I've finally fitted them at the latest Zedshed Midlands with the guidance of @t-tony . Having changed the discs and pads a month or so ago I managed to fit the new brakes with relative ease...it scared me how easy I found it! But thats what happens when you have a great teacher
Also got the opportunity to get my little brother working on the car, he might still be a peteolhead yet! Followed up by braided hoses from Black diamond on the fronts.
Overall the front of the car feels heavier, due to the bigger parts, I'll get use to it soon though. Definitely more stopping power and well worth the upgrade. The next test will been track to see how well the vented discs hold up!
Finally my loose and tatty knob got changed. Thanks to @Mint for having a tug and to @Sean d for identifying what was wring with my knob and how to attatch my knew one. Feels great in my hand, no longer loose fit! Added bonus seems to be the car changing gears a lot smoother? Either way, happy with my new knob.
Great day at the Zedshed as always... @Geoff Crispin I will get around to the roof!
Good man you will need it with all this rainTime to dig up my progress thread with some exciting updates!
After correctly painting my 'new' 2.2 calipers and carriers I've finally fitted them at the latest Zedshed Midlands with the guidance of @t-tony . Having changed the discs and pads a month or so ago I managed to fit the new brakes with relative ease...it scared me how easy I found it! But thats what happens when you have a great teacher
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Followed up by braided hoses from Black diamond on the fronts.
Overall the front of the car feels heavier, due to the bigger parts, I'll get use to it soon though. Definitely more stopping power and well worth the upgrade. The next test will been track to see how well the vented discs hold up!
Finally my loose and tatty knob got changed. Thanks to @Mint for having a tug and to @Sean d for identifying what was wring with my knob and how to attatch my knew one. Feels great in my hand, no longer loose fit! Added bonus seems to be the car changing gears a lot smoother? Either way, happy with my new knob.
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Great day at the Zedshed as always... @Geoff Crispin I will get around to the roof!
Teaching becomes much easier when someone wants to learn mate. I'm sue any teachers on here will agree with me. I enjoy helping you because you want to learn and help yourself so I enjoy helping you. You so remind me of a young man who worked for me when I had my garage, he ended up moving on as I expected he would (and I would've been disappointed if he had not) and he ended up working for Snap-On Tools and working for them all over the world.Time to dig up my progress thread with some exciting updates!
After correctly painting my 'new' 2.2 calipers and carriers I've finally fitted them at the latest Zedshed Midlands with the guidance of @t-tony . Having changed the discs and pads a month or so ago I managed to fit the new brakes with relative ease...it scared me how easy I found it! But thats what happens when you have a great teacher
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Followed up by braided hoses from Black diamond on the fronts.
Overall the front of the car feels heavier, due to the bigger parts, I'll get use to it soon though. Definitely more stopping power and well worth the upgrade. The next test will been track to see how well the vented discs hold up!
Finally my loose and tatty knob got changed. Thanks to @Mint for having a tug and to @Sean d for identifying what was wring with my knob and how to attatch my knew one. Feels great in my hand, no longer loose fit! Added bonus seems to be the car changing gears a lot smoother? Either way, happy with my new knob.
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Great day at the Zedshed as always... @Geoff Crispin I will get around to the roof!
Tony.
ps. Also I like your reporting on the Z cars racing series in conjunction with Stacey, maybe you both have missed your calling?
Be prepared to cringe...The video on how I changed my bumper is here! What matters is that it's on and it hasn't fallen off
View: https://youtu.be/uuPB1IvxKzw
The car looks so much better with it (see pictures further up) and more importantly, it hasn't fallen off!
The car looks so much better with it (see pictures further up) and more importantly, it hasn't fallen off!
Here's the video from when the pads and discs were changed and a cheeky fast forward to upgrading the front calipers and carries to a set from a 2.2 Z3.
View: https://youtu.be/CqfZAF3iflA
Another great production from the ZedShed (Midlands) Studio Al.
Tony.
Tony.
Lots of work done today! Massive thanks to @spurs fan in a coupe and @t-tony for giving tips throughouy the day
Job 1: Test out the new toy
I jacked up the back left and it went so high the front left started lifting as well! Think it'd be a good addition to my growing tools
Job 2: Rear springs
Step 1 - wheel off, support trailing arm
Step 2 - take out the lower part of the shock 18mm
Step 4 - The ARB link was already out so no need to take that off on one side but had to on the other. 13mm
This is the other side
Step 5 - Used a crowbar to pry out the spring, cleaned up the rubber pads and replaced! Got my dad to weigh down the trailing arm so it was easy to do!
This was the left spring, that's probably why it failed on the MOT
New (left) v Old (right)
Looks slightly lower so hey thanks for the upgrade @Sean d
Job 1: Test out the new toy
I jacked up the back left and it went so high the front left started lifting as well! Think it'd be a good addition to my growing tools
Job 2: Rear springs
Step 1 - wheel off, support trailing arm
Step 2 - take out the lower part of the shock 18mm
Step 4 - The ARB link was already out so no need to take that off on one side but had to on the other. 13mm
This is the other side
Step 5 - Used a crowbar to pry out the spring, cleaned up the rubber pads and replaced! Got my dad to weigh down the trailing arm so it was easy to do!
This was the left spring, that's probably why it failed on the MOT
New (left) v Old (right)
Looks slightly lower so hey thanks for the upgrade @Sean d
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Job 4 of the day: Spare wheel tray removal
It was a pain getting it to drop down to start with and then the plastic didn't want to slide out.
Finally got it out and looking at the wheel it's the original! All the way from the USA, never been used. The rim it was on was ruined with rust I'm so going to bin the whole thing.
This bolt was an absolute b*****d to get out. A lot of hammering, some wd-40 and mole grips finally got it off.
I cut the wire, no intention of using the cage. I've cut off one side to screw back in and seal the holes but then the angle grinder decided to snap it's handle so I'll have to wait to do the second one
It was a pain getting it to drop down to start with and then the plastic didn't want to slide out.
Finally got it out and looking at the wheel it's the original! All the way from the USA, never been used. The rim it was on was ruined with rust I'm so going to bin the whole thing.
This bolt was an absolute b*****d to get out. A lot of hammering, some wd-40 and mole grips finally got it off.
I cut the wire, no intention of using the cage. I've cut off one side to screw back in and seal the holes but then the angle grinder decided to snap it's handle
so I'll have to wait to do the second one
Don’t forget the rooffffffJob 4 of the day: Spare wheel tray removal
It was a pain getting it to drop down to start with and then the plastic didn't want to slide out.
Finally got it out and looking at the wheel it's the original! All the way from the USA, never been used. The rim it was on was ruined with rust I'm so going to bin the whole thing.
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This bolt was an absolute b*****d to get out. A lot of hammering, some wd-40 and mole grips finally got it off.
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I cut the wire, no intention of using the cage. I've cut off one side to screw back in and seal the holes but then the angle grinder decided to snap it's handle
Next job done! The exhaust has been changed, much nicer and shinier!
Old
New v old
New
Letting the paste dry for a bit as per instruction but I'll test it out soon!
Next jobs on the list are DIY wheel alignment (front right hits on full lock)
And rear brake pipes - these are the pipes that go up to the floor of the Z3 not to the caliper.
Old
New v old
New
Letting the paste dry for a bit as per instruction but I'll test it out soon!
Next jobs on the list are DIY wheel alignment (front right hits on full lock)
And rear brake pipes - these are the pipes that go up to the floor of the Z3 not to the caliper.