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[Keyser]

OK I'm on a roll now.....

Boss came in about 3pm and said "You work to hard go and spend some time on that Zed of yours"

So this afternoons job -

Clean these up and repair the sheared bolts.







Clean up



Ground out the old bolts then got some of these and ground one side out.



Stuck them in and put a bit of weld into the missing bit





All good again


That's all folks ...................

[Keyser]

Good evening, if you are up with Zedshed affairs then you will know I spent most of Saturday upgrading the Ginger Ninja
Did a bit Saturday night and with an assist from Buster we did a bit more this afternoon.

I have to start with a special request -

Andlid wanted to know what the other side looked like, here ya go mate -



And on with the show -

We removed the back bumper



Then we took this big thing out from under the car - that should save some weight



Next we raised her up a bit to give better access for the cleanup underneath

"Roads? We don't need roads"



Looking quite empty underneath now!



In other news I've been starting work on the rear Sub-frame / Diff hanger

first up was a dam good clean



Then to the body shop (Tarpaulin hung from the wall)



A coat of acid etch primer



then the top coat

Rare action shot (my good lady sneaked in with a coffee and took it)



The finished product

Resplendent in Urban red, that should add 50 BHP and they always say red is faster




That's all folks ...........................

[Keyser]

Thats it your up to speed on work so far

All comments and constructive criticisms welcome

Will keep you updated.

[andlid]

cant like it, but awesome build thread mate

[MartinW]

breathes deeply at this point....

[djtimodj]

OMG!! I wish you had not started posting up your build! Its making my spanner fingers get twitchy! lol.. I love the sub frame work, spot on build man.

[Keyser]

Cleaning again ......
Some bits really need it





But it's getting there .....






Hope to give them a coat of primer tomorrow night.

That's all folks ...................

[djtimodj]

Great mate, Ive wanted to do that for ages too! Check the guys who built the G35 drift car out as he cleaned them with a drill wire brush and they came up great! What do you use to clean them? Are you fitting the super pro bushes before paint or after?

[Paul_S]

I can't believe I missed this thread on the first day. The work going into your car is truly amazing

I'm jealous of your garage too

[Keyser]

Thanks guys

I'm using a sandblaster for the clean up

[Keyser]

Hello again it never stops round here, Well it does I broke my welder last night so sacked it early,

Went to the shop today and got a Teflon liner new swan neck, tips and a new shroud £37.50 later and my welder is as good as new.
So had a good night tonight even though there were a few problems to overcome.


Started of welding a new nut in here as the bolt sheared of during the strip down



Then onto these sheared bolts - 3 in this piece



When I ground out the old studs I discovered a split in one end and a rusted through top plate at the other -






So I set about with my welder and built it back up again









It's probably stronger than new now

Onto this little beauty

[Keyser]

2 problems, firstly it hits the ground on speed bumps and secondly its been used as a jacking point - great place to jack from but it bends the bars!!




So I thought I would add a plate to act as a skid pan and use as a stronger jacking point. Cut some heavy weight plates from some metal I acquired on my travels.



Clamped them in place and back on the welder





Finished modification





Then over to the body shop (I know it's just a tarpaulin I hang round the wall but it sounds cool)



Primer coat





That's all folks ...............

[WoREoD]

Amazing amount of work! One day my car will need a rebuild - do you want the job?

[Keyser]

WoREoD, on 19 November 2011 - 07:24 AM, said:

Amazing amount of work! One day my car will need a rebuild - do you want the job?

If the price is right

[Keyser]

Its finished Yayyyyyy

No not the car the exterior strip down is complete everything we need to take of the outside is of.

I don't actually think there is much more we could take of



Last job was to wrap it up ready for Christmas ...... well cleaning and under sealing .....





That's all folks

[djtimodj]

My mouth is wide open! What a job mate, Im well impressed. Really wish my garage was big enough to work in like you ZedShed. Cant wait to see this progress!

[andlid]

djtimodj, on 19 November 2011 - 10:35 PM, said:

My mouth is wide open! What a job mate, Im well impressed. Really wish my garage was big enough to work in like you ZedShed. Cant wait to see this progress!

would bea good place to replace actuators in

[MaDMaXX]

For some reason, i seem to be missing the reason why you're doing this...

However, excellent work, very dedicated, and kinda brings back some memories and knowledge of how bad it is to run cars in England You guys would *love* the rust, or lack thereof on cars over here, seriously, no salt used in the winter, i can work on my friends 93 accord calipers and nothing is seized, no rust, things just do not rust here! It's very bizarre, but cool nonetheless.

Anyway, keep us updated, you really are going all out on this

[Keyser]

MaDMaXX, on 20 November 2011 - 05:00 AM, said:

For some reason, i seem to be missing the reason why you're doing this...

Do I need a reason?

If I do I could give you a number of them, mid life crisis, It's on my bucket list, for fun, but mainly because the little voices in my head told me to

"You want the truth? you can't handle the truth!" (film anyone?)

Back at the begging of the year I got my first Zed as a car I could have some fun with tune up and use purely for weekends and track days.
I had a standard 06 Zed and when it came time to look at upgrading I decided to go FI when all the costs were weighed up it was more cost effective to buy a pre modded car and take that on a stage than to start from scratch.

Along came my 03 SC 350 with a large list of mods (and has made it into a couple of magazines). Over the next 6 months I had fun at various meetings and on track at Castle Combe, but I was also watching out for parts at the right price and accumulated a fair number.

Andlid then found me a forged engine which would allow me to push the BHP that bit further without the worry of bending a rod.

Now if your fitting

New Engine
New Brakes
New Seats
New Suspension
New bushes
New Fuel system
etc etc etc

You're pretty much taking the car apart, as you have said we suffer from rust over here - my car is not particularly bad - but what better time to give it a clean and re-paint it all? Should give it a few more years and as track use is a lot harder on a car than road use it will be a lot easier working on a clean car where the nut n bolts can be undone without a gallon of WD40.

So, after writing this I realise that there is no rational justification:

Do I really have to have another 100 WHP? No.
Do I really have to have a second car? No.
Do I really need to go tearing round a track? No.

Which leads me to one conclusion and the answer to your original question -

"Why are you doing this"

Answer,

Because I want to.

[andymc]

Good on ya!