Keyser

14 minutes ago, Jay84 said:

Nice, what's the chassis like? I'd love an s13, but the rot puts me off. 

The chassis ? - No hasn't really got a chassis - there is a rusty hole where the chassis should be

I put it on the ramps yesterday and I couldn't use the jacking points they wouldn't take the weight of the car  

Don't worry it's the donor car out of my barn find, it was due to be stripped 9 years ago but has sat in storage ever since the MOT ran out, I'm hoping the other shell that was in store is in much better condition then I'll most likely be selling the pair on to someone to do as I have to many projects already

My new whip

Not sure my polishing is as good as @ATTAK Z

But look at all my gauges

#racecar

Keyser Maximum Effort

Well done @Humpy good to see you at the front  

Have a great day guys n gals hope the weather is awesome  

I’m in for the updates 

looks like a good little project. 

3 hours ago, LRF4N said:

I’m not sure what’s more impressive- how you repaired the lawnmower or how that damage happened in the first place

The rust monster - but she repaired it with duct tape so it lasted a long while before it came to me  

3 hours ago, mattross1313 said:

Is that a small car or a really big cigarette? 

 

Its a really small car  

Actually it’s a trolley jack handle but I preferred really big cigarette  

7 hours ago, rabbitstew said:

Looks like you put a lot more effort into repairing that mower than I did when I did mine the other year.....

 

 

 

You know me - Maximum Effort  

12 minutes ago, Beb said:

I enjoyed this page of the Ford Pop build thread.

Please read the thread title @Beb

PopZ - First Rod Build and other Zed Shed Antics

This covers;

Tractor

Tool box

Radical engine

GTR mods

Lawnmower

400sx (200sx *2?)

AND anything else I see fit to post about!

Thanks you very much

I know what you mean about other projects

Sand the marks in the "tubes" down and do the same on the mark in the rim I would suggest nothing harsher than a 320 grit wet and dry paper on a block for the rim just to remove anything proud - do not over sand it! You will make a dip and that's worse than the scratch. Remember its ally so soft.

The plenum has a gasket and as long as you torque the plenum bolts down correctly you should be fine. I would be happy to use it from what I have seen in the pics.

EDIT: Top Tip - make sure you clean it really well after sanding or the dust will go straight into the engine when you start her up.

24 minutes ago, Umster said:

Did these ever get taken?  

Nope - they are doing nothing except holding a tarp down at the moment

Well here's some news from the Zed Shed II - We've only gone and bought a "Barn Find"

Literally a barn find and here is the find in a barn ................

Blurry Pic for @andybp

And after a couple of hours loading the trailer ......

just need to collect the two cars/shells

What we have is one 1990 Nissan 200sx that was driven into the barn 7 years ago (red one) and hasn't moved since and another 200sx, also 1990,  which was bought as a non runner but had a very clean shell, this was stripped and steam cleaned 7 years ago then parked along side the first one ready for the transplant, the transplant never happened!

The red(ish)  one is the donor and the silver one was supposed to be a full on high BHP show car, The donor had a built engine with turbo and still has the intercooler ally rad etc etc but is running a standard engine now after the old engine blew at Santa Pod.

The original owner then started to collect parts for the build, we have, new adjustable coil-over suspension still in the box, a full body kit imported from the states still wrapped for shipping, a full roll cage imported from Australia!? still wrapped and unused, along with loads of engine bling, 2 engines, 2 gearboxes a sports exhaust a second intercooler with all polished pipes, a welded diff  a spare set of very wide alloys and everything to put the silver one back together should we want to. There is also supposed to be at least 2 turbos one is apparently from a GTR and has the manifold to fit to the 200sx.

So what are we going to do with it all?

We at the Zed Shed felt it was our duty to rescue these Nissan's and get them back into the world of petrol heads, I have so many projects at the moment that I most likely won't have time to do the build myself and will have to pass these along to another enthusiast, so if you know anyone that wants a project I've got a great starter kit

More of something soon

Keyser  Maximum Effort

Try the shorter belt, and see how it goes, if the pulleys were like that it is most likely correct so don't start changing anything just yet.

Let us know how it goes

1 minute ago, andybp said:

"That's over 500HP per ton by my calculations "

 

are you taking your body weight into that calculation 

sorry couldn't help myself

Sorry if you want that figure it would be just over 15HP per ton cause I'm more than a handful

Now go and balance your intakes or something else more useful than flaming me ya horrible man!!!!!

In other news, The Radical went in for dyno and tune this is maps  2, 3 and 4 (Map 1 is missing but it's spring pressure only and about 200HP) we have a 5 step boost controller

The bottom run here is "Party Mode" that's map 5 with the overtake button pressed - She will make more but we thought given engine wear and tear and the fact we melted 2 valves last season along with only weighing in at 600KG this was enough!!

That's over 500HP per ton by my calculations  

Should be a handful  

Keyser   Maximum Effort

Been a bit busy on everything except the Pop build to be honest, had Maz  @gg2040uk  in for a new set of brakes

Then Chris @cs2000 for some rear over arches see https://www.350z-uk.com/topic/107170-cs2000s-zed-journey/?do=findComment&comment=1807110

Then we had another favour for a friend - I don't care if its just a lawn mower the work that went in demands I post pics

He said "Can you weld up a small hole in my lawn mower" I said yes

Not sure it was worth it but it was fun and good practice

Keyser Maximum Effort!

you got a pic up while I was asking for it

Problems I can see - That belt is to long defo drop 2 teeth maybe 4 (try it and see.

You need a washer between the spacer and the mounting plate for the tensioner pulley to stop it dragging towards the front.

That should sort it.

On a side note and it may just be me but either that belt is narrow or the tensioner pulley is wider than I remember.

No chance you got the pulleys muddled up is there? The one that the V bely runs over with the non grooved side and the one that is currently the toothed belt tensioner?

That's just an "are you sure" type observation not a statement of fact not saying its wrong just trying to help

Do remember that I have been running a GTM supercharger for the last 3 years which is completely different!

If the belt is moving there may be an alignment issue,

However the play is not helping, any chance you could post a pic of the setup so I can see it? - I've done a few V2/V3 setups and have used different methods to keep tension correct and avoid belt slip.

2 hours ago, cs2000 said:

2 hours ago, Keyser said:

Remember If anything goes wrong it will be Chris's fault 

But which one! 

The one that is not in the room when the blame is being discussed

You should get something in the post from today or tomorrow at the latest

I'm sure it's 7 angle grinders really

Remember If anything goes wrong it will be Chris's fault

Great write up mate - glad your happy and hope they last you for a good few years of Zedding

along

I would see this an hour late

Like the wheels Andy

@gg2040uk You weren't pretending you got stuck in and good on ya.

BTW Guys don't upset her she undid the front caliper bolts like they were nothing   - I've had to hang of those with a breaker bar in the past!!!

Had a great day and we found out why your Zed didn't slow down so quick, it should now   - I'm assuming they were JDM rear brake discs with Brembo calipers

See you again soon at the Zed Shed I'm sure

Looking good mate

Need a vid when you get them balanced up - should sound lovely when you get it all smoothed out

Should start without Aux belt (the small one) - Green plug could be the VVT (Valve timing) cable but not sure lots of cables and plugs - pic would be good.

All lights and fan running constantly is  sign of a bigger issue - something is not sending correct info to the ECU I'd have a good look for other damaged cables as a starter. Check under the plastic cover if you have one lot of wires under that to check.

Good Luck