mudhut Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Hi all. Just bought a '54 plate black GT coupe, UK car. Can't wait to get it but have to wait until Tuesday. This is going to be my daily driver and my sensible two seater. Too old to pull any more... Peter Quote
smudga Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Hi Peter, Welcome to the site and zed ownership hope you enjoy the car when you get it....or should I say you will enjoy the car when you get it!! Quote
Jacko Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Peter, Its going to be a long wait till Tuesday, but you'll think it's worth it once you get her Join in the fun and ask any questions that pop into your head Quote
M13KYF Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Peter Enjoy the forum and feel free to ask any questions. PLenty of us here to help. Post up some piccies of her when you get her. Quote
mudhut Posted July 28, 2006 Author Posted July 28, 2006 Ok chaps and thanks. Question number one: what's a ground kit? Quote
M13KYF Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 its basically a earthing kit. A set of leads that helps keep a steady current and make the engine more smoooth. Some members have found no change with one fitted, some have. Quote
Sarnie Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 its basically a earthing kit. A set of leads that helps keep a steady current and make the engine more smoooth. Some members have found no change with one fitted, some have. I found the difference massive Both my previous zeds felt very rough under low revs prior to the grounding kit being installed Quote
mudhut Posted July 28, 2006 Author Posted July 28, 2006 Interesting. Is the kit a Nissan part? How many leads are there? Dealer fit or d-i-y? I've noticed that my old Alfa has numerous ground wires and does not rely on fixings passing through gaskets for earth continuity. I suppose that the increasing use of plastics and electronics has made this necessary. Makes sense to try to get all grounds as close as possible to the same voltage. Peter Quote
lomoto Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Nissan do market a grounding kit , most get them from Ebay or Spill (a member on here ) I have one fitted , but am amongst the minority who think it did bugger all ! Quote
Sarnie Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 Interesting. Is the kit a Nissan part? How many leads are there? Dealer fit or d-i-y? I've noticed that my old Alfa has numerous ground wires and does not rely on fixings passing through gaskets for earth continuity. I suppose that the increasing use of plastics and electronics has made this necessary. Makes sense to try to get all grounds as close as possible to the same voltage. Peter Mine is a Spill grounding kit and I love it. I would advise anybody to drive your car for at least a month or two before adding a grounding kit so then you will feel the benefits of it! Quote
stuey Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 hi mudhut....... a black car same as mine......... wot good taste u have........ Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 hi mudhut....... a black car same as mine......... wot good taste u have........ Ditto,,, Welcome btw Quote
mudhut Posted July 30, 2006 Author Posted July 30, 2006 Yes, they do look good and my short drives in this and the convertible were even better. Getting really fed up waiting... Quote
mudhut Posted July 30, 2006 Author Posted July 30, 2006 And on the subject of asking questions... I signed up here because this is the forum I found first. I've now also found the owners' club forum and signed up there too. Now I don't want to open up old wounds but would somebody point me to some threads that will help me understand the nature of the split please? Quote
lomoto Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 And on the subject of asking questions... I signed up here because this is the forum I found first. I've now also found the owners' club forum and signed up there too. Now I don't want to open up old wounds but would somebody point me to some threads that will help me understand the nature of the split please? simple..... one you pay , the other you dont guess which is best Quote
steve_b Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Everything is similar, we are both OWNERS Clubs no question on that, we are not JUST a forum, we have meets, discounts etc....., the 2 differences for me are You do not have to pay for anything here, ie, you get discount and meets 100% without payment. (please ask them to explain what you get for your money then see what the response is.) Most on here are very friendly without attitude to new people who do not pay. I have never seen anyone being bullied here but have on many occasion seen it there, mainly only by 2-3 people, the rest are also great and many are members of both. It is worth saying that bridges are getting built and thing are getting better. Try post the same question over there with links to this site and see what happens, we don't mind links to them on here. By the way Steve Quote
Guest prescience Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Being free from the shackles of direct responsibility here, I would like to add my endorsement of Steve's comments (for what that's worth ) Bridges will never be built whilst the sentiment of the last sentence still holds true. It particularly irked me when I told an Administrator over there that my situation had changed here and that I would hope I could post freely there (in the Open area and given my background here) - the first response on the matter was a request to remove the link to this site as my 'www' in my profile there. Why? I have since set that annoyance aside and sincerely hope that more enlightened attitudes prevail resulting in an all-encompassing National meet for the positive good and benefit of all. Quote
mudhut Posted July 30, 2006 Author Posted July 30, 2006 Ok thanks chaps. I note that access to technical content is for members only there. I don't propose to add any more to this that might cause a problem for anybody. I've made my decision Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Ok thanks chaps. I note that acess to technical content is for members only there. I don't propose to add any more to this that might cause a problem for anybody. I've made my decision And your decision is???? .....................Only joking mudhut, no comment req'd The zed's an expensive car to run although nowhere near Kev946's league £35 is only pennies in my opinion but my name's Liam not mug. Hopefully other's will explain the benefits to me and I'll happily exchange cheque Quote
Sarnie Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Ok thanks chaps. I note that acess to technical content is for members only there. I don't propose to add any more to this that might cause a problem for anybody. I've made my decision my name's Liam not mug. and I thought it was Scally Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Ok thanks chaps. I note that acess to technical content is for members only there. I don't propose to add any more to this that might cause a problem for anybody. I've made my decision my name's Liam not mug. and I thought it was Scally that's my middle name divvy Quote
Sarnie Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Ok thanks chaps. I note that acess to technical content is for members only there. I don't propose to add any more to this that might cause a problem for anybody. I've made my decision my name's Liam not mug. and I thought it was Scally that's my middle name divvy Ok la Quote
Liam's Z Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Ok thanks chaps. I note that acess to technical content is for members only there. I don't propose to add any more to this that might cause a problem for anybody. I've made my decision my name's Liam not mug. and I thought it was Scally that's my middle name divvy Ok la what's yours cb???? Quote
Rob_Quads Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Welcome to the club. I will keep an eye out for you in my travels as I live in Chandlers Ford Quote
mudhut Posted July 30, 2006 Author Posted July 30, 2006 That's where I work. You'll see it in ********* car park. Quote
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