Grundy Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 On a coach to Newcastle ATM. Hate texting. Will update later Thank you all. #teamtarmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ350z Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorry to read this mate. Best of luck for the repair/rebuild. Think positive I'm sure you'll get it sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveyboy11 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sad to hear this mate but as others have said good job on staying positive! Hope to see you all up and running again soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjf1985 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Very sad news mate. You have one of the best Zed's on this forum and it really sucks you've had this happen after all the effort and money you have spent on your car. I hope you get it all sorted quickly and get it back on the road 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Mate serious ball ache to hear this! I know you've had a string of bad luck recently and sad to hear this has added to the mix. Hopefully there will be light at the end of the tunnel for you with a stronger and more powerful engine build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Grundy, I've just seen this from a friends pictures of trax.... Mixed rubber? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Grundy, I've just seen this from a friends pictures of trax.... Mixed rubber? Budget tyres I'm lead to believe. He was offered MPSS's but said no... more fool him Edit: this is not entirely true and I'm not sure what the issue was, I'm guessing something important broke Edited September 8, 2014 by AliveBoy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Did Dan take this photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Tough luck Matt, really feel for you but credit to you for taking it on the chin. We all look forward to seeing Eleanor and her Master mobile again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 So sorry just after you sorted your wheel issues buddy I dont know whether its internet scaremongering but thought the rods were supposed to weak on early cars, or was that just when going fi'd, i am sure i will be enlightened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sad news Matt, but your reaction to your pride and joy crying enough is a credit to you. And some good news is the +1 needs a new ironing board. I'll get me coat on that last comment......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I think his last words before he went on track to me were something like 'See you when I get back, if I make it in one piece'... You had to go and say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Really sucks to read that this has happened to you Matt. Been there several times and it's never a nice feeling when an engine lets go. Good luck with whichever way you decide to go with your Zed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Just logged in after being away from the site for some time and this is the first thing I read, nightmare for you grundy, hope it's all sorted out for you soon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustie Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I would cry.... Good job for being a man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I think his last words before he went on track to me were something like 'See you when I get back, if I make it in one piece'... You had to go and say it. 8 minutes later my phone rang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorry to read about this, if you want a hand swapping out an engine I'll be happy to lend a hand 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I think his last words before he went on track to me were something like 'See you when I get back, if I make it in one piece'... You had to go and say it. 8 minutes later my phone rang He was lucky I went out at 12:00 got pulled in at 12:04 end of session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9H-RX Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Onwards and upwards dude! Hopefully you'll be boosted so you can keep up next time we go for a blast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorry to see this on FB mate, shocked! Mind you classic photo. RB26DET and you are sorted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 not that you seen anything happen but poor grundy at side of track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) not that you seen anything happen but poor grundy at side of track Not the greatest video but do you know what it was pretty entertaining. Almost goes completely off circuit on the first corner (in fact does as he's on the grass) after warm up lap, blue Datsun something fly's past likes he's parked up, Puma spins in front and pretty much everything on track overtakes him including a 20+ year old Opel Kadett. Loved the female passengers accent too. Edit: poor grundy though. Edited September 9, 2014 by GMballistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete87 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I know how selfish You ment to stay in the car and they only had 9 mins Chin up tho dude she will be better next time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hey guys, finally managed to sit down on the laptop. Thank you all for the kind words, advice and offers of help, truly means a lot. So, my current situation... ...is @*!# Been a tough month as many of you will know, and the recent vet bill had messed me up this month. So I'm off in Newcastle all this week, was hoping I could pick up a shed of a car this week but thought I had more money than I did. So currently my main plan is to sort away of getting to work til the 24th (Payday) Once payday comes around I'll be looking for a car sub £500, so if anyone see's anything (Southish/Hampsire) Give me a shout. I really don't care of the condition, just ideally small engine/Diesel - I commute 250 miles a week, so anything I can save on fuel goes to the engine fund. So, what am I going to do? Well first of all a big thank you to Chris/Keyser, had an hour long chat with him yesterday to discuss options. The following options that were discussed - - V8 so a LS/JZ/RB, Anythings possible at the Zed shed, however this could potentially be the most expensive option. I need to do a lot of research into it, but i'm probably looking at £10k+ for this work - I need to have a chat with Wasso and Bizz. - Forged Engine Build - Straight up around £7.5K. - Buy another DE Engine - £1000-£2000, the only issue with this is, it's like a lottery. I could buy a mint engine, or I could buy a dog of an engine. - Buy another Zed (Cat C/D) Or something with Rear end damage ( Or any damage) - This way I can drive the car and get a feel for the engine etc. Plus I can then split the car and sell spares etc. - Keyser has 3 engines at the Zed shed which we could possibly make one engine work out of all them. Now I know there are some obvious options/routes to go down (Mainly working from the bottom of the list upwards) I need to think this through properly as it's a lot of money to invest. But at the same time, Cars are my life to be fair, when I'm driving, at meets, at shows, on track is when I'm truly at my happiest. Partly why I wasn't so depressed when I blew the engine, I did it doing something I love. So this is why I don't want to rush anything. This is the only time I plan to have the engine out/get a 2nd engine. So I want to make the most of it. I always said I'd supercharge the car next year. So in my mind I'm edging towards a forge route. At the same time I'm edging towards buying another Zed, Swapping the lump over and just SC'ing that. Both are going to take a lot of money and time (I can't just pull money out my arse ) This isn't going to be a couple of weeks jobby, going to take a minimum of 6months with heavy saving, I have to be really disciplined with myself and money now for this to work. Just like to see what all your thoughts are and suggestions? Any info on costings etc. Before someone says it and I know someone will I'm not getting a different car or new Zed etc. Not going to give up at the first hurdle, I'd love a project like this as I'd never done anything like it. As Batmans dad once said - Why do we fall? To pick our self's back up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longsh07 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Would love to see a forged build Maybe shove some of these ITB's on it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.