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What did you do to your Z this week?
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Paul Atkinson
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My DaZ is about 6 weeks behind your car. Should be prepped ready for spray booth end of this month. Then home for Easter to refit engine and interior during April.The plan to be at Donnington in May
candy red
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Fairlineguy
Club Member
please 
toopy
Club Member
Well.... unsurprisingly driving the car with power steering is AMAZING! drove most of the way home, about 15 miles, using only one hand, roundabouts and slow turns were a joy, money absolutely well spent. I can now enjoy the drive and concentrate properly on other things, like not crunching 2nd gear!Car has been at Fourways since before Xmas and I'm picking it up tomorrow morning, will be my first drive with the new electric power steering fitted
Also very much looking forward to hearing the new exhaust too!
Exhaust also a blast, drones a bit around 2000 rpm but not excessive, rest of the range is great. Seem to of lost the obvious raspy top note at high revs which i quite liked, but can live with that as it sounds meatier pretty much everywhere else, which i definitely likey
What were you doing with the other hand?Well.... unsurprisingly driving the car with power steering is AMAZING! drove most of the way home, about 15 miles, using only one hand, roundabouts and slow turns were a joy, money absolutely well spent. I can now enjoy the drive and concentrate properly on other things, like not crunching 2nd gear!
Exhaust also a blast, drones a bit around 2000 rpm but not excessive, rest of the range is great. Seem to of lost the obvious raspy top note at high revs which i quite liked, but can live with that as it sounds meatier pretty much everywhere else, which i definitely likey
toopy
Club Member
man handling the joy stick!! fnar fnar
I tend to drive with one hand most of the time, even in my daily auto when i don't need to, my left hand is generally resting on the selector.
Do you still get the steering feedback that we love so much with these cars? I can fully appreciate the need for pas with big wheels. I doubt these cars could have ever been sold with the size of wheels fitted to them these days. If the pa failed could you still steer it?Well.... unsurprisingly driving the car with power steering is AMAZING! drove most of the way home, about 15 miles, using only one hand, roundabouts and slow turns were a joy, money absolutely well spent. I can now enjoy the drive and concentrate properly on other things, like not crunching 2nd gear!
Exhaust also a blast, drones a bit around 2000 rpm but not excessive, rest of the range is great. Seem to of lost the obvious raspy top note at high revs which i quite liked, but can live with that as it sounds meatier pretty much everywhere else, which i definitely likey
toopy
Club Member
Yes you do, but if it's turned up to the max it's too much and felt a bit 'floaty' if that makes sense. I adjusted it down so that it's still easy to turn with one hand but there is still some weight to the steering movement.
If it developed a fault or the power supply was interrupted for some reason, then it basically becomes a standard unassisted rack again. I had Fourway's wire it in with an isolator switch, mainly as additional security against theft, helping to considerably slow down a fast get away. But also so i can switch it off and show people how it was before!
uk66fastback
Club Member
Thought I better get myself over to my mate's mums to see if the Z was still in one piece and to have a go at starting it. Armed with a new battery - I had brought the other one back a year ago or so but I fried it somehow. Anyway, that turned up yesterday so off I went. After some new fuel and cranking it over for a while, I took the plugs out - wet, not surprisingly, gave them a clean and lo and behold, the thing spluttered into life soon after on full choke for a bit but soon settled down to tick over at 850 rpm. Top end sounds a bit tappety but at least it runs - and now I can think about getting it home next week ... and took the luggage rack I bought from Healey 12 (David) over just to see what it'll look like when fitted. Superb is the answer.
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Healey 12
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Mike , your car looks superb. Glad you ae happy with the luggage rack . Hope you enjoy driving the car homeThought I better myself over to my mate's mums to see if the Z was still in one piece and to have a go at starting it. Armed with a new battery - I had brought the other one back a year ago or so but I fried it somehow. Anyway, that turned up yesterday so off I went. After some new fuel and cracking it over for a while, I took the plugs out - wet, not surprisingly, gave them a clean and lo and behold, the thinik spluttered into life soon after on full choke fo a bit but soon settled own to tick over at 850 rpm. Top end sounds a bit tappety but at least it runs - and now I can think about getting it home next week ... and took the luggage rack I bought from Healey 12 (David) over just to see what it'll look like when fitted. Superb is the answer.
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Rushingphil
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Looking good Mike!
toopy
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Z Power Steering in the states
Paul Atkinson
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JamMe
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Wow, the car looks like it will be a pleasure to drive. Maybe it will even beat someone in a raceThought I better get myself over to my mate's mums to see if the Z was still in one piece and to have a go at starting it. Armed with a new battery - I had brought the other one back a year ago or so but I fried it somehow. Anyway, that turned up yesterday so off I went. After some new fuel and cranking it over for a while, I took the plugs out - wet, not surprisingly, gave them a clean and lo and behold, the thing spluttered into life soon after on full choke for a bit but soon settled down to tick over at 850 rpm. Top end sounds a bit tappety but at least it runs - and now I can think about getting it home next week ... and took the luggage rack I bought from Healey 12 (David) over just to see what it'll look like when fitted. Superb is the answer.
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How long has it been without attention? Well preserved.
