What did you do to your Z this week?

Bazzateer

Club Member
Had progress on the one part that's taken a few years to work out how to do properly. Seats.

What I've wanted.

Credit to Alan T for the Pics.

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Current progress

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I'd flip those straps upside down to put the pointed end of the hooks facing down.
 

TimFZ

Club Member
Well, I finally fitted my refurbed fuel tank back in to my 2/2. Evaporust did the trick over 4 days inside, turning occasionally, looks brand new inside. I then flushed it with water, dried it fully using a hair dryer and long flexi pipe to get it right inside, then a Diesel flush to prevent flash rusting.

I did a little underseal touch ups to the boot floor whilst it was out, nothing bad under there but I guess when the restoration was completed, they had not bothered with the fuel tank.

As my fuel feed and return were the same size 8mm, I have put a smaller pipe (4 to 5mm) at the end of the return which should increase the rail pressure slightly and help refill carb bowls faster.

All back in now with new pipes clips and repainted. It's only got 20 litres in so far without leaks, but will slowly increase the volume until sender and filler are covered and get confidence that I have no leaks!
 

toopy

Club Member
As my fuel feed and return were the same size 8mm, I have put a smaller pipe (4 to 5mm) at the end of the return which should increase the rail pressure slightly and help refill carb bowls faster.

There should be a restrictor of sorts on the end of the fuel return hard line on the front/top of the engine.
 

Dale

Club Member
I backed the car out for the first time since the football World Cup in 2018, in readiness for the garage to be used for watching the Euros and shooting some pool!

I bought one of those CTEK battery conditioners and the battery flies like new now charged, (I thought I might have damaged it letting it stand without use). A few goes with Easy Start (and sprinting from the engine bay to the ignition before it evaporated), and it started reasonably easily.
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Dale

Club Member
So I backed it out of the garage for the second time for tonight’s game, concentrating on the passenger side mirror as I had plenty of room on the drivers side……….well, if I’d remembered to close my door that is !!!! F#%*€$<#%?!!!!

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Rob Gaskin

Treasurer
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Dale, I feel sick for you mate. Just put the car in the garage and leave it for a week. You will have got used to the situation by then. I'm sure we have all had those moments when 'shit happens'.
 

Dale

Club Member
Years ago I would have tormented myself about it but recently I have certainly learned that (exactly how you put it Rob) ‘shit happens’. I took a deep breath, called myself some derogatory words and got the beers out.

I can take some comfort that the door will have needed some work soon enough anyway, there some rust under the window strip and around the mirror mount, and the window mech needs stripping and sorting, so now I can add the new damage to that list.
 

AD240Z

Club Member
So I backed it out of the garage for the second time for tonight’s game, concentrating on the passenger side mirror as I had plenty of room on the drivers side……….well, if I’d remembered to close my door that is !!!! F#%*€$<#%?!!!!

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Oh mate. I feel bad for you.

When I make a balls up on my cars - My wife ends up coming in the garage to tell me to shut up. Your neighbours must’ve learnt new words …..
 

Rob Gaskin

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Dale, just watched something on TV which is quite appropriate - ' it's not what happens in life it's how you deal with it'.
 
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