How do you get at these damn yellow screws, only thing i can really thing of is taking off the font bumper - nothing else i have tried will fit / work ...
ratchet ring spanner or just a normal ring and open ender will do the trick, sometimes if uve had a front endy they will be real tight for clearance. Trev
My biggest problem i am facing with things is that i have a very terribly stocked tool set/garage so improvising a lot for everything.
Glad you got them off This post would be much more worth while if you shared with us what you tried and what finally worked. Someone else's reply (nick300zxtt) on this thread said that a good set of tools is a must, they're 100% right, it's the biggest favour you can do for yourself if you're planning on working on your car yourself. Cheers, Evan.
investing in a good set of tools is a big saver eh. my old man still has his torque wrench and socket set from when he was my age. have stood the test of time and still going strong!
Yeah i had to goto my dads house and steal some of his tools - i honestly don't even own a screw driver myself - going to buy some tools this week now that i plan to keep my Zed and not sell her and work on her / learn some things
I kept the brackets and screws attached (may be useful for securing my pod filter at some stage) and just drilled out the rivets holding the air box.
Yeah plenty of different options to go really, i personally like to do things properly and with as little butchering as possible
While you're in there, I'd recommend getting rid of the intake snorkel things on each side, that fed the airbox!
If you ever take off the front bar, trace the piping from under the nose panel, over to where they "exit" by the SMIC's. Once you've got em, pull as hard as you can, and they should come straight out.
Ahh i see, ill keep that in mind - i cant drive my baby at the moment anyways due to i would guess the inevitable happening the other day - coolant leak - from what appears to be about the rear of the engine sigh................ but hey its held up this long - 20 years now. Oh well got to find a place who can fix the leak where ever it is - not sure where to start. Then look at either getting the radiator reconditioned as well or just buying a new one. but either way. Thanks for the heads up on the pipes.
Make sure that you do get a price for a genuine radiator before making a decision. I replaced the radiator in a friend's Nissan Pulsar and it was cheaper to buy brand new than to get reconditioned. I know the Pulsar is not a Zed but it's worth a phone call. Also get your quote in the last few days of the month, the guy that I bought my gearbox from at Duncan Nissan seemed to hint that they're keen to give better prices then to ensure any sale to top up their monthly sales figures. Cheers, Evan.
