What have you done to your Zed today?

Discussion in 'Non Technical' started by murci, Sep 20, 2011.

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  1. lidz

    lidz Well-Known Member

    yeah agree, would've spent the extra $18 for new & genuine personally
     
    lidz, Jul 3, 2012
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  2. MagicMike

    MagicMike Moderator Staff Member

    Replaced 2 spacers for 1 big one! :D

    Wheel specs are now 18x9+10 and 18x10+35
     
    MagicMike, Jul 3, 2012
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  3. rob260

    rob260 Administrator Staff Member

    Mmm loading up that weld in the bent section can't be a good thing. I don't suspect it will break but it does distort the super strong traingular design.

    Did either of you guys (or both of you guys) get the bolt on the rod required for fitment?
     
    rob260, Jul 3, 2012
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  4. ABZ300

    ABZ300 G

    The one ive got was made from one on a track zed with no issues at all in the last 3 years. So i would like to believe that it works. Plus my zed wont be seeing much track days so the tiny amount of flex isnt a worry for me. Either way, this is the better design and it still keeps the triangular shape in a way.

    Abraham
     
    ABZ300, Jul 3, 2012
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  5. Anti

    Anti 14.7 x 14.7 = 44.1

    except that that flex defeats the purpose of them. why is it "the better design" again? I must be missing something.
    Nup, I'll manage. They cleaned up very nicely though, rust all gone now.
     
    Anti, Jul 3, 2012
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  6. rob260

    rob260 Administrator Staff Member

    I'm curious what makes it the better design? From what I can see it is less rigid than the original Nagissa design (which fits perfectly so I fail to see where an improvement can be made?) and thereby compromises the function? But please enlighten me?

    And last I checked a triangle (which is the strongest geometric shape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensegrity) has three sides not four!

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    :p
     
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    rob260, Jul 3, 2012
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  7. rob260

    rob260 Administrator Staff Member

    Hehe good luck with that :D nutsert might be a winner. Fender looks a bit thin to tap but I'm sure you'll work something out
     
    rob260, Jul 3, 2012
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  8. Anti

    Anti 14.7 x 14.7 = 44.1

    I'm just going to tape a nut to the end of a coat hanger, job done... Can't see a need to remove them later
     
    Anti, Jul 3, 2012
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  9. rob260

    rob260 Administrator Staff Member

    Cool cool -surprised you're not just going to drill two holes and cable tie it in!! You can get cable ties in stainless -that should hold :p
     
    rob260, Jul 3, 2012
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  10. Anti

    Anti 14.7 x 14.7 = 44.1

    Well I'm obviously going to secure that nut further with cable ties. I'm having some trouble getting my new wheel studs in, figured I'd use cable ties there as well.
     
    Anti, Jul 3, 2012
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  11. Z32 TT

    Z32 TT Active Member

    got a scraper/goo remover out to get rid of the rubber thats built up from the burnouts at the drags.
     
    Z32 TT, Jul 3, 2012
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  12. rob260

    rob260 Administrator Staff Member

    Finally soldered the pexmod wire in properly. It's like daylight out there...
     
    rob260, Jul 3, 2012
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  13. badxtc

    badxtc kirby's bitch

    ahahahahaahha lol i like i like ( welcome to my world )
     
    badxtc, Jul 3, 2012
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  14. Mike

    Mike New Member

    Stuck a rubber chicken into a dump pipe from z1.

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    Mike, Jul 3, 2012
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  15. ozphoto

    ozphoto Swollen Member

    The Pexmod is very soon on my agenda as well.

    Fitted and calibrated the Racelogic traction control today. Yet to mount the control unit properly but I'll play with that tomorrow. Very impressed with the unit so far :D
     
    ozphoto, Jul 4, 2012
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  16. sevenangrypenguins

    sevenangrypenguins Active Member

    Good work, impressive.

    BTW don't smoke crack.
     
    sevenangrypenguins, Jul 4, 2012
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  17. rob260

    rob260 Administrator Staff Member

    It wasn't fun... In the end I pulled the intake pipes (so as I could rotate the fusebox toward the intake pipes giving better access to the underside of the relay), popped the relay out of the fusebox and had one pair of hands holding everything out of the way and another pair of hands doing the soldering. God help me if that sucker breaks....

    But totally worth it. Mick has another way of achieving the same goal earthing the ballast straight to the body. It's not a bad idea but I like that the pexmod is a "one time" mod and doesn't add any clutter to the engine bay.
     
    rob260, Jul 5, 2012
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  18. ozphoto

    ozphoto Swollen Member

    I have hands like dinner plates so I'm getting my auto electrician to do mine :)
     
    ozphoto, Jul 5, 2012
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  19. OZX_320

    OZX_320 Detachable Member

    New fuel filter and failed at fitting UAS strut brace. Fouls on fuel lines :(

    Ozphoto- if funds permit, get a good pair of late model headlights. Personally sourced a pair from mmarshall, from a '97 front cut. A bit costly, but comparison to the HID's fitted to my 2+2..... well there is no comparison really.

    New Driving light lenses are surprisingly cheap from Coz, but if you want to retain your parkers in them, you have to change over the reflector base. Again, at least twice as good as HID's fitted with old lenses.

    Perform alternate suggestion to the pexmod, and what you would have spent at the Auto Electrician will cover a perfect set of replacement headlights :D
     
    OZX_320, Jul 5, 2012
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  20. Anti

    Anti 14.7 x 14.7 = 44.1

    you simply have to take them off and feed them through the base of the brace. fitted one a fortnight ago.
     
    Anti, Jul 5, 2012
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