What have you done to your Zed today?

And there are a few tricks with the hard-to-get-to bolts that allow easier removal for next time...

 

Oh yea? Is it just 4 bolts?

 

no need to pull front bar.
Remove:- nose panel
front guard liner
Corner bar light
Intake/AFM T-piece and AFM
Thermo fan
There are 2 x 8mm studs (12mm socket) on either side of the front of the headlight. The front RHS is removed via the nose panel access. The Front LHS is accessed from the bar corner light removal.

Also 2 x 8mm bolts that fix the rear of the headlight in. Rear RHS is a PITA to access... hence the removal of the intake pipe and thermo. It can be seen from within the headlight casing. Rear LHS is access from front guard liner removal. Will have to turn steering hard left/right to give access and push a bit of the loom aside to get your socket on.

Used 1/4" drive socket set for all bolts/nuts with varying extensions and uni bit. This is the pocedure for LHS headlight.... naturally mirror for RHS

 

Just renewing the coil and injector connectors. Old owner had the twist and tape method.
Not reliable. Spent the last couple of days (taking my time) rerouting the
wires to all come from the back firewall along the centre of the plenum and treeing off from there.
A more secure with solder and shrink wrap and a whole lot more tidier.
Just gotta clean up the green gunk inside the injector socket.
Any suggestions?? eg vinigar or CLR.

 

Small point file and contact cleaner.
Failing that, there is an electronics spray called deoxit which is really good, as it converts the metal oxides into conductive material.

 

You mean corrosion? You can use some Contact Cleaner type spray cans. Spray it on, then use a small flat head to scrape the contacts lightly, spray again, wait to dry, plug back in.

Can pick that stuff from either Jaycar or Larger Automotive stores, not all that expensive.

MoulaZX

 

I was kinda hoping not having to climb into the engine bay and scratch around.
Tried the contact cleaner, it just appears to "dry" everything out leaving a fine white residue.
The oxide looks like the gunk you get on copper coins, and we all know CLR cleans coins from the Ads

 

as does coke lol

 

Dropped my car off at Nissan to get work done on it, came home and watched hamish and andy's gap year....

I got so much shit to do and I'm just trolling the forums... Lol




Oh and I dropped off my maxima... Lol

 

Veilside fitted........ it... uhm.... looks good
thats about the only positive thing I can say about it.
Doesnt give half the hardon that $1000 worth of lapdances would. Nice note, just too quiet. In its defence, is only the catback with centre mufflers and rear replacement.... but prefer the SS pipes and Lukey mufflers on the TT Slicktop.

 

Went downstairs to the garage

Opened the car door stuck my head inside, inhaled the burnt rubber smell, perused the 11.346 time slip, smiled like a cat thats got the cream, locked the door and went back upstairs.

 

Today I had a pair of stillen side skirts professionally painted and fit to my Z...they also painted a pair of custom speaker pods for my doors.....as of this afternoon all of the body mods on my Z are now finished.....now just a few more mechanical mods in the next few months and Ill be FINALLY finished...for now anyway.

 

you're a fellow bl$ng addict. That shit NEVER ends.

there's a US seller for CHROME PLATED BONNET HINGES! Who cares, you gotta pull the guards to fit them, they're SHINY!

.... that's not a dig..... I got a pair

 

what did you pay for them?

I got my existing hinges chromed for $7

and no you dont hve to pull the guards to fit them.

 

crapola.... think they were around $40. Havent fitted them yet, but couldnt get bolts out completely as they hit on the guards. Will have to try again.

 

I just want my Zed to look better than it did when it was new and for all of my mods to look like they could have been done at the factory...yes Im a bling adict

 

Thought more about my zed today, drove it around and got on the boooost.

Ill pull the front bar tomorrow and get the headlight out and replaced (thanks Michael for the instructions).

Also relocate indicators in preparation for foglight ducts.

 

ftw!

 

3/4 way through Pioneer dvd player install. Hideaway unit fitted under seat, second unit of unknown function fitted behind dash, HU mounted up and wired in, dual RCA's run and speaker wires run to front awaiting arrival of Bose enclosures. Rear bose fitted with new speakers.

Thanks Ryzan for identifying a few unlabelled wires, and Pioneer were kind enough to email me a Installation manual PDF as well.

Just stopping to take advantage of the mosquito deterrant properties of rum

Pick up amp tomorrow, run feed with Jaycar C/B and see if it all works. Gonna be screwed if it doesn't

Also found this in an Altia Rear panel that came from Japan......


Installation instructions
Was remarkably well packaged, even for Jesse Streeter. Little further look shows it was in its original Nissan Box with foam protective inserts. Illumination is perfect.... possibly never fitted..... till yesterday

 

Last 2 days
Repair front bar(Q BOND IS AWESOME FOR FIXING CRACKED BUMPER BARS)
Respray bar ONLY ACRYLIC as planning full 2 pac respray. Hopefully before Xmas
Washed it, made love to it
Driving it to work tonight
Going up to ZTOY'S on the weekend to fit some ducts.