Hey so i went to gareths house today for some tech day action and snapped some pics. Dont know if there are any from friday but here are saturdays. Would like to thanks gareth and his wife for putting up with me and making us feel welcome chris, andy and gareth at work andy holding gareth's stick obligatory zed owners shot. new box and engine in it goes.
well done guys, looks like the work was a success...... gareth,im glad i could help out a little as well....
3rd that Yeah let us know mate, and if I can get over this head cold, I will come back for another go Andy
Woot!!! An enormous thanks to all for their efforts. Was great to meet more local members too! So engine is in, gear box in. Lots to do but it's mostly plug and pray from here. Hope all had a great Xmas! Gareth
Progress Just a quick update... Been a busy monkey. Work gets in the way so only time for a few hours work each afternoon before the sun goes down. also not fun being parked between a wall and another car, with an old engine and subframe on teh floor behind the car. makes it annoying. Anyway in the last week: hooked up wiring looms swapped rear sub frame (biatch of a job!) installed driveshaft hooked up ac lines, dryer, condenser installed SMICs and pipes new hoses for oil cooler installed starter motor installed exhaust installed clutch pedal changed steering rack boots still to do: install mufflers bleed clutch hook up vacuum lines hook up boost lines install EBC cut brake pedal swap ECU water hardpipes and radiator install front bar fill fluids Hope to crank it for first time tomorrow night if I get a decent run. fingers crossed
awesome work gareth, very jealous of what your doing! & to think you wanted it to fall off the truck on the way over... think this is a better result!
doing well Doing well mate keep it up . Are you going to Kristens tech day Saurday?, if so can bring Nisstune along, if not I could drop off at yours on way there or back. give me a bell and we can work it out. Andy
okay another big day, not much to go. fired her up but instantly stalled (no vac lines yet). Still to do rebleed clutch (first attempt fail) boost lines ebc vac lines radiator/coolant front bar on so ***should*** be running tonight. then off to the exhaust shop (new mufflers), wheel allignment, paint (front bar, mirrors, spoiler), and the rego shop. for anyone thinking of doing a NA auto --> TT 5 speed swap, i suggest you have a daily driver that is not your zed, a garage, quality tools, and plenty of time. I had non of these and has been, honestly, a major pain. it's taken all of my time and energy and is weeks overdue. Were it not for the help of local perth members (who are awesome) I would have stood no chance...
Moar Pix Finally found my camera, was buried under a pile of parts anyway a few moar fix from the swap, day one (removal). Thanks again for all those who have helped. She's back running, with lots of little things to sort out.. such is life with a zed! looking at these pix I cant believe the mess we made! Yes Ross is wearing good black slacks, arrived straight from work and borrowed my old t-shirt. made me really want to see a fully swap done by some mustachiod forum members in full dinner suits with tophats... 1930s tech day!!!
