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Yep there the ones.

Ahhh Galderdi a 4mm toe in would make your Zed handle like crap. You would be sliding all over the place like he is now. Per 260DET comment when you get the adjustment ready to go on the rear close to zero toe is best. Fronts are a differnet kettle of fish depending on your application. But even then I see people always over doing it on their road cars which results in worn out tyres losing 50% or more of their life.

Lurch nailed your problem in one. It's your rear wheel alignment IMO. Get that fixed and you will be OK.

As usual the big winners out of all this are the law firms.

Good to see you finally got logged on Gordon. Well sadly I have a weekend up to the snow booked otherwise I would be there for sure. Keep us posted on any other events these guys are holding. Sound like an active bunch of Zed minded people. Cheers

Hi I will be coming out for a look only. If it's fine I will drive my Zed out. Took it for a drive on the weekend and going great. Just don't feel up to a track run till the summer months. I know I'm slack Lurch but will definately take it on the Apollo Bay drive. See you Sunday and looking forward to seeing your Zed on the track Lurch.

Hi Bruce on a spoiler I had on years ago. I attached an "L" long piece of alloy, about 10" long to the metal in the middle of the air dam area on the Zed leading out to the spoiler. After bolting to the body and then the middle of the spoiler it finally made it rigid. Does this make sense? I got the alloy length from Bunnings. Rather than a flat peice the "L" shaped length gave it more strenght. Hope this helps. If someone can explain better please feel free.

Oh you are a BAD boy Scoota! New plates to go with the new paint job hey. Who's in the midst of a full make over then?

Love your post and detailed info Katokid. Keep them coming. I have a Subi rack that has been sitting in my garage for the last couple of years. Been meaning to get around to instaling. But for one reason or another haven't started yet. But getting close. Maybe this is the incentive I need. You will get a lot of people viewing this post as we are all getting used to the light modern day feel of steering in cars these days. So when you get in the old Zed with heavy steering it is a pain. Good luck with it. Cheers

Gav, I reckon the donation system on the front page has worked fantastic. I probably rose a bit this month in part due to the Vic Club meeting we had at the Jag Club as well. A few people were keen to chip in after that. Hopefully it continues so you are not out of pocket. Cheers.

Looks fantastic. Well done. Keep us posted on your progress and it's races. Cheers

Hi Boys, just a quick update of the Bank balance after the great night at the Jag Club last night. O/Balance $711.44 Bank Fees (6.00) Rent Jag Club (100.00) Pizza & Drinks (145.58) 2 Cash Donations $20.00 Closing Balance as at 18/6/10 is $479.86 Any Cash donations appreciated. Simply deposit or EFT into ANZ Bank 013-479 Account No. 524707971. Name 'Craig Lovegrove' and/or 'Auszcar'. Cheers!

Wow what a night. I reckon our biggest turn out. 32 people in total. Rev and Lurch thanks for putting your cars on display and giving a breif chat about them. I am sure everyone enjoyed that. We downed 13 pizza's and then sat down to watch the Tassie DVD. A bit scratchy due to some quick put together but I think people got an idea of what the trip was about. Cost to the Club on the night was around $300- but we were happy to put that on since we had money in the kitty. Also thanks to a two who contributed some cash on the night even though it was a freeby. We had a few new people along and I hope you are all inspired by Rev's car to get working on your Zeds ready for some future drive days. I am sure some pics will appear up later. Thanks for attending. A great night had by all. Any donations in to the ANZ Bank account are appreciated as these go directly towards funding nights like this. (Paypal is for covering website costs if you want to go in that direction) Cheers

The only thing you are missing is the offset. I have 17x9's all round and fit under the guards easy. If you want flares then go for it. Then pich a rim/tyre combo with the offset to push the wheel out and fill the guard.

I have an old Tremec 5 (TKO 3550) Speed you can have for $500.00. Gears a bit worn but worked no worries in my car before paying $4,000- for a new one. Can even have the old drive shaft to suit 2+2 cause I'm a good bloke. This will get you going for a year or two before requiring a new one or working out an alternative. No belhousing though. I used my old one. PM if interested. Cheers

Never too late Matt. All welcome. I spoke to Sulio last night and he has 95% finished the Tassie DVD which goes for an hour. So the agenda for tonight will be as usual pretty laid back but roughly:- 7.00-7.30 onwards meet and great. 8.00-8.30 Lurch & Rev can have a chat about there cars. (Pizza eats) 8.30ish put on the Tassie DVD for an hour and see what an awesome trip some of you missed. 10.00ish finalise all our Zed bull$hit talk. Ha Should be a good night and look forward to seeing you all.

We will put that on the agenda Stew. Not many sunny weekends this time of year. But maybe we should think about a night away similar to the Grampians/Apollo Bay trips of the past. Happy to take suggestions. See you all tomorrow night.

hey Sulio how is that Tassie DVD coming along?

Well done Gav looks great.

Ha well don't get John started.......... so much more I could add. But this ain't the place so I will just second the motion. Oh and this site certainly welcomes any person from any back ground. As long as you have an interest in Zeds and happy to join in with Auszcar culture, banter and bulltripe

Oldie but a goodie. Leave it there. This political correct bullshivere is starting to drive me crazy. Get over it and move on. If all the foreigners don't like it then they can go home. Oh by the way you can call me anything and won't get my feelings hurt because I'm a man not a whimp. Oh I know it's OK to wear a burque in Australia but can I wear shorts or my wife wear a skimpy top in many or those (you know where) countries? It's OK we will just roll over and cower to the world to keep the minority happy. Truth be known most of the people who's nationality is "implied" would laugh at this. AUSTRALIA NOT THE LUCKY COUNTRY ANYMORE. But don't get me started. Bla Bla Bla....... :'( From craig@getalife.com not a moderator. Now you can lock or sensor this. Ha Ha

Yeah that green looks really nice. Great looking car. Make sure you bring it along on the 17th of this month. Good to see another quality Zed back in Vic.

Lurch you go ahead with your write up on your car. I am a ways off on doing mine. So feel free especially since it is half written already. Oh and I reckon buy that cover from the USA. Buying from O/Seas these days isn't an issue. It will be one less thing to do or locate later on.

Well good question. I will accept donations on behalf of the Vic people and put it in our Bank Account or kitty which is for quarterly meetings/BBQ's etc. But like I have mentioned before Gavin's donations on line (Paypal) go directly to him to cover costs for hosting the web site. Sort of two different things. Whilst I thought about running a raffle or something at the Jag night. I decided that we did have neough cash in the kitty to cover us for now and didn't really want people to have there hand in their pockets every time we met. Unless everyone thinks I should do a raffle and or sell Tassie DVD's etc. So donate at your discretion on the night. Jag night will probably cost $250- including hire of venue, food and drink. Cheers

Well I'm a bit late seeing this thread. But it's a great read and I'm wrapped for you Lurch. I know how much you love the Zed and now you finally own a great Car with some awesome history and a true classic. Well done mate. You must be chuffed to say the least. I take it you will be looking forward to bringing her along to Thredbo in Feb next year. I know a long way off but it is a big drive. I look forward to seeing it at the Jag Club as I'm sure plenty of people will. So keep buffing that paint work so she looks perfect on the night. I will try not to lean over the car whilst eating some Pizza.