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I was speaking to Sinisha with the RB motor in his 240 and he sounded half interested. Don't put his name down but he might be a chance for a day drive. I will see him this Sunday at Sandown and float the idea again.

Looks great Damitri. Do you have a rough completion time? I presume this means you won't be making Sandown this weekend.

I can tell you 2.25 would be ideal for your application. No smaller. Having gone through about 5 different exhaust systems I can tell you that whilst loud sounds good for a while. It will drive you crazy in the long run. Do not run straight through pipes unless you want to end up deaf on a long drive. I used to have small resonators on my twin 2.5" exhaust system with straight through mufflers. Was way too loud. Short trips it was great but after 6 months it was too loud on extended drives to the point where I didn't enjoy it. I have now settled on much longer resonators and gotten different mufflers which lose little power. Now the car runs way quieter. Lots of people comment on how quiet it is. But at 5-7,000 rpm (because of the diametre) it does get loud and allows good flow. But chugging around town the car sounds almost normal. So the same theory would apply to a single 2.25 system. Smaller than that and I bet you will go bigger a year or so down the track.

Another Zed for the 2010 Tassie Tour.

Ha. Matt Freeman is pretty keen, so looks like we have another on board for this trip. I am also trying to get him along to our meeting the week before despite his Miss's just having their 3rd kid.

There is a place right in the heart of town that we stayed in last year. I think there was 5 of us from memory. We can give it a few more weeks before we have confirmation of a few numbers then we can book. Shouldn't be to hard getting in this time of year. They usually have a policy of 2 nights being an upity type place so we booked late last time and got in for one night since it was going to be empty otherwise. It was called the "Butter Factory" in Apollo Bay and is on the net. Cost around $350- split between 4-6 people makes it reasonable. 100 metres from the shops etc.

Ha Ha nice write up. The old Zed diff and mysterious noises around that area are all to common. Glad to hear you got it sorted. Now some happy motoring without some noise to ruin your drive.

Great shots Sulio. You definately have an eye for it. I like the second one best. Looksw like Colour on B&W.

Which V8 Zed was it. I must have missed the ad. We need some more down here.

I think Scoota might have been wondering if the Choking Knob was a Woody!!!

Dinitri I would get your manifold face machined flat. Pretty simple if you know a machinest. Wouldn't cost much but the last thing you need is a leak after putting it all together. You will be better off in the long run. Rob Creighton or Chris Wood could easily do this for you I reckon.

Sorry going away for the weekend. Make sure she is going for the Apollo Bay run in 7 weeks time.

Gav - Upcoming Events on the front page look great. Thanks for that. Should help us get a full field to all our outings. You can lock me in for the Apollo Bay run. Let's hope we get a bit more sun this year.

Yeah we have had two cars in there before. So bring them both along. If we can't squeeze them both in then maybe one after the other. Ash this place is pretty quiet and safe. But if worried your car could easily be parked in the factory which runs through to the dance floor where we park the cars. Can any body get there hands on 2 of those small wheel jacks the V8's use to move around cars. They would be ideal. I have been meaning to get a pair but would help manouver the cars the fit in easier. Mayhem I am keen to check out your car. I hear a lot about these Zeds with RB motors but not many around road reg. Should be a big night.

What I meant is 50mm wide insulation tape. Basically it runs the width of the hatch and is stuck on when the hatch is closed. The tape is stuck onto the rear hatch lip 5-10mm along the length of the hatch and the bottom part of the tape is stuck to the rear light surrounds and number plate light case. I have tried the foam tape like you say and had it compressed against the rubber hatch lining with minimal results if any improvement as described in my original post. Try the insulation tape and it will fix your problem. The only hassle is when you want to open the hatch. So if it's just a drive day not a problem. Or like I say a weekend with stuff in the back, if you can't be bothered accessing from inside the car then just take off the tape and re apply a new one when you head off again later. Bit of a hassle but the 2 minutes is worth it. Maybe a quick demo at the Jag meeting would be easier than explaining.

Hi Guys - Just an update. We had to change the dates for the next meeting to the Thursday 17th July to fit in with the Jag Club. We have booked the big room for $100- and plan on putting a car on display. We are hoping Ash's awesome machine will be ready. Ash got any updates on the progress for us? We intend to bring some Beer, soft drink and put on some pies or Hot Dogs on the night. We are yet to decide how the donations system on the night will work to cover these costs but we will work out something as we have in the past. I hope you can all make it for another great night and to hear all about Ashleys car.

Rev if you need the car as a daily driver Rent a wreck for a couple of weeks. Should only cost a couple of hundred. Close to where I work they are selling a crappy small car for $370-. OK if you need some wheels for a month even if you sell it after wards for $200-. Just an alternative.

Hi Dimitri, Yes that's my car parked in Cochranes Road. I didn't realise you were so close. Yeah my fume problem used to be real bad. It's OK now but the tape got rid of the last of it. Give it a go you will be surpised. No more head aches, drowsyness and smelly clothes. Got to be happy with that. We didn't take any pics but was a great cruise. Gave a couple of bikes a run through the spur at a quick rate. I thought they were going to come off there for a moment. Bugger that on two wheels business.

They look great for the mad keen where money is no object. But I would make sure I took all the weight out of my car I could before going in this direction. Nice find though.

Well we went for our drive the other weekend and since I was not planning on openning the hatch I thought I would try something. I got some 50mm insulation tape and taped up the rear hatch only along the bottom of the hatch near the lights & number plate. To my surprise the fumes were 100% gone when the window was down. Why was I surprised? Because I had tried everything. I can tell you every hole was seal in or around the hatch. The exhaust tip was out from the body by 50mm. I even ran a soft sponge along the rim of the rubbers to ensure a real tight seal. So tight in fact I got cracks around the hatch latch because I had to push the hatch down so hard to click it in. Even filled in the side pillar air holes. etc etc. When the window is up I have no fumes what so ever which I reckon is great. But once that window goes down it's a different story like every 240/260. So I thought I would try something different for a 3hr cruise on a nice sunny day knowing the window would be down sometimes. Anyway I thought I would let you know what a simple solution we actually have to such a pain in the butt problem. In future I will be getting the tape out for those day trips or even weekend trips because it only takes 5 minutes to put on and 10 seconds to take off. I figure a roll of tape will easily last me a year at the rate of my drives. Now even happier motoring. :-) Oh and no stinky clothes. You know what I mean.

Looks good Michael. Hope you get it on the road soon so you can join us on some drives.

G'day, bit late notice but my brother and I are planning to go for a drive up to Lake Mountain this Saturday. We are going to meet at 10am in Lilydale at the Mitre 10 Car Park (At the front car park). Gordon just got his GTR going and dyno'd an easy 300rwkw and wants to go for a run. So anyone on the forum is more than welcome to come along. The weather is going to be fine & sunny so let us know on here if you are keen so we can keep an eye out for you and bring a 2way if you have one. Cheers

Not mandatory to set up a return line to the tank. If I was you I would set the tripples up, tune them and drive it like that for a while. Later on you can look at the return line if you want to go down that road. That's my 2cents.

Ah Rev that looks fantastic. You did some excellent work there and pretty fast too. Can't wait to see it on the next drive. Just tops off the rear end and I reckon increased the value by a couple of grand too. Well at least one.

All Zed dash interior lights are dim. To fix get new guages. Low or dim headlights. Common problem. Instal a relay and throw in some new lights with 90/130watt globes and your problem of seeing in the dark will be solved.