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Wholly molly is that 2 or 3 people caught? I did hear there was a camera on the way into Warrigal on Saturday but we were all doing 60-65klms. I now remember seeing that camera and pointing it out to Sulio on the 2way who hadn't seen it. I guess the drive was a little revenue raiser for the pricks in Canberra. Never mind catching the murderers, rapists and people beating up in town. Far more productive. And Cops wonder why they don't have the respect of the young. But don't get me started. Ha Ha

"Once in a life time opportunity"!! Ha they definately have different taste over there.

Ahh for those not in the know. Lurch is not dying he is moving interstate for a while. Anyway I will see you tonight mate.

Yeah they were painted black behind the badge. Was a vent to inside the car. I think they were installed to vent the car when closing the door to stop the pressure. Mind you I don't think the old Zed was to air tight. Ha. Just telling you what I heard. By the way for those wondering if the exhaust fumes get sucked into the cabin via these. Negative. Mine were sealed up and the fumes still relate to the rear hatch.

They look great Sinisha. I thought you were going to go for a 355mm disc. Was there any reason for going smaller? Did they not fit under the wheel? I can't remember if you were running 17" or 18". I look forward to seeing you return to the track soon. Calder coming up, you would get some good use out of the new brakes there.

Welcome to the forum. Good to hear you are enjoying the car. Unless you are going to do the job yourself a good pannel beater could easily make up the replacement panels and weld them in.

I have a set of Koni adjustable shockers. They are externally adjustable from the top of the shock towers. Easy to adjust and definately feel the difference when you wind them up. Keep relatively soft on the road and firm for the track. I presume these are the same style. What spring rates are the coils? I don't know the brand so not sure how they perform. The front shockers should be shortened in length to allow for lowering of the car then you will avoid bottoming out the shockers and blowing them to pieces. Ask them a few questions first to clarrify and read some ebay sales results on the same item.

It won't be your plugs. I imagine it's only fuel or electrical related barring any major engine defects. My first investigation would be on the fuel side. Carby's, linkages etc.

Looking damn good Ash. Can't wait to see it going again.

My first thought was that it is expensive and would be crap because so many other cars on the road. Then I thought it wasn't such a bad idea if no cars on the road. Now down a bit further at the 12 Apostles they have flights over the cliffs, up and down the coast. Down that far you wouldn't get as many cars on the road. The chopper could even come up from the waters edge, cliff face and then catch up to the Zeds on the Hwy. That would be cool. If 9 cars at $10- each we might be onto something. But you would want to T it up the night before, pick a nice day and do it early morning so you can get a good lonely run along the road. Could work well with the 2 ways. Might be better in the summer time. I reckon even the guy in the chopper would get a kick out of it and maybe give you some extra time. I notice on that site that they actually have vedeo cameras set up to take flim which would be much better quality than us hlding a camera and pointing it out the window. Maybe we should use this trip to investigate the idea, check out the section of roads to use and talk to the scenic flight people about what they could do for us. I dare say they may not be allowed to fly to low or close to the road.

I know Sulio will be giving his the heave ho pretty soon. But you should be able to finds a complete unit cheap locally. Someones got to have it lying around or on the scrap heap from one of those rust buckets.

Yeah I had a set of BBS Symmons on my car many years ago. Pain in the butt to clean. I want to get a set of 3 peice ROH 18 x 9.5 (5 Spoke Medina) then my 17 x 9 ROH's will be up for sale. got to fit over those big brakes. Ha

Very nice. Good size too. Might be a bit of a pain to clean with all those spokes though.

I think there are a number of different people ditch their spares. 1) Don't fit over some upgraded break systems 2) Filled wheels well. No room in boot/hatch 3) Bigger diameter wheel doesn't fit in the well. 4) Saves weight etc etc In regards to the spray can use I would rather take an electronic tyre pump instead of a jack. I figure I will need the pump for the repair kit anyway. So I throw it in on long drives since I will carry both. Short trips I'm not overly bothered about.

Ha Ha At least I'm not the only risk taker RBZ.

I hear what you say Daniel. I am waiting for the embarrassing day of being stuck on the side of the road with a flat but it hasn't happenned yet. I am OK to take the risk and wear the consiquences if it happens. But I will get this puncture repair kit which should get me going in 95% of cases. I reckon it would be better than the old spary can. I figure it's better than nothing and if it doesnt work then go to the last resort of calling RACV for a tray truck. Like I say I hardly drive the car so the chances are slim. 4 Tassie trips at 1,300 klms with no spare so fingers crossed my luck continues but at least I have half a chance of fixing the problem with these devices should the unfortunate happen.

My advise is to fix it properly. Don't go the cheap option and cheapen your car. You will be glad you did years down the track. If there is one thing I have learnt. Suffer the "expense" pain and do the job right the first time then you won't have to re-address the problem again down the track if you start getting right into making your Zed a fine work of art.

Hi Guys, Thanks for a great weekend. Sach sorry we missed you and the boys early Sunday morning for breakfast. I think we all had a great night. I can still make it to 2.30am not bad for an old bastard and no hang over ha. Great pictures and awesome to see so many Zeds. I have never been on a run with so many and I have been on a lot of drive days. Let's keep it up guys. It gives us more reason to keep the cars on the road ready for a nice drive every few months. So if your car only needs a few things to get it on the road do it now because the Apollo Bay run will be here soon enough. Good company and look forward to seeing you all at the Jag Club. Let's keep the momentum going as we have the potential to lift this clubs profile and interest big time. I know of about 5 Zed owners whom we could talk into getting along to our get togethers and I am sure plenty of you guys are the same. I would be wrapt if we can get 20 to the next meeting. Always good to hear the little quirky things everyone is doing to improve there Zeds. Let's keep them where they belong on the road.

Whilst it all sounds good. I would say if you are paying for the freight costs your self to bring the car out it would not be economically viable. You would be better off selling the pride and joy, nowing that would be hard, pocketing your money and buying a nice right hand drive Zed when you come out here. You could even bring out some of the good small stuff and transpose it onto the new purchase over here.

Ha Ha I 've got the new battery in and always carry a new set of plugs with me in the car. I would be a wise up if it didn't start for the same reason this time. Either way I will allow plenty of time to get to Lilydale.

Actually that is a good point Scott. I forgot about the spare clearing the callipers. I know mine won't fit on my front because of that. So another reason to carry the kit. I think it's pretty rare for a tyre to blow out these days. I hear you, but in 98% of cases I reckon a flat would relate to a nail, screw or another small object. As mentioned I am not saying it is the perfect solution but better than having nothing to get you home.

Might sound like a silly question but I know of a few people who don't carry spare wheels including myself. Many years ago I filled in my wheel well and put in a centrally located 95 litre alloy fuel tank. Instead of carrying a spare tyre I have always kept one of those spray cans in the car to plug the whole and get me to safety. Or rely on the wife to come to the rescue. Anyway the point of this issue was to inform people of alternatives which I have heard about. Some new cars don't have spares anymore like the Audi TT which has a puncture repair kit. It has a similar spray can and a small pump to get you going again. A work college was telling me how he fixed his puncture in the Audi a week ago. Got me to thinking I would prefer something like that in my car. Bit more relibale. Searched the old eBay and found another alternative. A puncture repair kit which I reckon I will get. Cheap and should do the job in the even of a puncture to get me to safety. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Tyre-Puncture-Repair-Kit-Car-Sedan-Holden-Ford-Valiant_W0QQitemZ120245628130QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6763QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Anyway whilst nothing beats a spare these are some alternatives if you are like me or want to save 25kg on a spare and jack in the car. Obviously not recomended for an every day driver but a weekender. Hmmm worth considering.

I am raring to go. Spent 1.5 hours the other night doing up 6 nuts on the old sump. Pretty hard to get to but I think that will see the small oil leak fixed. Weathers looking good. You might even get in the pool Lurch.

Ahhhhh I never thought of some camping hair dryers for the rare occassion I might need the heater. You might have converted me on that one. I will have to look into it. As for the Battery not knowing what is available I think I might have to stick with my beefy 550 since I also take a bit of power to turn her over. Still starts second go every time but nothing worse than stuffing around with a flat or equivilent battery.

Well done Benzed. That is some pretty impressive power out of a 6. With those weight savings the car should be flying. I liked your detailed weight savings above. I have to agree with all of them. I did the seats, spare and 20kg worth of stereo. Saved around 70kg or more. I am now sort ot toying with the idea of pulling out the heater even though it's a road reg car. Do you reckon I might save 10kg there? Don't forget the 20kg battery if you went for one of those small race ones. Not sure what they weigh, maybe 6-8kg.