Keyser

So just to keep you bored as you all want the V8 (this IS undecided) I started by taking the engine out - 6 Hours - That was on my own, the Zed Shed record is 3 hours car in to engine out but that was me @buster and @Mrs Keyser I also haven't had much practice lately

I do it evenings and weekends - it is what I do with my spare time, I just like tinkering on cars £2200 was my max bid won it for £2150 - Which I will get back if I strip the big parts off and sell them so I won't be out of pocket but I based it on car £2k new engine £1.5K would be £3.5k invested and the car should be worth that at least - anything above would be profit/pay for my time Stalker alert Do you want my Facebook username and twitter account as well? That is one of the three adverts he posted to sell it

I think it's low, BUT did it used to be higher and is now low, also when was the last oil change? My 370 is low at idle but as soon as I rev it goes up nicely

I'd do that - but you need deep pockets for that conversion!! Ask Wasso

O I've started something now Do I suspect you want to see another LS in a 350 then?

Hang on mate, I'm not sure what I'm doing with her yet! May just put another DE in her and sell her on as a cheap Zed may put the LS in just for fun or I may just strip her for parts. No definite plan has been formulated but I am going to strip the engine down to see if I'm right - the advert "suspect timing chain" I don't see that as "dropped all it's oil" means a hole in the block somewhere - I recon he broke a rod and it's made a hole - I'll be starting the engine strip tonight but I have to also get the Radical engine ready for shipping to the machine shop as we may or may not have blown that up last week as well Unless valves usually look like this that is - Opseee - new head needed but I also have to get that machined as we have oversized studs and CNC turbo head work to do, no rush as the track season is all but over for the year. Keyser

Hi fellow Zedders Yet another tale of Keyser got in deep again There I was contemplating the best place to put my recently acquired LS2 V8 6l engine, as I'm not sure the original plan of putting it in the MX5 is a good one. While considering other options I end up on eBay looking at 350/370's "spares or repairs" I come across a 350z for something like £166.00 3 days into a 5 day auction or something like that, Now the tyres are worth more than that so I put in a bid, long story short I put a maximum bid in that was way to low to possibly win the car (the parts are easily worth more) and forgot about it. Yup you are ahead of me of course my bid won Here she is - Not in bad condition - better than the photos made her look. Here is an extract from the eBay advert - ON OFFER I MY NISSAN 350Z I BOUGHT THIS A WEEK AGO AND THIS WEEK THE CAR BROKE DOWN, SUSPECT TIMING CHAIN PROBABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A DUAL CARRIAGE WAY THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON I LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP IT DROPPED ALL ITS OIL AND THEN WAS RECOVERED. EXPECT MAJOR ENGINE WORK NEEDED SOLD AS SPARES OR REPAIRS TILL NEED RECOVERING. So I knew the engine was not good but I had to see what happened I started taking her apart Sunday night, when I pulled the plenum I found this - I know, I know I haven't covered the inlets but I'm really not bothered about anything getting in there as the inside of the plenum looks like this - Any way I'm sure if I wash that out and put it back together it will run fine I will post more pics as I strip the engine down and see what destruction has taken place Keyser

Err sorry but the cable ties are not the same way round - please build another one Looks like its getting there though, keep up the good work mate

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along Congrats on the purchase Have a look at Might be fix there for £0.08 that will save you a few ££££'s

See all these mods we do to our cars, it just burns through the bank balance

Only just caught up with this - good work mate, it's coming along Do keep us updated.

O that's it then I'm in if they do a green one

Was that 320i you sold a diesel then?

But does it look like a dinky toy IRL ????

I'm on the fence about these - I don't dislike them but not sure if I like them enough to want one. Lets see a few modified ones then I'll get off the fence (maybe)

I have deep pockets I can't do a sub 12 Maybe if my pockets were deep an full it would help

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Some nice mods - like those wheels Keep up the good work

Dedication See if it's dark no one knows the car has not been washed, That is my excuse for not having that kind of dedication anyway

Maybe a sticky starter solenoid, looked like battery was flat but when it fired it was fine so I'd say clutch switch as it seemed to start straight away after you lifted and pressed it again. Could be a bad contact in the switch or I think that switch activates a relay that alows the starter motor to "go live" so that is worth checking as well.

I thought I had just missed them or they got spammed but I'm not getting them either.

Very Nice

It appears that a few of you know me rather well - @Beb @LRF4N Also in response to @andybp The problem is not only the " socket for the hairdryer" but also the extra weight of all the other stuff I will be carrying, scissors, clippers, combs, hair slides, straighteners and hair gel!!! I would need some serious power upgrades, so I did a bit of research and even after the man maths there was no way on earth the long suffering Mrs Keyser was going to let me go any further with my ideas Not to be out done I simply applied man logics to the problem and success This is has now been now sitting on the drive since Thursday - Mrs Keyser is once again happy for me to continue my antics (this is expensive already ) But looks whats sitting in my garage now - Had to do another spoiler so I didn't spoil the first spoiler Maximum Effort Keyser

Excellent news, glad you got it sorted