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Why .... do you know one????? :lol: She will be off the track until late spring next year and that's only if everything goes back together OK!

Right where was I, Ahh yes ally welding - did I tell you I'd been practicing? So welded the sides on all finished and I put that fabrication exactly where it needed to go - Yes the scarp bin! Now I may have low standards and fail to maintain them but it was just not good enough, it is to heavy, slightly out of square and just well crap really. So another sheet of ally another sharpie bu the same ruler (please note with flanges this time ) more bending end panels left open this time test fit Battery Battery strap how much lighter is this one first one second attempt that's over 100g I should work in F1 that must be worth 0.0000000000000000000000001 of a millisecond per lap Anyway now that I'm happy with my creation I powder coated it Please note the 2 battery strap bolts, they come from a 350z Plenum and therefore totally justify me posting a build thread on this forum More soon. Keyser and the Zed Shed Crew Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Next up, remember the battery box from post #2? well thatn as you will have noticed sits very close to the zorst and also sits exactly where I plan to put a turbo (the more power bit) so it needs to move, but where? This is not some road car that you just stick the battery in the boot. I looked at all the possibilities I could see and considered mounting it in a side pod, in-front of the passenger foot rest even moving it back alongside the rear diff but nothing struck me as a "good" option. Then in a rare moment of clarity it came to me - yes the crumple zone at the front well its a big empty box and if they can mount the 3 pedal box master cylinders in the lower left (as you look at it) I can mount the battery in the lower right So I gritted my teeth and cut a hole - Excellent, plenty of space but a few problems - I cant really mount it on the floor in case I go over any curbs (not much ground clearance) the back is problematic as the brake and clutch lines are there and it's a thin ally sheet so not really a good solution - Hmmmmmmm - I know lets overengineer our way out of this A sheet of ally a ruler and a sharpie out with the hole punch to reduce weight then a fun time bending things quick test fit looking good few more holes and onto end panels Now this is probably a really bad time to realise that you have only ever welded ally about 3 times in your life and are not very good at it So practice Yer that's not really going to cut it is it? So I had a word with my neighbor who as well as being a bike enthusiast happens to have been a welder in a previous job, he popped round a couple of evenings and showed me how to set the welder up properly and gave me some quick lessons - getting better After a week of practice each evening it finally clicked I can weld ally whoop whoop . To be continued .........................................

Cheers GM So onto the first problem, The engine sits in a cradle - The cradle has a problem I'm sure they didn't design it like that - could be wrong though 2 spot welds to line it up weld the inside face (no space restraints) Channel and weld the outside face sand smooth and repair complete Of course I have removed all the protection so it will now rust but it just so happens I have some powder coat left over from a previous project, bet you can guess what colour it is (especially Mr G) so that's the first unexpected thing sorted I will apologise now for the pics - they won't get any better and anyone who has read my previous threads will know I am not known for my photographic abilities and I only have my phone now as the last camera (donated by Dave) gave up the ghost. Keyser and the Zed Shed Crew Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Looks good mate My daughter wants one of theses as her next car

So the first thing was to discover what the strange noise was, it presented itself as a loud rattle in 3rd gear, only 3rd mind you so my guess was a damaged or sheered tooth on the 3rd gear cog but this did not seem likely as when teeth start sheering it usually gets worse quickly and the bits that come off tend to do more damage especially in a bike engine where the GB and crank all sit in the same housing anyway we rolled her in and got to work, Note the position of the red battery box that I made last year to take the new bigger battery - that comes back to bite me shortly! Engine out and on the bench Awesome not that bad to get out when all the panels are removed Moving swiftly on we stripped the engine to look for the problem - sure enough 3rd gear has lost a tooth on the plus side it broke cleanly landed in the sump and stayed there, so no other damage This is where my first dilemma set in, I picked up a new cog from eBay from some bike shop selling "old new parts" basically clearing the shelves off they sold anything that was new but had, for whatever reason not been used. It was cheap enough but if I go to all the trouble of fitting it and putting the engine back in I am going to spend a few hundred £££'s in oil and gaskets alone to get the car running for 1 maybe 2 track days then take it all apart again - Hmmmmmmmm, after much pondering and a few days of typical British weather I decided to leave the engine out and start the refurb ahead of schedule. I also found the first unexpected problem More shortly ........................ Keyser and the Zed Shed Crew Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Hi All Well it's been a while and the last 2 plus years have been a bit of a disaster to be honest but I think we (The Keyser clan) can see a light at the end of the tunnel, so assuming it is not another train coming things may be on the up at last. With that in mind and the fact that I haven't had a build thread up for ages I thought I would start another one to give you something to read in the evenings as the long nights start to draw in or if nothing else it may help some of you fall asleep So the plan, This is not going to be a quick build and I would like to use the car in the nice weather both for testing and the fun of it so the refurb is going to be in 4 phases over 2 winters - could be a long thread The aim of the game is to increase power, improve everything - the Radical is No 68 of the production line and was built originally in 2003 with I believe a 2002 engine so she has been around a while and things have worn, been added/removed and fixed so I want to get her all tip top again. - I also want to make her look good again the gel coating is fading and the fiber glass has signs of stress and wear along with a few battle scars. Of course as always allow for some scope creep as if I find things no doubt I will add them to the list as I go. Like all good car restorations/modifications the plan has already bumped into a few problems in the opening stages, more on that as we go, I started the refurb about 6 weeks ago, way ahead of the intended start date but circumstances and a strange noise from the gearbox on the last 2 track days forced me into some exploratory work and it sort of snowballed from there. So pull up a chair grab a glass and enjoy (or not) the over engineered (according to some observers) tinkering of a petrol head in his garage. As soon as the pics upload part1 will be posted...................... Keyser and the Zed Shed Crew

It is an SR3 No 68 off the production line Hayabusa Gen1 stroked to 1500cc 275HP (when new) through a Quaife diff top speed 155mph (according to the spec sheet) Corners like it on rails mate : Here ya go

My old 350z was track ready (no roll cage) and still street legal, they are quick but they are heavy so the cornering is different to something like the lotus or VX220, still incredible fun and very quick but you do get through tyres. brakes and fuel very quickly! I decided to switch to the 2 car option 1 for road and one for track, Of course you usually have to add in a trailer and towing vehicle to the budget if you don't have something already (luckily I had a pickup and now a van) but if the budget allows it is they way to go. I have been out in Jetpilots SC VX220 on track as well as a few fully sorted lotus's and they are very impressive, I was lucky enough to stumble across a Radical at the right money so I snapped that up but if that had not come up I would be looking at the VX220 just because it is cheaper than the Lotus. If you want to race though you need to pick a class or championship and follow that approach. Gotta get some pics in I wish you all the best with it

Points me back at clutch if it is shaking really bad then the cps maybe getting a bad signal.

wow, spreadsheets, phone apps and multiple fill up combined total averages !!!! I must be missing something - I use that row of lights in the car - when it only has 2 lights I fill up when it has more than 2 lights I just carry on

yer but its still a BMW

Could it be that the DMF is dead then? maybe the springs have gone in it, thrust bearing (spigot bearing) would now be worn as well or maybe the clutch plate itself has shattered, I'd be inside that gearbox to have a look if those symptoms were on my car, Possibly the prop shaft UJ as mentioned above but a, that's easy to look at and b. the prop shaft would be on the floor if it had become that much worse. if it is axle tramp then as above you need to look at the diff bushings and the rear gearbox bush. Good luck

So far so good - does not restrict as much as a ramp style lift and the wheels are free hanging so suspension work is no problem, sills are an issue we simply lift the car with the ramp and lower it onto 4 high axle stands to do that, so not as good as a 2 post in that sense but then I don't have the posts, I took a long time deciding but the two main things that lead me this way were 1. getting a car on - my Zed (and a lot that visit) would need jacking up before a 2 post arms would go under, this one is 0 access so even the Radical is a straight lift. 2. The posts - if I want to spray a whole car the posts would be in the way the advantage of having a clear space when the ramps are down is more important to me. Hope it helps - but it is horses for courses etc

Wow. That is some set up Chris! Literally another bungalow in the garden just for cars So, is that Epoxy on your floor? I remember you said you used it on Zed shed 1 after getting some cheap from some geezer. That's a large floor area, did you get a cheap deal somewhere? any recommendations etc? Hi Sam - been a while It is just standard "garage floor" / industrial area floor paint in Zed Shed II as the cost of epoxy for something that size was just too much at the time, it's not as good as the epoxy that Zed Shed 1 has - which is still holding up well but it was nearly a quarter of the price so I can paint it 3 more times It is doing OK at the moment though oil spills etc just wipe clean see how it is after a couple of years. My anonymous builder did say he had built smaller bungalows

*cough cough* Oppseee See - http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/98257-the-show-us-your-garage-thread/page__st__120#entry1673377

I was reading through this thread as I haven't seen it for a while, some very nice garages and a lot of effort gone into making them as well! I realise there are none of the Zed Shed II though so I thought I should post a couple up Before After Outside Inside Tools all neat on the wall Machine shop (Thats what I call it ) Store Paint and Powder Coat Room don't forget the ramps Still need more space though as said above, it seems that it don't matter how much space you have you seem to fill it

Maybe I should have zoomed in on the sign and also pointed out that is not my "caravan" home (its my car trailer) the building to the right is my home

Got home on Thursday night to find this in my drive - I mean it's my house - can I please just go home? I think it was all down to Papa Smurf he is a bit sneaky

What you driving 350 or 370 mate?

1. buster 350z Ferndown/Bournemouth 2. W8BGS 370z Parkstone/Poole 3. Zeezeebaba 350z Basingstoke 4. Humpy 370z Winchester 5. SherlockH 350z Lee-on-Solent/Chichester 6. Andy James 350z Christchurch/Bournemouth 7. Olly - West Sussex / Worthing 8. Tomb - Christchurch 9, Keyser - 370z Ferndown/Bournemouth

O yes I got the call Friday night, very happy great to know everything seems to work as designed / fabricated - see how the dyno run goes now Ian sounded chuffed on the phone as well he should and fair play for sticking with it even when I was starting to lose all hope And we all got hernias lifting it out Ahh yes I remember that day half a dozen of us trying to lift that V8 out of Busters garage and onto the pickup OMG! In fact it reminds me of a something that happened quite a few years ago, during the war ................. but I will tell you that another time

During the war ..........................