Took a little trip down to the Zed Shed yesterday morning. Left dark & early to take the scenic route down as the roads were dry and Quiet (kinda Quiet). Had a glance of the sunrise as I passed through Cowfold, then dipped the rear view mirror & Enjoyed the not so straight A272 & A285 next thing I knew I was in the new forest
So a quick fuel stop & I was parked outside the zed shed only an hour early
Luckily Chris was already up & driving in that mean green machine of his. So once he got back the kettle was on. I was given a quick tour & a coffee, then in a blink of an eye my zed was in the shed & in the air, thought I was losing my wheels for a minute
So after a bit of a petrol head chat the car had cooled enough for us to climb under & get to work. After filling a few takeaway trays with nuts, bolts & washers we had a fair few parts off the car, exhaust Y-pipe, prop shaft, starter motor, CPS, Lambda sensors, a couple of braces & a not so light gearbox.
After a couple of Coffees we had the top inspection plate of the gearbox off, cleaned & resealed. Then the clutch out, followed by a rather knackered Dual mass fly that I could turn about 20degrees each way with one hand So on went a replacement Single mass flywheel ( after a trip out to replenish the locktight stocks) followed by an exedy 6puc clutch kit, & new TB then back on with the box. This was when it got interesting. Bob turned up, so theres me & Chris bench pressing a gearbox whilst having a chat with Bob about doughnuts & breaking gingers or something beats going to the gym or the pub so after a bit of wriggling the box was back in, then we played the game, where did this bolt go??? Chris won!! He knows these zeds upside down!!!
Once all the parts were back on I fired her up with no fear , whoosh went the Vortech, popped her in 2nd & released the clutch, wehey it worked & YES YOU CAN CHANGE A CLUTCH ON AXLE STANDS Unfortunately I managed to lock the camera in the boot when disconnecting the battery so no pictures my end But I`m sure Chris managed to take a few thoughout the day.
Next on the Agenda was a shower & a roast dinner which I was truly not expecting, but went down a treat. Followed by dessert & what I though was an exciting F1 race @ Monza.
So The Zed Shed, it`s taken me a while to get down there, but certainly better late than never. Better late as everything is GREEN Chris & his family are great, fun, relaxed, great hosts & PETROL HEADS & I can`t thank them enough the help & hospitality they provided me. Not to mention a great laugh