So bringing this big project to a nice end we only had a few bits left to do the last couple of days.
First up was cleaning the engine itself, no point cleaning the front section as it’s removed when they fit the new clam.
Shortly after this It was first start, she ran better but still didn’t sound right, after reading fuel trims and poking around I found the maf to be reading incorrectly plus another vacuum leak. First test I did was unplug the maf to confirm and she ran so much better. Sourced a Bremi unit locally and all was well again.
Next I found the Vacuum leak down the rear in the boot well, I only found this because of the racket it was making. The vacuum line that comes from up front had a split. This supply’s the exhaust valve.
We then had an issue with the wheels and coilovers, due to the offset of the original wheels they clashed up front on the shock, luckily I have some winter wheels that are only a 215 wide. This is quite common when fitting coilovers they often sit close to the wheels, best way round this is to fit spacers.
Sporting some Zedshed winter wheels for the time being.
When we touched her down for the first time the front arch to floor was 260mm and the rear 295mm so the back needed to come down at least 20mm. Quickly back up in the air to make the adjustments.
Complimentary photo of the completed front. See how much I’ve had to wind up the shocks.
Then some shots of the rear. We’ve given all the hubs a coat of paint to keep the rust away.
Then a shot looking in while the car is down. You really can see the level of detail here.
Once I got the first drive out the way I had the tracking booked, much nicer have the steering wheel central.
After the tracking was done It was time for the extended drive with Zag2 in the car. Think I made him nervous, I was intentionally pushing the Zed in the wet to see how she responded other then the tail wagging she was totally fine so nothing major to report, only the cheap coilovers rebound too harshly and a stiff throttle cable. We’ll sort these later when she pops back.
Look forward to seeing the next chapter of this zed.
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