#ZedShed Mary the Orinoco 2.8

[Lee]

She’s so nearly done now. Just a major service left to do and get the alignment done, she’s also booked in next week to have the exhaust modified. Looking much better with the wheels repainted and some new centres. I went for sparkle silver to contrast against the darker paint.

Then back on the car.

Some nice under shots.

front

now scared incase anyone makes her dirty we got the fabric car cover out.

eagle eyed of you might spot the new seating

 

[Mazza]

Love the new seating…. Somewhere to view all the excellent work going on without getting in the way

 

[Stevo7682]

Is it 'Pay per View '

 

[AntStark]

Where were the wheels done @Lee ? Thanks

 

[GazHyde]

Is it 'Pay per View '

Extra for the window seat….

 

[Lee]

Where were the wheels done @Lee ? Thanks

Every wheel in that shot has been refurbed at MyAlloys just down the road from us.

 

[lalinsorinoco]

Every wheel in that shot has been refurbed ag MyAlloys just down the road from us.

Wow!

 

[Lee]

Today was a crazy day, one of them days where cars fight back. The car is very much done, and we gave her a major service of all the fluids front to back, but she just wouldn't run right, idling was fine but if you tried to rev the car she would stutter and stall. Cutting a long story short with lots of brainstorming we removed the throttle body to find it seized solid. Strange how one minute its fine and the next its stuck, anyway we keep spares so she was all sorted in a few hours.

Old Oil filter

Engine bay with everything removed fault finding.

this was the offending faulty unit.

Never a dull moment in the shed.

 

[lalinsorinoco]

You are a marvel , @Lee ! You better insure your hands and the brain! Can’t afford to lose them! What would we do without you!!

 

[lalinsorinoco]

She’s so nearly done now. Just a major service left to do and get the alignment done, she’s also booked in next week to have the exhaust modified. Looking much better with the wheels repainted and some new centres. I went for sparkle silver to contrast against the darker paint.

View attachment 242471
View attachment 242473
Then back on the car.
View attachment 242475
View attachment 242477Some nice under shots.
View attachment 242479
View attachment 242481
front
View attachment 242483
View attachment 242485
now scared incase anyone makes her dirty we got the fabric car cover out.
View attachment 242487View attachment 242489
eagle eyed of you might spot the new seating View attachment 242491

A great spot to admire the work! A beer fridge is needed now to complete the ensemble!

 

[lalinsorinoco]

She’s so nearly done now. Just a major service left to do and get the alignment done, she’s also booked in next week to have the exhaust modified. Looking much better with the wheels repainted and some new centres. I went for sparkle silver to contrast against the darker paint.

View attachment 242471
View attachment 242473
Then back on the car.
View attachment 242475
View attachment 242477Some nice under shots.
View attachment 242479
View attachment 242481
front
View attachment 242483
View attachment 242485
now scared incase anyone makes her dirty we got the fabric car cover out.
View attachment 242487View attachment 242489
eagle eyed of you might spot the new seating View attachment 242491

Sparkle Silver really does the job there!

 

[Lee]

Little update. Been out test driving the Zed, I got the tracking done earlier this week aswell. She drives really nice but I’m not happy with the way 5th gear feels, the gear should centre itself once disengaged but it just stays in place. I did notice the sleeve was a little tight when fitting. I’ll do an extended drive on the way back from the exhaust centre and see if it frees up otherwise the gearbox will be coming back out this weekend.

Sat outside the exhaust centre.

This is what we’re doing, removing the weak point where it’s blowing.

I guess straight piping this section might give a slight noise increase. Looking forward to hearing what it sounds like now.

 

[AntStark]

Needs spacers on the back with those wheels

 

[t-tony]

20mm on the back and 12mm on the front.

Tony.

 

[Stevo7682]

@Lee my 2.8 orinoco has that box removed and stainless Steel section fitted sounds nice pops and rumbles discreetly on overrun and nice 6cyl sound on acceleration.
Stephen

 

[Althulas]

Thoroughly done as always Lee, suggest a exhaust sound vid before and after if time allows.

 

[Bazza]

Stunning car the detailing is bloody awesome as is the work

 

[Lee]

Couple of photos in the dusk light. Exhaust work done but it’s going back for another adjustment, not quite where it should be. Very slight noise increase, sounds so nice.

exhaust fix.

 

[t-tony]

That is one good looking car Lee. A great product from the Shed. Orinoco is a similar colour to my old Oxford Green Z3, in different lights you get different cars.

Tony.

 

[Lee]

Saturday was the final day working on Mary. We changed the fuel filter and power steering lines. Amazed to see the fuel filter was original from factory.

then we removed the old power steering lines.

really looking past it.

new lines going in, really good replacements made by @ZEDonist UK

new cooling loop being attached.

shinny new

Really finishes off the engine bay. No more rusty bits. Also snuck in a Zedshed sticker

Mary was also collected on Saturday.Test drive was a success. Look forward to seeing it at many meets.