#ZedShed Gina’s Jersey special 3.0
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Z3 Bearing Removal
I have helped do this on my trailing arms….. but only as ballast to hold the arm down.
Glad to see a happy ending after all thatZ3 Bearing Removal
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I have helped do this on my trailing arms….. but only as ballast to hold the arm down.
Ahhh...
I've very much missed pulling up a seat for an underside refurb thread at the shed whilst zooming in lustfuly at the underside of low mile z3s with minimal rust.
I've very much missed pulling up a seat for an underside refurb thread at the shed whilst zooming in lustfuly at the underside of low mile z3s with minimal rust.
To be expected all considered and living to tell the tale.Mine was at the very other end of that spectrum
Little update. Parts have arrived!!
Cool photo from the powder coaters, this was taken after everything was Zinc coated
Then today the parts arrived. Two huge boxes!!
obviously checking everything has arrived
ready for reassembly tomorrow.
Cool photo from the powder coaters, this was taken after everything was Zinc coated
Then today the parts arrived. Two huge boxes!!
obviously checking everything has arrived
ready for reassembly tomorrow.
Really good day today in the shed. Was a very cold one!
First up we started assembling the rear end so that begun with installing the beam bushes.
love freshly powder coated metal work.
next up we got the new diff bush in. Can see and old whiteness mark so someone has replaced this before. On a 50k mile car very surprised to see this. We’ve never seen this before on 100+ zeds we’ve built.
can confirm she has an LSD fitted
next up was the tough job. People actually arguing who’s doing this because it’s a way of keeping warm
Now sporting two new SKF bearings. Only quality here
At this stage it’s only a few more hours for the full assembly.
all the shininess.
all new handbrake assembly’s.
some bits waiting to be fitted.
So to finish the day we fitted the front subframe with new engine mounts. All ready for all the new Meyle HD’s finest.
really satisfying at this point in the build. Next weekend is a double shed day. Should get so much more done
First up we started assembling the rear end so that begun with installing the beam bushes.
love freshly powder coated metal work.
next up we got the new diff bush in. Can see and old whiteness mark so someone has replaced this before. On a 50k mile car very surprised to see this. We’ve never seen this before on 100+ zeds we’ve built.
can confirm she has an LSD fitted
next up was the tough job. People actually arguing who’s doing this because it’s a way of keeping warm
Now sporting two new SKF bearings. Only quality here
At this stage it’s only a few more hours for the full assembly.
all the shininess.
all new handbrake assembly’s.
some bits waiting to be fitted.
So to finish the day we fitted the front subframe with new engine mounts. All ready for all the new Meyle HD’s finest.
really satisfying at this point in the build. Next weekend is a double shed day. Should get so much more done
@paranorz Picture 10 illustrates what I believe is your issue. Middle, below trailing arm.
The rear beam subframe should sit above the chassis plates but due to bad bushings, it has sunk around 1 inch or more.
This is why your car is dragging its bum over speed bumps, not because it's on 18s or primarily because it's lowered.
All Zed Shed build threads are almost a diffinitive guide to sproosing up your z.
Scooblitz
Not sure i have the talent for dropping out the whole rear subframe, might have to look into how much all that will cost done by a pro.
PM @Lee - if you are Southern England, why go anywhere else?
You don't need to get everything powdercoated and replaced to make a big difference to your car. The subframe bushings are only £25 quid for a pair. The rest is labour.
Reading and watching with interest, great job
I've been putting off doing a rear end dismantle and rebuild for the last 2 years on my own Z,
I start mine in the next days and hope it turns out even half as good as you guys at the Zed shed.
10/10 Guys well done
I've been putting off doing a rear end dismantle and rebuild for the last 2 years on my own Z,
I start mine in the next days and hope it turns out even half as good as you guys at the Zed shed.
10/10 Guys well done
Been a mega busy few days in the shed. I spent Friday building the front end while everyone else was working
Was a tough start, it was -5 and the water container for tea froze so had to thaw that out.
I started off building the track rods and tie rods. This part of the build is the most fun. Assembling all the shiny new bits.
I then moved into the shocks, built both sides up.
springs look so nice freshly coated
assembled the safe way, hardest of the Z3 springs to assemble. They nearly double in length
Assembling bits now. Front knuckles look smart
then fitted along with wishbones.
Annoying the spring compressor leaves marks on the main shaft of the shocks not much we can do as it’s the way they sit.
after this I fitted the new dust shields and hubs.
really satisfying. Next up I assembled the roll bar.
completing the front hardware I also fitted the brakes.
Love the brembo painted discs.
Nice big 300mm discs on the 3.0L cars.
Looks impressive from below
Saturday started with the finishing the last few bits on the rear subframe assembly, rear brakes and setting up the handbrake
Once these bits were on it was then move the subframe into position.
didn’t take long till it was up fitted and torqued
as if by magic…
Low down pic, lots of visitors today so many hands made light work.
we then did some other side jobs. We sourced some door cards as the handles had broke.
we also noticed the vicious fan was permanently on when moving the car cold. Strange as the coupling we removed didn’t look old.
also along with new engine mounts we changed the gearbox mounts to make sure everything was tight. Quite a difference in height between the two (old n new), amazing really.
adding some of the smaller items and reconnecting the brakes. Really good upgrade is braided lines all round.
another post to follow.
Was a tough start, it was -5 and the water container for tea froze so had to thaw that out.
I started off building the track rods and tie rods. This part of the build is the most fun. Assembling all the shiny new bits.
I then moved into the shocks, built both sides up.
springs look so nice freshly coated
assembled the safe way, hardest of the Z3 springs to assemble. They nearly double in length
Assembling bits now. Front knuckles look smart
then fitted along with wishbones.
Annoying the spring compressor leaves marks on the main shaft of the shocks not much we can do as it’s the way they sit.
after this I fitted the new dust shields and hubs.
really satisfying. Next up I assembled the roll bar.
completing the front hardware I also fitted the brakes.
Love the brembo painted discs.
Nice big 300mm discs on the 3.0L cars.
Looks impressive from below
Saturday started with the finishing the last few bits on the rear subframe assembly, rear brakes and setting up the handbrake
Once these bits were on it was then move the subframe into position.
didn’t take long till it was up fitted and torqued
as if by magic…
Low down pic, lots of visitors today so many hands made light work.
we then did some other side jobs. We sourced some door cards as the handles had broke.
we also noticed the vicious fan was permanently on when moving the car cold. Strange as the coupling we removed didn’t look old.
also along with new engine mounts we changed the gearbox mounts to make sure everything was tight. Quite a difference in height between the two (old n new), amazing really.
adding some of the smaller items and reconnecting the brakes. Really good upgrade is braided lines all round.
another post to follow.
Shortly after the front n rear subframes we moved onto the propshaft, shields and exhaust.
Rear
Just a couple of small paint touch ups to do.
Front
front assembly
Exhaust bolts future proofed.
once we finished the underside we then started on the jobs on the inside. Gina reported bad seat rocking so we moved the seats ready for the bush kit to arrive.
team cracking on, they do love an excuse to clean
all clean n tidy now.
mega effort by everyone today, so much work done by so many people. She’s very nearly done. Seat bushes, central locking, stereo and some badges to arrive and she’s done.
Rear
Just a couple of small paint touch ups to do.
Front
front assembly
Exhaust bolts future proofed.
once we finished the underside we then started on the jobs on the inside. Gina reported bad seat rocking so we moved the seats ready for the bush kit to arrive.
team cracking on, they do love an excuse to clean
all clean n tidy now.
mega effort by everyone today, so much work done by so many people. She’s very nearly done. Seat bushes, central locking, stereo and some badges to arrive and she’s done.
Epic mate, just epic. That's got to be better than new 
Now I’m back from work I can finish off some little jobs and help get stuck in with everyone again. Today I spent some time on Gina’s 3.0. The test drive went well, she now drives perfectly, very responsive 3.0 aswell.
First job was to get the wheel alignment sorted. Now all the wheels point in the right direction.
I did have some battery issues, took it into a local garage which tested it, there must be a dead cell inside. It does look a little past its best
no problem though, a new Yuasa battery with a 3 year warranty did the job nicely.
During the test drive I went through the normal testing everything. Found the car had no hot air and noticed after a good half hour drive the engine couldn’t maintain temp. So I’ll we’ll need to replace the thermostat.
I also had a play with the stereo but they sound pants without using the cars in built amp.
now just waiting on a boot badge and boot mech. Central locking now all working, boot lock was causing the main fuse to blow. Seats now nice & stable too.
First job was to get the wheel alignment sorted. Now all the wheels point in the right direction.
I did have some battery issues, took it into a local garage which tested it, there must be a dead cell inside. It does look a little past its best
no problem though, a new Yuasa battery with a 3 year warranty did the job nicely.
During the test drive I went through the normal testing everything. Found the car had no hot air and noticed after a good half hour drive the engine couldn’t maintain temp. So I’ll we’ll need to replace the thermostat.
I also had a play with the stereo but they sound pants without using the cars in built amp.
now just waiting on a boot badge and boot mech. Central locking now all working, boot lock was causing the main fuse to blow. Seats now nice & stable too.
So today we finished the last jobs on Gina’s car. We started off doing the thermostat.
thermostat removed
compared to the new one. Can see it’s been replaced before, the old one had no branding.
In and now left to warm up.
yay we now have a normal running temp and plenty of hot air coming through the vents. Holding steady at idle.
we also addressed the central locking issue with the boot lock. Replacement solenoid compliments of Spurs got the central locking all working again.
we also had a look at the OE wind deflector Gina asked if we could look at it. Unfortunatly it’s missing all its rear tabs and front hooks. Luckily we had a spare clear wind deflector. Free one as it was a damaged one in our stock.
and lastly the final touches being the boot badge. We let quality control fit the badge.
I think the only jobs left for Gina when it comes out of storage is to sort a new head unit. This one seems to only like disco colour mode and nothing else. She’s now ready for many more years to come.
thermostat removed
compared to the new one. Can see it’s been replaced before, the old one had no branding.
In and now left to warm up.
yay we now have a normal running temp and plenty of hot air coming through the vents. Holding steady at idle.
we also addressed the central locking issue with the boot lock. Replacement solenoid compliments of Spurs got the central locking all working again.
we also had a look at the OE wind deflector Gina asked if we could look at it. Unfortunatly it’s missing all its rear tabs and front hooks. Luckily we had a spare clear wind deflector. Free one as it was a damaged one in our stock.
and lastly the final touches being the boot badge. We let quality control fit the badge.
I think the only jobs left for Gina when it comes out of storage is to sort a new head unit. This one seems to only like disco colour mode and nothing else. She’s now ready for many more years to come.