Today I gave the Z a bit of look over to see what needs doing, what I can do and what I need to get a proper mechanic to do.
Something to lie on, a cup of tea and an inspection lamp - comfort is very important
One of the first jobs is to clean this - it looked quite good when damp but now it's dried out its more green than black!
I'm also going to attempt to clean up the rear window as it's pretty milky.
Fitted the wind deflector that came with the car - on my afternoon drive out this made a real difference.
Under the bonnet - I'm going to see how I get on with the strut brace, I'm not sure if it's making things a bit too stiff, after all it isn't a racing car.
This cone filter might go too, I don't like the home made heat shield and I'm sure a standard box with a decent panel filter would be fine.
Also there is an odd blue hose sprouting from the front of the engine, which has been blocked off with a bolt. I'm not sure if this is anything to do with the original airbox, or whether it should go into the small silver metal pipe just to the left?
Outer sills are starting to bubble, so next Saturday I'll put some wax on them just to get them through until I can replace them. Also the bottoms of the rear wings are starting to go, so a I'll earmark a warm spring weekend to get all that sorted.
Underside has been waxed, it seems pretty solid and it also hasn't been slathered on an inch thick, so hopefully it's protecting the floor rather than hiding anything nasty.
There are various other minor things, the seatbelt guides have been previously repaired as seems typical, the radio reception is poor, the heater controls don't light up at night, etc.
But I had a great drive out to the north coast of Cornwall today, its great fun with the hood down and even Mrs Backseateducation likes it. I'm well pleased - bring on the spanners!
Something to lie on, a cup of tea and an inspection lamp - comfort is very important
One of the first jobs is to clean this - it looked quite good when damp but now it's dried out its more green than black!
I'm also going to attempt to clean up the rear window as it's pretty milky.
Fitted the wind deflector that came with the car - on my afternoon drive out this made a real difference.
Under the bonnet - I'm going to see how I get on with the strut brace, I'm not sure if it's making things a bit too stiff, after all it isn't a racing car.
This cone filter might go too, I don't like the home made heat shield and I'm sure a standard box with a decent panel filter would be fine.
Also there is an odd blue hose sprouting from the front of the engine, which has been blocked off with a bolt. I'm not sure if this is anything to do with the original airbox, or whether it should go into the small silver metal pipe just to the left?
Outer sills are starting to bubble, so next Saturday I'll put some wax on them just to get them through until I can replace them. Also the bottoms of the rear wings are starting to go, so a I'll earmark a warm spring weekend to get all that sorted.
Underside has been waxed, it seems pretty solid and it also hasn't been slathered on an inch thick, so hopefully it's protecting the floor rather than hiding anything nasty.
There are various other minor things, the seatbelt guides have been previously repaired as seems typical, the radio reception is poor, the heater controls don't light up at night, etc.
But I had a great drive out to the north coast of Cornwall today, its great fun with the hood down and even Mrs Backseateducation likes it. I'm well pleased - bring on the spanners!
