Good work pal .... well done.

its good that youve been doing stuff to the zs,must say its looking great mick well done

I must admit I have needed a kick up the arse as I was not going to bother due to this year being such a **** one. But it has been a nice distraction albeit a tough one what with the weather being so bloody hot!

Wow you have been busy. Looks awesome mate, well done!:)

It's coming together nicsely Mic.k top wor.k glad to see this one close to being back on the road where it belongs.

Cheers mate, hopefully be MOT'd end of this month and ready for August. That was the aim as have a week off with the missus and we are away for our 28th anniversary. So would be ideal to terrorise Dorset and Devon with the zed :D

Handbrake issues today, tried to adjust the handbrake only to find the nearside cable a tad bit tight. We'll see come next Saturday when it has its MOT, borderline if it passes methinks, might be a job for the garage as has enough being under it in this weather! Ramp access will be easier. Headlight bulb changed and that is about it.

Every thing crossed, bet you have lost another stone!!!!

Looking great - Very fresh

Nearly done for now. MOT'd with no advisories but could do with a new nearside handbrake cable as it is not 100%, just scraped through the test.

Tax ordered and will run from tomorrow so guess I can drive it if I wanted to.

New number plates arrived, very nice too! :D

Just need to put the rear centre console back in and give the door shuts, boot shut and petrol flap a good clean. Also need to jetwash the bloody spiders out of the mirrors! :blink:

Hopefully get some miles on it this weekend to settle the suspension and see how it sits and wheel/tyre clearance.

Really looking ahead and wanting to do something with the wheel arches, some cutting and making new ones a la BTCC possibly............

Need to do some other jobs first (missus has a list!) and look back to replacing some more bushes with poly versions and perhaps some Civic parts ;)

I hope that after some 8 months of it being off the road I am not expecting too much as been driving my CDTi Vectra every day and that is a nice drive. Probably find the vis motors playing up!

Are your rear calipers working ok Mick ?, they cause more handbrake issues than the cables.

Calipers are fine as tested them. With the console removed you can see what the cables are doing and the nearside is not as free as the offside, plus with the caliper end disconnected you can easily pull the offside cable in/out and not so on the offending side. Plus operating the cable linkage at the caliper end they both actuate with ease and hold the disc.

Probably a cheap part but with the need to remove the underside shields and exposing tunnel grommits it'll be a pita no doubt.

Yes, most likely will be a pita

Yep. I'll look at this another time, had enough working under it lately, just won't park on steep hills!

Keep a house brick in the boot for a chock.:smile1:

I have some wooden ones I use for trackdays as the handbrake doesn't get used during the day.

Which reminds me, I was hoping to fit in one or two before the year is out then found out I only had 1/2 day holiday left, apparently I used my quota of bereavement days then had to take holiday! Them feckers at ACAS think 3 days is sufficient for losing a parent!

You'll need to change your avatar pic to one with your new rimms Mick. Looks a bit strange, im use to seeing your zed with the darker 5 spokes.

On my list to do once it is road legal and a photo opportunity beckons! :yes:

That's not good, my employer, who are as tight as wheel nut fitted by kwik fit asked if 2 weeks was enough, no mention of using holiday, when my mum died.

I get 2 days paid... but i can take more unpaid..... although that might change to be less US focused soon.

But glad to hear that the car is coming along nicely, you'll be glad to get in it again and go for a drive!

Wow.... That is shocking chaps.

The Air Force give you at least 2 weeks, and more if you require it, for a parent.

I'm looking to maybe give it a run tomorrow to work, a Friday treat :D But before then I will double check the gov website to make sure I can drive it as waiting for the tax disc to arrive as it has been sorned since November. Not sure if the same applies if sorned when re-taxing a car and driving it without displaying a disc? It will feel weird as I have only driven the Vectra ever since!

Not only did I take the day off he was actually dying, but the next day and another the same week, plus one for the funeral arrangements, the funeral itself and the day after as felt like ****. 3 days is all they allow...................who can assess the time you need and how it hits you? No two people deal with it in the same way. I still have bad days even now and no doubt will forever and a day......... :sad:

I think you can be fined for failure to display a valid tax disc...

As for time off... I was allowed 2 days off after he went and one day for the funeral... I had to take the day after the funeral off sick...

Sadly, it's the way things are outside the military, I used sick leave for my parents, and no longer work for British Airways, terrible employer.

My son was daignosed with Meningitis when he was 4 weeks old and my work (Audi) gave me 2 weeks at full pay and told me if i needed any more just to ask. Exact words i was told by the company director was (family always comes first).

My thoughts exactly, I've walked out of work before now stating the above much to the annoyance of my line manager. I told him in no uncertain terms what to do with views, he never spoke about it again, found out he had a family matter soon after and changed his views on the subject! These days employers have to be savvy concerning employee rights and most will go by the book and just give the minimum. I cannot complain too much as they paid me but what price do you put on such trauma? Rights for newborns just don't stack up when compared to losing a loved one.

I got five days with the council and an extra day as I was organising the funeral.just decided **** em and took two weeks off on the sick.doctor was more than happy to.sign me off as my head was a mess.

I think I should have done something similar as I was struggling to do anything in this time.

I did some trawling as I remember reading something a while back and found this:

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/car-tax-rules


and the attached.

So looks like I am legally entitled to drive the car as I have bought the tax prior to the month due to start (and have not driven it before hand) and prior to the SORN expiring. Unless you search for such information it is not obvious or made clear.

It used to be 5 days grace if you applied on line, I would print a copy of the screen and carry it until the disc arrives.

Fitted my new number plates then took it for a shake-down. All seems well, feels strange as not driven it for 8 months! Then on my return noticed the offside rear brake disc was hot and my new paint burning! Looks like I need to back off the handbrake a tad. So a job for Saturday, so no Friday treat for me to work and back :sad:

Hmm we are up to 5days here but possibly as with other places it depends on you manager and collegues, here I know they would work out what needs covered and sort it so time off could be taken as required. Unlikely to be same in all other boxes mind you.

Good to hear the ZS is almost fully rolling again. As talking says, there is a 5 day grace period at least anything after that a it can be "failure to display valid tax disc". Now it could be more as I think it may have been a week as I had to temporarily park up the new ZS as the wait for plate changes eyc meant tax had fan out and didn't have fresh one to display.

Hmm we are up to 5days here but possibly as with other places it depends on you manager and collegues, here I know they would work out what needs covered and sort it so time off could be taken as required. Unlikely to be same in all other boxes mind you.

Good to hear the ZS is almost fully rolling again. As talking says, there is a 5 day grace period at least anything after that a it can be "failure to display valid tax disc". Now it could be more as I think it may have been a week as I had to temporarily park up the new ZS as the wait for plate changes eyc meant tax had fan out and didn't have fresh one to display.

Think this link has the info you need mickhttp://m.askthe.police.uk/content/Q3...lementid=26671

Quite a Saturday morning here, had to go and get a couple of tyres for the front of the Vectra as they were shot. When I got back I couldn't park as the road was swarming with contractors removing the old lamp posts and digging trenches for the electrics as they have all been moved by a metre. Well happy as we had a post right on the edge of the driveway and was a right pita, now it is a metre away. However wasn't happy as they parked a fecking truck across my drive, blocked that and most of the road! Later the truck moved, good! Got the zed out of the corner and infront of the garage and got the handbrake issue addressed. Whilst indoors they dug a trench infront of the drive and now I only have access for one car, instead of the usual three! So a bunfight will be on the cards later when everyone comes home!

Anyway I digress big time :laugh:

Tax turned up today so no need to panic driving it whilst waiting! Zed is sitting on the drive waiting for an opportune moment to go and play :evil:

Needs another clean as dusty from the digger, cutting and kanga action this morning! Must get some photos too.

Great to hear its on the move again..........May see it at a few meets soon........A good blast to clear away the cobwebs..

I've now used the zed for the second day to work this week. Last night on the commute home I think I have woken the ecu up as it drove differently last night :D Not only did it surprise me but also the BMW that was trying to get past me and gave up! I did too when I glanced at the speedo! :oops:

Anyway the zed feels a lot tighter on the road then I remember, maybe all in the mind, but may also be the polybushed ARB and new LCAs on the back. The new tyres feel really grippy too, it was quite damp this morning.

Might take a slight detour tonight and do the Hindhead tunnel :w00t:

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I want to see these arches and clearance!
See if I can lower mine or not.

I had a mad thought last night that I should just start cutting the metal away and hiding it with the body kit haha!