My Z worklog (LOTS of pictures and some vids!)

[olderthanme]

Here I will post any progress on my Z with pictures and videos. Here are some photos from before I bought my Z for $2000 on November 15, 2003

right before I bought the car

notice the easter egg under the car (picture taken in september 03)

the engine before purchase

car had no air cleaners on it

towing it home 3/4 mile with a rope and VERY little brakes...had to stand on the pedal to get it to slow down...found it out the hard way.

drove the car for a year like this

a front shot.

[olderthanme]

In August 05 the rebuild started when I blew a roll pin inside the tranny(sorry for the blurry photos

new brakes with tranny out

this is a better pic

there is a blurry photo of the tranny apart in my garage

the underside damage on the passenger side

there is the rear end...blah...

inside the bellhousing...

new 15x8 diamond racing wheels to cover the bigger brakes

another shot

a problem...2 exhaust/intake gaskets were stacked..

towel covering the tranny end, new diff isolater, and underside damage

[olderthanme]

mystery header (don't say msa...it's not!)

the sticker that was on the car when I bought it and 3 months of dust

working on sealing up the tranny

the mock up of the switch panel. Push button start works!

the new air horns

rolling the fenders out...not in

all of the coilover collars from A1 and half of the springs from summit

right after christmas 05

right after the clutch started to die

here is the dash I made for the Pinks guys over at hybridz.org...my dash coming soon

[olderthanme]

took this all out in 7 hours

AHHH!!!

ready for the coilovers. Welded with a Miller Dynasty 200dx.

y'all may have heard about rolling paint on a car...well here goes...

looks fairly good.

the black is pretty tempermental

not wetsanded or anything. Just rolled on

the mixing cups...

a little wavy but not bad.

3 weeks before ZdayZ

[olderthanme]

here is a video of my Z...or at least a link to it...

[xray]

Fun video! I like the cutaway shot to the $20 bills....big dreams, small budgets...sigh--so true!

[olderthanme]

hahaha...thanks!!! that is sort of my logo that my brother rendered for me. That is like $400 in those cutaway shots...

I am building this car to be as fast as possible for a total of 12 grand. I am 9 grand into it now including the car. Maybe I can sell a grand of stuff off...I have those aluminium wheels for sale...

[olderthanme]

mustache bar bushings...

side shot of the right half of the dash...needs some work

the WORST area of rust...not that bad at all...that fender is trash anyway...

before reassembly

the paint...

the old pressure plate...scorched...

the old clutch disc.

coilover reassembled

at least the bling is hidden...

right before reassembly...

[olderthanme]

right after rolling it out of the garage...

it still needs a lot of work at this point.

another view

went and took some "beauty shots"

[Dtsnlvrs]

It was a pleasure meeting you at ZDayZ. Eddie Radatz and I both commented to each other how your car had some serious potential, and were pleased that you chose a Z to tinker with. Keep the shiny side up, and enjoy the ride.

[olderthanme]

he was there?!?!!!! I would like to have met him!!! arg...

Spent too much time tearing it up on the dragon I guess...

[Dtsnlvrs]

he was there?!?!!!! I would like to have met him!!! arg...

Spent too much time tearing it up on the dragon I guess...

Actually, you did meet him, albeit briefly. He was driving a black 240, and his lady was driving the yellow 240 that finished second for stock. BTW any pics of your car on www.killboy.com . I paid 80 bucks to have all of my pics put onto a CD. 12mega pix I think...suitable for poster sized prints.