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comment_281119

Yup!:)

Big ole' Grin on my face today!!:)

My next two weekends are booked with travel for my other hobby and then I have a few projects lined up for the Z

Gonna drop the tank, boil it, POR it and replace all associated fuel lines and filters!

Then I'm gonna replace all the bushings. While I'm done there, I am gonna have all the control arms and stuff bead-blasted and powder-coated!

After all that I am finally gonna take my L28 turbo motor that is sitting on a pallet to the engine shop for tear-down, hot tank, paint and re-build!

Still gotta find a 5 speed to mate to the turbo motor!!

My interior is largely finished, so after going through the bushings and tank and getting the turbo swap ready, I am finally getting closer to the bodywork and paint!!!!!

Astrohog

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"I am finally getting closer to the bodywork and paint!!!!!"

Looks real clean in the photos. Sounds like a fun summer season ahead for you ;) The first thing on my "to do" list so far is my front brakes and while it's apart, I'm going to repack the wheel bearings as well. Then later I want to install my new Nissan water pump and fan clutch that I have brand new sitting in the box. I got them because the orig. 32 yr. old water pump is starting to make a little noise but is still currently working ok but I don't want to wait too long on that and the fan clutch is the original too so I figure might as well do that as well for piece of mind. The fun never ends LOL

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comment_281132

Thanks for the compliments!... Mine does LOOK okay...from 10 feet or more!

It is fine to drive around for now, but I try to keep her dry as there is some beginnings of rust, and that is why I am looking forward to the bodywork and paint! Don't want to see her disenegrate to nothing!!!!

I got them because the orig. 32 yr. old water pump is starting to make a little noise but is still currently working ok but I don't want to wait too long on that and the fan clutch is the original too so I figure might as well do that as well for piece of mind. The fun never ends

HAHA, I did my brakes and the water pump last August!!! I did mine out of complete necessity though, not a planned preventative maintenance thing!

Regards,

Jeff

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HAHA, I did my brakes and the water pump last August!!! I did mine out of complete necessity though, not a planned preventative maintenance thing!

Regards,

Jeff

Well Now it's my turn this year I guess LOL I'm a little nervous on the Water pump. I'm hoping like hell none of the bolts go snap during removal :paranoid: I plan to soak them good first and crank on them very slowly and carefully.

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