Frank gave me this idea in another post. A thread dedicated to the before and after shots of our cars. The road to show what we have done since we bought the cars. For some it will be a grave to greatness thread, for others, it will be far less noticeable, but we will all love to see the rejuvenation of our beloved Z cars.

Engine before:

Engine 4-20-2012:

Car before:

Car 4-20-2012:

with BRE centercaps!

It has been a wonderful journey, and as time goes on it will continue to improve.

Z's are like cheese, they get better (and more holey, with age)

Here's my early 260Z. It was stripped to bare metal and I painted it Daytona Blue. It's a turbocharged L28, intercooled, 4 wheel disc brakes, 17x7 wheels, 5 speed, LSD rear, etc.

Chuck

Chuck, that is just outstanding.

Thanks! I wish I had some interior and engine shots handy. Maybe I'll post some tonight. BTW, the red Z in the background is a '74 Fairlady Z. I wish I still had it. A guy flew up from Texas and drove it home.

Chuck

Great looking Z. Love the color and it's a 260.

I found some interior shots of my blue 260Z turbo. The car currently has Miata seats that are black with blue leather inserts.

Chuck

And a couple engine shots...

Chuck

Here are some before and after pics of my 1972 240Z turbo.

Chuck

[ATTACH=CONFIG]53733[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]53732[/ATTACH]Here is my latest customer build. What a beautiful car this turned out to be.

That # 22 was at Summit Point on May 18........it is a true piece of art and a beast, just dam sexy

cbuczesk i remember seeing both of your cars a few years back at the carlisle show. I bought a nice set of wheel chocks from the parts tent next to where your 260 was parked. Ihave pics of them in my gallery.

1977 280z

Before (Oct / Nov 2011):

After (May 2012):

Excellent thread. Lots of great transformations.

Before

After

Taken yesterday in Oslo at "The National Motorday". We actually have one :classic: