Thought I would start a thread in lieu of finally getting my 71 running this weekend!!!!

The car had been in a 5 year hiatus before I bought it, and due to other projects has sat for another 2 years while in my possession.

But on this memorial day weekend I was determined to get as much done as possible with the single goal of getting it going.

The car came with a l28 head l24 combo:sick:, which also happened to be missing a valve guide. The engine was swapped out for an l24 block early e88 head courtesy of CL.

I installed the engine a while back, had the SU's rebuilt, and toyed with ideas of elec ignition.

Yesterday, with everything hooked up, stock points distributor installed it started right up and rev'd great! Never mind the clould of smoke!

Today we installed the E12-80 distributor and did some further syncing of the the carbs. Idles really well,

Really happy with the progress! As any running Z gets the nod in my book :D

Future plans ? Just to get it on the road again. Brakes and clutch need to be gone through, Have ordered both slave and master clutch cylinders, as were both shot.

Theres some pics

Out for a drive in Socal! Paint work still under construction.

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 20159 yr by grnsky

While the L28 is running fine, the spare L29 was yearning for some attention. Upon teardown, #1 cylinder had a bunch of scoring from detonation. :(

 

The PO warned me it had low compression.. Luckly enough the VO7 crank survived along with the head.  An L31 is in the works...

 

 

New 16' wheels (:

Body work in work. Going to start removing trim, bumpers, etc to keep sanding back.

The roof and doglegs are the worst areas.

But still enjoy driving on the weekends regardless of how the paint looks.

 

Are the wheels Konig? They look good from the side.

I have heard that 16X7 with 0 offset fits well without rolling the lip. Would depend on tyres of course.

Goodluck with sanding. That can be a pita.

Thanks Euro,

Yes, sanding process is exhausting, and worse, the more you look, the worse it gets!

 

Hoping to have the Koeing's painted black at some point.

 

Theres how it sounds going down the road.

 

Edited June 23, 20159 yr by grnsky

Been awhile, almost ready.

Great build thread, man! I will be starting on my 1971 on Monday but working on a poor man's budget. Your thread gets me really excited!! Keep it up!

Thanks Stealth, glad I was able to motivate at least 1 person. Happy to say she made it in to work today! First time's a charm (:

Decided to take the car back to an N/A configuration. Borrowed the parts from my 260Z build. Nothing wrong with the L28ET, just thought I would take the car back to its roots so to speak (thanks Motorman7)!

Edited April 22, 20168 yr by grnsky
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Its alive! Headers are warped, but coming along slowly.....

Nice! I should of been working on one of my Z's instead of going to the Z bash.

 

Back under n/a power!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7cYsRwczew&feature=youtu.be