Deja Vu: 1971 Restoration

[motorman7]

Got the fenders placed on the car.  Will align and secure those tomorrow.  Starting to look nice here.

[wheee!]

Looks awesome!

[Captain Obvious]

12 hours ago, motorman7 said:

Starting to look nice here.

I disagree.

I think it started to look nice a long time ago. 

[dmorales-bello]

It's amazing! I don't think I would be able to get any sleep. I'd be on a regimen of Ritalin and pulling all nighters 'till I was done. 

[motorman7]

12 hours ago, dmorales-bello said:

It's amazing! I don't think I would be able to get any sleep. I'd be on a regimen of Ritalin and pulling all nighters 'till I was done. 

If I was single, I would be doing the same.   Being married, the wife takes first priority, so things are moving a little slower than i would like.  Since she let's me accumulate the cars, I am (almost) OK with that.

 

Edited October 29, 2017 by motorman7

[motorman7]

I installed the hatch glass this weekend.   I also polished the stainless steel hatch molding and inserted that into the rubber sans corner pieces (which are in my storage unit).  I loosely installed all of the cloth wrap hose for the fuel line.  Will do final install once the clamps come in.  

[duffymahoney]

You decided against the dealer AC?

[motorman7]

26 minutes ago, duffymahoney said:

You decided against the dealer AC?

Correct, no AC on this one.  I am not a big fan of the dealer installed AC set-up, neither is the car owner.  Personally, I think it detracts from the true nature of the Z as a sports car.  Also, the dealer installed compressor is a behemoth that detracts from the whole engine compartment.  If I had a resto-mod Z, I would consider a modern AC system, but not for an original Z.

[duffymahoney]

I like to joke that my ac compressor is the same size as my motor:)

[motorman7]

1 hour ago, duffymahoney said:

I like to joke that my ac compressor is the same size as my motor:)

And just as heavy.  Looks like something from Briggs & Stratton.

[motorman7]

I aligned and secured the fenders.  Also installed the two access panels.  Will pick up the hood from the paint shop tomorrow and install that.   Cleaned up the coil, installed the clutch slave cylinder and started clean-up on the brake booster (Looks like it spent a little time at the bottom of the ocean).   Anyway still moving along on this.  Should get some time this weekend to make some good progress. Pics below.

Edited November 3, 2017 by motorman7

[Freez74]

Excellent work!