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SN 00042 Restoration; The Older Twin


motorman7

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I thought about powder coating the suspension pieces and opted to go back to the original paint finish for authenticity reasons.  I would encourage you to try to stay to the  "original restored" side of your project rather than replacement items and "over-restored" finishes.  For instance the crankshaft comment.  Just have the machine shop balance the original.  You are going to find that the early original pieces are very unique.  I see you have an early gas door knob.

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Thanks for the feedback.  That's why I like posting here.  It helps make the restoration the best it can be, especially with this early a serial number. 

I actually read up on the crankshaft issue this morning, which seems like it would be more of a concern if we were racing this car. More than likely, this will be more for show and my goal is to keep as much of the original parts as possible.  I will have the machine shop balance the original as that is the best option.  Glad you mentioned it.

I will check with the owner on the paint versus powdercoating.  I lean towards powdercoating due to it's better resistance to fluid damage caused by fuel and brake fluid.  However, I do want to keep this as close to original as possible, so I may just go with the original paint finish. I will have the owner make the call on that one.

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I have been stripping the car of parts so that I can send just the body to the paint shop.   Tear down has gone pretty smooth with only a few bolt heads torquing off due to rust.  I will drill and tap those spots. 

I posted a couple pics of some of the unique early Z items that i have noticed.  Some of the unique items so far (to the best of my knowledge)  include: form fitting washer motor cover (versus the later bag), hood rubber  bumpers, air duct attach bracket (versus tab) , and nice interior hangers.

There is a lot of rust, so we will need a number of patch panels in the usual places.  Pictures of some of the rust areas are also below.

The interior plastic panels were in great shape, much to my surprise.  No need for new ones except for the rear panel that was damaged during a speaker installation.

Engine came out easy.

Looks like the car had AC at one time as there is a third pulley wheel on the crank and a large hole in the firewall which was plugged with plumbers putty as shown below...🙃 

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Wow, that is so beautifully complete…

Will be a beauty.!!!

Could you post the engine production number to compare to October cars ?

   Whoops…. Found it…IMG_0188.jpeg

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2 minutes ago, dspillman said:

Wow, that is so beautifully complete…

Will be a beauty.!!!

Could you post the engine production number to compare to October cars ?

Thanks! Engine number is L24-2079.  You can see it in one of the first set of pictures. 

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The body is just about ready to send to the body shop. I removed the glass, all items on the underside, and all of the body panels.  I scraped off the old weather stripping and am now just doing final cleanup.  I still need to drill and tap a few of the rusted out bolts as well. I will make an assessment of which patch panels we will need so  shop can weld those in. 

The nice surprise on the car was the good condition of some of the interior parts.  The headliner and A pillar vinyl is perfect as were all of the rear plastic panels, except for the rear panel which a PO had modified for speakers. Also, the doorsill plastic was in good shape and just needs to be cleaned.   This will make the interior much easier to restore as some of the aftermarket items for these items are not the best. Often, aftermarket panel holes don't align and I have had headliners where the manufacturer's glue is poor with the vinyl detaching from the foam in hot weather. So, having these items in good condition will be a nice help.

Latest photos are below.

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