S30: "The Rusty Mistress" stripped bare and getting rebuilt from the ground up,
Z31: 315 whp 416 lbft, going back to the GRM $2009 challenge
Z32: now with sport 500's! For Sale

I plan on tearing out the interior and spending some time discovering and getting to know this car.

I will also put her up on a rack and check out the underside.

Check out what else I got.....

A complete A/C system!

This looks like dinosaur bones! :lol:

has anyone else noticed you can't buy a Z without getting a pile of spares with it?

turbo that 240Z! Yank the whole L24 and toss it into the ocean

Quote, originally posted by Bleach »

I bought a Z without getting a pile of spare parts. turbo that 240Z! Yank the whole L24 and toss it into the ocean

Maybe soon. I need to get to know her better first, so a rebuild is the way to go.

Is that suspension all spares? You have any plans for the struts/spindles you don't use? specifically the lower halves of the struts?

Modified by 70 Cam Guy at 11:48 PM 5/31/2009

I am selling those parts to fund my 240Z project. http://portland.craigslist.org....html

One of the first things you should do is decide what diection you want to go with the Z. Do you want to restore it to classic stock style? If so you'll want to step back and crunch some numbers. it's not cheap.

It kinda sounds like you want to modify it. If that's the case, there's a ton of stuff you can do. Though you'll again be best off looking at where you want to be with it. If you're wanting Turbo, you might forget that L26, just start looking for an 82/83' Turbo engine and 5 speed tranny. you'll save a ton on swapping parts that later you'll be replacing anyway. Also at the same time the Turbo engine comes with the electric Dist, lighter AC(as was said) and you might even consider a 300zx VLSD at the same time. There's a ton of options open at this point just save yourself some $$$ and make a plan.

Also, now that you found a car look into Classic/modified insurance, it's cheap and will cover the car's real worth rather than risk having it totalled for a paint scratch...

So, all that being said, congrats again, and we look forward to more pictures.

Phar

I am wanting to modify, but still keep the stock look under the hood

With body mods of air dam, flares, and rear spoiler.

Say goodbye to the L24

Say hello the the L26....

waiting for paint....

Nice comparison......:D

Working on some other ides too....

I also put my Z hood emblem on tonight :D

I now have tunes!! Yay! :D

She is definaitely an ugly duckling...wait until I do the bodywork and paint. I am thinking of something flashy!

Here is a start up video after the engine swap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...edded

I finished painting my wheels tonight, so I now need to get wide enough tires for them

Here is the awesome 2-1/2" exhaust system I will put on my Z this week

flowtech muffler with tip from the G35 exhaust

I will pick up the header from SKib in the morning so I can get this done ASAP! I can't wait to hear this thing rip! VIDEO TO FOLLOW :D

That should make a gooood sound :D

I install it tonight...video coming right up.

See the pipe size difference?? :

Ready for install

I learned a few things about puting these on...not as strait forward as the stock and getting to all of the bolts is alot of work. :

So I make her do it... :lol: :lol:

Looks pretty good!

I am not going to use the muffler...as you can see it makes the exhaust too low and it scrapes the ground.

Oh well it sounds WAY better without it IMO. :D

here is the video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...edded

You're flyin' thru this project!

I wish I wasn't so damn OCD about my restorations... I'd probably have a lot more fun doing it your way.

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That bondo glass dries really fast : I had to re mix it several times because it would harden so fast. :lol:

Not too bad for 4 hours work. I finish sanding and primer tomorrow. I will wait on the paint because I have a friend with a compressor and paint gun. I will do this car the right way....no spray can job this time. :D I like this car way too much.

Now for a front air dam! :D

LBC Tail Overlays!

Better pics of the bodywork and primer work this weekend. :D

I now think I should name this thing the ghost rider.

Notice the rear fender where the rust used to be?

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It won't draw the cop's attention as much as my exhaust will. lol It will still look good with my yellow wheels and black trim will go nicely. :mrgreen:

This color will run me about 37.00 a quart.

Here is my best attmpt at photoshop. :D

That's a Chrysler

I couldn't find another example of that color.

It doesn't hang down too low...

Oh yeah! Look at what I got from Zrac3r...Thanks Megan! This will replace my pass fender. That fender is the only body damage besides the typical rust on this car.

I spent about 30 min tearing the door apart just to find the wondow rolly up thingy is now stripped out so I need a new one. Oh well, gives me an excuse to post more pics. :lol:

The plastic piece on the window that rides up and down the guide broke off that metal tab so I had to epoxy it back on.

This was simpler than I thought it would be. This is the reassembly.....