My Z, slow progress!

Post by **AZhitman** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:43 pm

I'll get some more pics soon, it's now gutted, getting bodywork, being prepped for paint.

Post by **WideBodyCharlie** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:29 am

cool car man! i look at Z's all the time, but i just havn't found the one for me. of course i tend to buy most my cars for 500 bucks so z's are just so rusty at that price! i'll find mine, must be patient! good luck with the project

Post by **sharjt** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:28 am

Great looking project. How are the floor boards? What's with the secondary temp controls? I've never seen that before. What color are you having it painted?Are sticking with the stock motor or swaping?
Modified by sharjt at 12:41 PM 7/9/2007

Post by **jEzTeR** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:05 pm

NICE!!!!

Post by **AZhitman** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:28 pm

sharjt wrote:Great looking project. How are the floor boards? What's with the secondary temp controls? I've never seen that before. What color are you having it painted?Are sticking with the stock motor or swaping?

Modified by sharjt at 12:41 PM 7/9/2007

Floorboards, amazingly, were solid. One of the reasons I bought it.It's an AC car, so it has dealer-added temp controls.Color - Well, no laughing, but it's a Honda Odyssey color. Stock motor, I want to keep this one pretty original.

Post by **InZomniac** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:28 pm

Pffft... OEM FTL!

Post by **chitownguy** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:09 pm

Damn you actually got a radio in yours. Mine had practically nothing on the dash except for gauges and vents. And mine had solid floorboards as well, mine was in better shape than yours but you'll probably get yours running in better shape than mine, soon.

Post by **evildky** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:44 pm

looks to be a good solid chassis, I personally hate the add on air kits, if you ditch the smog the S130 compressor and bracket bolt right on and with some finagling you can use a 280Z factory air evaporator for a cleaner look

how stock are you gonna keep it? keeping smog su's and the 2.4 or just keeping n/a L6? I've seen 200whp form a 2.8 n/a with tripple webbers, cam, header and high compression pistons

Post by **nsrZ32** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:48 am

Very nice Greg! Keep us updated on the progress

Post by **AZhitman** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:13 pm

evildky wrote:looks to be a good solid chassis, I personally hate the add on air kits, if you ditch the smog the S130 compressor and bracket bolt right on and with some finagling you can use a 280Z factory air evaporator for a cleaner look

how stock are you gonna keep it? keeping smog su's and the 2.4 or just keeping n/a L6? I've seen 200whp form a 2.8 n/a with tripple webbers, cam, header and high compression pistons

Well, I have access to an L28 with triple Mikunis, so I think I might drop that in after it's reassembled... I wanna detail out the engine and the bay first.

Other than the engine / trans / paint / wheels, it'll be fairly stock.

Oh, and the Motorsport front / rear spoilers and chrome JDM fender mirrors I just got via UPS...

Post by **mattscar** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:17 pm

Looks good!

Post up a vid when you get the side drafts installed! I am thinking about installing some in my 4ag.

Post by **jEzTeR** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:02 am

Any updated progress pics?

Website · Post by **icice9** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:10 pm

not a bad looking 72... your fortunate to live in AZ.. because of the dry air out there most of the old 240Z get minimal rust.. i love the early S30s.. IMO you should just get the stock 240Z bumpers and just add a front lip air dam and drop it a bit...

Post by **AZhitman** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:21 pm

Sorry, no updated pics, but the car is stripped down and we're getting some of the small rust areas repaired... Finding a dogleg patch panel was a huge pain!

I've sourced a pair of replacement OEM bumpers. They're getting the bumper guards and rubber strips removed, holes filled, and re-chromed, and a Motorsports front air dam + rear spoiler is sitting in the garage waiting to be installed at paint time.

I've also sourced a complete set of lowering springs and Koni shocks, as well as a complete F/R disc brake conversion with larger front calipers and all poly suspension bushings, so she'll get all that after paint.

Post by **NSR_s30** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:38 pm

I totally forgot you had a Z Greg. Looks like a fun project though.

Post by **Flicktitty** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:04 pm

Awesome car man!

Thank you for saving a classic!

Post by **AZhitman** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:45 pm

Thanks all - I'm addicted!

She's pretty much ready for paint - Next time you see her, she'll be a sexy new color!!!

Post by **Repo Man** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:41 am

Just the first pic of the car in the leaves gives me teh woodrow. I would love to find one of these for myself, but I guarantee there aren't any around here that haven't disappeared into rust.

Can't wait to see what's next!

Post by **evildky** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:21 am

there are quite a few nice ones in and around indy, the indy z car club just had a show about a month ago

Post by **jEzTeR** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:25 am

Nice!

I miss the Z Car dayz.

I will have to wait a few years.

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