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Over 3 1/2 years, loosing my house, 4 moves, 5 different jobs and getting things turned around again and I'm back! I moved into a house back in August '11. Got a project motorcycle and another z car in '10. I'll have to start another thread on my new $200 '78 which will eventually become my DD. I'll be getting back on my '74 project this Christmas holiday. She has been in storage with almost all my other belongings since Sept. '08. I'm hoping to get her going and driving legally before summer, so stay tuned!

I'm hoping it wasn't just me who saw the side wall windage tray, and knife cut counter weights. I'm pretty sure thats what it is. BTW, I would love to show some of the work I have done, but she's in storage for an undetermined time(going on 1 1/2 years).

Christmas present, $60. It's still sitting in the pathfinder. I did have to pay for it though... I did get several other things I needed for work, like a hammer for $2 and a brush for $4., yes I payed for those "christmas presents" aswell. They now have an air chuck for $3.99 with a flexible end!

Time and effort wise, take it to a machine shop and they can remove it or drill it out and helicoil it at their expense. (get this negotiated up front) I've spent the time and effort on drilling a broken exhaust stud out of a head with a diamond tip barb($40) in a dremel with a wand and it's not fun. Let the experts spend their time on it. If it doesn't come out like they want it to, they have to fix the problem. Unless your like me with very limited funds at the time, it's well worth the cost.

I would pull the head and check the cylinder walls. More then likely, replace the head gasket and throw the motor in after some cleaning. It probably doesn't need a rebuild with that many miles.

yes, they are rebuildable. Any good axle/driveshaft shop can do it.

Here in Texas we just drag the body back in the house and then call the cops.

How about fiberglass?

Obsession? No, it was just time spent waiting for the next payday that could buy some more parts to get my now(at the time) only z back on the road. Unfortunately, the paydays went away and I still needed the parts!

I think that might actually be one of the cleanist installs I've seen.

Thats where I'm at. My Z has been in storage since Sept of '08(when I lost the house), but when I did have a house and a garage I was polishing everything you could think of. I even polished the windshield wiper arms to a mirror finish!

Now, try the housing. Especially the front! Be sure to remove all casting marks from the sides and report back on your efforts. Just kidding. It looks good!

One man bleeding on the cheap.... Put a clear hose on the bleeder and stick the other end in a bottle of old brake fluid and crack the bleeder open. Fill master with fresh fluid. Pump pedal about 10 times. Check clear hose for air bubbles. If there are bubbles, fill master with fluid and continue pumping until clear fluid and no bubbles are in the clear hose. Close bleeder. Remove hose, fill master and your good to go. This works real well for flushing or bleeding of either brake or clutch systems.

This link is coming up as a Trojan!

Just last night, some idiot down the street let off a bottle rocket. This being in the city limits and after several hot dry days around here. The rocket made it into a 3 gallon pot that was housing a lemon tree in the back yard and caught the dry leaves on fire. I only spotted it walking down the hall and saw yellow light illuminating the tall tree just outside the kitchen window. I looked out and found that the lemon tree had caught the plastic table on fire and this was melting and falling on the wood deck, trying to get it a blaze. I ran out and grabbed the hose and started spaying. Naturally the nozzle was set on mist. I turned it to full spray and nothing was coming out. turned it again and nothing. I then had to run and grab the fire extinguisher from under the sink in the kitchen. Got it put out in acouple minutes without much more damage to the deck, but the big tree above the table was about to go up in flames. This just showed me that even thinking that you have a water hose handy doesn't mean Jack!