~KnuckleDuster~

Replaced the driver side weather striping and installed the rubber door bumpers that were missing. I've been toying with the idea of using this Trico vacuum powered van for some extra breeze. Going to see if it grows on me. 1920's aftermarket goodies are cool! Here's the shift knob. Retro look but with classy redwood burl wood Current interior picture:

Looks like I might just go with a standard bolt in seat belt with a single strap. A lot cheaper and just as safe..

I'm going to bring this back from the dead. I have a similar dilemma, I don't really want the added weight of a half cage and I'm only going to be driving around on the street. I want to use the the strut tower bar to mount the should harness straps since it has the proper angle for safety, however I'm not sure which rear bar would be my best / safest bet. I emailed PDK and they no longer make their bars. My old MSA bar seemed solid but since it's adjustable it might make it weaker? Top end makes a triangulated bar (below) but it has an extra piece of medal welded where the straps would go causing the straps to not be centered. Anyone have any suggestions for a rear bar that would work? Normally I could care less about adding a racing harness to cruise around town but the original shoulder belts are 40 years old and appear to have a decent amount of sun damage.

Here's a video of a little walk around. Shes looking a little bare, I've been concentrating on the interior work lately. http://youtu.be/juFBRWZLaMQ

Thank you, offset is -13

Rota RBR Gunmetal w/ Polished Lip 17x9's all around. 235/45 Tires.

Very nice build...your close to 100,000 views..good stuff

Just a couple of random shots..

The battery area didn't turn out as bad as I thought it would. What looked like any rust was mostly old paint and battery acid nastiness. All cleaned up and 2 coats applied. Had some left over so I decided to coat the underside of the cowl. Also painted the inspection lids in a semi gloss black to match the under side of the 78 hood. Prior they were red underneath.

Looking around for future rusty problems today. Under the cowl looked pretty good. Some light surface rust. Looks like the driver door was replaced at some point, good amount of surface rust at the bottom right. Passenger door appears to be untouched. Makes sense..it opens and closes like new. The battery tray area looks like it might be the worst part. Hard to really tell with 3 different layers of paint. I found a receipt under the carpet from 2010 in San Jose. Seems like typical minor rust from a Northern California Car no? Going to use Por 15 to combat these areas. I've had these military grade Humvee air ducts for awhile now waiting for a purpose.. Since the intercooler pipes are taking up the fresh air vent holes I used the lower holes and routed them up to get some fresh air inside.

I pulled the driver side carpet up today expecting to see some form of rust but was surprised once again to find it's rust free from what I can see. There was some missing body plugs and bumps from improper jacking. *Edit* Removed the passenger side carpet today. No rust.

My dad came over and took some pics today, turned out really nice! Here's my other beast from the east...

5/22/2013, the Z came home for the first time. Not under her own power unfortunately...currently in the process of tracking down a no spark problem so the ECU is getting sent to Jim Wolf for a closer inspection. Spent the whole day cleaning the ol' girl up. I removed the ugly yellow fog lights and clear side markers, and did a phase one cleaning job. I was really surprised to see how clean the hatch area was. The paint looked brand new and no signs of rust. Here's some of the junk.. Looking Japanese again..

Regarding this engine control module, can a bad one cause the car not to start at all? I'm in the process of trying to figure out why my Z isn't getting spark. Thanks

81 ZX close ratio 5spd showed up today. In the process of cleaning it up, might end up painting it if I get really bored haha.

Sweet! Looks great

Fender work and coilover installation under way. New wheel bearings installed all around as well. Here's the old set-up with cut springs of different lengths.

Laid out most of the interior pieces I've been collecting over the past year.

Yeah it sucks. Once shes drivable I'm going to see about getting them fixed.

Took a few pics of the Z on the rack today, getting the fenders cut and suspension installed

Just throwing this video in here for fun. With my Z still sitting in the shop collecting dust getting all the wiring sorted out this video helps keep the faith that one day hopefully soon, I'll get to bring my car home and have my little slice of heaven.

I already have fender flares mounted from the previous owner but I'm needing to remove them to cut out the stock fender wells to run my 17x9's. Is there a how-to somewhere on here? I tried looking around but couldn't come up with anything. I know the idea of it is pretty straight forward, but when cutting into the body I don't want to half ass it. Measure twice..cut once! Thanks in advance

Thanks for the kind words guys. Unfortunatly the Z is still sitting at the shop getting the kinks worked out. Iv'e just been collecting interior pieces to replace the broken ones. Heres what the rear interior currently looks like

No, I wish. The old springs must be cut. Thats about the stance I'm looking for though haha