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Nice! I gotta get one of those cams.

Another nice vid. Love the BOV, blitz you said?

Heh, wishful thinking I believe. Pretty sure this is a one over. Although, it might be cheaper overall to make a couple, keep the best one for yourself, eh monzter?

Edit: Thanks dsommer, always appreciated. Progress has come to a stand still. Just got an email, HE CAN'T FIND THE TITLE. I sure am glad I already rented a tow dolly, decided not to move back to college early, and told a shop there to do some machine work on a part for me. This is one of the few times you'll see an angry post from me. Just click away till I come back with better news.

Hey! Careful calling those cheap! I've got one. They're not terribly efficient, but you can get aftermarket stuff to swap pulleys and increase boost. You can even get a modular pulley system to dial it down for streetability/adjustability. Check out 3800performance.com and Intense-racing.com to name a few. I know i've seen someone around here using an eaton IIRC. I recall seeing a pic of one mounted on some crazy custom fabricated mount, it was pretty cool!

JSM: Saright, I just wanted to keep on topic of what's wrong with the car. What did you notice to make you change your mind (in italics)? I realize a full restore will cost WAY more than 2k, but I'm going to try to skimp a little and baby it till I can restore it fully. 2k is literally JUST to get it rust repaired, self painted, and driving. That doesn't take into account suspension, breaks, etc. Evan: I've got a bigger budget than that, the 2k is merely what I'm shooting for to get it drivable. Six: That's what I'm concerned about. I figured an engine that old needs to be lubed back up before cranking. Thanks for the confirm. One thing that does come to mind is that the PO said it "cranked freely". So that might mean he's taken out the plugs and checked into it a little. I dunno though, I'll have to ask Saturday. As far as "other stuff" that'll pop up, i've thought about that. I can allocate money as problems surface or stuff breaks, I'm just concerned with very expensive/time consuming problems that'll need more than a couple months to fix. I'll be checking over the basic systems before I purchase to make sure I don't get any surprises. JSM: Oh I plan to do a full documentation, complete with times, prices, pics, and videos. I like to be thorough. Thanks!

Addition to above, since Evan snuck one in on me mid-post : I'm not expecting to drive it right away. I figure I'll put a month or two into it to get it streetable, then drive while I work. Thanks for the advice guys. It is appreciated. Keep em coming!

This isn't exactly in the scope of what I was looking for with this thread, but I'll bite b/c I can tell you're trying to help : I want a project. I'm in college so money is slow to come in. I want this car to be something I work on and make awesome with my own hands, not something I send off to have worked on or just buy pre-restored. I'm hoping to use it as something to increase my knowledge of car restoration and have fun with. The plan is to (hopefully) get it driving and rustoleum painted for about 2k, then as money becomes available, improve it into a semi DD and autox/track car. As far as the last bit goes, I'm the latter. I don't have tons of money, but I have time and I want to learn the skills to do stuff myself. I know you meant well, thanks for the advice. I've been meticulously deciding what I want out of a Z and have only recently decided on the aforementioned plan.

It is a project car yes, but I'd like to get it drivable for awhile without a rebuild if possible. If not, oh well I have to rebuild it, but I figure it's at least a factor into the final price.

I've got a compression set, but I'm concerned about doing a dry test on an engine that has sat that long unlubricated. It would be nice to comp it before I buy it though. What's usually considered acceptable on these cars, 150psi+ IIRC?

Thanks for the tips, will do. Anyone for some comments about the run-ability of a long-sitting motor?

That's a work of art! You're very lucky to have found it, congrats man!

Posted two posts up. One thing I will say for you Cali and FL guys is consider my location. Not the most Z-plentiful area.

Yeah I'm going to give it a good prodding and poking to make sure more rust isn't hiding anywhere. I don't know how I feel about listing the asking price, just in case the owner frequents forums (doubt it, but I figure I should be careful). EDIT: Ok well I guess it doesn't hurt to list what he's asking, as long as I don't comment on my oppinon of it (I'll let yall do that). He's asking $1500. Supposedly it comes with a newish 3 plate Chevy radiator intended for the v8 swap, and the original seats (in pretty poor condition).

Ok I've been debating back and forth whether to post this or not, and have finally decided just to post it here and keep this discussion out of the way. Mods, feel free to move it if you feel it worthy I guess. I've been looking for a Z for some time now, and I think I've finally found "the one". I'm going to go check it out and (likely) pick it up this Saturday, but want to be FULLY prepared for what I see. Thanks to dsommer, I know specifically what to look for in the ways of rust on these cars, so I should be good there. I'd like you guys to look over the pics I post, and tell me some stuff I need to consider about this car specifically that I might not have noticed. I'll caption each pic to detail what I HAVE noticed. It looks good overall. The original color is blue, which is cool b/c that's the end result I wanted, so maybe I can go back to the original color. Looks pretty straight. Bumpers already off for me Looks good. Shows more of the original blue. All the hardware has been removed, but will come with the car. Supposedly that's the only rust-through on the car. Looks like something I could handle eventually with some practice on our MIG welder. I figure that's about average. The dash needs a cap, big whoop. The door panels look pretty darn good. New seats are on the list, no big deal. I specifically asked about hatch rust problems. Doesn't look too bad, a little sanding maybe. Not bad, just a little surface rust. It'll buff out, lol. Just some shots of the parts that were removed and stored inside. Tail lights don't look too bad. And now the finale, and source of most concern. I can tell it will need hoses and belts right off the bat, oh well. The spedo says 97861, so I can assume 197861 (hopefully not 297861). The PO has never had it running, and I assume he's had it 5+ years. The PO before him intended a v8 swap but never got to it. Do you think it's realistic to try to get the engine running without a tear-down and overhaul? Get the belts and hoses, drain purge and replace all fluids, drop the gas tank and clean it and purge the lines, clean the injectors, check the plugs, cross my fingers that the electrical system is ok. What do yall think? I don't know how these engines take to not running for years, then being expected to run again. I've been searching my butt off trying to learn about every aspect of Z cars. I'm kinda asking for generic observations/comments or uncommon things yall might notice. TIA Guys! -TR

Lucky! I can't find ANY junkyards around here that will even let me browse.

Pics please! I like where this is going, cool stuff!

Could we get a picture if possible?

Nice run! Awesome other videos too, man that R34 is nice.

Yeah I've staged 1/8th miles and they feel like gunning it on a highway on-ramp or something. Not nearly long enough.

Another awesome vid! Can't wait for the next one, maybe if you swap back cams.

This isn't so much a "can we get", more of an organizational request. First, would it possible to add the smiley bank to the quick reply box? I find myself "going advanced" just to add a smiley quite frequently. Second, can the smiley's bank be organized more appropriately to frequency of use, so you don't have to search through the "more" page of 50+ to find the more generic ones like or . Just some usability ideas, thanks!

$30 at a Halloween store. Probably what I'm going to end up doing.

Think outside the box. Hint: flipping...

It looks cool, and seems like they did a good job on it, but I wouldn't drive it personally. Not my style. So I guess... don't like?