Rinna98 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Well after MANY years of searching, dreaming, reading and creeping around this site I finally got a Z! She an early 74 260 All original 2 owner car and I couldn’t be more excited about finally getting one these cars. The Car Has been in California since new so hopefully rust if any is minimal. The owner of the car passed away and the control of his estate wanted to get rid of the car in a hurry so bought it for 3k which I feel is an amazing deal! I can’t wait to dive into the car and make it my own. Edited February 21, 2020 by Rinna98 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubergumgum Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 sounds like an awsome deal, get some pictures of it so we can check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just added some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 $3,000! Yeah, you got a great deal, looks like it's in beautiful condition. Congrats and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, grannyknot said: $3,000! Yeah, you got a great deal, looks like it's in beautiful condition. Congrats and welcome to the forum. Thanks you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboogsthethug Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 haha smoking deal! I paid $2700 for mine. Cheapest I could find, it was rotting in a field. Rust everywhere, literal rats nests in the AC, interior was trashed, etc. Your Z is in dang good condition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jboogsthethug said: haha smoking deal! I paid $2700 for mine. Cheapest I could find, it was rotting in a field. Rust everywhere, literal rats nests in the AC, interior was trashed, etc. Your Z is in dang good condition! Thank you! Yea the guy selling the car new nothing about it or cars in general which I took full advantage of lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboogsthethug Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Rinna98 said: Thank you! Yea the guy selling the car new nothing about it or cars in general which I took full advantage of lol. Yeah I can tell ha. What do you have planned for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, Jboogsthethug said: Yeah I can tell ha. What do you have planned for it? Already ordered new springs, struts, brakes and a bushing kits so that will be first. Then Swap out the auto for a manual, buddy of mind has a 4sd he will give me but if I can find a good priced 5sp I’ll go that direction. I figure it will be a good time for a motor clean up/rebuild so that will most likely come out at the same time as the tranny. Put it back together and then enjoy the car for the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboogsthethug Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Yeah that sounds like a solid plan! Those bushings will help a lot I'm sure! I still haven't done those myself! On the to do list for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetsaz Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Sweet deal! And in my favorite color. My first recommendation as someone who's had a project way too long... don't make it your own just by chasing power haha. Get that thing running well and then "upgrade" or refresh things you find along the way in small pieces. I enjoyed driving even my old rust bucket of a 76 that wouldn't rev past 4k more than I enjoy my daily. Excited to see more updates. Welcome to the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 @Zetsaz your post has so much knowledge, i agree completely. Avoid chasing power and enjoy the car. @Rinna98 Welcome to the forums! look forward to following your build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Zetsaz said: Sweet deal! And in my favorite color. My first recommendation as someone who's had a project way too long... don't make it your own just by chasing power haha. Get that thing running well and then "upgrade" or refresh things you find along the way in small pieces. I enjoyed driving even my old rust bucket of a 76 that wouldn't rev past 4k more than I enjoy my daily. Excited to see more updates. Welcome to the forums Thank you for the welcome! Power is not my goal as of now, I just want a fun weekend car I can zip around in lol. The car runs pretty well right now but I just figure taking the motor and tranny out at the same time will save me a lot of time I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Got around to taking off the battering rams my car has for bumpers and discovered the first bit of rust (hopefully the only) on the car. It’s bad but not in a bad spot, a little cut and we’d and all should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Had a busy weekend and pulled the motor and trans out, I figured since I’m swapping the trans I might as well take the motor out and clean up the engine bay. I Spent a lot of time cleaning, sanding and turning my garage into a paint booth lol But I’m very happy with they way everything came out. I also rewrapped the wiring harness which was caked with grease and dirt but i must say it looks 1000x better now. Edited March 12, 2020 by Rinna98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetsaz Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 What did you rewrap the harness with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Zetsaz said: What did you rewrap the harness with? This is the stuff I used, it has a light adhesive so it doesn’t get all nasty like electrical tape. Looks great and was very easy to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munters Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 To bad ou didn't paint it original blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinna98 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 hours ago, munters said: To bad ou didn't paint it original blue. The car will be painted this summer, wasn’t a big fan of the blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munters Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Ok, the same color as the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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