jasonfen Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Cleaned her up a bit this weekend. Figured I might as well grab the camera. There are a few runaway rust spots I have to take care of. Nothing major. The engine bay is clean, but I need to do some tidying. The degreaser went a little crazy on the intake paint. I guess it's time to powedercoat. The radiator keeps everything nice and cool. Even in our Texas heat. The Spal electric fan only comes on if sitting in traffic for a while. Hope you like it. http://www.hybridz.org/phpBB2/album_personal.php?user_id=619 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Looking very good! Nice ride! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEW Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Nice and clean. Man I can't wait to see my mine like that one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigenOut-S30 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Very nice.. I would like to see some shots of how you ran the intercooler piping.. Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMS Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Nice car! I sometimes forget how good these cars look in silver when it's in good shape. I had a friend once who redid his 280 in base/clearcoat silver, and it seemed to glow when the setting sun hit it. Absolutely magnificent! Were the door panels like that when you bought the car, or did you redo them? Overall, it looks like a nice clean ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonfen Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 I'll try to get some pics of the piping. It's not the best though. Well I pick up the car several year ago. A couple owned it. The wife was a seamstress and did the entire interiour. I have since replaced the black carpet. Thanks to a leaky heater core. The guy took a painting class and used it as his project. He did a very good job on it. He put a ton on clearcoat on it. It had to be stored and sit outside for a little while. So, it has some bruises now. There are a couple rust spots I need to tend to. Some on the fender wells and one nice gash on the front right quarter panel. Now I just need to get A/C in it. This Dallas heat will make you drop a pound for every 10 miles you drive without cool air. It runs well. It has a T3/T4, DFI, intercooled, Profec A, Tokico shocks, 500cc injectors, etc. The intake manifold is nice. The top was welded and smoothed out. All plumbing is underneath. The turbo is fun, but it has it's share of problems. Mostly due to my lack of knowledge. I'd like to go the V8 route, but house and family may dictate othewise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris240turbo Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 did you buy the car already turbo'd? looks so close to mine, engine wise, it's scary, maybe Alamo built? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonfen Posted July 9, 2003 Author Share Posted July 9, 2003 That's funny that you recognize Alamo work. When I bought the car, it had a Holly 4 barrel carb. I took it off and rebuilt the SUs. I had taken a job overseas and left it with Alamo in Arlington. I guess they used similar methods on Z cars. I am at a crossroads now. I need A/C in the car. I also am thinking of going the V8 route. So, I can spend/waste the money on fabbing A/C for this engine or start the V8 swap. Money is the biggest issue right now. I am trying to see the difference in the V8 cost and in what I can get for my parts. I just don't have the time, money, or talent to stay with the turbo setup. A nice mild V8 sounds nice right about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ted-Z Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Very clean. A/C is a must around here. Nice ride!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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