mobythevan Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 I bought the first z car to put a V8 in and now it is totally stripped down and in the middle of floor pan replacement. It has been setting on the stands for a year and a half and neither the car nor the stands have been moved in that time. That one was going together too quickly (ha) so I bought a second z car which I actually got to drive about 10 times in the year I have owned it. But now it is on stands next to the other one getting various things repaired. I am always racing the two in my mind, yeah that one is turbo blah blah blah, and this one is twin turbo blah blah blah. Actually if I had someone else over we could set in them both and race each other I hate to admit that reading the questions in the other post hit close to home. I have 2 sets of fiberglass body parts, rocker panel replacements, and zed floor pans stuck in the rafters of my garage. An LSD that I haven't installed in any car yet and I can't remember how long ago I bought that. A transmission that I had shipped across the US and got lost by UPS. After it arrived I ordered a rebuild kit and then neatly piled that tranny and rebuild kit in my garage next to the JTR kit to never be touched again. The best advice I ever took was from Pete's site: don't build the engine for the V8 car before the car is ready, or something like that. Instead, I just decided to do another z car project in between replacing the two floor pans in the first car. And for anyone wondering, the V8 car always wins the races, but I think its the driver..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Set up the old heater in the garage, and get out there already!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted December 8, 2003 Author Share Posted December 8, 2003 Set up the old heater in the garage, and get out there already!! Now your really going to know how bad I am, because I put a wood stove in the garage the beginning of last winter. I am making progress, its just the real slow type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cusp Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Wood stove...that's brilliant.... then I could double clutch and four wheel drift my Z for hours without my hands going numb. Do they make a supercharger kit for woodstoves? That would be a cool project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatsunBoy77 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I hear ya! My two projects have gone no where since i tore both down. My Z is sitting there with its cancer cut out, waiting for me to get a welding. And my electric scooter I am doing chassie renforcement and suspension upgrades. Yes it is a small electric scooter, but it is a chick magnet soon to be running 20's. My goal is 30 mph. I hit 16 all stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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