JMortensen Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Yep, after years of racing mine, he found an early '71 sitting in a GARAGE for the last 10 years that he bought for $500. 85K original miles. GOOD DEAL!!! So he's asking me what to do. He wants to build it up like my car used to be. I'm thinking I'll probably sell him all of my old suspension, but in the meantime I'm just trying to figure out what he needs to do to make it run and drive OK. So far I've come up with: Replace all hoses Replace all bushings Drain gas Rebuild carbs Replace battery Shocks and struts repack front wheel bgs That's about all I could come up with right off the bat. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Drain and replace all fluids and filters. Prime the oil pressure with plugs out... Lube all zerk fittings... Drive like hell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 570Z Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 *smirk* get a small block chevy... just kidding. That was a priority for me, I didn't even give the old Z engine enough time for an oil change before it came out. I would clean up all the electrical too, you know, no exposed wires or anything like that. Look behind that back panel, in the wiring harness in the engine compartment, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 3, 2004 Author Share Posted June 3, 2004 Yeah wiring is going to be a PITA. It's got AC and he's taking that out, so I can already see in my mind all the wirenuts and crappy dealer installed stuff under the dash... V8 would definitely be the way to cheap power, but in autox its also a direct route to a good ass whooping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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