Mikelly Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 I got my stuff back from Jamie T a few weeks ago and mounted the suspension back under the car while I was waiting some parts to come in for the control arm orders. Pics of my suspension can be seen at: http://photos.yahoo.com/dat74z I also took the 14 year old out in the garage the other night and had him help me strip all the wiring out from under the interior and exterior front of the car, minus the dash and heater electronics... Next move is to remove the heater core, and controls. On the control arm orders, I got one box in Yesterday evening and the other box was insured and I have the magical little notice from my mail box earlier today, so I'll have everything in hand by tomorrow to knock the first four orders out this weekend. Folks should be getting notices this coming week with tracking numbers! Back to my car: Goal is to get it back on four wheels and loaded up on a trailer next weekend for a trip to the brother in laws house so I can use his lift to get under the car with a sprayer and spray por15 sealer under the whole car! Once that is done, I'll be back to putting the wiring back in (Correctly) and getting my motor rebuilt with new rings (Remember I washed them down) and new cam and rockers. Then I'll be getting the Commander 950 harness and ECU and putting the motor and trans back in the car. From there, its on to the body work, flaring the front fenders squaring away my Gnose, and finishing the fuel plumbing, brake plumbing, and radiator mounts. From there, its a matter of re-installing the interior and debugging the beast! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Mike, it looks Great! That sounds like a ton of work - I know who you feel. I actually think you have more work in front of you than I do. I can't wait for my first ride in your Z! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Decided on the Commander huh? I might be right there with you, one stumbling point right now is batch fire. I wanted sequential. I think I'm going to write down everything I know about all of the various units in a spreadsheet and post it to my site to help me make up my mind. Too hard to track all of the darned features and keep my head straight! Looks VERY good Mike, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Hi Mike, WOW - The blue looks sharp under there. I saw the factory control arm picture. Do you have a picture with your new control arm in place on your car? Naturally in blue . Danno74Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted October 27, 2001 Author Share Posted October 27, 2001 Danno, I don't have mine to the shop yet. As soon as I get YOURS done, I'll make up a set for me. I have to get those sets promised out the door first and then I'll get mine down to Jamie to have them Powder coated. Jamie has offered to help make the control arms and I'll be coordinating some future business arrangements with Jamie in the future. There may also be a change in the design down the road, but more to follow later on that. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Mike, just a quick question: Are the struts a light blue or a medium blue?? I can't tell exactly from the pics. BTW--everything is looking SWEEET on the car's suspension. Should be stunning in the performance and looks when you are finished--nice work. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Mike, Thank you for all the effort on getting the control arms designed and built. Only a few people here know the challenge it has been. If I asked the wrong question (my post above) about the arms - sorry no intent was meant. That's not me. Danno74Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 I love your rear flairs. Did you do them yourself? What am I looking at to purchase and have install at a average shop??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted October 28, 2001 Author Share Posted October 28, 2001 1st off, DANNO, You didn't offend me, and I'm sorry you took it that way. My point was to let everyone know that I've been working on my own stuff while awaiting the machinist to deliver parts.. Spoke with him on the phone and he had a $40,000 piece of machinery break on him, which was the delay for us. Basically he had to wait on several special order parts to get his CNC back online. Lets face it, I made a promise to you guys to get them to you in September and here we are getting ready for November.. Don't want you guys to think I've been slacking on my customers. You and the other current customers know that, as I've contacted you offline, but I posted here so any potential NEW customers would understand the hold up. We have gone into uncharted waters with this rear design and it is ALOT of work. Until Friday I had all the parts cut and laid out without welding them, as I wanted to have everything in house and on the jig to ensure 100% accurate sizing. You guys will be my test bed, which speaks to the price tag for them... The next group won't get them as cheap, as each unit requires about 6.5 hours to make from start to finish. This is no relfection on anyone on HybridZ, and I'm just glad I'm able to make these for the Zcar Community. Now, on to the other questions: Davy, they are a royal blue but my Digicam did something funky when the flash went off.. The clear coat caused the flash to wash out the color. The flares, the rear units are MSA and I DO NOT recommend them. After they were on and painted I found that the right one rides higher than the left. Apparently the right unit drew up and shrunk in the mold. the MAS Racing (651-644-6811) units I got for the front are MUCH better examples. I may be ripping the rears out and ordering a new set of rears... The MAS Racing units also are HALF the price of the MSA units. As for installation, I'd suspect that a competent shop could put them on for you Front and rear for about $1000 on top of paint. That was the average I was quoted...But make sure they have done them before... Mounting the rear correctly takes extra work. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 Thanks Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 Thanks, Mike, the struts look good in that color. Heck, even if they were light blue, they still would look good! You are doing a job to be proud of on your car. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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