Savage42 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 March 6, 2008: I just got the car back last weekend, so it's assembly time. For those who have known me for a while know that this has been one long and painstakingly slow project. Alas, it seems that I've finally hit the final stretch. I've been doing the R&R on the suspension, cleaning & painting everything and assembly is underway. I'll keep an assembly log here, so here I go. The goal is to have all the suspension done and engine & trans installed and sitting on the ground. Then I can start doing all the little stuff. Stay tuned for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 Well, it was a good couple of days. One step closer.....LS6 & radiator installed, along with all front suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Well, I finally got the rear suspension in, although I'm still waiting for the CV adapters from Ross, then I can put the axles & rear sway bar in place. This is the first time it has sat on the ground with the new stuff on it. Of course, with out the glass, interior, fuel, hood and all the other stuff, it is sitting a little high, so it looks kinda 4x4 to me. Anyway, I'm getting closer and now just need to keep on it. Any feedback is appreciated. I'm sure there will be plenty of fine tuning and even changes down the road, but I just want to get the thing driving and I'll play with stuff later. Oh, I know that I don't have enough rear tire on it, but these are just the "interim" wheels & tires until I can work on cramming the widest thing under it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Well, I took the glass (rear hatch, quarter windows & door) to the tint shop today, so I should be getting them back shortly. I got the new A/C bracket from John @ JCI the other day and installed it. Sure is a nice piece! (just like all his stuff!) More soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 Well, I installed the wiper assembly & cowl, then had my buddy come over and we put on the hood, inspection lids and aligned everything. I'm still waiting for the rear wing from the body shop, as the painter dropped it when we were loading everything up and had chipped the corner of it. Once the wing is on and the glass is installed, at least it will look a bit more complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 I got the glass back from the window tint shop and installed the side glass and set the hatch glass in place. I also installed the rear tail light panel & licence plate. Also go around to putting on the MMI billet CV adapters and Z31 CV axles. At least it's looking more complete. I'm still waiting to get my rear wing back from the paint shop. When I picked up the car, the guy dropped the wing and chipped the corner & had to repaint it. It's always something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm currently prepping to do the headliner and then install on the carpet and interior panels. I painted the interior panels with SEM paint in Landau black and they look like new. Here are a couple pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Now that I'm working on getting my Z ready for the Datsun Canby meet in a couple months, I've been working on a bunch of the "detail" stuff. Got the transmission cooler lines done, mounted the C5 Vette sheet metal & shifter assembly and the intake plumbing setup. Fun stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 Well, it seems that the little things always take longer than expected. I made up the throttle linkage and got that all working smooth and perfectly....had to make sure it got full throttle. I had the custom throttle bracket made up to work with the stock swivel and a Lockar LS1 throttle cable. With the ported throttle body & Z06 AFM (quite a bit difference as shown below), I want to make sure it can get all the air possible. Almost have the interior done (sans custom dash & climate controls) and will post pics this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm waiting for the Mobile Glass to come put the windshield in, but once that is done, the car will look like a driver. (at least externally) I'm thinking this will motivate me to finish the wiring and the dash, so I can start driving this thing. Almost done with everything underneath, just need to get the exhaust done. Here are a some pics I snapped today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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