zeiss150 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hey Z people! I haven't been on this forum for a long time. I've been working on my motorcycle project (1978 KZ650 cafe racer) now that I'm close to wrapping that up I thought I would get back into my Z. Here's a little history on my Z... I bought this Z about 7 years ago from some guy that had a huge piece of property with a bunch of wrecked cars on it. It was a giant dirt lot with a small 1971 240Z sitting in it. The driver side window had been broken about a year before I bought it and there was about an inch of dirt in the car. But I picked it up for $550. It was a train wreck! The PO had changed out the rear springs for some huge springs that raised up the car about 3 inches.... LAME. The engine was shot the electrical was toast, the body was pathetic, the interior was a joke, but I could see the potential. I scaveged the junk yards and got an F54 L28 block with an N42 head 5 speed trans (it took 3 of them to find a good one) new rear end suspention. new seats (miata), and countless other parts that I needed. It runs awesome now... and looks even better (well I think it does). I did everything myself from the body work (welding included) to the engine rebuild, to the SU rebuild. The only things I still need to do on it is put in a headliner (just lazy on that one) and put in a carpet kit. Once I have those to things done I will move on to STAGE II!!!!! Stage II = TURBO CHARGING. I already have my P90 head (fully rebuilt), ford EDIS 6 with chrystler coil pack, 240SX throttle body, 440cc fuel injectors, fuel injection intake manifold, Stock exaust maifold, and fully rebuild Z31 T3 turbo. Stuff I still need... Megasquirt, fuel pump, new fuel lines, fuel rail, intercooler, exaust down pipe, blow off valve... I things thats it. SOOOOOOO This is what she looks like as of last week But this is what she looked like when I first got her Enjoy! Pretty right! but wait theres more... Oh yeah!!! LOVE'N that jacked up rear end... stupid PO. And remember I said the driver side window was busted for a year before I got it... Thank god that air freshiner was still in the car Well this is what she looks like today.... Much better! Notice the Chrome grill... And yes the bumpers are stock 240Z bumpers they've just been welded and chromed. This is what the paint looks like in direct sunlight The color is LeMans Sunset A.K.A. 350Z orange ... Oh and remember that Awesome interior.... See ... I still need carpet! People always ask me if I'm going to change out the rims. No, I love the rims ... I got those on purpose. I don't care if they don't perform as well as 17inch pansports... The look cool. And last but not least, Me with my Z Well thanks for looking... If you have any questions Please feel free to drop me a line. I'll be up dating this post when I get around to putting in the head liner and the carpet and when I start the Turbo project. Thanks Again! Matt- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 It looks GREAT! Any pics of the engine bay, or is that not finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Great job! That's quite a before and after. I think your driver's front side marker is on backwards though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeiss150 Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 Sorry guys! I don't know why my pictures aren't showing up in the thread. I know the links are there but I was hoping that the photos would show up. anyone know why this is happening? I'll work on puting up pictures of the engine bay! As for the marker lights ... I couldn't remember which way they went on (stupid)... So I'll have to fix that haha! Thanks, Matt- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Sorry guys! I don't know why my pictures aren't showing up in the thread. I know the links are there but I was hoping that the photos would show up. anyone know why this is happening? Thanks, Matt- You need to use the image tag. Try . I think that should work. Edit: Guess not. Alright, in the reply box at the top, click the button 2nd from the right, which looks kind of like a picture. Click that, paste your link. Edit #2: Maybe it's just broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Imbeding images isn't so hard You just have to use the "direct link" from your album and put it in between the tags. Quote my post for an example if you want to see what it should look like. That is easily one of the best before and afters I've seen! I'm loving the bumpers and the paint color. Some shots of the engine bay would be excellent as well. Didn't picture your $550 purchase turning into something quite like this, did you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2eighTZ4me Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Freakin' nice Matt! Going through the same thing myself. Great work bro. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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