cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well i figured I may as well start a thread showing my progress on my Zcar. Please give any Freindly advice that you may have and please refrain from any flaming, This is my 1st restore project so i Know NOTHING and Claim to know NOTHING when it comes to anything:mrgreen: So here we go....... enjoy the pix:burnout: its been a blast thus far to work on this car for my son and I and i love driving this car more than my other 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 this is when we 1st bought the "snot rocket" 4 flat tires not running no battery no fuel but it was a complete car, all original all plastic intact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 at the very worst with a bad motor i would pull the motor, and drop in a v8:shock: at the very best it runs and i would begin the slow steady process of fixing and tweaking, but 1st things 1st. we bought the car, aired up the tires for the ride back up the North county(notice the car dolly in the 1st pic its important) We jump on the freeway and head home with the "snot rocket" in tow....... everything is cool...........or is it????? My son says dad, i smell something burning I look in the mirrors and there is smoke from the Z that we just bought. So pull over and see what the hell is going on with the car I just BOUGHT LOL . the tires are RUBBING on the STRUTTS!!!(wrong size tires and rims. )turn around head back the to the gas station i saw a mile back. drop off the car, and then spent the next 2 hours trying to get a full auto transport. FINALLY!! I get 1 and get the car home ......GREAT SUCCESS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 We got the 260Z home on Sat. and her running on Monday afternoon:) compression was 123 on all 6 had great Big Fat Blue spark hhhmmmmm... this motor will start.... and it did! So far we have had to drop the fuel tank replace ALL the fuel lines oil change coolant plugs and wires air filter etc. carb cleanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 heres a few more pix this was the day we broght the "snot rocket" home my boy washed her 2X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 thats me trying secure the steering whell when we bought her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Here she is all cleaned up on polished and waxed notice the rust on the hood ( soon to be addressed) some rust was found on the rocker panels and on the hatch but nothing major oh yeah, had to buy a set of used tires to make her roll properly and then still had to add spacers in the front of the car to get it to roll without rubbing on the strutts......Great SUCCESS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 so now the work begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 I know I know I shouldve use sheet metal but fiberglass is what I know:icon45: Thats BEFORE and now this is AFTER:icon45: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenshinX Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 You are apart of the emerald green club. Nice complete 260z cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 the whole car will be sanded, primed, and prepped for paint in short order now that the ball is rolling, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 You are apart of the emerald green club. Nice complete 260z cheers. Thanks kenshinX yes its deff. very green LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan5138 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Holy smokes I counted like 6+ layers of paint on that hood! Is that right or am I just seeing things >_>. Take the aircraft stripper to her! I personally like to work from the sheet metal up, that way you know whats going on. No surprises down the road, hehe. Don't know if your project has the time frame for that... just my 2cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 i counted 3-4 paint jobs her, i took it all the way down to sheet metal on the rust mitigation and then went an addl back 4inches or so. When i was at paint shop picking out color for the car, the guy said its probably best to take it down beyond the latest paint job, smooth it prime it and shoot it but we will see................... if i have time after work today i will pull the front and rear bumpers and get the grill out so i can clean it up and prime it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 does anyone have any insight as to where i can i find an air dam for the front of the car? im in north san diego county thanks, kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCLOBERNOCKER47 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/7AD1 http://www.blackdragonauto.com/icatalog/z/t.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali260Z Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 fast z Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 A Car of Many COlors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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