Aw man... I have to do that again?

[JoeinCA]

A little background: I built my first bare unibody up v8z by the time I was 18. That was 2003, Before the 30 year rolling smog exemption (CA) was repealed. The v8z was a 1977. I did the actual V8 swap in the month before I moved to wyoming for 15 months, figuring that by the time i got back, with "legal" registration overlapses, I would be close enough to be exempt and re-register my Z with no smog. No dice. The car was eventually torn down to a roller and sent to the yard. (I was not happy)

 

So, I recently bought a 75 280z, because the stars aligned, and I apparently needed some more crazy in my life. Which is exactly what I got, in the form of a now "torn down by random helpers" Z sitting at a wierd angle on many jackstands, looking very much like a hybridz equivalent of an amatuer alien autopsy scene has played out, in my garage. I cannot safely do any of the heavy work because I have a very bad back. I have walked with a cane for the vast majority of the past 3 years. So doing 99% of the work myself like i did the first time is not an option. I get to "stupervize", and clean up parts. (I'm not terribly pleased about that either)

 

But I finished refreshing one header today. It took a few hours of tedium, gave me a dead leg, but came out looking passably decent. I haven't done work like this in years. Even with the increase in pain, it feels good to do something productive. Whether the balance between pain and pleasure is sustainable... I dunno. But I like the picture i just took, and I want to show it off. So there. Ive explained myself. Look at the darn pictures.

 

Thank you for your time,

[Trevor]

sweat equity = priceless.

[Turbo Meister]

Nice Job!!