yellowoctupus Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Right before we moved I made a new passenger's side wire cover. The old one was brittle and kept getting more cracks in it, so the aluminum one will probably outlast the rest of the car. Edited January 18, 2022 by yellowoctupus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Made a nice light rack out of computer server racks I had too. I was able to take it on the plane as it all unbolted. Lotsa hardware though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 I keep finding pictures long after the work was done.... Bamboo shifter knob made from a cheapo spice rack someone left in our house when we moved in. There's a LOT of pieces laminated together to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 Radiator Notes: American Eagle Radiators: Generally made in China. They do make SOME $700+ US radiators, but the AE634 is no longer in production and is made in the same place as the Champion Radiators they also market (I called and asked.) Champion Radiator: CC634 Also made in China. This stemmed from an 11yr old "Limited Lifetime Warranty" Advance Auto radiator that started leaking on me. They no longer offer a replacement radiator AT ALL, so they're going to credit me the original purchase price towards a competitor's radiator. Fair enough. Recore on my (most likely China) tanks, $400 at a local shop. Ouch. No idea on how the tanks are with electrolysis etc. Could pinhole a year later. Griffin does have some generic fit units for around $400 but that's more leg work (and more $$) than I feel like doing right now. A friend who does a LOT of Z cars has had good luck with the China eBay units, so I'm going to give that a shot. Sigh.... On the plus side, the gargantuan oil leak I just got is behind the oil filter housing, and is only a gasket (hopefully). AND, you have to drain the coolant, so I'll get it at the same time. 2 birds, one mess of oil and coolant. Yippee. At least I don't have to have it together to drive to work tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 Soooooo I have a trifecta of maintenance items to fix: Drivers Wheel bearing. Not too bad. Done. Drivers Inner (tripod style) CV joint. Had a spare from buying the passenger's replacement a few years ago. A pain, but done. Struts (of course doing both sides at the same time). Of course, the strut I originally purchased was for a 94-04 Mustang, HOWEVER what I got was apparently a set of Belltech 1" lowering struts for that application. 1" longer, I can flip modify the spacers where the strut mouts to the body to make up the length. The Belltech had slotted holes on the upper of the two "lower" clamp bolts. That gave me camber adjustment. These don't. I'm tempted to just drill the holes out big instead of opening the holes up lengthwise with a carbide burr. Both options sound like no fun.... Hope ya'all had a fun 4th of July!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 Needed to torque on the axle nut a few months ago when I redid the CV axle and swapped out the struts. Welded a few pieces of scrap square stock onto a steel plate. Worked like a champ. Not sure how I did it last time, but I don't think it was real pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 Fyi, if anyone's looking for a sweet, built Street z, mine is finally up for sale. I've had it long enough, and we are doing an overseas move next (wife is still in the Navy). Just PM me, the car is located in New Hampshire but can assist with transport if you need it shipped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowoctupus Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 (edited) Car sold about a month ago to a real enthusiastic local guy here in NH. I wish him the best of luck, and hope he enjoys it as much as I have over the years. Thanks to everyone who followed along on this long journey. Purchased 2007, sold 2024. Edited October 17 by yellowoctupus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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