alainburon Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Is the body shop someone's house? Good to see you moving on this. I didn't see you at TX2k. You could have jumped in with Mike on giving me shit for driving my truck and not the Z...... get that thing on the ground and put together!! I wanted to make TX2K15 but I wast stuck in Denver on business. LOL I would have gave you a hard time as well. How come you did not take your car? I don't understand why car shops are prone to do this. We have money, but neither time nor skills, so we hire somebody who says they want to do this sort of thing. Then they just kinda quit(?). WTF! I'd like to try that some time: start somebody's eye surgery, then half way thru say: "**** it, Im goin' Turkey hunting....for six months...and leave the patient on the table and just walk away...and not call anybody to tell them." Yet somehow these places survive. I don't get it. LOL, I will make sure I never have lasic in Alabama just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Not with me. I don't do LASIK-I work on sick people. When you are 80 and can't see, I'm your man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOneZ Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Absolutely amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 There was a high percentage of rain chances.... my car hasn't seen rain in 30+ years. Not to mention the fact that my ECU is located in the cowl and that is not conducive to rain conditions..... besides I wouldn't have been able to chill in the A/C and drink beer to and from the event in my car....... It would have been a "All hands on deck" cause it is something that I have to concentrate on...... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Yes sir, the bad thing is 3 years and the paint work is still not done. That's what has been the deal with mine, It just sat for months without anything being done. I'm just glad I decided to take it somehwere else. In the last week there has been more progress than the previous 6 months. It seems like the technique to employ is to move the car to a new shop as soon as the existing shop slows down on it. You should have a lot of shops down there that you could rotate through. Just need to find them and get them into the rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfan1 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I thought 12 weeks was too long in paint jail, you Sir take the crown! You must have the patience of a Saint...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezguy Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Amen for progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 While my car is getting the royal treatment at this new body shop I decided to upgrade the fuel delivery to my motor. Changed all fuel rail fittings from AN6 to AN8 as well as the crossover line. Also fitted an oil catch can as well as tied in all 4 steam vents on the heads, I will have to connect them directly to the highest point in the radiator. Darn braided lines and fittings are starting to add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfan1 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Beautiful attention to detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 That motor is going to look nice in my engine bay....... lol. Good to see you are making progress. Let me know when you get the car back I could be persuaded into assisting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 LOL, I have to break it in first though. Thanks for the offer man any help is always appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezguy Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 While my car is getting the royal treatment at this new body shop I decided to upgrade the fuel delivery to my motor. Changed all fuel rail fittings from AN6 to AN8 as well as the crossover line. Also fitted an oil catch can as well as tied in all 4 steam vents on the heads, I will have to connect them directly to the highest point in the radiator. Darn braided lines and fittings are starting to add up. Looks like welding them was the right call. Looks Good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Thanks Mike, At least we are now making progress. Just got my calipers back from being custom painted. I did not care for the black calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Just got my front hubs back from powder coating this morning. Fitted new bearings and seals as well as ARP studs then mounted the Arizona Z 13" front rotor. That thing is massive compared to the stock one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) The body shop finished my engine bay and the underside of the car. The entire thing was stripped down to bare metal and POR15 was applied, then a coat of semi-gloss black paint was put over the POR15. The engine bay did not get POR15 but did get primer and body color applied. I received the rack and pinion back from being rebuilt as well as the adjustable coilovers. Also got a bunch of parts back from powder coating. I was able to assemble the front suspension. Hopefully I can do the rears sometime this week. Edited May 25, 2015 by alainburon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Brother, that is SO NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks Keith, can't wait to get it all together and drive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Need to get you a sticker that says "stop staring".....lol Interesting what you have done with the motor mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 LOL I'm taking off from work tomorrow to install my R200, axles and rear suspensions. Will post some pics after I'm done. Then the hold up with be the wheels, I'm starting to get the run around. The motor mounts are just the JCI mounts powder coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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