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So, I got a little education here on finding a body shop. I went to Shawn's shop yesterday and found out that he has 19 cars in his shop and 8 on a waiting list. Only saw 3 employees. He said he wouldn't be able to start work on the car for probably a year and the project would take several years. So that was a 'no-go'. I asked for some recommendations and still haven't received a call back from them. So, I was a little concerned here. This was not working out like my San Diego operation. I eventually called Guy, the 'Z Doctor' here in Boise which in hindsight, should have been my first call, and he was a wealth of information as he has restored a number of Z's here in Boise. Not only did he set me up with a body shop that has done 6 of his cars, but he also set me up with his machine shop for the engine work. What a relief! That being said, I spoke with his body shop yesterday and the guy said he would squeeze me in and should be ready for the car early next week. Will contact the machine shop once I finish the motor tear down.

Your L24 crankshaft can be reground to suit replacement bearings in a factory designated undersize. All details are in the factory service manuals (do you have one?). Forget about using an L28 crankshaft. It would lead to a domino effect of required parts (different connecting rods, pistons etc). Looks like you will (possibly) be needing a rebore of the cylinder block, due to cylinder bore scoring. That would require an oversize piston set. If your current pistons are still in good condition (although replacement piston rings are advised) the other option would be to fit cylinder liners. Again this is detailed in the factory service manuals. If yu are very lucky then a thorough honing of the cylinders might be acceptable. Surely there must be a competent engine reconditioning machine shop business in HK who can handle this? Looks like your camshaft is an aftermarket (higher performance) grind, judging by the stamps on the end of it. Was the car an original HK market version, or was it imported as a used car? The aftermarket camshaft makes me think the car has already been modified in the past.

Hard to imagine why someone would pay so much for a ZX. I owned the same year, the only memorable part was the female voice telling me that “fuel level is low, your lights are on”.

You’re right. I was able to find a photo that confirmed it. That’s it! It’s for my spring clip pliers. Thanks to both of you.

She’s looking better with a couple more coats on, along with some redoing of trashy spots….. Still not perfect, but so sweet to compare how far she’s come… many moons ahead…..left to wander. IMG_0285.mov IMG_0285.mov

Such a dark green in contrast with thick undercoating from before. Looks much darker then anticipated, but poor lighting I believe is causing darkness…. Have a few places to touch up, maybe another coat or two, couple of runs, couple of trashy spots in the paint to sand out and re-shoot…. Still spectacular in my book…. Not perfect by any means… but sweet to see the bottom side in color.!!