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Proud of you Jeff! Your hard work really has paid off. I'll bet your other Z would have won too if you would have taken that one. How about a picture of the red car?

I vote "dump the blue one Cliff"!

Cliff....If you go to my profile and look under topics, I have several engine build threads. The green 72 I believe was right at 170 hp at the wheels. That should be about 200 at the flywheel (give or take a few). There are dyno numbers in the thread for the P79 motor in the green 72. Eiji prefers the N42.....to each his own Guy

Eiji builds great motors with attention to detail. If you want someone to build you a nice motor, he'll do it. However, I build my own motors....always have and always will. Buying a motor someone else built is like adopting a kid someone else had the pleasure to produce. I like to touch and feel everything that goes into my motors. I did have the Z Doctor in Roanoke build all of my heads, but he's left us now, so I'll have to figure out where to go next. I do have one more Z Doc P79 modified head he built for me. Also just acquired a diesel crank, so my next motor may just be a stroker

You're right Cliff.....all the cars have modified L28 motors except the silver 73 (it has a modded L24). The numbers matching motors for each car are on the boxes plus one early L24 / E31 extra. There are two extra blocks up in the parts shed. You can never ever, ever have too many extra parts.

Built wooden supports for my engines.....engine stands were taking up too much room.

Jim I love the chair in the corner in the second picture. I take it that's not permanent (it's going back in the car...right?)

"Quote". That's your son? I follow his posts on Ratsun, clever boy, guess he takes after the old man. Yep....and I asked him about the swap. He was positive....said it shouldn't be that hard of a swap. I was afraid it would be too much torque. I've got a friend who put an RB 26 in a Z. It would light up the tires at 80 mph (scarey fast). He thinks it's a fairly tame motor. Hats off for making the effort!

Don't think you'll experience any culture shock at Bimmerforums.....my son (Five and Dime) put a Chevy Competion LS 7 in his 2003 BMW wagon. Getting a BMW to communicate with a Chevy engine and A/C is quite a task. The guys on the Bimmerforums loved it. So did Motor Trend Magazine. They are running it at Road Atlanta this Fall and filming it for their YouTube channel.

Wine corks work too.....more fun than furniture caps

DUH!!!

INCREDIBLE!

I insure 5 Z's at $30,000.00 each stated value for $1100.00 per year

Walter ......Add my name to the list of well wishers. Doesn't look repairable to me, but there are a ton of nice Z's showing up for sale all of the time......most of the fun is in the restoration IMO. BTW....to everyone reading this thread.....Hagarty is the way to fly.....stated value insures that you get every dime that your car is worth...I hope that's who you were insured with. Not sure, but would guess that if you are insured through them, the other insurer would be obligated to the same amount or else Hagarty would make up the difference. Glad you're still with us Walter

Moved the metal shelves to my parts shed......hung wall cabinets to give myself more floor space.

.........and brass bushing for the end of the crank (autos don't have one). BTW....under the hood looks like it'll clean up nicely. Can't wait to see the rest of the car. Great color....my favorite!

It's a fairly easy swap. I've done two of mine. The manual pedal box is already in the car.....all you need is a clutch and brake pedal, a clutch Master Cylinder, a clutch hydraulic line and of course a tranny and slave cylinder. You use your existing console, driveshaft also. Install the shift boot and you're ready to go.

Automatic?

Remember....the rotor turns counter clockwise.

I couldn't agree with you more dmoralesbello......I have Tokico/Eibachs on two of my cars.......great ride/nice handling. However, it won't lower your Z an inch (if that's important to you). For a street driven car, the Tokico/Eibach set up is definitely the cheapest way to go.......and a better than stock handling set up. My orange and gold Z have Tokico/Eibach's, and the green car is GC Coilovers......if you aren't going to track your Z, I would definitely go the T/E route.

Sorry, I can't remember. You can call Dave at Arizona Zcars to check what the softest Tokico springs he has......that's what I ordered. You don't have to have a bone jarring ride to get good handling. Also, the addition of a Futofab rear sway bar did as much for my set up as the addition of coil overs IMO. Suspension set ups are trial and error.....you're going to live with your set up for a long time.....go ahead and get some softer springs......then you can "enjoy the ride"!

Looks great HaZmatt! I installed Ground Control coil overs with the lowest spring rate they offered (Tokico's). The ride is great. I agree with you....a lower spring rate will definitely solve your problem....mine handle great too....so will yours with the new springs.

Cliff.....I've found when installing the MSA Premium exhaust systems, it's always a good idea to take it to a reputable muffler shop to help "tuck it in" with their pipe bending equipment (just a few tweaks needed). They can make it lay right where you want it and can weld the hangers right where they are needed. Charges are minimal for what you get and for the fact that the system will probably be on the car for it's life. This is especially helpful on lowered Z cars. IMO Guy

My son (Five and Dime) gave me a cool sculpture for my office.