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I hope Mike is ok…….anybody heard from him lately?

Same problem for me……..

Cleaning up an old 4 speed…..gonna clean more and hit with an aluminum header paint to bring her back like new 😎

Open road in a Corvette with no job and no worries. Gas was thirty five cents a gallon and no smog tests. What wasn’t to like about Route 66.

Very interesting……never seen this before. I think I would just buy a used hub….can’t be a hard part to find.

The secret to getting the engine and tranny matched up while in the car I’ve found is to get two old long head bolts threaded through the top two bolt holes in the bell housing then started into the block. Then, get someone to help square up the tranny to the block and slide her right in. No problem! Don’t forget to grease up the pilot bushing.

Savannah…..bad company 🤪

Something else to think about

Hi Charles ……. totalseal.com I can’t remember where I bought them, but I think I bought them direct from Total Seal. Seems to me they can make any set you need if you give em the specs. If not, you can call them and ask who stocks them. The oil ring retainers are really easy to match up and the rings are top quality. I hope the builder installed the other rings right side up (letters on top).

Oil control rings are tricky to install with that quirky little separator, but if I had to guess with all the oil in each exhaust port ……that’s your problem. I always install top of the line piston rings when I do a build. Hastings are the worst and Total Seal are the best! IMO rings and bearings should be the absolute best items in a new build. Good luck with your next build….Charles is a champ for helping you.

Yes, they removed the old powder coat….acid dipped is what they said they were going to do. Then they powder coated, painted and heat baked. Not cheap, $179.00 per wheel, but it included everything…..fixing road rash (if any) and straightening if needed. Wheels and tires make a car IMO. If I have a dirty car and wheels and had to choose between just washing the car or washing and dressing the wheels and tires, I’d choose the wheels and tires every time!

Color was trial and error. Why it’s important to get a reputable wheel shop. Also, not much metalic in the paint IMO. I didn’t know how much they improved the car until I took off the old wheels and installed the new ones. 👍

@dutchzcarguy@RandallaWell I couldn’t sleep, so I bought a set of used Turbo Z wheels for my 300ZX. I took them to Alloy Wheels of Richmond (great folks) and had them dipped and powder coated. They came out beautiful. Wrapped ‘em with BF Goodrich G Force Comp 2’s. The rears are 245 50 ZR 16 and fronts are 225 50 ZR 16’s. You’ll notice they are correctly mounted as factory wanted. Sleeping like a baby!

Why would you ever do anything else….break for a new MC….they are “dirt cheap!”

@CW240Z72…..A real pleasure watching your work……great job. Like an amazing big puzzle fitting together!

Had new injectors installed in the 1990 300 ZX. Also, proud to say my grandson Greyson is sticking it to the competition. Here he is over the years 😀 Proud grandpa!

Close…..still my favorite color @siteunseen.

Damn @dutchzcarguy……..I won’t be able to sleep at night knowing that! My guess is the brakes won’t fry though. @Randalla and @dutchzcarguyI’m with you both, the BaT trolls love to show you how smart they are……they need to “get a life”.

I would call Z1 Motorsport in Georgia (770 838 7777). They’ll know what will fit. Rob Fuller at Z Car Garage would know as well.

Yep she’s mine. Everything stock….225-50-16’s.

Next to the S30’s, the absolutely best looking Z ever made.

I’m not much on electrical issues (I leave that up to Steve), but when I swapped a manual into my automatic 73, all I did was join the two park lock-out wires at the tranny together and was good to go. The throttle linkage out of the firewall was another small issue, but easy to solve.

I agree…..Most of the oil pressure gauges seem to read low, especially at idle. Unscrew the the oil filler cap on the valve cover when she’s running. You’ll make a mess if she’s got oil pressure. 🤪

Hi Carl……I think I heard that same story last month in person LOL.

That’s him…..I never saw his basement stuff, but understand he had some OEM door cards and fenders. BTW, there was a Z junkyard I believe in Tennessee called the Z Barn. I think he had 40 or 50 Z’s that he would part out. I bought a bunch of stuff from him. Wonder what happened to those cars?