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so will you be selling the front Amco bumper guard? I am in the market for a nice one on my '73.

Some of my faves....I would give that hardtop jag best of show. Pics do not do the car justice. It was incredible. Amazing I got the picture of the Lexus. Crowd around it the whole time.

The cars

That's pretty, I like it. VIN not too far from mine. I am curious to know what you paid.

SoCal Z Owners, don't forget the Cars and Coffee this weekend. I will be there around 6:00 AM to save us an area. See you there, Rich

Thanks for the heads up. I am planning on being there before 6:30. I will try and save a number of spots for the Z cars. Looks like we have at least 10 coming so far. The more the better! Rich

Seems to be a very nice car, but hard to tell for sure from the pictures (as always). The interior looks great. Even has the original radio and very clean console and dash. Does not appear to be a cap. That is impressive. Paint seems excellent, though it's very hard to tell from pictures. I am guessing the paint is original since the dash looks that good. Also looks like someone went hog wild with the undercoat. I think that is a dealer item that varies from car to car. The undercoat in my '73 is pretty random, not as heavy as this one. May have something to do with this one being back east. Would like to see more of the undercarriage. The passenger side frame rail looks to be a little beat up, but hard to tell because the pic gets cut off. Also, seems to be a lot of surface rust on the undercarriage, but very normal. Regarding the 20K mileage? Could easily be 120K. Looks like some decent Michelin XZX tires on it, so they are not originals, but definitely have been on there for a while, same as my '73 with 147K. So, my guess at value? Given the attached information, I am going to say between $10K to $18K. I would love for it to be $25k (which would mean my '70 is way under-insured at $30K), but I think that is high. Just my thoughts....FWIW

Well, after doing the rust abatement on the fenders, no way I could put the old bolts on. So what to do...zinc'em of course. I replaced the standard round washers and lock washers from a kit, but zinced the unique items. Caswell has the kit at a discount this month for those interested.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35458&highlight=intake+manifold+torque here it is

That seems about right. To advance just rotate dizzy CCW. Looks like you can't retard (sorry Mrs. Palin) any more, but that looks close to hitting the #1 plug.

Yes, the shaft driven by the cam that goes between the oil pump and dizzy can be one tooth off. you need to remove the oil pump to re-align i beleive.

Those radio's go for a good chunk on e-bay:paranoid: So do the AC items and emblems

Here's one for less than half of what the seller is asking. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/ctd/1830609956.html

Took apart more than I had planned. Pulled fenders to check for rust. They were not too bad. I did use a little Por-15 in the lower corners , mostly as a preventative. All the bolts came out easy. That was a good sign. Got the inside fenders cleaned and painted. Now back to sanding. Found my next project car. Will pick up in 3 months or so after I have the silver one complete. It's a pre-Z.

Small 4 1/2" Makita Angle grinder. First cut at 45 degree angle at 1.5 coils. Second cut in middle of 1.5 coil so it can be removed. Wear eye protection and gloves. Did this only to front, stock springs. The rears are stock, 39 years old and sag. I did this so the front would match the rear sag.

I like that one

No Way this is a $14K car..I am thinking $6-8K at best. Negatives: - Not the original car color - back tail light panel wrong color - modified air intake - I don't see the 2400 on the valve color , don't think it's number matching - aftermarket radio - I am sure there is much more I think it would have to be much more original to fetch that kind of cash.

Just cut off one and a half coils from the front shocks on the yellow Z without removing the struts. Looks like the drop is about 1.5", which is perfect. I did have to use the spring compressors, of course. It would have been safer to remove the whole strut, but this was a bit quicker.

Congrats! Looks like a pretty sweet ride. I think the color is descent. I don't care for the rims, but the rest looks pretty nice. My daughter would kill for that color.

Increased voltage in DC motors makes them run faster. Increased amps improves available torque (assuming it's needed). It's not your imagination...assuming you are running an electric fan.

Great pics, looks like a fun project. That floor rust looks pretty serious.

Yes, I actually cleaned it up about 4 months ago. I think the car sat under a tree for some time and there was the equivalent of a small bush (a shrubery)underneath. Had to empty my shop vac after sucking must of it out. I will remove the cowl for paint. pulled off the headlight buckets today. They came off nicely, no broken studs, all metal-very nice. Only bolt that broke during removal was a horn bolt. I am really happy with how original the car is. It still has the original muffler and muffler brackets (but i dont think the PB blaster is going to help those). Gotta have baggies to sort parts. Will clean and re-zinc baggy by baggy...easier that way in the long run. The rims came with the car, 5 slot 14 inch diameter. Tires are new Michelins, 195/70 14 radials from Costco.

Started the clean-up on my 73Z. Not sure I should really call it a restoration as I am not planning on a full rotiserie job. The plan is to strip the car and send the rolling chassis to Lance for the silver 901 paint job. Will try and keep as original as economicaly feasible. I am really thrilled with the sheet metal on this. Even the battey tray is fairly clean. Minor surface rust, but nothing major. I am removing the side door ding bumpers (hate those) and the old AC (poor ROI), but otherwise will keep everything the same. Will also keep the flat tops and that lovely gray insulation . Should be fun. Did a little clean-up on the motor earlier on, but will do the full monty now that the motor is out. Major items I will need to get, other than paint, is the weather strip kit, carpet kit, and center console. Otherwise everything is pretty decent. Plan is to make it look like the final pic here when it's all done.

Looks like a lot of work needed to me. Those are hard areas to fix.