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Will be taking it to work tomorrow. Took lots of pics of the window install. Will blog that at a later date. Still lots of small stuff to put in, but it's roadworthy :classic:

OK, Rear glass is in! Had to remove the metal trim to get it in. Will post pics later. Going for the front windshield now OK, front is in. Nothing cracked or broken. Will do the metal trim some other day. Time to bleed brakes.

Wow, just got a quote from "Budget Auto Glass" to install the two windows. Told them I had all the parts and new molding. $150 for the rear, $215 to install the front. These people are insane I think I am going to install this myself tonight, I will do the back first. I already have the molding and the metal pieces installed. Will go to home depot and get my 1/4" string and give is a shot. If the back goes well, I will try the front. Then, all that is needed is to bleed the brakes and install the hood and it is drivable. I still have interior panels to put on, but that can wait. Would have been farther along, but broke a bolt off while installing the pressure plate. Dumb mistake, put the clutch plate in backwards :stupid:. Then to make matters worse, I broke my easy out bit off while trying to extract the remaining bolt piece in the flywheel. Took me 1.5 hours to finally get it out. What a pain. Anyway, hope I get this thing going to tonight. My '73 (daily driver) is not doing so well. Front Hitachi is flooding. It drives OK at speed, but idles terribly. I think it will take less time to finish the '71 than fix the '73.

Got a lot done today. Must say I really appreciate the help from the Z friends here. Special thanks to Dave in Oregon who sent me the shim for the booster and master cylinder. I greatly appreciate the part. Also, Thanks to Loren/FrankenstienZ for helping with assembly today. Also had my son working. If I had the windows in I'd be drivin this to work tomorrow. Will post more tomorrow. Rich

Thanks. I am planning on doing doors and weatherstrip on Thursday. Then Trans and engine on Saturday. Sunday will be what I don't get done on those two days. Would sure be nice to be driving it this Sunday, but I think that is a bit optimistic. Will depend on how much free time I can find.

That would be great Lance. I nicked a corner of the door with my ring. Hate it when that happens. I got some more stuff put on. Got the fuel tank in and all the lines hooked up. Put in the gas cap and the bumper. I love the gas cap. Got that for $5 on e-bay and zinced it myself. It came out well. David: If you get that guys number let me know. Thanks!!

If anybody has an extra one of these, please contact me. I can pay via paypal. Used is fine. Thanks, Rich

It's been very frustrating with the glass. I have called at least 8 different shops. Most will not install on 'older' cars. I had to call Les at CDM to finally find someone who would. I also found one other and the price was the same, conditions the same...I bring it there.

Thanks, I read their threads and after reading them was feeling like I could do it myself. They made it sound so easy. I would be curious to see how many people have cracked a windshield trying to do it themselves. Still not sure what I will do here. For both $140 quotes I received, I would need to take the car to them. Is it legal to drive without a windshield?

There are definitely quite a few here in SoCal. I was driving my father-in-law home last Sunday and saw a silver 240 that looked almost exactly like mine, just two miles from my house. The only thing different was the rims. Same faded silver, same bumpers, same side moulding. Was eager to get back home to make sure it really wasn't mine. Also, neighbor right behind me has 280 Turbo that sits under a tarp most of time. I have my eye on that motor.

I turned in my old brake booster core for a new one two weeks ago. Unfortunately, I left that shim that goes between the booster and the MC on the old core. Anyone know where I can get hold of one of those? Thanks, Rich

I love the glow of this paint job. The exterior paint just looks incredible. Won't get much done during the week, But I am happy with the progress. Used scotch brite to shine up the brake and fuel lines. Sprayed with clear coat spray for high temp environment to prevent/slow rust. Got the elec harness cleaned up, re-taped actually, and a few more items in. I am hoping to get the fuel tank in on Tuesday night. Checked around and $140 is the cheapest I can find to get my windshield and rear glass put in. May try this myself this weekend.

The paint and finish look great. I am really happy with the exterior finish and shine. Very smooth with a nice gloss. Beautiful color. The cost was pretty reasonable. I got a quote from one other Maaco (high), but didn't quote any small independant shops. The total cost out the door after tax was $1950. That is roughly $1400 for the top of the line signature urethane pant job, two stage paint with clear coat finish. $200 for painting the engine bay and door jams and $300 for the final finish and polish. Tax on the paint is about $50. All in all, it is pretty much what I was looking for. I have only found one run (on the side of the rear spoiler) and I can probably buff that out. The exterior is near perfect, the door jams and rear hatch were done well. The engine bay paint seems to be a little thin in some areas, but decent. It won't be noticable once I put all the stuff back in. The only negative was the tape job. A couple of the wire harnesses have some serious paint on them, and the fuel and brake lines got some overspray. Also, the underside of the engine bay box beam was not sprayed, but it's not a very serious thing. Few people will see that as it's on the underside of the car. I may see about touching that up later. Overall, I am really thrilled with the work that was done for the price. I didn't want to put $10K into a car that will never be worth that much, but I wanted something that looked awesome. For under $2K, it is very nice. I will do the same exact thing with my '73 about 6 months from now. Onlly it will be the oriinal 901 silver. Hope that helps. Rich

Will probably play in the engine bay tomorrow. I love the color. It grabs your attention.

Picked up the Car from Lance's Maaco today and it looks great. I threw a picture of the car in the shop and Lance in here. Now the assembly work. Been at it for over 4 hours now and doesn't look like much has been done. Will work on it a bit more tonite and then some tomorrow. Will post pics as I go.

I like that idea .. Perhaps will just bring pictures of the cars. Kind of like showing off the kids, huh. :classic:

I need to make a very big decision here today regarding ZCON. I registered for a number of the events and was planning on bringing HLS30-02614 to the judged show, but a lot has changed over the last 3 months. When I registered I was at my job of 8 years sitting on 3 weeks of vacation. Unfortunately, I was laid off shortly thereafter. Amazingly, I got a great job just two weeks later, but now I have just 1.5 days of vacation. Will probably only have 4 days by the time of the show. Not sure if I want to take a 2 day drive out and two day drive back for a short visit (pulling a trailered Z none the less). I will think about this for the day and see what I end up doing.

It does have an effect, but it is very small. If you wire wheel down to the steel, then plate, you are bringing it back to what it originally was. The process actually involves an acid etch which removes a small amount of steel, then you electroplate and add the zinc. It is a great corrosion preventative and also helps to prevent/reduce galling. And it makes them look pretty. Rich

I like paint thinner and a bristle brush to clean oil, grease and grime. A wire wheel to remove rust if it is there. Once you wire wheel or sandblast, you have to plate or paint to prevent the bolt from rusting again. If you don't, it will rust in less than a month.

This thread has a lot of good info. I do my own plating in my garage. The bolts and other pieces look great when they are done. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36505&highlight=zinc+plating

Spent most of the day prepping parts for when the body returns. You know you have too much time on your hands when you plate the horn. :paranoid:

I was just kidding you know. I was kind of refering to that incredible looking Aston Martin I parked next to. What a sweet car. Gorgeous lines on that car. Speedo went to over 200 MPH

Wow! I took my '70Z to the Cars & Coffee show before the MSA event. It really is an incredible showing of cars. And they LOVED my Z! You wouldn't believe how many times I overheard people say, "that car must be worth over $100K" as they were walking by.

Thanks for the tip Bonzi. One part of me wants to get it assembled ASAP; the other side says take your time. I will make sure everything fits well before I tighten everything. The hood especially. I will need to remove that to put the engine back in. Got my transmission back yesterday. Shop said it was in good shape and just needed new seals. Almost had a catastrophe with the weather stripping. Everyone is out. Was fortunate that Black dragon still had a set. It arrives on Thursday. I should get the final small rubber peices on Friday from MSA. Also need to hop on over to CDM and get the paint for the back panel. A friend of mine has a graphite composite rear panel. Looks pretty sweet. Will have to get one of those some day. Looks like it costs a pretty penny though. Anyway, looking forward to the weekend...Love the pics of the yellow.