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We tried that case in the bead blasting cabinet but gave up because it was so slow. We blasted it with the pressure pot instead

The hood looks really good!

I figured I would make photographs but I wasn't sure if there was a better method

Jerry, What is your method for figuring out which bolt goes where? I don't think my memory is up for that!

Or if the engine hasn't been run in a while the numbers could be low from that too, but I suspect the throttle plate is a pretty good guess.

Be sure the cowl is water tight and the cowl drains intact

Ok, I'll see what I've got

What type of brake rotors are on the car? I have found that drilled or sometimes even slotted rotors can make sounds like this at low speeds.

Is this part inside the round shell?

I once rebuilt an engine and I didn't check the valve lash from the machine shop. The valves weren't seating, so there was no compression. Won't run like that...

There are factory plates that go between the sway bar bushings and the frame rails. I think they help reinforce the frame rail and spread the loads out

I love the way those seats look!

I am not sure but this may be a forum members car...

Wow! Not even verified low mileage and not a low number car. Very clean but not perfect or overly unique

Thats good to here. I dont know how they set values on classic cars. They tend to be all over the place

I missed 2 The confusing question on air circulation Normally aspirated And the octane one In my defense I went through pretty fast ?

You can if you know what to buy and what kind of repairs are easiest to make. I know several people in my area that make a living rebuilding cars

You might not live long enough to be a Jetson but I suspect you will live long enough to see the other. It is moving along at a pretty fair clip and politicians like the tax revenue...

If the paint is really fresh than I would say it's worth more than that. It's hard to tell but the hood looks messed up. But that might be dust or some dirt. If the paint is pretty good, I would say it's a 5-6k car

https://www.copart.com/lot/30360899 Enjoy. They have a BIN of $13,000! It might be rust free, so it could have that going for it. But far from a 13k car. Crack heads!!!

I see lots of cars like this on the salvage auction. I bought a 330Ci convertible one time that had some slight bends in the quarters. When they put it on the rack and pulled it back they disappeared. Most of those wrinkles on the blue Z would smooth out when pulled back. One of the problems with Z's is figuring out where to pull them from with out tearing seams apart. The blue z's quarters would still need some dolly work but it is fascinating to watch them disappear when they're on the rack.

Pretty much all modern cars have aluminum or steel bars under the bumper cover. One of the problems with the z is not the bumpers. It's where the bumpers mount. If the bumpers were super strong, the force would just be transferred to the chassis and hatch floor. It would do alot more damage if it were transferred further into the car. Even the blue car above are starting to be viable for rebuilding due to the price of these cars.

@Mike

You need to check your float levels and make sure the float valves are working properly. Everything is dependent on fuel level

Start with the size