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Matt, What welder are you using? Did you build the exhaust yourself or did someone else weld it up?

I wouldn't try to remove the sludge, but that's me. If you dislodge some of it could cause issues.

Doesn't the intake have to be open somehow? On carbureted carbs I believe you hold the throttle open so the butterflies don't restrict the intake of air.

Work is highly overrated but I do like to eat

Very pretty car R200, cv axles, tower braces. Very nicely done but that is a lot of money for a Z car. My dizeaze my eventually pay for itself or at least break even...

My brother is in Charlotte and I am only an hour or so away. If you need something let me know, I have lot of parts and pieces

Where in the Carolinas?

I still love the red, don't care how many blocks end up that color. A wire wheel probably rated for 6000 rpm on a 10,000 rpm grinder will do that to you. As long as no one lost an eye its all good. I have the same wide band and it seems to work pretty good, except I need a new o2 sensor

Relay upgrades for headlights and parking lights. Brakes 100% good then suspension and struts. Coil overs are fine if you need the clearance but plenty of guys just run good struts and Eibachs. Then engine cooling but you probably already got that covered. Then interior comfort, AC, stereo, power windows maybe, seats, seat heaters????

Thanks

Sounds good. Looking forward to pics

Looks good. Like the mods on the rails

SWMBO Had to look that up, that's funny.... ::

You know in the end the automatics may end up being more marketable and possibly valuable than the stick cars. These days fewer and fewer people can drive a straight drive. Even the truckers are starting to get automatic rigs. Another 15 years and there will be many fewer manuals on the road, at least in the US. The future investor is gonna want a car that they feel comfortable driving.

Where did you source your jet drills?

How would straighten it? Shave it flat or some other method?

Glad you found another head. I hate it that the first one was bad. It was good they took care of you. The crank has some markings on it below the bearing journal that looks like old rust pitting even though they are not black.

That car is in exceptional shape and seems to have very low mileage. In some ways I am surprised it didn't bring more

I couldn't figure out how much a complete tub would cost...

Don't know on the color but I like the wheels and love the bullet mirrors. I am gonna use the same mirrors...

Drop the collision but don't ever drop the "comp" coverage. From Allstates website When people hear the word "comprehensive," they might think "all-encompassing"— but in car insurance terms, the word has a different meaning. Simply put, comprehensive coverage protects you against damages to your car that are the result of covered perils not related to a collision. Think of a scenario that could cause damage to your car that has nothing to do with striking another vehicle. In many cases, this can include: •Theft •Vandalism •Fire •Natural disasters like a hurricane or a tornado •Falling objects •Damage done to your car by animals •A civil disturbance, like a riot that results in damage or destruction of your car As with all insurance policies, you should check with your insurance agent to make sure what perils are included under the comprehensive coverage of your auto insurance policy Comp coverage is cheap; collision is not...

I believe most of the areas that can light the red brake light are normally open switches. That means one is closed. A simple test for narrowing down the issue is to start disconnecting the possible culprits. Pull the wire at the parking brake switch, check the light, pull the connectors at the master cylinder, check the light. Keep doing this until the light goes out. I would have to look at a wiring diagram to know where they all are. By process of elimination you can figure out where the problem lies.

With 2 teenage drivers and 5 cars, maintenance is only the bare essentials. The latest is gonna be rebuilding the transmission in the 95 Suburban. Never done that before, aught to be interesting. My oldest son isn't much help, even with all my instruction he doesn't know a dizzy from a radiator. My oldest daughter, now, she is something, the mind of an engineer. She helped me pull the diff and all the rear drivetrain out of her Z3, weld up camber and toe in retro-fit kits and put it all back. If I'm working on their cars, I won't do it if they won't help. They can walk, I have a car that runs.

Before you bend the arm, lift it all the way up. The limit of travel. Shorting the fuel gauge leads tells you your gauge reads "Full" but the sender might not have low enough resistance when all the way up to read "Full"

I have heard good things about their rails