george71z

Check Eastwood .com. They have a variety of chemicals and systems to take off rust and corrosion, and to replate parts. A vibratory tumbler and some plating stuff will work wonders on old hardware.

Many hoses have springs like that inside to prevent the hose from collapsing. Since you planned to replace the hoses, etc., just make sure there are no remnants of the old springs anywhere else, and you should be fine.

http://globalmotors.net/zenvo-st1-new-supercar-from-denmark-with-1104-hp/ I'm not so sure about the front end, but the rest looks OK.

I have the pump and bracket. I have att. some pics so you can see what it looks like and how the pump is attached. An L-shaped piece of steel or aluminum, approx. 6" X 4" with a 3" ell section would probably suffice.

Driveline Vibration Issue - Possible Root Cause This guy ran over a mattress and decided to keep going. The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough to put a tear in the gas tank; the subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought this vehicle to its knees. It had still managed to drive 30 more miles decently with a 60lb tangle wrapped around the driveshaft. This genius complained that the vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving it high speeds. This is what the dealership found..............

If you are interested in the Black Pearl mags that Stephen pictured, I have a set available, with center caps and lugnuts, for $400 + shipping. I had them on my 71 and they looked great.

Congratulations to Mr. K !!!!! It almost feels like a member of the family has been honored. Any honors bestowed at this time are loooong overdue, but appreciated and welcomed, I'm sure.

My daily driver is my 2000 Frontier, I have my 71 240, but the car I really want is my first new car, a 72 1200 coupe. Damn, I loved that car.

No more annoying phone calls, no more stuffed-to-the-gills mailbox with one flyer accusing the guy on another flyer of some trivial thing not even related to the job, no more wondering what B.S. they're going to come up with next. No more listening to what some dim-bulb celebrity has to say about the candidates. Who the hell cares what Paris or P-Diddy thinks? I'm George71Z, and I approve this message. Aauuuugh, I've been brainwashed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having attempted this job alone, as you have done, I would highly recommend a rolling tranny jack. I got one at Harbor Freight and it has saved my life many times. Do you agree that the hardest part is lining up the input shaft and getting the splines to mesh, all the while trying to support the weight? You have my admiration. You are an inspiration to all us 'older guys.'

Got a May/June 2008 copy of Vintage Motorsport magazine in a goody bag at a show last week. There is a neat article with pics of Bob Sharp's BS 610 coupe. The article is about the restored back-up car. I have enclosed pics of the first-string car.

The show was great. Over 500 cars, all arranged by type; not so much as by make. Sports cars, muscle-era cars, race cars, brass-era, etc. As usual, all the concours cars were around the lake, the rest of us were on the closed off streets of downtown Lakeland. Bobby Allison was the 'Grand Marshall' and was very personable when I got his autograph. The weather was excellent. Wolf-Z and the PrimaDonna Z were there. There was one other Z-32 showing. The Amphi-cars were cool as they went into the lake and cruised around for about a half hour. Hey, for $35 I got to show my car, free lunch, a neat display sign you can use at other shows, and a Mercedes-Benz golf-size umbrella. You also get to meet some real nice folks, even if they don't own a Z.

I took my 71 down to Lakeland, Fl. for the Lake Mirror Classic. While driving home on I-4, I hit a 'turnpike gator' in the left lane at about 80. (turnpike gator refers to those thrown tire treads from the semis) It took out my fiberglass BRE-style spook; cracked it up pretty badly, and completely wiped out my left side Hella driving/fog lamp. Some paint chipped off the lower valence, but no real body damage. I suppose it could have been worse, but it still put a damper on a good day.

Check your master; I have let mine go dry whilst bleeding and had to start all over. Sure sounds like Steve is right. You should get about 1" to 1 1/2" of throw on the rod. Also check that the clevis pin at the pedal to master cyl. actuator has not fallen out. ( I have had this happen too!)

Here is some info about various aluminum alloys. It helped me when I fabricated my Weber throttle linkage. aluminum.pdf

Seen on a pink ribbon magnet thingie --- Save the Ta-Ta's

JB, welcome to the Space Coast. I live over in Melbourne and have a 71. A close friend has a 77. There are a number of Z's here in the area. Not too much on the used car lots or in what few junkyards are left here, but there are some daily drivers around that could use some TLC if the owners wish to give them up. We had an active club in the area, but interest has waned. The Central Fla. club and South Fla. clubs are very active and would be more than willing to help you out.

Yeah, that was it! Thanks. I kept putting words like 'obscured' and 'blanked' out front. K.I.S.S.

I swear I've seen this discussed before, but search doesn't turn up anything. Why do most photos of members cars have the license plate blanked out or obscured? I have restored my vintage Florida plate, but am reluctant to post pics until I can get an answer to this query. TIA.

No offense, but that was ripped off from 'Trading Places' with Eddie Murray and Dan Aykroyd. But I still think it's funny.

Excellent job!! I am jealous. One question -- where's the fridge for the beer?

Hey, theres some tread left on those tires!

I have these 3. $10 ea. plus shipping.

I have removed my front section. I had to fill up the space in the remaining pulley with two steel washers, one 1.35" OD., the other somewhat larger, about 1.95", with an ID of .65". The smaller washer needs to be fairly thin. The goal is to duplicate the surface that the bolt bears on with the original configuration, so that the proper torque can be achieved. Nominal thickness should be .45" The two sheave balancer is the ideal solution, but I believe they are hard to come by. ( correct me if I'm wrong) I have enclosed pics of the front pulley so you can see what you are up against.

That sure looks exactly like the one in my 71.