These are definitely my favorite builds, if i had the space i would do one as well. Doing these projects you definitely know every nook of the car and its condition. In my opinion its easy to address issues that you know exist by doing a full tear down.
Great progress on the car and nice seeing first primer laid. Can't wait to see in color!

 

Monster green anyone?




Damn! Had one paint run, gotta sand and re-spray




before being ripped off




before....




Stock manifold off




Ready for longtubes




After careful cleaning and liberal applicatino of black paint. Dry, sand, spray, and repeat!




Went and saw the car over the weekend at the paint shop........showed her i bought her a couple weeks ago

 

Awesome stuff, man. I love projects like this.

 

Well, no pictures this time. But just a quick heads up for those who are following my progress (you guys are awesome and the encouragement helps me loads!) Ive recently picked up:
-Borla Catback
-PPE Long Tubes *GIANT SHOUT OUT TO STREET STANDARDS FOR THE KILLER DEAL!*
-Green Silicone Coolant hoses to match valve covers/timing covers
-New NGK Laser Platinum Spark Plugs
-SGP Solid motor mounts
-Megan Solid Trans mount
-And looking for a lightweight crank pulley to finish off the stuff on the engine!

*I'm midway through finishing the clear coat on the engine pieces. Pics soon!*

 

that engine looked horrible before paint :O

 

Yes it did lol, it has several layers of paint that's been sanded between layers now. Looks even better than before.

*UPDATE* for all the people following. I am putting the car into a friends booth (big shout out to Eddy's body shop in Pittsboro) to paint it come Monday morning (8/15/16) at 8am. We have three days to get everything done but should be done Monday night. I'm going down tomorrow to finalize the paint mix I want and we're loading up and towing her back here getting her ready. Pics will be posted Monday night......So check in with me Also, I put a lot of pictures and posts up on my insta KJFire4Life. If y'all wanna follow me I'll follow back lol. Post soon!

 

sooooo.

when you get this one done, you are going to tell us how you wrecked the other one?

 

Glad to see someone believes in me that I'll actually get this one done Thanks Trav!

 

Took a month...but I finally got them!


First of 4 sets of speakers that going in, Yes that's right. I said 4 SETS....

 

Progress




Fenders




Hood




Need a new skirt........thank goodness for the massive amount of parts I have




New window seal is needed here.....again.....parts pile it is




This door needed A LOT. But we got it smooth

 

Oh and for those wondering. The last two pieces we pulled to prep were my a pillar covers......needless to say......they cracked and previous owner had glued them on. I sprung for new ones and they're en route now. Hopefully they come by Saturday and we can paint this week! New parts coming in everyday. Trying to keep you guys updated on the build!

 

Got a set of pretty clean 06+ headlights to clean up and black out lol






Custom made kick panels (Have not installed Tweeters yet) Big thanks to jdmfetish on these!




Picked this up for a STEAL!!! En route in the mail to me now xD




Spent COUNTLESS hours cleaning this block little by little, pulling each bracket, each piece, pulley, and part and pouring over it with cleaner, sandpaper, and then clear coating the brackets to prevent rust and buildup again.




SGP Solid State Mounts




^^^




Cleaned and blued coolant lines make me happy




Finally got all the covers painted and sealed perfect!




It was 4am, I decided to knock off about then. Packed it all away and went to bed




Guess what else I got




<3 <3




Keeping this part a secret but a sneak peek at the amount of rubber on the rears lol. 315's anyone?

 

Respect

 

This is why I come here. Great stuff!

 

Damn I wanna rip my engine out and paint it now, I would probably never get it back in though. I want a free Z to mess with.

 

tape



more tape



and more tape



A LOT MORE TAPE



MUST HAVE MORE TAPE



Base coat



Base coat



Base Coat



Spraying the TAPE lol



Hood!



Hatch



Spraying the Clear



Sitting in the sun



Showing you the green mettalic



Better shot of it



As she sits now



Just got her home!



Missing something? Naw, PEDAL POWER!!!



Put my mirrors and gas cap back on today



Yes, this is the reflection of the covered up Z beside the black one......looks like a mirror dont it



*** shot



Glass, purty glass

 

Ufffffffff, that body and engine color scheme flow so well, good job!

soooooo wheels gonna be green?

 

The guy who gave you the car is going to want it back now.

 

Car is coming together fast! Nice work!

 

Great job thus far, can't believe how fast this car is coming together. Still watching for more updates!!