Holy $417!
03-21-2008, 05:11 PM
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Escondido (San Diego) California
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Holy $417!
I have a lot to do!
Z show's less than a month away and my car has been sitting untouched in the garage for months...
I gots ta git bizzy.
So tell me, what project should I start on first?
Finishing the headliner and rear hatch lower panel re-fabric.
Dent removal/paint under hatch/license plate area. (Still FUBAR from rear-ender)
Paint inside of hood/engine bay.
Re-tint windows.
Re-Wire amp/sub combo.
Find mysterious electrical draw that kills my batter if I leave it connected after only a day or two. (seriously pissing me off, but I think it may be a door switch)
Or... he other 150 things I need to do before MSA...
Well???
Rod.
Z show's less than a month away and my car has been sitting untouched in the garage for months...
I gots ta git bizzy.
So tell me, what project should I start on first?
Finishing the headliner and rear hatch lower panel re-fabric.
Dent removal/paint under hatch/license plate area. (Still FUBAR from rear-ender)
Paint inside of hood/engine bay.
Re-tint windows.
Re-Wire amp/sub combo.
Find mysterious electrical draw that kills my batter if I leave it connected after only a day or two. (seriously pissing me off, but I think it may be a door switch)
Or... he other 150 things I need to do before MSA...
Well???
Rod.
03-21-2008, 07:25 PM
#3
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mission, British Columbia
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well rod those are all fine and dandy, but you should drive it a bit, so youll actually know if it will make it to msa. after all you have some luck getting there. me personally i would do the paint first, followed or do the draw thing. those 2 are my choices, the rest can follow
03-22-2008, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by SHADY280
well rod those are all fine and dandy, but you should drive it a bit, so youll actually know if it will make it to msa. after all you have some luck getting there. me personally i would do the paint first, followed or do the draw thing. those 2 are my choices, the rest can follow
I just felt like burning up some $4.00 per gallon gas and polluting the environment all in the name of pointless thrills.
It still runs like a raped ape (after it warms up).
Door switch = Culprit. Door Switch also = No longer allowed to hang out in my car.
Since I got tired of taking my car to the body shop after every ten miles of driving (See previous horror stories of illegal alien hit and run drivers, Demoniacally possessed shopping carts from Hell, Mattress wielding neighbors, and un-insured tweakers all on a mission to destroy the Darth Z Project)... I went out and got a whole crap load of body tools and goodies to try my hand at some minor repairs. I even got matching black paint from the body guy that painted it (the last 3 freaking times!!!!
)So, I will be busy between now and MSA.
Rod.
03-24-2008, 11:31 PM
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Location: San Diego
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Good luck with your Z Rod! I'm in the same boat as you. My headgasket gave up the ghost, but with time constraints, I doubt I will be able to get a chance to work on my Z before the show. Oh wells, there's always next year right?
04-12-2008, 09:02 PM
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got everything apart.. off the intake manifold and everything.. cleaned it up.. and was wondering what color i should paint it.. im thinking all black.. i mean everything all black.. what do you guys think???
hows everybody doing on there car before the show?? rod?? lifegard?? heat?? bleach your bring your 350 rite?? doiing anythign on that?? and everybody else thats comming
hows everybody doing on there car before the show?? rod?? lifegard?? heat?? bleach your bring your 350 rite?? doiing anythign on that?? and everybody else thats comming
04-13-2008, 01:15 AM
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ALL black? no way. her's what im doing, i painted the block black, oil pan orange and some suspension parts red the others black, polishing the valve cover and im going to polish and clean up my intake manifold, then im getting red plug wires and freshening up the engine bay walls with black paint. leaving the head the stock clean grey. that should look VERY nice together. i also want to eliminate teh charcoal canister.
04-13-2008, 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
i painted the block black,
oil pan orange
some suspension parts red the others black
polishing the valve cover
and im going to polish and clean up my intake manifold,
then im getting red plug wires
engine bay walls with black paint.
leaving the head the stock clean grey.
PS... Chinesekid, you got a nice set of tools!
04-13-2008, 02:32 AM
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heres what i think imma do... block, valve cover, and everything on top of the intake man is gonna be all black.. and then the intake and thermostat housing is gonna be polish.. or try to clean it up as much as i can.. so its gonna be black and metal
04-13-2008, 02:51 PM
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i would but it wont be done in time for the show.. so imma just clean this up first then after i wont be driving the Z for a while cause its im just gonna drop in the sr slowly and work on it little by little.. i'll post pics soon... im waiting for it to dry and then putting everything back on the intake man
04-13-2008, 04:37 PM
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pffft.... just pay some pro to make your mounts unless your a great welder cost a couple hundred then wire it in yourself. its pretty easy only 6 wires on average i noticed for splicing in ECU's. im sure hybridz has great info on the wiring i learned how to wire in a RB from there. stupid easy job!
