Few pics just before it comes out of the garage. (Just in case I wrap it up at the first roundabout)

 

Just got to tidy engine bay a bit, align suspension, and fit the boot trim and it's ready for the road. Apart from the front suspension being too high now. It may be too high to drive far so may be back in the garage next weekend. It's about 30mm higher at the front and 12mm higher at the back now, due to losing all the Nissan stuff.

I thought it would be about the same as I've put in a fair bit of extra soundproofing, but it seems as if it's going to be 100-150kgs lighter at a guess.

 

Going to run a carb at first, to run engine in, and fit injection and the blower on later in the year. Unless I don't like the car in which case I'll get rid as it is.

 

Should be nice tho, with the soundproofing, rattles eliminated, polybushed, 6.3 Chevy, Tremec 5 speed box, massive propshaft, Wilwood big brakes, digital dash and centre console gauges, steering wheel raised 30mm, nice seats, HID's, 99 spec lights, etc.

 

There's about 120metres of wire gone back in just to get everything working again, and to be honest the electrics have been the biggest pain of the lot.

 

Ok, more pics to follow soon

 

 

WOW!!

I just love V8's

 

Nice job!! :bow:

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Soooooooo...........Been out yet?? ;)

Is it good/bad, I need to know!! LOL! :D

 

Not yet. Just got it off the ramps at 10pm. Got tomorrow off work so hopefully will be mobile by dinner time. Got to track the back end and finish turning the ally exhaust trims and that should be it.

Just noticed how close the sump is to the floor, maybe I won't be lowering it any more after all.

guages are sweet as

Nice work, nothing sounds better than a V8 thumping down the road. 4 barrel Edelbrook, looks like the performar, did you go for the vac secondry or double pumper?

Nice work, nothing sounds better than a V8 thumping down the road. 4 barrel Edelbrook, looks like the performar, did you go for the vac secondry or double pumper?

 

It's vac 2ndaries.It's really just a stop gap to get the car on the road. After fitting fuel injection to my last Chevy I want to fit it to this too. Unfortunatly I had to sell the injection set up to fund the buying of this Z.

With a bit of luck I'll be running FI again by Xmas. This time I want to make most of it myself so I can size the central plenum to fit the bonnet line exactly, and look nice as well.

Like a lot of things I know exactly what I want, but no-one sells it, so I end up making it, which in a way is part of the fun. For me anyway.

its looks absolutely stunning you can tell a lot of effort has gone into it

Well, just took it for a run. Very disappointing. Massive fuel leak. Only running on 7. Choking on fumes from the exhaust wrap. Exhaust leaking. Air/fuel ratio at 11:1 at cruise!

Apart from that it was great!!

No, there were some positives, I thought the ride was going to be very crashy and harsh after polybushing the back end, but it seems really solid and supple. The clutch is really light and positive, with the servo and hydraulic release bearing. Didn't get chance to nail it as it was obviously not running right, so have to wait and see.

Leaving it till weekend now 'cos I've just about had a bellyfull.

 

Had forgotten how good they look on the road tho', so will keep plodding on.

sorry you're having problems bud. it'll be awesome once you get it running properly and then all the hard work will have been worth it.