Project Z

[the Teuton]

I just weighed the Z with Intercomp racing scales.

693       715
661       689

Total is 2758 without driver.

Those corner weights are pretty damn close. The cross weights are near 50%. I'm surprised.

So can you make it handle like a ZR1 Corvette? Or even a 370Z?

[280Z Turbo]

So can you make it handle like a ZR1 Corvette? Or even a 370Z?

I could.

[Secret Chimp]

With your unfantastical all-strut suspension, I find this assertion dubious at best.

[280Z Turbo]

With your unfantastical all-strut suspension, I find this assertion dubious at best.

Solid rear axle RX-7s can still run with Miatas in SCCA E-production. What's your point?

[280Z Turbo]

I ordered some new trim because the window seal lip was toast. What a bitch to get in. Reproduction trim pieces suck. It looks a bit wavy since I had to beat the hell out of it to get it seated. Oh well. It will keep water out of the door.

I also ordered some generic weatherstripping from McMaster Carr for $45. It was either do that or pay $300 buck or something ridiculous for a weatherstripping kit from Motorsport Auto. I'm tired of slamming my doors so I ordered a smaller size than the crap I put in there before.

Tomorrow I need to buy a new battery and start pulling the trans to get the clutch out of there. It's got a bad judder.

Next up is going to be a new radiator and a catalytic converter. I need to get the stink out of this car.

[280Z Turbo]

The McMaster-Carr weather stripping works good. No more door slamming. Some adjustment to the window regulator and window frames allowed me to get it sealed tighter than before. It's WAY better than any $300 aftermarket kit.

I just pulled the trans out. It was all super greasy. I need to get that under control before I start a fire on the exhaust. No cat until that's fixed.



My DXD clutch looks good, other than a couple of hot spots. I'm not sure what the judder is. I'm going to resurface and balance the flywheel and stick my old disc in there. The DXD clutch disc has bits of copper in it and feels super rough compared to the stock one.

[Soup DeVille]

With your unfantastical all-strut suspension, I find this assertion dubious at best.

240/260/280Zs have been tearing up SCCA for decades now.

[280Z Turbo]

240/260/280Zs have been tearing up SCCA for decades now.

With enough money, you can make anything do anything.

[Soup DeVille]

With enough money, you can make anything do anything.

Even with struts!

BTW, if they're on the back, they're not McPherson struts anymore.

They're Chapman struts.

Yep, that Chapman.

[Secret Chimp]

The McMaster-Carr weather stripping works good. No more door slamming. Some adjustment to the window regulator and window frames allowed me to get it sealed tighter than before. It's WAY better than any $300 aftermarket kit.

I just pulled the trans out. It was all super greasy. I need to get that under control before I start a fire on the exhaust. No cat until that's fixed.



My DXD clutch looks good, other than a couple of hot spots. I'm not sure what the judder is. I'm going to resurface and balance the flywheel and stick my old disc in there. The DXD clutch disc has bits of copper in it and feels super rough compared to the stock one.

What kind of weatherstripping did you get, exactly? I want to try DIY before I fart out an eighth of a paycheck on a kit specially formed for my car.

240/260/280Zs have been tearing up SCCA for decades now.

Oh that comment is two years old, you old cock.

[Soup DeVille]

Oh that comment is two years old, you old cock.

Its OK, the alzheimers makes every day seem like two years ago anyways.

[280Z Turbo]

http://www.mcmaster.com/#bulb-seal-weatherstripping/=i0f84a

Edge grip seals

[280Z Turbo]

Well, I'm sending my injectors out to be flow tested and cleaned. The plugs looked a bit lean.

I may also crack open the drain plug on the gas tank this winter if I don't sell it. There's a lot of shit in there that keeps plugging up the filters I put in before the pump. I need to burn more of the gas up first.

The radiator is also beat to hell. I may put a new stocker in there, just to be safe.

I don't want this car to blow up after I sell it.

[Rupert]

Selling it, not selling it, selling it, not selling it, now selling it!

How much are you asking for it?

[280Z Turbo]

$4500

No way I'm getting that much for it.

[280Z Turbo]

Dropping the tank on the Z, probably next weekend. I need to see how bad the rust is. I already drained it and didn't find much. Some spoiled gas in the bottom, but that's it.

My tank is supposed to be baffled, but it cuts out in corners below half a tank.

http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuel/gastank/index.htm

[280Z Turbo]

The gas tank is out. I dropped it off at the radiator shop to be blasted, coated, and tested. It has some huge dents on the bottom which may explain why I have fuel pickup problems.

I had the injectors flow tested and they looked really good. I already put them back on. I needed to reseal the fittings on my fuel rail because my buddy didnt know to use an NPT tap when he built it.

All in all I think I'll be glad to get rid of it. The car is too far away from where I want it to be. The chassis is a wet noodle, the handling sucks, the interior is awful, and it's uncomfortable to drive.

[Secret Chimp]

Yeah honestly the only cool thing about that car is the motor. Getting rid of it gives you the chance to out-weird Rupert.

[Soup DeVille]

Hush your whore mouth: that car is plenty cool.

[Rupert]

Yeah honestly the only cool thing about that car is the motor. Getting rid of it gives you the chance to out-weird Rupert.

He could put the motor in a TR6...

[280Z Turbo]

Yeah honestly the only cool thing about that car is the motor. Getting rid of it gives you the chance to out-weird Rupert.

It's more cool than an old white station wagon.

[Secret Chimp]

It's more cool than an old white station wagon.

False. Everybody loves wagon.

[280Z Turbo]

The Z turns more heads. I guarantee it.

Old American iron is pretty common.

[CALL_911]

The Z turns more heads. I guarantee it.

Old American iron is pretty common.

Woah, you just used the 'c' word.

Chimp's gonna have the thing on craigslist by the morning

[hotrodalex]

The Z turns more heads. I guarantee it.

2 instead of 1?

[Secret Chimp]

Woah, you just used the 'c' word.

Chimp's gonna have the thing on craigslist by the morning

This hipster affectation you've made up for me is really weird.

[hotrodalex]

This hipster affectation you've made up for me is really weird.

I'm pretty sure 3/4 of the board has a similar view.

[280Z Turbo]

Yeah, most hipsters don't think they're hipsters.

[Secret Chimp]

Yes, I like odd things, but I've never even made a suggestion that I consciously choose the weird just to make myself feel special.

[Soup DeVille]

I don't know. I think the kind of guy that would notice an old Dodge wagon is exactly the same kind of guy that will notice an old Jap sports car.