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Old 11-30-2010   #1
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Default Update on my hi-miler Z project

After 6 months of wrenching and spending money on parts, 1991 #302 is getting close to being driveable again. For those unfamiliar, I bought this car sight unseen from the original owner in CA, with 188k miles on it, for $9700. It already had a Fluidyne radiator, and a 92+ FX3 system with Bilstein modified programming.

Since then, I've done:
All 4 hubs replaced with NOS
Oil cooler lines replaced
Rear suspension redone with Banski rod-ends
Front suspension redone with poly bushings and Moog Tierod ends
ZFDoc short shifter with lockout retained
New lube, new plugs, and new rear seal on ZF
New oil pan gasket, breather box gasket, oil filter housing gasket
New water pump
New coils, plugs, wires
FIC reconditioned Bosch injectors
93-95 Injector housings with mild cleanup of injector bosses
New fuel system o-rings, new fuel filter, new Bosch Turbine fuel pumps, new sender assembly
C5 brakes in front, with powerslot rotors, and powerslot rotors in rear
DRM Brake bias spring
Braided stainless brake lines
Jeal headers, swain tech coated
New AC compressor, condensor, evaporator, accumulator
Painted top end LGAFF-style
Floorpan repairs (careless jacking some time ago)
Interior cleaned - replaced some carpet pieces with 94+ TruVette style carpet, other stock pieces cleaned.
'96 Collector Edition sport seats
Repaired or replaced numerous electrical connectors that had become brittle and cracked
Deleted Secondary throttle blades and associated hardware
Rebuilt starter
Rebuilt alternator
Marc Haibeck PROM
A-molds
New Spicer u-joints all around
New pinion seal, and stub axle seals in rearend, plus new lube
ZFDoc Beam Plates
New shifter lower boot and bellows

There's still lots more to come, but I haven't given any updates lately... here's a couple of pics, as it sits now:








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Old 11-30-2010   #2
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Default Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project

Wow is all I can say....great work! Glad you kept it!
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Old 11-30-2010   #3
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You worked your A$$ off, Andrew. Great job, almost done!

Just to be clear, you have not touched the internals of the motor? Just supporting maintenance items? I'm curious to see how long a stock LT5 will motor along!
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Old 11-30-2010   #4
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You worked your A$$ off, Andrew. Great job, almost done!

Just to be clear, you have not touched the internals of the motor? Just supporting maintenance items? I'm curious to see how long a stock LT5 will motor along!
according to tests, 250k, at least
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Old 12-01-2010   #5
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You worked your A$$ off, Andrew. Great job, almost done!

Just to be clear, you have not touched the internals of the motor? Just supporting maintenance items? I'm curious to see how long a stock LT5 will motor along!
Thanks, Matt! The motor internals are all stock, untouched by the PO or me. Other than a timing chain guide that lost a piece off of the end, things looked pretty good in there - when I changed the oil pan gasket, I could still see the cross-hatching on the cylinder walls. So we'll see how it goes
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Old 12-01-2010   #6
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Super nice job......

Great list of restorations

I know about farm trucks

Keep us posted on this one..........In Solutions under the Heading RESTORATIONS http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread....9454&post89454
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Wow is all I can say....great work! Glad you kept it!
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according to tests, 250k, at least

Thanks for the support, guys! Let's hope for 250k
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Old 12-01-2010   #7
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Awesome Andrew !
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91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat

90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat

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Old 12-01-2010   #8
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Cross hatch remaining at 189k is unf*&^ingbelievable. Nice job.
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Really neat stuff!
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Old 12-01-2010   #10
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Congrats on the hours invested on the refurb -- Looking pretty choice at this point!
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