Update on my hi-miler Z project - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

VetteMed · 11-30-2010

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:

11-30-2010	#1
VetteMed Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,828	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: Last edited by VetteMed; 04-07-2011 at 04:01 PM.