My '90 ZR-1 project update thread

[Scrrem]

WOW....Nice Job, parts look like new!!!
Rich

[QB93Z]

Great work! You are welcome to visit my garage anytime.

Jim

[bdw18_123]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

Great work! You are welcome to visit my garage anytime.

Jim

Looking good. Might pull the fittings out of the oil filter housing and reseal them along with the oil temp sensor.

[bdw18_123]

Originally Posted by Jeffvette

Looking good. Might pull the fittings out of the oil filter housing and reseal them along with the oil temp sensor.

Yeah, I was thinking about that too. I probably will do that.

[tpepmeie]

The parts look great. What did you clean them with, if I may ask?

[bdw18_123]

I've been using diluted Simple Green, rags & old tooth brushes to get in the tough spots. It is a lot of work, but the results are great if you're willing to put in the time needed.

[phrogs]

Thats what I did when I cleaned up my first 90 ZR-1, the oil cooler lines had made a mess of everything on that side so I tore it all apart and cleaned everything. even the cam covers I painted them back then but later powdercoated them.

good work get that car back together and have some fun with it.

Originally Posted by bdw18_123

I've been using diluted Simple Green, rags & old tooth brushes to get in the tough spots. It is a lot of work, but the results are great if you're willing to put in the time needed.

[bdw18_123]

Originally Posted by phrogs

..., the oil cooler lines had made a mess of everything on that side so I tore it all apart and cleaned everything...

Yup, exactly the same on mine. Everything anywhere near those oil cooler lines was/is covered in oil/dirt.

Although, I have found there is an upside to having the parts covered in oil. They clean up to near brand new looking, whereas the parts not covered in oil (esp. the aluminum cast parts) have darkened more and don't look as good. The oil must have protected those parts from corrosion.

Originally Posted by phrogs

...good work get that car back together and have some fun with it.

Can't wait 'till I get to this part!!

[bdw18_123]

UPDATE:

Thought I'd post a few pictures to show where this project is at since I haven't posted any updates in a long time. It's been slow going as I don't have much extra money right now to start buying everything for it. I've just been slowly buying small things here and there that I need. There is lots and lots of cleaning to do though to keep me busy in the meantime. I did some polishing of the paint with some 3M cutting compound, looks a lot better. Here is an exterior shot:



I decided to start doing some work on the interior and get the stock Bose system back in and working. I bought a full set of stock speakers/amps a couple months ago since mine had aftermarket speakers installed & I want to put the radio system back to stock. I'm going to do the elmer's woodglue trick to the stock speakers to make them have a more clean, crisp sound. Didn't have to buy the head unit or the CDM though, the originals came with the car.

I tested the head unit in the '93 I had before I sold it and it works fine except for the CD player which doesn't matter much since I don't really use CD's much anymore. Just going to hook my iPod up to it with a cassette adapter. The head unit has that "Delco Loc" feature, but it never had a code programmed in, so I don't have that headache to deal with.

As you can see, I've removed pretty much the entire interior except for the door panels. Going to clean everything really good. I had to take apart the dash to replace the wire harness that goes from the radio head unit to the CDM. The previous owner cut it up when he installed the aftermarket radio. I also had to splice the stock rear speaker connectors back in since he cut those off too. I wrapped the repairs in electrical tape so you can't see them.