What happened... I just woke up today and this blast-from-the-past was in the driveway. Man, I thought that all day drive to and from Conroe was a dream. But no... there it sits, in the driveway, covered in bird sh!t and in need of hundreds of hours of work. We are already working at full capacity and lacking sleep. What have I done!?
This is the same silver 260Z that was once... err... twice owned by Hanchey, owned by me, by Koenig, by Sen-Roy, and then Hood. Somehow the "hot potato" has passed back into our hands. Back again, like a recurring infection! Of course the cool 2.8L motor and all of the "good suspension bits" and LSD rear were long pilfered. Its got a non-running drivetrain and stock-ish suspension underneath it, along with Toyota wheels (with the wrong bolt pattern, mind you) and 8 year old Kumhos that don't hold air. Nice...
The engine currently hanging out between the frame rails is a 2.4L from a 240, I think, with some unknown transmission - both of which Gary found and stuck in there "just to get it running". Needs a radiator, bunch of hoses, some accessories, fuel lines, battery, luck, etc. The rust isn't too bad, for a Z - just a giant hole under the battery tray, and some bubbles in the bottom of a door and on top of the cowl. Interior is a mess. This is what we deserve for buying a car sight unseen.
Does anyone in DFW have experience rebuilding Weber carbs? The dirt dobber nests inside these things do not bode well. And yes, that orange cowl induction fiberglass hood is from none other than the Wirtz Pumpkin Z.
No idea what we are doing with this thing... $2009 GRM Challenge? Dunno. V8 swap.... but why? Vintage Z car guys are too cheap to ever buy ASTs so it likely wont get any developmental AST suspension parts. Just get it running and figure out from there? Probably. Put the Webers on? Lots of work needed to rebuild these things. And a 2.4L motor? Yikes. Wonder how well an M52 would fit... hey, its a straight 6, right?
Let the name calling and "I told you so's" begin.
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