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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http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/v...1/IMG_3028.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/v...1/IMG_3027.jpg

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/v...1/IMG_3029.jpg

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

Wow is all I can say....great work! Glad you kept it!

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

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!

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

according to tests, 250k, at least

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

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 :)

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

Thanks for the support, guys! Let's hope for 250k :cheers:

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

Awesome Andrew !

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

Cross hatch remaining at 189k is unf*&^ingbelievable. Nice job.

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

Really neat stuff!

Re: Update on my hi-miler Z project
 

Congrats on the hours invested on the refurb -- Looking pretty choice at this point!