Winter projects

[Casey_z]

Check this out.


Casey

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/s...ght=fuel+guage

I copied and pasted this link but it doesn't seem to load?

[colinc]

Thanks Casey. Is this the one? I will give it a read.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?38577-Another-fuel-gauge-problem-PLEASE-HELP!&highlight=fuel%20guage

[Casey_z]

Thanks Casey. Is this the one? I will give it a read.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/s...t=fuel%20guage

Thats one of them. I should of let one of my grand kids post the link

[Casey_z]

Update

At our Port Hope run a fellow club member noticed my back wheel had a slight wobble.Turned out to be a bent stub axle.
I bought two axles out of the the Classic Z Car classified section. One of them ended up in Brantford with Canadian Z racer and the other is now firmly attached to my car
I say firmly because the old one was also firmly attached to my car. The best Snap On air chisel my brother had would not drive the axle out.Fortunately one of the mechanics at work lent me his slide hammer. That did the job! Bought new bearings a seal and a nut from Black Dragon and put it together. The wheel turns true and a noise that had me baffled should be gone. The old outer bearing has a stiff spot in it.
This summer I bought 2 urethane strut tops from Nigel and I have also installed those.
Put the wheels on and put it on the ground to check the stance and it sits exactly where I like it.
Come on spring
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Casey

[zedfoot]

How do you manage to bend a stub axle? As for the noise, my wheel bearings drove me crazy. New ones fixed it, but the old ones rolled smoothly, just a bit dry.

[Casey_z]

Eric I think it has been like that since I bought it.I know i didn't whack a curb or anything else.When we did the body last winter the quarter on that side had been hit and my brother Pete replaced it. I think it was bent when it was hit in that corner. I always thought I had a noise back there but the bearings were tight and it seemed to handle well. My exhaust is pretty loud
Pete did put it up on the frame rack and measured everything and the car was straight.
I am curious to drive it now and see how much difference this makes.

Casey

[zedfoot]

I got hit really hard on the right rear wheel when the car was only a year old, and I must confess, I have smacked the odd curb, but never bent an axle. Yours must have been whacked real good.

[Casey_z]

Eric

I had a good look at the old stub axle.

I think some must of slid into a curb or something.

The guy I bought the car off in Kingston on the test drive pulled a 180 degree spin on a wet road the first turn he made.

I took over the drive at that point. Even though I don't scare easy that guy scared me.

Shaft on the axle is not bent but the plate with the wheel studs is bent in on one side.

I am just happy a sharp eyed club member helped me get this fixed.

Casey

[Yellowjacket]

Just hauling the Angry Hornet onto the flatbed towtruck for a trip to the garage, hoping to get it back running perfectly. Want the car ready when the roads clear up. We got hit with about 5cm of snow , then freezing rain this morning in Port Perry.

[pearlzed]

been working on the z for a while now, just trying to do maintenance and pretty it up a bit!

Pulled the plenum, ground off the casting marks, sanded it and powder coated it, same with the balance tube

cleaned out my throttle bodies

powder coated my hard pipe kit

deleted EGR AIV and PRVR solenoids, installed new PCV valves and silicone hoses, new Idle Air silicone hoses

did a tb bypass, that was awesome how much stuff you delete

got some rad air guides, powder coated those

got a new shaved fan shroud cover, painting that

sanded down my throttle cable cover, painting that

changed the spark plugs while everything was open (decided to try a different type, iridium 7s)

bought a alarm system for the car (installing that in a few weeks)

pulling the rad this weekend to clean it out, flushing all the coolant also

also rolled my fenders finally!

alot of "while im here" syndrome lol

not done yet either!!

[Casey_z]

Changed the oil and greased the frontend.

Gave it a bath and took off

Ran like a champ.

Need my sunglasses for the back bumper.

Got to love global warming a little bit

Casey

[Casey_z]

Thought I would tack this on to an old thread. Still a winter project.
My battery was pooched so I replaced it with one that was the proper size and look.
Re jigged the battery tie down system to fit it properly.
The old battery was not as tall.
The before picture was when I got the car 7 years ago.

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[mfaigaux]

This thread has given me some inspiration, thanks. My 71 silver beauty needs some tlc, and these posts have made me jealous again.

[Casey_z]

That was cool to reread my old post

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