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1984rampage
09-11-2009, 04:41 PM
Im starting a new project log to cover the restoration of my new 87 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z! I picked it up today at around 10 a.m. and drove it to the storage place where I will be doing all the work!

Ill start with the good! The body is COMPLETELY rust free! Floors are amazing and there is no body rust. Its a silver blue hardtop car, which I've been told is quite rare. The car runs and drives and even has a decent FMIC from a toyota supra! Car is nicely optioned. Enthusiast seats, power windows and locks, and the nice factory stereo.

Heres the bad: There is a slight knock coming from the motor :/.. The previous owner told me he thinks it needs rod bearings. Ideas on what else it could be? Also it only boosted to about 3-5 PSI (Granger might be adjusted for that) and the tach doesn't work. The passenger side power window crank is broke and the interior needs a good cleaning.

Plans for the car: Cleaning and re-installing the interior is the first thing im going to tackle, hopefully this weekend. Next Im going to attempt to do a rod bearing swap if I can find some decent tools for cheap! If all goes good and the knock is gone, Im going to do a full tune-up (plugs, oil change, vacuum lines, etc.). After that Ill probably do a nice side-exit exhaust and bump the boost up a little.

Pics:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSC_0120.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSC_0125.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSC_0129.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSC_0128.jpg

Please leave comments, suggestions, tips, etc. on what you think of the car and any suggestions for the aforementioned problems!

JohnnyIroc
09-11-2009, 04:46 PM
nice car wasent it for sale on the fourm?
rare color on the Z
what kind of storage place you go to where you can work on a car in there?

1984rampage
09-11-2009, 04:54 PM
nice car wasent it for sale on the fourm?
rare color on the Z
what kind of storage place you go to where you can work on a car in there?

Thanks! No it wasn't on the forum. I found it on a local forum! I put a need storage ad on craigslist and a guy with an acre lot behind his business is letting me store it there for $35 a month and I can work on it whenever I want!

JohnnyIroc
09-11-2009, 06:12 PM
was it on td i check there cars for sale every month
Ive seen a for sale for this on a forum
that's a sweet deal on the storage place
its going to be a nice car

1984rampage
09-12-2009, 02:35 AM
was it on td i check there cars for sale every month
Ive seen a for sale for this on a forum
that's a sweet deal on the storage place
its going to be a nice car

Naw it wasnt. It was on tamparacing.com... The storage place seems pretty cool and thanks it will hopefully be nice after a little work!

1984rampage
09-20-2009, 05:29 PM
Alright got some interior work done today! Pulled everything out of the car and put the old carpet back in!

Pics of the rust free floors :D
Passenger floor:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSCF2010.jpg
Drivers floor:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSCF2011.jpg

Carpet back in!
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSCF2012.jpg

I didnt do much after except for an oil change. 20W-50 to hopefully help quiet the knock, but it didnt really do much.. Also my fuel hose broke and sprayed gas all over my face and into my eyes! That burned lol

JohnnyIroc
09-20-2009, 05:36 PM
Alright got some interior work done today! Pulled everything out of the car and put the old carpet back in!

Pics of the rust free floors :D
Passenger floor:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSCF2010.jpg
Drivers floor:
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSCF2011.jpg

Carpet back in!
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh105/peachey140/DSCF2012.jpg

I didnt do much after except for an oil change. 20W-50 to hopefully help quiet the knock, but it didnt really do much.. Also my fuel hose broke and sprayed gas all over my face and into my eyes! That burned lol
i envy your floors how do they look underneath?
cars looking cool

1984rampage
09-20-2009, 05:41 PM
Thanks! Looks just as good underneath but I couldnt really fit my camera under there lol

JohnnyIroc
09-20-2009, 05:52 PM
its hard to take a pic of it without the car jacked up