87 shelby z in progress

[shelbymonster]

i bought a z the other day , ive been after the seller for 2 years to finally buy it ! got it for 500 $ complete with a bad engine , so now i took he interior apart to see the floor and its not nice but easy fix for me , for the exterior it seems in pretty good shape ! some dents but ok and im fixing the saggy top in the car with fiberglass + painting it , more pics next week

here some pics
http://i31.tinypic.com/rsxv0p.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2m6ahyb.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/28so7br.jpg
http://fr.tinypic.com/r/281em2s/3
http://fr.tinypic.com/r/2s0hlqw/3

[shelbymonster]

here some updates , now converted to 88-89 electronics , im thinking if i put my 2.2 or a 2.5 cb

[raccoon]

I like the decals.

[turbokid]

Wow so glad I dont have ANY rust.
But a nice car in the works forsure

[shelbymonster]

yeah damn rust , getting sick of it ! but here in quebec theres almost no way to find one without some ... and it give me a good reason to clean in all the corners lol

[shelbymonster]

I like the decals.

me too but im gonna get rid of it for the new paint ... hard to colormatch old paint

[shelbymonster]

after one year working on an big project it was the time to make some progress on the tona , heres some pictures of it

wiretuck progress





the wires go from behind the shock tower near the firewall , had to make a hole to make go tru but it was kind of easy , the injectors harness and wastegate solenoid and map sensor are in the washer tank area even the alky tank , the lighting harness is long enough

Now i need to relocate the battery in the front nose
- make an alternator harness after the engine is in
- make a box over the smec to make it water proof
- build a vacuum block behind the intake

[spoolinhard]

cant tell, is that fiberglass or steel in the floor repair?

[shelbymonster]

cant tell, is that fiberglass or steel in the floor repair?

all steel , with seam sealer

[spoolinhard]

nice. Way to go

[shelbymonster]

thanks , right now im rigging it all up to test fit and after take all of it off and paint it nice , anyone did a front frame reinforcement ? not planning big hp but 250 hp mark

[shelbymonster]

i dug out my camera and found some pictures
heres the car now


head porting practice head

[jory]

Very nice work on the underbody and I like the wire tuck. I would worry about water getting in there and corroding wires though.

[shelbymonster]

Very nice work on the underbody and I like the wire tuck. I would worry about water getting in there and corroding wires though.

thx , yeah me too ! im making a box for the smec and relay , looking at onda's wiretuck i may be scrared for nothing , i cant wait to see the final product with the engine ! the 2.2 will look small

[shelbymonster]

btw no wire is cut ! i was surprised the way everything lined up and kind of easy it was , for the alternator im making and extension that will plug right in , im happy that the engine has almost no wiring

[shelbymonster]

here's the update , no money but got time ...

[shelbymonster]

[shelbymonster]

back from the dead ! i didnt work much on the car recently , the engine is almost ready to go , but i didnt work on the z at all , right now im thinking maybe use all my parts in my 87 pacifica to test everything and take my time on the z to make it very clean and a real good paint job , the bigger problem right now is that i broke my elbow recently and i cant drive or work , so i wish my friends gonna come and help

the plan on the pacifica is :
- use the z hood and paint it flat black
- paint the hatch
- swap wiring to 88
- install engine and a new clutch
- alky
- fmic
etc

im getting realy pissed about my elbow i realy cant do anything and i even cant hold a glass of water with my hand , i dont wish this to anybody ,the only cool story is that i have 9 titanium screws in the arm ...

[Joe Mopar]

Very nice polishing! I like~

[raccoon]

how did you smash your elbow up?