I have a ton of things to post this week!  I know you are all anxious to see the great photos from the Norcal UFO track day last Sunday but before I put those up I’m going to make a few posts on a few of the cars that we took.  The first is going to be up in a little bit.  Hang tight.

Forbes

This has absolutely nothing to do with ZCG but I found it interesting so I’m going to share it in case any of you saw it as well.  I was watching an episode of Criminal Minds, a show based on an FBI behavior analysis unit, and the main killer was a Z aficionado!!  He even used a his restored 240z to lure in his most recent victim!

There were multiple shots of the 240z throughout the episode (called “Extreme Aggressor”).  The car was wearing fresh orange paint and what appeared to be a set of Konig “Rewind” (15″) wheels.  If you are skipping through the channels and need a Z fix keep your eyes out for this episode.  (Not to ruin it for you, but the girl who wanted to buy the Z is saved by the FBI in the end)

End of off-topic post

I haven’t been posting over the past week or so due to my laptop dying on me.  I have now borrowed another one until mine is fixed/replaced so normal posting will now resume.  I’m working on a couple of things that will be up shortly.

Z ya round

Management

This car belongs to the one and only William of William’s Autobody fame.  The 240 came into the shop with a noisy valvetrain so we (Josh) removed the front cover and discovered that the timing chain tensioner had dismantled itself over the last few hundred miles.  Uh oh.  Normally this would result in the chain jumping a tooth or more on one of the gears which would cause terminal engine damage, we happened to get lucky.  Part replaced, Long live the L-series engine!!

Turning our focus towards the rear of the car, we have a slight overhaul in order.  What you see here are a set of T3 (Techno Toy Tuning) fully adjustable rear control arms.  These new pieces are light years ahead of the stock stamped pieces in terms of stiffness and adjustablility.  The perfect alignment is now achievable.  To accompany the control arms and their new bushings are a set of 250lbs/in springs (up from 175lbs) to firm up the rear a bit.

The new rear suspension pieces and and replaced tensioner will help our faithful painter enjoy one of his Z cars to its fullest.  ZOOM ZOOM (He has a Miata as well)  Long Live the Z!!

This car has the perfect stance.  The intention is to set the final ride height here.  Wicked, what else is there to say?

Now all of the hidden work begins…