Finally, some help!!

June 4, 2006 my first son was born (2 days shy of the dreaded 6-6-6 birth day)!!! A few more years and he'll be dirtying moms favorite dish towels right along with daddy!! Ahh, I can hear the screaching now!!

Got a job and moved! Disassembly begins!

I had a fuel delivery problem that I never figured out. After fiddling with the Z for about a year in Richmond I moved out to Christiansburg, Virginia to a new house with a huge two car garage. I started dismantling things and just kept going. As parts came off I sold many of the new parts I had bought and many of the stock parts that I wouldn't be needing.

Got my car! Grand illusions unsupported by money or time!

This blog is to document the build of my 1973 LS1/T56 240Z. The project began about four years ago with the purchase of this California native 1973 240Z. It was originally owned by a military man who brought it back to the east coast about 12 years ago. It sat nearly 8 years in a garage before it was purchased by it's next owner who simply got it running again and flipped it over to me.

Because of this cars history it has little rust for a nearly 40 year old car. Typical spots had minimal rot (battery area, rear wheel arch/rockers). Everything else was in very good condition. The floors are immaculate and look like new. A body of mine and I made the the trip up to New York to check out the car. Long drive, but well worth the trip! Nothing like a road trip with a good friend to check out a car!!

The seller had done a rough tune up to get it running. We took it for a rather brief test drive. We made it nearly around the neighborhood before it stalled out. Little car... still hard as shit to push for three blocks!!!

I had the car shipped back home and did minimal work to it. New exhaust, Pertronix ignition, headers, a new set of carbs, and a xenon air dam. Typical newbie stuff!!

Plans have changed several times over the years. I went from keeping it stock and restoring it, to doing a turbo swap, to JTR SBC swap, and now to the final plan of a LS1/T56.

I'll do my best to post what I can remember from the beginning to my current progress. Enjoy!