Finally its off

Been struggling with the watercock screws for at least few weeks (only now and then, not 8hrs a day) and after curse and shout, it came off. It was so rusted that im convinced that heater core itself is intact. It eases my job and its one step closer to more complete Z. Picture for comparison, guess which one is the old one :P

New glove compartment box is on the way as are door front seals. Hope MSA can deliver all the packages before x-mas.

Smashing dash

After renovating the blower, i thought "what the heck" and dismantled half of the dash. Front panel is now off as are almost everything related to heating. There was ton of dirt and old tree leaves inside dash, i might as well put somekind of filter in there.  Plan is to refurbish that worn old front panel and smoothen up the work of levers, they have been jammed by the crap. Chrome is in decent shape, actually this part is originally all chrome, black paint is just painted over. So it SHOULD be easy to fix..

Arigato.

Baby steps. I've sanded the fan blower and now priming it. It might even look good when i've finished it. That would be the very first time i managed to do something right :) New watercock is also visible in the same picture. In order to remove the old one i need something called impact driver. Maybe it'll do the trick. I managed to snap 2 bolts in the bumper while removing it, so the left bracket needs to be welded.. well, that's just me. Messing around as usual.

New garage doors and other stuff

While waiting for the inevitable (winter), we decieded to fix the garage properly. It's a 2 car garage so it needs 2 doors. We bought Turner 230's and after cursing and fixing the yesterdays work (everyday) for a week, we managed to get them properly on place. Now Z lies in perfectly safe and a bit warmer garage.

BUT all good things come with a price. I was hoovering the Z when i found out that the heater core or watercock is broken and leaking. Drivers side carpet has saved the day and sucked all the leaked coolant, phew. Now the blower is off and im working my way in to the depths of dashboard. Hopefully i manage do some progress in this winter.

Winter IS coming...

Yet again summer starts to fade out and fall is hitting hard on us. Water pouring from the sky endlessly and wind blowing the leafs off the trees. It looks like someone has pulled grey blanket over us. No Z-tastic weather. Today we (basically my father-in-law, he's quite the craftsman) begun to install new garage doors. Hopefully it insulates the garage enough to keep it warmer during winter. You know, winters are EXTREMELY cold in here. At least from January to March.

Plans for the coming season:
-renew seat foaming
-new struts
-paint the hood
-new rear inner hatch seal (stinks like hell)
-small stuff ("new" luggage straps, NOS valves etc.) Thanks to Michael for parts!

It's all about the money though. If i win at the lottery, i might have the chance to do all this.
But i suppose i have to start from the important ones, getting new hatch seal is crucial, if i dont want to die in exhaust fumes. Current one is old MSA piece of shit, they claim that the new reproduction model is not that bad. So i took the bait and ordered it.

Few night-time shots from few days back. Been driving with Z all the summer and total mileage for this season is over 2000 miles. No problems so far. These are reliable cars or what!

Few summer pictures of Goldie