Nate's Z28 Project

[alwaysmessedup]

cool glad to hear you got it running...

[alone_and_insane]

I think we're going to have to have a "who can get their '96 Z28 on the road first" contest haha

[LSxDreamer]

Congrats Nate! Now you can go to the M&G in it!!!

[98blackbeauty]

nice going Nate, see you at Meet & Greet

[meissen]

That's awesome Nate - and thanks for taking the time to do a writeup. It's great when people are able to give back to the community.

[92conv]

Congrats Nate!!!! Now get that water pump issue taken care of, and we'll see you at the M&G.

[Fbomb]

It runs!!!!!

Although really crappy. Won't rev up but idles fine. Gonna put it on the battery charger.

So does it run just fine and rev up now?

[nascarnate326]

So does it run just fine and rev up now?

Yes, it runs just as it should.

[nascarnate326]

I have accumulated a lot of interior parts and tonight was the night, tore my interior out and replaced it with dark colored carpet, seats, and seat belts. Carpet has some nice rust spots but I think those will be majorly steam cleaned out, or covered up with floor mats at the least.

Anyone need some tan stuff?

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[nascarnate326]

What do I need to do to the seat belts? Flip them around or opposite sides?

[meissen]

Yeah I think you have them on the right side but backwards.

[JoeliusZ28]

more pics needed

[prorac1]

didnt you clean the carpet before installing it?

[nascarnate326]

No I didnt steam clean the carpet before I put it in. There is only one really bad spot and its under a floor mat. I vacuumed it really good but it was more a timing thing. Best friend is getting married this weekend so I wanted it to be back together.


It looks and feels so much better. Its like a real muscle car now. I also put some more fluid in the diff, seems to be smoother. Still some vibration from 110 down to 70. U joint? Drive shaft?

Its odd.

[JoeliusZ28]

vibration with the stock driveshaft is pretty common, aluminum ones are less prone to doing that. one quick fix you can try is to disconnect the DS and flip it around 180 degrees at the u-joint. worked on my car once.