PZG302 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yeah, I'm going to go with the Ford dash green on the previous page. I'm organising quotes at the moment, but it's not the best time of the year to get things done... Nice colour, but Toxic of the BA would stand out a little more...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsYourUncle Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 So the RB is about to go in (pictures to come). I was doing up the clutch bolts today, had just finished the last one, and the torque wrench slipped off the bolt, and the handle came up and hit me in the mouth. I've got a tooth sized hole under my bottom lip (the tooth came all the way through - luckily no tooth damage). The lesson - don't hit yourself in the head with a 2 foot long steel bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzed Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Bahahahahaha!! Sorry mate. I can laugh because it has happens to me as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 ohh man that sucks!! least your teeth are still intact!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted April 13, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 13, 2013 Ouch +1 on good news that your teeth are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agno Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I lost half my front tooth doing that! Lucky escape my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Ouch, that would hurt!! I cracked my tooth recently on the zed, sitting in the hatch area went to stand up smacked my head on the hatch as I flinched down smashed my tooth on my fresh paint on the quarter panel, ahh the joys of working on your car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsYourUncle Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Well, after much straining and swearing, it's in. I have the best wife, she was out helping me for about 3.5 hours today. Nathan's (nat0_240_chevZ) engine and gearbox mounts put the engine in a pretty good spot, low and back near the firewall. There's plenty of clearance between the 200ZR sump and the engine crossmember. I just had to massage and oil drain line, and drill new holes for the alignment pins on the VL rubber isolators. I did scratch the paint on the firewall a bit though, so that'll need to be patched up or re-done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsYourUncle Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 The gearbox is pretty well positioned too, although I might a bent/curved gearstick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dat240z Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Good stuff mate, itll be worth it trust me. RB z's are great. How low does the sump sit? When I did my swap it was so low i had tp revolume and cut the sump to raise it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsYourUncle Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 The lowest point on the sump is only just (maybe 10mm max, haven't measured) below the lowest point on the engine crossmember. It looks to me like it should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobsYourUncle Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 Wow it's been a long time with nothing done to this Life goes in other directions I guess - kids, running a small business, etc. I'm probably looking to sell this so someone can enjoy it - what's it likely to be worth? Relatively rust-free (see https://www.viczcar.com/forums/topic/6158-bennys-72-240z/ for a bit more history), mostly complete, still in primer and not running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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