PROJECTS
I want to say thanks for the interest in the projects section. I will do my best to keep it up to date for you and hello to all in Germany and France !
Below are some of the current projects I am working on including the 78 Kawasaki ( scroll down ) .
I am building a new shop at my house and will be back on the 64 very soon which is at my shop in the northeast / I cant wait to fire it up with the BTR cam it should sound really nice and I have a bunch of new parts for it to share with you - and lest we not forget the Z car !
1964 Big Window Short Bed Wideside C10
This is of course my little C10 shorty I am putting together . The 5.3 LS and 4L60E are all new .
I used a truck Norris cam ( .550 lift ) with LS7 upper goodies for the heads and they are totally worked. It should be good for an honest 450 HP with the internals .
The trans is good for 750 HP just in case I add turbo/s and has 3200 stall speed .. The intake is using the 102mm throttle body and the Multech injectors.
The new fuel system features a 20 gallon tank with a 255lpr Walbro pump and Corvette style regulator / filter assembly . All braided fuel line to the engine .
I am using the FiTech stand alone system to run the engine ad transmission and will share more as I get there.
The driveshaft is a custom 3.5 inch aluminum unit built here in San antonio . KYB Gas Adjust Shocks
front and rear and front and rear sway bars are on the way !
I scratch built the 3 inch exhaust with high flow cats and a pair of Flowmasters . I like the Stainless band clamps because they seal very well and you can always make changes and finish welding if you like .
Stay tuned for the Madness
1970 Datsun 240Z / Series 1
This is a clients project that I have been digging into and is a matching numbers car that is one of the first 10k units made from 1969 on.
I am now onto redoing the interior and eventually the entire mechanicals and
So now I will be diving into the restored dashboard assembly that has to go back in .
I am also going to sort the dealer installed AC system and get it working .
Datsun / Nissan called it Frigiking .
It utilizes a York style compressor .
I did quite a few 40/60/80 Z cars including turbos in the 90s and do really like them .
I will keep you posted as I go !
1978 KAWASAKI KZ1000 LTD
This is the bike right off of the trailer in the first 2 pics with 20k original miles and as you can see it is a real cherry unit !.
You basically had 4 platforms with the 1000 in 1978 and the 1st was the A model then came the LTD which was the B model and the C model police version made famous with Chips in the 70's and the final was the D model or Z1R and there were a few Turbo versions built as well with the RayJay turbos . I have had several of the Z1Rs !
This is the LTD B version which had a killer look with the Enkeis and the triple discs and of course the great paint scheme .
Unfortunately it had a laid back mini ape bar set up which went first . I installed the traditional sport bike bars and will be installing the shorter clutch and throttle cables when they come in . I also am using the shorter turn signal stems which are coming as well and that will tuck the turn signals in a bit . I also dropped the nose 1inch through the tree and finally I took the stubby Delkevic and replaced with the reverse megaphone which is in line with the Kerker popular in the era. I also built a custom seat with genuine leather to fit my 6' 2" frame / Drilled rotors coming soon - I will keep you posted / Cheers Tony