Busy few weekends
Over the last few weekends, I’ve been busy working on the last bit’s an pieces that I want to do on the Z. The biggest task of all has been the wheels. They looked a bit tired and in need of some attention. I had already polished the bulk of the rims, but the centres and the cut-outs needed some attention, as did the caps. I took all the caps off and gave them a polish. The plastic-chrome is a little chipped in places, but they look a heap better than they were. I sanded back the centres of the wheels and the cut-outs and I decided to paint them matt black. Once I painted the first coat, I felt that the black was too much of a contrast to the polished alloy. I mixed a custom colour of a dark grey and gave them a second coat with that. The grey looks much better than the black. Penny also went out to Lilydale for me to get a new set of lug nuts. All up, they look very neat and tidy now.
The gear box has been a little crunchy over the years. Talking to a few other Z enthusiasts, they suggested that I change the gear oil. I visited Oil Store and bought some Redline Superlight and an oil pump. I drained the old gear oil and refilled it with the Redline. I went out for a spin and noticed a little difference. It wasn’t until I left it for a week and drove it again that I noticed a bigger improvement. You need to treat her gently, but the oil has gone a long way to making things that much smoother.
The other big thing that I have done is ordered lots of bits and pieces from Motorsport Auto. I’ll update The Shoping List with the details.
She’s just about done.
-
- Polished, painted and new lug nuts,