Hello ladies and gentlemen!
Thought this thread had gone to Davey Jones' locker? Well it did truly die for a while. Lots has been happening in my life over the last year and a half, and the Corona project had to be shelved. I packed up everything and towed it out of town to be stored at my mother's house out in the country. It is there now, pretty much exactly as it was when I parked it there. Mostly the reason I did park it was because I have returned to school, and I am there full time. That plus only working a few days a week at most means money is tight and time is tighter.
With what resources I had left, I put them into working on my 240Z. It was going great until the old engine finally gave up. In the process of swapping in a new engine now, and will be selling it soon. I don't want to, but I need the money, and at this point I have to choose between the Z, and my Corona.
Corona wins!
Where it is now, the Corona is basically a big mess. The fuel pumps setup is garbage, and the engine wiring harness is a catastrophe. I was getting impatient to have it all done back then and started trying to get away with shortcuts. Now I will pay for that by having to re-do it all. I don't mind anymore though, because my long term time constraints no longer apply. I still have a vision for this car, and I want it to represent my standards of work. The goal is to have a bad ass old school Japanese car that I can be proud of, and say "I did that".
Here is a picture of the Corona about to be put on the flat bed and taken away:
I will not be taking classes this summerl, so I am hoping to get to work on the car in earnest once this semester is up. Possible plans include building a MegaSquirt system to clean up the wiring harness, and eliminate any problems with the crappy work I did on the factory harness. I am also considering carburetion. That might be a little far fetched though, just toying with the idea and researching the possibility. I have heard of EFI engines being converted to carb many times. I know that it won't make more power, but has the potential to simplify things greatly. If anyone has thoughts or recommendations regarding the next step, I would love your input!
In the mean time, here are a few photos of the Z.
Went from this:
To this:
