jake5757

I just picked up a 93 z28 for $500.00... All sign show is has blown head gaskets. I am hoping the heads are still ok. Here are some pics as the car sits right now. Any good ideas to make a drag car??


It looks like the radiator is rigged in with wire lol.... Is this a stock setup??? maybe missing brackets???



Water in the oil!!!!

englundjd

yea your missin a plastic piece that covers the radiator... also helps hold it in place

englundjd

http://www.corneltechweb.com/Copy%20of%20IMG_8737.JPG

there is a picture of the plastic piece

jake5757

I have the black plastic. I took it off. The tabs the hold it in must be broken or something.. Hence the wire

timseitz

Blown head gasket means rebuild top end and solve all the other issues before you can go down the track.Start with some mild engine and suspension mods.

daredevil95

it all depends on what you want to spend $$? or how fast you want to go $$ ?

jake5757

I wanna stay around 2000 in parts less if i can get away with it. I went to spoke with a motor guy in town.. He said i am limited on mods since its all computerized. I would need to find some one to mod it.... Anyone build up a lt1 from a 93?

LT1

iTrader: (1)

Who ever said limited on mods is crazy! Don't listen to them anymore.

At this point get it running before worrying about doing mods.

duh

iTrader: (16)

I have a 93. I love it! But I learned last night that if you need to remove something be extra carefull. And this morning I learned that the darn TV cable for the trans is discontinued and there isn't one dealer in the country that has one. So moral of the story, know what parts you can still get and which ones you can't! Aside from that I love it. Deleted AIR and EGR with out a tune and have gone 13.15 with only suspension work.

pillarpod

hows the body? $2000 for parts for a drag car. I say part that bitch out and be done

jake5757

The body is in ok shape....

TSAEB

iTrader: (5)

nice car.. 93 to 97 is no limit difference.. Any one who tunes lt1 more then likely will tune a chip for your 93. Or you could always buy a chip burner and have then tune on it. I have the moates ostrich that lets me tune on the fly( haven't but will) and then a moates chip burner when i finally have the tune ready. There are still a hand full of good names that tune 93s

i say fix the fix head gasket, add better valve springs, mill the heads for higher compression and THATS IT... drive it around, take it to the track and fix what breaks. No sense of going crazy since your just getting familiar with the car.

Evil Opti

Id say get new head gaskets, tune up, new plugs, wires, opti, water pump, check for oil leaks, injectors, and check for any rusted suspension or chassis parts. That should be in the area of $2000. Also give it a wash. By the time she is done she should look like she rolled off the assembly line.

The hood looks like it had a bra on before.

Evil Opti

I would only get better springs if he was doing a cam swap. If his motor was taken care of he should be fine. The 2k can be better spent elsewhere.

TSAEB

iTrader: (5)

yep exactly

true... but the heads are all ready out and springs only go for 100 bucks so why not. i would.

jake5757

Got the head gaskets fixed and she runs. I had the heads pressured test There was 2 valves on one head not seating right and 1 on the other. Shop fixed them and also resurfaced both heads. I thought for sure the heads where toast. Put new coolant in but its brown now. Whats the best way to flush the block?

pillarpod

http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#radflush

jake5757

Thank You!!!