chasinthemirage Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Discuss my Mk3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I like it. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Thanks man! Feels good to be back into it after so long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 The body on it looks pretty solid! Mark 3's seem to be the worst for rust out of all of the Z cars but this looks good. I like Zephyrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Cool car. I like that you drove it every day with primer patches and no bumper, very 1970s nz. I hope at some point you leaned against it and drank a big bottle of lion red or similar. my grandpa had one as a company car, he was a sales rep and used to hoon all over the north island 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 12 minutes ago, kiwi808 said: The body on it looks pretty solid! Mark 3's seem to be the worst for rust out of all of the Z cars but this looks good. I like Zephyrs. Yeah she's not too bad, rusty in all the usual places for a mk3 but nothing too terrible. Me too, always liked them since I was a wee lad. 10 minutes ago, cletus said: Cool car. I like that you drove it every day with primer patches and no bumper, very 1970s nz. I hope at some point you leaned against it and drank a big bottle of lion red or similar. my grandpa had one as a company car, he was a sales rep and used to hoon all over the north island Unfortunately I didn't, I was underage at the time haha. Who did he work for? This one used to be a Fisher and Paykel company car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi808 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 This was my dad's one. Was super fun to hoon in, went hard for what is woz etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Pretty special Z-car that can hoon inverted. I'm pleased for you that the rust is minimal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Yeah, looks to be a good solid base.. you gonna stick with the six? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 17 hours ago, kiwi808 said: This was my dad's one. Was super fun to hoon in, went hard for what is woz etc. Tidy looking car, suits the whitewalls actually! 10 hours ago, yetchh said: Yeah, looks to be a good solid base.. you gonna stick with the six? I am indeed, I thought about putting a V8 or a bigger six in for awhile but I like the factory six so I've had it rebuilt. Cam, port and polish, bigger valves etc. All the usual hop ups I guess, I'm excited to see how it will perform though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I talked to a couple of blokes in the zephyr club and they reckon it's pretty easy to get 220 odd HP out of them, like to rev too apparently.. I've tinkered with the idea of an 8 or even a barra but I think I might stick with the six also.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 I have no idea what sort of power the engine will be making, in hindsight I wish I'd been able to dyno it before it was rebuilt. I know that the stock cast flywheels don't like to rev, the fella that's built my engine has had a couple come apart although at somewhere around 8k rpm. I bought a custom solid flywheel off him and a beefier clutch which he reckons will handle the abuse. I considered a barra turbo and even went as far as measuring the engine up to see whether a 2JZ-GTE would fit but I''ll see how the original donk goes for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66gt Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 You running triple SU's on it? Bob Homewood is the guru hot Zephyr engine builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I reckon you'll be surprised how well it'll go.. maybe efi too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Who's Bob Homewood when he's at home? Paul Barker has been my go to guy for this engine. His Mk3 is very well regarded in the Zephyr Zodiac car club, he's helped me with everything for the engine so far. I'm not too sure on carbs yet, I have a 36/36 Weber downdraught and a R.E.D.I adapter but to fit it I'd need to cut a hole in the bonnet and I'm not too keen on that. Triple S.U.'s would be very cool but I'm not too sure about tuning them, are they as tricky as people make them out to be? I've been reading through the efi thread, ITB's would be very, very cool. Maybe something to do once I've had the car up and running for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr2 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 15 hours ago, chasinthemirage said: Who's Bob Homewood when he's at home? ......... Having had my proverbial arse kicked by a number of Bob Homewood tuned/built cars over 20 plus years of motor racing I would say dismiss his expertise at your peril. Love your build, I've had a soft spot for 'Dark 3's" for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Just had a google, looks like there isn't much that he can't do! It's a shame he's so far away from me, won't hurt to contact him anyway though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumeke Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Nice. Spotted this Z car at Kumeu if you want some inspiration for under-bonnet blings. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasinthemirage Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Nice! Mk2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumeke Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Mk I Estate.... Oh yeah buddy. I'm no Barry But it might be a Raymond May's head..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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