From this group of pictures you can see that the students from Project “Teacher’s Pet” have been very busy.

We started out with removal of the front clip (fenders, bumper, inner wheel well, etc) and moved on to the front subframe of the vehicle. Once we had the majority of the front of the car taken off we moved inside the vehicle and removed all of the seats, old carpet, and dash parts. We also removed the old wiring harness and any trim panels to get the vehicle back to its most bare state to build up from.

The differential and rear suspension was next on the list. After some cutting and physical persuasion we were able to get the old rusted suspension out.  This left us with a great body to start cleaning up and prepping for new parts. We then realized 30+ years of life on the road can do to metal. So we had some help from our friend Darrell at West Bend Dyno with showing the kids how to repair rusted out floor pans and kick panels. The students then moved in and got their hands dirty by trying out what they learned on the passenger side floor pans and other small areas of the body.  We also decided to give the poor old firewall a facelift by taking out some of the wrinkly and wholly firewall out and replacing it with a new smooth section.

The students have been so excited to come to class every day to work on the car and see it grow and develop into something they can be proud of. There is so much more to this project than just building a car, we are building life skills that they can possibly develop in to a honest career.

There will be many more go fast stuff being added to this old Z/28, but you will have to wait and see them in our next update! Check back soon.

Be sure to like their Facebook page for even more info on the project!