Thank you ZR and Zippy...

[Stephen06GT]

Today Ol Paint had an appointment with ZR and Zippy. New to me Bilstein shocks and struts, and Ford Motorsports springs were added to control the ride. A Ford Motorsports one piece aluminum drive shaft replaced the stock two piece to get the power to the rear axle. GT500 take off mufflers replaced the fourteen year old Flowmasters, one of which had a baseball sized hole in the top of it. A JLT oil catch can was added to the engine compartment and an oil change was done for good measure. Ol Paint was like a new car on the ride home. Thanks again Rick and Ross.

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[Zippy]

Nice seeing you today Stephen!

[fast Ed]

You'll enjoy those Bilsteins I'm sure. They certainly got the job done in my S197.

[ZR]

Night and day difference in both ride and handling.
Nice purchase.

[Stephen06GT]

Nice seeing you today Stephen!

You too.

[Stephen06GT]

You'll enjoy those Bilsteins I'm sure. They certainly got the job done in my S197.


Night and day difference in both ride and handling.
Nice purchase.

Ol Paint felt like a new car on my ride home. Looking forward to track day.

[Stephen06GT]

Thanks to Scott B. for uploading the photos for me.

[Uncle Buck]

Good to see the love affair is still strong for Ol' Paint.

Great upgrades

[RedSN]

No wonder Ol Paint had such a growl. How does it sound with the GT500’s?

[Stephen06GT]

No wonder Ol Paint had such a growl. How does it sound with the GT500’s?

I think the sound now matches the look of Ol Paint. Understated with a hint of nasty. And you can hear the Roots howl a little more.

[Stephen06GT]

So I took the car out again yesterday to see if it was just the excitement of having all the new parts installed that made me think it was better, or if it actually was. Well, I can confirm that it is for sure better. The ride is better, NVH has decreased, and the car is just a pleasure to drive. A conversation can be easily had, there is no drone, and even the gear whine seems to have backed off a little (maybe because of the aluminum drive shaft). You can now hear the M90 start to spool up much sooner where as before the changes you had to be hard on the loud pedal to hear the blower over the exhaust.

[ZR]

Sounded pretty darn sporty when you left.

[Stephen06GT]

Well, I was back to see Z&Z again today, this time with the wife’s daily driver. I don’t drive the Escape very often but after the last time I took it out I called ZR right away to make an appointment to check out the cacophony of sounds emanating from the front end. I was expecting a front suspension rebuild but it wound up being just a really bad ball joint. Z&Z had it fixed in no time and the old Escape was back on the road. Thank you Rick and Ross.

[newbiestangowner]

Nice !
I think they miss me this weekend:)


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[Zippy]

Nice !
I think they miss me this weekend:)


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There is always tomorrow! LOL

[RAT ATK]

I followed Stephen into the R&R garage. Conscientious and experienced, not sure which is which. Rick and Ross always take care of me. Thanks guys!

[Uncle Buck]

Well, I was back to see Z&Z again today, this time with the wife’s daily driver. I don’t drive the Escape very often but after the last time I took it out I called ZR right away to make an appointment to check out the cacophony of sounds emanating from the front end. I was expecting a front suspension rebuild but it wound up being just a really bad ball joint. Z&Z had it fixed in no time and the old Escape was back on the road. Thank you Rick and Ross.

I had a 2006 Escape that seemed to eat balljoints every year or two. Kind of like the Merc Sabble I had before that.

Never understood why but chocked it up to a heavy vehicle and low quality after market parts.

Good you got it sorted.

[Scrape]

When I first read Z&Z I immediately thought of this. :shrug:
https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1fed4cd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/512x315+0+0/resize/840x517!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fd4%2Fcb6aa5422a 09924010d9906321fd%2Fsdut-file-in-this-june-26-2010-f-20160905

[ZR]

Good seeing you both on Sat, thanks again.
As for ZZ stuff, diggin dis one.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIZWjItReI

[Zippy]

Z&Z Racing ... hm. IMSA here we come.