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brianZortiz

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  1. Hi All,

     

    I drove my 432 inspired z for a few months, and now want to restore the car. Is it ok to remove the doors with the engine and transmission still inside the car? It’s an rb26 so a bit heavier than L series. I’ve heard someone mention body sag a long time back, but not sure. I want to send out doors and panels to my body guy while I have the car sand blasted 

  2. Thanks all for suggestion. I will go with cutting the potted rust and putting fresh metal. Plan on having this car for a long time. 

    On 11/11/2020 at 7:12 AM, jhm said:

    There's a company in the UK that's producing hard-to-find replacement body panels, and the rear slam panel is one of them.  Looks like they do pretty nice work.  There may be other vendors doing similar work; but I just happened to notice their ad the other day on FB:  username was "Kim Mays" on the "Datsun Parts and Needs" FB page.

     

    Here's a link; but may not work for you if you're not a member of the group:  https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1661652560538618&set=pcb.1655145461187252

    I’m in Datsun parts and needs. Thanks for the link, but it seems they don’t advertise the bottom side of slam panel which is pictured. The top I got from MSA

  3. Hello All,

     

    I am ready to Order an RB26DETT, but am having a hold up on transmission. I have read the forums and searched, but most of my answers come in the form of pictures, but I am not able to see since the Photobucket account thing. The RB25DET is 5 speed is at $1,800. I know I can use a Z32 NA/ Turbo or a Z31 87-89 Turbo transmission for the swap, I just need the Rb26dett bellhousing. It seems from my research the Z32 will need the shifter bracket modified to line up with the shifter hole, I really would not like to cut to enlarge the hole. My question are:

     

    Will a Z31 turbo (87-89) 5 speed work with the CXracing or McKinney Motorsport transmission mount for the s30z?

    Will the transmission shifter line up correctly to the Z's shifter hole?

     

    Same questions for Z32, will mounts work? Where can I buy a modified bracket to fit Z's shifter hole?

     

    What about the Rb25det transmission? Will the shifter line up to the Z shifter hole? 

     

    I just want to prevent from cutting trans tunnel.

     

     

    Lastly, 

     

    Should I buy an R32 Rb26dett or an RB33 Rb26dett?? I know the 33 has a bit more torque and a few minor changes. The difference is $600 more for the R33 than the R32. Is worth dishing out the extra $600?

     

    Thank You,

    Brian

     

     

     

     

  4. Hi everyone, My friends Z got into an accident. It was a minor accident where it was rear ended without having his rear bumper. The crash was fixed, but was still left with this unaligned door to rear panel when the body man said the frame was pulled. The body man said he is going to try a bit more but does not want to "overpull" the frame. It seem like he fixed the dents with wire weld slide hammer. Is there still hope with frame pulling after the creased dents have been fixed? What is the best method to try to fix gap on door to rear quarter panel. The door is in its place, the only thing is rear quarter was moved some forward by hit. Thank You.

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  5. Thanks s30z aficionados. I will be using 245 45 16 fuzion zr1 in the rear and 225 45 dunlop direzza up front. The 225 will be replaced after some driving to 245 45 all around. It's true 16" tire options are not good. I will be using bridgestone potenza re-11 or Toyo Proxes T1R. Both come in 245 45/16. I think a big push from porsche guys has increased the demand for 245 45. A lot easier to find than before. 

    Polishing cost $30 per wheel 

    Widening cost $220 per wheel.

    BADLER, They mirror polish at the factory?

  6. Hey hybridz. I just picked up my 16x10 rs watanbes from Eric Vaughn machine out here in SoCal. I had him widen my 16x9 -13 and add 1" more lip. I will be using 16x9.5(stock) in the front and 16x10(custom wide) in the rear. I then had the lips mirror polished. Removing the previous machined lip. If you guys have any questions, feel free to shot them at me.  As many of you know, Watanabe only goes up to 9.5 in their 16" wheels. I needed more lip and aggressive style to my wheels so I decide to invest some more. First Pic is stock 16x9.5 and the rear is custom 16x10. The second pic is after they were polished. 

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  7. Buy from Kiyo, he is the watanabe distributor. I met him in person and is a great guy. In live in LA where he is from and paid half at front and the other half at delivery. Didn't hurt me financially, but he did this with me since I met him and paid cash.. I got 16x9(will be going 16x10, custom) and 16x9.5. I paid $2440 cash. His number is (626)627-3555. He is not the middle man, he is the source in US. It's a 3 month wait. 

  8. Hi, I have 2 pictures that I need in order to finish a little side project I am working on. I pulled these 2 pictures from the internet and want to get rid of the backgrounds and have a consistent color on the paint, i.e no reflections. If any one who is good at adobe illustrator or photoshop can help me out, I can flow over some small cash via paypal. Hope some one can help me out. No reflections and no backgrounds with a solid red and solid black color for both cars, respectively. All while retaining body lines. 

    Thnaks!

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  9. Hi guys I just recently welded up the rear antenna hole on my 260z. I am now in the search for an antenna that can be fitted under the dash or a low profile area. Are there any good options for this? I don't want to do subscribed radio. I just want the normal fm/am in Los Angeles. Any good brands that are lightweight, low-profile, and great reception?

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