Fauxre
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Hey thanks for the offer. I'll certainly take you up on it if I lose any during the cleanup.
The body kit is a Velo Rossa. It's styled after the early 60's Ferrari 250 GTO. John Washington of ZTrix.com makes it.
Tires are 245/45/17's up front and 275/40/17's in the rear. Had to do some minor surgery to those fenders to get them under. My build is here, Velo Rossa Build, if you're interested.
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Thanks jKelly for those links. Looks like you've covered everything.
1 hour ago, jkelly said:.... Also, I would not recommend removing the needle bearing in the end of the steering column. It's not meant to be removed and I did destroy part of it. It's a needle bearing surrounded by a rubber bushing and encased in a metal sleeve. I damaged the sleeve and need to machine a new one. I was able to find a replacement bearing, but not replacement rubber isolator and metal casing...
I don't need the lower portion of the steering column for my conversion. I didn't find a needle bearing at the bottom, although I did find a rubber seal that is not meant to be removed, just the same bearing as the top. I was able to remove the bottom bearing without any damage by using a 3/4 inch pvc coupler and a length of copper pipe. I'll try to do the same with the top after I have every thing lined up and tacked in their final positions. I should be able to cobble together one good bearing from the pieces of both.
BTW, I like your wheel choice. I went with a similar look, Roto RB's ,17"x9.5 rear and 17x9 front... hence the need for power steering.
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On 11/15/2018 at 2:38 PM, jkelly said:
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I ended up completely disassembling the steering column and refreshing the top and bottom bearings with new balls. I also added a couple extra balls to the bearing to tighten up the steering a bit, hopefully. Also, a new glove box badge. I was also able to find a replacement for the needle bearing in the bottom of the column.
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Wow!!! Very impressive build. Clearly a labor of love.
I'm currently in the 12th year of my 260Z to Velo Rossa project. Been away from it for a few years as life keeps getting in the way. But I'm finally back at it and I'm currently in the middle of converting to an electric power steering unit from a Saturn Vue. My steering column bearings are in bad shape and I haven't seen any replacements sold anywhere. I was hoping you could expand on exactly how you refreshed yours. How did you remove them without damage? Where would I get more ball bearings? What size balls? Etc..
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Well, a few things have happened since my last post.
1. I finally pulled the plug completely. I'm officially and completely retired.
2. I built an outdoor patio cover, which means we finally have some shade for those triple digit temperature we get for weeks on end...
3. and Christmas Village 2019 ( in 3D ) is finished. It's so big we had to use two rooms this year.
With all that out of the way, I was finally able to begin making repairs to the VR. I spent today removing the bonnet, cutting out the damaged fiberglass...
and prepping the repair areas for mat and filler. I'll be making new forms to rebuild the under hood extensions to the sugar scoops.
Damn it feels good to be working on this again!!!
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On 8/17/2019 at 10:13 AM, Gollum said:
Something tells me you've been busy out enjoying the relatively mild summer we've had versus spending time in the new garage... I don't blame you.
That said, I signed up for an autox at Sonoma for September 14th in order to give me a kick in the butt to sort my car out. Would be cool to see you at a cars and coffee with the Velo Rossa sometime.
Not sure mild is the word I’d use for this summer. Triple digits most days on our side of town. 😳 Been building backyard structures when I could stand to work outside.
Love to take the VR to some events, but she’s still not ready. Plan is to finish my retaining wall this fall, stop working part time and spend my time finishing the car and watching our grandson👍
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On 8/26/2019 at 8:38 AM, ZHoob2004 said:
There's a kit for sale if you're looking to go that way
Wow! That’s an outstanding price for a complete kit.
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The shop is finally finished. At least as far as the county is concerned. The inspector just signed off on the final inspection!!!
Time to get back to work on the Velo Rossa.
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And just in time for the rain.
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Stretching for the finish line. Garage doors are in and operational.
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If the integrity of the seat mounts and frame rail is not affected by the rust, I'd patch. Especially if you're not worried about aesthetics. I replaced my Swiss cheese floors mainly because the rust was in all the edges of the rail underneath and the front seat mount. I also cut the roof off so I needed the floors to be solid along with the addition of stiffening tubing. It looks great, but it's a lot more involved than patching.
I have a cheap flux core wire feed welder you can borrow if you'd like. It's what I used to do my floors.
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All it needs now is garage doors, down spouts, some trim paint and a final inspection.
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The shop build
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So, after digging a trench 24" deep and 120' long and laying 2" conduit containing my electrical service line.....
...I was able to do this...
...and finally, some of this.
Doing a little finish work inside while waiting for my stucco guy to get back to me. Garage doors are also on the "ToDo" list.
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Sounds healthy too. Always a good feeling when it runs for the first time. It’s no longer just a bag of parts.
Well done sir!
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Yeah... I got that too.
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My first inspection went well. Only a couple of corrections needed. Add a few brackets to the shear walls and blocking. And add one concrete anchor. Inspector said he'd sign those off at the next inspection and gave the go ahead to install the roof and rough electrical.
Took this pic this morning.
With the roof and gutters installed, I'll be mounting electrical boxes and running wire soon. And I have a guy lined up to do all the stucco to match the house.
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It's come a long way in the last three months, but still a ways to go...
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With the help of my nephew, I was able to build and erect these two 12' wall sections on Saturday before the rain started.
Two more days of rain, then at least a week of dry weather ahead. Hoping for some major progress.
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Glad to see you’re back at it , Nathan. It is amazing how a simple thing like a broken stud can cause so much anguish. And I certainly understand how moving can interrupt a good build. It’s been almost four years since our move with no progress on the VR. Waiting for some dry weather so I can start framing the shop.
Are you still local?
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Lumber arrived last Friday. Now if it would just stop raining long enough for me to do some framing.
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I though I was being flippant with that last remark.
As it turned out only one of the concrete contractors, that had previously bid the project, even bothered to respond with their availability. One out of eight!
I am however, very pleased with who I ended up using. Instead of questioning the over engineered nature of my plans (like most of the others did), he and his two sons simply built a massively strong foundation.
Waiting now for our nephew, who's a general contractor, to create a materials list from my plans, so I can price the lumber.
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Picked up permits yesterday
!!!!YeeeHaaww!!!!
Now to see if any of the contractors I've previously contacted are available to do the work.
Vacaville Velo Rossa
in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z
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Fiberglass repairs are coming along.
Got tired of sanding , so I pulled the dash and steering column to modify for the Saturn Vue electric power steering unit.
Thanks to all these threads:
https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/125428-electric-power-steering-100-1500/
https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/128956-electric-power-steering-information-compiled/?tab=comments#comment-1204303
https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/127807-saturn-electric-power-steering-in-a-datsun-280z/?tab=comments#comment-1194814
the bracket modifications and mounting process turned out to be relatively simple. Everything has been mounted with no binding issues, although the lower column comes close to the small bock's shorty headers and the lower u joint just barely clears the motor mount. It's a game of millimeters. I won't wire it up until I decide on custom dash options. With the heater/AC unit removed, there's a lot room to work with.
In the meantime, I've been learning some new tricks in GIMP. The result is this copper color on my (pre-accident) VR.