matteo

cool dash. this is what mine is looking like right now. i started a thread dashboard proj but no real responses. check mine out how are you planning on supporting the aluminum? i'm using a framed out steel cage beneath the aluminum

yeah, NX5 and NX4 are like exactly the same think. i heard people didn't even like 5 as much as 4. we'll see about 6 though! but really, any help with putting servos together for these vent systems would be awesome.

I'm trying to build my own dashboard because the current one is all cracked up, smells, and weighs a lot. i've spec.ed out all the parts but now i have to actually build it. which is a little harder than i thought it would be. I need to have the heat/ac controls functioning with the vents and heat/ac. I've looked at many model cars to do this but interestingly enough the 350z looks like it would be a perfect candidate. so i went to the junkyard yesterday and tried to get some guys to pull the system from a 350 for me but they said that it worked by servos opening and closing the vents. Could i still implement this system for my new dash? i don't know which kind of heat/ac inputs there are but was thinking there'd be power to them and an accessory to tell when the car was turned on. basically do they work like head units? just supply power and accessory and then wire everything from there? and would that work out for the 350? or would i be able to take the 350 dash and put it in the 240 with the modifications i'm thinking of. This is what the dash will hopefully look like when i'm done. thanks! -work being done at custom fab and finish cffpowder.com

I'm trying to build my own dashboard because the current one is all cracked up, smells, and weighs a lot. i've spec.ed out all the parts but now i have to actually build it. which is a little harder than i thought it would be. I need to have the heat/ac controls functioning with the vents and heat/ac. I've looked at many model cars to do this but interestingly enough the 350z looks like it would be a perfect candidate. so i went to the junkyard yesterday and tried to get some guys to pull the system from a 350 for me but they said that it worked by servos opening and closing the vents. Could i still implement this system for my new dash? i don't know which kind of heat/ac inputs there are but was thinking there'd be power to them and an accessory to tell when the car was turned on. basically do they work like head units? just supply power and accessory and then wire everything from there? and would that work out for the 350? or would i be able to take the 350 dash and put it in the 240 with the modifications i'm thinking of. This is what the dash will hopefully look like when i'm done. thanks! -work being done at custom fab and finish cffpowder.com

thanks guys, you were right they were for the rear. i did talk to motorsport again and that's what they told me. i've been waiting up on this part. the only place i can think of now are junkyards because motorsport doesn't carry those nuts for the front. who would have thought. i'll get in touch with zbarn. they're my other go-to shop. p.s. anyone look at the site?

hey guys, i called motorsport and they wont call me back. but i can't find spindle nuts anywhere. they sent me their version of them but i don't have my car right here but they must be wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too small. i know it needs to me an m18 with a pitch of 1. these nuts they sent were really small. here is what my car is looking like now and i'm only missing these castle nuts to put it on wheels. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! also i made a website for the friend who's shop it is in. it's not finished but this is what it looks like. http://www.cffpowder.com tell me what you think and maybe if you know of where i can advertise to get him some work. thanks Matteo

My car itself is still down at school but i have the doors up here with me for the summer. i don't know if you guys have the same problems as i do with my doors but the window crank stud has lost all of it's teeth on both doors, and the locking mechanism doesn't move at all. i took the cardboard and vynl off to see what i could do and i replaced the locking cylinder still with no help. it seems like both sides of the doors are welded together from the factory and now i can't get in to do like any work. i was thinking about taking everything out of the door and replacing the handles and locking assembly with poppers, and the window cranking assembly with power windows. how is this usually done? where are some good places to get the parts? thanks, Matteo '72 240

Hey everyone. was wondering if i could get some help for finding a good system to install for my electrical components. the windows and the locking mechanisms on my current doors are aweful and looking at the design flaws of the original Zs, i'm not looking to stay with my current configuration. i have a 74 datsun 240z and i'm looking for a system which would include: poppers electric windows alarm system the windows could be separate from the rest of the system i guess. anyone have a suggestion for a good manufacturer? i'd also like to have a system with mechanical release from the inside so if the doors fail i can open them again. also, instead of AC or heat i was looking at these with some fans to be able to produce tempurature differences http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/775/Thermoelectric_Coolers.html any ideas?

hey guys. i was wondering if anyone knew of good seats to put in the car. i'm looking for a light racing seat that's not too expensive. nothing like the range of sparcos or anything. those are crazily priced. lots of seats i'm looking at are too wide for the datsun. right now seats is the next decision to make because i need to figure out how to fab the mounts for them to go on. and also put them in to adjust my cage. here're the current pics.!

i think it looks too good to go with a body kit.

haha. just looking for a nice book that you'd wanna keep looking through. just pretty cars in pretty places with descriptions. thank you though.

Hey everyone, My girlfriend's dad has a car shop in california, Autosports Exclusive. anyways, his birthday is coming up and we're wondering if there's a really cool car book or poster that he'd like. i think he's more into old porsches and bmws. i've had some friends with nice car books but with mostly american cars

i really like the rear. that looks hot for a datsun. just clean. nice

Ok. so here're some pics of the work which is being done. also, in the frame rails there are places to bolt on the crossmember. but there were also holes about a food infront of those. i might be ridiculous in asking, but i don't remember what they're for. any help? just curious. also, does anyone know of a place besides MSA who'll sell rear panels that go under the tail lights? After some work by a friend... here come the new floors. the sad thing is... when taking out the old floors, there was less than half as much metal to take out than what is now replaced. a magnet would be able to stick to my car now!!

ok, so don't por the whol thing. haha. por15 is pretty expensive, so i guess i can take that advice. the thing is, the car had been blasted, and now is being worked on. so it's been bare this whole time (about a month) and will be bare for about another month. por15 is was first thought because with the 3 step process it's supposed to be able to handle the surface rust, and might even do better with the surface rust. is there anything else that would be good, because i know once rust starts, it's not going to stop. and i'm sure there's at least really minimal surface rusting on the car as it is. i could ask for it to be lightly blasted again i guess...? after the por15 that i'm thinking about coating the interior with, i have 100 sq. feet of dynamat. would that cover the interior space?