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  1. i will discuss my Interior Modifcations created to add to the "Race Car" Imagine of 240Z Restro Mod. Using Dimple Dies - Dimple Dies are used regularly in Race Cars to strengthen and at same time lighten vehicle weight. Dimple Die tools are basically a Male and Female Round Hole Dies. In the center, a Bolt is used to squeeze the sheet metal into a Reinforced Round Hole. Completed Dimple Die Panel To create Upper Strut Tower Covers, A Paper Template was made First. Strut Tower Brace Covers with a Polished Aluminum Rear Deck Plate Rear Hatch Area also Large polished Aluminum Pan was added. Another view of the Hatch Area Interior Mouldings Front Passenger Side Interior Moulding Front Driver Side Aluminum Moulding Lower Interior Rocker Panel Covers Dimple Die Panel installed on Right Rear Quarter Panel Aluminum Door Panels To install Aluminum Door Panels on a 240Z took more work as the interior side of the doors are not flat as most cars are. They were constructed this way because of the confined inteirior area. Trial Fitting of the Non Polished Aluminum Door Panels This Test Determined that Spacers are needed because of the "uneven interior door surface'. A Straight Ruler. It shows that 3/4" spacers are required to attach the Door Pull Handles' Note-Three Black Round Plastic 3" Spacers glued to the Door Skin with JB Weld. The Other Problem is the Window Crank Handles is be extended by about 1/2" longer for clearance to operate. A Extra Window Crank Handle must be use to cut the Spline End off to extend the shaft. A Hole Saw is used to remove the shaft off the crank.. The 1/2"Cutoff Section is attached to the Original Crank Handle with JB Weld Adhesive. This will allowe the Window Crank Handle to "clear" the Door Panel. Also, Other Modification that must be made to the Door Release Mechanism.to function properly. First, the Aluminum Panel must cut out to mount the Door Release Mechanism. A Dremel Tool was used to perform this task. Also, the Door Release Mechanism itself must be"Tilted upright" in it mounting position. This is accomplished by fabricating Triangle shaped wood blocks under the bracket. Oak Blocks was used for its strength ,avaiabllity. and ease to fabricate. Two Longer 6mm x1.0 bolts are necessary due the Wooden Blocks. Door Release Mechanism installed Window Crank Modification Using a Hole Saw, a section of an extra Window Crank was removed. This section was filed down so the core portions would match for sectioning. Window Crank Handle Extension joined using JB Weld With this 1/2" Extension, the Window Crank Handle has enough clearance to operate. Aluminum Door Panel now Completed- Drivers side Door Panel Fastners Used All of the Dimple Die Alumunium Covers were fastened using Rivet Nuts and Small Machine Screws (4MM x o.7 ). The only exception were The Upper Interior Aluminum Covers were fastened with 1/4"log Phillips Screws. Radiator Support TopCover I also added a Aluminum Dimple Plate to hold a 1/4"x 4" wide Rubber Strip which seals the Hood and Radiator Support Area. This Seal directs more air through the radiator. Right now, the Water Temperature runs 193 degrees and up to 200 degrees with AC running. Hatch Interior Cover A Polished Aluminum Flat Panel was attached to the bottom side of the Hatch. It was attached with Plastic fastners. Next Topic-Rust Proofing the Vehicle
  2. Techno Tuning 240z 8.8 conversion kit cost $56850 plus freight is the most complete kit available but also the most expensive. https://technotoytuning.com/nissan/260z/complete-ford-88-rear-end-conversion-z-car Anybody have any comments on this conversion ?
  3. Thanks for all comments about restoring a 240Z. I decided to post these videos because when I started to put my 240Z in car shows, alot of people(young and old) didn't really understand how much work was involved, I spent working on the car for 5 years(working after work, weekends and holidays and about 2 years straight after I retired. i was lucky because My father own a Autoi Body Shop and I have ASE Certified License in Auto Mechanics and Automotive Collision. This experience allowed me to do 99% of the work by myself including painting. Built the whole car in my home 2 car garage. Also, made a Wooden Rostisserie to do the floor pans and some under carriage work. Since a new crate motor LS3 6.2L motor was going into the car, I constructed a 3/16" X 2 1/2"square tubing frame and midframe made of 1" x3" tubing. The main reason for going through all this work was this 240z was my First Car that I ever bought on my own. Everyone wishes they still had their First Car. right? Toolman Before After
  4. Replacing Precision Door Weather Stripping I found out that the Precision Door Weather Stripping was not doing its job. It seemed too hard and not sealing the interior from air leakage. Even after adjusting the Upper Chrome Window Channel inward to the Maximum Adjustment. So I decide to look for a Weather Stripping Replacement. I found an Univerisal Automotive Door Weather Stripping gasket on Amazon. Two of these Univerisal Weather Stripping Gasket are needed for both sides(Left and Right. This Gasket was soft but large to handle large door gaps. This style of weather stripping is used on most late model vehicles. The only problem was the 240z has a Right Angle-90) degree on the Upper Rear Corner of the door opening. The gasket was made for Slow Sweeping Corners. So some fabrication of the weather stripping would be necessary; Pic of Precision Corner Section which made by Vulcanizing rubber to create the Right Angle section. Precision Door Weather Stripping gasket First, A DoorTemplate had to be created to make the Right Angle Corner Piece which will hold both ends of Weather Stripping. This template will be used only for the constrution for the Right Angle Rubber Weather Stripping portion. A Corner Template made of 22 gauge sheet metal will be made to hold the two parts of the Corner Weather Stripping. This thin sheet metal right angle piece will inserted into in the slots of the each end of weather stripping. After Trial Fitting, this piece will glued with E6000 to fasten both ends of weather stripping forming the Right Angle or Corner Piece. Trimming of Connector piece to Fit.. The Connector Template inserted into both Weather stripping ends to Corner piece. A Foam Square was cut out of 1/2" Soft Foam to fill the Corner Gap between the Two Weather Stripping Edges. Note, this Right Angle Connecting piece will become a permanent part of the weather stripping after glued all together(connector piece, Foam Filler and both Edges of Weather Stripping} with E6000 adhesive. Test Fit of Weather Stripping on Door Template without Corner Connector. This Template is flipped over to create the opposite( Left) Door Template. r The Best Rubber Adhesive that I found is E6000. It is made by the same manufacturer makes Shoe Goop. It can be found on Amazon. If you ran a bead of E6000 on piece of wax paper and let dry hard. Then, peel it off the wax paper and you can stretch it 3 times its original size!! There are two versions of E6000 -low viscosity and high viscosity. It depends if you want the glue to fill in gaps or stay on the surface. Interior View of the Door Template with Weather Stripping installed Note-a Right Angle Corner Bottom Piece was made from 1/16" rubber sheet which is glued to lower side of the Right Angle Connecting piece to provide a Bottom Sealing Surface. Exterior View of the Corner Section Test Sample Section Note-Foam Gap Piece installed. E6000 is used to attach both weatherstripping edges to the Right Angle Connector and later gaps and edges will be filled with E6000 to prevent water intrusion. Top View of Weatherstripping Corner Test Section without Construction Template Testing Weather Stripping by shining Fashlight along window sealing edges *Light shining through area with no gasket Right Side Door Weather Stripping installed on vehicle. I have not Road Tested the car to check for Air Leakage or Water Leakage yet. Will let you know the results of both tests when they are completed.
  5. Rayaapp, I am curious "Has your Gap insert made a differance in additional air flow for your AC system?" Toolman
  6. I found this Four Part Video of a Complete Body Restoration of a 240Z car. This series of videos gives a good idea of how much work it takes to perform body restoration. The individual demonstrating the bodywork is a very skilled artisan and uses some specialized body tools. He repairs most of the bodywork with his years of skill. In some cases, a individual not as skilled can replace reproduction Z body which are now available in the USA. As I found out later, I think these videos were made in Switerland. European and Asian countries have Vocational Apprentice-ship Education Programs that student start into their selected vocations( plumping, electrical, automotive bodywork,etc at age 15. So the student starting learning a vocational trade at least 3 to 4 years ahead of vocational schools in America. Unfortunately, most people tend to look down on individuals who go to Trade Schools instead of College. Yet, they can make a Six Figure Income at their Trades. Video#1 Video# 2 Video#3 Video# 4 rotisserie To work on the Z Floor Body Pans, the Two Methods most often utilized is Car Rotisserie or Tilt Rotisserie. A Car Rotisserie costs over $1000 or you could rent on or make your own (using two engine stands). The choice is to construction of a Wooden Tilt Rotisserie. It built using 2" X 6" lumber and some plywood costing about $80 from Home Depot. Putting car on the Rotisserie I hope these You Tube videos were interesting for you. If you have any questions, please ask and try to answer them.
  7. christianmoller, I forgot to include the compressor # SANDEN SD7B10 (7176). Kwik Performance website also has installation diagrams that give dimensions the compressor mounting on LS motors. This will enable you to determine if this kit will find in your particular vehicle. TOOLMAN
  8. christainmoller, Check out my posting under Heavy Duty Frame Rails underGen iii & IV Chevy V8 Tech Board Postingn 17 and 18. They show y AC installation in my LS3 6.2L 240Z. I tried several Aftermarket AC Kits that would not fit as I made my own motors mounts and custom made front sub frame( constructed from 2 1/4" square tubing. The smallest AC Compressor that I found was a Sanden AC compressor which is only 7 inches long total length (comprssor with clutch). I used a Kwik Performance Ac Kit but the mount can easliy fabricated by yourself. I was rushing to enter my car into a car show so did not have time to measure and try and error the mount construction. But notice that you must use Chevy truck type water pump and longer harmonic pulley to match the belt location. The posting goes into the details of the AC Installation. I hope this answers your questions, if not post any more questions that you may have. Toolman
  9. fturbo930, Check out -The guy with Larry Chen walkthrough Toyo Tire booth claims the Green 240z has a Lamborghini V12 motor in it. Unforturnately, the hood was not open. I guess we will never know for sure. Green 240Z video at 4:29 Toolman
  10. rturbo930, I found one more pic of the Green 240Z at the Toyo Tire Booth. I did recall any sign near the car with more information, though. I hope this pics help you.. Toolman looks like it has Apex Engineering Time Attack rear suspension
  11. SEMA Show 2023 Las Vegas,NV Oct32-Nov4 The Sema Show is the Biggest Automotive Show in the World so there are hundreds of cars, trucks and now Electric powered vehicles( gokarts,sport cars,etc) were there. I will try to label the vehicle pics with the proper description as possble. Sema Show Sign outside of the Central Hall interior picture of the Show Nitro Funny Car on Display 240z with LS9 supercharger and 6 speed trans at the show for the Ultimate Street Car Competition Race. This race consists various street racers who competete a events across the USA(East to West Coast). The events include racing in a straight line, 60 to zero stopping, a tght sports car track racing. LS9 into a 240z with 6 speed trans LS9 supercharged Z Interior View note-Hand Brake There were Super High 4WD trucks all over the Show. K Mini Race Truck Under carriage Truck Interior Crowds of people outside the buildings How high can you go? Beautiful Red Ferrari with V10 motor V10 motor 4WD Truck Lineup Another Z Race Car Skyline JDM I Interior Super Clean Green 240Z Full Blown Black Dodge Charger Blown Hemi IMG_5723.MOVIMG_5723.MOV Inside of Show Large Trailing Arms Lambo with Metallic Wrap You can not get much Lower than this!! Road Racing 240Z More Road Racing Zs California Lower Rider Chevy Liberty Walk 370Z Scion Race Car? Porsche Race Car Cobra Race Car Fully Blown Hemi Roadster Yellow 240z Interior Roll Bar in Deck Engine Compartment Tri[ple Webers Carbs This Z Car was build in "Snow Country" -Canada probably costed than 30% more because of that alone. K truck This Blue 240z was in the Battle of The Builders entries. It was powered with Blown LS motor sticking through the hood. Rear View-modified Tail Lights, custom Spoiler and Rear Chassis Deflector interior It has a small Blower on a LS motor with square tubing front frame and custom strut mounts. 240Z Radio Controlled Car Fully Carbon Fiber 240Z Video of Drifting Demo by Three Mustangs https://youtu.be/EM2YtruqQwQ Next- Replacing Precision Weather Stripping
  12. Silvermine Motorsports has a Ford 8.8 Rear End Conversion kit for 240z. The kit includes the bracketsnecessary for this conversion for $1340.00 plus shpping. This kit does not include CV axles, strut shocks, wheel hubs, rear brakes,et and the Ford 8.8 differential. The buyer must purchase the remaining items but uses available parts. The only other conversion kit on the market is Techno Toys who sell their kit for $8000.00 plus shipping. The Silvermine kit seems to be well built and strong enough for most people. I am curious if anyone has installed this kit and would comment about it.
  13. WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT- i replaced my Original Factory Wiper Motor with one from a 1992 Honda Civic. Amazon had a Cardone New Wiper Motor #85-1423 for $105. This particular wiper motor has "Parking Return Feature" which returns the wiper blades to return in the Parking postion when Shut off. The original Factory does not have this feature so the Driver has to accomplish this task manually. This Honda Wiper Motor has the same mounting bolt pattern so the installation is easy. Also the Motor rotation is the same. The Datsun Wiper Mounting Plate has to "notched" for the Honda Wiper Motor Clearance. The Honda Motor was similar Mounting Slot for the Datsun Wiper Arm and bolts right up. A Hot Glue Gun was used to glue down the Hoda wiring to prevent possible wiring problems. The most difficult portion of this installation is the Electrical Wiring of this swap. A Water Proof Relay was utilized as the Wiper Motor is located in the Cowl Section of the vehicle. I used -irhassody 40.30 Amp 12vt Waterproof 5 pin HD relay $11 from Amazon. This is my wiring diagram for this Honda Wiper Motor Swap. Double check the wiring colors as I found some wiper motors has different wiring colors. Honda Wiper Motor installed.
  14. Sorry it took so long but this Japanese Body Shop does some of Best Restorations in Japan so they really busy. Their workmanship is excellent and very detailed. This latest video is #49 and shows installation of the Asphalt Insulation Pads on the Interior Floor Pans of the S30 car. Go to Chevy Gen IV Posting under Heavy Duty Frame Rails-posting #17 to view all 49 Videos of this 240z Restoration.
  15. Replacement of Heater/AC Blower Fan- Finding a Replacement Blower Fan especially with the similar mounting arrangement and size was not easy. The closest one that found was one from a Kai Sportage for $99. This was a brand new one and a rebuilt one. The blower shaft was the same size as the original Datsun. Their Fan was slightly larger (about 1/4"}but made of black plastic.. Its speed was a little faster so hopefully it provide more air flow. Replacement Electrical Connector Plugs- Alot of my original Datsun Plastic White Electricl Connector Plugs were pretty brittle. So I found these Replacements on Ebay. 2.3 connector and terminals Ebay also had 6.3 connectors and terminals but I could not find its pic. Repairing Interior Vents- These vents draw air from the two air tube built into both top sides of the engine compartment. Basically the vents function at high speeds (above 40mph}. Some people forget to close them when running their Air Conditioning and wonder why the Air Conditioning is not cooling the vehicle. Replacing Foam gaskets on the Vents. Used Contact Cement to Glue the form the Ducts. Next- Replacement of Wiper Motor
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