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GreenState

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  1. Correct. This chassis was picked because it was solid, but the car wasn't so pristine that I didn't feel too bad cutting it a little. I am glad that I didn't end up cutting flares.
  2. Bumpers are actually back on the car, ill put up some new photos. Original metal everywhere, no rust repairs.
  3. With a heavy heart I've made the decision to sell my Z. My last request from the great people on here is to help me come up with a fair price. All of the details of the build are in my post history, but here's the short list. 1971 240z, Built 4/71. 68k Miles. Rust Free. Original Engine. SU Carbs. Emissions deleted. Koyo Radiator Ground Control Camber Plates McKinney Coilover Conversion Suspension Tech Swaybars F&R AZC Brakes with AZC parking brake calipers. 280z Brake Booster Wilwood MC TTT LCA and Tension Rods Front TTT LCA Rear with poly bushings. JDM Subaru STi 180 Rear Diff with stub axles 280zx 5 sped transmission Bad Dog Frame Rails and front sway bar reinforcement. Rota RBR Wheels, 17x9.5 Dunlop Direza Star Spec Tires New Distributor cap and spark plug wires. Bunch of original parts included (control arms, brake calipers, 4 spd tranny, etc.) Some new uninstalled parts included (new headlights and wiring, electronic ignition, etc) I know I'm forgetting some things
  4. I have a template in Sketch Up, PM me your email address and I can send it over.
  5. I went through alll this, see post 12 & 13. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/104978-greenstates-71-240z-build/
  6. Sorry to hear about your car getting totaled, glad you're OK. Sounds you're on the right track to getting a valuation for your car. When you get another Z, definitely go with an agreed value insurance policy. Since your Z is a 'classic car', you have some options. I go through Hagerty (https://www.hagerty.com/) which specializes in older cars and offers agreed value policies, great customer service, and perks like flatbed towing. My Z is fully insured with an agreed value of $16k for $232 a year. You can adjust the policy as you upgrade to cover the new parts, just document it along the way.
  7. Unless you're going to fabricate a whole tube frame front end, like this, I'd abandon ship on the car. The 240 has very little structural integrity to begin with and this one has been compromised. Even if it's straight-ish, you'd never really be able to trust it. That patch job around the T/C rod scares the crap out of me. I wouldn't worry about the hood alignment...
  8. I wish this existed before I spent a small fortune on the AZC brakes....
  9. About time somebody made this....way to go TTT. Awesome customer service as well.
  10. Do you have a person size door? My garage didn't and it sucked. The problem is now fixed... I also used to keep my tools at one end of the garage and spent lots of time moving between the project and the tools. Now I keep everything in the middle in a roll around bench/tool box. Projects go faster as the tool is always within reach. Something like this with a nice top on it would be sweet:
  11. Start it. Drive it. If you love it, fix it. If you hate it, sell it. It's that easy.
  12. TTT, still looking for a set of 240z castings.
  13. If you really want to stiffen the front end I'd go with something like this. The tower brace just connects one flexy thing to another flexy thing on only one axis.
  14. Maine plates?! We need to have some kind of a classic New England Z meeting/drive next year. There might only be like 12 of us, but hey, it's a start.
  15. I'm looking for what is in the picture below, removed from a 240. Let me know if you've got a set you'd part with. Rear axles are not needed, just the castings.
  16. One of the wheels showed up blemished so I didn't mount them up. I also decided it wasn't the look I wanted for my car. I agree, I hope someone does put them on their Z. I've still got the adapters....
  17. I don't know, I ended up sending them back. I was surprised at how light they were though. I was expecting them to be heavy. I've got the adapters for sale if you want them.
  18. Stance Encore 16 x 8, +26, 4 x 100 I couldn't find a Z with these wheels anywhere, so I thought I'd try them. With adapter-spacers the bolt pattern and offset work out. I haven't ordered tires yet, I wanted to see what I had for clearance and not just go by my measurements. It looks like 225's will fit fine. My control arms are adjusted all the way in right now, I have room to push them out. Sorry the pictures are crap, the garage lights aren't condusive to good photos. Whatcha think?
  19. Gotcha. Stance makes these, but the bolt pattern isn't 4x114.3 so you'll have to run adapters or have your hubs drilled. 15x8: I've got a complete new MSA flare/nutsert/rubber welting setup in my garage I didn't use--everything you need to install them properly. Let me know if you're interested.
  20. What's your goal with this car? Why are you in such a hurry to get it painted?
  21. The shifter actually feels really good, it moves freely. I took a bit of time to make sure everything was lined perfectly up as I went along. Hmm, Soutern Ways...possibility for sure.
  22. Whoops, a year with no updates to this. Fun summer, got some great drives in around Vermont, and made some progress on the car. The four speed transmission was the next item that had to go. I found a 5 speed from a 280zx non turbo (thanks to a HybridZ member) in good working order, but it didn't include the shifter nor is a short throw shifter available for the transmission. The closest one available is this one from MSA: MSA Short Throw Shifter It doesn't exactly fit, which is exactly what I expected: Reshaping the ears seemed to be the better way to go, but reshaping the castings evenly was a bit of a challenge. Using a small belt sander with a coarse belt actually turned out to be the best tool for the job. I assembled and alinged the whole shifter mechanisim before marking and drilling the holes for the extensions. Holes drilled: Extensions installed: Shifter installed complete with the ugliest and worst feeling shift knob I've ever encountered. After driving with it for a couple of weeks, I drilled and tapped the original 4 speed knob to fit the bigger threads. It's not great, but it's better and looks stock. Next was getting it into the car which went pretty well with one mistake on my part. When I went to put the cluch slave cylinder back onto the transmission it wouldn't line up and the cluch fork was jammed forward. I'd used the 280zx throwout bearing instead of the 240z one thinking it was the same but newer, however I didn't look very closely apparently. 240z left, 280zx right: It was smooth sailing after I swapped the bearings until I realized how much further forward the shifter was compared to the stock location. I cut the tunnel for the clearance I needed and ended up having to cut the console and remove the ashtray for clearance as well. The stock radiator was leaking and got hot when sitting in construction traffic, so that was next to go. Koyo has a direct fit (Koyo Part R022352) radiator that takes holds almost a gallon more coolant than the stocker. The upper hose is a modified lower hose. I'm still on the hunt for wheels that actually fit the car. I decieded to give these a try. However, they don't clear the Wilwood calipers. It's close, but not going to happen. So back the wheels went. So next items to be finished: -Getting the turn signals and high/low beams working properly -Fitting a new center console or modifing mine. -Install the AZC parking brake calpiers (already not looking forward to this) -Make a decison on the engine; at the very least it needs a head gasket before next summer. -Find wheels....
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