Rosco
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This all started several years ago when I decided I wanted to get back into a Z. I went threw 3 Z's looking for one with minimal rust, the 4th was the charm. At this point I didn't even know about HPDE's so I started building a street car. I bought a 3.0 street motor from Rebello and did the usual mods like new urethane bushings, 4 piston calipers, drums to disk, performance struts and springs… I ran it on the street like this for about 6-8 months. I had the stock ecu, wire harness and intake so I was always chasing something, electrical gremlins... One day I overheard some guys talking about HPDE"s and decided I'd give it a try so I rented a U-Haul trailer and found an event nearby. Needless to say I was hooked! I blew the stock damper apart at my first track event and that started the ball rolling with upgrades. I was tiered of chasing electrical gremlins and of course I wanted more HP so I called Rebello and ordered up ITB's and an adaptronics ECU, I sent the motor back to CA so he could set it all up and tune it. While he was building the motor I called Arizona Z and ordered a track suspension; lower control arms, coil over's, camber plates... once I got everything put back together I hit every HPDE I could for the next 2 years +/-. Of course I wanted more HP so I called Dave again and ordered up a 3.2 motor, I sent my ITB's, ECU and harness back to CA and had him tune it. While I was waiting I ordered some race seats, 5 point harnesses and a fuel cell. Got all this back together and tracked it as much as I could. I've always had to fix one thing or another (usually things I put in or wired). I'm mechanically inclined but I'm no mechanic I'm a carpenter. I was getting tiered of chasing my tail so I started looking for a shop that could work on my Z but its not something just any mechanic can work on. I met a guy named John at my first or second event who is a Z guru and he lives near me. I've asked him questions here and there over the years but never had him work on it. Recently John and a master fabricated/Cage builder "Mark" started Performance Motorsports Fabrication (PMF) I was the first in line. We met a few times and discussed my goals which are safety and reliability with keeping the dash, headliner, carpet and center console. The list we came up with is: Alt upgrade, relocate batt, custom body harness, new gauges in the stock pods, kill switches front and back, mini starter, stop what little bit of rust it has, new seat, cage, fender flares, paint, CF hood and hatch... I'll keep posting pics as we build. Enjoy!
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Just a little safety and reliability upgrades this winter.
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From the album: 2015 winter project
Not much left in the car at this point -
From the album: 2015 winter project
It's a good idea to take the glass out before you weld inside the car. -
From the album: 2015 winter project
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From the album: 2015 winter project
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From the album: 2015 winter project
This car must have been garage kept for most of its life. Under the cowl isn't that bad at all -
From the album: 2015 winter project
The drains were clogged on the front clip so we pressure washed them out -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Just a little rust stopping measures -
From the album: 2015 winter project
This is the back side of the switch panel -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Love this one… push to start -
From the album: 2015 winter project
New tach, water temp and oil pressure gauges in the factory pods -
From the album: 2015 winter project
This is a new oil pressure gauge -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Eliminated the stock body harness and installed a custom one -
From the album: 2015 winter project
There she sits… the power plant! Rebello 3.2 with a 240sx trans bolted up -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Installed a mini starter that draws less current with a much higher output than the stock z starter. -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Put a kill switch at the rear of the car -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Cleaning up all the unused brackets and prepping for paint -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Sorted out the powers and grounds -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Put the battery behind the passenger seat for weight distribution -
From the album: 2015 winter project
Replaced the z alternator with a zx alternator that has an internal regulator -
From the album: 2015 winter project
We relocated the msd box and the ecu under the dash on the tunnel -
I'm still in the market for a 4.11 R200 long nose. I'd entertain a 3.9 if you have one. You can text me at 919-641-2242 or PM me. Thanks I found one
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[John C] Probably not. IIRC, the 240SX R&P is for the short nose R200. Your Datsun used the long nose R&P. There are kits available that will let you install the short nose R200 into your Datsun if you want to go that route. I'v searched for this "kit" with no luck. Do you know where I can find it?
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Sorry to hear you didn't get a quality motor from Rebello. I've had 2, a 3.0 and a 3.2. The 3.0 was built for the street and the 3.2 was built to run on 110 or better. When I ware this one out I'll buy another from him.
