slownrusty

The Sonnet is one of the mosr peculiar cars ever made....I have a feeling there will be collectors items in the near future, hold onto that one, as its in great shape. Yasin

Guys - I had huge problems with my '78 280Z when I first acquired it. It had been sitting in a forest for just under 15years and would ONLY run on starter fluid sprayed into the intake. I changed the fuel pump (bought a new one) and that did not address the non-starting issue...I then connected the new fuel pump to a milk jug full of gas (by-passing the gas tank) and sure enough the car ran like a champ! So I confirmed my belief that the tank was full of crud and junk. Upon removing it (which is not hard by the way), sure enough it was full of rust, deposits and lots of un-friendly looking things! Here is the tank when I pulled it: I called around a new tank is no longer available, so I decided to have a local Mom and Pops Radiator Refurbish shop here in town boil it for me. They boiled it in a Caustic Soda bath (tank) for me for 2 days and then pressure tested it for me. It came out looking brand spanking new on the inside...night and day - I am talking whistle or surgically clean! They charged me $115. While the tank was being cleaned, I blew 115psi of air through all the gas hard lines (where the fuel filter is located) with my compressor and there was alot of crud that came out the other end - Rust and sludge and crud, so I also recommed this for anyone having fuel delivery issues. I then went ahead and wire brushed the entire tank, prepped it and painted it and at the same I thoroughlly and carefully cleaned the fuel sender (as the gauge never worked). I also wire brushed and painted the gas tank straps and installed all brand new rubber hoses and clamps and the end results: Total cost about $130 (boil and refurbish tank, paint, new rubber hoses and clamps) Installation back in was straight forward and the fuel gauge now even works. Just thought I would share. Regards- Yasin

Guy - Never thought I would like the look of 18s on a ZX but now you have me re-thinking.....I am guessing those are probably are +30mm if you can get away with just a 20mm spacer in the back? Looks great. Yasin

If you don't buy that car for $3K you would be a silly boy! That is a smokin' deal, and somebody has gone to great pains to pay great attention to detail. $3K on mods can go by VERY quickly on these cars. DO IT! Yasin

KTM - Your car is truly killa....I love it....! Two thumbs up from the Slow 'N' Rusty Camp! Yasin

John - Here is the latest summary: Suspension: Custom made coilovers front and rear with Tokico ProDraG imported from Japan Suspension Techniques sway bars front and rear Poly-urethane bushings front and rear Cusco front and rear strut braces Every piece replaced....sand blasted and painted 12.2" 2 pieces rotors with 4 piston Wilwood brakes (front) Brembo rear brakes Stainless braided DOT brake lines and clutch line Engine: Stroker 3.0L LD Crank 240Z 9mm rods JE pistons - 8.3:1 compression Ceramic coated piston tops and skirts Diamond Like Coatings on Wrist Pins WebCams Turbo Grind Cam Whitehead Performance extensively ported and polished head Speed Shop Thagard T3T4 Turbo Stage 5 wheel - 360degree thrust bearings Corky Bell Custom Made Intercooler - 2.5" inlet and outlet ARP Head Studs ARP studded bottom end ARP rod bolts Arizona Z Car flywheel Clutchmasters Clutch Flexalite twin 10" Electric Fans with manual overide and thermostat Arizona Z car Radiator Haltech E6X JSK Fuel Rail 550cc Injectors Walbro 255lp/h Fuel Pump Aeromotive FPR Lots of braided lines and polished parts SFP custom made Exhaust Manifold JamieT custom made intake manifold with 67mm Throttle Body Tial 38mm wastegate HKS SSQ BOV 3" Jeff Priddy Down Pipe 3" mandrel exhaust with Burns Stailness Muffler Corbeau A4 Seats Autometer Boost, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp, EGT and AEM AFR Gauges Shooting for 450+ whp sooon. Yasin

Thanks for posting that! But JeffP who wrote the article was overly harsh on my car...which to this day I tease him on... My car has really evolved since that article. Yasin

Mine '78 S30....finally running well after 15years of sitting in a Forest and having to be dug out....rescued her in April Yasin

Great cars guys.... Here is mine: Suspension: 1) Custom made coilovers front and rear with Tokico ProDraG imported from Japan 2) Suspension Techniques sway bars front and rear 3) Poly-urethane bushings front and rear 4) Every piece replaced....sand blasted and painted Engine: Stroker 3.0L LD Crank 240Z 9mm rods JE pistons - 8.3:1 compression Ceramic coated piston tops and skirts Diamond Like Coatings on Wrist Pins WebCams Turbo Grind Cam Whitehead Performance extensively ported and polished head Speed Shop Thagard T3T4 Turbo Stage 5 wheel - 360degree thrust bearings Corky Bell Custom Made Intercooler - 2.5" inlet and outlet ARP Head Studs ARP studded bottom end ARP rod bolts Arizona Z Car flywheel Clutchmasters Clutch Flexalite twin 10" Electric Fans with manual overide and thermostat Arizona Z car Radiator Haltech E6X JSK Fuel Rail 550cc Injectors Walbro 255lp/h Fuel Pump Aeromotive FPR Lots of braided lines and polished parts SFP custom made Exhaust Manifold JamieT custom made intake manifold with 67mm Throttle Body Tial 38mm wastegate HKS SSQ BOV 3" Jeff Priddy Down Pipe 3" exhaust with Burns Stailness Muffler Autometer Boost, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp and AEM AFR Gauges Shooting for 450+ whp sooon. Yasin

Afshin and I kept in close contact as his red 280ZX Turbo was the sister car to my white 280ZX Turbo. We used to love hanging out at MSA together too. When he still lived in SFrisco we spoke regularly (email and telephone) and when he moved east to be with family, I lost contact of him. Hoping that he sees this post and we can get back in touch. Yasin slownrusty@yahoo.com

Those are Enkei 92s and are a sweet ole skool wheel. Your polishing job is phenomenal for being done at home. Congrats. Yasin

WOW....VERY SEXXXY! Some awesome L28ET swaps happening on HybridZ! Yasin

Here is the daddy! Yasin

Thanks for all the replies....much appreciated. Yasin

Anything part, piece, fabrication or work that has Whitehead Performance is going to be simply excellent. Regards - Yasin

Simply awesome...inspiring indeed! Three thumbs up! Yasin

Awesome pictures and very interesting...sometimes we forget how diverse a company Nissan is, with their multiple engine platforms and configurations. Thanks for sharing. Yasin

The SLC is not the prettiest Benz Coupe...but that one is gorgeous...the Riken wheels are plain siiick...and having a 2JZ is amazing. I agree with the others, the IC is out of place. Having worked on SLCs, the nose does not give much room to place t a front mount IC unfortunately. You can tell its in Thailand, home of some badass engine swaps. Yasin

Guys...in your opinion which is the better Turbo header? 1) The blue one is the SFP Manifold 2) The other is a classic old skool Greddy piece. Both are well designed and will be a huge improvement over stock but what are your thoughts? Thanks and regards - Yasin

Wow very coooool. A very creative use of an L series in a ..I have a friend who has a SR20DET in his Samurai and I have posted pics of it on here before. Yasin

Guys - A few months ago you will will remember I rescued a 280Z that had been sitting in a Forest for almost 15years. The car had an interesting story, as my friend who is a Mechanical Engineer, had emigrated to Shanghai and has no intention of returning to the U.S and he left the car's at his parent's 10 acre property in the Forest. His folks were tired of seeing the car and were going to crush it this Spring. They called me and I could no bear to have this car crushed so I literally dug it out and brought it home. Sooooo...I wrote to Classic Cars in England (one of my favorite magazines) and told them the story. I totally forgot that I had written them until the Editor emailed me to say that I had won their "Discovered" story section and the car will be featured in their August edition, a few days later I received a check for $200 as well! I was honored and I am excited. Thought I would share. As for the 280Z it is actually running (and running well) under its own power, I have really spent alot of time and about $400 on it so far, today I actually take it on its first maiden voyage around the block. Here it is when I rescued it: New floors being welded in: Work continues! Yasin

Guy - Totally fantastic, I cannot wait to see some high-res shots! Beautiful. Yasin

You have to admit that is sexxxy though....like the Z!

Coool! I loved your car and Clifton's when I saw them together at MSA. Would love to see the video with the F430! You have and incredible car, and VERY motivating for me Yasin

The 620 is by far one of the most beautiful trucks ever designed. Love your truck Phiz! Yasin