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OK. So that brings you up to date. We're working hard. Thanks to Guy and Scott at Miller Brothers Hot Rod Barn in North Wilkesboro, NC. Guy did all the work. I stood around and pointed, thought really hard, and took pics. The Z will be at a show in Myrtle Beach, SC at the end of March. However, it probably won't be finished. We're getting there though! I never thought that it would cost this much time and money to get a perfect Z. When it's running, I'm going to build the stock L24 just to have on a stand in the garage. I think that's cool.

The engine is an S15 SR20DET. 2003 model. The transmission is from an S14. The S15 6 speed is for sale. National Speed (http://www.nationalspeedinc.com) has built the engine, totally. We're looking for 400HP with no lag. I need to get all the details up here, but this isn't the 4cyl forum anyway. Brian Crower cam, valvetrain, pistons, etc. Greddy intake. I had a Full Race exhaust manifold, but it got in the way of the steering shaft. National Speed is making one for it. AEM standalone ECU. Competition Clutch lightweight flywheel and race clutch. It will likely have a carbon fiber driveshaft. These are pics of a test fit. We also fully restored the gas tank.

Random pics here. I like them both.

In a diversion from the total stock look (other than wheels/tires/lugs/stance), I also had all the holes welded shut on the bumpers and had them triple chromed. I also will be installing a chin spoiler, because... well... the car needs it. We all know these lift at speeds. I'm using an Aeromotive fuel system, and the pump is mounted in the spare tire well. All fuel, brake, and clutch lines are brand new. All light lenses and such have just been restored. McKinney Motorsports aluminum radiator and intercooler. We're making our own mounts, as you can see in one of these pics. It's not done yet.

17" brushed CCW Classic wheels. Michelin PS2 tires. AZC adjustable control arms. Every bolt and screw is new. Check out the door. New firewall insulation. The window trim, the door handles, the locks. All new.

Here's where we start having fun. We welded in AZC camber plates. Look at these in the front. I think that's pretty clean. AZC coilovers. AZC differential mounts. 300ZX Turbo axles. Modern Motorsports half shafts. AZC 5 lug conversion. Wilwood 6 piston brakes on the front and 4 on the rear (discs there too). Nismo LSD. AZC quick steering knuckles. Restored steering rack. Vildini SR20 cradle. Suspension Techniques Sway Bars.

Every bit of trim on the car is new. The interior, although not in the car yet, is every drop new-old-stock. I hit the jackpot with finding every bit of the interior from Datsun. When I say every piece, I mean even the little fasteners and gaskets inside the doors. The dash. Everything. I went back with the stock color too. The bottom of the car is actually perfect tint-matched rhino-liner.

Then we took it apart and stripped it... put it on a rotisserie and got it down to the bare metal.

Hey guys, I've been restoring and modding this 240Z for a year and a half now. I have it posted in the 4cyl forum because it's an SR20 build, but someone there pointed out that this needed to be posted here in the open forum to get "the traffic it deserves" or whatever. This is my 14th Datsun Z. The other 13 didn't get the attention I wanted to give them because of money. Now, that's not an issue. I hope you enjoy my story. But I will say that, going through the gambit with Zs in the past (V8s, etc), I found that I really appreciate the Z as it looked from the factory and really don't appreciate all the crazy cut-and-bondo jobs that these beautiful cars fall prey too all too often. That's my opinion. I wanted to take the Z, make it perfect, and update it where it needed it. Now, there's not a drop of bondo in it. We replaced all rust with metal. Laser aligned every gap and line. I can say that it is truly perfect. Here are a few pics of how it was when I got it:

OK. So that brings you up to date. We're working hard. Thanks to Guy and Scott at Miller Brothers Hot Rod Barn in North Wilkesboro, NC. Guy did all the work. I stood around and pointed, thought really hard, and took pics. The Z will be at a show in Myrtle Beach, SC at the end of March. However, it probably won't be finished. We're getting there though! I never thought that it would cost this much time and money to get a perfect Z. When it's running, I'm going to build the stock L24 just to have on a stand in the garage. I think that's cool.

The engine is an S15 SR20DET. 2003 model. The transmission is from an S14. The S15 6 speed is for sale. National Speed (http://www.nationalspeedinc.com) has built the engine, totally. We're looking for 400HP with no lag. I need to get all the details up here, but this isn't the 4cyl forum anyway. Brian Crower cam, valvetrain, pistons, etc. Greddy intake. I had a Full Race exhaust manifold, but it got in the way of the steering shaft. National Speed is making one for it. AEM standalone ECU. Competition Clutch lightweight flywheel and race clutch. It will likely have a carbon fiber driveshaft. These are pics of a test fit. We also fully restored the gas tank.

Random pics here. I like them both.

In a diversion from the total stock look (other than wheels/tires/lugs/stance), I also had all the holes welded shut on the bumpers and had them triple chromed. I also will be installing a chin spoiler, because... well... the car needs it. We all know these lift at speeds. I'm using an Aeromotive fuel system, and the pump is mounted in the spare tire well. All fuel, brake, and clutch lines are brand new. All light lenses and such have just been restored. McKinney Motorsports aluminum radiator and intercooler. We're making our own mounts, as you can see in one of these pics. It's not done yet.

17" brushed CCW Classic wheels. Michelin PS2 tires. AZC adjustable control arms. Every bolt and screw is new. Check out the door. New firewall insulation. The window trim, the door handles, the locks. All new.

Here's where we start having fun. We welded in AZC camber plates. Look at these in the front. I think that's pretty clean. AZC coilovers. AZC differential mounts. 300ZX Turbo axles. Modern Motorsports half shafts. AZC 5 lug conversion. Wilwood 6 piston brakes on the front and 4 on the rear (discs there too). Nismo LSD. AZC quick steering knuckles. Restored steering rack. Vildini SR20 cradle. Suspension Techniques Sway Bars.

Every bit of trim on the car is new. The interior, although not in the car yet, is every drop new-old-stock. I hit the jackpot with finding every bit of the interior from Datsun. When I say every piece, I mean even the little fasteners and gaskets inside the doors. The dash. Everything. I went back with the stock color too. The bottom of the car is actually perfect tint-matched rhino-liner.

Then we took it apart and stripped it... put it on a rotisserie and got it down to the bare metal.

Hey guys, I've been restoring and modding this 240Z for a year and a half now. I have it posted in the 4cyl forum because it's an SR20 build, but someone there pointed out that this needed to be posted here in the open forum to get "the traffic it deserves" or whatever. This is my 14th Datsun Z. The other 13 didn't get the attention I wanted to give them because of money. Now, that's not an issue. I hope you enjoy my story. But I will say that, going through the gambit with Zs in the past (V8s, etc), I found that I really appreciate the Z as it looked from the factory and really don't appreciate all the crazy cut-and-bondo jobs that these beautiful cars fall prey too all too often. That's my opinion. I wanted to take the Z, make it perfect, and update it where it needed it. Now, there's not a drop of bondo in it. We replaced all rust with metal. Laser aligned every gap and line. I can say that it is truly perfect. Here are a few pics of how it was when I got it:

I wish people didn't butcher 240Zs. Geesh. I don't mean to come across as being an *******. I'm not. I just love these cars and it's amazing what a redneck will do to one. AND I'M A REDNECK. Maybe that's why I'm sensitive to it. All the guys back in high school... horrible bondo jobs... it's like 240Zs get used for car-origami.

I have it all. Had CCW make me some wheels. 17s. I'll have to dig up the offsets and widths. Here's the pics. Sorry I don't have anything better. These are the CCW Classics.

Yep. Triples are so hard, man. They look great, and put you in heaven when they work. But they're such a bitch. I promise. Don't do it. SUs can handle 200HP no worries. Possibly a lot more, but this is what I know for sure. The overbore sounds cool. I've never done that. (I've had 14 Zs, not just the one I have now.)

gotcha. The Porsche is an 06 911S which has the 3.8. Came with 355hp. I have added an Evolution Motorsports supercharger, Fabspeed headers be exhaust, GIAC engine tuning, and an IPD high flow intake plenum. All that is good for right at another 200hp. Then, I also added Bilstien PSS coilovers, GMG Racing sway bars and rear toe links, GT3 Cup car control arms, complete corner balancing and susp tuning by Synergy Racing (a Rolex Cup race team), Cobra carbon racing seats, OMP 6 point harnesses, a GMG rollbar, Cargraphic GT3 Cup front bumper and spoiler, Cargraphic GT2 rear wing with ram air, and a few other odds and ends. I really enjoy it. But this is a Z forum, and I have loved 240Zs my entire life. I've never been able to afford to even keep one after I got it running, let alone make it into the car I always dreamed of. Now, I can. God is good. I am more excited about this Datsun than I ever have been about a car. Rock on.

S15 200sx owner, Very sweet car you've put together there (the Z). Just a few questions... are you having any frustrating trouble with hooking up coming out of turns? I will be tracking my car too (I actually am a Porsche 911 guy too, as I see you are. ROCK ON!) That's why I went with the S15 instead of the RB, as well as weight balance. And my last question, what kind of front spoiler it that? It looks like it might be carbon. Am I right?

Sweet.

Anyone have a suggestion on who to build the SR20?