rc's240z

Yeah, $50K would be cheap....

Can't forget this one....

Mull great job!! There are some design elements of that cage that look very familiar......

Hey John, I had to vote "A little too queer...." I noticed the people who know you the best all agree.... Seriously I have great respect for John and his capabilities. I do think of what would Steve Link do, since he is my major competition in the same model car...

Jon this is very similar to the solution sold by DP Racing that I have on my 240 Z the mounts for the front rod ends are very much like what you have put together other than the DP Racing bar is hollow and the holes for the endlinks are drilled into the bar already. I like what you are doing retrofitting and existing bar for adjustability. Let us know how it works... Ron

I have one of these, although I have not installed it yet. Alan is correct regarding the tensionser's capabilities...as far as high RPM, I dont know of anyone running more than about 9500RPM in an L18 motor for any substantial length of time.

Hi Pete, The rear control arms were done by DP Racing, Don Oldenberg. His shop is located in Huntington Beach CA. He worked with Mac Tilton for years and then has continued on to make performance parts for racing Datsun's and Nissans. He quitely builds some of the fasted and best handling race cars in the country. http://www.designproductsracing.com If you call let Kathy or Don know that I referred you. Don is currently working on the suspension on my 510 race car.

I am wondering how much turbulance it would create in front of your radiator

Yes I do have the paint colors and diamentions. The stripes are based off the DATSUN decal that is on the fender, and "landmarks" on the body of the car. Brisk are you intending to paint your car with the same layout?

Yep THE Pete Brock, of BRE fame. Pete still enjoys datsuns and is working on a V8 510 at the moment(the "new" Yuma Rocket), along with his Cobra Coupe project.

The Autometer white guages are the Phantom series. I dont think you are going to find the guages from Autometer that you are looking for, but this is what they look like in 5" and 2 5/8" http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/932Fiberglass_dash_photo.jpg

a very Late follow up to the PDK Dash, I was involved with that project and the quality is EXCELLENT! you can see the prototype installed in my Z, see my gallery on classiczcars.com under Ron Carter

Pete Brock of BRE fame sent me a link to your videos, here is his direct quote: Subject: FW: Swedish 240Z "no rust" Funny video of a 240z restoration. Peter Brock This is the kind of thing you should watch before shopping for old Datsuns. > Make sure you have a full ice chest of beer and some time to burn when you open > these. You just can't believe what they end up doing with the car. > > I don't know if you have seen these videos of a guy in Sweden > named Mull restoring a very rusty Z. The vids are GREAT! You WILL want > to save these, if you are restoring a Z. The work these guys do is > fantastic and the films are very funny and very well done. I just love > them! This is how some friends spent the last 7 or 8 months on a 73 240Z, The film brings back memories but thankfully they didn't find as much rust I dont think there is anything more than I can say....keep up the great work and the Vids... R

Your friend needs to decide what he wants to do...All the race cars we know show up to the track on a trailer and go home on one too, they are not street cars. Personally I would not want to drive my race cars on the street as the roll cage can cause severe head trauma in a car accident on the street without a helmet, and I doubt your buddy is going to wear a helmet while driving on the street.... But as for shopping a good site to look at is race-cars.com to see what is available...there might be a few cars that will work.

well a different seat would be my recomendation. somthing with bolsters that would hold you in the car better.... For road race we use 5 point harnesses, but roll cages are necessary too... I would suggest that you consider what you are going to do with the car as dual purpose solutions will not work well for both solutions, there are always compromises....When road racing especially, we stress safety...I would look for Safety first.

Classic Datsun in North County San Diego would be my recomendation. 760-940-6365 les@classicdatsun.com

I would contact Taylor engineering. They modify 280ZX T-5 transmissions to run different gear sets and are really race tough once modified...A great race solution and legal for most race groups because you are not changing the stock housing. Down side is the cost, about 3k when it is all said and done.

I would like to order one of the large Datsun patches if they are still available. rc240z@cox.net Thanks, Ron

initialZ, I think that you need to look at what kind of racing you want to do. I wish I had a dollar for everyone like you who says I want a combo street car /race car. JM and Mike Kelly said it best...you can't have a competitive street /race Z.... My suggestion is start with you....go to some events and see what you like to do...Auto X is boring as heck to me, road racing is where it's at. Other people feel differently.... Pick what you want to do and focus on that goal. read up on class requirements decide what you want to do and then ask us how to achieve your goal. Your current question is so ambigious that we can't answer you specifically... BTW with $4K you should be able to find a retired ITS Z that needs some TLC, it would be the makings of a good race or autox car and a great starting point, dont tear up your street/daily driver.

I guess it is time for me to chime in now.... I have the first one (Prototype) and it has been in my car for some time. A track car, it does not glare any more than the stock dash would when clean and new... Painting is a good option...enclosed is a link to photos of mine installed. http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/552/0001.JPG http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/932P1010096.JPG http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/932Fiberglass_dash_photo.jpg

Awesome John, Bill makes a first class product!! We need to support Jongbloed racing! (pronounced youngblood). The owner of Jongbloed is a Datsun racer and the photos above are of his car. Ron

There is always f*ckedcompany.com to see who is and isnt in business anymore

Looks great!!

Here comes trouble, the photos you included are mostly from Bob Sharp's cars not BRE cars. R

http://www.pdkfabrication.bravepages.com/bre_replica.htm http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=6558&cat=500&page=5 Hope this helps.... R