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    Twin cam head for the L6 from Derek at Datsunworks

    in Nissan L6 Forum

    Posted

    This may sound silly/outlandish but how about a crowd funding campaign to garner a much larger audience, fund initial R&D/prototyping and in turn offset the cost of each final unit?

     

    I am pretty sure that by reaching out to people in said manner would probably be on a more national/global scale. Given that OS Giken is sold out before they start a production run I'm sure a unit for a fraction of the cost would get people's attention.

     

    I fall into the category of interest but don't have 8K burning a hole in my pocket. If it was in the less realistic realm of $3-5 then mere mortals such as myself would be more interested.

     

    Just my opinion.

    Picklex 20

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Good to know, I appreciate the info. From what I understand you can't use acid based primer with Picklex due to adhesion issues. What kind of primer did you end up using?

     

    I'm looking to do epoxy primer over the treated metal.

    Wigenout-S30's Z

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

    Posted

    I like it a lot better, I make about 400 wheel and 400ish TQ.. it has taken the abuse over the last 5 years. The only reason it failed on me was because of the 280ZX countershaft bearing.. it was the original out of my ZX. I have a brand new nissan OEM countershaft bearing in the new KA trans now.. I should be putting it back in tonight.. I might be going Z32 trans pretty soon and the full KA swap with driveshaft and trans mount might be up for sale soon.

    Is there a write up out there on the KA transmission swap?

    Boba the 280z 2+2; Resto/ Mod

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

    Posted

    Nice foundation for a restoration - I saw this car on CL a few weeks back. The shell seemed pretty viable, I remember the guy was asking a little much for a disassembled roller. So I hope you got a screaming deal out of him. It's funny to see cars from the local classifieds surface on this site weeks after they've been advertised.

     

    Welcome and good luck with your build.

    Ground-Up 280z Resto-Mod

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

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    So an update is in order. The car has now been stripped to the unibody with only the rear differential/suspension left attached as I finish up my rotisserie.

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    The rotisserie has had new 3 metric ton hydraulics mounted on it with custom mounts fabricated to fit the front bumper and rear tow loop locations of the S30. Only thing is one of the stands has rusted itself shut and will need to be re-fabricated.

     

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    The floor-pan, transmission tunnel and trunk sound deadening material has been stripped away using the dry ice method. The transmission tunnel walls put up a bit of a fight due to them being vertical.

     

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    Surface rust and scale has been wire wheel away revealing (relatively)  mint floor pans with only mild to moderate pitting and absolutely no rust through. In my opinion nothing that some phosphoric acid followed by Master Series Silver primer won't fix. If I find that the underside is harboring some severe pitting then I may patch panel it - otherwise just chemical treatment.

     

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    Plans are to get it up in the air by next week and send it to be blasted in a month or two.

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    Picklex 20

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Wanted to make a post about this metal prep solution to see if anyone has used Picklex 20 during their restoration and how it worked out. I am looking to treat some minor pitting and surface rust prior to priming and filling as well as protect portions of bare metalwork before the car goes to the blaster.

     

    They also say that it does not "etch" the metal but creates a paintable surface - to me it raises concerns about adhesion of the primer coat. Can anyone attest to it's robustness and longevity?

    WienerBoyWonder's 280z Project

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

    Posted · Edited by V-Fib

    Ha! I saw this car on CL some time ago. Congrats on the purchase looks like it's fairly complete. I'm in the process of tearing down my 280z for a ground up restoration - it's a pretty involved process. If you don't have the means or the cash I'd fix the screaming issues and drive it until you can do a more complete restoration.

     

    I'd buy a Costco carport awning for a few hundred bucks to keep it out of the rain - I was going to go that route until I rented a garage space.

     

    Also if you want some of my guages I'm willing to part with them free of charge - I'm not keeping it original

    Ground-Up 280z Resto-Mod

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

    Posted

    If it does, your either hitting it too hard, or the floors need to be replaced anyway.

    I guess I'll just have to be careful. My floor pans and transmission tunnel are pretty solid. Thank you all for the info.

     

    Does anybody have any insight as to which method of mounting the rear on a rotisserie works best? I've seen the bumper shocks and the tow loop mounting holes. Is one any better than the other?

    Ground-Up 280z Resto-Mod

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

    Posted

    Not a whole lot of progress this weekend mostly just logistics. I got a used rotisserie from a local on Craigslist it's a little rusty and one of the rams needs replacement but as soon as I get mounts fabricated up and finish gutting the interior I will be putting the car up in the air so I can get the remainder of the prep work done.

     

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    On a slightly different note I saw this Z in the neighborhood - I have to say I like the ratsun look and those wheels.

     

    Wonder if it belongs to someone on here...

     

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    Ground-Up 280z Resto-Mod

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

    Posted

    If the sound deadening is giving you trouble, dry ice works well at breaking it up initially.

     

    Sweet project.

    I've been a little skeptical about the whole dry ice deal because all the videos and guides I've seen involved a guy beating it with a hammer. Is there a more subtle way to go about doing that?

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