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Not sure there will be a DVD for sale when I'm done. Why? Because of the songs I'm using. Copyrights/royalties would put me back 200 years financially Yeah, I am. I suppose I could've had a couple of more 240z brought in, but Hugo is my first born you know - can't just get rid of it Thanks mate Haha' date=' I had a friend look at your rotisserie while he was doing the drawings for mine. It was a great help, thanks for "the plans" over at Z-parts.com =) Personally, I friggin' hate 1/4" plates - since that's what we had to remove from therails, revealing the hinge, etc. Looks like a good fit on your car, lets just hope there aren't any surprises behind it Thanks for the pictures! Best of luck to you as well, keep up the good work! Thanks man! Reasons for the step up in pace are mainly: 1: SCE had to clear out some space to make way for new projects, among others: Building a BMW Z3 M-GTR (thread in swedish here), making carbon fiber roofs for a wicked custom Porsche (one that hopefully will run 7's on The Ring), a couple of BMW's, Audi S2's, Saab 93, and loads of other custom carbon stuff. Also, summer's here in less than 5 months - depending on what you call summer

Video from last update: http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo13.wmv

WTF is Pimp My Ride? POR-15 + dust = true. LOL 18"? Chrome? Bling? Is that something you eat? Subframe connects to the rear More rust fixed, yey! Handsome! Floor fixed Closing time =) Richard, welding! So pretty Charming Hugo thought the plastic made him look younger.

Here's the direct link to the Z-microfiche: https://www.classiczcars.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=33

If I'm not mistaken, this book has a great deal of exploded views of parts and their part numbers: How to restore your Datsun Z-car Sorry to refer to a book, instead of some online wizardry. Oh, speaking of which. Classic Z-car club has a CD that you can order. I've never read it, but it seems worthwhile http://www.classiczcars.com/

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=106731 Check out page 2, got some pics there. New frame rails and subframe! Sample:

Subframe is 10 gauge metal: 60x30 mm Frame rails are 10 gauge as well: 60x60 mm Floors are 16 gauge... Should be pretty sturdy...

...welding's done Subframe coming along Johan + Hugo = true? Either way, he loves his welds Floor's been cut and adjusted for welding/grinding Cover to keep stock look and to keep dirt out. Moving along...

Once again, thank you so much for all the kind/uplifting/cheerful comments!! :) Here are some pics of the latest and greatest. Video is en route during the week hopefully Last picture showing the original... Crap ...Chop chop... ...Buh'bye now Mounts stripped from the original frame rails Welded to the passenger side fire wall! Inside/front (passenger side) - sweet stuff Johan - guilty - welding deluxe He holds a license. Sewing it together... ...Subframe's shaping up ...inside...

Short, really short update New videos are on their way. Engine detail is starting its own branch of the video section, apart from the rust fixing. Here's a ugly screen cap of the N1 block getting a 0.4mm bore (followed by a 0.1mm honing). Looks like a crappy hobby garage - it's not. This company's been restoring engines for over 50 years... Going away for a couple of days now. Hopefully returning with a bunch of miniDV-cassettes featuring the new frame rails, subframe & mouting the fuel cell...

Hi Austin! I've been sneeking a peek in the galleries from time to time, checking out the progress you've made. Good to see it's nearly finished now - big thumbs up! If you started out with a worthless car - I started out with a... Uh, even more Worse(worth)less car The vids will keep on coming' date=' that's for sure... Thanks Yeah well, you know what they say: Patience is a virtue... HAH! It's a necessity!

oh my, that's so sweet

Also, thanks everyone for all the positive feedback. I'm overwhelmed!! Thanks once again, your comments mean alot to me and everyone that's involved with the project =)) LOL Thanks alot =) No, I'm not a film major - however, I love filming and do it for a living nowadays. Work for a motorsport magazine - surprise surprise

Yey size reference?

Sweet! Headlight buckets on a YZ kit, been waiting to see it... =) Looks great, keep it up - and keep the thread updated with pics of the process, fun to watch! Fat fender fury... =)

Wow! I'm overwhelmed from all the great/positive response! It's very rewarding to get this kind of feedback after putting alot of effort into filming, cutting, editing, searching for music, sound-FX, and of course going through a time and money-consuming restoration. Thanks alot you guys! Also, thanks for welcoming me to the forum - even though I've been a member since june 2003. Have'nt had much to post up until recently when I converted the vids from high quality divX into streaming wmv. I've tried posting my regular flicks (streetracing and such) in the divX format on different american and australian forums but the only kind of feedback I got there was whining about the connection - how slow it was. Looks like I should keep converting the rest of the vids. Guss it's better to have "normal" quality videos available without wait as oppose to big a§§ divX-files. Should you want them however, they're posted in my (swedish) project forum! (The threads that end with [film]) Once again, many thanks for the great feedback!

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?p=595470 Didn't really know where to place the project since its currently on rust repairs. Putting the engine together is due pretty soon. So... any moderator/administrator reading - decide if the project should stay where it's at now - for now - or if it should be moved. Either way - user feedback is always appreciated! =) Off to the thread you go

6: Going to the metal "spa" at SCE (http://www.sce.se) in Norrköping New floors on the way The reinforcements, that along with a subframe, will be mounted underneath the floor pans Who needs gas anyway? New cap and placement coming... Metal termites? Work in progress! New high-tech wood/metal chair More work in progress Reinforcement plate... ...for the rear hatch plate Woop woop Richard is the **** - no doubt about it. Mr Metal New battery tray coming along well - battery will be placed in the hatch though ——Video Updates [click to stream, or right click and save it—— • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo01.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo02.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo03.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo04.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo05.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo06.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo07.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo08.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo09.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo10.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo11.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo12.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo13.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo14.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo15.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo16.wmv • http://www.voodoo-people.com/~daz/mull/wmv/mull@hugo17.wmv ——Project forum [click "uppdateringar" and have a look around...]—— • http://forums.voodoo-people.com/mull

Hey there, Welcome to my project, for whatever reason named "Hugo" This story begins somewhere here and there. "There" being the first time I saw Darius bad a§§ 240z tearing up the streets. Guess he's to blame anyway. A friend in Sydney, Australia, is to blame as well. Got acquainted with his first 240z when visiting aussie-land for a 4 month long vacation. That Z was pretty much stock. Orange. Sweet enough! After me bumming around the country for a month or two - George (that's the Z-holics name) - let me know that he'd sold the 240 and gotten... Another 240z. This one sporting custom wishbones, a V8, custom fuel cell, etc etc. How could I not be hooked? I just had to get one of my own! This is where I ran into problem No.1 - There aren't any 240z's in Sweden. Well, there are - but they're pretty rare and don't often come on sale, and if they do, they're a bit pricy. What to do? Import of course. Me and Ebay are friends, so that's where I headed. Found me a black 1971 240z that I thought would be an ok object to start out with. I bought it and had it shipped to Sweden. While in Gothenburg harbour, some smart a§§ ran a forklift into my Z This dented the hood, crippled the right front fender and light bucket - breaking its cover. Yay! Or maybe not. Anyway. I got the car back to Stockholm, after driving it there (about 350 miles) at 25 mph due to the transporter not performing its very best... Then came the tear-down. Lots of interesting materials were found. Not much of it was metal. Tons of bondo, fiberglass, epoxy, etc. The floors had been patched up with pieces of sheet metal - riveted and screwed (regular philips head scres) to stay put. On top of this mess was fiberglass. The car had lived its life in Missouri, and it was probably happy to see Chicago and a way out - cause man, this Z turned out to be pretty rotten (which was funny cause the ebay auction said "NO RUST"). I'm a bit tired, writing this, and I'm sure most of you will just skip straight to the pictures and vids anyway - so I'll keep it pretty shirt from here. The body was stripped and send to sand blasting. It came back from sand blasting. It went south, to Swedish Composite Engineering (http://www.sce.se), where the likes of Michael and Richard were to bring the Z back to life. You might think "What the heck has 'composite engineering' to do with panel beating and rust repairs?". The answer is that Richard also works as a sheet metal worker (mostly doing roof jobs - church-roofs/details, etc) and therefore pretty handy with fabricating parts and welding. Later on SCE will support the project with custom carbon fiber parts. For instance, the dashboard has been restored by permanently glueing a dash cap to the original (which looked like utter crap) and then sanding out the major differences in height - after which fiberglass bondo was added, sanded down and a little more bondo was added, and sanded down. And so on. It's now ready for paint - in order to make a mold - to make a carbon dash. More parts, like the rear hatch, hood, center console, etc - will hopfully also see molds and carbon fiber copys made. Still a bit of time before the project gets that far. I'll keep the car looking pretty stock - keeping the side skirts, front air dam and hatch wing that came with the car. Rear flares will most likely be added to accomodate a wide set of 18" tall rims/wheels. Not much else will be left stock. The plan is to switch all gauges from original to Autometer Pro Comp Ultra Lite. Throw out the old engine/gearbox and replace it with a RB26 with a RB25 gearbox. How original eh? This is part of the recipe: Modified RB26 N1 block. ARP studs for head and bottom end, modified cylinder head, Crower billet rods, wiseco pistons, Nismo bearings, N1 oil pump, N1 water pump, HKS steel gaskets everywhere. That's the start of it anyway. Responsible for putting the engine together is my sponsor, Performance by Z - pretty appropriate name eh? More to come on the engine. Project is still on rust repair... Speaking of which - special thanks to POR-15 Sweden for hooking me up with paint! And speaking of rust - after sand blasting - there wasn't much of a car left (as you'll see in the pictures). Yeah, well... Bla bla bla. Check out the movies (they'll STREAM) and have a look at the pictures to get an idea of where the project is at now. Cheers /Philip ——Pictures (some of 'em)—— 1: Car arrives in Gothenburg 2: Teardown 3: Somewhat... Stripped 4: Sand blasting 5: Not much Z left

So you wouldn't react in a negative way if someone put a diesel engine in a Ferrari? Just another fine example that would tick me off anyway... I wasn't giving HybridZ any critique, I just think that sport cars, especially classics like the 240z - should run on gas. Economy isn't something to blame. If you can afford a 240z and a diesel conversion you might as well buy a used diesel car instead. Besides, gas in the US is cheap. Move to Sweden and you'll be complaining about fuel costs. Either way. I think it's as silly idea to put a Porsche CGT V10 in a tractor as a diesel in a 240z. It's just not right =)

If you ask me, putting a DIESEL in a 240z is sacrilege...