FastFloridian

Love the build so far, looking forward to watching the progress. Same reason I decided to go with the s30 chassis for my build, wanted to (my skill permitting) beat some modern cars with a 50+yr old car.

Got the rear calipers on today. A few challenges getting this to fit for the 240Z. Tight tolerances between rotor and caliper, needed some washers to align it right. Also getting the pad clips on were tough, some clearance issues with the wheel well as the pins go in from the back, but got it eventually. I love big brakes 😍.

Nice progress, looking good. You are further along than me. I picked up the race wire kit during some Black Friday deals but haven’t gotten around to installing yet.

Worked on getting the rear subframe on. Started lifting it up and found this bracket hitting the differential bushing. Had to lower it down and cut it off. After that little set back I was able to get it all bolted up. Waiting on the axles, but I can start on the brakes and just leave the control arms loose.

Your Z looks great. Sorry to hear about the fire, glad the car was salvageable. GTR intake manifold looks awesome, I know that took some work, I’ve got a 370Z and not too may people have tackled that mod.

With the apex rear and a 370Z R200 diff I needed to make a notch in the frame for the diff to clear. Made a cardboard template then transferred it to the frame. I sprayed some primer and frame coating on the inside, then cut some angle iron and welded it in and painted it. Not pretty, but it’s solid, new to welding and even tougher on your back upside down. Also got a new gas pedal with and extension and a dead pedal, I’ll get them on soon.

I got a little bit of garage time today. Removed the old fuel cell and got the new one in. I still need to build a frame for it, but it can sit here for a while. Rear subframe bushings came in yesterday, I’ll try and get the rear end mounted next weekend.

Got a little bit of work done, ran brake lines to the rear, waiting on a fitting for the front to plumb up my line lock and should be done. Also fuel cell, gauge and black box surge kit/pump came in.

Looking good

I replaced the stock 370Z diff cover with a Nismo one, and got it bolted and torqued to the subframe.

So is the fuel tank recessed below, and that is an access panel for filling? I’ll look into the black box as I’ll be running a fuel return as well. Hadn’t thought of offsetting the tank for balance, thanks.

Decided to go with the ATL 12 gallon, just ordered it. It’s 10”. Will need to build a frame for it, should be good little project to practice some more welding.

Thanks. That’s the fuel cell that came with the car, it’s too big (20 gal) and I don’t like it mounted on top of hatch floor. Going to explore Black Friday deals, thinking of going with an ATL because of the bladder and other safety features and I’ll recess it down as far as I can, hopefully it’ll sit flush. Trying to decide if I should go with 10 gal or 12 gal, 12 gal is a little cheaper for whatever reason. I should burn approx 5 gal a session at Sebring, the track I’ll frequent most.

Waiting on a few parts, but worked on the rear suspension. I cut out a rear strut bar that was welded in and started prepping to install the rear shocks. Also test fitted the rear differential, almost ready to bolt up.

Got a lot of the rear track attack kit put together today. It went together pretty well, their videos are very helpful. Only minor issue was these lock washers being too big, just ground them down a bit.

Good list, I went with the track Attack kit And a 370Z diff (R200). I went with the Bull Dog Frame rails as they can go over the existing frame rails. They are still in the box though, I’ll install those after I install the rear suspension.

Thanks. I ordered a can, I’ll see where I can squeeze some in. Also Apex rear suspension got here today, going to get to started on that this weekend. 🤗

Went to town with a wire wheel and got the complete underside cleaned and painted today. Ready to start working on the rear suspension, hopefully it arrives soon. Can you tell where my phone was sitting, 😅 Didn’t take some pics but here’s a vid of before and after I posted.

Looks good, you’re making some fast progress.

Wow, sounds like a lot of work, but will look so good.

There is still a few around (I’m not one of them). I’ve gotten some good advice. At least this site is still up, the 370Z site just went down a few weeks ago, ugh.

Got the u-joints sorted. I could not get it off, ended up cutting it off and buying a new U-joint. Quadruple checked they were in phase before attaching this time 😅. Also got pedals finished, should put them in tomorrow.

Got a few small projects done. Got rid of the weird clutch pedal contraction. Ordered a brake pedal to be my clutch pedal. Had to trim it down as it was for an automatic. Welded on the side clip for the clutch slave cylinder and took all the pedals out and painted. Also cleaned the underside some more, I want to get that painted soon.

Will do. I’m going to go with some wide wheels and tires up front, somewhere between 305s up to 325s. With all that rubber the power steering will be a huge help.

You are 100% correct, thanks for pointing that out. You don’t know what you don’t know. The new steering kit lets you attach the u-joint in any configuration, I wasn’t even thinking there was a right and wrong way to install them. Quick google search and see what you mean and how to align them properly. Glad to be able to fix now, rather than find out later, love everyone’s help on this forum.