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Nope haha, I just prefer a mediocre rattle can paint job to 4 faded clashing colors. It'll most likely get painted this color when I'm done:

I got the brakes for $50. I still need to get some hubs and figure out exactly how I'm mounting them. Not sure if I'm going to use the stock spindles or not. As for the rear, I'm really not sure what I'm doing yet. Once it gets warmer around here and I can start perusing the junkyards again, I'll be able to figure it out.

For anyone following this thread, plans have changed. I'm now going with a Ford modular motor. New project thread is here: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=160003

Thanks for the link, but I'm more of a do it yourself guy. I've got some 16 gauge steel sitting in my garage waiting to be turned into floors.

Speaking of a fuel cell, look what I found on craigslist: I came home from college this weekend and picked up a teskid aluminum block, Cobra forged crank, and some '99 Mustang GT front brakes: I also got some SVT Manley rods with ARP bolts from a Terminator: I also have a T-56 sitting on a pallet in my garage, and I'm picking up a 4.6 4V from a Lincoln tomorrow. I have an 8 point roll bar kit in the mail but I doubt it'll be here before I head back to college on Sunday night. The plan is to run the Lincoln top end for now, but a Terminator Eaton setup down the road when I have some more money. As for the rear, I'll be running a Q45 diff with a cantilever suspension setup using some Strange coilovers. Front and rear hubs and brakes will be swapped out for Mustang 5 lug stuff. I plan on widening the rear quarters to accommodate bigger tires and to give it a more aggressive look. I'll have more of an update tomorrow when I actually get a chance to work on stuff.

After selling the boosted CRX that I built, I wanted something that was RWD, but of course I wanted to do something different since I like being unique. I also missed the whole oldschool feel that my '71 Torino had, so I picked this up: Its a '71 240z. It had a few little issues, but I got it for cheap so I didn't mind. The car that was supposed to be my DD has some issues so I ended up daily driving this for a while, and got tired of the colors real quick. Needless to say, it got rattlecanned flat black one night (these pics were after one or two coats, not the finished product): After I got a running daily driver, I got the Z in the garage and up on jackstands. First on the list was to prep the engine bay for drivetrain removal. Here's the result of that: Then, while waiting on an engine hoist, I decided to remove the rear bumper. This will not be going back on: Next came the engine removal: Lots of space for a V8 now that its out: After the engine came out, I decided to check out the underside of the car a bit. Do these springs look stock to you? Rust hole under the battery tray (knew it was there): Floor board looks rusted through (was expecting it): Hole in the frame rail (was not expecting that): I planned on beefing up the subframe anyways, so oh well. Next the interior came out. Before: After: Floor boards are completely shot: Random rust by the quarter window: The whole back of the interior is surprisingly clean though: Too bad that part is getting cut up for a rear battery and a fuel cell.

Interesting, I'm planning on doing something like this over the summer with my project Z.

Better to do it right the first time than hack it together and redo it later.

I'm currently getting the parts together to do a 4V 4.6 in my 240Z. I'll make a project thread once I get home from school and am able to work on the car again.

Looks great! It'd look even better if it was lowered a few inches.

The kit comes with black plastic caps to put in the holes where the cranks go:

Its stupid cold in Lansing. The Thursday windchill was below freezing. Makes walking to class not fun.

How does he know the "water injection" works perfect? Did he test it? Hahaha

Definitely a fish eye lens.

Looks good. How do they work? Does it fit behind the stock door panels?

When I first got it: As it sits awaiting its new powerplant:

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He speaks the truth. Get it running how you want it, then make it look good.

I plan on shaving those vents on mine, so if I can figure out how to get the tubes out I'd be willing to sell them to you.

This guy has one but the pictures are no longer there: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=136300

The stock proportioning valve is set up for the stock brake setup. When you run different brakes front and back then the bias from the factory proportioning valve is no longer correct, so this is fixed by deleting it and replacing it with an aftermarket adjustable one.

Konish got it right. What you want to do is leave the breather on the valve cover and run a catch can inline between the crankcase and the intake manifold. The stock PCV system would allow the oil vapor that the catch can traps to go into your intake manifold. However, if you have an issue with excessive amounts of burning oil, a catch can isn't your solution.

So I'm currently working on designing a cantilever suspension setup for the rear. More updates on this once I get it figure out a bit more.

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I'll be pulling fuel tank from my '71 240Z permanently on Monday (installing a fuel cell), so if mine are in tact I'll gladly sell them to you for cheap.