Nelsonian

I'm diggin this and looking forward to the anodized results. Count me in for one as I will need soon enough also.

After calling many z car parts collectors I finally located a rear panel that I can cut into two seperate patch pieces to rectify some bad, previous wreak repair.

Derek, That is looking good, and I like how you are approaching the windshield weatherstrip area. Can't wait till you get a chance to tackle the steering column cover.

The last bit of hidden surprise on my project 240z has left me in need of cutting out some patch panels for both the drivers and passengers side rear end. I unfortunately have limited time where my car is being repaired and need to find these soon and local so as I may be able to do the cutting. The passenger side needs to extend past the visible seam viewing it from the rear. I included some pics of the craptastic job the previous owner did in grafting together a new rear panel, just look at the welded craftsmanship. Thanks....

^^^I have a complete extra set collecting dust.

There is a thread on here, that is well written and supplied with photos showing a dash repair using sem products.

Wow, I can finally post something here, although it is only very minimal it is still inportant to my car's completion. I blasted the old rusty battery tray clean so I can bring it to the shop that is doing all the professional welding/metal fab that is beyond my skill level. I also found a 240 dash that is in way better condition than mine, and will make a much better candidate for the SEM rebuild treatment.

^^^^ "I will get pics to you guys ASAP" ^^^^ Yes sir, can't get enough pictures of these wheels on modified cars....

PM sent your way....

Sweet set up, hope you end up keeping the car and keeping us all up to date with videos.

Breathing some life back into this great collection of videos. I ended up stumbling onto this video and thought it would fit well on this thread. Typical low quality Youtube unfortunately though.

I ended up stumbling onto this video and thought it would fit in on this thread. Typical low quality Youtube unfortunately though.

LoneStarS30Z, ^^^ Just as you mentioned ^^^. If it was me looking for seats, I would hold out for some proven research and tested seats weather that be oem or Recaro,Bride etc... There just seams to be tooo many copy cat recaro/bride-"TYPE" seats with little or no testing as well as questionable strength. Just seems like one component or area of the car that safety should trump the overall cost factor, for my two pennies worth...

If only he had lost his balance while celebrating on the podium and fell into his oponents. That would have been an even more fitting grand finale.

Like most have already pointed out, the chemistry amongst the three is somewhat lacking. I am hoping for a natural progression as I really want to see this succeed, instead of filling the time slot with yet another nascar related show, yawn. I am usually happy to see anything else, when nascar season ends. Not related, but as far as good editing, and camera quality, check out Victory by Design series. Very well done.

YES !!! cant wait...

"I ended up selling the shell you saw in favor of a cleaner chassis." This is exactly what I should have done in the first place. If only I had the facility to do this, I would have saved a fortune, instead of re repairing shotty patch work on the bondo bucket. She is coming along now though, so I suppose I will just keep looking foreward. A big lesson for me learned in better selection, maybe the next build

310z, Thanks for the links and I'm on the same page with you as far as the riv nutsert program. This was exactly my suggestion to Tho on how to approach the tray. I needed to get the old tray out to do repair as well as have everything blasted then epoxy coated. I have been researching sealed battery options and considered installing a small Oddyssey in the tool bin with added metal framimg. I decided against using a small battery however, due to having a decent stereo with reasonable power needs ( Alpine deck,Alpine pdx 4 channel amp,Infiniti perfect 6.1 components, kappa 6x9"s,Infiniti 10" basslink 2 to round it all out). I will have to start a new thread in search of personal experiences with different brand sealed batteries. I have heard, searched, read many different opinions on say optima's, but most of the threads here are a few years old, and many other company's have stepped up( stinger, xs power, oddyssey to name a few. All of this is relavent to what will fit in the provided engine bay space.

Off hand I am not certain of what is interchangeable between s30's. Hopefully someone here with multiple s30's could try swapping the top cover between the different year cars to see. I do work very close to some of the better junk yards in so cal, and could take mine in to see if there arre a few 280's for a test fitment, would only be luck of the draw if/when the jy would have these cars however.

Steering column top piece with a 2-1/16" hole for a boost or afm gauge would sell like gangbusters, plus would give you a break and take your mind off of sub boxes

Newest progress on the build. The wheel wells are now enlarged and Tho has shifted attention to the rust issues under the battery tray/firewall/top of frame rail. I am now researching sealed battery options(Optima,XS Power,Oddyssey, Stinger, etc...), and will either make a new tray or try to salvage the old pitted one. As has become usual in my weekly meeting/discussion with Tho, we found even more rust and a continuation of the horrible amature repair work done to the passenger rocker panel. To date the rocker showed the thickest area of bondo at 1/8' thick,(fu#@in previous owner). Waiting on a new Tabco rocker panel to arrive this coming week. This car project has definately been a learning lesson in many ways on what to prepare for when considering an old car purchase, (shiny paint can sometimes hide lots of secrets). After the battery tray area and rocker is taken care of, the focus will switch to making custom rear shock tower brackets for strut tower bar, then finish tigging the roll bar.

Zman0690, Here is a link to an older thread (http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/75232-reconsidering-my-options/page__view__findpost__p__716774__hl__subtlez__fromsearch__1) which I have many different angles and views of a nice car sporting the subtle z kit. A link to my photobucket containing several pics, http://s535.photobucket.com/albums/ee359/Zedcar/Subtle%20Z%20Shots/

Here are a few pics I found awhile back. Take one light weight car,add some power and let the fun begin...

Here are some pics from the last time I had done some work to the intake. I had a friend cut,port and weld back a cap on the intake, while I smoothed out the exterior side as best I could. Still in need of work to get it to a smooth polishable state. I have put this on back burner for awhile and am preparing to spend some free time rebuilding my dash as I have seen others here have done using SEM products.

A big thanks goes out to Hybridz members of many of the quality project builds I have had the pleasure of watching come to fruition here. I wish I could take credit for the fabrication end but all of that has been at the hands of Tho Chung, owner of Time Machine Racecraft in Oceanside, CA. So far I have only stripped the car of parts and undercoating/interior. I am trying to do what I can for personal enjoyment/enrichment/education if you will, but don't currently have the space or skills to cleanly pull off what I knew Tho could achieve. (310z), In similar fashion to your project (much respect to your build), I am trying to keep the car balanced on all levels: performance, aesthetics, interior, audio, etc... Just trying to build what I have envisioned in my head. More to come in another week.