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PM me... I'll take the rear spoiler.

 

Just realized you were in dubai, it wouldnt be cheap to ship.

 

We can do something let me know your offer.

 

Hi, great job on this car! :2thumbs:

Love the build!

 

Can you tell me where you get this AC blower? What brand?

 

Thanks.

 

Hey not sure about brand name they are generic ones from Thailand and Taiwan. I can buy one for you and ship it if you want.

 

Made a small video clip with my blackberry so quality is not that good

 

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I do understand for this size but cops are very strict here for louder cars 3" wouldn't be able to drive at all here.

 

For NA I'm planning for 25 or 26 head with a 30 block stroked to 3.1 and run it on ITBs/ triple carbs

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I do understand for this size but cops are very strict here for louder cars 3" wouldn't be able to drive at all here.

Thats true, compared to my 2.5" system I had on with the previous engine the 3" is really loud, could almost do with a 3rd silencer.

 

 

 

For NA I'm planning for 25 or 26 head with a 30 block stroked to 3.1 and run it on ITBs/ triple carbs

Do it, then I'll see how you get on, I'd also thought of going the same route, high comp built RB30 bottom end with a RB26 head and custom cams, carbs would be nice to gain a slightly more oldschool sound but if I'm going to go with a RB over an L then it would have to have a big performance gain and therefore I think I'd have to go with ITB's.

 

 

You can go to 3.3L with the RB30 bottom end which would make a very torquey NA motor but I think it might reduce the revving ability of it too much. I wonder if its possible to build an NA RB which could perfrom as well as my 2L B series which makes 122hp per litre.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Project moving towards final finish in full swing.

 

Will be taking the car to the painter nest week to repaint front fenders and install all the parts like rubbers and some other small stuff, then carpet inside. So only two major things left so hopefully will be able to finish sometime in November

 

I installed R200 from 300ZX before but with 240Z half shafts they bottom out so one option was to trim the half shafts or change it back to R180 (240z comes with R180 and rest R200). So I did order Sti Stub axles from John atbetamotorsports excellent quality.

 

 

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Not sure if this is from 2006 or not, any way to find that out?

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Stub axle fitted

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I also got the seats delivered today, ordered it last month. Was in between Bride and other but then went with these. These are one by the same manufacturer of lots of OEM Recaro for different cars and OMP seats. These are full carbon fiber frame and same as GT3 bucket seats just with recline function. Keeping inline with my interior plan asked them to make it in black leather and alcantara with red stitching.

 

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I installed R200 from 300ZX before but with 240Z half shafts they bottom out so one option was to trim the half shafts or change it back to R180 (240z comes with R180 and rest R200). So I did order Sti Stub axles from John atbetamotorsports excellent quality.

 

 

Before you do that make sure there isnt a spacer inside the diff. When i did mine there was a metal spacer in the middle and once i got it out the stubs fit fine!!!!

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Finally I an say car is in final stage of completion :)

 

As I did the paint job almost 10 months back and car was roaming from workshop to workshop there were minor damages to paint so found it better to get it resprayed it all over again and move to fixing parts.

 

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It was painted on Thursday and today they were doing polishing, should be done by wednesday and installation of parts will start

 

I am doing a custom center console in the dash, it was like this

 

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Now I close the whole middle part, it will have the map light then airduct, then different lights and switches along with starter button and then the gauges

 

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There are four LED lights for High Beam, Turn Indicators, Hand Brake & Seatbelt ( had extra so using it), then four switches one for fan, AC, rear defogger and hazzard. I moved the big AC controller in the glove box for a cleaner look.

 

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Middle console I got it repaired was broken in three pieces with cracks. Upper part will have SST audio face and after will have HKS Boost controller. Then both the parts will be wrapped in carbon fiber

 

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I have been collecting lots of small parts over past months

 

I am changing all the rubbers front windscreen, rear, main door strip, upper door strip, lower door strip and two small rubbers on each corners. Will be changing all rubbers for quarter windows inner, outer and straight one. I also got cowl and three piece hatch rubber kit as well. Rear headlight rubbers seals are there as well and also got window channel rubber from Datsun Bluebird hopefully it will fit as well. So finally everything will be replaced

 

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Also got all OEM Nissan clips and pins and all small rubbers for trunk, hood struts, battery holder, horn, wiper blades etc. Got clear small fender lights and window opener from Singapore

 

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New door handles and hood badge

 

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Also ordered some custom 240z engraved SS kick plates from UK

 

Old Vs New

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For audio there was no place for a normal headunit so I ordered SST Secret Audio unit, its a small display unit and rest goes under the seat and have a radio frequency remote which can operate upto 5 meter distance. It plays radio, SD card, USB and iPod connectivity.

 

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Some stock chrome pieces like AC vent for middle part and Ash tray was in bad shape so did some polishing with Brasso FTW

 

Before

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After one hour of scrubbing and polishing

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Before

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This still under process as inside part needs to be painted so will spray paint it silver.

 

Other interior panels had cracks in it as well so I will be repairing it with epoxy resin then sand it and spray matt black.

 

I have a carpet kit coming on Thursday and CF fender flares this weekend as well. Will post more details by this weekend.

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Update from last wednesday

 

Rubbers getting installed

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Changes the windscreen moulding as previous one had some gaps though it was new as well

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Yellow and red side lamps replaced by JDM white ones

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Ashtray painted silver and polished

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Custom console piece, on top there will be stock map light and then AC vent

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Front lamps with new clear covers and whole casing was cleaned and painted matte white

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Was there in the workshop whole thursday getting things done

 

Installed short throw shifter

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Took a lot of work to made it fit as brackets were small so was coming out but managed by making custom brackets

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Carbonfiber work was done on center and dash console

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As all lights were replaced or refurnished so I open up tail lights as well, will spray silver in the casing and covers were sanded and will be clearcoated

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Finally by night time lots of things were on the car, installed the front air dam as well

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Looking good. How did you do the carbon on the console? Is it a vinyl?

 

No applied CF cloth then resin then sanding and clearcoat

 

Some more work done almost done, hopefully will take it for carpet tomorrow

 

Went with Toyota Celica Fender mirrors as opposed to Datsun which usually people use, like the length of these and the angle. Painted the stalk black. Front bumper, anfront grill also painted same black installed.

 

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Removed the stock hood lock and installed these pin ones.

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Removed the CF spoiler I felt was slightly bigger will check later, tailights were done as well

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Center console parts ready as well

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Audio headunit with brakcets

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HKS Boost controller

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Gauges, toggle switches and starter button, LEDs to go in

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Meters are a bit tilted towards drivers side

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AC vent and stock map light

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Seats were installed as well, didnt need any bracket were bolt on stock rails just holes were widened

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Sent the car yesterday to the interior shop to do a custom carpet work, door panels in leather/alcantara and might wrap the dash in alcantara. Just some phone pics after it was washed to go, paint job looks good considering its not polished yet.

 

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Interior work in under way, as my car had no head liner and carpet so instead of getting stock one, did a customized job here works out much cheaper.

 

Roof liner and A pillars are done in something like alcantara material which according to the guy is same as used in merc :roll: so far so good.

 

For carpet just the under liner for sound deadening and carpet over it sticking it at most of the places, its just loose pieces will have a plastic backing and will be in foot well and trunk area.

 

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Interior is all done, car is ready for registration just few small things, left hopefully next week it will be running on the road

 

View of the seats front front

 

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Center console, might do the gearshifter boot again later

 

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Armrest in alcantara with same stitching as seats

 

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Roof liner and sunvisors

 

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Trunk area carpeting came out very nice

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Overall very happy with the quick and clean interior job

 

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Changed the differential finally, thanks to John at Betamotorsports for providing the custom stub axles, Sti diff fitment took 10 mins all bolt on just the drive-train needed the holes to be redrilled

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Sti to S30 halfshafts Stub axles

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Drive-shaft holes were re-drilled

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Cusco rear strut bar fitted, front will fit after all engine work

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Was tired of all messed up wiring and VTC was not working as well so went with Adaptronic Standalone ECU for RB25

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As the engine theme was black colour so changed coil and cam gear cover to carbon fiber ones.

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Car finally has some number plates

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