Globerunner513 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) You can find my previous thread on the progress of the car when I first got it here: http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php?showtopic=72073 Back story: Got the car driving about a year after high school. Drove it as a daily driver since 2007 up to a year ago, when it was parked for needing a new clutch and tires, tried to find the time but she ended up under a tarp from about April until January of this year when I finally got it in the garage and began work. Took a wire wheel to the floor boards and sprayed a few coats of Rustoleum. Then did the same to the rear wheel wells and hatch area. I've taken the transmission out a couple different times, each on my back on the floor. Didn't feel like doing that again, so I pulled the whole assembly. All it needed really was a clutch. This was the beginning of the "While I'm at it" syndrome. With the engine out, I figured I might as well clean it up a bit. Found some rust under the battery tray so thought I should make sure there wasn't more else where. The beginning: Dashboard out Passenger firewall Ground down Removing the rubber undercoating with a pneumatic air hammer. Made quick work of it Cleaned up from the outside. You can clearly see the rusted out area. I could use some advice of where to cut since that corner of the battery box needs to be replaced as well. Driver side cleaned up as well. At this point I decided that since the car was already up on jacks and the front suspension was out, I might as well take out the rear and clean that area up as well. Rear diff and fuel tank out Cleaning up rear wheel wells I bought a sandblasting pressure pot from the used/open box items at Harbor Freight. Took it home and it works great. Not having a rotisserie was quite the test of patience. I found out I don't have any..lol Lying on my back trying to shoot up at the car, my mask would fog up after only a few seconds. I ended up using a set of ski goggles which worked great, but got scuffed up pretty quickly. Worked out in the end Driveline, suspension, mounts, and fuel/brake lines laid out to be cleaned or sandblasted as well. Now for some teasers of what's to come: I'll keep updating as it moves forward. I'm planning on breaking down my junkyard L28ET this weekend and bring it to the machine shop on monday. While that's getting worked, I hope to repaint the undercarriage and wheel wells. Thanks for looking, and for everyone's advice and tips over the years! Edited May 5, 2012 by Globerunner513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lookin good! I'm sure your leaking heater core didnt help the rust problem on the floor boards. Haha Coil overs look good. Ill probably be doing something like that in the next year or so. Maybe when I blow my l28et I'll tear apart the whole front end like you did and get it sprayed body color. Haha So are you in Bellingham permenantly? I'll be in Everett starting in late June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 haha you remember that eh Derek? Thankfully it did get fixed. And finally got registered for real this time, attending UND this fall. So I'm here at least until August. I'm really hoping to be able to drive the Z this summer a little before I have to put it away for a couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaofox Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Awesome stuff man! Really turning that z around LOVE the hayashi racing That sir was a good find. Love that you are sandblasting everything, makes me want to do it to my car to clean it up real well. Question the pic of the megan coilovers. Whats your plan with that? Im interested in seeing whats going to happen with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) Thanks! Yeah the carbs/Hayashi intake combo was a steal on ebay a little while ago. As for the coilovers, a member and vendor on this forum, Azcarbum, sells adapter kits for use with megan s13 coilovers. There is a thread in the vendor forum for more info. And in suspension tech I think... Oh, and the link to the kit here: http://www.zccjdm.com/catalog.php/azcarbum/dt93255/pd2117800/MEGAN_COILOVER_SUSPENSION_KIT_240Z_260Z_280Z Edited May 5, 2012 by Globerunner513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makaofox Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Wow nice steal then. Thats cool, ebay has good stuff sometimes. That's if you get lucky. Ahh ok. Looked at the suspension tech before and have read most of it several times, just double checking. Looks good so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 Little bit more done today. Still need to do the strut assemblies and a few other little bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Nice! Sandblaster and compressor is definitely on my list of stuff I need. You putting in all urethane bushings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Where I left the car in May was pretty much the extent of the work I was able to get done, before I moved to North Dakota to finish my studies at UND. Over the fall, the car went to a body shop to have some rust in the rear quarter panels fixed. The project took a bit of a turn when the shop engaged 'search-and-destroy' mode and completely stripped down the body. I delivered the car to them with a sandblasted front end and engine bay. They took it a step further by finding and fixing every ounce of rust possible, and sprayed something that looks like POR-15 (I need to clarify exactly what product was used) on the entire undercarriage and engine bay. I plan to paint the engine bay body color eventually. Hand made a replacement for the rear quarter panel area. At a friend's shop to have S13 coilover adapters installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Looks like you chose a good shop to work with! Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlest Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Nice work !!! It's funny how it starts just fixing or cleaning up an area then BAM!!! the whole car is disassembled LOL! I'm there right now. I'm curious how did you choose that spring rate. Are those for daily driver use or track day or a mix between? Keep up good work and updates Thanks for sharing your project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks! Yeah the project kind of tumbled down the rabbit's hole, but it should work out for the better in the end. The springs are part of the Megan coilover kit for the 240sx that I had adapted to the car. They are the 'street' series. Here is some info on the springs that come with the coilovers. SPRING RATES: F: 62mm ID; 180mm length; 8 kg/mm R: 62mm ID; 220mm length; 6 kg/mm I may swap the springs for a set made by Swift, as I'm told the ride is much more comfortable. But I'll have to wait until I drive on these first. The car certainly will no longer be a daily driver. Just a weekend toy, mostly set up for track day events or 'spiritied' mountain drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Wow, those are very stiff. Hope you have some nice dampers and your chassis has some reinforcement if you plan to run those rates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Nice Job on the fabrication. I'm not sure I'm that brave to make my own, but I'm going to try welding in some replacement panels I bought from Tabco. It's inspiring to see what you've done. Makes me know I need to put on the adjustible tower caps before I get the car painted. I didn't consider that before now. So many details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Thanks, I wish I could take credit for the fabrication. It was done by a shop called "classic collision" near my hometown. The coilover work was done by Northwest Rally Sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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