JGREEZY Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 That looks alot like my old Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Attention, this is what the aforementioned car looked like.... It was purchased FOR PARTS, the 3.0 EFI Stroker was pulled along with it's five speed, and shipped to Holland... Everybody with a Fisheye has photos like this... The reason it looks like it's laying on the lower radiator support is because it had the entire engine cradle removed the night prior... Waiting to load into the container. I'm sure my neighbors love me when MSA comes... In the container... I skipped the gory details of how it got from the ground into there. See the other post about Tow Hooks and you will get the idea! The Vampires storm the unsuspecting Z...fat with succulent parts...tearing it asunder and removing it's 3 Liter Heart...violently with blunt metal "tools"... The heart is held aloft, for the crowd to cheer at the consummation of the sacrifice, the eager recipients of the booty await their succor... Placed on the altar of sacrifice...it is taken away! And the body, suitably disposed of, now allows the Vampires a respite... And jack280 knows it's HIS car because he can crosscheck the VIN on the windshield! LOL Yes, I have my own Forklift, and yes I drive it in Flip Flops...what about it? Jack280, sorry this took so darned long to do! I ran across these doing something for work and said "NOW OR NEVER!" and posted what I had. Hope this gives you the 'Before' photos you can use to show the world what you've done to the car! That VIN on the windshield for Shipping & Customs inspection kinda is a dead stone cold proof it's the same chassis! Cheers! Edited August 14, 2013 by Tony D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hi Tony, It took some time to figure out how i wanted to modificate the bodywork. Can you send me some pics from the cars previous life? I would like to complete the story. The only picture i have, is one standing in the back of the container before shipping. I hope to post soon more pics from the side glass experiment and window frames. Greetings It only took two months and a year to get them up here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 haha good memoires .. and my ZXR !!!! that has a diffrent look to it now aswel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rally Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I´ve seen a few cars in container but never ever seen them hanging on the ceiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) Common practice, or cribbing up from the floor. 7 1/2 in that container, and it was STANDARD! A HC would make that Child's play now! You can see the front cut to the right of the yellow car in the one photo. And our packing technique is much more refined! Edited August 17, 2013 by Tony D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Boy this brings back memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Hi Tony, thanks for the pics from the end of my cars life in your garden. Still working on the reincarnation to give the car a new life. Xander,Memories? sometimes its more like a nightmare to find time to complete the project. Nice avatar, I drove that car more than 70k km and used it for parts. Memories, it was a nice time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 This evening welded for third time my roof on my car. I made a test fit with the stock windscreen, a couple weeks ago, and the gap was to big. I modified the windscreen flange on top and bottom and used an other roof. After 5 series of fitting the windscreen and roof, I found the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLC Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Great Job. Where did you come up with the angle you put on the windshield? was it a certain degree of rake for a specific aerodynamic outcome or did you just eyeball it until it looked good which is ok, cause it does look good for sure. When i shaved my drip rails on my v-12 z i thought about chopping the top as well but i just wanted to get it going and already had so much work in shaving the car and doing other stuff i didn't. One day though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 I was looking for a chopped z roof and it was hard to find. I put my car on a flat floor with som reinforcements welded in the door gap. Had something in mind between 50 and 75mm. Removed the complete windscreen frame and that allows me to find the right angle. My biggest issue was head space. The lower you go with the roof, more trouble you will find with the radius of your door glass and frame. For exact measurements search in the beginning of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Headroom is resolved with floor mounting the seats, usually...but I believe the floor on this car has been RAISED 75mm (?) Leaving reclining the seatback the only other option.... Or putting "Cobra Bubbles" in the roof.... Muahahaha hahahaha! "Come roof fitting Series Six, because Cobra Bubbles are easier to beat when the roof is off..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 No Tony, my floor is raised 30mm and mijn chassismember is straight from the front to the lowest point of the original floor in the back. The seat is mounted on the floor in back. I tried a zagato styled roof in the past, but that looked ugly. That was my first roof fitting series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Hahaha I thought something like that went on...couldn't remember if the floor was up 75 or less... 30mm is still a lot! "Layback seats"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Update, found a Custom badge for the back of the car Door seam correction with lead. Add some extra material on the rear fender. Overview from the back A lot of work to get the body prepared for paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Oh my, it still has door handles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Modification of the radius to fit the windscreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Body solder on front fender and ventilation for lens cover. I welded a tube in the lens bucket in the top corner in the front, this can be connected to a ventilation hose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Last week started with prepping for paint, finally. There will be no square feet un modified, so there will be a lot of work. And sanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack280 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 After some clouds of dust, there will be a smooth wide body. A lot of sanding and patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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