slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Front support beam is welded into place, fits great. About an hour more of welding and grinding and it should be finished, then a bit of body filler and paint and its finished. Should be able to get the drivers side quarter panel repaired this weekend maybe some dents pulled. Oh yeah, talked to an engine supplier, settled on a price. Very friendly, should be ready to order soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Finished welding up the front beam, next to put some bondo on it and prime it. I also repaired all the problems on the drivers quarter panel. Still have a little grinding to done on the front most patch. Before: After: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 So I worked on getting the roof on my car yesterday. Turned out very nice. Also got my A/C and Heater back in, as well as my wiring harness. Just need to plug in a few more wires and should be back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Went for a ride in my brothers truck, did some sweet rolling burnouts lol Motor came out of a 83 el camino, previous owner claimed the engine has about 400hp. I dont know about that but it smokes the tires with no effort. I know its only one wheel, he plans to get a 12 bolt and put posi in it. Sorry about the quality the noise was messing with the camera as you can see with the warping towards the end. [media] [/media] Edited November 16, 2012 by slammed_s30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Got a few days off from work, going to clean out the gas tank this weekend, seems to be a little rusty, drained a few ounces and it was a golden amber color with chunks floating around and that was new gas 4 weeks ago so... thats why the old pump failed . Ill have to change the inline fuel filter with something a little better then install my new walbro 255, maybe then I can take it for a ride if everything goes as planed. If I get it going Ill post a video up, then Im going to get my windshield installed, and get photos taken for the dmv maybe I can get them before snow falls? Probably not. Edited February 18, 2014 by slammed_s30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Pulled the engine, ready for the swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Before and After.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Removed all the bracket and wires hold downs in the picture above, also finally finished grinding down the lower radiator brace. Try to get some bondo on the thing tomorrow before work, sand and prime with in the next week. Final paint once the engine mounts and radiator/intercooler are in place but I need an engine first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Thats everything up to date, Ill post anything new as it comes up. Plan to order the engine before thanksgiving just awaiting on a couple of things before I do so. Edited November 16, 2012 by slammed_s30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Great build. Looking forward to seeing it come together. Wish u were farther south I'd love to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) Great build. Looking forward to seeing it come together. Wish u were farther south I'd love to help out. I used to live just north of Rockford, IL in Rockton up until a year ago, are you in northern iL? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So as some of you may have read in the posts, the car was slightly out of square by about 1/4 front to rear. Which caused a slight tracking then the car was driven, today I attempted to tackle that problem. A previous owner at one point had put it on a frame machine as I can see evidence of the clamps along the passenger frame rail near the front suspension. Although Im sure they greatly helped the damage they did not completely fix the problem. I had my dad help me today with this as this is the first time I have ever attempted to repair a frame, he used a frame machine hundreds of times so I had faith. He told me what to do and how to imitate a frame machine. I used a couple of cable come-alongs and some chain boomers(binders) attached to both the f-150 and the saab's trailer hitches. My dad lined the cars up in the correct spot to simulate a frame machines towers. Put some tension on the car and then used a porta-power to push the frame back into shape. Ill have to pull the car behind the truck and have a couple friend help to see if it still tracks or it I fixed the problem. Its within a 1/32 of an inch now which im sure is about how much these were off when they were new. Sorry no pictures as there wasnt much to photograph. So now that thats all done I can order an rb25 hopefully next week... Edited November 23, 2012 by slammed_s30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Talked to an engine supplier, settled on a price, just waiting for leakdown numbers and photos should receive them monday afternoon, then about 6-7 working days before the engine arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I am in northern Illinois. I live in the island lake / fox lake area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 You are doing AMAZING work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 (edited) RB25's bought and paid for, should be here between tuesday and thursday of next week... Edited November 29, 2012 by slammed_s30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Havent updated for awhile, finals and work consumed all of my time. Got the engine, started installing. I started by removing the stock 280z trans mounts, and converted them to a style similar to the 240's had. Photos arent great but they'll do for now. Bolts attach to the bottom. The engine is in its final place just waiting to make mounts need to double check measurements, I plan to do a variation of the stock and mckinney mounts. Still trying to decide if I should use the datsun rubber mounts or get urethane biscuits for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 I got the mounts all finished up today, turned out good. Saved myself over 500 dollar in exchange for 8 hours of work. Now onto the oil pan...I apologize for the crappy pics.. Ill replace these with better photos tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EF Ian Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Nice work on the mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed_s30 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 New clearer photos for your viewing pleasure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tervanun Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) Nice work bud Out of curiosity, why did you decide on the rb And I may have missed it in your first posts but are you going for factory stock look? PS I'm (or used to be) a cbr rider too Edited December 28, 2012 by tervanun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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