Berzerker280z Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Sup all. So I bought a 77 280z that I will be restoring then building. Only get to work on it on the weekends so its a slow process. I decided to put the 2jz motor in it because if you want to make nice power and reliable, seems like the best choice. Its going to be just a weekend car no track or anything except maybe go to a drag strip that's all. Inside the car there were receipts dating back to 1982 until today for all the repairs that was done to it with written miles. Its 80k Original miles Fuel pump was clogged and it would not pump fuel so It did not start. Here is when I was towing it home. Sitting in the garage, man such great looking car. And finally, start stripping evrything. lol sorry phone pictures. But now I'm working on removing the undercoating which is a PITA. But its coming along. This is where I finished off this weekend. Alot of work ahead of me. But hopefully before it gets cold here in chicago I'l have the under body done with new suspension installed and it will be a rolling shell. Already picked up a R154 transmission and have a 2jz ge out of a sc300 in the garage that will do a OEM rebuild, and boost it. Edited August 27, 2013 by Berzerker280z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) That has to be the sketchy-est yes most creative rotisserie I have ever seen. Looking forward to more, where are you getting your 2j from? EDIT: HORRAY FOR NOT READING! Lol I've always been curious, though, is there a step by step guide for going GE to GTE on the 1 and 2j motors? -Kyle Edited August 29, 2013 by ferrariowner123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=140&t=1139816&mid=0&i=100&nmt=1969+Maserati+Ghibli+-+The+Resurection&mid=0 My friend did something similar out of metal. He basically copied this guys rollover frame to do his Z. 2 of us can flip it. He has casters on the bottom so he can roll it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 I saw this guy restoring a 240sx. He made it out of wood. And I just used stuff I had laying around in my garage to make it happen. Works great makes the job easier lol. Boosting the 2jz GE motor is simple. All after market parts available. Just need 92-97 non vvti motor. Plans is: precision turbo 6768 2000cc injecotrs +e85 aem ems. All other supporting mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Here is a little update. I spend 4-5 days sandblasting and cleaning and scraping old undercoating what a PITA. And did not get to work on the front with the sandblaster. I have fixed up a little more rust just don't have the picture yet. I did not think it was going to be so much work but you live and learn. I cant say I'm not enjoying it. If I only had more time to work on it. Before new years I want to fix the rust and put it on wheels. With new DC2(integra) coilovers installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Umm you sure its ok to rotate that car like that with all that rust in the frame area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 yup its fine. The chassis is very light. That's the biggest rust problem there, and I'm going to fix it first. Rest of it is solid, the rear is in excelent shape. It's not going to twist on me. Decided to Por 15 the whole under body. I will see how it turns out. Little worried about it, because quite a few steps to apply Por 15 to make it work good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 Here is another update lol. Still working on driver side rust. There is so much. Lots of cutting and bending and having a hard time welding thin sheet metal. Very time consuming process. I have to finish welding everything together and grind it down. Then it should look a lot cleaner. Because it looks rough now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I think your repairs looks great! Keep the pics coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Alright finally was able to put more time in. Finished passenger side frame rail. Corners were a pain to get in. After words I primed it all I had cut and welded. Now major part of the rust is done. Just some more right on the front end. I want to get the under body done first, painted coated and sealed, so I can install new coilovers tie rods and so forth. So It would not feed like this is an never ending project. Here are some pic's. Really hoping when I paint it black or w.e and put the under body coating, should look a lot cleaner then it does now. Really looking forward to installing the coilovers. Ganna drop it hella low ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Here is a little update. Installed coilover camber plates. For some reason the welds looked better in person lol. My MIG welder with the wire I had did not wanna bite that 3/8 plate so I had to flux core weld it, which was a little messy. But I did weld it from top and bottom and I don't think that's going to go anywhere. My plans this week are to make the same bar on bottom as I did on top.(and yes I did copy that from that 9sec evo build lol) Start welding up the coilovers and make a 2jz mount. I have a lot on my plate. Going to order some diamond racing rims, so I just have something better then stock 280z rims, because I will need to install fender flares soon as well. Plus I do like them diamond racing wheels in black 15x10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) So this weekend I did my Coilovers front and back. I reused the top stock top hats. And here is how it sits now. Edited April 7, 2014 by Berzerker280z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayson260z Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 DUDE keep this thing coming! Your progress is inspiring to stop dicking around on my 260z and actually get to work! Keep up the good/ fast work man looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) ^^ Thank You. So finally my Diamond Racing wheels came in 15x10s, I went and bought 205/50/15 Falken 512s. And spend the whole day trying to stretch then lol. My local shop that stretch tires said It was impossible to put a 205 tire on a 10" rim. Well I managed to get it on. Burn my face and arm a little from all that starting fluid. lol I'm going to install my flares soon. Edited April 27, 2014 by Berzerker280z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayson260z Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I am also going the 2jz route and hopefully going NA-t too. I already got the engine now just need to get some arp studs and I guess a tt head gasket. Then hit up pull a part and get a crank shaft maybe just the whole rotating assembly. I'm gonna get a hx35 holset turbo from a local diesel junkyard and get some ebay manifolds intake and exhaust. I'm gonna get rid of the GE wrap over intake manifold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Umm you sure its ok to rotate that car like that with all that rust in the frame area? No different than using a rotisserie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 I am also going the 2jz route and hopefully going NA-t too. I already got the engine now just need to get some arp studs and I guess a tt head gasket. Then hit up pull a part and get a crank shaft maybe just the whole rotating assembly. I'm gonna get a hx35 holset turbo from a local diesel junkyard and get some ebay manifolds intake and exhaust. I'm gonna get rid of the GE wrap over intake manifold. Yeah those were my plans at first. Now I'm thinking that I should just buy the 2jz-GTE motor and go single turbo lol. The NA-T is the cheapest and fastest way to get turbo'ed. But once you want a lot more hp. You will need to upgrade more. I just started working on my 2jz engine mount lol.Trying to find some one to mandrel bend this pipe for me. Not a lot of places do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayson260z Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 if you document your motor mount buidling process you will become a god amongst men on this site and if you chose to sell them you would become a very wealthy man. People on here over complicate the process of building mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Alright, so this weekend I put in more time on these 2jz mounts. First of all I bought to big of a pipe lol. Everything seems too beefy. But I don't have another choice so I will have to go with what I have. Ran out of daylight when I was test fitting so had to call it a day. Did not get to finish it, I was bummed. Welds were not so pretty, but they penetrated so they will hold. Did not get a pic how the cross member sits in the car. But its just a copy of beta motorsports lol that I'm trying to make. Hopefully next weekend I will get them test fitted and welded all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker280z Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 So I did get a chance to work on my 2jz mount today. And was able to finish it. Next weekend test fit it and weld it in the engine bay, and paint it. Did grind of the slag to make it look cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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