10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 ok so ive had my z for a couple months now and i though id post some foward progress. i got it pretty much stock. not a whole lot done besides asthetics. i will slowly be going through it cleaning her up and making it run for autoX races eventually. well without further ado here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 so here was the inside before i cleaned it out. needless to say the previous owner neglected her. there was only a small amount of rust on the passenger side floor board. suprisingly enough. the driver was perfect. i just cut it out and welded in some patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 the origional owner gave me this turbo setup as well. idk if i want it to go on though. id much rather have a tripple carb setup or just tweak the FI setup to my liking and run megasquirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 the rear after i cleaned it out. not a single rust spot anywhere. oh the z was origionally from texas like me! explains the minimal rust anywhere on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 just a little body work. i hate body work. also installed some zg fender flares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 and this is how you lower you datsun for 50$. go to your local fasten all and buy 4 two piece shaft clamps ( btw they are rated for 6000 lbs each). place it on the strut tube where you ant to drop it too. I chose to lower it 3 inches in the rear and 4 in the front. cut off the old ring at the bottom. grind the weld away, and walaaa. youve just lowered your z for 50$ and its actually safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 some beauty shots after i took apart the upper head and rebuilt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 after i sanded the side i decided to primer camo it. lol it wont stay long dont worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 motor pics, raw after i installed the griffin 3 core radiator and the E-fan and thermostat. took all the ac stuff out as well. (if any one wants it they are free to pick it up.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 a few parts sanded and started the front bumper. i hate sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10HBMartian Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 oh yeah this is what im going for. a little bit of flat paint can go a long way with the right creativity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbias Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't want to be negative, but your ZG flares appear to be mounted on the wrong side of the car, ie. you have the lefts on the right hand side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2Zs Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Looks good!! i'm glad you had a bunch of pictures so we didn't have to wait for an update!! i wish my project was as far along as yours is!!! keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 and this is how you lower you datsun for 50$. go to your local fasten all and buy 4 two piece shaft clamps ( btw they are rated for 6000 lbs each). place it on the strut tube where you ant to drop it too. I chose to lower it 3 inches in the rear and 4 in the front. cut off the old ring at the bottom. grind the weld away, and walaaa. youve just lowered your z for 50$ and its actually safe. Pretty ingenious but there is a reason that they section strut tubes. Three and four inches of lowering seems guaranteed to bottom out your shock absorbers. You'll be bouncing down the road like a bad Honda. And how much force will those clamps take without slipping. You're depending on the friction between shiny new clamp steel and 40 years of rust, at the limited contact area between the two. Not safe at all, you could easily be dragging frame rail after a hard bump. Add a little rain water and it's even more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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