proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Well, I never put one of these together.. some of you may know me by "proxlamus©" but after the last major board update, it lost all my information so I had to create a new account. I bought the 1978 Datsun 280z when I was 16 years old. I bought some polished iron cross wheels and she looked slick! Then my ex girlfriend saw me driving in the snow and thought there was another girl in the car.. so she crashed into me and wrecked my baby. Soo I rebuilt her and not long after, I began to swap in a L28ET, which my parents would not let me use the garage, so I did it in the street. Edited March 20, 2016 by proxlamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Part 2.. Over the years I gathered parts and spent time on the car.. this was the last photo shoot I had with the car before she went down. [/url] I had a huge build planned. L28 with 9mm rods, 88mm Ross pistons (3.0L), 8.5:1 CR, Schneider Stage II cam, Holset HY35W, Megasquirt, Suzuki GSXR ITB's and home made intake plenum, Z32 transmission, Fidanza aluminum flywheel, ACT stage II clutch and pressure plate, coil-overs, vented 4x4 front brakes, 240sx rear brakes, Corbeau FX1 Pro seat Some of you may remember by build thread for my ITB's... [/url] Edited November 21, 2014 by proxlamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Then I did something stupid. Very Very stupid, I had some rust repair I had to do... so I took the car apart and began the rust repair. This turned into a WHILE IM AT IT fiasco. This was farrr too much and I hated grinding under neath the car to install the Bad Dog frame rails.. time to go onto a rotisserie. First step was to try Soda blasting.. which is a huge waste of time and money.. I bought Nickel slag and a eastwood sandblaster and life was much better. At this point, the blast pattern was about the size of a quarter and took multiple passes. I had better luck with a wire wheel and flap disc. Edited November 21, 2014 by proxlamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) I remember your project, good to see you're still working on it. I guess you never got to use your intake manifold? Edited November 21, 2014 by rturbo 930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) [/url][/url] Time to cut the flares for my 280YZ kit! Damn, the fuel door on the YZ kit hits the old fuel filler. Time to cut that out [/url] A brief look at the 280YZ and how itll look. Edited November 21, 2014 by proxlamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Making progress on the seam welding or stitch welding, whatever you want to call it. You can see the Bad Dog subframe connectors installed. Oh yeah, I had a sunroof and I didnt want it anymore. I drilled out all the spot welds and popped that sucker off. Edited November 21, 2014 by proxlamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 I remember your project, good to see you're still working on it. I guess you never got to use your intake manifold? I never did use the manifold, its still sitting on my shelf collecting dust =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 At this point, here are my plans 280YZ body additions VQ37VHR single front mount turbo Ground Control Coil overs with Tokico shocks R180 LSD Subaru STi (might have to change this due to the power) Full roll cage CCW 16x12 wheels or 15's cant decide yet Vented 4x4 front brakes 240sx rear brakesI would like to do an Epoxy primer and paint the car white, top and bottom and wrap the car in vinyl so I can change up the colors over the years. White is always clean and classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I was wondering where you went! Good to see you've still got the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Looking good. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Not a whole lot of tire choices for 15x12. Good to see you around again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter72 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Looks like your almost all the way in that garage now. Are your parents easing up on your build restrictions ??.. jk Glad you kept the car and are still redoing it. I helped you out with a couple of things right before you went Megasquirt, You were still doing airplane seat time then. Still have my Z also, gonna 2jz swap it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat260 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Great work man!! Love that body kit minus the front air dam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Did your girlfriend REALLY slam her car into yours? Thanks a freaky chick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Looks like your almost all the way in that garage now. Are your parents easing up on your build restrictions ??.. jk Glad you kept the car and are still redoing it. I helped you out with a couple of things right before you went Megasquirt, You were still doing airplane seat time then. Still have my Z also, gonna 2jz swap it soon. I remember! You helped me out so so much! I couldn't of done the engine swap and turbo conversion without your help! I'm still into aviation but I'm a Air Traffic Controller now for Denver center! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 I would like to follow Bill Coffey's beautiful build. I talked to him and it looks like he extended the front bumper and had to stretch the lower valence. But I love this look so so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 ^^^ That's what the front should have looked like from the get go ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Since I cut so much out of the inner fender well, the sectioning cuts were pretty big to fill with just weld. So I cut lots of tiny strips and filled in the fender well. The bottom of the car is complete with stitch/seam welding. Moving to the inside next and then the cage begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Finally built up the courage to start the cage. Got the main hoop in and the rear supports. Feels good to learn how to cut and bend tubing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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