A to Z Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) Ignore the overspray on the old A/C radiator. It is soon for the dumpster. Edited July 3, 2021 by A to Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted July 3, 2021 Author Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) Final one for the day...."I'ms tired" . Edited July 3, 2021 by A to Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Very Nice, Thanks for the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 It's looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoBrother Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 7:10 PM, A to Z said: I am using the factory exhaust manifold. It is a 3 into 2 setup. The exhaust bolts up to it as 2 pipes for about 1-2 foot, then collects into one. I'm going to paint it flat black with the high heat paint. I looked into headers but they said "for manual transmission only", so I decided I would keep the cool factory setup. On the 280Z, dad never got a header for it because he found that the stock exhaust manifold was as good as a header. So he thought, why bother??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoBrother Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Really cool Joe! I can tell that this car is going to be awesome with the work you are putting into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoBrother Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 As to the orange air cleaner. I gotta wonder if it will work better with it than other ones. You and I talked in the past about changing air cleaners on old motorcycles made the carbs almost untunable as the factory air boxes were so well tuned. On old motorcycles people change out the air cleaners to make them look cool which is a decent reason to do it. But if you want reliability, power range and decent gas mileage... With the factory SUs, will you be better off with the original air cleaner??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) I also believe the factory air box is stronger and tighter meaning it will do a better job of filtration...?? And the orange just looks cool. You have white with blue and orange.. Kinda like the ol Ford Gulf or, Union 76 racing colors... Edited July 14, 2021 by 57GMC add a sentence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 One of the nice things about the original orange air box is the built in velocity stacks or air horns, a lot of after market air cleaners don't have room for air horns. The original design works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 Yeah, all good points. Yesterday I dug it out and cleaned it up with steel wool, brake cleaner a rag and an old toothrush. It has the hinged front door where you can close it for winter to divert air to the bottom port tied to the exhaust manifold, or to summer for straight through air. Someone in the cars past, took it off and drilled a bunch of 3/8 holes in the bottom of it to let more air in. At any rate, after cleaning it up and using some turtle wax swirl remover, I polished it and buffed it out, and even with a few character scratches on it, that patina makes it look nice, and after the turtle wax it is shiny orange. When I first took it off, I noticed inside it was velocity stacks. Heck I could run it without an air filter in there and be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Sounds pretty nice Joe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 NO pics as of right now, but been very busy. I got the driver's side fender back on, rust taken care of and everything painted black in there. I also got the cowl section cleaned up and painted, it was TOUGH getting the wiper arms back in there. I may still may have to play with them a bit. I picked up some Appliance 14X8 Wire mag wheels yesterday for 250 shipped, so 35 bucks a wheel....not much for tire selection though. Slow slog forward on progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Carbs are done. Here they are. On the way home! Edited July 13, 2021 by A to Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 21 hours ago, A to Z said: NO pics as of right now, but been very busy. I got the driver's side fender back on, rust taken care of and everything painted black in there. I also got the cowl section cleaned up and painted, it was TOUGH getting the wiper arms back in there. I may still may have to play with them a bit. I picked up some Appliance 14X8 Wire mag wheels yesterday for 250 shipped, so 35 bucks a wheel....not much for tire selection though. Slow slog forward on progress. I like the wheels Joe and period specific, traditional... Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57GMC Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) I like the wheels Joe and period specific, traditional... Nice Boy Joe, Those SU carbs are a work of art, they look like jewelry... Very nice... Edited July 14, 2021 by 57GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 1:14 AM, A to Z said: Carbs are done. Here they are. On the way home! Who did you get to do those carbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoBrother Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Wheels are great. The 1600 roadster had the same wheels. So yeah, fits the era. Carbs are great. You were right to fix the original SUs. I have some stories about buying a new "identical as OEM" carb for a VW that will make your hair curl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Sal Ceja. He is on facebook, "S30 Life" is the page. He has been rebuilding SU carbs for awhile now. Here are some extra pics of my carbs: Edited July 16, 2021 by A to Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 these are the pics he took of them before shipping them back to me. I have the box, just haven't opened them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 I have been busy the last week. I took the driver's side front fender off, repaired the rust, painted inside the fender and painted the inner fender well, except where the strut is. I then cleaned up and painted the cowl, not sure if the wiper will work, so may have to go back in there later. I had to repaint one side of the engine compartment, as when I was using a torch and scraper to remove the under coating the metal got so hot it bubbled up the paint! So, I finally got that fixed. under the battery box, I got it undercoated and then painted over it. The paint there has a yellow hue. Oh well, progress is being made. Here is a before and after pic of the front of the engine being cleaned up. I also got most of the front nose done. here are some more pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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