Dice T Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Great Car man, I was so sad when I caught up to now and saw that you're car caught on fire I just bought a 240z myself, great condition. Since I pretty much don't know anything about cars except maintenance stuff, I probably will not be doing anything to my car. I'm also going to SMU in the fall I'm going to try and make it out to cars and coffee next next saturday, hope to see you there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Glad to hear I'm not just talking to myself here, lol. I haven't made it out to cars and coffee much this year.... too damn hot.... But I might actually make it out this time. If I do I'll keep an eye out for your 240z. Congrats on the purchase. If you ever need a hand on the car or got a question feel free to ask. SMU is a great school... my sister went there for her first year of law school not too long ago before finishing up at UT, best of luck in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 (edited) Update: Rusticular Cancer edition.... You can see some other effects of the fire... the melted Alarm siren... And what it looks like from underneath at the fenderwell.... So that is what remains of my battery box area..... Most of the "metal" that is missing was simply pulled away with pliers. What sucks is that the rust attacked the firewall enough that I am going to have to replace a section of firewall too... yay.. have to rip out the interior now... Not all bad... Now I can fill in the hole where the wiring came through the firewall and send all of the wiring directly into the fenderwell and move the fusebox inside the car. I think I might try and get a hold of a LS1 wiring harness and computer to see how I want to mount and run those wires as well. Pulled out the strut on the driver's side and scraped away almost the last of the undercoating. Edited July 30, 2011 by 280zcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSM Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Oh boy those "while your at it's" have really taken hold! So much fun! Looking good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Lol absolutely. It's just so hard not to address the things I've been putting off for some time. At least I'm leaving the front suspension and brakes alone... Probably... Maybe.... Ahhhhh... There is no escaping the infamous "while you're at its." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Cut out most of the fenderwell area that will be replaced. I also started to draw out the section of firewall that will be removed. I need to get the dash out and see exactly where I want to cut to avoid as many brackets as possible. also pulled the passenger strut and finished the last of the undercoating scraping... for anyone curious I removed all of the undercoating with some paint stripper, a 1.5 inch blade scraper, and a bunch of mineral oil with a scotch brite pad. Edited August 1, 2011 by 280zcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Finished Driver's side mount. Going to weld it up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Drivers mount welded up. I need to trim the corner that is hanging off. Passenger side: first attachment point reinforced. Triangular shaped piece is a piece of angle iron and will be bolted to the crossmember as a second attachment point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) Picked up a mig welder. I've been using a friends welder for the mounts and such. I figured it was about time to pick one up for myself and stop mooching off him. I still need to get some wire and exchange for a new gas cylinder. It's nothing fancy but it should be adequate for some light sheetmetal duty. I'm sure I'll upgrade at some point but it should do the trick for now. It's a Lincoln sp-135plus 115v. I was glad to find a 'plus" model because the voltage setting is variable and not tapped for only ~4 settings. Guy who i bought it from only used it to build a fence ~5 years ago and its pretty much been sitting dormant in his garage since then. Plan is to weld in new sheetmetal at the battery tray and then probably end up filling some of the holes in the engine bay/minor seam welding. Edited October 8, 2011 by 280zcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) Got a new bottle of gas and getting to work. I had to go to a couple places before I found a place that wasn't trying to rape me on gas or hydrostatic testing. One place wanted $60 for the hydro test... f*** that I'm holding off on the battery tray until i feel like yanking out the dash and filling all the holes on the firewall. Started welding up the holes in the engine bay and grinding them down... Edited October 15, 2011 by 280zcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Looking good! Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Finished welding up the passenger side... need to revisit some areas still. Welded up EGR and smog pump ports on passenger exhaust manifold. Welded up all the holes from the hood latch bracket and a few others on the firewall. I got pretty much all of the ones that lead into the cowl area. I still need to rip out the dash to get to the rest that are lower on the firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) Yanked out dash, hvac, etc... (all the brown/orange stuff is left over insulation not rust) Cut off some of the brackets in the engine bay that were used for the stock motor. Most of the above came off the driver's fenderwell... Made a few holes where the factory spot welds were, so they were welded up.... Been looking at different ways to run the wiring after the holes are plugged up. Almost thinking of trying to run the chassis wiring through the frame rail since the only parts it contains are wiring for the headlights, horns and turn signals. Also thinking about using a weatherpack bulkhead connector for the engine harness and maybe the chassis harness too... something like this..... http://www.amazon.com/Delphi-Weatherpack-Bulkhead-22-Pin-18-14/dp/B005O0V5JQ Edited October 18, 2011 by 280zcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Firewall pretty much fully welded up... need to remove that throttle bracket and fill one last hole. Not the one next to the bracket... that is staying for the throttle cable. Rusty firewall section cut out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Metal work other than the battery box is pretty much finished. All unnecessary brackets removed...Welds ground down...etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Tacked in the new firewall sheet metal. Pulled out Gas tank and battery. This is the next "mini" project... while I'm at it... Plan is to essentially throw the entire previous setup in the trash... A LS1 camaro fuel tank will go in its place. I'm not entirely sure what I am going to do about battery placement though. Of all the work on the car I was always most ashamed of this cluster f*@# back here. Edited October 21, 2011 by 280zcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 welp.... operation fuel cell deconstruction is a go.... yanked off the hatch... got one side out... after a couple hours waiting for my air compressor to keep up. what was removed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Some more chop chop destruction..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 So I decided to cut some more holes in the car.... Go back to post 47 and you'll see what I am addressing here... or if you are lazy like me... here is a quick recap... When I initially pulled out the poorly installed roll bar hoop I just tacked in some sheet metal over the holes.. then car caught fire... and it was put off... etc..etc.... Previous temp "solution".... and currently... just need to cut out some steel and weld it up. Firewall patch welds ground down... and I made the fatal mistake of putting the car entirely on Jack stands.... this thing is never going to be done.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Bent up and welded a new section to finish out the inner fenderwell. I was thinking about moving the battery back up front but decided to keep it in the back. I still need to figure out where it'll end up, but we'll have to wait and see if I end up regretting that. Started applying body filler.... I haven't done any body work really in 6 years... I'm a bit rusty but I remember how much I hate sanding. Lots of work still left. I also went ahead and yanked the engine and trans out to make working on everything a little easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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