RS Speed Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Bored at work so I though I would throw up some pictures. They are all from my iphone since I dont have my camera at work. At this point I am waiting on my custom radiator to come in so I can drive the damn thing. random specs: 1971 240z s1 rb25det freshened up a tad nistune ecu q45 tbody 525 cc inj 3" straight pipe turbo back FMIC w/ 3" piping stock turbo for now custom sectioned coilovers 4 piston vented from brake upgrade custom mounts and driveshaft custom fuel tank with new hardlines functional oem gauges poly urethane master bushing kit Loads of powdercoated stuff Prayers at night that the axles will hold for a couple months starting with the car the teardown the pile we were left with... notice the cut springs dangling on the shocks lol powdercoated stuff nasty stuff 3 days of sanding/melting/grinding paint gets you this. Freakin car has 5 layers of paint. the uprising Getting some sunlight This is where the car is at right now... She runs and sounds great but I can only keep it on for like 5 sec since I don't have a rad lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty Wez Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Nice, clean build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The love of JDM Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Thats alot of blue but looks real nice in the motor bay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 is that grabber blue? Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Speed Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 (edited) Dont really know the name of the color, my powdercoater had it in stock and it worked for me hahaha. I'll be honest, I was concerned with how the blue would look but I was running a huge batch in one color because the price was right. I figured I'd rather have the parts blue than nothing. But in the end I am very happy with how it came out, it looks really nice in person. Edited September 6, 2016 by RS Speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Speed Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Got a little update, shes almost ready :bigthumb I tracked my radiator and its coming in tomorrow, Ill see if I can get some vids up by this weekend. This isn't the final color but its going to have to do untill I get some funds together. I/m pretty sure im going to do an R34 GTR bayside blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty Wez Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Looks pretty mean in the flat black. What intake manifold is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Speed Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Its an amazingly good knock off from the greddy. Ive seen some dirty looking ones in the past but I ran across this one locally while shopping for some parts and though it was a real greddy. Asked the guy and he said it was imported and he wanted $150 for it. I dont know if I got lucky or what but this thing was smooth inside and out with no excess aluminum dust that I have seen from knock off manifolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skib Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 badass RBz man, hope to see some vids soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowCarbZ Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I liked it with the white paint and the black hood. But I have a huge hard-on for flat/satin black. Your car pulls it off great! Looking forward to a vid or soundclip too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Wow, that looks really good.. how long did you spend on the project so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty Wez Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Its an amazingly good knock off from the greddy. Ive seen some dirty looking ones in the past but I ran across this one locally while shopping for some parts and though it was a real greddy. Asked the guy and he said it was imported and he wanted $150 for it. I dont know if I got lucky or what but this thing was smooth inside and out with no excess aluminum dust that I have seen from knock off manifolds. Damn 150!?!? Thats great considering the Greddy goes for 750+ on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Speed Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Im going to get it running tomorrow hopefully so ill take some vid of the car running. I bought the car a year ago and redid the interior and minor stuff to make it driveable. In december I tore it down and pulled the L series out. So this stage of the project has been going on for a little over 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Awesome...love it!! Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streeteg Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 WOW thats a damn nice Z.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianz Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Nice car ! Nice engine! Which Nistune ecu are you running ? I didn't know they had a RB25 application or are you running a z32 ? Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBang Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Very clean! I will be bookmarking this for inspiration on my build. I too am putting an RB25 into a '71 and I hope I can get mine as clean as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Speed Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 Thanks for the comments guys I appreciate the postive feedback, makes the whole project worth while. Canadianz: You are correct I am using a Z32 ecu. I just repinned the harness for the few changes they have and its working awesome so far and I get to keep vtc. Nice thing is that I built my buddies S14 along with my car so they are sister cars as far as motor and fuel management go. His car was done sooner than mine so I went ahead and tuned his car and copied the maps over to my ecu. This way I should be 95% done with the tune on startup so I'm pretty much ready to drive I installed new seats today and got all the loose ends taken care of, I hope the radiator just comes in tomorrow or I'm blowing up the UPS center by my house. On a side note I engaged the clutch for the first time with the motor running for like 3 seconds and man it felt good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KnuckleDuster~ Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Speed Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 UPDATE Yesterday was hectic didn't get to do an update. I got the rad installed and finally ran the car. I love how the rad came out, has the oil cooler built into the side tank which is pretty cool. Everything went really smooth with the exception of the TPS sensor. I think the pos and neg need to be reversed to correct the signal, im going to take care of that today and maybe get some footage of the car. Other than that it feels like a million bucks. I feel like I bought a new car again, I must say bushings make a HUGE difference on a 40 year old car. Here are some more pics, I am waiting on my front spacers to arrive so dont mind the front offset lol. Pics dont do it justice though, it looks like the devil on the road, super mean look hahah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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