Fauxre Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Stretching for the finish line. Garage doors are in and operational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauxre Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 And just in time for the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauxre Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 The shop is finally finished. At least as far as the county is concerned. The inspector just signed off on the final inspection!!! Time to get back to work on the Velo Rossa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Something tells me you've been busy out enjoying the relatively mild summer we've had versus spending time in the new garage... I don't blame you. :-) That said, I signed up for an autox at Sonoma for September 14th in order to give me a kick in the butt to sort my car out. Would be cool to see you at a cars and coffee with the Velo Rossa sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, Gollum said: Something tells me you've been busy out enjoying the relatively mild summer we've had versus spending time in the new garage... I don't blame you. That said, I signed up for an autox at Sonoma for September 14th in order to give me a kick in the butt to sort my car out. Would be cool to see you at a cars and coffee with the Velo Rossa sometime. Nice, the Trackmasters guys always put on a good event. I've been wanting to take my Z out to one but I need to sort some running issues which is probably just a clogged fuel filter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Mike Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Loving this thread, as a purchaser of a 240z with a roof rust issue, this could be the project model I was looking for!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHoob2004 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 18 hours ago, DC_Mike said: Loving this thread, as a purchaser of a 240z with a roof rust issue, this could be the project model I was looking for!!! There's a kit for sale if you're looking to go that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauxre Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 8:38 AM, ZHoob2004 said: There's a kit for sale if you're looking to go that way Wow! That’s an outstanding price for a complete kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauxre Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 10:13 AM, Gollum said: Something tells me you've been busy out enjoying the relatively mild summer we've had versus spending time in the new garage... I don't blame you. That said, I signed up for an autox at Sonoma for September 14th in order to give me a kick in the butt to sort my car out. Would be cool to see you at a cars and coffee with the Velo Rossa sometime. Not sure mild is the word I’d use for this summer. Triple digits most days on our side of town. 😳 Been building backyard structures when I could stand to work outside. Love to take the VR to some events, but she’s still not ready. Plan is to finish my retaining wall this fall, stop working part time and spend my time finishing the car and watching our grandson👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauxre Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Well, a few things have happened since my last post. 1. I finally pulled the plug completely. I'm officially and completely retired. 2. I built an outdoor patio cover, which means we finally have some shade for those triple digit temperature we get for weeks on end... 3. and Christmas Village 2019 ( in 3D ) is finished. It's so big we had to use two rooms this year. With all that out of the way, I was finally able to begin making repairs to the VR. I spent today removing the bonnet, cutting out the damaged fiberglass... and prepping the repair areas for mat and filler. I'll be making new forms to rebuild the under hood extensions to the sugar scoops. Damn it feels good to be working on this again!!! Edited January 2, 2020 by Fauxre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauxre Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Fiberglass repairs are coming along. Got tired of sanding , so I pulled the dash and steering column to modify for the Saturn Vue electric power steering unit. Thanks to all these threads: https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/125428-electric-power-steering-100-1500/ https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/128956-electric-power-steering-information-compiled/?tab=comments#comment-1204303 https://forums.hybridz.org/topic/127807-saturn-electric-power-steering-in-a-datsun-280z/?tab=comments#comment-1194814 the bracket modifications and mounting process turned out to be relatively simple. Everything has been mounted with no binding issues, although the lower column comes close to the small bock's shorty headers and the lower u joint just barely clears the motor mount. It's a game of millimeters. I won't wire it up until I decide on custom dash options. With the heater/AC unit removed, there's a lot room to work with. In the meantime, I've been learning some new tricks in GIMP. The result is this copper color on my (pre-accident) VR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkelly Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 12/23/2019 at 6:00 PM, Fauxre said: 3. and Christmas Village 2019 ( in 3D ) is finished. It's so big we had to use two rooms this year. Digging the village ski hill! Nice composite work, too. What are you repairing on the bottom of those three scoops? Looks like some Everglass in there. It kind of looks like the composite cracked off further in and that's what you're replacing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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