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Crazyoctopus 1972 240z build up (long first post)


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I have been putting this off for quite sometime under the pretense of "waiting for full alignment to get them." But when one of your best friends finally gets his car on the ground, and you get to see it in the morning...

 

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You realize that you need to do it before he gets back. I would like to consider my car slammed, and tough... but Martin's Jag just oozes with glory.

 

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While Martin's car is in no way in a drivable condition, the difference wont be substantial when he gets back and has the tools to roll the fenders.

 

I mean come on...

 

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Compared to the 240z

 

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So in order for me to get my front clearance down to a single finger gap I purchased a pair of .25" (6.35mm) spacers. While I still wont be able to get it to SUPER MAXIMUM, it will be better than it is now. And if I tone down on the front camber, and lower it a good .25" - .5" it may just be perfect.

 

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While I had the car in the air, and due to the talk I had with the guys and MSA, I removed my brake switch and replaced it with a union-T connector

 

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And gave the Wilwood proportioning valve a bit more clearance; I couldn't get full brake pressure to the rear.

 

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Later today I will have a buddy head over to the house to help me with bleeding the brakes. And maybe, just maybe, I will have a package arrive in the mail and something awesome will finally be documented.

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So for the last few days I have been working on putting in a new dash into the Z; an s13 (89-94 Nissan 240sx) dash. Even though this isn’t the first time this has been done, the documentation for how to do it is non-existent, so I took it upon myself to show you what is needed.

 

Because this is the first time that I have ever done a dash conversion I had to take my time, and make small cuts. To get from stock to nearly fitting took 6 hours, and to nearly finish it took another 3; but before I get too into it, the photos.

 

Taking out the stock dash

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Clean up

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Comparison

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Then the package arrived to complete my interior

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Cutting into the dash

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The fit

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How it looks cut up

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I am really unsure about what I want to do about the gauges; mainly because of what may be coming in the next couple of months. So for now I am going the AMG ZIP-TIES route.

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Made sure the car started up, which it did, and then moved onto the next part of the install; the e-brake. I remember reading somewhere that some of the 240z kids were using the 240sx brake handle and cables so I gave the good ‘ol college try.

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I read incorrectly. The cables are far too long and there really isn’t a way for me to loop them to make them work… so all this work for nothing. Well, I should be able to use it once I figure out how long the cables need to be and somehow make some of my own. I mean you don’t REALLY need an e-brake right?

 

… Yeah… but hey it looks decent right?

 

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This is where the photos end. But the clean up and the (nearly) final product will be finished and posted tomorrow. Along with that I’ll pull out the Jag and grab a couple of side-by-side shots for all you whom have been asking for them.

 

For the rest of the photos click go here >> http://www.flickr.co...57624322378779/

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Thankfully the lighting was decent enough this morning to show you the gap that I have to fill with something on the dash, I have seen others use a massive black strip across the whole dash, but I will probably be going a different route.

 

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And here is what it looks like from the cockpit; still need to armor-all it but, you get can get the gist of it.

 

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After I took the pictures, I jacked the front of the car up and lowered it .25 of an inch. It isn’t THAT much, and I may end up lowering it another .25 of an inch the next time the car goes in the air, but it did tighten up the lines of the car just a tad. Then I took the Z on a run around town which caused my car to get a bit hot; was due to me forgetting to ground the fan relay when I removed the stock e-brake assembly. So once I got back to the house and ground the wire properly I figured it would be the perfect time to bring out Martin’s Jag and take a few more pictures.

 

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Finished my drink and knew it would be the perfect time for the can test.

 

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After the fun with Martin’s Car I took the Z out for a drive around the towne and stole a few photo opportunities.

 

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After some down time I decided it was time to head to the store and pick some random tidbits, but as I was pulling into the parking lot the good ‘ol blue and reds start flashing in my rear view mirror. I start to chuckle a bit, and my sister gave me the “are you serious?†look. It turns out that it is illegal to use your hands as turn signals when your turn signals don’t work… really?! He also pinned the “no front license plate†law on me, but I deserved that one (I haven’t built the bracket yet). Fortunately I did not get a ticket, but it did however make me really want to make that wiring harness so that I won’t have to run into these issues again. Oh well, the project continues and continues to make me smile.

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Wow, bro your car is awesome. Went with all your build up thread and I was blown away. Where in San Diego do you live. I would like to check out your ride and probably needs some help with mine coz im still new in the 240z scene. What youve done to your car is very inspiring to me.

 

Noel

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I have to work out a couple more of the specifics on the engine swap before I start posting about it, but as far as i can tell this will be a first into a 240z; it has been talked about but never put into action.

 

 

I live in northern San Diego county in Fallbrook (10min south of Temecula)

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