cygnusx1 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 (edited) Yeah that front end graft came out great! Â Probably stronger than stock too. Â The muffler I used is the from the premium 2.5" set from MSA. Â It's a Dynomax center in-side out muffler and it does not look like it would fit up in the quarter panel cheek space, but it does if you tilt it at about a 20 degree angle or so, looking from the back. Â You can run your hand all the way around my muffler the way it's tucked now. Â I really like the idea of the flex joint...manifold gasket saver and cut down on exhaust system vibrations. Â Maybe I'll copy that idea next Spring. Â Edited December 10, 2010 by cygnusx1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zip Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Just some pictures of car at delivery ... buffed and detailed Still need to work on some minor timing issues after Christmas You get a better idea of the color in this picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zip Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 some pictures of the engine bay completed Shows the MSD6AL and Tach Adapter along with the Filter King regulator / filter. I really like how the MSD bracket turned out. Shows 42DCOE-8 set-up and linkage. The return spring is simple and effective. You can see the copper gasket in this picture. Seems to be working fine so far. Opposite view of engine bay. Still needs a few minor items and pieces to complete, but at least it's running. Currently in the break-in period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 You should think about polishing up that cannon manifold. They look great and it would compliment your headers. Also why do you have the clutch fan? I would think some electric fans would work better, unless you're going for keeping it original. Lastly, is the tach adapter needed? I tried hooking up the 6AL unit to my 260 straight to the tach, but the tach didn't work(the 6AL did though). I know my tach is different than yours though. I'm thinking of just doing a full E12-80 dizzy swap also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zip Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 on the tach adapter ... I have the OEM 240Z tach ... and I was told I needed it for that tach. it works. on the fan. that's a non-OEM metal flex fan. using the OEM fan clutch caused clearance issues. On use of an electric fan. I just didn't want electric fans in the engine bay. if I have overheating issues, I'll consider it, but I don't see it being an issue. on polishing the manifold ... it's honestly not that high on my priority list, my next set of tasks is getting the interior up to snuff, that will likely take all Winter. about the only thing I'm going to do for sure for the engine is to fabricate a nice heat shield between those headers and the carbs. it's sort of shame to cover them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zip Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 inspiration versus reality ... oddly enough, the stock Dino is a bit of a dog in terms of performance, but it sure does look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zip Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Recent picture from model shoot using car as a prop .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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