Bleach Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 the 350 needs a turbo kid, IMO :P aluminum block.... no turbos for me. 350Z will be stock for a while and I doubt I'll ever mod the engine. Quote Link to comment
spiffinspudater Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 aluminum block.... no turbos for me. 350Z will be stock for a while and I doubt I'll ever mod the engine. Please, shave the door handles on the 350... they are the only thing that look out of place on that beautiful car. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Please, shave the door handles on the 350... they are the only thing that look out of place on that beautiful car. I agree to a point. They're not so bad. I will consider that only if I'm faced with needing to repaint the whole car. For now I'll throw some stickers on the fenders and get an annoyingly loud exhaust. :P Quote Link to comment
Duke Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 C'mon, the fairlady isn't that rare...in japan... And why mod the L20? Cause I love small displacement engines that rev to the moon! and you don't see them ever. To each his own though. Quote Link to comment
theianmonster Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Damn, a RHD Z, I've only seen a handful here in the states. Let me know if you need any parts, I've got two shelves of parts. - Ian. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I actually did something with the Fairlady Z. Cleaning it out finally. Lots of garbage, dirt, rust, and spare change. I found some holes in the floor that I didn't know were there before. Not a big surprise though... Quote Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I agree to a point. They're not so bad. I will consider that only if I'm faced with needing to repaint the whole car. For now I'll throw some stickers on the fenders and get an annoyingly loud exhaust. :P Put a big, dumb wing on it, and yeah... cover the fenders with stickers so it goes faster! Did you know they add up to 20 more hp? :D Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Damn, a RHD Z, I've only seen a handful here in the states. Let me know if you need any parts, I've got two shelves of parts. - Ian. I know of 2 RHD Z's. The guy lives right down the street from where I work. http://www.mdzclub.org/profile.cfm?profile_id=2 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Bleach what condition is the paint in? In your sig it looks semi shiny & maybe it can be buffed out. How much change did you find ? :D Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I know of 2 RHD Z's. The guy lives right down the street from where I work. http://www.mdzclub.org/profile.cfm?profile_id=2 I met that guy once. He was up here in Washington where he bougth that Z31 RHD. There is a RHD 280ZX for sale in Oregon right now... but I'm not sure I want to start another project. Bleach what condition is the paint in? In your sig it looks semi shiny & maybe it can be buffed out. How much change did you find ? :D The paint is really bad and the car has rust and body damage. That is the good side, and its only shiny because it was still wet in the pic :mellow: Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 lol you never finished your old project!! why get another?? lol you should come hang out sometime.. maybe help us fix the headlights.. lol :P Quote Link to comment
tiltnose510 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 That explains why I've never restored a car. Nice car Bleach, show that baby. Quote Link to comment
V8Dat Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Had no idea from your sig that thing was rhd. Let me know if you need any parts. I have tons of z parts. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Had no idea from your sig that thing was rhd. Let me know if you need any parts. I have tons of z parts. :D I'm not one of those guys who calls their LHD 240Z a "Fairlady" just to be cool. It really is a Fairlady :blink: A couple of the parts I need are specific to 1970 (early Z stuff) or maybe 70-71 only in order to be correct. What year 240Z parts do you have? center console...? Quote Link to comment
V8Dat Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Not sure on the console, Have to check. Do have tons of drivetrain stuff though. Refresh my memory on the early console. Is that the one with the Plastic sliding top behind the ebrake. or is it just open? Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 ripping it apart... little by little. This thing is rusty! :mellow: JDM rust :o Gotta get this thing off to the body shop ASAP! Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Bleach im so glad to see you working on the "lady" now ! Quote Link to comment
SHADY280 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 are you going to get it media blasted bleach? it makes it so much nicer for later, and usually isnt too bad for what your really getting. Quote Link to comment
Ethereal510 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Id be interested in seeing the process of having it media blasted and painted etc.. I am about to go at my 510 and I have a bit of rust to clear up and a half assed primer job from the previous owner. So I would liek to see what steps are necessary to do it right. Good luck with the build, cant wait to see the progress. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I'm not doing media blasting. Quote Link to comment
SHADY280 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 im dong a customers 65 falcon. its getting blasted. basically, take everything apart (i mean everything) then take everything to the blasters, and i one week the car is perfect bare metal, and put on a coat of epoxy primer on the whole thing and start from new. repair the metal parts after its primers, so in the mean time the rest of the car does rust away. got any questions i can start a thingy in how to if requested. sorry for the hyjack bleach. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 sounds like that would double my paint job costs. I'm not doing the bodywork or paint myself. I also don't expect to go that far with the quality of work. This project is not going to be a $10,000 investment. Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 why not?? its worth it dont ya think? its not like u see a rhd Z every day.. ok well maybe YOU DO but for the rest of us they're rare.. IMO i'd try to do it Right the first time.. not sayin u gotta spend alot.. but i think in the long run you'll be alot happier with the out come.. not to mention everyone thats going to be drooling over it.. hell i drooled on it when it was in your garage all dusty an rusty haha Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 http://redding.craigslist.org/car/598601509.html :lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment
nismopu Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 If I had a rusty Z car I would prolly media blast it since it will be easier for the body guy to weld in the new sheet metal. peace. Quote Link to comment
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