ol doc gully Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 welp, after about a year on jack stands the dirty little beast came to life, and no joke, just after midnight under a full moon on friday the 13th turned on the stereo for the first time since its even been in this state - radio was tuned right to station playing ozzy - crazy train tooks some full moon pics after first drive, this is how she sits now, lots of changes coming though basically all original interior, was shittily repainted maroon over yellow, which now has a nice patina to it (some rust on body panels, but underbody/frame rails are good) L28 (N42/N47) 280ZX 5 spd rebuilt SU carbs (emissions stuff removed etc) techno toy tuning coilovers (koni 8610 dampers, 275/250 lb/in springs) DP tuning camber plates toyota 4x4 front calipers (non vented, stock rotors) maxima rear calipers (MSA kit, ZX rotors) polyurethane bushings everywhere bumpsteer spacers zinc+POR15 all suspension components new OEM balljoints, tie rod ends, wheel bearings all around parked back in the garage techno toy tuning coilovers (koni 8610 race, 250/275 lb-in springs) with DP racing camber plates may be the sexiest car part ive ever purchased Quote Link to comment
ol doc gully Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 made what friends have dubbed the creepiest basement in the world into a paint booth. and then realized i basically made a murder chamber, even creepier. painted all suspension parts front/rear with zinc phosphate (95% zinc) and then POR-15 new wheel bearings all around devised a perfect rear wheel bearing press for these, 1 1/4 steel pipe and hammer new OEM balljoints, tie rods ends, polyurethane bushings everywhere rear spindle pins were a pain in the ass.. as expected, beefy special little tool helped a lot, but even it mushroomed before second one broke off, i ended up just grinding it apart front brakes rear rear brakes, guess i forgot to take a picture with them on.. chopped up a yoga mat to make fender covers hahaha :lol: Quote Link to comment
ol doc gully Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 the car actually originally had a set of weber 45 DCOE 152s on it that were in rough shape.. i rebuilt em, found a broke off idle jet screw (had to drill out idle fuel port), venturis in BACKWARDS, and all kinds of ass backward shit. i also found in that process they were jetted way to big for my car.. and being 45s were definitely going to be way too much of a top end setup for what i have planned. if i had kept em i would have wanted to choke down, and then the amount of $$/rejetting just wasnt worth it. i traded them for some race prepped SU carbs in very good order, rebuilt by a long time 240z master around here Bob Smith SU carbs actually came off of this gem, #13 SVRA racecar, owned by Andy Doll, who has become a good friend and been unendingly helpful in all of this, huge thanks to him. this is also where the webers went.. right where they belong. first race is last weekend of june, unfortunately same as pikes peak so i need to make some decisions =\ the mrs even had a hand :D :D good woman. shes probably as excited as i am. up next... so a long time ago i picked up a LOM 55-12 power brute clutch LSD off ebay for cheap because they didnt know what car it was for. well, after doing the work i (think) i found that i can use it in a 4.11 200SX R180 (non turbo, non V6, picked it up but havent installed LSD) but have confirmed that it fits STi inner axles (so can use the wolf creek racing setup, once i have the money...) fjdksl old school momo race wheel, going to get wrapped in alcantara Quote Link to comment
ol doc gully Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 BUT seats are what im really needing right now, i know what i want eventually but dont have the cash right now. i can get these for cheap (no rails)... and i think im going to do it because even when i switch i can put these in the OBS rallyx car. but that depends on what its going to take to get some rails that will work for each, also i need to figure out a way to recover them cheaply, i hate the blue... anybody know if i can just dye the material? maybe a camo seat cover.. :lol: seriously though i have some extra interior vinyl and would like to make some custom old school lookin seat covers but not sure its worth it for these seats.. also girlfriend isnt here with her sewing machine skills at the moment 1 Quote Link to comment
ol doc gully Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 oops double post Quote Link to comment
'70dime Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Those white letter Goodyears look bitchin on your Z Quote Link to comment
ol doc gully Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 thanks hoss, i love the look of white/yellow tires, those are actually painted, hope they last, gonna have to find a better way of doing that Quote Link to comment
ol doc gully Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 dang! been a while since i updated... i suppose im due. took it to first autox last weekend as a shakedown run and it went fantastic. car was set up beautifully, felt very well balanced. a little understeery, but mostly from driving/course mistakes and dropping front tire pressures actually still helped a lot. undecided at whether i still see sway bars as necessary as i thought i did. pesky rear toe in was likely keeping the rear a bit more planted than i wanted so will probably get after that first and go from there. engine did great. i accidentally started off the first pass colder than i had intended and was burning a good bit of oil, but had it at right temp for second and third and performed flawlessly without the james bond some screen. the carb setup is pretty dead below 3000 which i thought would be a problem but was not at all. really impressed at how well the car did for its first time out all around. friend showed up with a camera after the first lap and got some great burst shots through the big corner before the first big straight. stance/alignment/balance seems to look as good as it felt . same corner lap 3 . . . . also was super excited to find this bad boy in the pits and get to talk to the owner/builder. a factory five 33 hot rod was to be my build if i could have afforded it and i have a huge soft spot for daytona coupes. made a great day greater. . 1 Quote Link to comment
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