Rhapakatui Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 When you're done, novices like myself will be utterly confused as to what S30 this is. 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 When you're done, novices like myself will be utterly confused as to what S30 this is. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Deciding now what to do with the other tip offs to it's origin... B) Don't want to do 240Z c-pillar badges (too much faking the funk), but may do the 240Z fender badges (they just say DATSUN)? Then also debating whether to use the 280Z front turn signals, or ditch them and run round lights down in the bumper as was previously suggested. So basically, the only tip off will be no vents in the hatch, and the DATSUN roundels over the C-pillar vent holes... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Bumper shipped today, should be here by Friday. Went with the aggro version... Also ordered some of these headlight covers. Will dress up the front end nicely... :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Been thinking about tires sizes. Originally wanted 225/60-14s, but I'm starting to think they are a bit too big... This is a 205/60-14... A little more "sedate" than I would normally do, but fits with the whole "sleeper" theme, right? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 And a little lower... B) Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Decided to chuck one of the Westerns on to have a look... With a 215/60-14 on it, it's fairly flush... Got the tires taken off and scrubbed up the wheels... A lot of the black paint came off while powerwashing them. Apparently they used to be gold? Took a fine scotch-brite to one of the lips and it cleaned up really nice... Got all the spot welds from the bumper filler ground down, and beat on the lower valence a bit. It's better, but has a long way to go... Need to get the wheels all rubbed down so I can paint the centers and polish the lips. I think they'll look pretty sharp on the car. Thinking the 205/60-14 is the way to go now... :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Just keep in mind, they might poke a little more once it is on the ground. cause of the weight on the suspension. Not much, but a little or maybe not.... maybe i am backwards.... ignore this..... Edited January 22, 2015 by Spoona_Jay21 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 maybe i am backwards.... ignore this..... I think you might be, but it's all good. ^_^ They should actually tuck more once the engine is back in. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Lower valence getting closer... Metal Supermarket didn't have the right gauge of sheet metal to patch the bumper shock holes, so since the old bumper filler is the right thickness... ^_^ Need to trim a little more, but I think these will work fine... Hope to have them trimmed and welded in tomorrow, then I can finish straightening the valence... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Bumper and headlight covers came in today! :thumbup: Didn't get much work done on the car because we went out and bought this... :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
Rhapakatui Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 You starting your own Z car club? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 You starting your own Z car club? We probably could... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Got the shock holes welded up today. Still working on straightening the valence... The MSA bumper is very beefy, and seems to be pretty well made... Gave it a test fit, and it seems to fit pretty good. But it's going to be a two man job to mark the mounting holes, so no pics of it on the car... :hmm: Went out and took a look at the valence on the 240Z parts car, and it's in perfect condition. So I may cut it out and see if I can just replace my valence instead of spending countless hours straightening mine... 1 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Sweet! can't wait to see that bumper on ;) Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Sweet! can't wait to see that bumper on ;) Well, there may be changes afoot... :rofl: Stay tuned... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 So my boss was planning to put 240Z bumpers on his 280Z. Then after taking his bumper to the chromers, he changed his mind and said he's running no rear bumper (his lower valance is PERFECT), so he was waffling on what to do with his front end... He's been eyeballing my MSA front bumper, so I proposed a trade. Since his car is way more aggressive than mine (which I wanted to be more of a "sleeper"), we decided to swap things around... So my car will be running 240Z bumpers front and rear... :thumbup: The front bumper came back from the chrome shop today. They filled all of the holes and straightened it. If you saw it before, you'd never believe it's the same bumper. It was wasted... Chrome looks really good too... So, that deal done I went to the 240Z parts car to see what I could scavenge... Got the side panels and lights, but the center part of the front valance is MIA. Thankfully the lights are in nice shape... Stripped down and all the tabs straightened... Some of the captured nuts that bolt the panels up were stripped so I just removed all of them... :rofl: Had some paint in the color we are planning to use so before installing the panels I sanded down the edges and gave them a little paint so there'd be no risk of some red poking out after painting the car... Need to find a center piece, and probably a BRE spook, and we'll be very close to painting the car. Part of the reasoning behind this change is my boss saying "you know, if you put a bumper on the back it would help with making that valance look better", so here's hoping it "hides" a lot of ills... ^_^ 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 And that also gets me one huge step closer to basically turning this into a 240Z... :rofl: Still waffling on what to do with the badges. As I said, I'd never put a "240Z" badge on it, but a lot of the other badges on a 240Z (fender, etc) are specific to a 240Z, so I may use some of those... B) 1 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Sorta saddenning to see it slowly go 240, BUT I see the reasoning. Hope it goes well ;) I don't wanna go back and read, and I don't remember off hand, but are you using the tails from the 240 parts car? Or getting new? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I don't wanna go back and read, and I don't remember off hand, but are you using the tails from the 240 parts car? Or getting new? From the parts car. Had to replace one lens, though... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Side note: if anyone has some bumper ends for a 280Z, get at me. B) Quote Link to comment
Rhapakatui Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 You making a Ratsun sculpture too? That is the ugliest part of any S30 ever. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 You making a Ratsun sculpture too? That is the ugliest part of any S30 ever. Nah, maroon car posted earlier in the thread. Has perfect front and rear bumper, perfect rear bumper ends, front bumper ends MIA. That car is going to stay all original. Part of me wants to do it just so I can point to it, and then point to my turbo car to show how much it's changed... :rofl: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 You making a Ratsun sculpture too? And I need to hear more about this sculpture... ^_^ Quote Link to comment
Rhapakatui Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 And I need to hear more about this sculpture... ^_^ http://community.ratsun.net/topic/65080-nismo-fiesta-2015-coming-in-may-austin-tx/page-2 I've drunkely talked about it a bit there. Ratsun trophy for Nismo Fiesta. I started some preliminary work on it. Trying to use all Datsun parts, therefore it'll mostly be made out of shit I got out the back of your old 620. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sweet! can't wait to see that bumper on ;) Test fit it on my boss's Z today... 1 Quote Link to comment
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