rhinosaross Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hi all, My name is Riley Stair. I have been pouring over my 260z since this time last year, and it has finally made its way out of the darkness and onto the pages of StanceWorks. I am thrilled to share all of my hard work and effort I put into this car to make it into the creation I painted in my head in the very beginning. I’m sure the car isn’t for everyone, but all comments are welcome! I hope you guys enjoy the story and the photos by Mike Burroughs. Thanks for looking, and enjoy! -Riley http://www.stanceworks.com/2015/04/the-reason-were-here-riley-stairs-ls6-powered-1974-datsun-260z/ 2 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Welcome to Ratsun, Riley! I'm glad I got to see this car come together- now where are the burnout videos? :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 "Stance" is a gross word around here lolol Looks mean as fuck. I like the way the wing is built, but looks disproportionate/not terribly functional. now where are the burnout videos? :thumbup: What he said ^^^ :rofl: I get the feeling it sounds as mean as it looks :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 and welcome to Ratsun. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 "Stance" is a gross word around here lolol Looks mean as fuck. I like the way the wing is built, but looks disproportionate/not terribly functional. Which is the very definition of stance isn't it? :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Fwiw, the wing mounts through the tail panel and directly to the cage, so I'd imagine it would actually generate significant downforce at speed. As for being disproportionate, well... It's definitely big! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Fwiw, the wing mounts through the tail panel and directly to the cage, so I'd imagine it would actually generate significant downforce at speed. As for being disproportionate, well... It's definitely big! Part of the reason I said I like the way its built, being tied into the cage is a nice mounting. The mounting of a wing isnt what makes a wing functional. Its all about dat flow and pressure lol http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/55944-windtunnel-test-data/ Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 205's in the rear...is that a misprint? Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 wow looks great welcome to Ratsun I am not a fan of fat ass wings but I am not a youngster either why havnt you brought this by my house :poke: :poke: I am going to the link now to see the inside of your insane creation Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 still waiting on those burnouts........ :rofl: Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Bad ass Z man! Agreed on the burnout videos! Quote Link to comment
rhinosaross Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Part of the reason I said I like the way its built, being tied into the cage is a nice mounting. The mounting of a wing isnt what makes a wing functional. Its all about dat flow and pressure lol http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/55944-windtunnel-test-data/ Thank you for the props on the build quality. As far as the aesthetic the wing creates, it is not for everyone. While it has never, and will never see a wind tunnel for testing like an F1 car, I am sure it will create enough downforce to satisfy the speed of the car, and helps to create the aesthetic that I aimed to achieve. Aggression. Anywho, thank you for welcoming me to Ratsun, I am happy to be here! PS. twistedimages has heard the car and I think he can vouch for the noise that it makes. The car will do many burnouts, and I promise one will be shared here! -Riley Quote Link to comment
petercscherer Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 While the car itself is pretty bada@@, I must applaud the photography and the accompanying article. They really captured the spirit of the car and the build-process. I'm also not a huge fan of big wings and flares, but your car looks like its been put together by a real car-guy, someone who had a vision and fulfilled it. I congratulate you on your accomplishments and look forward to hearing more about this and other builds that I'm sure you'll be working on in the future. ~Peter Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 and helps to create the aesthetic that I aimed to achieve. Aggression. That it most definitely does lol Quote Link to comment
twistedimages Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Oh yeah. It's stupid loud. I can only hope my unmuffled 13b sounds as evil! Quote Link to comment
Phantom Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Really nice car. I'm pleased to see how far the LSX projects have come since folks started doing them about 15 years ago. Back then it was all shade-tree fab work because it was so new and there were no conversion components on the market. In 2002 I started working with John's Cars, Inc. (JCI) in Dallas, TX. The plan was to put a '98 Camaro Z28 LS1 into a '77 280Z. He had the Camaro and I had the Z. Their primary business was SBC's & Turbo 350's into Jaguars and their workmanship was outstanding. The transplants looked OEM when they were done. Anyway, 14 months later my car came out of the shop and JCI had a full range of components available for anyone with an S30 that wanted to do the conversion. They were the first offered. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Uhhh... Burnouts??? Quote Link to comment
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