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[JonD]

Epic Z is EPIC.

That is all.

[Capt. Obvious]

There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness, my friend.

[1badg35]

i am getting obsessive again with the little details.. something small might have to go in to get some paintwork. and then a little clear bra. but not where anyone would expect..

and a fun project is going to start this week after work- re-routing the last 2 sensors that are visible on my motor. It has become apparent that it is the little things that I am obsessing over this winter apparently.

pics to come of this last re-route. cant wait to not see a single wire visibly connected to anything on this motor. next step is the inevitable apparently and is re-doing the whole harness over again.

[rsingh3g]

I would love to ride in it one day

This. If I am ever lucky enough to

[Arteeste]

Yes the NA route is yhe way yo go. I could imagine the sound if this had long tube headers ending into syraight pipes

[244Brick]

Wow, well excuse the hell outta me lol I'm glad you went the NA route, because there's nothing more BA feeling then having 300wrhp at your toe tips!.. I'm personally more of a all power "procharger type person" myself.. I love your mindset with this Z the car is very lucky to have you.. I've seen my fair share of CRAPPY Z32's. This thing is probably a blast to drive. I would love to ride in it one day

[1badg35]

No I have no interest in a Tt swap. This motor has every aspect of it fully built, has 60k original (about 5k since the full 10.5/1 build) with this car, and I am an NA guy. When the forced induction project happens, it's going to be a procharger unit fabbed up. Already planned some of it. Built the motor so I could very easily run her at 6-7psi for ever with no worries if I ever decided to go the supercharger route. Won't happen for a few winters though. House first.

I have a TT motor on a stand in the garage and I only use it for mocking up parts and designs on. Lol. No interest in taking the easy route here. The built motor already makes more power then a stock TT anyway. Took an insane amount of work, but the original goal was to do a full NA built aiming for 300wheel. I'm only about 10% off at this point from that number

[244Brick]

Yeah, that's a big concern. Especially, since the z31 following and sales market isn't in the highest demand. I would love for you to tear into that, but like you said it's more of a dd small build deal. Maybe build a bike or something that wouldn't take from the z32 main project... Isn't this going to to be getting a vg30dett soon too?

[1badg35]

yeah we will see. All i know is that i am not yet ready for an additional project car. when I get a new house I have always wanted the next project to be a late 60s porsche 911, so if i were to get the 240z, it would likely be a short term driver and something to sell next fall. Although I have a feeling I will have a hard time parting with it... = hesitation to purchase. haha

I also am having slight hesitation going from an audi S4 v8 with all the luxuries to a 70s daily.

But we will see.

For now the only fairlady in my garage will be the one in these past 21 pages of the build thread. haha

[244Brick]

O man! Get it! I had a 83 280zx-t (L28et), it was the most fun I've had behind the wheel and I've driven purpose built track stangs with 300/400 rwhp

[1badg35]

its a '73 240z, but i am about 50/50 whether im picking it up or not.. Its a fun one though, as it has a built 280zx motor swapped in and a nice little turbo kit. should be a blast to drive. We will see in a few days if it will happen, but so far not so good.

[244Brick]

I can relate ^ to what he said. Your craftsmanship and execution is far superior than 99.9 % of the builds circulating on here (IMO) I absolutely love your car and this build as a whole.

I'll guess either 240z/280z/280zx or a Z31, only because you have an eye for classix. I know the z31 turbo with leather package is one of the most sexiest z produced. So, money money is on on the 300zx Z31

[andybob]

its in the same family of cars as this build... It will be a budget DD but should be a blast. have some ideas up my sleeve

If i gave its age I would be giving it away, so i will leave that out for now.

There are a lot of other cars it could be, but I'm going to guess anyways, especially because the age part, a 510?

I've followed this build from the beginning and just never commented on it until now. Everything is stunning, especially the motor work. The attention to detail is what puts this build above all others, for me anyways.

Also, I think the blackened steel is the best choice for the cage. I like the idea of it kinda "blending in" with the rest of the interior, but when you get looking at it close with the interior panel fitment, it'll look like it's been there since the factory.

Great work, carry on.

[1badg35]

Managed to get my hands on a few rare parts for the exterior of the Z which will likely make their way onto the car this spring. Looks like it will be about 2-3 months before I see these parts.

Cage paint work and prep is going to start as soon as I get some time. Been building lots of sets of wheels in the night hours, and havent done much on the Z other then stare at her. Cage is going to be the blackened steel look with the tinted clear btw. Decided on that for sure. Now, just have to execute it.

Sold my 10-22 canon lens, and am about to buy a 17-40l, so pics will be up soon of new things as i want to mess around with the new lens..

[1badg35]

its in the same family of cars as this build... It will be a budget DD but should be a blast. have some ideas up my sleeve

If i gave its age I would be giving it away, so i will leave that out for now.