Senza pari 280z build

[Mr Von Smack]

YES! Been waiting for this. Wasn't sure if you left S|W for good. Glad to see progress has been made.

[244Brick]

[Blenc]

Fuck yeah! Glad to see this resurrected

Amazing work as usual, now lets see some more welding porn!

[SENZA PARI]

Bringing this back from the dead...

I'm going to continue to update on the 260 and 280 in this thread, and this thread only, as this is where it all started. If anyone missed out in the opening details of the 260, you can find them in my 240Z thread started last spring. Thoroughly confused? Good.

To say I've been a little busy is an undestatement. I haven't so much as touched either of my Z's in a few months time. However that's not to say I havent been getting my Z fill. Quite the opposite in fact.
Over the past couple months we've been working on a number of custom intake manifolds for the L series engine, found in Datsuns and other old Nissans of that time.


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Some are bead- blasted...


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And some prefer a polished finish...


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Group portrait in front of the tree:-)


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And now for the photos that most of you would rather see. Most of the lack of progress over the past months was due to waiting for my front wheels from WORK. Well, they've arrived. It's now time to get them under the car and start measuring the lengths needed to complete the custom coilovers setuup.


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The rear fenders still need additional trimming and welding (to close back up), and the front fenders should start to take shape this weekend if I have some time. I won't get into too many more details, but I'm starting to get excited.

More photos to come. And this time I mean it.

[244Brick]

Sensa WTH man? where's the updates!

[brsteinbach]

Damn! I can't believe I've never posted in here before! I am loving all of your fab skills and crazy amount of work you're doing.

Another plus I can't believe is that you're local! I'm in Deforest 20 minutes away from Madison.

[Jaydrft]

Senzai,

I am happy to see an update on your thread....Pipe bender is looking good.

Am I correct in saying that the pipe bender was meant to be for the Z build....does this mean that the Z build is to continue shortly???

Either way, good work and i will be checking on the thread for updates.

Keep us informed when you are gonna get busy on the Rex7.....

[SENZA PARI]

I know everyone has been patiently waiting for updates on this thing...

We decided it was about time we get our shit together and get the pieces for the tubing bender cleaned up and ready for weld.


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and since the pieces were ready to go, we might as well weld them up...


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More the come soon

[Miroteknik]

Listen man, I was really wanting to her the forester sing the song of his people.

Where the video is?

[SENZA PARI]

Oh Dear Lord, a Fozzy that's not an STi replica, you've broken NASIOC rule #1. So nice dude, so nice!
It looks amazing. It's original and I love it. Everything you've done in this thread I have loved.
I should stop before I say too much... hahahaha

Thanks! I've never been one to go along with what's "hip". To be honest I can't stand how most Subarus look in general, and never intended on purchasing one. Before I purcahsed mine I lived in Fargo, ND for almost 6 years and was tired of driving through horrible snowy/icy conditions in cars that were not made to do so.... living in Wisconsin is similar. I needed a "practical" car that would get through the sh*t weather, and still be fun to drive... I'm not going to a drive a Camry. The Forester on adjustable coilovers does this very well, and I've made the way I envisioned it when I saw it in the show room.
Well, I shouldn't say that.... eventually I will get another set of stock fenders, cut the flared shape out of them, add abour 4 inches of material between the two and put some 12" wheels underneath.

[244Brick]

I have a VG30DETT going in the Z. The L28 is much too tall and long for my needs. The VG is very short and compact, allowing it sit very nicely in the area the firewall used to occupy. Sorry....:-/



The rear end is from an SVT Cobra.

I knew it was something like that...LOL

[SENZA PARI]

I'm so glad to see you're not bitching out and stuffing an RB in it like everyone else does.

L28 is such a wonderful motor, and not enough people take their time and build one with such attention to detail on the little pieces. Keep it up.

I have a VG30DETT going in the Z. The L28 is much too tall and long for my needs. The VG is very short and compact, allowing it sit very nicely in the area the firewall used to occupy. Sorry....:-/

^^^ isn't he using a 4.6 32v cobra motor? not the L28

The rear end is from an SVT Cobra.

[Strawhat]

Oh Dear Lord, a Fozzy that's not an STi replica, you've broken NASIOC rule #1. So nice dude, so nice!
It looks amazing. It's original and I love it. Everything you've done in this thread I have loved.
I should stop before I say too much... hahahaha

[metalmonkey47]

^^^ isn't he using a 4.6 32v cobra motor? not the L28

Damn, did I miss something???

What's the L28 parts for then?


EDIT: Fuck i missed a whole phase of this build. At least it's a cool motor!

[244Brick]

^^^ isn't he using a 4.6 32v cobra motor? not the L28