Senza pari 280z build

[LaMaR-]

I have never Tig welded done a bunch of mig welding, spot welds and doing some seams but its been 3yrs now since I joined the Military.

[SENZA PARI]

Yes, Hard as in hardcore. Meant to be a compliment which I've only really extended a couple in the last year. That could potentially translate to me being an asshole , but moreover it means this is legitimate goodness.

Oh no no... I know what you meant:-) I was implying that something else was hard. Sorry, innapropriate, i know....!

[Funtington]

This is so fucking HAARRD!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so fucking hardddd!

[nthusiastt]

haha

[DannyE32]

this thread is gonna be legendary.

the updates are never enough for me, so I try not to open so often this thread.

[Thornberry]

My dixie wrecked... jus' sayin'.

[yardley]

awesome Z..........

[Dr.Gonzo]

F*cking hell :O

[SENZA PARI]

This weekend the Z goes under the knife. Or grinder...
Everything is coming out, interior, suspension... I'm not sure where it will stop.

Last "operational" pic for the year..


014 by SENZA PARI, on Flickr

[Youngthugga]

Sitting here in awe of the plans you've stated . I'm going to assume solely by the quality of your welds and the fact that you've already bought the wheels that you're fully capable of this build. can't wait to see the insane widebody work you're going to have to do to make those wheels work, Good luck man! subbed this is about to get wild.

[ThatEF9kid]

cant wait to see the cutting begin

[SENZA PARI]

Sitting here in awe of the plans you've stated . I'm going to assume solely by the quality of your welds and the fact that you've already bought the wheels that you're fully capable of this build. can't wait to see the insane widebody work you're going to have to do to make those wheels work, Good luck man! subbed this is about to get wild.

Oh it's going to happen, its just a matter of how quickly. Early December I'm told for the front wheels, and then things might start moving more quickly. The fabrication isn't the tricky or time consuming part, its all the waiting for the pieces I can't do (wheels, etc.) and unknowns.
And then there's the motor, which is a big part of it. The engine cradle will be tied right into the overall frame, it wont use traditional mounts. I don't really want to make a modular subframe that can be taken out and replaced for the V8 another year down the road, I want the whole design to center around that motor, so... that will keep things from progessing as quickly as I'd like. Also the transmission... I have a T5 5-speed currently, which works for now, but again I don't really want to redo parts of the floor/cage down the road for a T56 or whatever else comes along. Well see...

Here's an old screen capture of a 180 degree manifold layout from a while back. This is by no means what the end result will look like, only a quick layout to see how all 8 runners would possibly route (there would be lengths of piping between the elbows;-)) and cross over. 1.5" sch5 for the NA versions, and sch10 later for the twin turbo version.
Pay no mind to the absolute lack of any and all detail on the block and heads:-) The runner location and spacing is correct, and thats all I needed for this. And the reducers... those will be collectors like those posted earlier.


180 DEGREE TURBO MANIFOLD LAYOUT-1 by SENZA PARI, on Flickr

[Youngthugga]

I'm really excited to watch this build, TT uz is going to be crazy haha. My dad and I (along with the help of a few friends) have been building a 1uz '99 miata, while your engine bay is a lot bigger than ours I'm really interested to see your mount system/ turbo configuration. Heres a shitty cellphone pic of the uz sitting on the mounts for the first time, this was taken a few months ago and the car is getting really close, I'm with you on ****** waiting on parts, were waiting on AC/PS lines from amazon. We could honestly get the wiring done and start the car this weekend but my dad really wants everything done and perfect before we crank it up.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Those may perhaps be the best welds I have ever seen.

[unii]

180 degree headers are the best sound ever, cant wait to hear a turbo in the mix.