Senza pari 280z build

[evilstar]

This isn't even gonna be a z when your done with it

haha

+1

[fromthelbc]

holy batmobile

[ionz]

feel like nose should be longer to keep the lines.. but it does have a "batmobile"-esque look to it so far.
do the rest so i can stop the ****.
megusta-ish.

[jdizzy204]

Senza delivers!!!!!!!!

[sixpackmk3]

holy shit is the best thing i can think of at the moment....

[SENZA PARI]

Thanks again to all for the kind words!

feel like nose should be longer to keep the lines.. but it does have a "batmobile"-esque look to it so far.
do the rest so i can stop the ****.
megusta-ish.

Wait til you see the finished nose... if you want it long, you'll be happy:-) The front wheels are pushed out 7" further forward than stock, and it will keep the long, sharp angles. The motor is set back just inside the stock firewall location. I wanted to push this further back but I need the room for the pedals:-/ I may be able to move it back once Im able to climb inside this thing and get a feel for it. Either way the motor is well behind the front wheels.


280Z FRAME LAYOUT5 by SENZA PARI #1, on Flickr


280Z FRAME LAYOUT6 by SENZA PARI #1, on Flickr


280Z FRAME LAYOUT7 by SENZA PARI #1, on Flickr

[softg]

I dig that you're building your own car here but I for one was really hoping that the body of the z would stay and that accommodation for those glorious wheels would come in the form of some serious fenders. can't really make comments on the body as it's not really been shown, but what has, not a fan. probably jumping the gun but... not trying to be negative, just wanted to see a modified z as opposed to the organic sculpting I am seeing.

all in all, this is an amazing project with amazing potential and amazing skills and tooling. keep up the work, and show some more solid modeling. also, the solid model does no justice to the insane size of those wheels in real life, or picture life as it were

[SENZA PARI]

I dig that you're building your own car here but I for one was really hoping that the body of the z would stay and that accommodation for those glorious wheels would come in the form of some serious fenders. can't really make comments on the body as it's not really been shown, but what has, not a fan. probably jumping the gun but... not trying to be negative, just wanted to see a modified z as opposed to the organic sculpting I am seeing.

all in all, this is an amazing project with amazing potential and amazing skills and tooling. keep up the work, and show some more solid modeling. also, the solid model does no justice to the insane size of those wheels in real life, or picture life as it were

Criticism accepted... however the front end, meaning headlights/bumper (if you can still call it that when its complete)/and fenders will be altered, as they just wont work with the wheels as is. They will however keep the Z styling.
The rear fenders will also be widened about 9.5" per side to deal with the wheels... otherwise the majority of the body will remain the Z.

[StatusError]

Looks like its going to be a batmobile haha. Awesome!

[ghost_machine]

Do you have a thread on Hybrid Z? There are some awesome guys on there that I know would LOVE what you're doing.

[cash68]

Hey man... professional industrial designer / CAD monkey here. If you need any help with surfacing, let me know. I've done some pretty complex stuff, but almost all of it is going into production so I can't show you examples. Your solid modeling skills are... "solid" though, just offering help if you need it! I have 2009-2012, btw.

Edit: TIGHT! I didn't realize you were in wisco. Would definitely like to meet up, I haz mad skills in complex surfacing, and really expensive rendering equipment. I can make your vision look real before you finish it!

[Earl]

Wow=O

[JC.]

Cash68, you would appear to be a deity...

[SR20*LOW]

Man, you should have started out with a pre 1975 S30. You could go ALLOT further in your dream and have it still be street legal... Before you do ANY MORE work to the chassis, you should seriously consider this... Seriously. Not that I am anywhere near on par with your skills but this is where most builders fail. They start with the wrong platform...
Finding a 240z or even a 260z shell should not be that hard...
Other than that.... OMFG!!!!

[ufoz]

Definitely one of the more ambitious builds I've ever seen of an S30... Even though it isn't going to look much like one anymore when it's done I am very interested to see what direction this ends up taking. I'm a fan of the organic building process that's happening here.