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So, some things have happened. I'll make my way through the pictures to get back up to speed.
I got the holes in the fenders, and lower rad support filled and smoothed, covered in 'glass, primed and almost ready for primer. I still have to tackle the firewall though. I did get all my front brake lines bent up flared, and in place. Tonight i poked a couple holes for the heater core, and after I find a place for the throttle cable and harness I think we'll be just about ready.
Here's a rear view of the 240sx heater core I pulled from the parts car I stripped. I'm hoping I can build a box around it and retain at least the defrost and floor heat. This is my first crack at building a box like this, so any suggestions are welcome. I'll be using (I hope) the 240 blower motor as well.
While I was stripping the car I also pulled the ebrake mechanism and cables out as well. These will be used with the factory rear calipers. I picked up some Sentra Spec-v 10.1" rear rotors to be used. So, tonight I made up some templates to weld to the control arms. This should retain an ebrake and be a reasonable compliment to the Z32 front brakes.
I also did a couple things to the motor. Here's a before and after shot:
I spray painted the intake manifold, powder coated the valve cover and ceramic coated the header I ordered for it.
I also cleaned up the inner fender wells, smoothed out all the welds, and rocker guarded them.
I also have had some time to coat my calipers, and my rebuild kit from Z1 motorsports arrived. I just havent had time to put it all together.
During the last little while I've also picked up a few odds and ends:
Bride passenger seat:
Sparco rails:
American Autowire Highway 15 kit:
I also got a few Automoeter gauges, however I'm still not sure what to do about a dash. i really don't want to chop up something classic, but I'm not sure CSCS will let me compete with a non-original dash.
Anyway, I'm hoping to have more consistent updates and more progress in the coming weeks.
I got the holes in the fenders, and lower rad support filled and smoothed, covered in 'glass, primed and almost ready for primer. I still have to tackle the firewall though. I did get all my front brake lines bent up flared, and in place. Tonight i poked a couple holes for the heater core, and after I find a place for the throttle cable and harness I think we'll be just about ready.
Here's a rear view of the 240sx heater core I pulled from the parts car I stripped. I'm hoping I can build a box around it and retain at least the defrost and floor heat. This is my first crack at building a box like this, so any suggestions are welcome. I'll be using (I hope) the 240 blower motor as well.
While I was stripping the car I also pulled the ebrake mechanism and cables out as well. These will be used with the factory rear calipers. I picked up some Sentra Spec-v 10.1" rear rotors to be used. So, tonight I made up some templates to weld to the control arms. This should retain an ebrake and be a reasonable compliment to the Z32 front brakes.
I also did a couple things to the motor. Here's a before and after shot:
I spray painted the intake manifold, powder coated the valve cover and ceramic coated the header I ordered for it.
I also cleaned up the inner fender wells, smoothed out all the welds, and rocker guarded them.
I also have had some time to coat my calipers, and my rebuild kit from Z1 motorsports arrived. I just havent had time to put it all together.
During the last little while I've also picked up a few odds and ends:
Bride passenger seat:
Sparco rails:
American Autowire Highway 15 kit:
I also got a few Automoeter gauges, however I'm still not sure what to do about a dash. i really don't want to chop up something classic, but I'm not sure CSCS will let me compete with a non-original dash.
Anyway, I'm hoping to have more consistent updates and more progress in the coming weeks.
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