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1971 JDM style 240Z stroker project


Montezuma

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Our car started out as a pretty nice so-cal rust free example. The plan for the car is to strip it down, gut it out and prep it for Works style Carbon Fiber over fenders, G-nose, race style interior, 3.1 stroker motor, coil overs, Mikuni 44s, custom JDM header and exhaust, brand new euro tail lights with Carbon Fiber surround, 16" Panasports, plus tons of JDM parts collected over the last 20 years by the car's owner. I am the project manager, assembler, parts collector and storage. The owner is a marketing guy for Nissan USA. When completed this car will look like something out of a Nostaligic Hero Magazine.

Yesterday the I dropped two N42 blocks and two ND cranks. The best of the two block will be bored out to accept Kameari 89mm pistons. The cranks will be checked to make sure they are good then one will be mirco polished. I have a very good engine builder who will assemble the block.

The car is out having the Cabon Fiber Works style over fenders being custom made to fit. The contractor is going to make the over fenders, cut the body to fit and intall the brass incerts. Should be awesome when done.

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When it gets back from the Carbon Fiber Shop I will start adding progress photos to the blog. I wanted to start a blog my self by this will work even better.

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