1976 280Z Restoration Project

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Back for a few days for Easter. Received the Silvermine kit and did a test mock-up. Looks like we have a workable solution.

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I will be detailing the process of mounting the Silvermine kit onto the AZC rotors in a seperate thread.

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I need to make a few adjustments. The offset from the hub to the rotor needs an additional 5mm, and I need to trim the outside diameter of the rotor by 5mm too. Easy peasy!

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While I wait for more brake components to get finished, I thought I would test out this new Park Brake cable from @silverminemotors.

Available here from Edan: Park Brake Cable

This original equipment was worn out and not suitable for the new Wilwood park brakes.

The new cable is complete with the cir-clips needed to secure it to our setups, and fits nicely through our rubber hangers. I will get some more pics of the setup as I connect them to the park brakes.

And one without the glare of the flash under the car...

The length of the cable looks perfect so it should allow some flexibility in the custom setups for different people. I like it!

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Took a few minutes to customize the @silverminemotors rear disc brake and park brake adapters. The supplied raw aluminum finish looked good, but I thought it would look better on my car with a nice gloss black finish.

First a nice sandblasted texture, still drying from the cleaner...:

And some gloss powder:

And again after 30 minutes at 425 degrees!

Now to just chase the threads and we should be good to go!

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Big milestone day!
Got the rear diff and half shafts back in the car!

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Some more detail of the parking brake. I hooked up the backing plate and a park brake to show how the cable connects and  routes around the suspension. Excellent clearance all around. 

 

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Why do I do this to myself?

Sure sure, it’s to make “room” in the shop, but really, it’s so I can daydream about that special day this is all complete!

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Back from training and parts are coming in!

This is a little gift to myself... custom lug nuts with rotating wheel faces and locking caps. A little cherry bling!

 

This is the wideband sensor for the Haltech kit.

 

Hope to be in the shop again this week.

 

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Rotors are back from the machinist and new studs arrived for the hubs. 

I needed a 5mm spacer for the proper rotor offset. 

then I mounted the rotor

and main brake caliper

The clearance was perfect with 5mm taken off the rotor diameter. The pads are lined up perfect with the rotors.

Then I mounted the park brake assembly

and followed that with the spare wheel. This is where I ran into more trouble. The 50mm extended wheel studs are still too short for me to get more than 1/2” of grip with the lug nuts. I found a company selling 60mm studs, so I have ordered those. 

Soon... The car will be on it’s own wheels for the first time in 3 years!

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This project is going to be epic when it's completed... wow