Now the car is running I just have a few bits and pieces to sort out before I can get it registered.

 

 

I finally have my meeting with the engineer to see if he is happy to sign off on all of my modifications. Fingers crossed.

 

 

The car looks great on the road!

The 680g is finally registered and in this episode I get to take it out on the road. Spoiler, it sounds awesome!

 

 

Congrats! Does your face hurt from that constant SMILE as you're going through the gears? ?

Jeff,

Congrats on getting it registered!!!.  Now the real fun begins.  There is nothing like the roar of a triple carbbied L-6.

Do you ever intend to take it to a track day? That is where you car really get a feel for what these cars are capable of.  They are just shear joy to drive hard on a track.

Enjoy!!

Marty 

Bless you on the shingles! I've had that, no fun at all! Getting the rails adjusted properly in the doors is a big part of the window regulators and not overly worn or broken parts. The car sounds good and I didn't hear any worrisome noises.

Good to know it all sounds normal. I just took it on it's first spirited shakedown run and it is such a blast to drive. The steering is pretty twitchy at high speed on the dodgy country roads, but the tramlining is to be expected with the width of the wheels and the camber it has.

Overall, I love it ? 

Jeff,

That gear stick looks awfully, er, long.... (said the actress to the bishop). Is it in fact from a Skyline, like your steering wheel?

It was a long build, but my Datsun 240z affectionately know as the 680g is done. Here is the whole build from start to finish.

 

 

This is my 3rd attempt at repairing my dash and hopefully the last. This time I have a go at flocking.

 

 

 

Edited July 17, 20195 yr by Home Built by Jeff

I had flashbacks, Jeff! Flocking is a lot harder than all the other YouTube videos make it look (three tries for me until the results were "good enough"). Sorry to hear that you'll need to sell the Z to fund the other projects.