conedodger

I agree that the rear is a nod to the 935

I figured it was a Bay Area production. In the background is the GG Bridge... Thanks Leon.

A friend posted this picture on another forum... Is that a Z under all that?

A little GTP action...

Les, A friend, Gary Cook who is on this site, was able to run at Monterey with a BRE replica this year. His car was built with input from Pete Brock so that might have been in the cards he played. You should be able to run that...

Jeremy Dale ZX

The sad thing is that you really can't make an honest opinion without replacing a good stock one with the aluminum or carbon fiber one... All you can say is yup, now it works.

I checked with the engineers and the difference in flex between aluminum and steel is .002". This is repeatable. Flex is not an issue. The testing was done at 20 times normal pressures.

Our departed hero...

This is what I am doing. Soda blast to clean, powdercoat in chrome.

This picture was taken in the warehouse section of Bruce Canepa's shop. If you look down in the left corner of the picture you can see part of the Frizelle car. Up above the elevator car parking system and to the right is a warehouse of rare parts that he finds and buys. On the floor just to the right and out of view is a staging area for parts to go on restorations. A great tour if you can talk him into it.

I would guess the owner to be a member here since one of the pictures in the ad is posted here...

We're good Julio. We are actually three different companies that come together for projects. In all three cases the businesses are our own. 99% of what we have done is Porsche related. I am trying to coax us as a group into the Z project. Our goal is to make no money. No kidding. We're simply trying to make available what is NLA. We're fully cognizant of the fact that the market is small and getting smaller.

Julio, Are you thinking we are doing this at work? Nope...

We have engineers. 8) Flex apparently is a function of the fastener. The fastener in this case is more than adequate to prevent flex. Oh, and to answer Leon, yes they are track tested.

Here is an example of what we are doing with 914 brakes. These are a reverse-engineered set of Porsche brakes. They weigh in at a whopping 3# each and shave 10# off the rear of a 911 or 914. They also happen to be the same brakes fitted to the Ferrari 308 series. Performance numbers are the same with the exception that they give up heat so much faster. We are thinking we might want to do the same with the Datsun Competition Sumitomo calipers if we can get our hands on a set. Pardon the Christmas marketing photo...

While this is what I had done, I think at least domestically here in the U.S. the EPA has made the regulations such that the process has gotten too expensive to survive. I got a really good deal but I was having a conversation with a patient just before a procedure and I asked what he did, "Plating shop" he said, "Oh, we have to talk... when you wake up." 8)

And weight. 8(

That didn't work for mine. I tried tapping into the factory harness to get power to the fuel pump but it the green wire wasn't live. Now, it could be that it is only live for a few seconds when the key gets turned to start and when the engine is running, but I think that requires a couple of harness changes that mine doesn't have. The relays are not there. I just went to the coil for power.

I always loved the look of this car...

Exactly.

How much do they cost though Jon? These would be in the $600 - $700 range for a set and be original looking. This is a goal I have and perhaps others as well....

Jon, I do have one in the house. I'm in the garage. I seem to recall that you're correct there was something called an FIA option. Now, wouldn't it be great if Eric and I could get our hands on a set of the Datsun Comp Calipers? We could recast them in aluminum, even put a spacer in and make a true brake upgrade. Lighter, gives up heat faster, vented rotor... An engineered upgrade without the compromises.

The brakes he has pictured are not vented best I can tell from the pic. Was there another with a spacer and vented rotor?

Nice. Four piston, not a heck of a lot more mass than the stock Sumitomo's. STILL not necessary for street use. Are these yours?