RP975
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Thanks Stephen, For the link and more importantly for the previous experience, I hadn' thought about the water leaking in. Rob -
Hi guys, Does anyone know where I can get some louvered access panels like these? Rob
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Hi, does anyone know where these rear strut top speaker enclosures are available? Rob
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Hi guys, I am after some info on where I can buy some speaker enclosures that sit above the rear strut towers on an s30. Has anyone used them, and if so what did you think of them? Cheers Rob
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Hi, I have a 1974 260z that is 904 white in colour, and I wondered if anybody knows where I can find touch up paint to match this in Australia? Rob
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Hey Bryce, Your car is coming along well, and I like the exhaust as well. Keep the photos coming. Rob
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Hey Brycey, I used to drive past your zed on Scenic drive a few months ago and wanted to stop and have a look, now there is a 280zx parked there is that yours as well? I drive a z32 to work and have a 260z (in the garage) being modified with a VQ30det in it. Are you using a local engineer? Your 240 looks good, it was great to see a 240 on my way to work as I don't see many these days on the roads. Keep us informed with your progress and with pics please. Rob
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Hi, I'm still working on my 260z with VQ30det install, money is a bit tight at the moment so in the meantime I am doing a lot of research about the 5stud hub,lsd,cv axles side of things and have an idea to put in an r200VLSD with axles and rear hubs from an r33 skyline , but still using the s30 rear suspension. I am also looking for the right wheels for the car, and will therefore know what offset I will be aiming for. My 260z is a project car, my daily driver is a 1993 300zx. I am glad that spring is here and can't wait for daylight saving. Rob
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Hey, I might have been interested except that the number plate is crooked! What a shame, otherwise.... But as some have said the workmanship is good.
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Hi Richard, I have had my engineer check what I have done and he is happy with it so far. The next stage involves a lot of research which has been taking up my time for a while. I have been looking into the 5 stub hubs and rear hub side of things and also whether to go with a nissan multi link rear suspension, poss R32 because of the cost involved with rear 5 stud hubs, cv axles r200 LSD, it seems cheaper to go with a complete rear r32 set up. I have been down to see Vince's 240z with an R32 rear setup in it last Monday, he was kind enough to spend 4hrs with me showing me how he did the conversion which was great. Before I go ahead with something I spend a fair amount of time looking into all the options. I would rather be getting stuck into it but I have to be wise, patient and enjoy the ride. I have recently bought some Recaro seats to put in and will be working on that soon.
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Hi sblake01, Do you have a sticker inside of your glovebox that lists wheel rim width? I Australia we do. Rob
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Hi, I am wondering if the US 280z came out standard with wider than 5" width rims? If they did I am after info to give to my engineer to warrant going to a 7" width rim. In New South Wales , Australia, we can only increase the rim width legally by 1.5" if the car is after 1973 and under 1200kg. So I am trying to find info on the later s30 280z, or if there was a turbo s30 that had wider rims than 5" . My car is a 1974 260z.
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Hi Alfadog, Sorry I didn't see your post before now. Yes they do have the same wheels,This picture was taken in about 1984 at Oran Park, the zwas mine it had a 307 Chev and a full cage with Enkie Cross Fever Racing wheels.The other car was my brother's 1600 with a worked 2ltr. We used to do club motorsport back then. My other z at the time was a white 240z with the same wheels and mini BRE stripes on the top portion of the guards and my brothers 1600 matched that. On the day the photo was taken I was on my way to the track and while driving through Liverpool I saw this really neat red 1600 at a set of traffic lights on my right! I nearly broke my neck looking at it as I drove past because it was so neat and had the same wheels as well. It turned out to be my brothers, and he didn't tell me that he was getting it resprayed , it was such a surprise! The window surround wasn't missing but it might have been painted black. -
Here are some more photos.
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Hi 260DET, I have some photos of the plenum that I pressed this weekend. It is made from 3mm thick 5005 alunimium that was annealed first, and then part way through. We used a 20tn press and the frame for thisjig is made from hardwood, and so is the male part. Robert
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Hi 260DET, That's right just an airbox no individual runners, the original had the plenum with the inlet and throtle body at the back of the motor but I decided to remove that and the exhuast (which ran across behind the motor) so that I could move the engine as far back as poss, also so that the engine would sit down behind the z car x-member. Other wise the engine would be too far forward and too high as well. With the plenum I will try to press the top and then have that welded to the gasket flange from the bottom of the original plenum. From the front I will run two round alloy tubes to the twin throtle body (47mm diameter ea). Because the plenum will be slightly shorter ( to clear the bonet) I will have the front runners slightly longer which should keep approx the same volume as the original intake.
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The next stage I am trying is to press a plenum out of aluminium, and I am waiting for a set of hubs from a 87 model turbo 300z where the discs slide over the hubs so that I can use the front discs from the Cedric. My engineer wants a top engine mount as well, which I will mount to the top of the strut-cross brace. I will also have to have new exhaust manifolds made and I want the manifold from the drivers side to go under the engine( as there is plenty of room under the sump where the previous x-member used to go) and up to meet the turbo where the battery used to be, I think that this will be the coolest way(as in cooling the exhaust under the engine) and neatest without the turbo being in front of the motor with all the heat creating a very hot engine bay. Any way still lots to do but it is OK when I take one step at a time. I am having fun and learning lots along the way.
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And some more. showing the new trans x-member and the reinforcement to the tunnel.
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Here are some more.
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I am trying to upload some photos but it doesn't seem to be working, or should I say I am doing somethig wrong.I go to manage attachments , then browse and select photos , then upload and after a few minutes the window goes blank? What am I doing wrong ? Well I have managed to get two photos attached.
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Hi 260DET, Here are some more photos of my project.I have made frame mounts for the new engine x-member, a new x-member with rubber mounts from the rear trailing arms of a 88 model falcon.
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Very clever photo! -
clearance between bonet and engine without plenum. -
