Light weight, Japan-style 240Z

[BenZed]

OH MAN... this really puts a lot of our Zeds to shame...

I know definitely mine has its exhaust between its legs now...

Lovely car, love to see this thing in action.

Thanks fufu, GBA etc for the positive comments. I'll try to organise some video clips of it on the dyno and on the track when the time comes.

[JP]

Very nice, looks a lot tidier than a lot of the worked Z's i inspected when I was living in Japan.

Looks like you have built the car many of us dream of having the budget, foresight & resources to create!

Let us know if and what magazines it will be featured in 

[gav240z]

Hi Ben,
I have to ask, can we feature the car on this site? We would love to have another Aussie car featured on the site.

http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,1456.0.html

Cheers,
Gavin.

[ZD44TT]

Mind boggling how you can spend $10K on a motor but MAD SHET!!! : )

Yes please post up clear big vids...........

Very interesting bracing as well.

[BenZed]

Hi Ben,
I have to ask, can we feature the car on this site? We would love to have another Aussie car featured on the site.

http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,1456.0.html

Cheers,
Gavin.

No worries Gavin, send me a question sheet and when I have everything finished I'll take the photos for you.

[BenZed]

Mind boggling how you can spend $10K on a motor but MAD SHET!!! : )

Yes please post up clear big vids...........

Very interesting bracing as well.

Actually it was well over $10k and I can assure you it is very easy to spend that much on a serious engine build. It's all the little bits like rod bolts, metal gasket, valvesprings and so on that really add up. There is a lot of money in machining, balancing and labour to consider too. If you only think about the big parts in the engine you will be boggled  .

[RBZ 260]

Yes I am the Ben Ellis that worked on Hot 4s, HPI, Zoom and Drift Battle.
The car worked out very nicely and is still appearing in magazines in the UK. Here is a pic of how it looked the day I sold it.

Cool that 240z did turn out very nice. Ive met you back in the days of Japanese motorsport When Dany Vahoumis was runing it. You and Martin Donnon were working on project drifter back than (many years ago) me and few of my mates were almost living at JMS. Im the the one that had the green S14a and my mate had a blue S14a while my third mate which you probably know better as his car was featured in the Zoom some years ago Ben yellow 2JZ supra that was on the cover.

Funny thing how back than all i cared for is 180sx silvias and 200sx. now ive caught the s30 bug as well.

keep up with good work and keep us posted on progress. 

[gav240z]

No worries Gavin, send me a question sheet and when I have everything finished I'll take the photos for you.

Hi Ben the link is in the post previous listed but here is a direct link to the questionaire.
http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1456.0;attach=1422

Let me know if you have any problems with it. Its good to hear we will be featuring the car.

Oh and I can imagine spending 10k easy on such a motor. Especially since I am building an L31 for my Z myself. As you say its all the little unaccounted for expenses. It must be a blast to drive though?

Cheers,

[ZD44TT]

so good to see one done up JDM styles though. I hate this USDM V8 or turbo stuff (no disrespect).

NSW FTW hahahhaha.

Mind boggling how you can spend $10K on a motor but MAD SHET!!! : )

Yes please post up clear big vids...........

Very interesting bracing as well.

Actually it was well over $10k and I can assure you it is very easy to spend that much on a serious engine build. It's all the little bits like rod bolts, metal gasket, valvesprings and so on that really add up. There is a lot of money in machining, balancing and labour to consider too. If you only think about the big parts in the engine you will be boggled  .

[Scando]

Nice Z!!! Have you had it on a weigh bridge?  Should have awesome acceleration with all that weight reduction and a stroker 

Do you think the bracing to the front wheel arches has made much difference?  I saw the same thing in a BRE book and though it looked like a good idea to stiffen up the soft nose of the Z.

[BenZed]

Nice Z!!! Have you had it on a weigh bridge?  Should have awesome acceleration with all that weight reduction and a stroker 

Do you think the bracing to the front wheel arches has made much difference?  I saw the same thing in a BRE book and though it looked like a good idea to stiffen up the soft nose of the Z.

Yes, 935kg as I posted. Haven't really punted it around a track yet, so can't comment on the bracing yet.

[eddii]

Nice car Ben, thanks for sharing Like everyone here, Im looking forward to the finish product! I like the way you finished off the roof ala M3. Just wondering with the legalities of your CF body panels. As you mentioned earlier, you want to keep your car legal. Do you have ADR approvals for the CF bonnet, roof and fibreglass hatch? Im also thinking of ditching my dashboard blower, will this ceramic heater keep it legal? where can i get one?
You must have a soft spot for the old zeds, amongst all the nice cars your've owned, you kept going back to it well done!

[BenZed]

Nice car Ben, thanks for sharing Like everyone here, Im looking forward to the finish product! I like the way you finished off the roof ala M3. Just wondering with the legalities of your CF body panels. As you mentioned earlier, you want to keep your car legal. Do you have ADR approvals for the CF bonnet, roof and fibreglass hatch? Im also thinking of ditching my dashboard blower, will this ceramic heater keep it legal? where can i get one?
You must have a soft spot for the old zeds, amongst all the nice cars your've owned, you kept going back to it well done!

Do I have ADR Approvals? You mean an engineering certificate? The car is a 1973 model, so it doesn't have to comply with much in the way of ADRs. The ceramic heater is fine, legally all you need is some kind of demister. As for the CF, that's probably the last thing anyone will think to book me for. I probably should have said 'keep it registered' rather than 'keep it legal' 

[BenZed]

The PWR radiator is a very tight fit for the engine fan, but it doesn't touch. Fitting the oil cooler was trickier than expected, but it was a cheap kit ($279) and I didn't need any extra parts to make it fit.

[redrbzed]

Ben,love the lightweight Z.
Who did the acrylic windows and how much?