240ZBUILTBYME 43 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 7:15 AM, CBR Jeff said: At some stage. No rush, looks like there will be plenty of rainy days in the next few months to attend to that Jeff I’d been through many sections of your thread Jeff but just went from start to finish. Great thread mate and amazing work! Can’t wait to see when she’s all polished up. How long till the engines run in? Would love to know a 0-60 time with 300 buff horses under the bonnet... Ryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 668 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, AndBir said: The real reason for the 720 ? http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/08/clean-720-ode-minitruck/ Haha. Yes the bike fits into the back nicely. No plan to make it look that good though. Ordered a few things this week with the view to getting it running properly and then rego. Jeff Edited October 10, 2020 by CBR Jeff Wags 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 668 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 4 hours ago, 240ZBUILTBYME said: I’d been through many sections of your thread Jeff but just went from start to finish. Great thread mate and amazing work! Can’t wait to see when she’s all polished up. How long till the engines run in? Would love to know a 0-60 time with 300 buff horses under the bonnet... Ryan Thanks Ryan. Engine was run in on the dyno so it’s good to go. It is fairly quick, has heaps of torque and drives nicely. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wags 120 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Car looks brilliant mate!! Great effort all round! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 668 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thanks Jon. Looking forward to a few drives together. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 668 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) I have been enjoying driving the Z around over the past few weeks. I changed the oil again on Friday evening before the weekend driving. That was the second oil change since the engine was installed in the car and after about 250km of running. Next change will have a few more kilometers on it. It was getting bit dark after the last change but with a few kilometers on it now its still nice a clean. We bumped into two other 240z owners on the weekend when we were out for a coffee run and some shopping. It was good to have a chat with them and talk Z cars. I had a call from Les Collins last week enquiring about the drivability of the engine around town on a low throttle. Les was a bit worried about how it had turned out as in his words "on the engine dyno its a big of a guess to get the low throttle percentage correct". I was happy to report its spot on and extremely drivable at very minimal or no throttle. No hunting or surging and smooth to accelerate. I have been a bit concerned about fuel economy as every time I have driven the car the fuel tank seems to empty to a level lower than I was expecting . Saturday had me a bit worried after we started with a full tank drove about 40 km and had to put almost 10L in to fill it up again. So today I embarked on a controlled economy run. No big throttle accelerations just grandpa driving and long low throttle runs down the Parkway at 100 90 and 80. I can report that if you drive appropriately the car is quite economical. Started with a full tank, drove 46.4 km over 36 min with an average speed of 69 km/h max of 106 km/h and used bang on 5 L of fuel. So that works out to be 10.77 L/100km . Then on the way home after the service station I gave it a bit of a run up a hill near home but out of suburbia. Set the accelerometer, started conservatively getting rolling before pushing the right foot down hard. 0-60 km/h = 3 sec 0-100 km/h = 8 sec 1/8 mile = 8sec (I'm told this would equate to about a 12.5 sec 1/4 mile) would be a bit quicker is the start and gear changes were quicker but that would be hard on the mechanicals. Anyway its nice to drive around town, pulls hard when you want to get going but cruisers along nicely at the speed limit. A big tick from me for what Les has provided. Ticks all my boxes. Jeff Edited October 19, 2020 by CBR Jeff gav240z, JDM-TOY, C.A.F. and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 668 Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) Hope everyone has had a great Christmas and are heading to a happy new year. Our son and his partner gave me a great Christmas present. Max arranged a local artist to draw the Z including an ode to my old mate Rocky (RIP). I will admit to having a tear in my eye. I also made a short video of the build from start to finish (6 years). Been out and about driving as much as I can and thoroughly enjoying the experience of driving the car and the reactions I get from people. Jeff Edited December 29, 2020 by CBR Jeff Gordo, ScottyD, C.A.F. and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cozza 305 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Nice Jeff. sad to hear about Rocky. Condolences Mate. Ponyo240z and gav240z 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndBir 260 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Great video Jeff, it shows the amount of work you put into it and the attention to detail that has resulted in a lovely car - no wonder you get positive reactions from people who see it. Makes me somewhat depressed as to what I need to do to get my car's paintwork back to an "as new" look! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDM-TOY 224 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I agree, great video Jeff heaps of work done on the car. Already watched it a few times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
240ZBUILTBYME 43 Posted Tuesday at 01:36 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:36 AM So sorry about Rocky Jeff, have you named the car yet? Rocky should be a contender. Nice Video! Great to have something to show case all your work and dedication. I would maybe slow the slide transitions down so we can appreciate all those rust repair pics! Love the bit of artwork too ryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
240ZBUILTBYME 43 Posted Tuesday at 01:42 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:42 AM So sorry about Rocky Jeff, have you named the car yet? Rocky should be a contender. Nice Video! Great to have something to show case all your work and dedication. I would maybe slow the slide transitions down so we can appreciate all those rust repair pics! Love the bit of artwork too ryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CBR Jeff 668 Posted Tuesday at 03:40 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 03:40 AM 1 hour ago, 240ZBUILTBYME said: So sorry about Rocky Jeff, have you named the car yet? Rocky should be a contender. Nice Video! Great to have something to show case all your work and dedication. I would maybe slow the slide transitions down so we can appreciate all those rust repair pics! Love the bit of artwork too ryan Thanks Ryan All of the photos and more detail are in the build thread. Didn't want to make the video too long. Keep peoples attention. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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