jeff43 Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) Anyone like the polished metal look for the tail light surrounds (trim). Edited January 5, 2019 by jeff43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 I have been able to get a bit done this week. The engine bay is looking a bit busier, voltage reg, inspection lamp, fuel filter bracket, coil mount bracket and steering coupling all fitted and connected. Most of the sound deadening is installed, I have used Carbuilders OEM black. The steering wheel and pedal box are all fitted, as is the tail light trim panels, number plate light etc. Got a new number plate for Xmas as well. Cheers Jeff George and JDM-TOY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM-TOY Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 @jeff43 nice progress mate, the black sound deadening looks clean in plane black, it makes it look OEM. Keep it up your inspiring me to put my Z together once the body is done. Possibly save some money too jeff43 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 So my mate Vorn came over this morning and gave me a hand to slip the engine and gearbox in the car. All went smoothly and for the first time in 7 odd years there is an engine in the bay. This is the original L24, I will get the car driving with this engine and then in the next year or so I will sort out the L28 out and slip it in. Check out the pics. Cheers Jeff blu260z, JDM-TOY, AndBir and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM-TOY Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Hey mate well done on the progress. Do you have any major plans for the L28? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, JDM-TOY said: Hey mate well done on the progress. Do you have any major plans for the L28? Thanks, pretty happy with the progress and thanks for the interest. So I have an N42 block, P90 head, setup as turbo as it stands, I'm not sure what it was out of, but it had a front sump. So I will either keep it turbo and set it up for drive ability over out and out power or I may change it to NA with either 280ZX fuel injection manifold and aftermarket ecu or ITB's or triple carbs. Not yet decided - I keep changing my mind. Cheers Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirpent Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Shmick looking engine bay Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightmaster240z Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 gee that looking great . cant wait to see it finished Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM-TOY Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 9:50 PM, jeff43 said: Thanks, pretty happy with the progress and thanks for the interest. So I have an N42 block, P90 head, setup as turbo as it stands, I'm not sure what it was out of, but it had a front sump. So I will either keep it turbo and set it up for drive ability over out and out power or I may change it to NA with either 280ZX fuel injection manifold and aftermarket ecu or ITB's or triple carbs. Not yet decided - I keep changing my mind. Cheers Jeff The L28 turbo should go hard if tuned properly. Do you know if its a stock L28 turbo? Yeah I was like that too, couldn't decide of rebuilding the L28 was worth it or just purchasing a RB26DETT. But the RB won at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 3 hours ago, JDM-TOY said: The L28 turbo should go hard if tuned properly. Do you know if its a stock L28 turbo? Yeah I was like that too, couldn't decide of rebuilding the L28 was worth it or just purchasing a RB26DETT. But the RB won at the end of the day. I'm not sure what the Turbo on it is but it looks pretty knackered so I will be putting a new turbo on it to best suit my requirements. I will use a decent ECU so as to have good tuning control. An Rb would be nice but as I get older I like the concept of keeping a period old school engine in the car. Having said that it needs to drive well unlike my first 240Z that I had when I was 19. It was harder to sort out engine tuning back then with no money and no idea. Good luck with the RB, I would love to drive a 240Z with a 26 in it I think it would be sensational. Cheers Jeff JDM-TOY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 7 hours ago, lightmaster240z said: gee that looking great . cant wait to see it finished Bruce 7 hours ago, Sirpent said: Shmick looking engine bay Jeff Thanks John and Bruce. It is always nice the get some appreciative comments. I'm very pleased with how the car is coming along. Cheers Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBR Jeff Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Looking very nice Jeff. Progress is always satisfying. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 She runs, this is the first time this engine has been started in 13 years. Enjoy!!!! VID_20190224_174128000.mp4 KatoKid, ScottyD, GongZ and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJsZED Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Congrats Jeff! Have caught up on your build now and looks great mate. thsnks for the parts today :) Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBR Jeff Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Sweet sound of sucsess Jeff. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu260z Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Awsome work Jeff. I was only talking to you 6 or so months back and the car wasnt even painted yet...I will try and sort out a time with you to drop round soon. Unfortunately march/ april is chaos for me but maybe after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Some Progress from the weekend. I have been doing some detailing of parts in the engine bay. The radiator has been painted, the grill painted. The clutch has now been bled and adjusted. The distributor drive has been setup correctly now and engine timing set and carbs tuned by ear. I'm pretty happy now with how the engine bay looks and the way the car runs. The starter motor still needs detailing. Now if my painter could just get all the hanging panels back to me and my weatherstrip kit would arrive then we could move on to making her look like a complete car. Patience is a virtue!!!! Cheers Jeff Enzo, CBR Jeff, KatoKid and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted March 12, 2019 Administrators Share Posted March 12, 2019 I'm loving the engine bay detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jeff43 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 20 hours ago, gav240z said: I'm loving the engine bay detailing. 19 hours ago, Sirpent said: Porn 2 hours ago, cracker said: Love it! Thank you all for the kind words. I'm pretty happy with the progress. This is a budget conscience build and as such most parts are cleaned and restored in house in a cost effective way. I'm not a concourse type of guy but like to keep things original or original like if possible but with the latitude to make things how I like or dare I say, sometimes even improve on the original design. I had a kind word to my painter again this morning and hopefully I will have my panels back in the next week or so. Watch this space!!!! Cheers Jeff gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted March 13, 2019 Administrators Share Posted March 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, jeff43 said: Thank you all for the kind words. I'm pretty happy with the progress. This is a budget conscience build and as such most parts are cleaned and restored in house in a cost effective way. I'm not a concourse type of guy but like to keep things original or original like if possible but with the latitude to make things how I like or dare I say, sometimes even improve on the original design. Jeff, after spending close to $3k on vapour blasting and cad plating recently I'm starting to question if I'm a concourse type of guy also. :). CBR Jeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 12:19 PM, gav240z said: Jeff, after spending close to $3k on vapour blasting and cad plating recently I'm starting to question if I'm a concourse type of guy also. :). WOW Gav! that is a lot of money, but it is obviously your passion. My dash and centre console are being done at the moment and I should have been sitting down when the gentleman doing it said it would be close to 2K. I figured that it's a big visual part of the car so I wanted it done right but I can't bring myself to spend money on all the little bits and pieces when I can make look clean and tidy for a fraction of the cost. I can appreciate that some people can and I applaud them. I want my car driving this year which will be 8 years total since I started. It won't happen if I keep spending, as I'm already running out of money to throw at it very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 2k sounds like way too much Jeff, when the dashboard doctor did my dash alone it was about $600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff43 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, mossy said: 2k sounds like way too much Jeff, when the dashboard doctor did my dash alone it was about $600 Yeah I know Mossy. Vorn had his done by the same guys and his was about $1200 approx 4-5 years ago. It seems like a lot of inflation. They have had them for 3 1/2 months now and as far as I know they haven't started on them yet. I might go and see them next week and maybe grab them and take them somewhere else or even do a DIY job on them. Cheers Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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