Toms Project 260Z 2+2

[TomHegs]

Hey all,

I have been thinking about starting a build thread for a while but have been putting it off, but i've decided to bite the bullet and start it up, perhaps more or less for my own records but hopefully I will be able to help a few people out as I have found huge amounts of valuable knowledge on this forum. Here we go!

 

Back story:

I picked up this 1976 260z 2+2 in mid 2017.  I had been looking for a Z for a while (needed a new project car since I sold my last, a R32 skyline) but all I could seem to find was either cars with more rust then metal left or ones that had been restored and way out of budget. So when this one came up, regoed, somewhat driving and what I would call a reasonable condition and price I jumped! The guy I bought it off had the engine rebuilt.  He couldn't tell me much or find the receipts but I do believe it was rebuilt.

 

Goals:

For me, this car is all about having a project to work on in some of my spare time.  I'm an engineer and love designing and building things.  My general philosophy is I try to do everything I can do myself and learn from my mistakes and give it another go if I need to.  Therefore I know the end result wont be as good as some one who gave their car to workshops and let someone else build it, but for me it's all about the fun of the build.

 

But to the car, my vision is a street car that I can take to the occasional track day or tarmac sprint. I was thinking about naming this thread "add it to the list" because every time I think about an element of the car, something about it needs to be fixed or replaced and I keep saying to myself, i'll add it too the list.  But i'll get into details as the thread goes ahead, I have lots of cool ideas, hopefully some of which will come to fruition.  I am taking it one step at a time, first the engine, then the suspension and brakes, then the panel work and interior is the simplified plan.

 

Well heres a photo that makes the car look really really good, why not I say, there will be plenty of those gritty 'before' style photos along the way.