FLEXZED early 260z RS30 0001009 RB34 BUILT BY PMC ENGINES

[FLEXZED]

Thanks John

 

i am sure my RB30 motor will put out enough horses to keep me happy

 

 

just thought i was on a roll and the car been on a rotissere WHY not weld everywhere, i know it overkill but it was enjoyable

 

of course you can ride shotgun if you can handle my driving  ;)

 

Loui

 

[zzzzed]

are you welding with out a mask in that first photo? 

 

Nice job mate that shold stop a bit of torque twist

[FLEXZED]

are you welding with out a mask in that first photo? 

 

Nice job mate that shold stop a bit of torque twist

 

Welding without a mask have down many years ago and learnt my lession, never again, i was prepin for welding in that pic

 

 

it better stop the twist i have a bit more to do but ran out of wire to finish last night

 

thanks

 

Loui

 

[PeterAllen]

Loui

 

There is a new thread on HydridZ which raises an interesting point about stitch welding an S30. At the bottom of the front strut tower there is about 30mm of inner guard before it joins the front rail. If you have a stiff tower and rail it could mean flexing of the inner guard at that point. I haven't thought it through fully as yet but it might be prudent to weld some gussets to join the tower to the rail. When combined with a brace across the tower tops it creates a full circle of support around the engine. The new rails limit a spiral twist of the whole shell but they don't really stop twisting between the engine bay and the firewall.

 

Also while you have it on the rotisserie you might want to consider laying some reinforcement over the rails where the cross-member is attached. I made mine out of 2mm sheet. I'll bring it along tonight for you to look at.

[RB30X]

are you welding with out a mask in that first photo? 

 

He's grinding, you only need ear plugs for that.

 

Nice job by the way. Looks like you could throw anything (rwhp) at it now.

[zzzzed]

ahhhh it looks like the welding hand peace. I saw the argon bottle and just figured it was the welder

even still safety glasses might have been a good idea 

[FLEXZED]

He's grinding, you only need ear plugs for that.

 

Nice job by the way. Looks like you could throw anything (rwhp) at it now.

 

thanks mate

I dont usually wear ear plugs , this why i have an excuse not to hear the wife

:)

 

Loui

[FLEXZED]

ahhhh it looks like the welding hand peace. I saw the argon bottle and just figured it was the welder

even still safety glasses might have been a good idea 

 

True Mick i am setting a bad example to the younger zed boyts on here

 

Loui

 

[zzzzed]

i once had a metal splinter pulled out of my eye. and i was wearing safety glasses. It was not a pleasant experience 

[FLEXZED]

same here mate, and the doc had to use a syringe tip to scrap it out, was painful

 

Loui

 

[FLEXZED]

Loui

 

There is a new thread on HydridZ which raises an interesting point about stitch welding an S30. At the bottom of the front strut tower there is about 30mm of inner guard before it joins the front rail. If you have a stiff tower and rail it could mean flexing of the inner guard at that point. I haven't thought it through fully as yet but it might be prudent to weld some gussets to join the tower to the rail. When combined with a brace across the tower tops it creates a full circle of support around the engine. The new rails limit a spiral twist of the whole shell but they don't really stop twisting between the engine bay and the firewall.

 

Also while you have it on the rotisserie you might want to consider laying some reinforcement over the rails where the cross-member is attached. I made mine out of 2mm sheet. I'll bring it along tonight for you to look at.

 

hey peter

 

i had the engineer come and pay me a visit and i had your  reinforcement over the rail and he said that is exactly what he would have recommend for an higher power output motor , so thanks for that i will be getting a few made up, he said my brakes are sufficient, and talked about the fuel tank and the specs on that, he is in the process of building a 34 ford roadster so he is into cars and not just doing work for the RTA

 

Hard to get a hold off ( as he is a one man band) put seems like a good engineer

 

Loui

 

[Brabham]

Hey Loui what is required to engineer a zed with an RB30/26? I imagine the brakes would need to be upgraded, what brakes are you running? Are there any other things you need to change aside from reinforcing the chassis? Also how are you going to do the tailshaft/diff and driveshafts? Cheers.

[FLEXZED]

Hey Brabham

RB 30 implant is ok as long as the requirements below are met.

 

Basiccally brake upgrade, my front  set up is 300zx vented disc's with hilux 4 pot calipers

rears are 300zx disc's with 180sx calipers with a hand brake set up.1" patrol master cylinder is required, also the engineer stated i should weld in a 2mm plate inside the fire wall where the brake booster is connected so there is no flex

 

oringal R200 rear set up is ok

Loui

[MaygZ]

Looking good Loui.  Hurry up 'cause I want to borrow your rotissorrie!  :-)

[FLEXZED]

Thanks mate

 

 

Its yours when i am done, as long as you keep post funny comments  ;)

 

Loui

[FLEXZED]

Hey everyone,

 

Just got afew things done over the past week. Some more strengthening  and some rust repairs behind the sill panel.

 

Here is the sill panel. Cut the rust out and made some new panels to replace it. Once they were done i brushed some Por15 over them to protect them until i get the final spray paint/coat.

 

Rust:

 

 

 

Repairs:

 

 

 

Protection:

 

 

 

 

Second of all came the strengthening. Peter Allen let me copy his U channel to strengthen the area around the engine crossmember. Once the RB30ET is sitting in the bay and i have an idea of space constraints. I will most likely add webbing running from this U channel to just passed the seam at the strut tower to reduce flexing of the inner guard panel.

 

 

 

 

This picture shows where the webbing will run. Basically it will be a right angled triangle running from the rail to just before the guard comes to the curve.

 

 

 

Thats all for now guys. Coming along nicely.

[reverendzed]

Great job Loui, you are putting together a Zed that will last another 30 years!

Rev.

[FLEXZED]

Great job Loui, you are putting together a Zed that will last another 30 years!

Rev.

 

Thanks Dave

 

It better i plan on driving it for at least 30 years

 

Loui

[Veloce]

Lookin' good, i think beefing up the chassis rails is a good move on any Z that will get an RB transplant.

 

I'll be keepin a close eye on this thread 

[Zedman240®]

I'll be waiting for that youtube video of Loui's zed doing mid tens down the ¼! hehehe

[FLEXZED]

I'll be waiting for that youtube video of Loui's zed doing mid tens down the ¼! hehehe

 

It better mate, thats the plan

 

Loui

[PeterAllen]

Loui

 

Have you thought about the fuel tank/cell mounts? Probably easier to do while the shell's on the rotisserie - I did mine this week. I'm still to finalise the shape of the tank and will wait until the exhaust is fitted. I have a cardboard mock-up to give the exhaust chaps some idea.

 

[xs180sx]

Nice spokey wheels PeterAllen

[FLEXZED]

Loui

 

Have you thought about the fuel tank/cell mounts? Probably easier to do while the shell's on the rotisserie - I did mine this week. I'm still to finalise the shape of the tank and will wait until the exhaust is fitted. I have a cardboard mock-up to give the exhaust chaps some idea.

 

hey Pete

 

no havent thought of the tank yet, might wait till you sort out all the issues and then do what you do

 

its easier this way

 

Loui

[hunterzed]

Hey mate. Its coming along nicely. I'll be home this Thursday. I might come for a drive to have a look and bring a couple of presents for you.