ilbert Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I've used Randy and Andy on my zed, they know Datsuns propper good, and are nice guys in the mix too. saxon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 7:06 PM, ELYAS said: Glad to see you're back at it and got it back on the road mate. Cheers ☺️ I took her out last night, here’s how she’s looking. OdinZ and ELYAS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinZ Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 21 hours ago, saxon said: Cheers ☺️ I took her out last night, here’s how she’s looking. So I can buy it now yeah!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELYAS Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 @saxon you need these: https://skillard.com/product/datsun-240z-260z-280z-front-bumper-delete-plates-set/?doing_wp_cron=1582017224.7307291030883789062500 OdinZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, ELYAS said: @saxon you need these: https://skillard.com/product/datsun-240z-260z-280z-front-bumper-delete-plates-set/?doing_wp_cron=1582017224.7307291030883789062500 Yo yeah I’ve been thinking of what to about the bumper delete situation. I’m not a fan of those either though as it moves the colour change up which looks weird to me. i think the solution is to stick matte black plastic circles over the holes, it would look cleaner because all the holes would then look same size, and would give the illusion that they are all doing work to hold the front spoiler on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilltech Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 They're aluminium so you can paint them body colour. Otherwise the sugar scoop panel recess just clearly shows that something is missing, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 hours ago, gilltech said: They're aluminium so you can paint them body colour. Otherwise the sugar scoop panel recess just clearly shows that something is missing, IMO. Yeah I agree that something is clearly missing, but I just dont think those panels solve the problem, still looks like something is missing and then patched over in a way that doesn’t quite blend in. Even if 100% colour matched it’s still not a look I like. I think it’s due to the indicator, it should bulge out entirely or not at all, but half way between is weird. I saw this yesterday, I like this look the best, looks clean and functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Coilovers in, drives much nicer now, doesn’t feel like it’s trying to kill me anymore. old springs and top ends available for free pickup in thomastown if anyone is interested just let me know. OdinZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightmaster240z Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 it looking great mate. Love to see it in the flesh. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 1 hour ago, lightmaster240z said: it looking great mate. Love to see it in the flesh. Bruce Cheers Bruce, will bring it to a meet once this craziness has passed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Another pic lightmaster240z and ScottyD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted November 12 Author Share Posted November 12 It’s been a long time between posts here, it’s been interesting looking back and seeing the journey I’ve been on with this car, so an update is due so I can continue to look back on this story in the future. There has been much progress over the years. Most notably, the Z now has a Les Collins built 3.1L stroker with triple webbers. And an engine bay make over. Speedhut gauges are in too and a bunch of rust repairs and body touch ups from Lurch’s shop. I’m over the moon to have the car at this point and it puts a huge smile on my face to drive. The sound is glorious. And it’s great to have the power to match the aggressive styling choices I’ve made. The car needs a repaint now but other than that, I consider the original vision I had for this car is more or less complete. Thing is, I’m no longer a young man and the vision has changed. I can’t really deal with no ac so that’ll need to be addressed. I’ve found inspiration from what MZR have done and where the restomod scene has gone recently. So an interior make over is now on the cards. And I’ve been putting a lot of thought into how to get a nice sounding sound system into the car. Browsing the forums, some people say getting good sound quality can’t be done, so just put speakers in the back or the kicks somewhere. I take that as a challenge and I have some crazy ideas cooking up. Luckily the interior stuff is more within my limited capabilities so I’ll be more involved with that. I’m half way through stripping out all the interior and doing 3 stage sound treatment - butyl rubber + closed cell foam + mass loaded vinyl. With only the back done the difference is big, engine still roars but I can have a conversation while cruising without having to yell. Lots of work to do, I have a list that feels like it’ll take another year to get through. I’ve hit many points where I’ve thought that financially I can’t keep up and the car will need to be sold, but feels like those tough times are done and I’ve got this car for life now. That’s it for now I think, I’ll try post more updates as I go. Enzo, CBR Jeff, gav240z and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinZ Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Very nice man! Glad you've still got it! saxon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndBir Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 21 hours ago, saxon said: doing 3 stage sound treatment - butyl rubber + closed cell foam + mass loaded vinyl. Looking good :-) Yep, this is the only way to go to minimise the road noise and 'hear' the engine (and music) better. I also used the self adhesive Carbuilders closed cell foam on the inside of the door panels and on the rear quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndBir Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 On 3/27/2020 at 5:14 PM, saxon said: will bring it to a meet once this craziness has passed 2024 Christmas BBQ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted November 13 Author Share Posted November 13 7 hours ago, AndBir said: 2024 Christmas BBQ ? Possibly! Much of the body is in primer right now but might bring it anyway. And yeah I’ll be treating the doors too, giving myself a whole weekend to do doors cause I got no clue what I’m doing. There’s a bunch of other stuff I need to do in there like rubber. I got a bunch of other plans to kill resonance inside the car, like using sound foam in the roof, and acoustic fabric rather than normal roof liner, so sound waves can pass into the foam and get absorbed rather than bounce off it. And make a bass trap of some sort at the tail light area, my plastic interior tail light cover is all cracked up so I have no issues butchering it into something that absorbs sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndBir Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 (edited) 18 hours ago, saxon said: giving myself a whole weekend to do doors cause I got no clue what I’m doing Yep, it is time consuming. For the doors, I cut a strip for the panel area above the stiffening rail and then a larger one for the area below. Getting it lined up before starting to remove the plastic covering the adhesive is vital.The doors now sound much more 'solid' when closed. The rear quarters were a jigsaw of pieces to suit. Edited November 14 by AndBir tidy up text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 2 hours ago, AndBir said: Yep, it is time consuming. For the doors, I cut a strip for the panel area above the stiffening rail and then a larger one for the area below. Getting it lined up before starting to remove the plastic covering the adhesive is vital.The doors now sound much more 'solid' when closed. The rear quarters were a jigsaw of pieces to suit. Yeah my quarters look something like this but I probably won’t put foam in my doors though, due to potential for it getting wet and growing mould. I’ll load them up with butyl rubber only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted November 20 Administrators Share Posted November 20 On 11/12/2024 at 6:06 PM, saxon said: Thing is, I’m no longer a young man and the vision has changed. I can’t really deal with no ac so that’ll need to be addressed. Join the club, but I also think our summers are hotter now than 20 years ago and I find it pretty intense in a Z in summer days. Definitely a +1 for aircon. saxon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon Posted December 2 Author Share Posted December 2 (edited) I’ve been working on sound treatment on the Z and I’ve been planning from the start to hit the tail light area with sound absorbing foam. Reason is that due to the shape of the car, sound frequencies will accumulate there and project straight back out at the driver like a trumpet horn. Especially low level frequencies that contribute to droning. So I have cut out a piece of acoustic foam and stitched it onto the tail light cover panel with acoustically transparent fabric. The idea is that troublesome droning frequencies will be funneled down there by the shape of the cabin, pass through the fabric, and then get absorbed rather than project back out. I took it for a test run today and I swear it make a huge difference. Prior to adding the foam, the engine getting very woofy at around 4.5k rpm. Like it would go RrrraaaaaaaaaaWWWWHWHWHaaa. I know it’s not to do with the exhaust or engine cause the woofy sound isn’t there from the outside. Now with the foam it goes Rrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa all the way up. Pics here of what I did, execution can be cleaner, I need to iron it and tighten it up but there it is. Edited December 2 by saxon C.A.R. and OdinZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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