bullzed Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 So this is the beginning, a 260z 2+2 bought from Shaun (sexualsushi) with big plans!! Starting with a rusty shell with the standard L26, rebuilt transmission and a snazzy looking interior. More to come! Quote
bullzed Posted September 30, 2011 Author Posted September 30, 2011 So due to the fact that my IB finals are a mere 4 weeks away, I haven't had much time to be messing around with my new toy, instead I've been studying my brains out. Today I just couldn't resist, I needed a different type of differential equation on my mind!! So I had been told it was a rusty body, today I found out just how true this was. Prior to my assault with a screwdriver: The mayhem which followed: Passenger light bay: Driver light bay: Hatch Hinges: Rear skirt: All around rear hatch glass All this will be chopped and new sections welded in, apologies for the blurry photos, I need a new camera!! So in this 1100kg car, I have come to discover about 50kg's of that is bog, layers and layer of bog, almost like they were icing a cake, a very rusty cake. Turns out previous owners just bashed the rust in, welded new plates in and reshaped it using bog, they even carved artificial panel joins in it (last photo above rust), pretty impressive!! It won't be an easy task but this thing will be a whole lot lighter when I'm done! Quote
bullzed Posted September 30, 2011 Author Posted September 30, 2011 But now for the good!! All the goodies I have waiting to be dropped onto the shell once rust-free!! Topstage Wing and Flares: SL500 Chrome fender mirrors!! This is my current wheel situation ready for flares! Picked up a cheap g-nose and hinge (singular) for $200!! Cheap set of 50mm king springs from Japan! And still waiting on a few interior parts Looking forward to all the free time I have after my exams!!! Quote
Luni260z Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Love the wheels. But my fav addition has to the be the mirrors. Looking good. Quote
salty Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 Black and red interoir looks great BUT you have some other work to do there :'( Quote
53-681 Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 Your my new best friend Bullzed. Btw, which skewl do you go to? Not many offer IB in Aus. My sister's doing it too Quote
bullzed Posted October 13, 2011 Author Posted October 13, 2011 I'm at Queensland Academy, 17 days until finals :S The 260's up for some serious work in 3 weeks Quote
sexual_sushi Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Nice work mate! You don't know how happy it makes me to see all of those cool toys that are destined for the White Knight It's gonna look shaweeet. Ps for the record that is not my rust work, definitely the previous owner Quote
bullzed Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 Glad to hear that Shaun He stuffed the doglegs full of newspaper then slapped on a few cm of bog over it, I'd give him a slap if I met him! Quote
. Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Glad to hear that Shaun He stuffed the doglegs full of newspaper then slapped on a few cm of bog over it, I'd give him a slap if I met him! Yeah but what did he do that was dodgy? Quote
bullzed Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 Yeah but what did he do that was dodgy? They were old newspapers! Quote
Scoota G Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 They were old newspapers! Yea, could've a least put playboy magazine in there or Zoo! Quote
bullzed Posted November 25, 2011 Author Posted November 25, 2011 Update on the 260z! Due to my dad being paranoid, he's decided to get the RWC before putting on the G-nose, flares, fender flares and rear wing. Therefore, we had to pretty her up a bit, satin black bumpers, repaired the front apron and no more rust to speak of! Woooooooooooo! I also decided to go with the completely black interior with a Datsun deep dish rim rather than the tuner egg steering wheel. (Plus I'm used to power steering my 280ZX so I need more leverage on the steering wheel, therefore bigger is better!) Quote
bullzed Posted November 25, 2011 Author Posted November 25, 2011 As far as I know it's a flat sheet of ACL Heatshield, found at any SuperCheap Auto store! http://www.aclperformance.com.au/prod_heatshield.htm But this was installed before I became the owner, must have been Shaun's doing! Quote
sexual_sushi Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 Wow that was quick? Reeeeeallly no more rust? Or no more rust that Mr inspector can see? And yes the heatshield is just from ol Sueprcheap. When I rebuilt the carbies I noticed the fuel bowls were really hot so it was the quickest fix Are you bringing this to the xmas party? Or does that depend on the P's? Good choice with the black interior too, that was the next job on my list... Quote
bullzed Posted November 25, 2011 Author Posted November 25, 2011 Hahah I swear to beejesus that there is no more rust in it (apart from all the small paint chips ) And I was considering heat-shielding my Dellortos in the S130 seeing as it's a worked motor, haven't had any vapour lock problems yet though! This probably won't be registered before then, i'll be bringing my other bus. Yeah I found the red interior too harsh! Much prefer the old monotone interior Quote
luvemfast Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 I looked at 2 280ZX 2 seaters in the one day. One, black with black interior. Which I bought. The other black with red interior. To be honest, wish I got the red one too. Quote
bullzed Posted November 26, 2011 Author Posted November 26, 2011 My 280ZX started with the red interior but I found it way too much of an eyesore, so I coordinated it into a black interior with red trim, took about 4 cans of vinyl spray paint and it hasn't bubbled, scratched or faded in the 3 years I've owned it. I would have loved to own a black interior! However I may be alone in saying this but I much prefer the 4 seaters in both S30's and S130's. Go ahead, have a go at me Quote
luvemfast Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 What ever floats your boat. Not going to have a go at you. I mean. Everyone has there preferences. Like, some people are into sex with goats, others prefer chickens. You like to dress your goat as a chicken Quote
bullzed Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 Further progress! We've put the new G-nose on and it's pretty much flush everywhere! WOOO, this is with the bonnet just sitting on so it will pull the lip of the bonnet down! Next step is the flares, wing, fender mirrors and king springs! Quote
Riceburner Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Looks to be a well made piece with excellent fitment all round. Very cool Quote
53-681 Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 whoawww bro how fast you progressing there btw, are those bullet style mirrors mounted on the fenders of the s130? Quote
bullzed Posted December 2, 2011 Author Posted December 2, 2011 Your eyes do not fail you! Those are infact SL500 chrome bullet style mirrors on my S130 Also yeah we're progressing pretty fast, we now have the flares on! More photos will probably be up tonight! Quote
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