Zedback Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 I'm seriously considering a 250GTO kit on the '71 shell I'm trying to bring back from the dead. If anyone has one that has been gathering dust for too long in South East Qld (or has the ability to freight to SEQ) please let me know. Sacriligous some may cry but I won't exactly be ruining a perfectly good Z... Quote
Gordo Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Man ,I look at that and think, there is a lot of blood sweat and tears to come. Wish you good luck. Quote
Zedback Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 where is the car in the pic? Yeah, that's why I thought maybe I'd fill some of the holes with fibreglass Quote
RB30X Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Actually I know its rough but a 250gto kit would hide a lot of what's underneath. Good idea. Quote
dat2kman Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 I think you are going to jeed a bit more substantial amount of structural steel fitted, to keep engineering satisfied, and, to hang the gto kit from. It does not have to be pretty at all, but something ( a lot ! )needs to be there. Can be very rough though. Maybe try Alfa/Alpha? Fibreglass in Melb, or try Bolwell, both in Sth Eastern suburbs, the older long term employees, or owners of those businesses may be able to direct you to whomever has the moulds for the 250gto kit. The moulds may be stored in some old fibreglassing factory somewhere, or, try, belive it or not, the surfboard makers, or the fibrglass industry suppliers. Someone will know. It was a Melbourne mob that did it, i recall seeing Z's done as early as 1982, even had one parked in the street where i was living in Toorak! There was a fibreglasser factory in Planthurst St Carlton NSW ( southern Sydney suburb) who sold all his moulds to a few sydney car club enthusiasts, most are still in existence. The new owners were Lebanese and just stuck to modern car body stuff. They did Z and Dato1600 panels, and heaps other stuff. Quote
Zedback Posted July 5, 2012 Author Posted July 5, 2012 I think you are going to jeed a bit more substantial amount of structural steel fitted, to keep engineering satisfied, and, to hang the gto kit from. It does not have to be pretty at all, but something ( a lot ! )needs to be there. Can be very rough though. Agree, would be a bit flimsy left as it is. Question is do I just clean up and weld the rear quarters and a sheet tail panel on or do something else like some sort of surrogate spaceframe shaped to the inside of the fibreglass? Quote
nizm0zed Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Consult your engineer. If symptoms persist, see a doctor... Serious answer though, i would suggest that a spaceframe style chassis reinforcement would probably be the best way to go, from a strength and weight perspective. If you have a plan laid down with your engineer it'll save you a LOT of trouble in the long run. No reason why said spaceframe chassis cant cover the entire car. Quote
Patch Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 One of the Peter members here is building one and he had an earlier version he was trying to sell on e-bay, not sure if he sold it. Just done a search of the peters and it was PeterAllan Quote
260Coupe Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 I saw some GTO moulds in the back of Lindsay Drifes shop some years back (and FG GTO panels) The Z-Shop may be worth a call Al. Quote
chris240 Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Not a bad conversion actually....considering the real deal is worth nothing under 8 million bucks ! Quote
Enzo Posted July 5, 2012 Posted July 5, 2012 Hello, http://www.classicrevival.com.au/ Check out Classic Revivals web site. I have included a picture of my 1976 260z with the modified side windows. Good luck if you decide to go this way as a lot of time and effort is required. But in the long run, you will have something different. Quote
Zedback Posted July 5, 2012 Author Posted July 5, 2012 Thanks all for your input, a member has contacted me and unless something miraculously pops up in Bris (ie. Z-Shop) I'll take his - just have to figure out how to get it up here from Sydney! enzo250GTO that's a nice looking ride. No matter what route I choose it's going to be a lot of work, but I like the lines of the kit I think to minimise the engineering compliance issues I'll patch up and weld the rear quarters back on. If I get anywhere with this I'll post it up in the project thread, though at the rate I go that might be six months or more Quote
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