Sirpent

It’s actually an AMG truck lol around 1300kg each rail weighs in at around 4kg

It’s actually an AMG truck lol around 1300kg each rail weighs in at around 4kg

I can loan you mine

Well got back from Sydney this afternoon and managed to whip the passenger side rail into an almost final form i think this will start making more sense to readers now cheers John 11388572-E260-4D98-94F6-7F397D017659.MOV

Thanks Jeff Slowly, just pissed off I lost more than 2 hours due to the mig failure

And now for the rear profiles

So you go to crank up the mig after 18 months and it’s cactus ! So off to the store and its like the Gods are looking after you Bossweld reduced from $650 to $270, happy days, and this thing welds effortlessly So on with it, first rail front profiling done, later an inner and outer contoured reinforcement plate will be added to finish it off cheers John

Hi Jeff Replacements for the originals tied across the tunnel by the original reinforced gear box mount brace which have chassis bolt points now cheers John

Ok So many will think me mad, no matter after much deliberation this was the way I decided to go. The replacement rails and floor just won’t do it for me as they are perfectly fine for a 240Z rests but not for this hybrid build, so it was back to the drawing board and that moment of no return as you start to cautiously cut away small portions of metal at a time working your way through what you imagined and what the shell will and won’t allow you too do. The 2mm RHS channel is 65x35 mm, a perfect match to the original width of the Z rail, so I needed to literally feel my way through the cut process to work out how to graft a new rail section to the original metal and then work out how to reinforce the lot with tailored gussets forward and aft at the end. this set up will allow me to run custom ribbed flat pans, the original 260 rails and pans had more dips and peaks than a Sydney north shore suburb, the replacements would never work properly. I took a pic of the perfectly good Z rail cut away sitting on the new rail section, the drivers side rail still on the car is even more of a basket case as far as profile than the passenger cut away. Anyhow, let’s see how I fair with this Frankensteinian graft in the weeks to come. Cheers John

Ok so I’m back on the tools but no have some items surplus to my needs I imported the U.S. made Bad Dog 240Z rail extensions, masterfully made but due to the rear sway bar set up on my car I’d rather not hack and modify them so I’m going down the custom fabrication path instead  Also left and right hand Rare Spares floor pans and rails, they sit fine but once again my manic state tells me to go custom pans and rails considering the tunnel mod So all in all around $850 worth of metal up for grabs as a complete fit out shipped for $750  Merry Christmas all  PM if interested

Ok so I’m back on the tools but no have some items surplus to my needs I imported the U.S. made Bad Dog 240Z rail extensions, masterfully made but due to the rear sway bar set up on my car I’d rather not hack and modify them so I’m going down the custom fabrication path instead Also left and right hand Rare Spares floor pans and rails, they sit fine but once again my manic state tells me to go custom pans and rails considering the tunnel mod So all in all around $850 worth of metal up for grabs as a complete fit out shipped for $750 Merry Christmas all PM if interested

Greetings Thought Id chime in, had a rough last 12-18 months but pleased to say I'm above ground, seemed to have recovered and am back on the tools. Will hopefully be updating in the near future. Cheers John

Hydroponics shop's David

Lovin it !

Stunning !

No going down Kato's route with the KBS I'm afraid LOL

Just some seam overwelding and linishing back today and boxed in the lower tosion bar mount points leaving boxed in access points for the torsion bar nuts. Cheers John

Prick ! LMAO

Stunningly Beautiful !

Just thought the last thing I wanted was to be driving and the find one of the LCA's decided it would freewheel because the mount gave way LMAO

While waiting for the rear diff cradle to return with the new LCA's............... Decided that the front torsion bar mounts needed some reinforcement.

Yes you are correct Alen Also, heat helps the process, so having the car or panels out in the sunshine will help, the bags contain the chemical evaporation of the stripper allowing it to stay wet for a lack of a better term and act quicker and more effectively. Have fun P.S. When preparing the paint for the stripper, the more scoring of the surface the better and we used to use a scew driver to get through the paint in random long scratches (taking car not to leave a dent) to reach metal, this allow the stripper to reach the metal quicker the work from under the paint.

Not conventional at all Dave, much thought, great execution, preservation of the shell and delivering a great powertrain. If anything, we have similar standards and aspirations and you have set a bench mark for my build

Have to say, with the engine being predominantly alloy, those lines look a perfect match along with other alloy items like the booster etc, my 5 cents

Welcome Chris Looking forward to some commentary and direction from a "Beater" as we call Body Guys down under. Information and insight is king so dont go shy on us. Which outfit do you work for State Side? And last, post some pics of your 260 as from what I understand they are the rarest in the S30 series in the States. Cheers John