KatoKid

Glad you got it sorted. Would be easier to buy R33 calipers than swap discs?

Thai I think, Bangkok.

Inderstating. My car was weighed as part of engineering approval and came out at 1080kg with ~ 20 litres of fuel: M3 engine and gearbox were just a few kg heavier than L series/71b Bigger R33 GTS-T and R31 rears. R200 in place of R180 All factory sound deadening removed and replaced by Builders Choice sound deadening in the cabin but road car so no cage.

My set up uses GTS-T calipers but its different to SW so check my signature for the link. Either way you will need to swap struts from side to side as the calipers have a leading and trailing design with different piston loaction: refer the link below: https://www.viczcar.com/forum/topic/4654-kato-kids-bmw-m3-powered-71-240z/?page=30

I cant recall where I found it but 1971 AU 240Z were supposed to be 1045kg

Are you sure they are R33 GTR calipers and not R33 GTS-T? Different diameter discs so calipers will be different.

I've settled on 3.54 but my 5th gear is a 1:1 non overdrive, plenty of acceleration but acceptable cruise. Gives me 3200rpm @ 100kmh which is enough! Any more rpm would make long distance drives a bit wearing.

Nice diff porn there.....Looking forward to the arrival of my OSG LSD

I;m guessing that being fast isn't his priority...pretty cool though.

Do you need to lower the motor for bonnet clearance or something else? I used a 13 mm alloy spacer between the chassis rail and front crossmember to get the clearance and drive-line alignment I needed.

Did LOL.....I like the cut of your jib

I would say its just a path way for lubrication G man

Rich kid with nothing else to do? He uploads new vids every day so he obviously doesn't have a day job.

I've said it before and I'll say it again......I admire his perseverance and can do attitude but what a fucked up and arse about way of building a car ! If he had kept the original floor/firewall as a guide he could have worked around crossmember mount and pick up points and cut in frame rails that conformed to the floor and he wouldn't have half the issues and rework to deal with. S.E.M.A ....really?

Purdy!

Nice for sure and definitely modelling themselves on Singer....got a way to go though and Datsun ppl will never spend the sort of $ that Singer has tapped into with Porsche

Drive day with Gordo and few others today. Warby-Reefton Spur-Marysville etc. This was the first really decent hit out I've had in the car and was very happy with how it drove and pedal mods.

Thanks Gordo Great morning out!

A couple of other things that were on the To Do list. I've had lots of grief with clutch function in previous conversions, generally not enough throw out and clutch not releasing fully and this was down to a combination of insufficient pedal stroke/ratio's and mismatched master/slave sizes. I was determined to get this right this time and I succeeded...too well. The clutch pedal stroke was unnecessarily long and the take up point really high, up near the top of the pedal stroke. So I wanted to reduce the stroke and make a more neutral/natural feeling clutch which engaged in the mid to upper mid of pedal stroke. I'm really particular with this! The clutch master is a BMW setup under the dash but it doesn't have an adjustable push-rod so the only way to adjust pedal height and stroke was through re-drilling the point were the rod attaches to the pedal. Took me a couple of goes and in the end I had to welder-up the couple of holes I had drilled and punch a new hole mid way between holes but in the end got it spot on. Happy left foot now! Heel and toe wasn't possible with the original brake and accelerator pedal set up. Once I had the clutch were I wanted it I was able to lower the brake pedal by adjusting the push-rod length to the same height as the clutch and hey presto, much better but still not perfect. I need to fine tune a bit more but I've got plenty of adjustment left.....and wear some proper shoes....Blundstones aren't really driving shoes! The original bonnet release cable had broken and been McGyvered by the previous owner. It worked but I had thoughts of the cable breaking in the middle of no where......I had some credit with MSA and lashed out and spent a ludicrous $167 on a new genuine Nissan bonnet release. Peace of mind if nothing else!

This is very cool.....love wagons! Also love the colour, I was so close to doing this with my Z. Anyone know what the wheels are?

As best I recall there is no grommet as such. What you are looking at is some goop or tar like sealant possibly applied at the factory. There should be a plain square rubber gasket inside the cabin that sandwiches between the base of the steering column and the inside of the firewall attached by the 4 bolts.

Weather permitting....which it isn't looking like it will be

Something that I've meaning to do for a while.....the front wheel bearing caps stand too proud for the XXR wheel centre cap to fit over the top so I got Rob from Robco to make up a Delrin spacer for me. Its a press fit bit I will glue them as well. Came up pretty well .

They are spending some serious $ these days....custom order Watanabe's. Then again the car will be worth serious money cos celebrities...and its a solid car.

No sizzle without sausage!