Andrew_L26

So good news! I've pretty well finished up with my frame rails, overall I'm really happy with how it's turned out and if I'm being honest I think that it's far stronger then it was before I started (Actual metal is stronger then bog yeah?) I also took my windshield out expecting a massive can of worms however to my surprise the only bit of rust is the bit that I knew about and it's hardly anything, should take 20 mins to cut out and fix up! Next to do is to weld my plate in for my tow point on the drivers side, drill out the passenger side tow point and tap the 1/4' angle iron inside. I think I'll get some thick undercoating for my frame welds so it should be hard to spot, getting me on the road until I can afford to fix it properly or sell the car to someone who is willing to invest the time and money in the car. I gave the car a quick wash the other day and I noticed stacks of water draining into the part that I cut out and replaced, I'll get to the bottom of it and seal that up! I'm hopefully going to get my new windshield in soon, got some windshield rubbers for Christmas which was a very smart gift! Happy new year all! Looking forward to seeing you in the new year!

Wow, never actually seen a LD28 crankshaft for sale, only read about them.... Maybe in a few years hahahaha Hope we get to see the figures of the beast that this will be put in!

Hi all, I fixed my distributor! It ended up being a broken wire going to the points! I'm glad I don't have to invest in another distributor just yet! The car is running fantastically now which is great. Must have been a dodgey connection all along. Thanks for your help everyone.

Thanks for that Gav, I will have to really have a look at my current distributer to see if it's in decent enough condition to go the cheapo option. I think this would be best as I'm not ready to go the ECU route yet and I don't feel like investing big bucks just to have it replaced in a few years. Are there any precautions I should take when removing the distributer as to not stuff up timing etc.?

Hi all, the L28 in my 260z is having some issues with the distributer. I believe it is one that was on the original L26. I'm wanting to replace it with an electronic ignition however I am not sure which setup to use. The motor was originally a turbo model with the P90 head and I do intend on boosting the motor again in the future so I would like something that will also be compatible with that. When I do go turbo I think I will also go EFI with a custom ecu etc. Any idea what would be best for my situation. I'm defiantly not able to spend huge money at the moment but I do need to get the car running again. Thanks, Andrew **Edit I've attached some photos of my current setup

Hi Nat0, I'm after some front frame rails left and right for a 78 2+2 and I'm wondering if you had any left over or are planning to make anymore. Also, I'd be interested in some 2+2 floor supports as mine are pretty munted and will need replacing some time in the future. Thanks, Andrew

Sorry for spamming your notifcations Gav and Hokin but I was wondering who Nato is, I'm reasonably new to the Datsun/Zed car world and honestly all I can find about Nato is actually about NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) which doesn't help too much. Could you point me in the correct direction haha Thanks! **Edit, found him! I should have checked your links before asking, sorry about that

Ok, I'll find out if there are any leftovers and let you know!

Thanks Gav! Defiantly interested

I'm defiantly interested in some front frame rail action! Could you give a rough guestamate of the price of two front frame rail (Left and Right) I know the price won't be too accurate as things will change depending on how many people are interested etc but I'd just like to get an idea of what sort of price range we are talking. Thanks, Andrew **Edit, I looked on the website and 390USD isn't bad for a set of frame rails, I'll be interested to hear about shipping and all that fun stuff. I am glad that this opportunity has come up just as I have found a fair share of rust in those sections** Thanks again!

Ok, thanks for that. I've messaged Locky, I'll wait for his response and go from there

Hmm, sounds like it's off to Locky then. Say I get the frame rail replaced professionally by him would there be any issues from then on? I'm in Vic by the way but lets be honest, that's not the point

Say I was to sell her how would I go about it, part out or sell it to someone as a whole. I really don't mind spending a fair amount of money on rust repairs however not for a few years. If I'm able to stop her from getting any worse and making sure the car is safe, get her back on the road for 3-5 years and then take her off the road and do a full strip-down resto would be great. I just felt like I was so close to that holy RWC, all it needs is for the rotors to be machined, and a bit of rust about the size of a 50c piece cut out under the battery tray.

Hi all, I have just logged on and hadn't seen your comments before I started work today. I actually cut out that part of the frame, I have some (sort of) good news and that is that I know why it was rusting hahaha. There was a hole in the radiator just above where the rust was, It has been patched but they didn't do anything about the rust. I took a torch and looked down the frame rail and everything seems good, there is a little surface rust going from where the swaybar bolts in about 10cm back inside then it seems all clear from there back. About the Gasless mig welder, According to my neighbor who was welding semi-professionally it should be fine as long as I'm using mig wire that is designed to be used without gas. So anyway, this is what I got done today. I know it's not a permanent fix but it should be ok for a rwc once I neaten it up a little more. I'm defiantly going to talk to Locky about getting this done properly soon however I'm in year 12 next year and I wanted to have it registered by Feb before I go back to school. I am aware that these welds are absolutely filthy but they're strong. I think I am going to drill out the spot welds on the support for the swaybar tomorrow and replace it with a 1/4" Steel L bend If nothing else, it was good welding practice Looking into the front radiator support Overview Piece that I fabbed up And welded in After reading all of your comments I'm really not sure what to do. The positive things that I can say are that all of the rust that I have found is for a reason, firewall rust was because the drainage for the cowel was blocked, floorpan was because of my windshield rubber being worn and leaking under the dash and this I hope is because of the radiator leak. Any ideas on where to go from here?

Looking sexy behind this mint pink hatchback So here are my new wheels that I absolutely love, they are Rota RBR 17x7.5 +4 I also managed to roughly weld up the few holes in my exhaust (I will re-do these when I can actually weld properly) I've also got my new brake drums on, and welded up the hole in the firewall Got a fully SiQ subwoofer with a really good quality amp. My front speakers were absolutly shocking as they had been put in pathetically small speaker boxes so that they would fit. I decided to replace them with some speakers out of a samsung flatscreen tv. They sound pretty good for how thin they are and they fit fantastically up under the dash. Overall I'm pretty happy with the setup, The SiQ sub makes up for the relatively tinny speakers that I have all around. I think I will get some nice leather straps to hold the thing down and some nice chrome buckles to hold the straps to the car. Mint stickers for the extra 15kw each (Anyone know if I can get an AusZCar one for the left) My new tie rod ends (from the incredible Z-Shop in Glen Iris) are in as well as new bushes. I think that the tie rod ends may have been a slightly different size as my wheel alignment was so far off after. I have done it roughly but I plan to get it done properly once I have done messing with replacing steering components etc. It hasn't fixed the shaking in the steering though. I believe that this may be the brake rotors being out of whack as I don't think they have been machined in a long time. Got my floorpan hole welded up, I still have to get another grinding wheel for the angle grinder to flatten the welds and fix up any holes that may appear. I also need to drop the fuel lines as there is a tiny rust hole just above them Woot, I have finished my vinyl wrap! I'm actually quite happy with how it turned out. I actually still have to do a strip down the side of the windshield but I plan to do that when it's out for replacement in a few weeks. A few days ago I found a whole lot of rust in the front of the frame, I have just begun to cut out this section. My plan is to get some sheet metal roughly the same thickness (Perhaps thicker) and bend it over the part that I have cut out (Being sure to use plenty of heat) I will then weld the newly fabricated part in place and possibly weld plates over the joins for extra strength although I'm not sure if this is necessary. No wonder that I snapped a bolt taking the sway-bar brackets off, Thanks to Lurch for your stud removal video. I was able to adapt the technique for a gasses mig welder and I managed to get the thing out. Does anyone have any other suggestions for fixing up this part of the frame-rails, are super important for the cars structural integrity, I'm under the impression that this part isn't super important as it is in front of the sway-bar mounts and the rail is quite thin anyway. I must note that both sides are like this although the other one has been repaired by the previous owner. I think I will re-do the other side too as it is still rusting because for some reason a previous owner didn't use rust converter but instead just welded plates over the holes and the otherside they just bogged the frame (yeah the frame)

Finally worked out how to post photos! ended up just resizing them instead of compressing them Here are some photos from a little car show with me and some of my mates as well as Rod's 260z which was the first zed I ever saw in person over two years ago at Lilydale station.

The videos are great! Can't wait until next year!! Also, I think I left a blue fold up chair at yours as I didn't see myself picking it up. I'll have a hunt around tomorrow and see if I did bring it back otherwise I may have to swing by and pick it up as its dads favorite chair Thanks for an awesome time!

Hi all, I won't be bringing my zed as although I've tried to get it ready its not. I'll be there with my parents fully siq 2009 Toyota corolla in the car park and I'll just be viewing. Look forward to seeing you all.

Thanks all for the amazing day, it was great to meet allot of you finally!. Special thanks to Gordo and your family for hosting such a warming BBQ. Look forward to seeing some of you at Classic Japan! Andrew

I rang him up about it, might go and have a look this weekend. Really nice bloke too. He said he would be at Melbourne Datsun Day with a blue sss ute.

I've got some Rota Rb 17/7.5 +4 if that helps?

Better that it's not cut then having it terribly cut like mine was/is I ended up just making a plate that goes over it all!

I need this! PM Sent

I think it has a 6 digit but I will double check when I get home haha

Oh where do I start? Firstly this colour... Then there is this.... Oh and a fully siq de-badge / bog / rust set up on the rear hatch The car had a CD with really weird music on it like captain planet etc. You can find it all here xD https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-7sJCmAZ6KaNDNCWjhFd2tQeDA/view?usp=sharing Also had some pretty hectic stika-flex floor pan fix. Not to mention the incredible amount of bobby-pins scattered around the car. I believe this is the previous previous owner due to a number of factors however I'm not 100% sure, I have messaged her to ask but no reply (Yes she owns a pink blown vn commodore) Perhaps she realised that when she wound back the ODO to 19,000 km that people may notice, or she remembered that she forgot to get rid of the oil sticker that says 95,000