HomeBuiltByJeff

In honour of the day, I have had a little bit more of a go. I finally caved and got Xbox live, so I can now access the Time Trial. Sooooo much easier with the time trial than with practice! Practice would take me forever to get a clean lap as it took about 2 laps to get the tyres fully warm and then if I made a mistake it would often cancel that lap and possibly the next one. Time trail, tyres are warm, and you start at speed just before the last corner so if you stuff up mid lap, you can just reset and go again from the start, not having to do a full lap before you have another go. Anyway, I only gave it about half an hour and I managed to drop 2 seconds off my time to a 2:27.231. I can't see it on the online leader board yet as I believe that will put me in about 11th place.

This week I start the final run toward paint on Project 680

Awesome, thanks for that. With the part number it was much easier. Nissan have no stock in Aus, so they had to order it in from Japan. I ended up going through ebay and I bought it direct from a Japanese base seller for about half the price, so hopefully it comes through soon.

Hey guys, I am trying to chase down a factory engine mount for my Z. I rang my local Nissan dealer and they said that their catalog only goes back to 1979, so they would have to look it up on Microfiche. They are going to get back to me but there is no guarantee that they will still be able to get them. I tried through Supercheap and they can't get them either. Any other suggestions? Jeff

Thanks again, Bruce. The perfect light for that bench. If I didn't know you had a lighting shop I would have guessed you were a doctor by your hand writing

The final exterior paint stage is getting close. This week I finish off the last bits that need to be painted before the body, including the most difficult part. The roll cage.

HAHAHAHA. That cracked both Mrs Jeff and I up!

Haha, me too!

This week I get into painting the rest of the inner parts. Another big step to finishing the paint.

This week it is back to sanding and primer on the 680, but it all heads towards getting it ready for the final paint.

That colour looks great. The name has been guessed. It all comes down to my nerdiness. 24 oz = 680 grams

That blue looks great. The name has been guessed. It is very nerdy, but it is 24oz = 680 grams.

Me too. I will be rolling it outside first thing in the morning for a look. Keep an eye on my instagram for a sneak peek

This week I finally get the colour onto my 240z. It has almost been 12 months of work to get to this point, and it still has a long way to go, but it is great to reach this milestone.

I am starting to work on streamlining my projects in the future, as I realise that I get bogged down on things. My bonnet is a good example. I should have just bit the bullet and bought the new bonnet. That is not the cheap way, but my time is still worth something, and it is nice to get things done. I also have the YouTube angle to consider moving forward, so I want to get things done in a timely manner. That is not to say I am going to build a car in 4 weeks, but at least try to keep things moving. Oxy welding is something I have never tried, but it does interest me. I have recently been having a go at TIG welding, which is a completely new skill that I am trying to wrap my head around, but I love a challenge

I admit I have the benefit of living in the boonies, so I have space and have gathered a decent collection of tools. I also have time, as I don't have kids and working as a firie, I have plenty of weekdays off when everyone else is at work. But I truly believe that anyone could do the same things I have done if you really want to learn. If you are not motivated to do something then you will struggle. I have a very healthy curiosity and I enjoy learning new skills. I passed year 12, but just, because I wasn't really interested what I was being taught. I am interested in building cars, so that is what I learn up on. The other big thing about getting these things done is just doing the work. Many could do it, but hit a tedious, or boring bit and give up. Lots of my builds get that way, but I am stubborn and keep going back for more. Anyone can do it. You just have to want it bad enough

I am fully open to feedback, as I am a complete novice with most of this stuff. With pretty much everything in my videos, it is more of 'how I did it' rather than 'how to do it'. I just hope my silly videos can give some guys some motivation to get out there and give things a go. I think a lot of guys think 'I can do X, but I won't even attempt Y, that is beyond me'. I think you don't know what you can actually do until you give it a go. I am getting there with this build and fingers crossed by the end of the week I will have some colour on it in spots

This week I start the final stages of sanding to prep the car for paint.

This week I got the interior cleaned up and painted.

This weeks job was to mount my seats to the car, but nothing ever goes smoothly, and there is always that last bit of rust...

I was thinking that the leaking tensioner would not really be an issue, but the book said gasket, so it was easy enough to just make one up. I do have to have a look at timing though. Does anyone know what the 72 degree cam base timing should be set at? I will probably give Clive a ring during the week to find out. I have it set at 0 for now, but it is easy enough to change if i need to. I will also consider an adjustable cam gear if I need it. We will see how it comes together.

This week I finish assembling my L28 engine for my 240z and do the timing. Jeff

It is down near that end of the rocker arm but it is still about a mm from the end of the pad. I hope that will work

This week I finish off the head assembly and mount it to the block. It is coming together and I am getting excited. https://youtu.be/NzUvJKFRQ1U

Happy to be the guinea pig on that. I really have no idea what I am doing myself, but the book is pretty thorough. I just take my time and it comes together slowly