2009 240Z build

Post by **ronaldve** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:06 am

Great thread. That is a lot of work

Post by **gmac708** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:11 am

I have been running around, trying to get the S-14 ready for sale, Helping Cam with his S-13, not getting much done on the Z. Here are a few update photo's.

My Tires are mounted on the new rims.

Rear

Watanabe 16X9.5 -19 offset, 4X114.3 lug.Tires are Mich Pilot Sport A/S plus 245/50ZR-16

Front are Watanabe 16X9 -13 offset, 4X114.3 lug.Tires are Mich Pilot Sport A/S plus 225/50ZR-16

I still am waiting for the 16mm spacers so the rims clear the S12W brake calipers (Toyota 4 runner). Now I can start on the rear suspension and ZG flares.

What do you think?

Not much more happening this weekend for the Z. Off to Nashville!

Cam got his S13 ready for the roadtrip.

see you there...if not

Post by **Coolwhip** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:27 am

so sweet, i love it!

Post by **nissan_star** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:23 am

I will be in nashville as well!

Post by **IanS** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:31 pm

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Post by **hbpignosePA** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:50 pm

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what he said

Post by **74260zt** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:57 pm

WOW... I need to stop by here more often!! Your RBz is moving along nicely. Great job on the pans!

joel

Post by **JDMZ32** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:08 am

Apparently I missed something. Did he wreck the S14? What happened? Sorry to hear you're selling it . It was a great project thread for a great project car that was actually completed.

Post by **gmac708** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:02 pm

JDMZ32 wrote:Apparently I missed something. Did he wreck the S14? What happened? Sorry to hear you're selling it . It was a great project thread for a great project car that was actually completed.

He slid into a car in traffic, rainy day, not paying attention, going about 20, and was hit in the rear at the same time. Front, not too bad, rear, not too good. Insurance wrote it off. He got the settlement and the car (salvage title). We thought about pulling the SR, but I decided to concentrate on the Z.

Post by **musashin** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:52 pm

Wats + ZG flares =

Post by **JDMZ32** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:12 pm

gmac708 wrote:He slid into a car in traffic, rainy day, not paying attention, going about 20, and was hit in the rear at the same time. Front, not too bad, rear, not too good. Insurance wrote it off. He got the settlement and the car (salvage title). We thought about pulling the SR, but I decided to concentrate on the Z.

Sorry to hear that man. I know that's upsetting especially since you both put so much work into it. I know a lot of people were making a big deal about fast car + young kid, but this accident seemed like something that could've happened to anyone and really had nothing to do with that .

Post by **70 Cam Guy** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:12 pm

gmac708 wrote:
Watanabe 16X9.5 -19 offset, 4X114.3 lug.Tires are Mich Pilot Sport A/S plus 245/50ZR-16

Your Wat's are making my Wat's jealous! That's awesome!

This is a fantastic project, I've been following this since the beginning of the thread

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...1.jpgh ... lb...8.jpg

Post by **spitalul2bad** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:23 am

You are my new hero.

The car looks great!

Best of luck with everything!

Post by **boosted98gst** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:44 am

hey very nice build, we are starting to get a bit of rb cars popping up around columbus area. you should take the time and into yourself on http://www.columbusracing.com local gearheads would love to see this.

Post by **l0nestar** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:15 pm

gmac,

Your build makes me happy. You are doing great work. Keep It Up!!!

You are going with some _serious_ hardware. I skimmed through and when I came to the RIPS oil pan, I was floored. Good Show, sir! Good Show!

Post by **gmac708** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:20 pm

I finished up a few welding holes in the floor that needed to be done. Always seems to be one left.

I also had to figure out "what to do" about the Tach gen hitting the transmission support bracket on the passenger side. Grind

During my first attempt at installing the engine/trany a few months ago, I had to remove the transmitter, due to it hitting the housing pretty hard.

I carefully marked the area that needed to be removed.

Couple of holes and connect the dots later...grind...everything should be OK.

Got my 16mm spacers for the front wheels.

Now the Watanabes clear the brake calipers.

Now...Let's see if everything clears when we install the engine.

Looks good down here the tach gen clears the mount. I will open it up a little bit more. It is still too close, but way better than last time.

Also had to add 3/8" shim to driver side engine mount so the oil pan cleared the steering rack. It was a little too close for comfort.

Drop it on the ground for the first time in a few months

Roll it outside for a photo shoot! Ya baby...

Still have a long way to go, but that was fun.

Modified by gmac708 at 8:27 PM 8/9/2009
Modified by gmac708 at 8:28 PM 8/9/2009

Post by **spooled240** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:15 pm

damn perfect choice of wheels to go with the z, I would've done the same thing

sorry if I missed this, but are you gonna paint the car?

Post by **hbpignosePA** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:16 pm

this thread makes me smile

Post by **S13_love** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:38 pm

Great job man. Keep it up!

Post by **kelloggman** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:25 pm

i want your wheelsand suspension

Post by **AZ89two4Tsx** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:35 pm

Holy s*** Gordon, that thing is going to be a f***ing monster!!! My god!

What color are you painting the body?

Post by **musashin** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:47 am

I gotta be honest, cutting out so much of that support bracket really makes me nervous. It looks like you're taking all the strength of that structure out...

Post by **nuinqua** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:44 am

Great job GMAC! Do your front wheels clear the fender when you turn?

Post by **bigred240sx** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:56 am

gorgeous build. first i checked in on it since you first started. both your kid's s chassis cars are amazing to my eyes. and then your s30 is amazing as well. i wish i had the time to do all the stuff you have. i know i got to do the rails and floor plans. but jesus its sick im figuring how to subscribe now.

Post by **gmac708** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:10 pm

spooled240 wrote:sorry if I missed this, but are you gonna paint the car?

Never would admit to painting a car. I do have somebody lined up, sort of. If anybody is interested, let me know.

AZ89two4Tsx wrote:What color are you painting the body?

Black or orange, just need to find the right orange. I keep changing my mind.

musashin wrote:I gotta be honest, cutting out so much of that support bracket really makes me nervous. It looks like you're taking all the strength of that structure out...

Me too. Im thinking about an external doubler welded around perimeter of opening. It is pretty thick metal, but it does flex when the tranny is moved around. I'll figure something out.

nuinqua wrote:Great job GMAC! Do your front wheels clear the fender when you turn?

No. Turning wheel "in" causes outside corner to hit.I need to do rear camber plates, section and weld new spring perch on struts, install stub axles, brakes, rear wheels and "drop". Then I can cut and install ZG flares should have good clearance after that.

Post by **hbpignosePA** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:15 pm

i vote orange, you can pull it off on a early z

Post by **initial_jc** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:52 pm

i would like to something like this with my pops before he gets to old

Post by **spooled240** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:31 pm

i second orange, just like the stock color...it would look clean with the wats and flares

Post by **gmac708** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:05 pm

I got the Z turned around and started on the back end.

I removed the nut on top of shock and jacked up the car, this way I didn't need a spring compressor, everything just dropped down nice and easy...

Removed the brake lines and stuff. Left side is out!

Repeated on Right side..

Now I can work on the bench, a little easier.

I squirted everything with penetrant, These lower suspension pins can be a pain in the butt. I lucked out and everything came apart with only a little persuasion.

Remove lower pin.

I remove the old shock. Both sides had the big nuts on top, that capture the shock, cross-threaded in and not secured. I think somebody had replaced these at one time. YUCK! What a mess. At least the inside of the strut won't be rusty.

Now to get the brakes and stub axles out.

Remove nut with impact gun...

Remove brakes, remove stub axles...Everything came apart easily, no problems.

Got the other side done too

Now cutting old spring perch off

I will skip through the strut stuff ....

Measure how much needs to be removed, same as front struts needed.

Remove that

Weld together and attach the new spring perch.

I didn't have time to finish the other side, I was beat. It was hot today and having the welding stuff on sucked. I'll get it done tomorrow morning.

Gordon

Post by **gmac708** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:03 pm

I got the other strut welded together this morning. I was having a bad "welding" day yesterday. But today, everything went much better. Sometimes it helps to just walk away. So...The second one is done and ready for paint.

The I started on getting the differential out.

OK..now the fuel tank.

40 years of dirt but it cleaned up easily.

I need to order some bushings and start putting the stub axles together. Also...These old parts are starting to pile up, time for a garage sale

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