My rb25det 240z is almost finished

[virus77]

Bored at work so I though I would throw up some pictures. They are all from my iphone since I dont have my camera at work. At this point I am waiting on my custom radiator to come in so I can drive the damn thing.

random specs:1971 240zs1 rb25det freshened up a tadrb25det transACT HDG6 ClutchR200 clutchpack LSDRota RB 17'snistune ecuq45 tbody525 cc inj3" straight pipe turbo backFMIC w/ 3" pipingstock turbo for nowcustom sectioned coilovers4 piston vented front brake upgradecustom mounts and driveshaftcustom fuel tank with new hardlinesfunctional oem gaugespoly urethane master bushing kit Loads of powdercoated stuffPrayers at night that the axles will hold for a couple months

starting with the car the teardown the pile we were left with... notice the cut springs dangling on the shocks lol powdercoated stuff nasty stuff 3 days of sanding/melting/grinding paint gets you this. Freakin car has 5 layers of paint. the uprising Getting some sunlight This is where the car is at right now... ll

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[240z4u]

Looking good. My sig would be the exact opposite of yours.

Evan

[240daveTX]

wow that looks amazing. i love all the blue

[Shocker]

Loving the build, the old 240z's are one of my favorite "muscle" car era cars. Yours looks very nice!

[Darius]

Wow that looks awesome! The bay is so clean!

[Nissan2367]

That car is bad a**! It looks amazing! Not so much a fan of all the blue.. i think the valve covers and timing cover would have been enough but i like it anyway! Props!

[s13point5]

holy s***.

[virus77]

Thanks for the comments guys, ive put alot of time into this little guy. were taking it out to button willow on the 23rd of april... anyone in socal is more thank welcome to come race or watch. We have a really big group this time

[l0nestar]

You sir, are baller. and I drool at your car. What color blue is that?

[meet07]

that is some massive intercooler piping

[virus77]

Don't really know the name of the color. its what my powder coating guy had in stock so I went with it lol. Came out good though, im pleased with it.

[sepulchralx]

AND YOU DIDN'T GET THE BLUE GREDDY TIMING BELT

PFFFFT WTF!!

[sepulchralx]

BTW U CAN f*** YOUR CAS UP BY NOT SPACING IT OUT USING THE CAM GEAR COVER... i hope you used washers or something... sorry for caps

[legit240sx]

can some one say MF clean dude sick swap would be way fun to do

[Romeo_rus]

NICE!!!

[virus77]

BTW U CAN f*** YOUR CAS UP BY NOT SPACING IT OUT USING THE CAM GEAR COVER... i hope you used washers or something... sorry for caps

thanks for the heads up...took care of it

[cdorhout]

I love the car man, very nice. Good job!

[240slidekat]

ahhh my future project.

[eh?]

ahhh my future project.

+1

Love the car but not so much the smurf blue engine

[virus77]

Got a little update, shes almost ready

I tracked my radiator and its coming in tomorrow, Ill see if I can get some vids up by this weekend. This isn't the final color but its going to have to do untill I get some funds together. I/m pretty sure im going to do an R34 GTR bayside blue

[spngr311]

Awesome car man, I can't wait to see it done!

[l0nestar]

Good condition Datsun 240z's are becoming harder and harder to find in decent condition. Where did you find / locate yours?

[virus77]

I found it on the other side of my block, there's a Z shop there and one of the workers was selling it. Its a west coast car so I got lucky there. Has minimal rust in front of the rear wheels which is very common. I bought it because the floorboards and frame rails were in really nice condition and it was a running condition car. The guy had a L28 with dual SU carbs, electronic ignition, cam, headers and exhaust on it so it was good fun till I sold the motor to make room for the RB. I actually tracked it with the L series and it was a load of fun being able to bury the pedal without losing traction

[Shocker]

The car looks very b****in man. I absoultely love 240z's. You modded the body just as I would have too! very nice.

[DeformityX]

Do i...? Yeah i do... I totally have a chubby.

[USMCgetsome]

~

[virus77]

thanks guys I appreciate it, got a little update but no pics till tomorrow.

New seats went in today and I tied up random loose ends. Put my new interior panels in and vacuumed. The interior looks so nice, feels like a new car again. Put the new dshaft in and engaged the clutch with the motor running for like 3 seconds(no rad still). Gotta say it felt like sex and money as one entity if that makes any sense lol. Tomorrow is the big day unless UPS screws me, got my fingers crossed.

[sci2000tech]

I love your car, very clean. Bayside blue would look amazing on it.

On the intercooler, it seems to me like you would get better response by fliping it upside down and shortening the charge pipes.

Crappy MS Paint drawing of what I'm talking about:

Can't wait to see it finished!

[virus77]

You are right, that was my original plan but intercooler is a hair long and the bends end up being half an inch to long on each side and dont match up with the holes in the support. You can see how the pipes come in at the top and this gave me just enough room to go through the front support.

[WhatsADSM]

Gorgeous setup, looks great! What are you doing for a rear end?