My 1972 240Z build.
#104
08-09-2010, 10:00 AM
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Redding, CA
Posts: 422
Hey guys. Sorry it's been so long.
So, here's a quick update, then some pics!
We took the chromoly rear control arms off and put some totally badass billet ones in their place. We made some stainless plates to go over the tops of the strut towers, so that I could adjust my camber with the camber plates and not mess up the paint. I'm still having a silly issue with the electric fan blowing fuses. Since EVERYTHING in the car is new, it has to be either a crimped wire or a bad ground. I'll tackle that a soon as it cools down. It's been 95-105 here in TN (with crazy humidity) and I don't have a climate controlled garage. Plus, since the car doesn't have AC, I'm not in too much of a rush with that! Still, I drive it around some, as I can get on the interstate pretty quickly from my house. The car is CRAZY FAST, fellas. With me in it, I expect it to come in around (or even less than) 2,000lbs. That, plus we actually got a bit more power out of her. Now she's at 439RWHP on pump gas. I drove her for 500 miles or so on low boost (320rwhp) and she got over 30mpg! HA!
So, I took the car (trailered) to the 2010 Z Car Convention last week. Here are some pics that photog Matt Hollifield took of the car. Connor hasn't had a chance yet, but he's been trying! We live so close together, but as you can tell by my lack of posting on here, I've been crazy busy. I really want to see what kind of shots Connor comes up with for this car. He's a great photographer. But anyway, here's what I have so far. The first one is of the new control arms and wasn't taken by that photographer.
So, here's a quick update, then some pics!
We took the chromoly rear control arms off and put some totally badass billet ones in their place. We made some stainless plates to go over the tops of the strut towers, so that I could adjust my camber with the camber plates and not mess up the paint. I'm still having a silly issue with the electric fan blowing fuses. Since EVERYTHING in the car is new, it has to be either a crimped wire or a bad ground. I'll tackle that a soon as it cools down. It's been 95-105 here in TN (with crazy humidity) and I don't have a climate controlled garage. Plus, since the car doesn't have AC, I'm not in too much of a rush with that! Still, I drive it around some, as I can get on the interstate pretty quickly from my house. The car is CRAZY FAST, fellas. With me in it, I expect it to come in around (or even less than) 2,000lbs. That, plus we actually got a bit more power out of her. Now she's at 439RWHP on pump gas. I drove her for 500 miles or so on low boost (320rwhp) and she got over 30mpg! HA!
So, I took the car (trailered) to the 2010 Z Car Convention last week. Here are some pics that photog Matt Hollifield took of the car. Connor hasn't had a chance yet, but he's been trying! We live so close together, but as you can tell by my lack of posting on here, I've been crazy busy. I really want to see what kind of shots Connor comes up with for this car. He's a great photographer. But anyway, here's what I have so far. The first one is of the new control arms and wasn't taken by that photographer.
#105
08-09-2010, 10:03 AM
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Redding, CA
Posts: 422
Here are two pics by another young photographer, Kyle McManus. You might notice that the car doesn't even have wipers on it yet. This is during my 500mile drive from National Speed (who built the engine/turbo system) in Wilmington, NC (on the coast) to Knoxville, TN where I live. The car wasn't even complete, but Kyle called me and asked me to pull over near Greensboro, NC where he lives so he could snap some pictures. I think they turned out really well! I also had to jack the rear up (coilovers) because the springs were too spongy and when I would roll on the throttle hard, they would compress too much and the rear tires would hit the fenders. Now, as shown in the first set of pics, the stance is right. I got heavier springs on her now, and can lower her down.
