Rustbucket

Started to throw some panels at my car this evening so I could align the hood to see how the pins could work for me. Cut half the weight of the hood out of it, because it doesn't really need to be all that sturdy anymore. I'd forgotten what it looked like with a front end on it... Obviously they'll sit a lot lower. I just left it for the night because it was getting late. Distribution block/ proportioning valve, and tee came in the mail with my jegs order. Those were the last pieces I needed to complete my brake set-up, so I used some twine to measure out how long I need to make my braided lines for the rear. Also bought one of the last components to my fuel system. Will get cracking on both in these coming weeks.

Timing belt, tensioner, and idler got done last night. Also had a friend come by and measure up my transmission to make a spacer for my short shifter. Killed some time making my manifold look not quite as shitty with all the heat shield brackets cut off it.

That is the fucking craziest oil pan, haha! Awesome, dude.

Good car, and a better build. You're killing it, man.

Another box of fun stuff this evening! H4 headlamps, sending unit and associated parts, as well as a really shiny door mirror.

Spent a couple hours at the shop yesterday morning. Had a coffee or two and rigged up my intercooler among other little things. These pictures really put this car in to perspective. That core is only 23'' wide from inlet to outlet, 6'' deep and it takes up most of the front support! Welded the ends of some hardlines from bullshit I deleted from my motor, and also on my fuel tank. Went to the post office after work today and picked up all the Nissan goodies for my motor.

This cute little guy was waiting for me when I arrived home from work this evening. Going to head to the shop on Sunday and do some work to 'er. Just a dinky little 18" core.

I could try, but drilling it further is such a cunt. It has an easy-out snapped off inside it.

Fought with some exhaust studs this evening. Only succeeded in getting one out. The other is in there for good because I don't feel like wasting another night on it. Everything is back together in the rear end. Need to save some money over the next month and order an almost final round of parts.

Hiya, cutie! :)

Previous owners of my '72 had done the exact same thing - just boggled my mind as to how they thought that would ever be a good idea. Build is looking good, though!

Fuck yeah, thanks dude!

Decided to start knockin' the dust off of the old lump. Can't wait to see this dirty girl on the ground again.

Had my motor mounts powdercoated yesterday. And, then turned all this... In to this. Obviously it came with the shittiest fittings known to man, but they'll be replaced by some nicer ones from work. Also, yanked my turbo manifold off the other day so I could replace a couple broken studs and clean up the block. A shot of the new water pipe. Also relocated the dipstick to the back of the block as I've got a rear-sump pan, as opposed to the old front-sump. Hidden nicely beside my fuel rail. Expect to see some more good shit happening soon. I've got some serious motivation kicking!

I thought the same thing - but, since there's no real way to prep the rust for a coat of clear it adheres and reacts pretty poorly. The rusty hood on my truck is oxidizing through the two coats of clear that I laid down.

Started with this... To this... To this... And, finally to this... Thanks to all this... Going to buff all that steel out and shoot it with clear. I love how much it looks like the aluminum on an plane. Might get creative and make it look like some things are riveted in there. I was having a tough time finding a small enough intercooler to fit between the two vent holes that are in the factory rad support. Happened to stumble on a company that makes a dinky little core good for 250+ HP projects. Essentially the perfect core for this application. The core is 2.5'' deep, 24'' end to end, and 6'' tall. This will make for some awesome throttle response with the serious lack of intercooler piping that the forward facing manifold will provide. As for a rad, I've decided to give the Mishimoto Honda half-rads a try. It's a nice compact package, and should be sufficient to keep the RB cool with their e-fan and fancy metal shroud. Not only that but it keeps everything nice and tidy in the engine bay. Through a friend at work I've got a source for parts and wheels in Japan. Just this past week I sent him an email look for some wheels in a very specific size. Wouldn't ya know it - he pulled through. Next week I'll be making a payment for a lovely set of genuine Watanabes in some very manly sizes. 15x10 -25 in the back, and 15x9.5 -29 in the front. CAN NOT WAIT! :D

So, I got a big ol' pile of parts from Black Dragon the other day - wasted no time in getting everything together! Wheel bearings, clutch master, brake master, tie rods, ball joints, and other miscellaneous things. Got the wheel bearings, and ball joints banged out in a night, and all back together. Wanted to get it done so that I could mock up a wheel in the front, but the car doesn't weigh enough for me to jack up the front suspension without a motor in it! <_< Got the steering rack all butters another night. Ordered the intake manifold the other day, so that should arrive the first week of November. Yanked the old gross manifold off the RB20 in anticipation of my purchase!

I had perches machined to accept the thread pitch of the coilovers, and welded the perches to the spindle itself. Then I welded in S13 top plates to my strut towers, which were also machined from plate steel. A guy over in the Hybrid Z forum was doing all of the machining and selling them as kits. It's the same process for the front coilovers, except you gain the use of camber plates.

Thank-you!

Decided to mock everything up in the front to see if what I'd cobbled together actually worked. Sure enough, it all went together like butter.

Incredibly jealous of how clean a chassis this was to begin. My Z was a whole different story, ahah! :(

Updates have been lacking lately, but that's not to say things haven't been done. I've totally finished reconstructing what was left of the chassis and all the rot has been cut out and taken care of. I had to make new rails from the tension rods back, as there was nothing left but a disgusting mess of what were once the frame rails. Also got the floors finished and given a coat of POR15 to be concealed beneath the carpet and all that at some point. Felt ambitious this evening and decided to tackle my rear suspension to see how a wheel would actually fit. This is a wheel borrowed from a friend in order for me to figure out widths and offset for when I order my wheels. And, the wheel I intend to purchase will sit about an inch out from the 15x10 +0 that I mocked up. That's pretty much how I left it this evening. With all the shitty stuff done, it's time to seam seal, finish shaving the bay, run fuel lines, and brakes.

To each his own, brother, and everything you stated is agreeable - I'm simply building an old car to a desired look. This build is more suited to the aesthetics than the actual performance of the car, which obviously isn't everyone's cup of tea. It's just the way I happened to interpret it.

Finally got around to painting the perches. Passenger side shitty's are just about wrapped up meow, as I got the rail cut up, bent up, and tacked up this afternoon. Friend of mine was selling a battery that I happened to need. It fits perfect in the jack compartment behind either seat, which is awesome.

Haha, should be yummy! Rust buckets are the worst. I'm in it to make this rolling pile of shit work, though! Thanks, brother! Thanks for the kind words, man! :)