67 411 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Lol I love that. so he is finished but the car isn't Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 update plz!!! :( Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Bump .... love this 8.8 in the rear .... and the flares ... with those wheels ... :cool: Come back op! !!!!!! Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 hahaha.. just read through the posts. Marriage is great, I don't know what you guys are talking about! Car is on the back burners for a bit. Business is getting good so I got to take advantage of this opportunity. Thats where all my time's been going. But I guess one update is that I got a decent Tig machine and have put in some good amount of hours welding aluminum. So needless to say, when I'm back on the Datsun, fabrication will be stepped up a notch. ;) Looking through all these projects does make me itchy to work on the Datsun. Thats why i have to stay away from here for a bit. :D So don't worry, car will be finished! Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yay! A response! Cant wait to see more develop on this car! Quote Link to comment
Whats Hatnin Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 One of my favorite goons I've seen so far!! Lovin' all the fab work that's gone into this thing, keep us posted! Quote Link to comment
67 411 Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 I am so glad that you responded it would of killed me not knowing what happened to this goon. I can't wait for progress. Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 it has been awhile, but work is slowing a bit and i've gotten some work done. Tranny tunnel is almost done. Pictures to follow. And with my new acquired tig welder, an aluminum gas tank is in the works. dang, I miss driving the wagon. :( Been dreaming about vg30et instead of my current ka24det. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 YAY!!! Glad to see work is being done. I say get it back on the road, then worry about motors. Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 YAY!!! Glad to see work is being done. I say get it back on the road, then worry about motors. Yep, thats the goal! Motor won't be to later after I get all the quirks out of the suspension and adjust it properly. Also, I got rx7 fc calipers on the way to use with my 280zx strut with 300zx 5 lug rotors. Yay! Quote Link to comment
CraigSnedeker Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 mocked up some wheels and flares. Not sure on the front flares yet, might cut them down a little bit. Will be getting smaller tires up front as well. probably 205 instead of the 215's. Dang, that's amazing Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Here's what I've been working on. Still got to get used to running long beads with the tig and trying to figure out if I like the pulse mode or not. got to wait on some AN fittings and pick up a tube to weld on for the filler. Tank is approximately 10 gallons. Quote Link to comment
kayakdude07 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 That tank looks great. Are you getting it to fit underneath the car still? Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yep, will fit in the stock location with a few mods to the mounting brackets. Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Sweet tank, i'll b needing to redo my tank too. never have to worry about rust Quote Link to comment
BadWagon Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Did this project get shelved? Quote Link to comment
67 411 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Man I saw that there was a new post in this thread and got so excited. I hope he posts soon. 1 Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I have a build thread! hahah. Dang I miss driving the wagon! The more I work on it, the more I end up doing. Should of just kept it stock, hah!I decided to redo the crossmember to move the motor back some. So I ended up making a new trans mount as well. Just for the heck of it I am using some hockey pucks for mounts. While I had the crossmember off, I decided to install rack and pinion as I had an extra 320i rack in the garage. Fits pretty darn well! And as long as I had everything a part, i thought I should make new control arms since I had some extra parts around. And I also moved the control arm mounts upward. And then I bought some awesome TC rods from Dave. Also made a tunnel for the exhaust. All the big stuff is almost done. Still deciding if I want to make a new turbo manifold or buy one. I got a cheap cast iron one of ebay, but it sits the turbo way to close to the break master now since I moved the motor back. The rear end is 95% done. 2 Quote Link to comment
67 411 Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Wow! Getting a update made my week. I'm glad you haven't stopped working on it. I love this thing please keep updating us. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Ahh the snowball of, might as well cause I'm already in there. Looks good :cool: Quote Link to comment
BadWagon Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Where did you find those flares? I cant locate anything that wide Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I got them from this guy. You can ask him for different sizes as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-flares-/321044871318?pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item4abfc3f896 Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 100 bucks and wide as hell only issue i see is they dont seem to go down the fender enough can we get a profile shot? Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 100 bucks and wide as hell only issue i see is they dont seem to go down the fender enough can we get a profile shot? You mean on the sides? Not as far as the bre ones. 100 bucks is why i got them to test out. When I got them they were only 80 bucks. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.