Ira210 Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 I love the wide wheels with narrow tire stretched look. Sweet thread! Getting amped on fixing up my rust bucket! Quote Link to comment
north dakota Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 DOOOOOOOODDDDEEEEEE......Effin awesome build I am doing something similar to this with a 510 sedan and an sr...But good job sir. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 A super cool and really entertaining build you have here! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Mmmmmm lowered z Haha, should be yummy! I love the wide wheels with narrow tire stretched look. Sweet thread! Getting amped on fixing up my rust bucket! Rust buckets are the worst. I'm in it to make this rolling pile of shit work, though! DOOOOOOOODDDDEEEEEE......Effin awesome build I am doing something similar to this with a 510 sedan and an sr...But good job sir. Thanks, brother! A super cool and really entertaining build you have here! Keep it up! Thanks for the kind words, man! :) Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Sure, traction might not be awesome with an RB, lots of camber, and a 205/50 on a 15x10 - but it sure looks good. :) Well that's debatable: what looks good. Functionality above form. Or form always follows function. To function properly the tires must be flat on the ground to reduce toe during suspension travel. Right now there is camber and toe in which can't help but affect handling in corners and that's not even addressing the tire wear. When the suspension is working properly (function) the looks, (form) will be even better. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Well that's debatable: what looks good. Functionality above form. Or form always follows function. To function properly the tires must be flat on the ground to reduce toe during suspension travel. Right now there is camber and toe in which can't help but affect handling in corners and that's not even addressing the tire wear. When the suspension is working properly (function) the looks, (form) will be even better. But mike, what if its function is to look a certain way? 1 Quote Link to comment
BEERDAMAGE Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Tnx for the pics' showing your work and updates RustBucket. It has helped my wife see what is needed to bring hers to tip top form and function. She Also suggested I get a Mig welder and a few other toys! She GETS IT now. GOOD WORK GUY! I just finished my toy, a 51 Kaiser Manhattan Dragon, Next is my V-6 Camero powered 74 VW Safari bus, then I get to attack her 240. Love that car. In the corners I swear the wheels have Velcro on them! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Well that's debatable: what looks good. Functionality above form. Or form always follows function. To function properly the tires must be flat on the ground to reduce toe during suspension travel. Right now there is camber and toe in which can't help but affect handling in corners and that's not even addressing the tire wear. When the suspension is working properly (function) the looks, (form) will be even better. 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. 1 Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 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. 1 Quote Link to comment
B25 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 rad build man! lovin the fitment! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 rad build man! lovin the fitment! Thank-you! 1 Quote Link to comment
FiveTenzo Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 what exactly did you do to fit the rear coilovers? Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 what exactly did you do to fit the rear coilovers? 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. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 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! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted October 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 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! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted November 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Decided to start knockin' the dust off of the old lump. Can't wait to see this dirty girl on the ground again. Quote Link to comment
Aaj2k5 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 hey buddy - I'm JP's friend Aaron with the 240z. Build thread is fairly sick - coming along nicely. Facebook me some night when your heading out to the shop n I'll come out and measure up that tranny shifter to mill the spacer, or help put RB in or pretty well anything haha. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 hey buddy - I'm JP's friend Aaron with the 240z. Build thread is fairly sick - coming along nicely. Facebook me some night when your heading out to the shop n I'll come out and measure up that tranny shifter to mill the spacer, or help put RB in or pretty well anything haha. Fuck yeah, thanks dude! Quote Link to comment
no heros Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 hey oli F. Just picture a wagon instead of a hako up front. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted November 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Hiya, cutie! :) Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 use left hand drill bits :huh:? Quote Link to comment
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