oldskoolvws Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Freaking awesome work! Just curious, did you keep tabs on the running total for this project so far? That's a lot of cash... Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 lookin' great!! Thanks, man! I'm trying to plug away at it while I can. Freaking awesome work! Just curious, did you keep tabs on the running total for this project so far? That's a lot of cash... Thanks very much. I've got an invoice or receipt for everything last thing I've bought for this car. I'm sure I could have shaved some dollars here and there, but I didn't want to put a budget on it if I didn't have to. I look at it as incentive to go to work every day! ;) Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Got a little shit done last week and yesterday afternoon. Blew the rear suspension apart for powdercoating some stuff, multi-link, and rear discs. This has me kicking myself for half-assing things the first time. Oh, well - live and learn! Blown apart awaiting bearings, brakes, and paint. Dropped out for 4.11's and paint. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Yanked this pile for final assembly. And, here's a look at that shifter plate I had made. That's all for now until parts arrive. I'm getting really anxious for wiring and all that other fun stuff. I wanna start this shit! Quote Link to comment
BEERDAMAGE Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 We hear ya, can't wait to see it on the road. I got inspired to work on my dash today. All because of your AWESOME BUILD! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 We hear ya, can't wait to see it on the road. I got inspired to work on my dash today. All because of your AWESOME BUILD! Well, shucks! :blush: Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Haven't done a ton, but I've been piecing little shit together. I put in an order to Black Dragon last week for a fresh interior, and a bunch of misc. bulbs, as well as a couple nuts and washers I needed for my rear hubs. On top of that, I'm still waiting for my brakes to arrive! I yanked some stuff off my motor this afternoon briefly to try and finish this silly heater core loop. I've gotta get the coolant return from here... To here... Which connects to here... Without using gross things that resemble hardline... I began piecing the parts together last week, and while not cost efficient, it's gonna look a whole lot prettier than some brass barbs and rubber hose. Trust. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 I also stopped by JRP to pick up my clutch, but it still wasn't there. I grabbed a wideband while I was there for the sake of crossing things off the list. On to the next. :crying: Quote Link to comment
BEERDAMAGE Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 This is some cool stuff and a rad build. I finished the dash and everything works,AMAZING! My next project will be rear disc brakes. I see Lambo doors in the future also. I can't keep up with your rad build, but it is continuing to inspire me. Quote Link to comment
Topher88 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Looking good man. I know what its like to check an item off the list and know you still habe a shit load of stuff to get... I got the same background on my Mac ;) Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 This is some cool stuff and a rad build. I finished the dash and everything works,AMAZING! My next project will be rear disc brakes. I see Lambo doors in the future also. I can't keep up with your rad build, but it is continuing to inspire me. Thanks, man! I'm kind of wishing I went with rear Wilwoods, but I'm happy to just have rear discs. Looking good man. I know what its like to check an item off the list and know you still habe a shit load of stuff to get... I got the same background on my Mac ;) Thank-you! These lists are never ending, haha. I finally feel like I'm getting down to the last of 'em, though. Quote Link to comment
jalen Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 This is some cool stuff and a rad build. I finished the dash and everything works,AMAZING! My next project will be rear disc brakes. I see Lambo doors in the future also. I can't keep up with your rad build, but it is continuing to inspire me. Lambo doors on a z? go die...... :confused: :poke: 1 Quote Link to comment
BEERDAMAGE Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Yes Indeedy! I found a few manufacturers for the hinges. Since my lady wants them, (its her car) I put them on the to do list. We met a person @ the gas station that had installed them on their 73Z. It looked bitchen'. This is down the road a ways, maybe next year. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Some good shit happening this week! Brakes showed up, got my heater core loop figured out, and my Black Dragon order shipped out. Out with the old, and in with the new! This lovely fitting gets me from the turbo's 5/16" hardline to -6AN for ease of plumbing back in to the coolant loop. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 The package I'd been waiting for! I can't get over how light these front calipers are! Sort of wish I'd done away with an ebrake and just gone with the Wilwoods in the rear also. Oh, welp! I'll be at the shop one night this week to go and mock all this bullshit up. :D Quote Link to comment
TRsome Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Looks awesome. How big are those front rotors? You got me thinking though... Any way you can combine: http://arizonazcar.com/parkingcaliper.html and: http://datsunpartsllc.com/cart/index.php?p=product&id=167&parent=11 I guess I don't really understand how that parking caliper mounts, but I imagine it ends up something like this? I'm sure you and your fab skills can whip something up. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment
Alex Datsun Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Looks awesome. How big are those front rotors? You got me thinking though... Any way you can combine: http://arizonazcar.c...ingcaliper.html and: http://datsunpartsll...d=167&parent=11 I guess I don't really understand how that parking caliper mounts, but I imagine it ends up something like this? I'm sure you and your fab skills can whip something up. ;) bro...we are on the same track. I was thinking about buying another set of dllc brakets and making them "fit" with my already existing bracket to have dual calipers. The azc ebrake caliper is a cable type right? Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Looks awesome. How big are those front rotors? You got me thinking though... Any way you can combine: http://arizonazcar.c...ingcaliper.html and: http://datsunpartsll...d=167&parent=11 I guess I don't really understand how that parking caliper mounts, but I imagine it ends up something like this? I'm sure you and your fab skills can whip something up. ;) Thanks, man! Those are 12" rotors in the front. I wish I was capable of machining stuff - but making a bracket like that is a little out of my league, haha. My thinking behind having the Wilwoods in the rear is that I'm not terribly concerned about having an ebrake. What you've suggested would definitely work if somebody was good with aluminum! bro...we are on the same track. I was thinking about buying another set of dllc brakets and making them "fit" with my already existing bracket to have dual calipers. The azc ebrake caliper is a cable type right? Yeah, that one in the link is a cable type. Quote Link to comment
screamer510 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Just read every page. SICK! I love the options you've chosen. 1 Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Just read every page. SICK! I love the options you've chosen. Thanks very much! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Slow progress while I continue to spend car money on tattoos, haha! Got some stuff in the other day, and this afternoon, though... Extended studs for the rear. These ARP's are a different thread pitch, which means I get to buy another set of ricey lugs! Also, I gave that digital wideband to a friend, as I didn't realize they came analog. I'm just going to get one of these instead, as they don't have the lame flashing lights, and it'll fit in a little better. Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 My Black Dragon order also arrived. Fresh carpet kit, the only interior panel I was missing, rear wheel bearings, as well as all my bulbs, nuts, and bolts! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Here's a picture of my truck I liked from the weekend. I don't give this thing enough credit for functioning every day! Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Needed a hook-up to my intake piping for my IAC, so I rigged that up this evening. Spent the whole evening stripping my motor down and painted the block - something I should have done ages ago. Nothing fancy, just a clean cast iron colour. Once I pick-up my new clutch and place the order for my fly wheel I should be ready to drop my motor in for starting. :mellow: Also put that new timing belt cover on. Ouuuuu, RB20 - Skyrine! Brought a bunch of stuff home for media blasting and powdercoating. Should probably have my alternator rebuilt while she's off. Why the fuck not, right? Quote Link to comment
Rustbucket Posted June 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Didn't quite feel like sleeping this evening. Got some stuff on the go for the Z... Lightweight flywheel. Splitfire coilpacks. Analog wideband. Bought car parts instead of food this week. I'm in to it! Quote Link to comment
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