Project: SteeZee - 1973 Datsun 240Z LQ9 V8 Build

[Aaj2k5]

Hey guys, been a while since I've been able to get to shop.

 

Picked up Contano S14 5 lug hubs

 

Borrowed a buddies tube bender and bought a Princess Auto tube notcher. This is the biggest POS I've seen but it was cheap and I needed something asap. The blue bushing housing had a ton of play to the shaft and the hole saw adapter had huge runout so I made a new shaft assembly out of some spare bearings and milled a plate with a step to align them. Popped a 3/8" hex socket into the end and pinned it so it will never spin so I can adapt to any drill and the wobble of the drill will be taken up by this adapter.

 

 

Bent up some scrap pieces of tube to get angles right without using the good DOM

 

 

Bent up full A-pillar bars

 

 

Halo bar notched nicely.

 

 

Front view of today's work

 

Next will be dash bar and halo to main hoop. Should I go straight back or X for the roof bars?

[Fast720]

Hi Nice work, great to see another Canadian Datsun buddy here , would love to build a 240Z ,crazy I am not finished this one yet but I am already thinking of the next project .................any way looks great so far , keep us all motivated !!!!!!

Cheers Fast720