dat280z Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hello everyone! I present you my Zonda/Mercedes Benz V12 soon to be powered 280Z. I've been working on this project for almost 3 years. I'll share more as I make new progress. Here is a quick oic of my Z :) 1 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Forgot these oics :) 1 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Lots of luck! Let us know when the parts are up for auction. 2 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hahaha! Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Holy cow I've seen a viper V10 in a 240z before but now a V12 "hay caramba"! 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Nice shell. I guess all the money went into the motor... 2 Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hm.......... The second pic is not your engine, I assume? Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Horee sheet.....watching this one.... Quote Link to comment
Abe Froman Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 This should be interesting, I remember seeing a V12 Jag motor in a Miata. Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Holy cow I've seen a viper V10 in a 240z before but now a V12 "hay caramba"! There is a V12 Jag powered 240Z running around somewhere. The key here is DOHC V12 :P Nice shell. I guess all the money went into the motor... Actually more money and time to the shell than my engine. Good guess though by the looks of it. Hm.......... The second pic is not your engine, I assume? Correct, that pic is a Zonda R engine with ITBs... My dream engine if I had the money. Horee sheet.....watching this one.... Thanks! I'm going to keep everyone posted :) This should be interesting, I remember seeing a V12 Jag motor in a Miata. That is pretty nuts! The carbs on that engine alone is worth more than the entire car lol Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Disassembled the engine block and ordered new rod and thrust bearings. Tried to order main bearings and piston rings, but they are discontinued from Mercedes :( Rockauto said that they had 1 last set in stock and they were the wrong ones, so I'm reusing them. They still look brand new! I did buy a Lisle 15000 honing tool to lap the cylinders :) Mercedes used to layer silicone between the aluminum cylinders and the pistons in some of their blocks known as Alusil. That's right, no sleeves at all! I'm lapping the cylinders with Sunnen AN-30 and honing oil at home, then getting decked at the machine shop. Pics to come! -Antonio Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 When I picked it up... Rust.... Lots of it! All frame rust done! Bad dog frame rails, coilovers, polyurethane bushings, seam sealed, and bed liner coated Still needs body panel work. I've started but I need to take pics. -Antonio 3 Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Wow , that was alot of rust ... :w00t: ... nice work!!! ..... can't wait to see moar 1 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks INDY510! It's been a tough battle, but the hard part has been done. -Antonio 1 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Found piston rings from the dealer! Part # 0020309024 $109.60 per piston.... I think I will use my used ones still lol -Antonio Quote Link to comment
Doctor510 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Found piston rings from the dealer! Part # 0020309024 $109.60 per piston.... I think I will use my used ones still lol -Antonio Antonio, Give the guys at Total Seal Ringc in AZ a call. They did a custom set/6 for the Q45 pistons I put into a VG30 for under $100 (dealer wanted $380.00 for OE rings for the Q45. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Antonio, Give the guys at Total Seal Ringc in AZ a call. They did a custom set/6 for the Q45 pistons I put into a VG30 for under $100 (dealer wanted $380.00 for OE rings for the Q45. I would, but these piston rings are chrome plated. I wouldn't mind using them if they where regular piston rings. -Antonio Quote Link to comment
Doctor510 Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 They will make them anyway you want, just ask them. Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 http://www.oocities.org/dotdotdot@rogers.com/ http://jalopnik.com/5071584/how-about-a-v12-powered-datsun-240z 1 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 ^Yes SOHC V12s have been swapped in Zs before. They are clean builds for sure. -Antonio Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Started to clean the pistons and rods :) Quote Link to comment
JoeCool Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 A V12 in a Z? 1 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I did manage to power wash the block so I can start honing the cylinders. Unfortunately Sunnen AN-30 silicone compound is out of stock through my supplier :( I'm going to make some calls tomorrow :) 2 Quote Link to comment
Watson Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 If you don't mind me asking, where did you source the engine? 1 Quote Link to comment
dat280z Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I found it where the rainbow ends lol -Antonio 1 Quote Link to comment
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