for anyone who is interested here are a few snaps of where im up to on my restoration/customisation. ive mainly focused on the engine bay as that is what im doing at the moment

 

engine bay was taken back to bare metal, this is just about the last of it

 

 

pas pot has been moved to here

 

 

to here, hicas has been removed, inner wing deseamed/smoothed. all holes have been welded up (except a few that i still need)

 

 

same goes for this area too, there will be nothing here except the brake servo/clutch master cylinder

 

 

Alot of work has gone on in this area, the battery tray has been removed which revealed a few holes where the battery had leaked, the upper suspension mounting had also had a bit of a bash at some time and had distorted the reinforced panel. i cut out the whole panel in this area and replaced it with one cut out of my breaker. all spot welds drilled out etc and welded back to look factory-also checked to correct chassis dims. you can see which panel i mean as its red (weld through etch primer)

 

 

same goes for the passanger side, i have replaced the headlamp pod aswell, it had been repaired to a good standard but i was not happy, it would appear my breaker had a bad bump (bent the chassis rail) but they had replaced the headlamp pod with a new nissan item so this was grafted onto my car aswell. all looks perfect now. the fusebox will go under the nose panel on the inside of the chassis leg opposite the pas pot

 

 

 

both chassis rails have been given the smooth treatment too

 

 

fuel filter has been moved down here where all the aiv stuff used to live, the stock fuel lines have been tweaked to pop up under the chassis rail where you can just see the little notch. the fuel lines will then go up through the panel above (where battery used to be). ill use a jic bulkhead fitting here so in the engine bay i will have aeroquip type braided hoses with propper connectors in stealth black onto an adapted fuel pipe.

 

 

tomorrow i will spray the bay in a final coat of etch, then seam seal a few bits. might even get on to giving it a coat of 2k high build. Colour will be pure gloss black. im going for a very stripped out look in the bay, no wires showing and nothing but the engine to see. colour scheme will be stricktly black and silver/chrome/pollished aluminium.

 

hope you enjoy.

Im keeping a close eye on this thread As I have all this to start yet, but absolutely amazing job fella really is!! wanna do mine after lol

This is going to be wow :cool3:

Thanks alot guys, it really does mean alot to me to have the encouragement to carry on and obviously some other really good builds going on at the moment to try to push the standards higher and higher.

 

been doing a fair bit the last week just not updated the thread so ill get some more pics up later.

 

im really looking forward to the installment where i start to fit the new s style skirts from carmad:wink:

 

hope you guys like shiny suspension

here are a few more recent pics

 

drivers side suspension loosely assembled to get it back on the ground soon

 

 

 

the front hubs still need to come apart so i can shot blast them and repaint the splash guards and bearing units. brake hose and clips etc have all been cleaned up though. will be a shame to drive it

 

 

Front tow hook with new bolts

 

 

strut tops cleaned up. im modifying the pillow ball mounts to take screws instead of the studs for a cleaner look, they will sit in countersunk washers.

 

 

oil cooler cleaned up, took me ages to straighten all the fins

 

 

repainted the passanger scuttle but not to happy with it, i have a bit of a run and its a bit too glossy

 

 

front cross member installed, still need to tart up a few of the pipes but wanted to get the layout correct.

 

 

Had all the clips and brackets replated, they have come up quite nice

 

finally started on the coilovers too, this is how they started. typical tein they rust like hell. you can see the paint i found which is just about a perfect match for tein green

 

 

here are the springs after shot blasting and some satin 2k enamal

 

 

and here is a shock body after a good wire brushing

 

 

hope you enjoy, going to try to paint a shock tonight

your going to be scared of driving it :lol:

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup1::biggrin:

Bloody hell mate, you put me to shame with your finish! :cry:

 

Think i really am going to have to rip mine to pieces and get it all shot blasted and powder coated after i've got it running over the christmas period :rofl:

ill swap my shiny suspension for your v8 any day. still tempted to put one in mine.

 

thanks for the comments guys

Well with my latest adaptions i'm now running a totally stock z32 front cross member with spacers on and some custom brackets to go between the stock z32 mounts and the V8 and that's it :)

 

So even less of an excuse not to fit it now! :D Real Steel have a nice 350 block for sale for £400 at the moment..... :)

 

http://realsteel.co.uk/usedengines.pdf

well sorry for the lack of an update

 

all ive been doing really is sorting out the wiring loom and cleaning up a load of brackets.

 

the wiring loom has taken quite a while as i dont want any wires in the bay. i have replaced all the conectors to the side lights etc as they were all hacked about, removed the hicas connections, moved the gearbox connections, hardwired in the hid connector, moved the fuse box down to the chassis rail under the nose pannel and relocated the pas pot connection. most of the wires are now bound up again and looks like new.

 

ive also repainted most of the intercooler pipes and had all the rubber mounting washers replated etc. going to replace the intercoolers at some point but std will do for now.

 

also bought loads more stainless bolts to get things mounted, i will not be using any mild steel unless they are structural. also got some fancy countersunk washers for the wings etc.

 

also rebilt the wiper mechanism with replated crank arms.

 

got no photos at the moment but ill update tomorrow.

 

also ordered a set of carmads new swb skirts so i hope to trial fit these over the weekend.

absolutely loving this thread....top notch work fella ...this has got the potential to be THE best restored zed in the uk if not europe .....keep those pics coming it gives us mere mortals hope and encouragment

 

steve

Very kind words mate. tbh i dont know of anyone who has done a complete nut and bolt refurb on a z32. ive never really been to a jap car show so ive not had a chance to look at the standards out there. just doing my own thing getting the car to the std i want

its going to be stunning im sure....looking forward to seeing the alacantra re trim

 

whats next on the agenda ??

It will look stunning and put pretty much every car on here to shame looking at the detail you're going into! Can't wait to see the next batch of photos :)

its going to be stunning im sure....looking forward to seeing the alacantra re trim

 

whats next on the agenda ??

 

ive done most of the retrim so ill try and get some pics, also done one of the factory fit recaros.

 

once the engine bay and front suspension is done (not putting the engine in yet)

i will turn the car round and finish off the bodywork on the passanger side and finish off the underside of the car.

 

then paint the remaining panels, refit the interior, doors, tagas etc. last will be a rear subframe refurb then fit the engine(still a bit of work to be done here)

 

ill get some pics tonight

well as promised here are the pics

 

wiring loom re bound after rerouting lots of wires

 

 

 

fuse box moved- i still need to tidy up the loom

 

 

wiper actuators replated and cleaned up

 

 

 

new bonnet prop

 

 

and various pipes and shiny fasteners

 

 

 

 

oh and by the way this is my 1000th post:smartass:

THis is going to be one of the must have zeds on the forum. Real credit to you mate and keep up the great work.

 

She is going to be a minter :thumbup1:

lets hope the skirts dont let it down:biggrin:

 

im sure they will look fantastic though. thanks for the kind words mate

 

lets hope its ready for next year

:thumbup:Great work mate

lets hope the skirts dont let it down:biggrin:

 

 

What you mean, the skirts will make it :lol::lol:

Looking great. You must be very proud.

ill be proud when its done, i never seem to get anything like this completly finished, but my motivation is still very high and summer is the goal (was last summer):sad:

skirts will be with you tomorrow :)

Thanks mate, thats if the mrs doesnt get to them and hide them as they are a bday present for next week:bored: