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.

Looks amazing buddy, lots of dedication here coming together nicely :)

Some stunning work going into this bud , gonna be one of the best :thumbup:

Holy shit! This is awesome! *Cough* headline act for 25years of the Z32 *cough* I cannot wait to see the end project.

Hey dougal get subbed so i can pm you to death!

 

id like a heads up on how youve gone about de-seaming the engine bay mainly around the suspension towers and inner arches.

 

Thanks bud,

 

Hollings.

I for one cant wait for you to finish this car its going to look better than it would ever have done coming out of the Nissan factory.....top marks fella.

When you've finished you can do mine if you want ????:laugh:

thanks for the kind words

 

hope it will be done soon

 

the best bits are still to come. would have really liked to have finished it with a twinz rear bumper but time and funds wont allow. still it will be a very clean look with a 99 spec and simple paint scheme.

 

was just thinking, anyone got any idea what it would be worth, not that ill be selling her

One hell of a project buddy, always love seeing you've put a new update on here :)

 

Keep up the good work! :D

thanks for the kind words

 

hope it will be done soon

 

the best bits are still to come. would have really liked to have finished it with a twinz rear bumper but time and funds wont allow. still it will be a very clean look with a 99 spec and simple paint scheme.

 

was just thinking, anyone got any idea what it would be worth, not that ill be selling her

 

I'm not expert but IMHO without seeing the final project. Which I know is going to be jaw dropping I'd say minimum £15'000. What do you guys think? More? It wouldn't surprise me if someone said double to be honest just due to the attention to detail that's happening

As much as my heart would say more,

 

Anything above £10,000 is purely down to the value of any fitted aftermarket parts.

So as a clean zed, basically double normal.

 

Don't get me wrong. I. Love. This. Build.

And the news of no silly bumpers is even better!

bit of an update

 

got the roof polished

 

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new wheels trial fitted

 

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wing trial fitted

 

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and fitted

 

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thats one very tidy rebild your doing.

top work, would love to redo all this to mine again one day.

keep up the good work.

few interior pics

 

dash fitted, all tweed panels retrimmed in grey alcanrtara

 

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dug out my old nardi steering wheel, works perfectly with the grey and I think its style suits the zed, also retrimmed the speedo cowl in alcantara

 

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hope you enjoy

nice work there fella :thumbup:

also did a few other bits tonight but no pics

 

polished up a wing mirror

polished a door handle

 

rebuilt and fitted both

 

had a go at refurbing a window strip, really happy with the results

 

hoping to have interior all back in this weekend, except a bit of trim

 

next weekend will be engine

oh 99 spec bumper is also painted

Starting to come together Dougal and looking great. Keep at it mate :thumbup1:

Simply awesome!!!

 

That is one hell of a project Pete - and good to see it finally coming together mate....

 

Richard:bow::bow::bow:

Awesome stuff. Love the headlining!

thanks for the praise guys

 

hope more updates over weekend

 

what are the thoughts on the wheels, wanted something a little more inkeeping with the cars age so gone for a classic 3 spoke with no dish. ive always loved the Ferrari 355 and love how the swb has very similar styling so went for similar. the wheels are kahn rsr's in 18 x 8.5 front and 9.5 rear with a 235/40 et 35 and 275/35 et 45. might want some spacers, guessing 15 or 20 on front and a 10 on the rear, I don't want any arch rolling or scrubbing but want a nice stance

Great work as always buddy, one of the main reasons i still keep popping on here to see how it's getting on :)

What a build.....:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

Sat here in Awe mate, that is amazing :sorcerer:

The newer jobs seem small fry compared to the previous stuff. And still the 'small fry' is stretching for us mere mortals! Lol.

 

I hope this project leaves a lasting legacy on the club, and more people attempt this.

This project is simply staggering!

 

Now time for some custom fab engine components, you say??? Excellent! :biggrin:

Hey guys

 

Just wanted to say thanks for the support on the project recently

 

Ive been in Hong Kong now for about 3 weeks

 

Ive added a few pics of how I left the car

 

generally all done, engine still needs work but I was happy with how far I got

 

 

 

 

 

When are you coming home to finish it Dougal?

Edited November 25, 201312 yr by Gaz 300