I posted at the start of this month i had bought a SWB N/a with a naff engine and was planning on doing a TT swap among other things and general tinkery stuffs.... ( BTW i bought this with a Big end Bearing gone.....)

 

Well i started to strip her down and upon removing the R/h Wing i found this abomination!

 

 

Then obviously having to remove the engine and planning on stripping the underside i start removing the engine beginning with the Fluids and find a certain something peeping out the sump! (the dipstick i knew about when buying the car and the look on the owners face when i asked him where the rest of it was was priceless)

 

 

 

 

This next one isnt detrimental but i thought, at least I've gained something so far from buying this.....

 

 

 

Now for my favorite surprise ive had yet...

 

L/H Sill

 

 

R/H Sill

 

It is isn't it.....pmsl

 

Certainly :)

On another note I didn't know is was going thin on top till I got my cameras installed:blushing:

right wheres the just for men

Certainly :)

On another note I didn't know is was going thin on top till I got my cameras installed:blushing:

right wheres the just for men

 

I didn't know my hairdresser put so many grey highlights in until you got that camera either, will have to have a word.....:lol:

well it could be a worse look-a-like, so laugh it up you old cretins

 

not at all agreeing that i look like him either...

 

JAE is defiantly off the cards this year.... haha

Edited March 17, 201411 yr by Hollings

well it could be a worse look-a-like, so laugh it up you old cretins

Point being that im not old.Just had a hard life:wacko:

well it could be a worse look-a-like, so laugh it up you old cretins

 

not at all agreeing that i look like him either...

 

JAE is defiantly off the cards this year.... haha

 

Thought you might do a bit of a gig at JAE this year Rick

I think he looks more like professor green tbh

I think he looks more like professor green tbh

 

Nothing to do with Cluedo!!!!

 

For all you oldies out there (dad)

No, definitely Rick

Well, a little update with the things i have achieved...unfortunately no pics atm.

 

Battery in boot and all wired in.

wired my Astra G PS pump in...IT WORKS :tt2:

plumbed the pump in.

assembled front and rear calipers....

 

Front calipers: Carbotech XP8 pads with Mtech 350mm Slotted and dimpled Disks.

Rear: stock crap as i have no bias valve and no ABS, anything more and id probably lock up.

 

Purchased and fitted my Federal 595RSR's

 

fronts 245/35/18, Rear 285/30/18. The rears turned out to be a bit thinner than i thought so they have a bit of stretch which some people will dislike but they are there to stay.

 

Bled all brakes with some DOT 5.1

Bled PS and blew a few fuses in the process haha.

PICS...yeah.

 

This is my pair of spacer from Clarke motorsport which Lexx referred me to, Cheers bud!

 

 

Mtech disk against the stock wheel..

 

 

Fitted..

 

 

 

With wheels on..random pics now

 

 

 

 

Now for the rear...Which needs work and the geometry is WAY out so dont get jumping to any conclusions....Body Mech is going to be having a play with this!

 

 

 

 

Edited April 13, 201411 yr by Hollings

Looking good Rick..(couldn't resist)

So is the P/S still speed sensitive or just 'free running'?

free running atm, however it seems to have some sort of feedback loop or something due to the speed varying under slight differences in load...also when at full lock it doesnt like it and blows fuses. i plan to set up a variable resistor switch to allow me to tweek it once ive sorted these teething problems out.

 

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Wow they are BIG brakes mate :thumbup:

Looking awesome mate, what a car it's turning out to be :)

looking good adam great work wanna swap :)

Cheers guys, it's only taken me a year haha!

 

More to come soon!

Wotcha Adam . good talking to you today , i,ve caught up on what you,ve been building ! lol

It,s gonna be a beast bud , rear arches certainly look like a tight fit !!

Here,s the link to Marks Automodz build

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?176146-Automodz-demo-car-amp-bodymech

Haha cheers Alan, now you see what you could be up against!

its that time again

 

The dilemma i had a while back was my engine wouldnt clear the subframe/steering rack due to the sump. so i chopped it up and put some replacement plates in.

 

after cutting it im glad i did as the oil was like stodgy muck! (i did drain it for a few days before cutting so what you see is what was tucked away in the crevices)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see the last picture the has filler on the sump...it just so happened the piece of sheet metal i used was my mixing surface earlier haha

 

Also in total i have lost around half a liter of oil capacity. Although i plan to overfill this anyway by half a liter im fitting it with an oil cooler which they don't come with standard.

Edited May 19, 201411 yr by Hollings

Casual pic of my car as it is at the moment in the garage awaiting engine (very dusty)

 

 

Stripped the intake manifold and runners off with the fuel rail and coolant system to give it a clean.

 

 

Gave it some paint as it looked mucky and boring

 

 

Im no pro at welding im the first to admit that so here was my first attempt at welding my RH sill up with a patch repair

 

 

Welding upside down sucks ass.... and i wasnt happy with it so i cut it out and started again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any eagle eyed peeps would notice the line of the arch lip is too big where i have repaired it...and too be honest its because both arches were missing it so i had no idea how big it should be so when body mech have a play they can cut it to size...more is sometimes better ;)

Here are some after shots of the LH sill in need of a skim of filler as my grinder was slightly moe aggressive than i wanted.

 

 

 

 

Haha dont mind the dents, its all about character :helpsmilie:

 

 

After welding up the sills, im going to drill a convenient hole above them to fill them with this stuff!

 

Edited May 19, 201411 yr by Hollings