madmarco Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Intro - After more than 15 years of ownership, many great meets, road trips, and track days, my Fairlady is going through a full top to bottom rebuild. During many of the meets I discussed building the ultimate NA with Slick Pete as we shared the love of high revving NA motors. Almost everyone recommends going TT conversion or LS swap as the easy way to high power but I wanted something unique. So after securing some workspace with NickZ32 the tear down began. Its been slow going but continues to move forward. Step 1 - tear down Step 2 - build the motor Step 3 - replace or restore the drive train Step 4 - prep for paint and body work, paint Step 5 - Harness and ECU update Step 6 - Reassemble Step 7 - Tune Step 8 - Test Will provide updates as I pull together photos and details (Steps 1-4 80% complete). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Great to see another project on its journey, look forward to reading up on whats done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Sounds great Marco - I look forward to hearing of your progress...!! Quote I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarco Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) Just a few pics covering the tear down plus the last pic I have of me driving the Z from Oct 2017. Engine looked OK when mounted but pretty worn as it was exposed. Bearings showed some wear after over 200K miles but not bad considering how hard I pushed at track days. t Edited July 21, 2023 by madmarco 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarco Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 Big day today, Z has left the lock up for the first time in over two years. Off to the welder to sort out the rust before heading to full respray. Rust at rear sills is the worst but a few areas need attention. Hopefully after all is resolved she will be good to go for another 30 years! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarco Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 Posting those pictures of rust was a bit depressing! How about a preview of a shiny new motor and predicted HP model? Looks like 300bhp+ is well within reach. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joely P Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 I bet a 300+hp NA would be an absolute blast to drive! 💪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peage Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Looks like this is going to be a very unique and cool build to watch come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarco Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Rust repair underway, really happy with the quality. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja93 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 How’s the engine build going? Really interested to see the outcome of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarco Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Engine is home now, just need to add the fuel rails, new injectors, upper plenum, throttle bodies, and then the belts, alternator, etc... Everything should be good to go once the body comes back from paint. Will compile a full build sheet soon. Here's a pic of the motor on my new rolling stand whipped up from spare lumber I had left over from various projects. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joely P Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Repair work is looking good Marco 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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