Build progress halted a little bit..

Hi all,

Instead of doing a half-ass job on these items, I figured the best thing to do is to gather all the parts and try to do them with the help of my friend in one fell swooop. I've got a few other parts that need to come in, but I'm very pleased with the rate these are coming in by. Some crucial items like the PCV hose, as well some other tid bits that I can't think of off the top of my head need to ordered first and then I'll be able to do the entire job without running into frustrating delays.

I have decided to actually not work on the car this weekend to save myself from getting pissed off that I just have put another bucket load of money into parts and haven't gotten it off jack stands yet. Purely psychological at this point, but hey what're ya gonna do. As such, my original plan to get the car up and running by the 8/2 autocross event has been kind of set back. Now my more realistic expectation is to just get it off stands by the end of August. Between handling my marriage, work, my consulting gig, my race-team for the SDGC, things get pretty hectic, and honestly I'm thinking of taking a day off this time around to enjoy my weekend.

I feel as though the car is just begging to be driven and I want to get it to that point, but if there's one thing I learned from working on the Spec V, you can't rush good quality parts for good money. Despite the fact that this is a Datsun, and parts are cheap, I'd rather take my time and not take shortcuts. The car will still be there when I go up there in a couple of weeks. Thank god for Justin's generosity lol.

More later..hopefully with a pic of the boxen o'parts!

Parts Ordered!

Okay folks, so for all guys with Z's out there and don't already know of a company called Rising Sun Imports, I wanted to let you guys know these guys are legit and are very knowledgeable about the parts they have. Very thorough as well..even asked me for build year month.

Here's a list of parts I just placed the order for:

1. Centric PosiQuiet Brake Front Pads
2. 2x Rear Wheel Cylinders
3. 4x wheel seals
4. 2x front rotors
5. Brake Master Cylinder
   
6. Clutch Slave Cylinder
7. NGK Spark Plugs
8. NGK Spark Plug Wires

They should be in by Tuesday. I plan on getting this car back on the road by the August 30th autocross.

I also should note that I picked up some H4 beam headlights (Autopal) from ebay a while ago as well. Comin' along!! :D

Quick update

Okay so time for another quick update for the Z car. I went to Ramona and wrenched till about 10 tonight getting the gas tank in (thanks to JG for the positioning help). Lost a washer but found a few others. Seemed to be missing a bigass hose clamp too, but it so happens that JG had one lying about. Even chrome. Something tells me I'll be heavily in debt with him as the creditor if I keep this up lol.

So gas tank is in which makes me happy. Next time I go out there I'll attach the fuel connecting hoses to the fuel pump, and most likely replace the pump when I'm down there. For the sake of continuing and buying the more expensive parts first, I'm going to focus on the brakes and a voltage regulator as well.

Stainless steel brakelines, two front seals, two rear seals, rear wheel cylinders, and a new brake master cylinder with DOT4 brake fluid. Stay tuned, this car is coming along :)

What she could look like when repainted...

I'm toying with the idea of repainting it the stock brown color (Color Code 114). It looks pretty sharp... Going to get some 15x7 gunmetal wheels which'll make it look sw33t!

The List!

All rightie then. So last Sunday I went to Ramona and picked at the vast sickening amount of information that is inside Justin's head. Upon initial pickup we noticed that the car had a tremendous gas leak. Suck-city, so I ended up getting a freshly pressure tested gas tank that had been re-sealed and was in great condition for $150 bucks up in LA off of hybridZ. One step closer to being done :)

I also needed some tires that were in good shape and picked up a set from a local guy here in SD..actually that was a wheel and tire package. The wheels I'm not too crazy about, but can't say no to 200 bucks for a set of Kumho Ecsta AST's with 75% tread left. The extra wheels were a bonus. I found out that the wheels that are on the car right now do actually fit..it just so happens the wheels on them are too wide in the back, so once the car is actually done, I might throw on some slicks on them.

Here is a list of new/good used parts that Justin recommended I get. Seeing he is who he is, I didn't want to argue with him. It's a long list, but being a Datsun, it's not going to be that expensive to get back on the road. A lo

(Update 7/18)

• Brake Master Cylinder - on order
• Brake Booster - acquired
• Distributor - acquired
• Crank Case Ventilation Hose
• Radiator Hoses
• Thermostat
• Heater Hoses
• Misc. Hose Clamps - acquired
  
• Voltage Regulator
• Fuel Hoses (3ft of 3/16", 4ft of 5/16", 3ft of 1/4") - acquired
• Clutch Master Cylinder
  
• Clutch Slave Cylinder - on order
  
• Brake Booster Vacuum Line
  
• NGK Spark Plugs - on order
  
• NGK Spark Plug Wires - on order
  
• GL-4 Transmission Fluid - acquired
  
• GL-5 Diff Oil - acquired
• Valve Cover Gasket - acquired
• New Exhaust System - pending
• Engine Oil - acquired
• Oil Filter - acquired
• Engine Mount
• Transmission Mount
  
• Steering Rack Dust Boots
• Urethane Bushing Kit
• Stainless Steel Brake Lines
• Fuel Pump & Bracket
  
• Rear Wheel Cylinders x2 - on order
  
• Rotors x2 - on order
  
• Pads - on order
  
• Front Wheel Seals - on order
  

That's all for now. I'm sure there will be more that come up as I'm doing the build. This is of course not counting any engine setbacks, which I'm sure will come up once all the other problems are taken care of.

Stay tuned!

1st post w00t!

Hello all, so I've decided to actually keep a running log on my Datsun whom I , with my brother's help, have named Kairi. Fitting if you think about it.

Anyways a brief overview of what we got here.

1973 Datsun 240z with a build date 0f 12/72. Consider this a 72 car. It's got the usual rust problems of the 72, but it's in slightly better shape than most considering the price I paid ($1300.00).

So what does 1300 bucks buy you?

Take a look (pictures courtesy of my lovely wife):




As you can see the car isn't actually all that impressive, but it had a straight frame and not as much rust as I am used to seeing. Title was clean, and the previous owner even had the original AC unit to go with it. Looks mostly complete, so I can actually turn around and sell it for somewhat a decent price. Cool!