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She is looking really smart, great work.

No major update. My replacement tie-rods arrrived from USA from APEX Engineered LLC, so will swap out the original set as they were machined wrong.
Also rear shocks are at Koni's getting shortened and travel checked. Had to double check what the minimum travel was.
Need to get a temporry donk in the engine bay ASAP to get the headers made...

Must be getting close to being finished, that car is looking soooooo good, well worth all the blood sweat and tears.

Aiming to finish this year with luck.

Ok, a good week, and lots to do.
Last weekend thanks to another Z car guy I managed to get some spare front axles/struts and rear stub axles. So very happy.

Another great leap forward, is that i collected a spare dummy engine from CMR which will go in this weekend fingers crossed.

Also paid a visit to MSEL so they could teach me a few things about distributorless ignition. So got some coils which i need to mount, and will organise a Motec dash and other bits in the coming weeks.

Rack is back from PG Hydraulics and tested perfectly, they only had to re-crimp the ends for the steering arms. Also replacement steering arsm from APEX Engineered LLC fitted.

Also ordered a new cam timing thingy from EFI Hardware in Aus., and will make up a 36-2 trigger wheel for the crank... At the same time i put a billet fuel rail on the order.

And lucky last, rear shocks back from having 50mm travel limiters installed. They were also tested as well...












An example of mounting them, but i think i will mount them on the inside of the wheel arch...

Oh man, this just keeps getting better and better.

Dummy engine is in! My elder son popped out in his PJ's to assist for half an hour, so must thank him.
Only casualty was an old spark plug that got decapitated and my thumb, again.

Next job is to fit a few studs for mounting the inlet manifold and exhaust flange so the headers can be made.
Will also fit the dry sump pump so its accounted for...

Also pulled the Kameari timing chain tensioner out of its wrapper for the first time. I got this back in 2009!
Gearbox is a new Nissan 180SX NISMO reinforced cross 6-speed unit.
The flange has been modified to suit the L6 engine. I have an Ikeya-Formula sequential shifter to go on top... just needs a very good clean.

Induction system.
Its not so important now, but just thinking where the inlet filter should go. Will most likely fit it outside of the engine bay to get cooler air.
The carbon air-box was cut to clear the bonnet, however now I need to decide if it can be saved or find a plan B.
Thinking of cutting the front off (basically from the rearmost place it is already cut), and just using Silicone ducting or something wrapped around the air box...?
The air box is ~6" diameter going to a 4" filter...
If anyone has a bright idea, please share.

Dry sump pump on so the headers clear it...
Just need to find/get some studs to temporarily fit the exhaust manifold & inlet manifold.

Wow thats a good price.

mikec(nz) wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:06 am Wow thats a good price.

Thats what i told my wife!

I saw that for sale, but could not do it. They only made a 100 supposedly and a NOS one beautiful, but ouchy. Did you really do it? If so very impressed.

Yip, its on its way!
I slept on it for one night, and thought its now or never...
Shipping was higher than expected, but i guess C-19 didn't help.
Hope it doesnt get stuck at the holding facility like my tie rods did for nearly two months while they waited for a plane.

Best not to have regrets, and another step closer to the Z going.

Thanks Bronzee...

Bit of a boring update, got some bits ready for plating and anodizing.
Also managed to get 4 of my 6 suppression nozzles installed.
Two on home made alloy brackets, one through the slave cylinder cover, and the other through the Air-cond piping cover, which will be off to get plated.
Just two more to mount, one in the drivers foot well, and the other somewhere else...