Behind the Scenes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, hope you are all enjoying your break.

So it's a tiny turbo but it's still going on my car. I've got 3 identical turbos lying around my garage that need to be rebuilt, so if you are in the market hit me up!

I decided to add another post simply because this year is coming to a close real soon, and I have set the date of my black Z to be running by the end of this year!



So right where we left off. In the previous post, the footage of my car in the video was after rebuilding the motor.



Super sluggish, but it's expected for a Junkyard motor.



The cross-hatches are still visible in all cylinders! This is the main thing to look for when sourcing out a good engine block. These are the markings straight from the factory or last rebuild-date.









So I had everything apart. Since I had the cylinder head off I decided to smooth out the valve bowls, and port the intake runners. Since I was rebuilding the motor, of course I had to replace all gaskets and seals to ensure I wouldn't be burning too much oil.



Might as well spray up the engine bay while I had it out.








Engine Rebuild

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So as it comes together clean, I cannot find the rest of the pictures. They must've been on my old computer and didn't load them online.

I did finish the rebuild, had the block painted red and everything. Car ran like a champ, you can see in the previous post. Since it ran so good, I'm planning on building the same setup. On this...






Just picked this up on 11/08/10 for $120. The previous owner was planning on parting it out and sending it to the Junkyard. It's a 1972 Datsun 240Z, same year as mine! This car is definately going to do some damage. I'll be running the same setup as before. Before I start working on her I will have to start wrapping things up for the Black 240Z.

Next year I will probably start restoring the White 240Z. I will surely keep track of every single thing done to the car because it is one my regrets when I first picked up my Black S30Z.

Anyway, Thanks for reading.

From the Ground Up

Here's some footage of my Z the last time it was running, right before the motor was sold.This was a high compression build from an MN47 cylinder head on top of a 2.8 Flattop Block. The 12lb. Fidanza flywheel was responsible for the quick revs on this thing.



It has been about one year since this car was last running, Just been sitting in the garage collecting dust while I put together a turbo build, but this is where the Z came from day one.



I got the car on October 30th of 2008. This was a rolling shell less the engine and wiring.



You can see how bare this thing was and how much work was needed.









This actually came with the car, but it was obviously shot. The 4-speed on the other-hand was still in good shape.



And of course I had to drop in a real motor. Since my first day working on the car, I had no prior knowledge to working on cars in general. However I was found by the Martello brothers at the local junkyard wrenching inside an engine bay "attempting" to pull out a donor motor. They taught me everything I know and taught me to keep learning. If there is anyone that needs anything done to their car the right way in San Diego just let me know and I'll hook you up with them.





Of course the garden divider lip was necessary.

These are some of the first stages of my 240Z's build-up. This car has gone through many changes throughout my ownership and I'll be sure to keep you all posted!

Thanks for reading. I'll be updating this weekly with all the projects I've done on the Z and it's current state, so stay tuned.