Recent content by OwainIJ

New Year New Update. Managed to get some work done on the 280 over christmas & new years. Repaired the front lip of the roof with help from a roof panel off of Minksport. Car has now been seam sealed & primed and then had the underside & wheel wells sprayed with Raptor Upol and then the engine...

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UPDATE - project is still ongoing, delayed by various things from rugby injuries keeping me out of the garage, moving house & taking on a chevy c10 project too but getting stuck into the Datsun again. Progress so far is: Full dry build of all suspension/driveline/mechanical parts Custom exhaust...

Engine and gearbox mounts finally arrived as well (been waiting 4 months for these) so got them mounted this weekend. Have gone a different route with the front crossmember mod. have cut the ends off and will fabricated a new plate to fit between them and fit around the sump on the engine. Am...

Finally had a stroke of luck with the bodywork and managed to find a original rear quarter repair panel so should be able to make a good repair on the drivers side. As the damage wasn't as bad on the other side ill probably try and do a patch repair.

For the bulkhead, didn't end up using the full panel, just cut out a patch of the replacement bulkhead, used a laser guide/measurements to align where the hole for the steering column should go and used the patch panel as a template to cut out the existing bulkhead and then welded in the...

Hi all, Been a while since I posted an update. Have made some good progress on the build. Wasn't able to get the car on a jig anywhere nearby so did some measurements myself and car looked OK so got stuck into the repairs. Will get it onto a jig hopefully once all the repairs are finished to...

My gut tells me its been rolled which is a bit of a nightmare. Have found someone in Canada who will make the full rear quarter panel. Doors/front fenders/Hood don't have any matching damage or any filler so either they were replaced or somehow not damaged. All panel gaps/doors/hood and boot lid...

Got the body shell and panels back today from shotblasting, along with a few nasty suprises :( Car seems to have had a tough time over the past 41 years... Thoughts on repair against replacing the rear quarter panels? Looks like I've got a bunch more work to do...

Pair of 280z alloy wheels for sale. Complete with centre caps. Will need refurbishment: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263692702748?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Already bought the kit...one of my first jobs to do once the car is back from shotblasting is to work on the bulkhead.

Next update on the build.... As the 280z is away being shot blasted I've cracked on with stripping down the 350z. Its taken the best part of a week and was an absolute nightmare of a job but the engine & gearbox are out along with the various harnesses. Have a couple of options going forward on...

Quick update. Car is now stripped and ready for shot blasting and priming. Found some small patches of rust and some old repairs that will need dealing with (the cars has had a new roof put in at some point) so some extra welding added to the list of things to do. On the diff front I'more likely...

Just had a quick look. Do you have any experience installing them? Most of my searches online have come up with the R180 lsd diff from a wrx sti as a good swap. Even found a good guide on the install: http://www.kangamotorsports.com/blog/2016/6/18/datsun-240z-limited-slip-differential