1jz 240z conversion / restoration ish

[tel240z]

Exellent work Mark i'm impressed !
John you kept that quiet about a rear mounted rack, could be an option for the m3 engine
i'll have a look on monday seeing as i'm going back further into the firewall i may have room in front of my sump pan, well interested in this 1jz single turbo set up

Terry

 

[johnymd]

John you kept that quiet about the rear mounted rack

I have lots of ideas Terry but generally keep them to myself for fear of being called an idiot. Most amount to nothing anyway.

 

[mark240z]

went to pentek last night to see how he was getting on with the gearbox mount and im happy to say i was very please with the out come, going out the workshop today to get it fitted up and the mock up for the front mounts, then im going to have to buy 2 more billet blocks of ally so he can get the fronts machined, im going to get them anodized in black which should look the bomb

 

[johnymd]

WOW! Really puts my piece of bent metal to shame. Superb work.

 

[mark240z]

WOW! Really puts my piece of bent metal to shame. Superb work.

haha i thought you would like it, cant wait for the front one's to be done should be a really nice job, im trying to make it look like the 1jz wants to be in the 240z if you know what i mean , ive bought some bushes from burton power and going to modify the front subframe/cross member to house them

 

[Wyn]

That mount is a work of art
Should be a serious piece of kit when finished

 

[mark240z]

got the gearbox mount all bolted up and fitted the the shell, ive started to modify the front subframe to accommodate for my engine mount bushes to be installed, then hopefully by sunday id of mocked up the front mounts already for Pentek to work their magic on them, ill upload more pictures when i get a bit more done

 

[mark240z]

took a few more pics today

 

[Wyn]

I see said the blind man. Vely nice

 

[mark240z]

havent done a update in a while, havent really done alot, trying to save up some cash for the suspension arms and wheels

 

[mark240z]

camber plates in but not fully finished yet have to be blended in,

 

[Ian]

Nice work with the camber plates. Very interested in your suspension setup as I'm still trying to decide which way to go myself.

 

[Mr.G]

Nice work Mark!

 

[johnymd]

More great work Mark.

 

[racer]

That's a superb cage. The shell should be realy stiff. If you can get the motor far enough back it will handle like a dream!

 

[tel240z]

Hey Mark for 23 years old (not the car) you are very talented at a young age fantastic design work and fabrication love the cage work, are you going to use another tube at the door side impact area? or leave it as is, for easy access

 

[mark240z]

thanks for the feedback guys, not sure yet on what to do with the side impact bars on the cage i did eye it up when i had the seats in but couldnt really find a good angle but i do want to put them in so ill have another look when i eye up for the harness eyes to be welded in,
im also considering going for a custom dash as i want to use defi gauges and some carbonfiber

 

[mark240z]

i started to strip the box awhile ago to extend the gear shifter 65mm back, so i gave my mate some measurements so a couple jigs so i could chop it up and extend them, just got to wait now for the front mounts to be made to see if all the hard work lines in the transmission tunnel and the gear lever, front strurts got collected today for powder coating ill upload more pics when there back

 

[mark240z]

http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u465/mark240z/ca60f142.jpg
http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u465/mark240z/e9bd6e1c.jpg

Just bought these bad boys! Hope you can see them as I'm trying to upload off my iPhone

 

[moggy240]

that is a lot of dish !!!!!!!!!!!!