240z - Right Hand Drive Conversion Project

[tel240z]

But have you seen my pictures earlier!

Yes i saw it john

 

[tel240z]

Terry an LD28 (with turbo perhaps) would have been a good fit and an economical cruiser.


Yes Rob but with a price tag £££££££

 

[johnymd]

May pop in tomorrow as I've got the green paint now.

Be nice to see it in the engine bay.

 

[tel240z]

yes me to John, i'm getting itchy fingers, but i must get the thing running in the car but isolated from the cars electrical systems, started the RHD swop today

NOT AS CRUDE AS THIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBLOT7QMMQk

 

[tel240z]

ALTHOUGH HE DID PUT IT IN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUqxxE5U6iY

 

[johnymd]

If your into getting a little more out of these engines and getting them to breath better you could go this route.

 

[tel240z]

Well as per your complicated diagram i may have a bit of room at the front

 

[tel240z]

Now that wasn't to difficult just a few brackets to move and the heater box intake to install then I'm converted to a RHD shell bit of linishing and i should be ready to shot blast the engine bay

 

[MaximG]

Well as per your complicated diagram i may have a bit of room at the front

http://youtu.be/v6KWsIFqoso

Not with this in you wouldn't.

 

[datsun dave]

Been up to Terry's workshop today the car is coming on well also had a good chat with John and also seen Tom with his car.

Good to see you all again and good luck fitting the V12 engine.

 

[tel240z]

Good to catch up with you to Dave looked like you had a good days Z entertainment even extended to passenger rides now in between talking, tea, and jaffa cakes carried on with the RHD conversion and cleaning up the engine bay of unwanted clips brackets and holes

PURISTS LOOK AWAY

 

[johnymd]

I see the smoke has cleared a little after the lunchtime burnout sessions. All part of the fun of Saturdays at Terry's. Its a bit like Kids Kingdom but with Zeds.

 

[TomZupra]

Bunch of hooligans these essex boys, this is what happens when you give Tel a nice old mans Lexus cruiser:

Bit of smoke

Made working in the shop a bit more difficult:

Nice to meet Dave too

 

[Plus4E]

Subscribed Will be lurking in the background to monitor your progress, Terry!

Cheers,

Nick

 

[tel240z]

Subscribed Will be lurking in the background to monitor your progress, Terry!

Cheers,

Nick

Excellent Nick

 

[tel240z]

shot blasting in progress used a 120 grit aluminium oxide for a fine finish even blends the Datsun paint in with the bare metal hopefully get the engine bay all sorted and in primer Saturday, may even have a play at being auto electricians on the lexus

 

[Plus4E]

Nice patina Just needs some lacquer now!

 

[tel240z]

Is that right Nick i could even just leave the engine as it is, as well all dusty and corroded as ali does

mind you too late now, with a bit of help from my friends got quite a bit done and a lot of thanks from Tom Zupra who has egged me on to take the lexus apart and spent most of his day getting involved pulling it apart and chasing circuits he seems quite confident plan is to keep pulling it apart and test drive it in between removal of unwanted circuits and understand how it all works

ENGINE BAY IN PRIMER

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Good progress Terry and 'aren't mates great' ?

That's the beauty of a Club like this.

 

[TomZupra]

Good session today, think we could start a toyota v8 swap company, might have to practice putting one in mine first though

Really looking forward to hearing it without the 900 different exhaust boxes on, think its going to be special little car. Test fit the engine next weekend I think!