Intorducing 'Gaijin'

gaijin

Well-Known Forum User
Poor Baz, he's been waiting for me




there is,

however a minor problem.


as per usual.

Engine bay.

We will gun another coat of clear to make good.


Without quesion, once I (sorry Baz) took the time to get the dust of (=1 box of Stella), I am seriously happy with the results.

Class, with menace.

the car and all parts covered in a thick layer of dust then water we have:

some two tone grey and


er


relationship dissolution;




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Throttleton

Well-Known Forum User
Hi Gaijin, very, very impressed by your build, looking forward to the end result.
Are the sh*t guards/stiffeners bonded to the inside rear of the front wings your own creation or an aftermarket product.Also had a good look at your cage and liked it a lot, mainly the thought that has gone into the body attachment areas.
 

Bantambunny

Well-Known Forum User
Only just wondered what had happened to this thread and saw it had disappeared! Glad to see you're still working on it, any news on progress?
 

gaijin

Well-Known Forum User
OK.

Remainder of pics from Bazs shop where the car was painted.

The shite camera makes it look brown.

Its a really straight light gun mettalic grey with darker gun grey for the flimsy bits.





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gaijin

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OK no.2

What happened.

Court action is completed, great outcomes for me, house is sold, ex is gone burger, kids back home.
New projects, new house, new GF, blah blah blah




Welcome home Gaijin, I have missed you.



The silly thing is that it now has a brother.
It arrives next Sunday.
It is very similar in nature to this car.

I couldnt say no.

1972 TA22
480hp
980kg
Street
5 years on the road being developed.
Street/strip/road/track semi automatic weapon

Anyway, wrong forum for this little lucifer,

back to the real deal.




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the colour seems to make the chrome work standout, which was the plan all along you see.
 

gaijin

Well-Known Forum User
Hi Gaijin, very, very impressed by your build, looking forward to the end result.
Are the sh*t guards/stiffeners bonded to the inside rear of the front wings your own creation or an aftermarket product.Also had a good look at your cage and liked it a lot, mainly the thought that has gone into the body attachment areas.


Niether.

They are Datsun wide zg flares which were optional items back in the iron age.

They are not bonded, they are screwed on with a simple rubber backing mould, as per factory.

thanks, hope you liking it. Things should speed up now Im back on board with little distractions now.
 

Bantambunny

Well-Known Forum User
That looks absolutely superb! :D Phew, i was thinking we were never going to see another update on this project :)

Good news about the personal stuff and congrats on getting it back home in one piece, doesn't look far off being finished now :D
 

zedhead260

Well-Known Forum User
The silly thing is that it now has a brother.
It arrives next Sunday.
It is very similar in nature to this car.

I couldnt say no.

1972 TA22
480hp
980kg
Street
5 years on the road being developed.
Street/strip/road/track semi automatic weapon

Anyway, wrong forum for this little lucifer,
.

Let's see it :)
 

Albrecht

Well-Known Forum User
They are Datsun wide zg flares which were optional items back in the iron age.

They are not bonded, they are screwed on with a simple rubber backing mould, as per factory.

Just to clarify:

There was no factory optional ZG overfender that looked like yours. No offence, but I believe yours are copies ( of copies ) of a privately made and marketed aftermarket overfender, loosely based on the shape and style of the factory ZG type overfenders. I believe this style first appeared in the Japanese aftermarket in the early 1980s.

The factory Sports / Race Option overfenders for the Fairlady Z432-R were wider than the standard ZG type overfenders, and were produced from around March/April 1970, but these had a distinctive shape, with a nice 'lip' on the outer edges. The later factory Sports / Race Option wide overfenders were - again - quite a different shape than the standard ZG overfenders. Yours are not copies of either of these types.

Original factory ZG overfenders were riveted to the body, and had no gasket / backing / weatherstrip material between them and the body. You can use something as a filling in the sandwich, but if your overfenders fit properly you don't actually need to.


Car looks great in paint. I like the colour! :thumbs:
 

moggy240

Insurance Valuations Officer
Staff member
Club Member
this thread is coming along nicely and now that the car is painted the finish line will not be far away.fantastic job so far !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

gaijin

Well-Known Forum User
Toyota will be posted,

it doesnt arrive until Sunday night, = 7 days away.

Hammer and tongs on zed until then.





No mucking about here.

Start at the easier end for now.

Take out rear subframe

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Bushes for subframe to body need swapping over
Easiest to do them now...

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diff bushes need to be sourced and chucked in

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rear brakes need completing, been rebuilt, just a quick spray and in.

rear lower arms could do with a strengthen. Its a gaijin copy of the Nismo options. Very high tech stuff this cardboard.
Since Ill get a local engineering shop to press in/out the bushes, they can weld up some plate to the lower arms until such time as the TIG turns up.


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Bantambunny

Well-Known Forum User
Great work, i think you're going to take me on the final furlong..... must get back in the garage and finish the V8 this week! :)
 

GZ32

Well-Known Forum User
All I can say is wow.

Love the colour. cant wait to see how it looks finished. which wont be long, maybe another 2 years lol
 

gaijin

Well-Known Forum User
2 years my arse, cheeky sod


WARNING

THESE ITEMS ARE NO LONGER OEM GENUINE NISSAN ITEMS

VIEWERS BEWARE

Before,
sophisticated templates cut out with kids snips,
welded in using 2mm plate
paint applied

Had to press out one bush again so it didnt melt out

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I believe Ive spent more on this rear end than a 2nd hand skyline complete...ergh.

Subframe bushes in,

Diff mounts are not listed under ER34, but S14 Silvia, but fit well.

Rear end shoved together with little love.
Some bolt threads stripped from panelbeater/painters lack of love.

Ill need to replace a few of them
Might even need to get that one camber arm the right way round, doh.


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Dug up the rubber trim that heads around the FAKE super wide ZG arches and gaurds
also used the clips that cover the screws, looks pretty tidy.
Could do with a minor adjustment later.


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While AUtolign were sweating over the bushes,

I mucked around with the rear end.
Need plenty of parts, rear lamp rubber gaskets, straighter lamp garnish? panels etc.
Decided to keep the original rego plates, look period.
Rego still live, smart boy...

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Stainless roof channel chrome given some lovin and clipped in

Ill get some new quarter panel badges for xmas if Im lucky.


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Thats it for this week.
Collect TA22 0800 tomorrow.
 
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