Archive of posts with category '240z'
So it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here on
Project240z.com, reason being that I sold the car quite a
while ago. Back this summer I got an email from...
Yes, it’s true folks, the Project240z lives again! Check
out the latest incarnation! So what if it is in a web
based video game.
(Idea blatantly stolen from James Nelson’s Saying Goodbye
post) We’ve been together for almost 4 years, you and I.
It was love at first sight, but it took an internet...
So this won’t be the final post here on Project240z.com,
but we are likely coming close to the end. This weekend
the car sold, an airman from the local Air...
THIS CAR HAS BEEN SOLD, NO LONGER AVAILABLE So I really am
looking to sell the 240z this time around. Though, the
more time I spend on it, the less...
So I will start this post off staying this: I know
nothing, I am a noob when it comes to the megasquirt, and
tuning a fuel injection car (or a...
So it’s been a while since I actually created a video of
working on the car, that’s not to say I haven’t worked on
the car, I ripped the dash...
So I have been delaying wiring up the car a bit, partially
because I don’t understand it all, and partially because I
am afraid! I’m a computer geek, but not...
So for a month or so I’ve been waiting for www.240z.net to
go through the expiration process as the previous owner
decided to let it expire. Well today it finally...
So the Labor Day holiday weekend is coming up, and my
brother is coming to town. I’m planning on putting him to
work on the car. I’m not sure what...
So we’ve barely been in the house three weeks and I
already lost and found something! So in my last blog post
I complained that I thought I left the...
So tonight after work I got the 240Z off the trailer, both
of which had been parked in the Garage since we moved to
Colorado a few weeks ago. I...
So I didn’t actually get anything physically done on the
240Z this weekend, but I did manage to get $40 worth of
light bulbs and fuses for the car. I...
Two years ago today was the day that the Datsun toasted
Motor #1 on it’s first autocross run! Here’s a shot of
that first competition run. And then a short...
So I loaded the car up on the trailer tonight after work
(well, between work actually). I’m going to take it to a
buddy’s shop for a few days as...
So today was spent packing the garage. While getting
things packed up made it a productive day, the real joy
was with the car. I drove it today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has...
So just an FYI so others don’t waste money like I did. The
steering column off a 1978 280Z will NOT fit on a 1973
240Z. I contacted the ebay...
Tonight I came home and started putting the suspension
back together. Fortunately I hadn’t gotten too far with
taking it apart, so I didn’t have too much to put back...
So I finally got some more time on the Datsun over the
past few days. Friday I went down to my boss’ house and
used his bead blaster to clean...
We got back from Colorado on Saturday night. Sunday
afternoon I was out in the driveway power washing the
extra suspension for the 240z. I got quite a bit done,...
With the success last night I decided I had to work on the
car this evening a bit. The first thing I did was get it
up on all four...
So tonight after work I came home to get the starter out
of the car and took it back to Autozone, fortunately the
lifetime warranty was honored! Though I did...
So last night after work I came home with the intention of
trying to figure out why the car wouldn’t start. My
intentions were to check the positioning of the...
So tonight I came home from work and decided it was time
to work on the Datsun a bit, after over a week of barely
even looking at it when...
Well it did run for about 10 seconds on Saturday, then I
redid the wire for the VR sensor and created some
problems. So I redid the wiring tonight, and...
Working on the car today. Rewired the VR sensor and
installed the radiator. Worked on front air dam, and put
the exhaust on. Tried to start it, need to rewire...
So today we had a garage sale, nothing that resides in the
garage was actually sold, but we did sell a lot of stuff
that we wanted to get rid...
So I spoke with my Megasquirt Guru last week a few times,
and again this weekend, and even had him show up in my
driveway to help wrench on the...
I spent the morning with Dave and Terec helping to finish
buttoning up items on the 240Z so we could attempt to
start it today. We were successful in getting...
I can’t say I’ve really put any effort into the Datsun on
a weeknight in probably the past 20-22 months, tonight I
spent a couple of hours in the garage...
A HUGE thanks to Terec for coming over today and helping
me with the car. We spent a couple hours this morning and
were able to get the engine and...
So I had hoped to get the engine installed into the car
today but got sidetracked trying to get a final few items
finished up before doing so. First things...
If you’re bored this weekend give me a ring! I’m going to
spend this weekend getting the motor into the 240Z, and
depending on how fast that progresses maybe even...
So I spent most of the day today in the garage, the first
time I’ve done that in probably 20 months, it was nice!
Thanks to Dave for coming over...
After class tonight I spent 30 minutes working on the
Datsun. I removed the taillights, which I’d not done
before. I was pleasantly surprised as I didn’t find any
rust.Here...
Spent an hour or two yesterday, working in the garage.
Cleaned off the hood of the car, which was buried. After
that I spent some time cleaning off the workbench,...
So I had “lost” some bolts for the intake, I found them
last week. Today I think I figured out I hadn’t lost them,
I just didn’t realize they were...
So I should have been working on the book tonight, and I
did get some done, but I took the evening to finally
reskin www.project240z.com. I took the skin that...
I don’t know what I’m doing with the Datsun just yet. I
should sell it, but I couldn’t sleep the other night
because I was thinking about what fun it...
So this time, I think, I am serious about selling the
Datsun. With moving sometime in the next 5-6 months I need
to start preparing for the move, and with...
Not much progress has been made on the car lately. Since I
lasted work on the car I’ve been pretty much working on
work and school stuff non stop, no...
What do I see? Maybe the car I will be driving in 2010?
(Video removed, not sure what it was back in the day…)
So I woke up this morning, earlier than yesterday, but
still not as early as one would have liked. First things
first I ran to Radio Shack to get an...
So my weekend of working on the 240Z started off quite
slowly today. I ended up sleeping until almost noon this
morning, it was nice to catch up on some...
So this coming weekend will be the first free weekend I’ve
had since the first weekend in September, and that was
pretty much a weekend spent getting ready for the...
So it’s been a while since I’ve made any real progress on
the 240Z, but come the end of October I hope my weekends
will finally slow down enough that...
Yesterday I spent an hour or so working on the motor in
the garage. I only got one thing finished, and hopefully
it is finished and doesn’t need to come...
Tonight I spent some good time working on the motor for
the 240Z again. Here’s the YouTube video!
The car is finally back home, within reach of me actually
working on it and hopefully getting it running in the next
few weeks. I’ve posted two videos, you can...
So it has been a while since I’ve posted any P240Z videos,
too long in fact. Well here are two, one that i failed to
post back in March, and...
So I picked up the trailer this evening, here’s to hoping
the tires have air in them tomorrow so I can bring the car
home! Nick is supposed to be...
August 2008, that is the month that the 240Z will come
home. Oh yes, it will come home, and hopefully it will
run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well the garage finally has a little more room, though not
enough to bring the car home from storage yet. Perhaps
later this summer, though with my racing schedule
(www.corvettez06.org)...
While in Atlanta for the National Tour Carter Thompson
brought me a gift. He had a lightened flywheel from his
240Z that he had been telling me about for the...
So I’m stopped in Manchester Tennessee tonight on my way
home and to Lynchburg tomorrow. I went out to check on the
car out in the parking lot and saw...
Alright, here’s my goal, and I’m stating it here so I can
hopefully hold myself accountable. I want to bring the
Datsun home from storage in May. In order to...
Last Week’s Progress with Dad and Today’s Motor Work Oil
Pan: Cleaning and Painting: Cleaned and painted the oil
pan from the L28ET motor, attached with a new gasket.
Oil...
So my parents are in town for a few days. Dad and I spent
some time working on the motor for the 240Z today. I’ll
try to take some pictures...
So I took some time this evening to put parts up on Ebay.
You can see them all by looking at my items for sale page!
The current parts include...
I get some of the most random emails from this website.
“Nice to see you working on your ride in that qeek shirt
LOL They suck. Submitted By: NA” Who...
So Nick came over this morning and helped me get the motor
off the ground and onto the engine stand so I could begin
tearing it apart. After breaking a...
Today Nick and I ran around town, getting some metal for
his 240Z, then around to find a few other supplies that he
needed. When I got home I was...
What? Another 240Z may become part of www.project240z.com?
More information next week…..
Checkout the video (with a few new dancing moves for
entertainment) of the assembly of the new toolbox to try
to help me get the garage organized!
What? Chris actually worked on the 240Z? Impossible! It
tis true, it really is. Tonight I got home and decided it
was time to tear into the motor, so I...
So I finally got into the motor tonight to look for the
missing piston.
So I think the time has come. I hope to begin work on the
240Z again this week. First step, finish taking apart the
blown motor and find the missing...
This just in, there may still be life in the Project240z….
It might get saved from the grasp of Ebay and become just
a toy/project/wrench on me when you can...
With my recent acquisition I’m going to have to clear out
the garage of all of my Datsun parts and cars to make room
for a few other vehicles. I’m...
Can you spot the problem in this photo? Status: Motor is
once again out of the car, and I’m pretty confident it
won’t be going back into any car….. ever…....
On August 12th 2007 the P240z took it’s maiden autocross
voyage, and promptly killed the motor. On 9/30 I removed
the motor
So I’m back from Topeka Kansas, I was there for a week
attending the SCCA Solo Nationals. It was an interesting
week. I didn’t place as high as I would...
Well, I was excited when I got up this morning. I thought
i was going to go look at a LS1 motor for the 240z… But as
of a few...
I filled out a form this morning on www.junkmycar.com to
have the Parts car removed. Hoping that they will call me
and schedule it to be picked up on Saturday...
Over the time working on the 240Z we had various problems
getting the steering wheel mounted in the car properly.
The steering column threads wouldn’t allow the Nut that
I...
So I’m in the garage. Pulled the drain plug on the motor,
out comes antifreeze, then oil… bad things
I took the car to it’s first autocross competition and
only made it 3/4 of the first run before the motor seized
up. This video is of me starting to...
So I got up bright and early this morning, well it wasn’t
bright, the sun wasn’t up yet. Headed out to Gateway
Raceway in Madison Illinois for Event 7 of...
On the Project240z’s maiden autocross voyage today the
motor decide to depart the living world. More to come, but
it looks like another winter project may involve and LS1….
Update...
I pulled the starter out of the car last night and will be
putting a new one back in the car tonight. Dad and I will
also be working on...
Tonight I told myself I wouldn’t start the car, I would
get ready for my trip to Chicago tomorrow (going up there
to give two days of DotNetNuke training classes)....
So it’s been over a week now since I drove the 240Z for
the first time. What have I gotten done in that timeframe?
Not much! I basically didn’t touch...
Thanks to everyone who helped on the car I was able to tow
it out to Gateway yesterday for the SCCA Autocross. I
didn’t plan to compete the car, but...
It might not idle yet, but the motor runs! This video was
taken with my cell phone, sorry for the lack of quality.
This morning I woke up with a little hope in my eye, hope
that I would make some good progress today. After doing
some reading online about the Megasquirt and...
Here’s some video of me trying to start the car tonight.
Today was a day of great progress! It was also hot and
probably 99% humidity as you will see...
First off, let me say that today was a good day! It didn’t
start off that way however. After last night’s fuel rail
issues I needed to get the rail...
Well, Wednesday night was an eventful night. When I got
home from work I jumped under the car and tried to track
down my coolant leak. I found small traces...
Fuel leaks, coolant leaks, and blown fuses. That about
sums up the evening… First off, a HUGE thanks to everyone
who came over tonight. Henry, Ronnie, Terec, Ian, Eric,
Scott,...
As of right now, the goal for tonight is to attempt to
start the car!
Today was a good day! Progress was made! First things
first, at lunch myself, Henry, and Eric headed down to
High Ridge to SCPRacingparts.com again to get a cap for...
Here’s a quick update on the 240. I got up this morning
and finished up modifications to the bracket I built for
the VR sensor, you can see what it...
Eric and I got a bit done today. Mostly learning with the
help of Andy Whittle who stopped by to assist with some
Megasquirt questions. I also did some soldering...
Today we made some good progress. Mark helped me at the
office today to solder some more wiring for the
megasquirt. I’ve still got a LOT more wiring to do,...
After work last night I got to work on the car. Eric and
Russ came over to lend their assistance as well. Russ got
started on the leaking wheel cylinder,...
Russ and Eric helped me get things ready and put the motor
back in the car last night. The video is LARGE, but fairly
entertaining. To watch the video you...
Tonight Natalie and I went and looked at a house, it’s got
~5 acres, a 2 stall barn, a hay shed, and an oversized two
car garage. That covers the...
Monday night I didn’t get crap done on the project! I
started to work on the oil filter/block attachment only to
realize after driving around for 2 hours that I...
After yesterday’s fun, Eric and I spent some time in the
garage today. I was awoken this morning around 8:00am by
the doorbell; the Dish Network guy showed up right...
Well, I got absolutely nothing done on the car today. I
did manage to buy a few necessary items, but work on the
car was not had. Instead I spent...
Tonight I spent some time working with fiberglass in the
car. I was hoping to repair a few of the holes in the
floorboards. I made quite a mess, but...
I spent some time this evening working on the interior of
the car again. I went through one wire wheel and halfway
through another on the passenger side of the...
Take 2, stupid internet browsers, I typed this once, I
guess that’s what I get for not typing it up in Windows
Live Writer instead of in the browser. As...
Tasks for the next few days. Thursday: Finish trimming the
driver’s side seat mounts, weld everything together,
install seat for fitting Friday/Saturday: Receive the fuel
injectors from Summit Run fuel...
This morning I set out into the garage to tackle a fairly
large task, at least in my mind. My goal was to build a
frame that will secure my...
Well, after figuring out that the seat mounts I had made
earlier in the week wouldn’t fit I went back out to work
on the 240Z this morning with a...
So tonight didn’t go to well. First off, I marked the tabs
on the seat mounts for drilling, drilled the holes, (all
too close to the edges IMHO) only to...
I spent another hour or so tonight working on the
passenger seat mounts I hope to get some bolts tomorrow
and attempt to mount the seat into the car tomorrow...
Tonight was a semi productive night on the 240Z, which is
always a good thing when some productivity happens during
the week, it’s hard enough being productive on the
weekends....
Dave from soloperformance.com helped me out today. We
started cutting and fabricating new seat mounts for the
Project240z, 1973 240Z
The 240Z once again stands on its own! Eric and I put the
brakes back together on the car, put the wheels on and
roll her out into the driveway....
I just placed another order with Summit Racing dot com
today. I ordered the following, which I think will finish
up what I need for the fuel system for the...
I just got off the phone with lonewolfperformance.com and
ordered my fuel rail for the Project 240Z. Hopefully it
will be here next week. Tomorrow I’ll get on ordering
the...
I finally got the video working from my new camera. I
installed Windows Vista again last night on my home
Machine (after 4 months of running on XP again) and...
With the help of a buddy of mine I was able to get the
intake manifold removed from the car, as well as the
exhaust manifold and the turbo. I...
I got the motor out of the car again yesterday, here’s the
video! First half is motor removal, second half is me and
Eric working on removing the intake manifold,...
I came out to the garage an hour ago. The motor is once
again removed from the 240Z. HD video with my new video
camera will be posted tonight. More...
So I spent some time tonight working on trying to remove
the intake manifold from the car. Long story short, I
didn’t get very far and I’m going to pull...
I spent tonight removing 3 bolts off the turbo (of 4) and
one intake manifold bold, as well as two heat shield bolts
and the destruction of another heat shield...
Last night I returned the Vertical sander that I had
purchased from Sears that was broken when I removed it
from the box. I got a replacement sander and brought...
So this weekend was anything but productive. I ended up
not getting a thing done on the car this weekend. I did
manage to get the drill press together Saturday...
Well I went out and got myself a trailer today, pics
tomorrow. I didn’t get anything else done on the car,
though I did get the drill press put together...
So I seriously think I have spent more money on tools than
I have spent on the car or parts for the car! I bought
more stuff at Sears tonight,...
Alright, so my fuel cell arrived today! It sure is purty,
and big I’m not yet sure how I’m going to mount it in the
car, though I’m hoping to...
Well I ordered the fuel cell for the 240Z today, as well
as 20ft of fuel line and AN fittings, as well as a wiring
kit for a fuel pump....
Tonight after work Eric and I headed to Creve Couer park
to do some skating. Kendra met us there to bring Eric
socks and skated with us as well. As...
So what’s going on with the 240Z? Not much. I haven’t done
any work since last week, though I plan to get some done
tonight. I did manage to start...
I got some work done on the car, I think I figured out one
of the biggest holdups I’ve had. The JPipe on my motor
(the pipe from the Turbo...
Well, tomorrow night I’m hitting the road. Actually a
buddy of mine Kevin and I are renting Harleys for Friday
night/Saturday. We’ll be heading out tomorrow afternoon
towards Chester on...
Since I’ve decided to change classes, and not bother with
most of the interior items, should I go ahead and put a
cage in the car? I’ll be going to...
Last night I spent a few hours sitting in the car. I had
decided over the weekend I needed to take out all of the
interior, or at least most...
Well today a key component of my project arrived, the
downpipe for the Turbo showed up. At first I flipped out
thinking it was the wrong downpipe. ! = Then...
Dad and I got a bit done on the car this weekend. I’ve
created two videos, one from Saturday, one from Sunday.
Saturday: We ended up running around looking for...
Dad and I spent some time creating a new throttle linkage
as the old one off the parts car wouldn’t fit on this
firewall. After that I had to put...
Dad and I spent today working on repairing the floorpan in
the Project 240Z. It was a learning experience as I
haven’t really welded before, just a little practice
here...
The seats I ordered earlier this week came in today! They
look awesome, though they are now in the basement still in
the shipping box. I’m not about to put...
I spent some time this evening cleaning up the passenger
floorboard. I have a LOT of welding to do there! I’m going
to do some more practicing tomorrow. To view...
Some of you have kept up with my blog posts, first Scott
got on me about using Bondo on the Project 240z, so he
said to have someone come over...
Mark from The Rally Bug
(http://www.321govideo.com/rallybug) stopped by tonight
and dropped off his welder for me to borrow for a week. He
was also kind enough to give me some...
I spent about an hour tonight working on the passenger
floorboard of the 240Z. It’s got a bit of rust, to say the
least.
I ordered a pair of Corbeau A4s from SoloPerformance.com
today. Hopefully there here over the next few days! In the
videos I posted the other day you can see me...
I’ve posted two new videos for the 240Z. Yesterday I spent
some time finishing up the work bench and organizing the
garage a bit. new-toolbench-setup And then Russ came
over...
Russ helped me yesterday afternoon and last night with
quite a few things on the car. We removed all of the
brakes so I can get those turned. Then we...
Saturday I spent a few hours fixing up the garage. I got
the new toolbox together, and some other items organized.
I also filled the trashcan, I guess it’s time...
I was digging through some old photos tonight looking for
photos of Jeff Krekeler, when I ran across this photo I
took back in June of 2004. When I get...
I ended up not getting another gas tank this past weekend.
I had planned on picking one up in Hillsboro but the guy
ended up sounding way too sketchy for...
Dad and I spent a few hours this evening working on the
brakes on the 240Z. You have to be able to stop before you
even start on the motor...
Tonight I begin working on the 240Z again. It’s been quite
a while since I’ve worked on it, 3 weeks or so, due to
work and school and of course,...
Current status: On hold Why? Mainly school. It’s nearing
the end of the semester and I’m trying to get some class
work finished up. I have a large presentation on...
I took the gas tank out of the 240Z down to Manchester
Radiator on Wednesday. They called me on Thursday to tell
me that the tank was in a sad...
After heading to class this evening I headed off to Sears
to pickup a few things for the garage. I picked up a shop
vac to assist in cleaning out...
I sanded the area that I bondo’d yesterday on the 240Z. I
also then cleaned and sprayed it with primer. Now the
Project 240Z officially consists of 6, count them...
So Dad and I have been working on the car pretty much all
day, and last night as well. Last night we got a clutch
line assembled and installed into...
I sanded the area that I bondo’d yesterday on the 240Z. I
also then cleaned and sprayed it with primer. Now the
Project 240Z officially consists of 6, count them...
Well we overcame the the brake booster issues from last
night. Dad got the Brakeline hooked up to the MC, and we
got the booster installed in the firewall and...
Dad and I spent a few hours working on the 240z this
evening. We got the clutch pedal in, and even got as far
as putting the Clutch Master Cylinder...
Look out Jeffs, the motor is in the Project 240z! Dad and
I spent all day today working on the car, and I even swung
by one of Jeef’s old...
Today, well yesterday now, it’s 1am, Dad and I went to
Speedway salvage over in Madison Illinois. 3-4 hours later
we walked out of there with $120 worth of parts...
Well the engine bay of the Project 240Z has a nice coat of
black paint. I’ll be touching up a few areas tomorrow, as
well as doing the following. Hitting...
Even though I’m out in Mormanville I’ve been hard at work
at least thinking about the Project 240z! With the
guidance of Mr. Whittle I’ve ordered over $700 in
equipment...
I spent a few hours tooling around the garage today,
mostly inside of the engine bay. I tried to clean up old
paint and rust so that I can go...
I spent a few hours on Sunday the 18th of March cleaning
up the engine bay of my 1973 240Z. Next week I hope to
paint the engine bay and...
I created a photos page last week, and didn’t put any up
there! Now they’re pulling from the Project240z.com Flickr
Group and posting on the Project240z.com Photos page for
all...
So this morning I got up and finished up what I could get
done on the project car, a 1978 280Z 2+2, courtesy of our
very own Lynn Wilson, Thanks...
The 240Z is finally home. The parts car is gone, news at
11.
Today I spent some time trying to get the parts car all
finished up. I removed a lot of the rear interior with
hopes that some of it will work...
I emailed the Z Store on Tuesday, and haven’t heard back
from them. I’m looking at their MSA Type III body kit for
the Project 240z. Anyone ever dealt with...
Today I spent a short time working on the parts car,
working on removing the interior. You can check out the
video here. Notice the flannel pants, and sweatshirt. I...
I spent some time today, though not too long, removing
interior items from the 280Z today.
It was time to get rid of all the parts I still have
taking up space in the garage from the 350z! They’re all
on ebay (were, ebay links no...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can
get the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also
removed some of the front end body work I need to...
Thanks to Terec for coming over today and helping me get
the motor pulled out of the 78 280Z 2+2 parts car today!
I spent a bit of time this evening working on the 280Z.
Here’s the video! Here’s what I got done. 1 2 3 4 5 -
Drained the oil -...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can
get the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also
removed some of the front end body work I need to...
In prepping the parts car for engine and transmission
removal I needed to drain fluids!
Alright, this coming weekend is the time. I’m going to
pull the motor out of the parts car this weekend, as well
as the transmission, and any other parts I...
I spent a few hours on the 17th getting the garage cleaned
up so that I can begin pulling the motor out of the parts
car. I hope to begin...
Well, I will be the first to admit. I’m a total NOOB when
it comes to Turbos, heck engines for that matter. Tonight
I ran across the link below over...
Video of me working organizing the new garage.
Days like today I’m glad I don’t have the 350Z anymore and
get to drive around in the Tahoe. I love the snow!
Well, as usual I didn’t get to touch the Datsuns at all
this weekend. Hopefully this week I’ll be able to get
started back up in the garage. It was...
I’ll start digging up some of the pictures of the cars
later this week and get them posted. Some are probably on
flickr, so I’ll track them down and get...
Alright, I have all the videos updated now. So every video
that I’ve created thus far on the Project240z is now
online with youtube and listed here on the videos...
In this video you’ll see my pulling the 240z motor out of
the car. Notice, the front end of the car dropping, I
needed that to happen, just not on...
I’ve quickly thrown a “skin” together for the website.
Hope to get some more useful information up later this
week.
I’ve gone ahead and created a videos section of the
Project240z website. As I create videos I’ll get them
posted here. I also plan on posting all the videos of...
Starting working on the 78 280Z 2+2 parts car today. I
absolutely hate 2+2s, they are an abomination that are
only useful for tearing apart for parts.
Spent some time today getting the car prepped for pulling
the motor. Still a bit of work left to do.
Welcome to the new Project240Z.com. We’ve thrown the
software up, and quickly added a blog. In the coming days
we’ll reskin the site and get more content posted.
