Finally got a garage for her

Finally got a garage for the beast. It's a large single car, but for only $40 a month. It's nice to keep the car out of the elements.

Began the repaint of my XXR wheels

I think they look good. I stripped the paint of with Jasco Paint remover, and then repainted them aluminum.
The Jasco removal process. Took about two hours. Then it started raining.

This what they originally looked like. Not bad, just dont care for the red.

Installed weather stripping on the doors and hatch

I installed some new weather stripping and it didn't quite fit how I wanted it too. Even after adjusting the door striker there was still a gap present. I have talked on the zcar.com forum, and everyone says there is a break in period. We will see. Other wise, less road noise, and virtually no exhaust smell the cab.

Rear differntial mount

The differential had a broken mount. This caused the rear end to moved around when throttle was given, or the clutch was let out. A loud clunk became irritating. Used a mount out of my 73 parts car, took about 30min to pull both and replace it. Now the car is ready for some burnouts.

Replaced old points distributor with electronic ignition

The car now rev's all the way out. It has double the power and doesn't miss. The original distributor mount was busted. Causing the timing to advance way too much.

Below is the schematics for adding the electronic ignition. I used a 1983 280zx distributor, but kept the ballast resistor and factory upgrade bosch ignition coil.
The 240z distriubtor also has a vacumn advance. The base was broken.

Factory upgrade Bosch ignition coil

Top veiw. The new distributor has a larger diameter due to all the electronics inside. To install make sure you use the base mount off the l28e engine. It has two 10mm bolt to unbolt.

Another view, mainly of the control module on the side.

This is the best upgrade I've done to the car yet. Would reccommend that everyone does this conversion.

New Passenger side fender and Light bucker

This fender and light bucket only took me about 20 min to replace, due to already replacing the drivers side and none of the bolts were rusted to the uni-body

New shift knob

It's an original wood shift knob. I added a 50cent peice in the middle. I'm going to put a 1971 Kennedy Half Dollar when I find one.(That's the year of the car)

Performance Radiator

I replaced the old two row radiator with a motorsport auto three tow radiator. It holds an extra quart of water, and makes the car run at about 20F cooler. This is a good upgrade for how hot it gets here in the Summer.

Converted from 4spd to 5spd manual

The conversion was straight forward. I busted a knuckle or two, it was a really tight fit. Now I have that extra gear for top speed and gas mileage. Also the five speed can handle more horsepower.

Rear tailight bezel, and rear bumper clean up

New wheels, clean bumper(without strips and horizontal bumper), and tailight bezel

New Wheels...16X8 rota xxr

Need some bigger tires, and I'm going to repaint the center either black or just strip the paint to metal

Rear bumper clean up like front, and tailight bezel install

Need to removed the trim on the rear bumper, hope it's not too rusted underneath. Takes an 8mm socket and some wd-40
Old pic with old interior. There's a bezel missing around the tailights and license plate. They screw in easy.

New wheel

Put a Nissan Emblem in the center of the wheel. Looks ok

Installed the electic fan and Nology Spark Plug Wires

Got rid of the mechanical fan and fan clutch. Installed a 15" electric fan with an automatic thermostat switch. Also installed a set of Nology spark plug wires. Car ran better, but to wet outside to drive fast. It just burns the tires everywhere.

Front bumper clean up and new turn signals

Removed horizontal bumper guards. Had to remove front bumper, took 14mm socket, easy but everything is rusted. Turns signals were tricky due to hardware being small and fragile.
Much cleaner look than before.

New parts installed today

Water temp sensor located under the upper radiator hose. Take a 17mm deep socket to remove.

Purchased this one from Kragen auto parts, the thing didn't even work, had to find an old used one I had around. It fixed my water temp gauge.

Replaced hood release handle. Just unscrew counter clockwise and replace.

Take a pry tool and pop out the old dome light, and pull off the three electrical connectors. Do just the opposite to replace new unit.

Right rear lens was broke. Take a phillips screw driver and remove lens, and replace new one.

New parts to install this week

New clutch slave cylinder
Electric fan ( remove clutch fan and mechanical fan)
New coolant temp sensor ( water temp gauge not working )
Front turn signal lens
Rear marker lens
Radiator catch can (not one installed factory )
Install Battery tie down
New dome light
New Hood release handle