I decided to redo the exterior of the car in a JDM Z432 look. Here it is after paint and new trim. What do you think?
Having some fun in my 72 Z. Burnout and donut.
Here's an in car view of a short uphill that I run on the regular. If you thought the Flobots were gay on my other video, then you'll love the track on this one!
Revving the piss out of my 240Z (old video)
MY STORY
I used to ride street bikes. The small, fast kind that eat up winding mountain roads faster than Takeru Kobayashi does hot dogs at the Nathan's hot dog eating competition. After a few close calls and getting married I decided to get something that I might not die as quickly in but would still give me that rush. New sports cars are a little too cushy, clean and heavy (the light ones cost a fortune!). That's when I began my search for a 1972 240Z to turn into a canyon carver. It didn't take long for me to come across this car. I had to have Orange. This is how it looked when I bought it.
It had most of the things I wanted already in it and had very little rust. The paint was okay but not perfect. The definition of 20 footer. The engine had all the right components, but needed a little massaging and a better head. It's a total garage build. I stripped it down and put it back together with a high compression E31 head, stage three cam (280/290, .460"), a complete carb rebuild and tune, new gaskets, and a rewire. The exhaust is a 6 into 1 tuned header to a 2.5" aluminized pipe with a Dynamax Race Bullet and Magnaflow SS muffler so it is straight through with no baffles and tucked tightly underneath for clearance. It already had a Crane Fireball ignition and coil, a race built L26 block with a polished and balanced crank, forged internals, a jet coated MSA header, port matched Cannon intake, a ZX distributor and module, and an electric fan radiator.
The drive train is basically all of the best components from the S30 Z line (1970-1978). A 12.5 lb flywheel starts it off through a centerforce clutch. The transmission is a 1978 5-speed Nissan A series and the rear differential is an R200 3.90 ratio. It is a pretty quick setup and puts the car into the low 14's in the 1/4 with 0-60 coming in just under 6 seconds when I'm not worried about killing the clutch or tires.
The car handled well enough with Energy bushings, Suspension Techniques springs, and Tokiko struts, but I wanted to handle like it was on rails. So I installed ST sway bars and strut bars front and rear (1" F & 7/8" R).
Now it handles like a roller coaster. I can't seem to take the turns hard enough with this setup. I hit it as hard as I can and it keeps asking for more. I've got to get it to the track.
The final touches were fiberglass bumpers, mirrors, Konig Rewind wheels, 205/60/R14 H rated Dunlop Sport A2 Plus's, Grant GT wheel, and a stereo loud enough to be heard over the exhaust note.
