RB260zdett Ulimate street car build thread. 56k gtfo

[l0lzilla]

Gangsta build +1

[blu808]

Ok so... Time for another update.


Started working on the fuel cell setup. It will be hidden by a firewall and then carpeted over.

First thing was to remove the old sheet metal with the Hypertherm 800 plasma cutter.



Then grind everything smooth.



Here is our cell. Its just a regular Black powder coated 15 gallon aluminum cell with a level sender.



Then I started work on something that is really going to "make" this car legendary. The custom sub frame that will also act as a complete chassis stiffener.

First thing I did was make the mounts for the main pickup points for the new subframe.

These are 1.5" od .095" wall DOM tubing




Then I grabbed some grade 8 washers, and sanded all the zinc coating off. Then tacked them in place.



I then tig welded them all up.



And bolted them in the oem location.



Then I measured where the stock Suspension arm pickup point was. It was located 3.75" down, and 3.25" inward of the chassis.

I then notched some tubing at the correct 50 degree angle, and tacked everything in place.



After that was all confirmed I tig welded everything together.



This took awhile.







I then attached all the super baller suspension components, and confirmed fitment.









More updates tomorrow. I hope you have enjoyed todays work.

Luke.

[gunluvS14]

interesting
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[GSXRJJordan]

Looks like that little piece of the frame rail needs a big "L" piece welded in to make sure you don't bend that 'lip' with all the torsion that the LCA's going to generate.

As always, baller work Luke! Welds look insane.

[SaintlyCharBoy]

luke, do you plan to connect the drop brackets to one another (left to right)?

[burnsauto]

luke..looking at the pic you posted about the turbo elbow clearance, hows the steering shaft clearance looking?

[96Turbo]

Would i be correct to assume those brackets you just made are going to tie into an entire tubular subframe? Your fab skills are insane. Looking forward to more step by step detailed pics like these!!!

[blu808]

thanks guys. We could of easily made these from box tubing. the parallel down tubes will be the main connection to the front part holding the steering rack, and front strut brace. the rear will tie into the tension arm mount, fire wall, and lower chassis. it will make perfect sense once you guys see it.

[BlueKpS13]

fabbing up the suspension is getting my attention...and i love a good Z

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[derek_s13]

this is awesome. no fear diving into this build.

[gregfarz78]

damn you do some top notch work man

[Om1kron]

I will await to see more, but how will the frame not tug with those two little points mounted to the frame rails. I'm no metal expert but just curious.

I don't know much about suspension geometry either but how much stress is the suspension being mounted to this thin piece of metal going to hold up?

[ramman434]

I was wondering the same thing^^.

This build is going to be awesome, subscribed

[blueshark123]

i would kill for these skills u have blu amazing man

[blu808]

Thanks guys. Those are actually the factory subframe mount locations.


Its kind of hard to describe, but everything will make sense once you guys see it.

[jt1583]

work faster!
ha jk very nice to look at. great work.

[GSXRJJordan]

Originally Posted by blu808

...but everything will make sense once you guys see it.

I believe! Ooohhhhhhh Lawwwdddayyyy, I BELIEVE!!!1!one!

lolz. Can't wait to see more! MOAR!

[blu808]

Another update.

Today we started work on the driver side LCA mount.



And made most of the bracket for that side.





We spent the rest of the day figuring out the steering rack, tie rods, etc.

More pics coming tomorrow.

[GSXRJJordan]

Turrrbooooo!!!!

[blu808]

Yes. Turbo misses his new BF. He was wondering when you are coming back.

[CursedGTR]

Absolutely beautiful work.

[blu808]

Thanks man! The Dog (turbo) does all our welding. I will let him know how you feel.

[rc1honda]

wow i wish i had half the know how these guys have. Thats how i wanna build my car. The right way.

[anthony240]

Originally Posted by blu808

The Dog (turbo) does all our welding.

good boy?..

[Fonix36]

my balls are blue now

[blu808]

Ok here is a little update for today.

We decided to test fit the ZG fender flares.
Surprisingly the flares fit right up with little issues or gaps.



We also mounted the rear wing. It also fit very well with no issues.



We also put the 350z seats in to check clearance, and measure for brackets.



Ohh, what do we have here? A steering rack clearing the rb26 oil pan while still retaining the original steering linkage and geometry. We have more on how it will all be mounted up later.



Hope you have enjoyed todays work.

[74260zt]

Nice build up. Glad to see you come over the HybridZ.

Here is my 74rb26dettZ >> 74260zt/rb26powered74zcar - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

joel

[stonehac]

Cool pics keep us all posted here's mine.

don't let the hood scoop deceive you its an RB26!!!

[blu808]

Glad to see you post here. Your engine bay is my current screen saver at the shop. Really diggin the radiator, intake mani, and fmic, along with the turbo setup, engine, engine bay, interior, body, wheels, etc. lol

Originally Posted by 74260zt

Nice build up. Glad to see you come over the HybridZ.

Here is my 74rb26dettZ >> 74260zt/rb26powered74zcar - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

joel

[blu808]

I have been watching the progress of your car for quite some time now. I really like your front tube frame design.

Luke

Originally Posted by stonehac

Cool pics keep us all posted here's mine.

don't let the hood scoop deceive you its an RB26!!!