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“InZanity” ’72 Datsun 240z

: The digitized version of what I have been seeing since the get go

: The goal was to modernize the 240z without losing its soul. I think mission accomplished

: look at the style lines, those are crisp and accurate

: fresh out of the booth, ready for color sanding and buff

: laying out ideas for some vinyl graphics. much tape was wasted, but I created a design that works from all angles and looks great

: modern electronic power steering with adjustable input… in a 72 240z

: the highlt modified rear differential cover.

: one of my favorite pieces, this light gauge alloy shield hides the rear differential cooler behind the wheel

: no room to spare

: details you will see from outside the car

: I designed these custom cnc snout oilers to hugely upgrade the differential oiling system

: fresh powdercoated goodies ready for assembly

: One hell of a well executed design if you ask me

: my favorite color ever, it brings this chassis decades ahead, dare I say to modern times

: these colors should play very well together. A bit more interesting than plain satin black

: a taste of what is to come…

: I rolled the LS1 plant out into the sun for inspection

: A quick wet up shows how tight the style lines are after just 400 grit

: All those hours surely were worthwhile

: You see this in your rear view, its already too late

: I met the flared hole quota on this cage I do believe

: An interior that means business

: Finish welding the strut tower center support

: A rear fuel cell firewall with a twist

: Presto, electric power steering on a Woodward column. All hidden under the dash.

: layers upon layers of custom fabrication and planning

: Unreal to see the exterior of the Z at this stage

: High performance can also be beautiful

: 2.5″ Pie-cut stainless exhaust, back purged and tig welded to perfection

: yes, thats an exhaust pipe

: Applying a bedliner coating to the belly of the beast

: so many one-off hand made pieces. It brings me great joy to do this styff by hand

: precision sectioning the woodward steering column to accept the EPAS Power steering motor

: I machined a weld on shim to accept the O.D. of the EPAS shaft and the I.D. of the Woodward column

: Tig welding the shim to the motor

: seam sealing the bottom side seams

: LS1 looking fresh with the Holley coil on cover Valve covers and LS3 Coils

: Re-assembling the engine after paint

: Getting the interior and engine bay sprayed with a light gloss grey paint

: The cage work looks tidy with a uniform color

: Satin bronze for the LS1 Block and heads

: EPAS electric power steering should make driving this beast a bit more tamable

: The front rear diffuser bracket, 100% hand made by me, no cnc just a steady hand and a good tape measure

: cleaning up the custom engine mounts for a better appearance and reduced weight

: a sweet throttle body plug I made to ease with reassembly, plus it just looks good.

: Saving some weight on thes engine mounts

: Chassis jacking points built in to the bottom side of the main cage hoop tie ins, extremely strong!

: Bryan the painter after a job well done!

: A tunnel so slick I think we will leave it uncovered

: a custom tig welded rear sub mount battery box

: The factory steam port into the throttle body before removal

: A nicely detailed and cleaned throttle body, what’s missing?

: the dirty motor before cleanup

: a few hours of hard scrubbing goes a long way

: I must combine these two

: Ah, much better. All the casting marks are cleaned up too for a truely custom part

: The last round of primer

: Pretty alloy dimes on the coolant overflow tank

: Most of the custom handmade alloy parts awaiting final checks and the powdercoater

: I modified this SPA Techique fire suppression lever with a collet and pin so no accedental pulling can take place outside of a racing environment

: cool new parts to add to the list

: First round of primer blocking in the books

: final welding on the custom air intake support

: Finally, no more orange

: Quality gaps make the bodywork. I spent many hours welding and filing to perfection. All metal edges to boot.

: The peep hole I cut to access the center deck spoiler mounts

: Adding stiffness to the deck lid spoiler mounting points. Nothing ever just bolts on

: Major reinforcement and armour to the unibody main rails

: stitch welded seams everywhere topside and underneath

: aditional seam welding for torsional strength

: is that hole factory? no, no it is not

: I love good cage work

: Cleaning up the hood heat extractor vent openings

: a solid mount for the hydraulic slide lever

: The last hoorah before sealer

: Rear brake duct rocker clearancing and solid tow/jacking points

: nothing like cutting .750″ hardened steel by hand, but its for a good cause, protecting that beautiful exhaust

: reinforcing the rail exhaust cutouts

: fire suppression brackets added to the engine bay

: battery kill switch with a little flair

: The humped alloy pieces leave room and easy access to the fuel pump and check valve

: sometimes its best to walk away when a design isnt working. The abomination on the left is idea #1, need I say more?

: The steel riser gets welded to the chassis and flanged nuts welded to the backside for easy removal of the aluminum top piece. It began life as a flat sheet of 18 ga. the shrinker/stretcher did the rest

: making the tools to make the things. This was done before I purchased the electromagnetic break

: A handmade fuel filter bracket

: Hydraulic rear break lockup at the pull of a lever

: Out with the old, in with the cleaner new brake lines

: A whole lot of custom in one place

: Radiator air ducting done right. All light guage alloy and bolt on

: Inside the Brake master heat shield

: From the bottom, this will get coated with gold heat reflective material

: The prop. valve hides nicely under the master cylinder

: Im a big fan of cool brakes

: Streamlining the factory systems once again

: From inside you cant tell Datsun didnt provide this column from the factory

: tig welding the flared hole gussets to the aprons.

: I really like this functional design. those towers aren’t going anywhere

: This shows how extreme the curvature is on these cage gussets

: From concept to reality, the poormans no CAD way

: strong

: It has come a long ways, looking this clean before any finish work too

: I fabbed this custom dolly to keep the Z mobile during the bodywork stage

: The rear custom dolly stand

: MY Z06 is scared and this car doesn’t have a motor

: AZC Billet goodness

: Chemically Stripping 40ish years of paint

: It has a horn, therefore it must be a “streetcar”

: Duct work

: Keeping all that air directed where it should go for better cooling and aerodynamics

: A shield to keep tire debis off the fire tank

: This cover protects the fire bottle and directs turbulant air off the tire out the quarter panel vent, win win.

: Keeping the ultra thin guage alloy cool while welding

: The hdpe rear diffuser

: aluminum bellypan work keeps the air headed where it should

: Triming the main duct for integrated radar detection

: What’s that, don’t worry about it…

: I think she’s smiling

: Radar refractors hidden in the grill

: Dissasembly taking place

: A minor upgrade ahead of the core support

: form meets function

: DAMN, i mean dam…

: Front splitter

: the x-pipe sits in front of the oil pan sump

: pre-rear aerodynamics

: Leaving the fab shop en route to body and paint

: every angle leaves you wanting more

: beauty

: Hand cut 14 ga. brackets

: solid mounts to the body for the winglets

: Pitch adjustable rear spoiler

: rear brake duct detail

: I see you, hidden backup camera/ rearview in the dash

: Moving the filler neck from the top to the side

: air extraction alloy beauty rings

: muscular hips

: How all my bracketry starts

: Fuel tank and differential vents

: “KMC” you know the rest

: A builders perspective, each part is used to create the bigger picture

: Tidy Tig welding with my trusty ESAB machine

: Rear brake duct

: Doing things the old fashioned way, always a pleasure

: Ugly bumper bracket

: No more bumper in the rear

: shaving side markers

: making this unsymetrical recess symetrical

: The symetrical inset really sets off the rear end

: a tight fitup for the tig welding

: She has come a long way, lots left to go though

: The progression of templates

: Ground clearance leaving the driveway, no scrapes!

: Hood air vents give you a taste of whats under