Project 240K

Hi Guys,

Just a quick update.. the last couple of months, things have really ground to a stop. Unfortunately my partner in car crime has been really sick in hospital and it has put a dampener things.

I have decided to sell the 240Z (currently advertised on viczcars and will probably makeing  it’s way to ebay soon) to make a little more room as i will need to relocate the 240K sometime soon.

Hopefully it sells quickly, but it will be really sad to see it go.

Kent

For the 240Z, i figured i would go for a kit solution rather than a custom (and very $$$) rear end upgrade.

Technotoytuning (T3) in the US provide such a kit, which allows the rear end from an R32/R33/R34 skyline (both GTS-T and GT-R) or a Z32 300ZX to be bolted up to the 240Z.

The kit includes custom uprights to allow fitting of the donor rear hubs and brake assemblies, as well as mounts for the short nose R200/R230 differential. Since i had decided to go down this road, i have been on the look out for a rear end out of an R33/R34 GTS-T/GTT. I considered running GT-R gear, however the  excessive cost ruled it out especially when a cheap R33 GTS-T rear end came up on ebay. I was lucky to win it for the starting bid which was amazingly cheap.

The rear end came complete with all the Brakes, Hubs, Differential and drive shafts, all the parts required for the T3 conversion. They have been stored away for a later day

i have been on the lookout for an RB26 for the 240Z, i had looked at using a 2JZ-GTE (Toyota’s 3 Litre twin turbo answer to the RB26) or a BMW 5 Litre V12 (from a 750/650), after weighing up the pro’s and con’s of each, in the end i decided to stick with what i knew would be a fantastic engine (and quite a relatively easy swap).

Recently, a local Engine came up on SAU, at the price, it was just too good to give up, so i quickly organised to pay a deposit and pickup the engine.

The had previously been built for a Holden VL Commodore, with CP forged pistons, ARP stud kit, new waterpump, new belts and a modified sump for front wheel drive (if only i had this earlier, it would have saved me a little on the 240K!). It also came with the standard turbo’s, polished covers and a standard ECU, however the engine had been running on an aftermarket ECU, so a lot of the sensors were now missing.

I will be looking out for the missing sensors, nut’s and bolts etc. but luckily i am in no great hurry, so hopefully i can hold out for some real bargains!

A friend on mine in the US, found a lead on a brand new nissan Z432 grill, these were easily available up until recently (of course!). Luckily he was able to grab it for me.

I had been looking for one for a while, so it will make a welcome addition to the 240Z parts stockpile

Picked up an RB25DET 5 speed gearbox with an RB26DETT gear set in it yesterday, it also came with some form of aftermarket short shifter.

Just need to get a flywheel and a clutch and it will be ready to bolt together.

I also received in the post a Castlemain Rod Shop gearbox mount for the 240Z. I ordered this one as it seems a lot sturdier than the one i already have.