new to the forum

[Troutman]

came across the site the other day so i thought id join.
currently been modifying/restoring my 73 240Z for the past 2 years.

a little info on the car
engine L28 inline 6 out of an 83 280ZX converted to carbs, 5 speed trans out of a 78 280Z, R200 rear end out of an 82 280ZX N/A 5speed. and tons more modifications. its not fast, and i dont race.

ive had this car stripped down on 2 seperate occassions. all of the wrenching was done by myself along with custom work, with the aid of an occassional friend or 2 when i needs a few more hands.

i tend to check out the cruise nights on wed. and the classic car shows. i pretty much get hated because its an import..but i still go.

anyways heres a few pics..
-todd
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/hulkstar/z-2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/hulkstar/enginenew2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/hulkstar/rear.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/hulkstar/z-1.jpg

[70 cutlass 442]

cool car, welcome

[Deggy]

Very very very clean looking Z car. Welcome to BCM, or as some of us call it Drama Central.

[Brandon W.]

VERY BADASS!! awsome car dude! im sure Flicktitty nick will like you ;).. welcome to the site :thumbsup

[nismodave]

Unreal Datsoon.

Fantastic!:thumbsup

[juicedimpss]

damn,that thing is clean.

[Car Guy]

Welcome to BCM and you have one AWESOME ride there, can't wait to see it in person.....:thumbsup






:3gears: :3gears: :3gears:

[Troutman]

wow..thanks for all the fast replies and compliments. i fired the car back up for the first time last nite, so it should be hitting the road this weekend. just got done re-doing my whole fuel set up. (holley pump, fpr, xrp braided lined, aeroquip fittings and custom own fuel rail.)

also, i sorta know of flicktitty already. hes on the zcrew forum that i help run.

-Todd

[RanJer]

Very nice car! Look forward to seeing it in person. There's a couple other Z cars on this site which I'm sure will find you soon.

Welcome!!

[Yooformula]

wow badass looking datsun! welcome!!

[johnny--2k]

well, I guess I'll just join the bandwagon and say that is an awesome looking car! It definitely is super clean. Welcome to BCM, and keep an eye on the events for the occasional culvers or oscars meet. Come up to one and introduce yourself!!

[PureSound15]

I don't think ANYONE is going to hate on you for that kind of attention to detail.

Can't wait to see it!

[Breecher_7]

Nice!

[HRSEPLA]

Man I love those cars!

[WickedSix]

Was that the Z that was at mitchell's last year?

Thing is freakin goregeous :thumbsup welcome to the board

[H8RADE]

Unreal Datsoon.

Fantastic!:thumbsup

x a bunch
That car = teh sehks
Nicely done.

[Reverend Cooper]

cool car welcome

[That_Guy]

i just messed my self...

welcome to the site

[CPonyGo]

being of that age group...lol- I love it....welcome

[07ROUSHSTG3]

holy sh!t!! that thing looks sweet!

welcome.

[Berettaspeed]

damn. thats one nice Datsun... i just messed my keyboard looking at those pics!!!

REAL car guys like all cars that have love into them. all the rest are idiots that say everything has a 350 with a blower, and use the dollar bill on the dash story.. :loser

[97z2801ss]

very cool car welcome!

[lordairgtar]

Troutman, you have a very nice car. Can't stand the haters out there that bug you about it. I like big American iron, but I do have to say I appreciate auto technology in any make, especially one as nice as yours. That engine is clean. A very nice Fairlady indeed.

[shoooo32]

damn. thats one nice Datsun... i just messed my keyboard looking at those pics!!!

REAL car guys like all cars that have love into them. all the rest are idiots that say everything has a 350 with a blower, and use the dollar bill on the dash story.. :loser

but I luv the dollar bill story... no for real its a sic datsun.

[Cutlass Queen]

MMMhhhhhhhmmmm now that's a sexy car! Welcome to the site

[LIZMO]

brandon beat me to what i was going to say about nick loving it haha.
welcome to the site.!
ps: the car looks amazing!

[Beagle]

nice ride!!!!! Welcome to "Drama Central."

[Flicktitty]

Nice to see you found your way over here!

[Silver350]

Welcome to the site. Nice car I really like it and I am not a huge fan of imports. Very well done!

[T-Bag]

Nice car, welcome...........to days of our lives!

[CannotPost]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/hulkstar/enginenew2.jpg


Fantastic work, was it a beyotch to sync up those carbs??

[Cryptic]

DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL :drool:

I LOVE IT.


This looks like what I just did. POR15?
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/hulkstar/z-1.jpg

http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/albums/rx7_rebuild/IMG_2973.sized.jpg
http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/albums/rx7_rebuild/IMG_2981.sized.jpg

[twicks69]

Fantastic Datsun! Great craftmanship and attention to detail!

Speaking of other wednesday night/evening car groups, there is another ==

The "wednesday night club" that meets on Wednesdays at 6pm at Kopps Frozen Custard on Bluemound Ave/Brookfield Road in Brookfield. It usually is a group of RX-7's, Supras, NSX's, 300ZX's, Evos, Ferraris, Vipers, etc.

I have done stuff with them for the last 5 years or so, and they are a great bunch of guys that are all car lovers! I am sure they would enjoy meeting you.

When my car is back up and running, I usually stop down every wednesday that is good weather.

[wrath]

Wow, is that clean. I'm used to seeing ones that look like a rusty golfball doing Rally in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I'm impressed with all the attention to details and how clean it is.

[Troutman]

thanks for all the replies. more pics can be found on my myspace page if anyone is interested and has an account www.myspace.com/thetroutman


in an attempt to answer all the questions..

-i believe i was at mitchells last year, but im not sure. there arent too many old white 240Zs around so it probably was me.
-i needed help with the carb sync. this was my first project that involved carbs, so i really didnt know a whole lot. i have a good friend thats very knowledgeable so he lended a hand.
-yes its POR-15 black. the entire underbody and interior is covered in it.
(i dont even wanna know how much ive spent all that stuff.)
did you have any problems with tiny air bubbles? i had no problems using the satin black but the gloss stuff had numerous issues
- ill have to check out the Kopps sometime... maybe next week

[mamboking]

Awesome!! Welcome!

[CruxGNZ]

Nice Z man. Great, now I have a twin running around :D Wider wheels and ZG flares are going on my GNZ soon, but they will be black like the JDM fender mirrors. Looks like you painted yours white? You over on Hybrid Z?

[whitepony]

Wow that looks hott! Welcome to BCM!:)

[Troutman]

Nice Z man. Great, now I have a twin running around :D Wider wheels and ZG flares are going on my GNZ soon, but they will be black like the JDM fender mirrors. Looks like you painted yours white? You over on Hybrid Z?

ive been in a few conversations with people at various shows/meets, etc and your car has come up. never have seem to run into you though

i paint the flares same as the bodycolor.

im registered on hybrid and classiczcars, but i never go on there or post