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As you guys know we have spent this entire week working on getting the new suspension subframe into the infamous 240Z. Well as of today at 4pm we finally have everything in its final mounting position with all the mock-up parts. Now all we need are the adjustable rear suspension links and also a front adjustable lower control arm. The coilovers shown in the following pictures are solely for mockup and we have a brand new set of KW Clubsports going in. This took my dad the entire week to complete the subframe swap, it was quite the labor intensive job!

Here are some pics:

Subframe cleaned up, painted and installed

17×9 +15 Sparco rear fitment test:

Rear MB Battle wheel fitment test, 18×9.5 +15 offset:

Front suspension mockup with new hubs:

Front MB Battle wheel fitment, also 18×9.5 +15 offset:

Well we finally decided what we are going to do with the silver 240Z that we tore apart to do the motor mock-up for the 350Z. Full unlimited time attack car!!!!!!!!!! The current suspension setup it had was Ground-Control coilovers with Tokico Illumina shocks and camber plates up front. The brakes were Arizona Z Car 12.2″ Wilwood front/rear.

We came to the conclusion of ditching this setup and swapping in an S13 complete rear subframe so that we have more gear ratio selections as well as strong axles and a 5-lug setup. For the front we will be running S13 front knuckles and a set of KW Clubsport S13 coilovers thanks to Eddie at Dynamic Autosport. The new brakes are Megan Racing 6-piston 350mm front with 4-piston and 332mm rear.

The 350Z we have been waiting on our FRP body parts to get here so that we can do the front mock-up of the intercooler and radiator. We’re hoping to build a 2.2L stroker engine for this car now and throw the current motor back into the 240Z for time attack since it is setup for more high end rather than mid-range torque. Now on to the pictures of the subframe swap on the 240Z:

Well I have been working with my friend Joey on getting our blog together with a better layout and more fun to look at and we finally settled on this current theme. He runs www.JDMthreads.com and a bunch of other sites as well. He does tons of graphic design, custom T-shirts, photo shoots (cars and models) and tons of tech/marketing related promotions.

Check out his sites at www.JDMthreads.com , www.trifectafoto.com , and www.driftv.com

Well after searching for used wheels all over the forums and trying to find the right sizes/offset I decided on getting the MB Battle 18×9.5 +15 offset directly from Discount Tire. I found an online coupon for $100 off per set of 4 wheels and I bought 2 complete sets at $648 each and free shipping!!!!!!! I ordered an extra set though for the Time Attack Silvia S15 (as spares) were building to compete in Redline Time Attack this coming year.

Alright followers: I am extremely sorry for the lack of updates. The shop hit a slump and we had to concentrate on doing strictly shop work and we were discourage from even touching the race car.

Weeks later we decided to get our KA24 510 tuned but ended up blowing the motor due to tuner error :/ We brought the car back, pulled the KA24 and swapped in an SR20det instead to stick to our roots. Here is a sample of what it came out to look like now:

We also just bought another set of XXR 002 wheels in 16×8 with 0 offset to use for the drift days at Adams on Thursday nights and also bought this little fun toy for the 510:

During the install of the SR20 we bought some new brakes for the 350z track car (Wilwood 6-piston front and 4-piston rear), new front windshield installed, as well as painting the roof portion of the car satin black.

After such a long wait in trying to figure out what we were going to do about the gauges we settled on the ETB Instruments DigiDash 2 Lite. And it finally arrived in the mail today thanks to Chet at Galek Motorsports who is the only ETB Instruments distributor in the U.S.

Check it out:

For the past 2 days we’ve been trying to decide how to set up the controls and switches for the lights and ignition. Since we are not using any of the factory wiring we were unable to run the ignition, turn signal and light switch assembly.

We opted to make carbon panels and include individual switches as well as our Tilton brake proportioning valves.

The 3 gauges in the upper pod are not the actual ones going there and are just temporary for fitment purposes.

Well we were able to install the complete pedal setup now and is ready for some clutch kicking!!! Also mounted in the engine from the 240z and clearances are just right with a little modification to our top-mount manifold.

The electrical work has been started and is very time consuming. We hope to be done with the complete car electrical and standalone wiring by the weekend.

Today was a sad day The monster SR20 powered 240Z had its heart ripped out to get it ready to be dropped into the project 350Z. The 240Z was just so nimble and light it was quite a handful with almost 510whp.

(Dont mind the tow straps, the engine is really lightweight!)