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FRIENDS: Quattro Manufaktur Lancia 037 Group B restauration
Remember a while ago when i visited the guys from QuattroManufaktur in my neighbour village? Yesterday i was buying some groceries and drove by their shop again and then i was please with this: It seems to be A Lancia Martini 037 Group B rallye car. but not sure if it’s a replica or the real deal. the ones you find on the internet look slightly different in the back. but im not a pro on this one. Acording to their homepage they picked up this car in spain and it’s currently undergoing a full restoration. I think i need to drop by and have a closer look 🙂
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240Z: Pedal box & Throttle pedal assembly
A while ago i started the assembly of the Pedalbox. While i still wait for some small components like the flasher unit and the Brake light switch i couldn’t resist assembling all the shiny new zinc-plated and powdercoated parts 🙂 After putting the new rubber to the pedals i installed them to the box with the fresh plated bolts. Then the stopper bolts and springs came in. Looks brilliant, doesn’t it? 🙂 here’s a comparison between the old crappy one (right side) and the completely rebuilt one, left. Oh and while at it i did the throttle pedal as well 🙂 Oh and then i have some good news from…
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240Z: FET Intake Manifold & Project u Drum brake shoes
A while ago i wrote about different intake Manifolds and that i probably want to go for a FET (Better known as “Far East Trading” Japan) Manifold. But as i have other priorities at the moment i wasn’t really looking for one. Well untill my Friend Stefan remembered my Post when he scanned the Internet for some Kenmeri parts and stumblet upon one. He immediately sent me the link and because it was a Steal of a deal i had to get it. Today i had something in the mail 🙂 Thanks to the finned or striped design i think it perfectly fits the Kakimoto intake once it’s painted in…
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240Z: Front axle mock-up
While i’m waiting for some parts from japan and for some answers from USA i realized i never showed you some pictures i made a few months ago (Only a teaser shot for my FB-followers was published). I made a mock-up of the Front axle and steering setup to see how everything fits together and get the idea. So first i adjusted the steering rack according to the manual: And then mounted it the the front subframe: Next was the stabilizer bar, steering knuckles, tierod endlinks and new bushings allround And then while at it i decided to add the Doglegs. Seems like everything fits as it should. perfect 😀…
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EVENT: Going to Tokyo Auto Salon 2016
It’s official: I’m going to Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 with my girlfriend and my japanese Friend – just bought my Entry ticket. Flight is booked. After a little vacation in australia we’re Flying to Osaka, stay one night there, take the shinkansen train to Tokyo, stay at the world famous Shibuya square and finally i visit TAS, which has been on my bucket-list for a while now 🙂
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240Z: Wing sanding completed
Nothing big, just spent another two hours at the garage completeing the sanding down of the wing. Before: and done 🙂 there are a few damages in the FRP surface like it’s normal for a 40 year old FRP-item, but no problem. i know a good FRP-specialist and will bring it to him for repair. Also needs new studs in the bottom end as well as a new foam-sealing 😉
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240Z: Rear wing sanding Part 1
Long-time readers might remember i already sanded down a 240Z Rear wing in the past, but after i bought my second car i figured out the wing which came with that chassis is in much better overall condition. So i sold the first wing and decided to prepare th e second one as well. And thats what i did yesterday. Started like this: The wing had terrible multiple paintjobs from the past Started with a drill-mounetd CSD-Disk and after a while the wing looked like this. You can see the first layer was a gray primer, then golden paint. then another layer of red primer and on top the horrible…
