Got it stripped down to the shell. Next up is bracing it up and cutting out the floor and off with the front clip

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Rough hacked off the front clip and now will start bracing up the shell to cut the floor and firewall out.


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Jig is done except for a few more cross beams. Will probably permantly weld two on the ends and the rest will be placed once the shell is on the jig and I start laying out chassis tubes.
Everything is within .1 degree of level and 1mm from square...width is spot on, so I have a good starting point. Was really suprised to get it all that close!

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Z cars rock keep the motivation level high....:thumbsup:

set the shell at ride height and started taking measurements for the chassis. Jig is done and ordered tubing today for chassis.

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Not much left! Very cool project.
I am waiting patiently for you to finish it.......lol!
:thumbsup:

yeah...should be done tomorrow:D

Sweet! I expect a full report from the track......with video.:D

chassis start!
 

Here is the start and the basic layout of the chassis center section. I ended up going with 1-3/4" 14 gauge (.083) mild steel for the bulk of the chassis. The cage will probably be 1-3/4" x .090 DOM
I have a blueprint from a GT chassis and that is what they used so figure I should be safe as long as it is properly built and triangulated and such.
Waiting on a couple of Ebay axles so I can make sure I am OK on the track width before getting too far into the rear clip...which is next up.
I talked to a shop in Florida that said they can modify the 5 bolt output flanges to fit the 6 bolt 350z hubs. I ordered a Q45 and a 350Z left axle so I can kinda double check lengths and all are compatible.
Started making a fixture for the Q45 diff so I can get it set in place.

rear view

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front view

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more chassis progress
 

Making a little progress. Realized I needed a surface at each corner to measure and locate the suspension so tacked on 2x2 plates at the rear corners to start with.
I think I have the diff located...fabbed up an adjustable height fixture for it so I can fine tune it as I move forward with suspension and driveshaft/halfshaft angles. So far I have the halfshaft angles at about 2* down to the diff and I think with that I can get proper driveshaft angles.
Got the rear clip upper hoop tacked in place and an upper rocker tube.
Also decided to add 1-1/2" to the wheelbase at the rear. I will pull the wheelwell back by pulling the quarter back when I widen and modify them. Needed a little extra space between tire and drivers compartment. Plus with widening the body about 7 inches it should not hurt the proportions.

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little more progress...suspension pickup points are kinda suspended awaiting final measurements and attachment points/tubing.

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