Super-exciting news: I just got a 240Z race car!

[rturbo 930]

Yeah, that'll do the job.

[ELVA164]

Yep, good ol' urethane air dams. You'll want to put on a splitter, or maybe just a couple braces going to the rad support. Additionally, I don't know if there's rules against it, but sealing off any openings in the core support, and the addition of some hood vents or vented inspection lids would help you quite a bit. Check out the aero section on HybridZ for details. They got a group together about ten years ago to rent out a wind tunnel where they tested various body pieces and aero modifications.

I will absolutely be reading about that.

That valance will be leaving because it's not vintage-legal for this car. I'll be reinstalling the stock metal valance that came with the car and getting a BRE "spook" spoiler for the front. I also plan to pin the hood and prop the rear up a couple inches, so that sounds like it's aligned with what you're saying.

[rturbo 930]

Yep, good ol' urethane air dams. You'll want to put on a splitter, or maybe just a couple braces going to the rad support. Additionally, I don't know if there's rules against it, but sealing off any openings in the core support, and the addition of some hood vents or vented inspection lids would help you quite a bit. Check out the aero section on HybridZ for details. They got a group together about ten years ago to rent out a wind tunnel where they tested various body pieces and aero modifications.

[ELVA164]

I see no pictures.

Alright, full disclosure: The car still looks the same, but I'm starting efforts to find a couple body pieces to smooth out the process of rehabbing the car over the winter. I'll be posting in the Datsun forums probably later today with what I'm looking for!

But since you asked, here's a picture:



That's a shot of me testing the car at NJMP back in September. Kinda funny how the car's mouth opens at speed :)

[rturbo 930]

Pictures coming soon!

I see no pictures.

[ELVA164]

That sure is gorgeous, thanks for sharing! I think the BRE thing is pretty played out, but they appear to have done a really nice job with that car.

[decay]

elva: thought you'd love this BaT car:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-datsun-240z-39/

[ELVA164]

The Z's first race weekend with me is over, and it went great! The car had no issues, it ran great, and I had an absolute blast learning about it! The welded rear was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to learning how to make one work. The road gearing is a bit wider than ideal but very usable, and once I started double-clutching the gearbox worked very well. I surprised a lot of people with the car's pace, including myself! I can't wait to get the car out again as we continue to make improvements. Pictures coming soon!

[rturbo 930]

I like simple designs over more complicated ones. In addition to #1 from the first round, I like these two, although I prefer the skinny stripes to the wider ones.

[ELVA164]

I tallied up the whopping 169 votes I received in the livery poll, and here are the final scores!

Type 1: 73 votes
Type 2: 27 votes
Type 3: 58 votes
Type 4: 11 votes

These are some designs I and various fans came up with in the meantime! If you have any opinions of these or any other ideas, feel free to share!

Thanks to LateFan and 2MaN for the suggestions!

[ELVA164]

Does the car have any history or is it a street car that someone turned into a race car? If it does have history, why not paint it an earlier livery? If not, the sky is the limit.

Will

The car was a street car until 1983, when it was turned into a race car and run with NASA and EMRA. I actually got the car's original and complete L26 engine with it, which is more cool than valuable but you never know in the future.

[BlackbirdM3]

Does the car have any history or is it a street car that someone turned into a race car? If it does have history, why not paint it an earlier livery? If not, the sky is the limit.

Will

[ELVA164]

I realized something today: I've still never owned a car with a forward-opening hood :grin:

[Northern]

For me, the S30 is up there with the 911(classic/930/964) in terms of desire. Someday I'd really love to have a clean example of one or the other.

[ELVA164]

A spammer copied your title...

The nerve!