# Project: S30 KA26DET

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [November 19, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698 "2009-11-19T08:42:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/41 "2011-03-09T06:16:41Z")

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Here’s some more lol.

Beforish:

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0461.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0461.jpg)

After a couple hours:

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0451.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0451.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0457.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0457.jpg)

Started cutting off all those annoying clip things.

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0455.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0455.jpg)

Bought one of these: Q45 90mm throttle body + tps.

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0443.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0443.jpg)

That’s it for tonight folks… I should probably apologize somewhere in the thread for taking all pics with my iPhone - not the greatest quality.

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**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maverick)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/42 "2011-03-09T13:01:24Z")

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Photo quality is just fine. Quantity could use work lol.

Looks sick though.

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/43 "2011-03-09T14:08:14Z")

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Lol quantity as in too many or not enough?

N thanks. Rotisserie should be all set up this week when proper bolts come in (why dont fastener places stock metric, this is Canada…)

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**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/44 "2011-03-09T14:23:20Z")

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This thread makes me car horny lol.

I looove s30s omg… and badass ka26det build = bad ass

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**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maverick)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/45 "2011-03-09T15:38:44Z")

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> [@Aaj2k5](#):
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> Lol quantity as in too many or not enough?
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> N thanks. Rotisserie should be all set up this week when proper bolts come in (why dont fastener places stock metric, this is Canada…)

Not enough! more photos for sure. and you can find metric hardware? odd…

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/46 "2011-03-09T16:15:53Z")

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Spaenaur, Fastenal, Brofasco, CT, HD, Rona. Nobody had M10x1.25 (bumper mount pitch) or M12x1.25x40 - bolts for rear hub to knuckle in proper grade, material or at all. Super sad that I had to order metric bolts from the imperial USA.

I’ll get more pics when I get some time to work on it - 70 hr wks blow ☹

Short term plan:  
Bolt up rotisserie.  
Cut out floors and spare tire well.  
Weld floors and R34 subframe mount in.  
Bolt up S30 subframe.  
Spend like 1000 hours grinding/sandblasting the bottom and remainder of bay.  
Dry ice the sound deadening.  
Paint interior.

This should be done before May, then time for engine bay goodies.

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**Author:** ![Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Singh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/47 "2011-03-09T16:22:39Z")

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Awesome build dude, mad respect. I love s30’s.

Quick question: Where did you get that black rotisserie? rough cost? Ones I’ve been looking at are like 1200ish, but don’t look nearly as sturdy as that one.

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/48 "2011-03-09T16:33:23Z")

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Thanks guys. Good to know some Ppl still \<3 the classics like me.

Some old rich guy paid a fabricator almost $2000 to build this one lols. The rotating assembly was all turned to super tight tolerance, grease nipples, engineering spec’d and xrayed supposedly safe to 12,500 lbs haha.

I took the arms that he had custom made for a 69 yenko camaro and welded my own 1/2" plate ends on for the Datsun.

I have the plans for it if you want to get a quote to fab or to fab urself… He paid a PEng $200 to do the plans lol Materials alone cost $750 😃

The only thing I would add is hydraulic ram height adjustment or a trailer jack - I will someday when I’m feeling rich. I plan on renting the rotisserie when I’m done the Datsun rather than sell it.

Oh and I paid $700 for it and a drive in the Yenko because the old guy was super rich and was down for helping out the new gen of car builders 🙂

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/49 "2011-03-13T18:07:09Z")

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My wallet hates me.

Also, subframe is sandblasted just needs to get picked up and slapped on, so I can start on S13 coilover conversion on S14 arms…

Started hacking the E36 dash with a dremel + sawblade.

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0464.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0464.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0474.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0474.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0472.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0472.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0474.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0474.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0468.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0468.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0470.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0470.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0476.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0476.jpg)

Thinking about taking off these drip trays - i think it’ll look hell of a lot better… thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maverick)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/50 "2011-03-13T18:38:45Z")

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they are pretty ugly… shave em off and boost fuel efficiency lol

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**Author:** ![sonfc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@sonfc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sonfc)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/51 "2011-03-17T02:05:17Z")

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The new canadian tire around the corner from me in oakville carries all those metric bolts flanged and non flanged, hardened or plain steel lol I guess im lucky

You didn’t mention engine management, If you’re looking I have a haltech E6X im selling that would run that motor quite nicely I vote keep the drip rails i think it would look wierd without

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**Author:** ![Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Singh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/52 "2011-03-17T22:22:54Z")

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keep em, would look weird without em.

restorations look fun!

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/53 "2011-03-24T15:49:40Z")

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Soo the only reason I was using the M3 E36 dash was because a stock one cost a fortune in good shape. Until I met an old guy who lives a few streets over from me and he hooked me up.

'72 240Z Dash - professionally restored  
Heater center vent  
Centre Console  
All necessary tubing  
BNIB dash side vents  
Glove box  
Dash to windshield trim  
Dash harness (not needed I’m doing new gauges throughout)  
Front Grille  
Hood hinges  
Tail light finisher pieces

Price for all of the above? $280. I hope there is somebody here who appreciates how much of a steal that is.

Enough speak, more pics.

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0512.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0512.jpg)  
 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0513.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0513.jpg)  
 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0517.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0517.jpg)  
 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0520.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0520.jpg)  
 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0521.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0521.jpg)

Also started fitting the S14 suspension

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0526.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0526.jpg)

And fabbed up some arms to hold the front on rotisserie.

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0524.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0524.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Singh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/54 "2011-03-24T16:35:35Z")

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nice.

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**Author:** ![Maverick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Maverick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maverick)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/55 "2011-03-24T17:09:23Z")

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Brand Spankin New air vents?

That alone is worth 300 bucks. Shits 39 years old!

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/56 "2011-03-24T17:15:58Z")

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Hahha I know, right?

Old guys with parts barn ftmfw.

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/57 "2011-03-27T20:04:52Z")

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Soo I got an email from the guy that I bought my dash from about a hood for sale out in Brantford. I headed out there after work and met Chris and Rob - couple of bro’s that have a pair of Datsun Z cars - one of them RB swapped. Cool dudes - sold me this hood for $50 😮

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0531.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0531.jpg)

Then I got to work on the front half of the rotisserie - s’all done. The rear half will be done up on Tuesday.

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0533.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0533.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0535.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0535.jpg)

 ![http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0536.jpg](http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff286/Aaj2k5/IMG_0536.jpg)

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**Author:** ![reconJDM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reconjdm/32/5510_2.png) [@reconJDM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reconJDM)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/58 "2011-03-27T20:39:16Z")

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damn dude, keep up the good work, this is very promising.  
$50 for that hood in that condition? Holy Moly.

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/59 "2011-03-28T05:32:57Z")

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Thanks Recon :tup: I have downdraft paint booth booked (for free :D) for end of summer so I hafta get shit done quick.

I have Joe from RPM/SG/Furtmeier coming over to give me a quote on a cage / GTR subframe mounting. I’m not sure if I trust my little Hobart 120 to weld in the rear subframe of a 400+ whp car lol.

Also if anyone watching this has front 5 lug hubs for decent price give me a shout.

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-s30-ka26det/129698/60 "2011-03-30T08:43:23Z")

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Soo Tim is pretty good at photochop and made this for me.

![http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/6003/wats071.jpg](http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/6003/wats071.jpg)

I’m a fan. This will happen + spoiler + black window trim - headlight covers.

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