1971 240z, with way too many goodies. It was my project when I was 16-18 years old, spent all my hard earned money on it, frame up restoration. Would do it all again if I had the chance. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/6885...s-1-240z-pics/ 0-60 in 4.6, I lay down a 1:29 at streets of willow. http://www.streetfire.net/video/1971...ing_643830.htm



You folks should be getting completed pics in some sunshine hopefully tomorrow. :thumb:

That is one heck of a z!!!I opted to build a 924s. It's much slower, but handles pretty well :)

[QUOTE=The Armand;15139066]1971 240z, with way too many goodies. It was my project when I was 16-18 years old, spent all my hard earned money on it, frame up restoration. Would do it all again if I had the chance. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/6885...s-1-240z-pics/ 0-60 in 4.6, I lay down a 1:29 at streets of willow. http://www.streetfire.net/video/1971...ing_643830.htm

A beautiful Z.

Tip o the hat.

Classy.

Sorry never answered your question. I did not! Same primer for the whole frame. I found out about that whole aluminum's pores being too small thing after I primered it. Hopefully it'll hold up! :innocent:

Oh yeah, nothing handles like a 924! My brother's friend had one that he let me drive once, really, really nice weight distribution. After I dropped the SR20 in the Z it became much more poised like a mid-engine chassis, similar to a 924. (since the block is shorter, new engine mount placed the motor farther back, shifted weight distribution 6% back. :thumb:) If you ever get tired of it being slow, I remember seeing people drop v8's in those things! ;)

Being an S model, it already has the bigger brothers 2.5l and it is a great candidate for the 968 3.0 (direct bolt in)

as you mention, v8 swaps have been done and are quite popular. There are several outlets for bolt in qulity conversion parts. 50/50 weight distribution, 400hp, and daily driver reliability at a fairly reasonable price. Maybe someday :)

Alright, so here she is. She is pretty much done, I am waiting on Selle Anatomica's new 'truleather' titanico saddle which should come in 2 weeks. I might do some more coats of clear shellac on the bar tape for a bit more sheen. I also might experiment with that whole diamond cross pattern with cotton tape on the top tube. Maybe yellow/white? Don't know yet. I feel like it needs some sharp contrast somewhere. I almost-kinda-sorta wish I went with some black/skinwall tires to add some contrast, but oh well.

Overall it's super fun to ride. Definitely not too zippy on the road because of the tires weighing in at 1820 grams (:eek:) but on simple dirt roads it's an absolute pleasure. The mustache bars are interesting, I think they are much more suited to riding off-road than on. I found the curves/hand positions more useful on the dirt. I think I'll probably sell this one, or maybe throw some real mtb tires on it and save it for actual mtb'ing. Well see what the future holds.

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nice job dude :)

Looks great. Nice detailing too.

Here's some photo's of its first real ride this morning. Nearly went on every trail in Malibu Creek State Park with absolutely perfect/GORGEOUS weather. Mustache bars are really, really nice off-road. I was pretty impressed with these tires grip too. Only places it got squirrely was damp/slightly muddy corners, and I only had them at about 50psi. I think this is definitely gonna be a keeper, it's just too fun off-road to let go!

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Well done

Nice job! Your attention to detail shows through.

Bravo! Great job on a fantastic ride.

At least a 1989. 1988 was the last year for a U-Brake on the chainstay, curved fork. 1989 was the first year for cantilevers in the rear and the straight bladed fork. 89 was also the last year for the wishbone seat stays and 130mm spacing. I hope that helps.

That's my 1989 below.

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+1

A fantastic, fun and practical project.

I will be interested to see how you like the tires at 1,500 miles.

A friend uses those on his Goodrich and seems to like them quite a bit.

Congrats.

Raleigh Technium Restoration
 

Did you change wheels? Are the dropouts 126mm, 130mm, or 135mm or do you know? I have a Raleigh just like this, and want to restore it, but I am not at home right now. Those are fatter tires than I thought were possible, or that my LBS said were possibel

Beautiful, outstanding, great job. :thumb:

Hard to beat BG's remarks both as to your closet and your bike! :) This is a first rate job, :thumb:

They are 135mm, but I used a chainstay spreader from my local bike co-op to spread them out a bit. I was still able to slide them on before I did that though, just took a few seconds of muscling the dropouts. Most early 90's (and many 80's) rigid mtb's will clear a 2.35 tire without a problem. Granted the clearances will be just a couple mm's, but if your wheels are true you shouldn't have a problem. I currently have 2.35 Nevegal's on this thing now with no problem. Measure it yourself if you're not sure! That's what I did. Just takes a ruler or some measuring tape.

Thanks. I actually needed the info and was not just wasting your time instead of measuring it myself. I am backpacking around Nepal in Asia, and the bike is at home in Alaska, and figuring out if I want to restore my bike. The info was useful to me, I can use a standard wheel, and I can stretch the dropouts if necessary. I thought the frame was some sort of composit instead of steel and couldnt be spread. I have a lot to learn about bike mechanics. I rode the Raleigh Technium for 20 years. I have more bikes now, but want to restore my fire engine red raleigh.

I was only able to spread the chainstays because the whole rear end is steel. Only the main triangle tubes are aluminum. If the chainstays we're aluminum or anything other than steel, spreading the drop-outs (with that tool) would not be advised.