Try jacking the car up on each side in the dead center, and see if your panel gaps change. If they do, jack it up just enough until the panel gaps are correct, then tack weld your floor in. Otherwise,as others have suggested, run a weld bead in the big gap and file it down until it’s perfect.
Chris make sure you keep a fire extinguisher always inside the car when the project is done. The fuel tank and the battery nearby is kinda meh in a safety standpoint. Very cool and unigue build keep it up :D
This whole project, in fact all the series of yours i have watched, is just a lesson in fucking awesome mechanical fabrication and work . Kudos to you bro!
True, the progress may be slow, however it's really steady. And I like that about you guys. Really hope that you'd get the remaining parts, namely the door and fender, so that this project can complete nicely ahead of schedule....
Keep it up Chris. You're getting there and even though time's ticking, if anyone was gonna get this done in time, it'd be you. You can only plan so much, so I think you've done a great job keeping track of all the parts of this insane project.
Funny.. went to walk my dog after watching this video. Looked at a driveway and seen a 240 just sitting, tires flat, but fenders and doors look solid. I'm in the St John's area of Portland.. if I see the guy next time, I'll ask if he wants to part lol
Maybe he addressed this on another video and I missed it but did Chris pay Eric & Oscar to take time off their day job to help him out with the car? Good to see other people to play a bigger part in the channel. B Is For Build seems more fitting as a team than as one person.
You could probably mount the fuel cell where the top of it is flush with the frame rails, and then have a trunk with a floor to it with an access hatch for fuel pump access, then you could have a trunk
Saw the notification earlier but im at work so i couldnt watch it then. So i was literally looking forward to break just so i can watch this vid... Watching this car being built really brings a tear to my eye
i watch all your builds and i have to say i really didnt think youd pull this one off but my hats off to you I cant believe how close those tins fit as of now! you might want to consider putting hinges on the hood cowl for engine service though. Nice job.
Great Series! I have been watching Home Built by Jeff as well and he is working on a 240Z. Great channel for reference. He is doing tons of body work and rust repair. Doesn't seem like you have much time for that. Not sure if it has been mentioned before, but a lot of Motorsports don't allow a fuel cell to be in the same cabin as the driver. You may have to build a firewall between compartments. If you want to race it or not die in a fiery explosion. Just a heads up! great work.
You getting there! You sounded a little out of breath and a tiny bit stressed in this video. Relax man, I know you got this! Gaps look fine to me, as long as they are even as you said. I wonder on the doors, if you shim out from the top hinge if that would sink the lower opposite corner and take up some of that gappage. But I wouldn’t stress.
Hey Chris, this is legit my favourite youtube build of all time and everything you have done so far is so perfect. I would rather see the car ready for SEMA 2019 than seeing you rush thru everything during this last month...
were not rushing anything.. thats why we took two days and only mounted one panel lol .. the schedule is real, but were not taking any short cuts.. if we cant do something how we want to do it, were just not going to do it. And then we can do it correctly after sema.
When he swaps out the entire engine after it lunches itself from all the metal dust it's eaten recently from the unfiltered running in a dirty workshop. At least he's covering the throttle bodies some of the time now ;-)
The biggest thing I can stress is this car isn’t done once you go to SEMA, this is probably going to be a forever car. Just stay focused on what’s fundamental for SEMA and everything else you dislike you can always go back later to redo
That panel gap at the bottom is from the crossbar that the body is mounted to. It's probably 3/8 of an inch too long and forcing those corners out. Might have to narrow that bar a tad to get everything to line up. That may even help with the RB body kit as well.
if you dont want to see panel gaps paint your car black, or dark. you are looking at a black gap contrast on white/light grey primer. it stands out. you want a paint that will show the gaps, and contours however you see fit.
@@slammedniss it would work like a parachute and give you shit mpg and make the car way slower. It's like driving with all your windows open AND without a windshield. The vacuum below the car is no joke
You should notch out the front flange of the cowl over the area where they cover the trumpet so it will give a clear view all the way down towards the back... and of course bodywork it a bit so it looks smooth and clean
Anyone else notice that if Chris drives this in the rain then water is going to drip straight down from the windscreen cowl vents into the throttle bodies
No, he's correct. You can adjust the door, just like he said, to dial those gaps in better, assuming the body isn't all sprung from the half ass disassembly and lack of bracing. And I do know how to do it, I just dialed gaps on my '65 Mustang today, they're all 1/8 or 3/16" (depending on the type of gap). It just takes time/effort, things this channel doesn't really excel at.
Whats the plan with the engine air intake ? Doesn't look like there is a lot of space for an air filter or for the trumpets to breathe and balance properly. Should of kept the OE plenum's unless you plan to cut a large hole in the hood / cowl. You need to make sure the trumpets are balanced in terms of flow path else it will run like a bag of spanners. The stock car has 4 x cold air intakes for a reason, the monster needs a lot of air flow.
This car is going to handle fantastically because of engine placement and weight distribution. Engine placement is technically a Mid-front engine car such as with the AMG GT.
Just a thought Chris, should the battery be sitting open right next to the fuel cell like that? I would want at least a small divide (or maybe an aluminum box ) between those two things just in case. Also, keep up the good work. This is actually the coolest project yet.
Im a simple youtuber i click video and hit that like button and drop a comment! Hope one day im big enough channel to collab with you chris! Love this build its awesome and very unique!
You could wide body it properly like old skool race cars did, adding metal between the body and fenders, then you wouldn't have to cut them. Works front and back, bit trickier on the back obviously, but it is the best way to widebody, no contest.
That weird alignment issue your having on the bottom left corner of the passenger door might be the reason the rocket bunny doesn't fit quite right. Do you think its possible there was some sag in the rear of the body?
no its just us not hanging the door properly.. if you look online with people having door alignment issues its a pretty standard thing.. just takes hours of guess and check. If the frame really bent that badly we would be seeing alot of other issues, not just one corner of a door. Rocketbunny kit doesnt fit right just because its crap construction, it doesnt fit right up front either.. even two piece they pre-drilled holes in to bolt together, the pre-drilled holes dont even line up..
the engine is offset, and the angles are different for each tower support, but when you get that far back to the "dash bar" it is in the middle.. youll see in tomorrows episode, its actually ( from dumb luck ) dead nuts centered
doors and fenders are a pain to line up but i had to buy extra body shims when i did my firebird since most cars don't come perfectly lined up from factory
Is there going to be enough air flowing to the rear cylinders once the hood and cowell are reattached? Looks like it's going to have uneven flow across the top of the engine
I think if you jack up the car from the center on both sides it might solve a couple prob you're having right now (door gap, body kit fitment, who knows what else) what I'm saying is the body might've caved in because of all the cutting done to it, if you notice the door gap is too tight in the top and really wide in the bottom
Won’t the panels just be in the way when your working on the firewall and floor panels? Fantastic project by the way, looks cooler than a cool thing in coolville.
Are you going to have enough clearance for the hood? I’m not just talking about the hood clearing the engine, but also giving enough room for proper airflow into your intake trumpets?
The bulge under the body gap is from putting the jack there, not much you can do other than beat it into shape but the second you put a jack back their it will bulge again. They usually have a lot of gap anyway, most people just don't worry about it....
Try jacking the car up on each side in the dead center, and see if your panel gaps change. If they do, jack it up just enough until the panel gaps are correct, then tack weld your floor in. Otherwise,as others have suggested, run a weld bead in the big gap and file it down until it’s perfect.
Mike
The OEM BMW colour ‘fashion grey’ would fit the 240Z so well.
Panel gap was always an issue with old 240z's
If you finish this by SEMA and it runs and drives, your channel is gonna BLOW TF UP
Rather have it blow up on SEMA 2019 and being properly built and 100% instead of being stressed and "rough around the edges"
@@jenstornqvist4567 you're gonna get a lot of people calling you a hater and *toxic" but honestly it's true.
I'm 100% with Jens
Jens Törnqvist at least it won’t have Bluetooth driveline 👍🏼
@@jenstornqvist4567 many cars at sema are not perfect bacause everyone rushes to finish. Its business. They need a car to promote business.
it's an old Z... it never had perfect panel gaps so no amount of adjustment is going to create them. Metal work or move on.
Right? what do you expect from a vintage Datsun.
I'm not sure if you watched the entire video. 6:42 he addresses his own question with that same answer.
I'm not sure you grasp the concept of commenting whilst watching the video... but yeah...
No car however new or old have good panel fitment.... working with fixing crashed cars, and we are able to make it better then oem
Only cowards wait until the end of a video to comment. B is for Bold.
Chris make sure you keep a fire extinguisher always inside the car when the project is done. The fuel tank and the battery nearby is kinda meh in a safety standpoint. Very cool and unigue build keep it up :D
You can change gaps by using a mig welder and running a bead on edge of door for example and hand file it to make gaps perfect
This whole project, in fact all the series of yours i have watched, is just a lesson in fucking awesome mechanical fabrication and work . Kudos to you bro!
True, the progress may be slow, however it's really steady. And I like that about you guys. Really hope that you'd get the remaining parts, namely the door and fender, so that this project can complete nicely ahead of schedule....
It just makes me happy you used the bmw dash in the z... All smiles for it!
Keep it up Chris. You're getting there and even though time's ticking, if anyone was gonna get this done in time, it'd be you. You can only plan so much, so I think you've done a great job keeping track of all the parts of this insane project.
Funny.. went to walk my dog after watching this video. Looked at a driveway and seen a 240 just sitting, tires flat, but fenders and doors look solid. I'm in the St John's area of Portland.. if I see the guy next time, I'll ask if he wants to part lol
yeah knock on his door and tell him ill buy it!
This would be an amazing story if this pans out.
Get hold of street bandito and see if they have any moulds for carbon fibre panels theyv got a sick carbon 240 there building may be worth a try???
Maby street bandbito would have left over metal fenders
Yeah I wonder if he has contacted Tim for any ideas or help.
The cabin fiber panels on the street bandit Z are oversized, so they wouldn't work out too well for Chris's build.
They deserve some views too it is an absolutely incredible build
Troof
I L O V E T H I S S E R I E S
Me too
MatthewFRS were you around for the lotus build ?
That colour really grew on me. I think you should keep it this lovely blue!
Maybe he addressed this on another video and I missed it but did Chris pay Eric & Oscar to take time off their day job to help him out with the car? Good to see other people to play a bigger part in the channel. B Is For Build seems more fitting as a team than as one person.
all the other responses were wrong so i deleted them, they're both on the payroll
You could probably mount the fuel cell where the top of it is flush with the frame rails, and then have a trunk with a floor to it with an access hatch for fuel pump access, then you could have a trunk
I will not tell a lie I didn't think you would get this far but you're doing a great job keep up the good work can't wait to see the finished product
Saw the notification earlier but im at work so i couldnt watch it then. So i was literally looking forward to break just so i can watch this vid... Watching this car being built really brings a tear to my eye
i watch all your builds and i have to say i really didnt think youd pull this one off but my hats off to you I cant believe how close those tins fit as of now! you might want to consider putting hinges on the hood cowl for engine service though. Nice job.
Great Series! I have been watching Home Built by Jeff as well and he is working on a 240Z. Great channel for reference. He is doing tons of body work and rust repair. Doesn't seem like you have much time for that. Not sure if it has been mentioned before, but a lot of Motorsports don't allow a fuel cell to be in the same cabin as the driver. You may have to build a firewall between compartments. If you want to race it or not die in a fiery explosion. Just a heads up! great work.
You could get the fuel cell mounted ALOT lower. Keep all the centre of gravity low
You getting there! You sounded a little out of breath and a tiny bit stressed in this video. Relax man, I know you got this! Gaps look fine to me, as long as they are even as you said. I wonder on the doors, if you shim out from the top hinge if that would sink the lower opposite corner and take up some of that gappage. But I wouldn’t stress.
Camera set up is fire 🔥 making this build so much better I'm so exited!
Hey Chris, this is legit my favourite youtube build of all time and everything you have done so far is so perfect. I would rather see the car ready for SEMA 2019 than seeing you rush thru everything during this last month...
were not rushing anything.. thats why we took two days and only mounted one panel lol .. the schedule is real, but were not taking any short cuts.. if we cant do something how we want to do it, were just not going to do it. And then we can do it correctly after sema.
I'm so hyped to see how this turn out. Keep it up!
Seeing this Z coming together is so amazing!
when are you replacing the rod bearings
He said that he would assume that they were done on that car and go ahead with the build way back when he pulled it from the M5
ua-cam.com/video/7uQJkG9qUro/v-deo.html before or after he said this?
When he swaps out the entire engine after it lunches itself from all the metal dust it's eaten recently from the unfiltered running in a dirty workshop. At least he's covering the throttle bodies some of the time now ;-)
calholli if you right click on the video at the time you want it to link at, it will give you the option to copy a link with that time.
I dont even know if the front subframe is mounted..only ever saw him building he rear mounts.. This will never be finished in time.
The biggest thing I can stress is this car isn’t done once you go to SEMA, this is probably going to be a forever car. Just stay focused on what’s fundamental for SEMA and everything else you dislike you can always go back later to redo
This series has been insane dude. Best damn car channel, keep it up 🤙
This looks fantastic, guys. Great work.
That panel gap at the bottom is from the crossbar that the body is mounted to. It's probably 3/8 of an inch too long and forcing those corners out. Might have to narrow that bar a tad to get everything to line up. That may even help with the RB body kit as well.
it's so cool to watch the car coming together from nothing. Great job !
How has nobody destroyed their shins on those sharp poles sticking out of the front. 😂
Perfect Clone Haha I’ve been thinking the same thing. Those things bolt on, they wouldn’t be hard to remove.
Love this series, better than HBO
the rear wheelarches are sat on top of the wheels by the looks of it... that's the reason for the interesting panel gaps
It's coming together guys. Good work.
Panel gap was probably worse from factory #zprobs
The whole front as a clam shell would be amazing
would make fitting all the panels quite a bit easier as well.. weve thought about it alot recently..
Do it, you know you want to....
good stuff bro.. Slowly preparing me for my 82 Vette problems to come!. love the content
if you dont want to see panel gaps paint your car black, or dark. you are looking at a black gap contrast on white/light grey primer. it stands out. you want a paint that will show the gaps, and contours however you see fit.
I have been refreshing my YT dashboard for the past 2 and a half days waiting for this.
Wait so are there not gonna be any floor boards in the trunk or something?
What's the worst that could happen? Co2 poisoning from the exhaust?
slammedniss 😂😂😂
Floors are for losers
@@slammedniss it would work like a parachute and give you shit mpg and make the car way slower. It's like driving with all your windows open AND without a windshield. The vacuum below the car is no joke
Ah, never even thought of that.
your arm rest seems to be behind where the seat should be, you should test that ,so you can use the armrest and the handbrake comfortably
I would gamble an armrest is the least of his worries after setting the Sema deadline.. tick tock
@@krismcleod272 armrest is a must
I can’t believe he’s not doing the fender mirror.
probably just doesn't have time to worry about it right now
He didn't say he wasn't. 1 step at a time
He said in a previous video he was going to get rid of the door mirrors, so I assume he will do fender mirrors.
That completely makes the car look retarted as fuck!
PROMETHEUS lol some mirrors don’t make or break a car
Lots of work man! keep it up this thing is going to be so epic
You should notch out the front flange of the cowl over the area where they cover the trumpet so it will give a clear view all the way down towards the back... and of course bodywork it a bit so it looks smooth and clean
Never ever through anything away until you finish project !
Panel gap on those cars is bad haha good luck bro killing it!
Awesome series, keep it up!
Can't wait to see this finnished!
Anyone else notice that if Chris drives this in the rain then water is going to drip straight down from the windscreen cowl vents into the throttle bodies
You have to pivot the top hinge back towards front bumper and bottom up and over towards back bumper
Yeah its always easy when its not yourself doing it 😁 The gaps are there from factory dude. Only fabrication would get them tight like a 2017 car
I'm an auto body technician, if u want straight lines there's only 1 way to do things. It's all in the mounting and fasteners.
No, he's correct. You can adjust the door, just like he said, to dial those gaps in better, assuming the body isn't all sprung from the half ass disassembly and lack of bracing.
And I do know how to do it, I just dialed gaps on my '65 Mustang today, they're all 1/8 or 3/16" (depending on the type of gap). It just takes time/effort, things this channel doesn't really excel at.
It's cool to know there's a big youtuber in portland
Whats the plan with the engine air intake ? Doesn't look like there is a lot of space for an air filter or for the trumpets to breathe and balance properly. Should of kept the OE plenum's unless you plan to cut a large hole in the hood / cowl.
You need to make sure the trumpets are balanced in terms of flow path else it will run like a bag of spanners.
The stock car has 4 x cold air intakes for a reason, the monster needs a lot of air flow.
itll be fine..
This car is going to handle fantastically because of engine placement and weight distribution. Engine placement is technically a Mid-front engine car such as with the AMG GT.
_low key bodywork is my favorite part of your builds_
Just a thought Chris, should the battery be sitting open right next to the fuel cell like that? I would want at least a small divide (or maybe an aluminum box ) between those two things just in case. Also, keep up the good work. This is actually the coolest project yet.
You should get the hood laser cut to match the slots in the cowl, but just over the velocity stacks.
Uff timing is tight jeez y'all still need to put in the floor God this is giving me anxiety lol.
Please do daily episodes..or at least 1 episode every 2 days. It is painful to wait :D
Both of those gaps are near where you welded the body to the frame. Maybe there was some distortion from the heat?
B is for Blaze it, congrats on 420K subs :)
This is still an amazing build when you consider the short time .
🙏 keep pushing Chris!!!!
Im a simple youtuber i click video and hit that like button and drop a comment! Hope one day im big enough channel to collab with you chris! Love this build its awesome and very unique!
I really hope you are going to have glass covers for the headlights, like a series 1 E-type has. I think 240-Z's look brilliant with that feature.
Tinted ones would look cool on it
You could wide body it properly like old skool race cars did, adding metal between the body and fenders, then you wouldn't have to cut them. Works front and back, bit trickier on the back obviously, but it is the best way to widebody, no contest.
I have a feeling once the v-10 start torquing the chassis you are gong to be thankful for the gaps in the bodywork!
That weird alignment issue your having on the bottom left corner of the passenger door might be the reason the rocket bunny doesn't fit quite right. Do you think its possible there was some sag in the rear of the body?
no its just us not hanging the door properly.. if you look online with people having door alignment issues its a pretty standard thing.. just takes hours of guess and check. If the frame really bent that badly we would be seeing alot of other issues, not just one corner of a door. Rocketbunny kit doesnt fit right just because its crap construction, it doesnt fit right up front either.. even two piece they pre-drilled holes in to bolt together, the pre-drilled holes dont even line up..
Missed you chris 😪
Hey I think you should cut the Z down the middle and widen it so., it would still look stock but be extra-wide super sweet.
I love the fact all the comments are people reminding him how much he as to do in so little time
Use a paint stick to hold the door where u need it all around and then tighten the bolts it will work
I thought those bars were offset to fit the engine. Won't that make your bonnet pins uneven?
Jack Walker oooo that’s a good point
Jack Walker I thought the same thing. My recollection is that the bars are 100% centered and the engine is offset in the space.
the engine is offset, and the angles are different for each tower support, but when you get that far back to the "dash bar" it is in the middle.. youll see in tomorrows episode, its actually ( from dumb luck ) dead nuts centered
@@BisforBuild haha nailed it good job Chris. Loving the channel mate
Gotta love a good b is for build video 🔰
doors and fenders are a pain to line up but i had to buy extra body shims when i did my firebird since most cars don't come perfectly lined up from factory
Is there going to be enough air flowing to the rear cylinders once the hood and cowell are reattached? Looks like it's going to have uneven flow across the top of the engine
its not a air cooled engine
@@redlinesteez9630 I think he meant for the throttle bodies on the rear-most cylinders
@@tonyadams390 yes, for air flow into the ITBs
Great build 💪🏻
420.000 subs congrats
It's getting closer
I think if you jack up the car from the center on both sides it might solve a couple prob you're having right now (door gap, body kit fitment, who knows what else) what I'm saying is the body might've caved in because of all the cutting done to it, if you notice the door gap is too tight in the top and really wide in the bottom
Just watched hoonigans latest vid on the Frankenstein 240z and he briefly mentions Datsuns are notorious for funky panel gaps
This build makes me happy.. in my pants.. lol! Keep up the good work man!
Won’t the panels just be in the way when your working on the firewall and floor panels? Fantastic project by the way, looks cooler than a cool thing in coolville.
LOVING THIS !
When you worked the rear wheel arch could it have flared out at lower body causing the gap?
Are you going to have enough clearance for the hood? I’m not just talking about the hood clearing the engine, but also giving enough room for proper airflow into your intake trumpets?
Great stuff keep on keeping on
You are a creative and wait for each new eagerly follow you from Saudi Arabia .... 🌹
Floor pans!!!
It's normal to have a gap, But you can probably fix it with moving around the hinge
Great video !!
Avesome job!!! I am watching this series from begining... Love you guys
Damn this car came a long way I love that car that’s my dream car
You should definitely get with the Street Banditos
Hey Chris where are you going to fit the air suspension components ??
The bulge under the body gap is from putting the jack there, not much you can do other than beat it into shape but the second you put a jack back their it will bulge again. They usually have a lot of gap anyway, most people just don't worry about it....
Have you thought about using the fenders and doors as plugs to make molds to make your own out of carbon fiber?
lower the door a little bit in the front and raise it in the back that should scoop the lower cornor of the door right up to the body