I have a bit of a new strategy for my Datsun project. I have realized I have too many large time consuming projects that I need to complete to get the car back on the road. To simplify this, I will be dumbing down my project for now to get it back on the road. This means I will put on hold lots of the cool fabricated parts that I will eventually run. Once back on the road, I will tackle individual projects one at a time. Implementing them as quickly as possible to keep momentum. I need to make a rule of how long I can have the car undrivable. So I have a big push to get this car driveable by my birthday on June 24th. I think this is doable if I focus on MUST DO projects, instead of adding WHILE I'M AT IT projects along the way.

With this new directive, I have decided that I will be doing the stock internals 2JZ Toyota Engine in the dasun. It will be backed by the Gforce transmission, and twin plate Tilton clutch. I think this makes the most sense right now when compared to the amount of work that I need to do to make the Subaru EG33 engine work.

As part of my newly discovered plan, I'm going down a more traveled route with this engine. It will be using a T4 turbo charge with a off the shelf turbo manifold. You'd be amazed the quality of cheap chinese parts off of ebay ;) I will also be running a JUN style intake manifold from PNT Performance. This is actually one of the best 2JZGE intake manifolds offered. It is based on the original Veilside lower runners which have tappered nozzels to help make the intake airflow more laminar with increasing velocity. I should be ordering this part as soon as I can get KJS to setup a Ebay account as I've botched my "make offer" option on this part. I was trying to get it as cheap as possible, but didn't know after two attemps you can no longer bid on an item. It just so happens this is a permanent featured item in PNT's ebay store, so I'm kinda screwed buying it through my account.

I will likely get another pullout from the local wrecker as this 2JZGE I currently have needs a full rebuild. Its good for mockups for now though, so no rush to spend money just yet as I can get 90% there with what I have.

I've decided that I will replace the floorpan completely. This is straightforward enough and will give me a strong basis for the roll cage structure. I won't be doing a complete cage due to head clearance to the roof. I don't want to make this car require helmets to take it for a ride. Instead of a complete cage I will be doing strong X style door bars to a triangulated firewall structure. All of the suspension pickup points will eventually tie into the cage. I am leaving open the option to add A pillar bars at a later date if I decide that I want to make this a race car only with no street time.

This concludes my late sunday ramble. I have HW to do tomorrow night so there won't be any good pictures to add to the blog until atleast mid week.

/J