Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
So it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here on
Project240z.com, reason being that I sold the car quite a
while ago. Back this summer I got an email from...
So this won’t be the final post here on Project240z.com, but
we are likely coming close to the end. This weekend the car
sold, an airman from the local Air...
So I have been delaying wiring up the car a bit, partially
because I don’t understand it all, and partially because I
am afraid! I’m a computer geek, but not...
So for a month or so I’ve been waiting for www.240z.net to
go through the expiration process as the previous owner
decided to let it expire. Well today it finally...
So we’ve barely been in the house three weeks and I already
lost and found something! So in my last blog post I
complained that I thought I left the...
So I didn’t actually get anything physically done on the
240Z this weekend, but I did manage to get $40 worth of
light bulbs and fuses for the car. I...
So today was spent packing the garage. While getting things
packed up made it a productive day, the real joy was with
the car. I drove it today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has...
Tonight I came home and started putting the suspension back
together. Fortunately I hadn’t gotten too far with taking it
apart, so I didn’t have too much to put back...
We got back from Colorado on Saturday night. Sunday
afternoon I was out in the driveway power washing the extra
suspension for the 240z. I got quite a bit done,...
So tonight after work I came home to get the starter out of
the car and took it back to Autozone, fortunately the
lifetime warranty was honored! Though I did...
So last night after work I came home with the intention of
trying to figure out why the car wouldn’t start. My
intentions were to check the positioning of the...
Well it did run for about 10 seconds on Saturday, then I
redid the wire for the VR sensor and created some problems.
So I redid the wiring tonight, and...
Working on the car today. Rewired the VR sensor and
installed the radiator. Worked on front air dam, and put the
exhaust on. Tried to start it, need to rewire...
I spent the morning with Dave and Terec helping to finish
buttoning up items on the 240Z so we could attempt to start
it today. We were successful in getting...
I can’t say I’ve really put any effort into the Datsun on a
weeknight in probably the past 20-22 months, tonight I spent
a couple of hours in the garage...
After class tonight I spent 30 minutes working on the
Datsun. I removed the taillights, which I’d not done before.
I was pleasantly surprised as I didn’t find any rust.Here...
Spent an hour or two yesterday, working in the garage.
Cleaned off the hood of the car, which was buried. After
that I spent some time cleaning off the workbench,...
I don’t know what I’m doing with the Datsun just yet. I
should sell it, but I couldn’t sleep the other night because
I was thinking about what fun it...
So this time, I think, I am serious about selling the
Datsun. With moving sometime in the next 5-6 months I need
to start preparing for the move, and with...
Not much progress has been made on the car lately. Since I
lasted work on the car I’ve been pretty much working on work
and school stuff non stop, no...
So I woke up this morning, earlier than yesterday, but still
not as early as one would have liked. First things first I
ran to Radio Shack to get an...
So my weekend of working on the 240Z started off quite
slowly today. I ended up sleeping until almost noon this
morning, it was nice to catch up on some...
So it’s been a while since I’ve made any real progress on
the 240Z, but come the end of October I hope my weekends
will finally slow down enough that...
Yesterday I spent an hour or so working on the motor in the
garage. I only got one thing finished, and hopefully it is
finished and doesn’t need to come...
While in Atlanta for the National Tour Carter Thompson
brought me a gift. He had a lightened flywheel from his 240Z
that he had been telling me about for the...
So I’m stopped in Manchester Tennessee tonight on my way
home and to Lynchburg tomorrow. I went out to check on the
car out in the parking lot and saw...
So Nick came over this morning and helped me get the motor
off the ground and onto the engine stand so I could begin
tearing it apart. After breaking a...
What? Chris actually worked on the 240Z? Impossible! It tis
true, it really is. Tonight I got home and decided it was
time to tear into the motor, so I...
So I think the time has come. I hope to begin work on the
240Z again this week. First step, finish taking apart the
blown motor and find the missing...
This just in, there may still be life in the Project240z….
It might get saved from the grasp of Ebay and become just a
toy/project/wrench on me when you can...
So I’m back from Topeka Kansas, I was there for a week
attending the SCCA Solo Nationals. It was an interesting
week. I didn’t place as high as I would...
I filled out a form this morning on www.junkmycar.com to
have the Parts car removed. Hoping that they will call me
and schedule it to be picked up on Saturday...
Over the time working on the 240Z we had various problems
getting the steering wheel mounted in the car properly. The
steering column threads wouldn’t allow the Nut that I...
I took the car to it’s first autocross competition and only
made it 3/4 of the first run before the motor seized up.
This video is of me starting to...
So I got up bright and early this morning, well it wasn’t
bright, the sun wasn’t up yet. Headed out to Gateway Raceway
in Madison Illinois for Event 7 of...
On the Project240z’s maiden autocross voyage today the motor
decide to depart the living world. More to come, but it
looks like another winter project may involve and LS1….
Tonight I told myself I wouldn’t start the car, I would get
ready for my trip to Chicago tomorrow (going up there to
give two days of DotNetNuke training classes)....
Thanks to everyone who helped on the car I was able to tow
it out to Gateway yesterday for the SCCA Autocross. I didn’t
plan to compete the car, but...
Here’s some video of me trying to start the car tonight.
Today was a day of great progress! It was also hot and
probably 99% humidity as you will see...
Well, Wednesday night was an eventful night. When I got home
from work I jumped under the car and tried to track down my
coolant leak. I found small traces...
Today was a good day! Progress was made! First things first,
at lunch myself, Henry, and Eric headed down to High Ridge
to SCPRacingparts.com again to get a cap for...
Eric and I got a bit done today. Mostly learning with the
help of Andy Whittle who stopped by to assist with some
Megasquirt questions. I also did some soldering...
Today we made some good progress. Mark helped me at the
office today to solder some more wiring for the megasquirt.
I’ve still got a LOT more wiring to do,...
After work last night I got to work on the car. Eric and
Russ came over to lend their assistance as well. Russ got
started on the leaking wheel cylinder,...
Russ and Eric helped me get things ready and put the motor
back in the car last night. The video is LARGE, but fairly
entertaining. To watch the video you...
Monday night I didn’t get crap done on the project! I
started to work on the oil filter/block attachment only to
realize after driving around for 2 hours that I...
After yesterday’s fun, Eric and I spent some time in the
garage today. I was awoken this morning around 8:00am by the
doorbell; the Dish Network guy showed up right...
I spent some time this evening working on the interior of
the car again. I went through one wire wheel and halfway
through another on the passenger side of the...
Take 2, stupid internet browsers, I typed this once, I guess
that’s what I get for not typing it up in Windows Live
Writer instead of in the browser. As...
So tonight didn’t go to well. First off, I marked the tabs
on the seat mounts for drilling, drilled the holes, (all too
close to the edges IMHO) only to...
I spent another hour or so tonight working on the passenger
seat mounts I hope to get some bolts tomorrow and attempt to
mount the seat into the car tomorrow...
Tonight was a semi productive night on the 240Z, which is
always a good thing when some productivity happens during
the week, it’s hard enough being productive on the
weekends....
I just placed another order with Summit Racing dot com
today. I ordered the following, which I think will finish up
what I need for the fuel system for the...
I just got off the phone with lonewolfperformance.com and
ordered my fuel rail for the Project 240Z. Hopefully it will
be here next week. Tomorrow I’ll get on ordering the...
I finally got the video working from my new camera. I
installed Windows Vista again last night on my home Machine
(after 4 months of running on XP again) and...
I got the motor out of the car again yesterday, here’s the
video! First half is motor removal, second half is me and
Eric working on removing the intake manifold,...
So I spent some time tonight working on trying to remove the
intake manifold from the car. Long story short, I didn’t get
very far and I’m going to pull...
I spent tonight removing 3 bolts off the turbo (of 4) and
one intake manifold bold, as well as two heat shield bolts
and the destruction of another heat shield...
Last night I returned the Vertical sander that I had
purchased from Sears that was broken when I removed it from
the box. I got a replacement sander and brought...
So this weekend was anything but productive. I ended up not
getting a thing done on the car this weekend. I did manage
to get the drill press together Saturday...
Well I went out and got myself a trailer today, pics
tomorrow. I didn’t get anything else done on the car, though
I did get the drill press put together...
Well, tomorrow night I’m hitting the road. Actually a buddy
of mine Kevin and I are renting Harleys for Friday
night/Saturday. We’ll be heading out tomorrow afternoon
towards Chester on...
Dad and I spent today working on repairing the floorpan in
the Project 240Z. It was a learning experience as I haven’t
really welded before, just a little practice here...
The seats I ordered earlier this week came in today! They
look awesome, though they are now in the basement still in
the shipping box. I’m not about to put...
I spent some time this evening cleaning up the passenger
floorboard. I have a LOT of welding to do there! I’m going
to do some more practicing tomorrow.
Mark from The Rally Bug (www.321govideo.com/rallybug)
stopped by tonight and dropped off his welder for me to
borrow for a week. He was also kind enough to give me
some...
I ordered a pair of Corbeau A4s from SoloPerformance.com
today. Hopefully there here over the next few days! In the
videos I posted the other day you can see me...
Russ helped me yesterday afternoon and last night with quite
a few things on the car. We removed all of the brakes so I
can get those turned. Then we...
Saturday I spent a few hours fixing up the garage. I got the
new toolbox together, and some other items organized. I also
filled the trashcan, I guess it’s time...
I ended up not getting another gas tank this past weekend. I
had planned on picking one up in Hillsboro but the guy ended
up sounding way too sketchy for...
I sanded the area that I bondo’d yesterday on the 240Z. I
also then cleaned and sprayed it with primer. Now the
Project 240Z officially consists of 6, count them...
I sanded the area that I bondo’d yesterday on the 240Z. I
also then cleaned and sprayed it with primer. Now the
Project 240Z officially consists of 6, count them...
Well we overcame the the brake booster issues from last
night. Dad got the Brakeline hooked up to the MC, and we got
the booster installed in the firewall and...
Today, well yesterday now, it’s 1am, Dad and I went to
Speedway salvage over in Madison Illinois. 3-4 hours later
we walked out of there with $120 worth of parts...
Even though I’m out in Mormanville I’ve been hard at work at
least thinking about the Project 240z! With the guidance of
Mr. Whittle I’ve ordered over $700 in equipment...
I created a photos page last week, and didn’t put any up
there! Now they’re pulling from the Project240z.com Flickr
Group and posting on the Project240z.com Photos page for
all...
I emailed the Z Store on Tuesday, and haven’t heard back
from them. I’m looking at their MSA Type III body kit for
the Project 240z. Anyone ever dealt with...
Today I spent a short time working on the parts car, working
on removing the interior. You can check out the video here.
Notice the flannel pants, and sweatshirt. I...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
Alright, this coming weekend is the time. I’m going to pull
the motor out of the parts car this weekend, as well as the
transmission, and any other parts I...
I’ve gone ahead and created a videos section of the
Project240z website. As I create videos I’ll get them posted
here. I also plan on posting all the videos of...
Welcome to the new Project240Z.com. We’ve thrown the
software up, and quickly added a blog. In the coming days
we’ll reskin the site and get more content posted.
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
We’ll try to keep this list updated with current
modifications, and a list of past modifications as well as
we build and compete our 350z in the SCCA STU autocross...
Earlier today I took the leaking wheel/tire to Solo
Performance Specialties to take the tire off the rim and
take a look at the wheel and see what the damage...
When I picked up the 350z in Chattanooga back in November, I
figured out that the radio wasn’t great, the sound was weak,
and it didn’t appear to pick up...
Follow up to the failed emissions and safety test earlier
this week. Last night I got under the car again and checked
for leaks, found that one of the gaskets...
The car failed Missouri safety and emissions testing today.
When I pulled out of the driveway this morning something
happened up front, on the brakes, one of the wheels
locked...
This weekend, being what is likely the last warm weekend of
2015, I decided it was time to wash/claybar/wax the 350z.
The weather was beautiful, I spent most of Saturday...
Earlier this week, Dave from SoloPerformance.com and I
headed down to Chattanooga to pick up Project350z V3. A 2003
Nissan 350z Touring model, with 145k miles on the clock.
The...
So the time has come, I am currently car shopping again.
I’ve been threatening it for a while now, but with the 2015
Solo National Championships going on this week,...
Well, the car was in my hands for almost three years (2
months shy), that is longer than I’ve owned any car since
the first Project350z left my hands in...
(SOLD) The time is nearing for when the 350z must be sold,
so if you are interested hit me up 2004 350z Enthusiast,
<75k miles, currently sits stock other than...
This morning I began the process of converting the 350z back
to stock, or close to stock. Mike Lane over on the east
coast requested the control arms/custom bushings that...
Asking $1600 local (delivery extra, I have small vehicles so
transport is a pain). Currently located in Half Moon Bay,
California, just south of San Francisco.
Today was the first event in the San Francisco Region’s
slush series. I decided to head out and try to dust some of
the rust off, and last night decided...
For the past few weeks we’ve been putting together this
years rendition of the
https://www.sccaforums.com/pick-the-winners/2011-solo-nationals
Solo National Championships Pick The Winners Contest. The
contest unfortunately hasn’t run since 2008, due...
So I got home from work this evening, spent some time with
the baby this evening, and now I am watching The Car Show
(@carshow), a new series on Speed,...
Here are the photos from the American Autocross Series Round
8 from 7/3/2011. The car is of course our 2004 Nissan 350z
in half prep for B Street Prepared.
This morning I took off from our house around 6:10am and
headed south on Highway 1. I was on the road to Marina, CA.
The trip was nice and uneventful,...
I’ve been doing some work on SOLO2.ORG the past two
evenings, working on restoring a bunch of my old blog posts
from over there from the early days of the...
So I finally had it with listening to my Motorola Droid
(Google Music and Pandora) for my commute. Why don’t I have
a stereo? Well back in February I ripped...
I realized recently that I didn’t have an ongoing list of
modifications for the 350z. So I figured I should create
one. The idea is that this will be continually...
So things have slowed down for the Project350z, at least for
a month or two. After running quite a few events in
February, March and April, I haven’t run an...
Today was a practice day at the San Diego National Tour.
This morning I took part in the Evolution School advantage
program, basically you get a ton of seat time...
So if you read my postings a month or two ago you know I had
trouble with the GoPro firmware last time around. Ended up
bricking the camera and having...
Today I went to a machine shop (twice as he wasn’t open the
first time) to try to have the bushings pressed out of the
OEM upper control arms. Unfortunately...
So I didn’t make any progress today, well not much at least.
I spent the morning watching the baby while the wife got to
get some much needed pampering time....
My birthday gift (early) from my wife showed up today (I
have the best wife ever!), a new suspension (well new to me)
for the 350z. There’s only one problem...
So I experienced something while driving the 350z yesterday
that I haven’t experienced in quite a while. Typically the
350z comes with a staggered tire setup, meaning that the
front...
So there’s been much debate (or really just many people
telling me I am crazy) over on SCCAForums in the thread I
started to discuss the proposed move of the...
I was going to do a blog post on ChrisHammond.com tonight
with a video embedded that I took at the NASA Ames Research
Center tweetup, but unfortunately the video I...
So I ran around Redwood City today over lunch, I needed to
find some spacers and lug nuts to go along with the new
studs that arrived today from Solo...
So now that wheels and tires (used) are taken care of, at
least for part of the season, I need to locate some
longer/stronger wheel studs for the 350z.
This post will be a continually updated (on project350z.com)
list of parts (to buy) and configuration for the 350z
preparation for SCCA Solo’s BSP (B street prepared) Class.
If you’re...
Sunday I partook in the NorCalUFO autocross, their second
event of the year, my first attending since the baby was
born in October. I got to the event and heard...
So for my 2003 350z I had a custom trailer hitch built by a
friend in St. Louis. It was hefty, mounting with ubolts
through the bottom of the bumper...
If you followed the blog post earlier this week you already
know that Injen came through and got me the replacement
midpipes for my Super SES Exhaust which I removed...
So a while back now I complained that I wasn’t able to get
any customer service from Injen Systems on the Super SES
exhaust that was on my 350z when...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so the
post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
So it has been over 2 years since I’ve had vinyl on a car,
that will be changing in 2011. Look out for the upcoming
transformation of the Project 350z!...
So I’ve been trying for 4+ months now to get some customer
service from Injen Systems for the Super SES Exhaust on my
Nissan 350z that has a massive leak...
If you’ve followed my struggles here on Project350z.com, you
know by now that my 2004 350z came (when I purchased it in
January 2010) with an Injen Super SES exhaust...
This is often a question that people will ask when they
first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume
autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional
questions...
So today was the first time I’ve ever autocrossed in
California, and the first time the car has seen an event
since our runs at the Colorado event in January....
So when the Project350z was purchased in Colorado back in
January it had a Nismo Cold Air Intake on it. Shortly
thereafter I moved to California, and guess what? The...
So this weekend while my beautiful wife was in town (haven’t
seen her for three weeks!) I rented a car for the weekend?
Why? Well, to be honest, the 350z...
So I’m slowly starting to figure out what I need to do to
get the car ready for the 2010 Autocross season. I’ve been
looking around, reading the 2010 SCCA...
My initial intentions with this new (to me) 350z is to run
in the newly formed STR class. This is a street tire class,
meaning 140 treadwear or greater, which...
So begins the latest project, Projectquattro.com has been
disposed of, after the incident a few weeks ago, where it
took out a light pole, it was time for the car...
Running in BS (B-Stock) for three years, I learned a lot
about the 350Z and the setup for the car. While I don’t
currently still have that car, I will...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
Hello there, long time no see…. Where has SpecFRS gone? Well
here’s the story of how my autocross car came to a very sad
demise, and a couple of tips...
Autocross provides a multifaceted platform that is ideal for
teaching teen drivers about the intricacies of safe and
skilled driving. Here are ten reasons why enrolling your
teen in autocross...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
The first local autocross of the year was officially Event
#2 for the St. Louis Region SCCA. Why Event #2 if it was the
first? Event #1 ended up getting...
Last Thursday I wrote a blog post about the trip down to
Moultrie Georgia for the 2024 Red Hills Solo National Tour,
this post will serve as the event review...
#SOLONATSHASSTARTED Here we go. We are on the road south to
Moultrie, Georgia for the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Red Hills
National Tour at Spence Field. I met Dave and...
Here in the St. Louis region, you used to compete for a
trophy at every event you entered. You could stick around
after the event, and if you qualified, you...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
Hello there, long time no see…. Where has SpecFRS gone? Well
here’s the story of how my autocross car came to a very sad
demise, and a couple of tips...
2020, the year that most people want to forget. It started
out like any other year, a week into it though I was
unemployed, getting let go for the first...
Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka Kansas
on Friday morning after working for a few hours and stopped
on the drive out for a few more...
This post is coming 6 months (maybe more?) too late, but at
least it is coming. The 2018 ProSolo Finale and Solo
National Championships was a week of ups and...
Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS
onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following
morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring
Nationals,...
So one of the ways to help supplement the cost of autocross
at a National level with the SCCA is to participate in their
contingency programs. There are a variety...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S.
This is often a question that people will ask when they
first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume
autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional
questions...
So I got up bright and early this morning, well it wasn’t
bright, the sun wasn’t up yet. Headed out to Gateway Raceway
in Madison Illinois for Event 7 of...
This morning I began the process of converting the 350z back
to stock, or close to stock. Mike Lane over on the east
coast requested the control arms/custom bushings that...
My initial intentions with this new (to me) 350z is to run
in the newly formed STR class. This is a street tire class,
meaning 140 treadwear or greater, which...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
So this weekend while my beautiful wife was in town (haven’t
seen her for three weeks!) I rented a car for the weekend?
Why? Well, to be honest, the 350z...
Today was the first event in the San Francisco Region’s
slush series. I decided to head out and try to dust some of
the rust off, and last night decided...
So it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here on
Project240z.com, reason being that I sold the car quite a
while ago. Back this summer I got an email from...
So it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here on
Project240z.com, reason being that I sold the car quite a
while ago. Back this summer I got an email from...
So this won’t be the final post here on Project240z.com, but
we are likely coming close to the end. This weekend the car
sold, an airman from the local Air...
So I have been delaying wiring up the car a bit, partially
because I don’t understand it all, and partially because I
am afraid! I’m a computer geek, but not...
So for a month or so I’ve been waiting for www.240z.net to
go through the expiration process as the previous owner
decided to let it expire. Well today it finally...
So we’ve barely been in the house three weeks and I already
lost and found something! So in my last blog post I
complained that I thought I left the...
So I didn’t actually get anything physically done on the
240Z this weekend, but I did manage to get $40 worth of
light bulbs and fuses for the car. I...
So today was spent packing the garage. While getting things
packed up made it a productive day, the real joy was with
the car. I drove it today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has...
Tonight I came home and started putting the suspension back
together. Fortunately I hadn’t gotten too far with taking it
apart, so I didn’t have too much to put back...
We got back from Colorado on Saturday night. Sunday
afternoon I was out in the driveway power washing the extra
suspension for the 240z. I got quite a bit done,...
So tonight after work I came home to get the starter out of
the car and took it back to Autozone, fortunately the
lifetime warranty was honored! Though I did...
So last night after work I came home with the intention of
trying to figure out why the car wouldn’t start. My
intentions were to check the positioning of the...
Well it did run for about 10 seconds on Saturday, then I
redid the wire for the VR sensor and created some problems.
So I redid the wiring tonight, and...
Working on the car today. Rewired the VR sensor and
installed the radiator. Worked on front air dam, and put the
exhaust on. Tried to start it, need to rewire...
I spent the morning with Dave and Terec helping to finish
buttoning up items on the 240Z so we could attempt to start
it today. We were successful in getting...
I can’t say I’ve really put any effort into the Datsun on a
weeknight in probably the past 20-22 months, tonight I spent
a couple of hours in the garage...
After class tonight I spent 30 minutes working on the
Datsun. I removed the taillights, which I’d not done before.
I was pleasantly surprised as I didn’t find any rust.Here...
Spent an hour or two yesterday, working in the garage.
Cleaned off the hood of the car, which was buried. After
that I spent some time cleaning off the workbench,...
I don’t know what I’m doing with the Datsun just yet. I
should sell it, but I couldn’t sleep the other night because
I was thinking about what fun it...
So this time, I think, I am serious about selling the
Datsun. With moving sometime in the next 5-6 months I need
to start preparing for the move, and with...
Not much progress has been made on the car lately. Since I
lasted work on the car I’ve been pretty much working on work
and school stuff non stop, no...
So I woke up this morning, earlier than yesterday, but still
not as early as one would have liked. First things first I
ran to Radio Shack to get an...
So my weekend of working on the 240Z started off quite
slowly today. I ended up sleeping until almost noon this
morning, it was nice to catch up on some...
So it’s been a while since I’ve made any real progress on
the 240Z, but come the end of October I hope my weekends
will finally slow down enough that...
Yesterday I spent an hour or so working on the motor in the
garage. I only got one thing finished, and hopefully it is
finished and doesn’t need to come...
While in Atlanta for the National Tour Carter Thompson
brought me a gift. He had a lightened flywheel from his 240Z
that he had been telling me about for the...
So I’m stopped in Manchester Tennessee tonight on my way
home and to Lynchburg tomorrow. I went out to check on the
car out in the parking lot and saw...
So Nick came over this morning and helped me get the motor
off the ground and onto the engine stand so I could begin
tearing it apart. After breaking a...
What? Chris actually worked on the 240Z? Impossible! It tis
true, it really is. Tonight I got home and decided it was
time to tear into the motor, so I...
So I think the time has come. I hope to begin work on the
240Z again this week. First step, finish taking apart the
blown motor and find the missing...
This just in, there may still be life in the Project240z….
It might get saved from the grasp of Ebay and become just a
toy/project/wrench on me when you can...
So I’m back from Topeka Kansas, I was there for a week
attending the SCCA Solo Nationals. It was an interesting
week. I didn’t place as high as I would...
I filled out a form this morning on www.junkmycar.com to
have the Parts car removed. Hoping that they will call me
and schedule it to be picked up on Saturday...
Over the time working on the 240Z we had various problems
getting the steering wheel mounted in the car properly. The
steering column threads wouldn’t allow the Nut that I...
I took the car to it’s first autocross competition and only
made it 3/4 of the first run before the motor seized up.
This video is of me starting to...
So I got up bright and early this morning, well it wasn’t
bright, the sun wasn’t up yet. Headed out to Gateway Raceway
in Madison Illinois for Event 7 of...
On the Project240z’s maiden autocross voyage today the motor
decide to depart the living world. More to come, but it
looks like another winter project may involve and LS1….
Tonight I told myself I wouldn’t start the car, I would get
ready for my trip to Chicago tomorrow (going up there to
give two days of DotNetNuke training classes)....
Thanks to everyone who helped on the car I was able to tow
it out to Gateway yesterday for the SCCA Autocross. I didn’t
plan to compete the car, but...
Here’s some video of me trying to start the car tonight.
Today was a day of great progress! It was also hot and
probably 99% humidity as you will see...
Well, Wednesday night was an eventful night. When I got home
from work I jumped under the car and tried to track down my
coolant leak. I found small traces...
Today was a good day! Progress was made! First things first,
at lunch myself, Henry, and Eric headed down to High Ridge
to SCPRacingparts.com again to get a cap for...
Eric and I got a bit done today. Mostly learning with the
help of Andy Whittle who stopped by to assist with some
Megasquirt questions. I also did some soldering...
Today we made some good progress. Mark helped me at the
office today to solder some more wiring for the megasquirt.
I’ve still got a LOT more wiring to do,...
After work last night I got to work on the car. Eric and
Russ came over to lend their assistance as well. Russ got
started on the leaking wheel cylinder,...
Russ and Eric helped me get things ready and put the motor
back in the car last night. The video is LARGE, but fairly
entertaining. To watch the video you...
Monday night I didn’t get crap done on the project! I
started to work on the oil filter/block attachment only to
realize after driving around for 2 hours that I...
After yesterday’s fun, Eric and I spent some time in the
garage today. I was awoken this morning around 8:00am by the
doorbell; the Dish Network guy showed up right...
I spent some time this evening working on the interior of
the car again. I went through one wire wheel and halfway
through another on the passenger side of the...
Take 2, stupid internet browsers, I typed this once, I guess
that’s what I get for not typing it up in Windows Live
Writer instead of in the browser. As...
So tonight didn’t go to well. First off, I marked the tabs
on the seat mounts for drilling, drilled the holes, (all too
close to the edges IMHO) only to...
I spent another hour or so tonight working on the passenger
seat mounts I hope to get some bolts tomorrow and attempt to
mount the seat into the car tomorrow...
Tonight was a semi productive night on the 240Z, which is
always a good thing when some productivity happens during
the week, it’s hard enough being productive on the
weekends....
I just placed another order with Summit Racing dot com
today. I ordered the following, which I think will finish up
what I need for the fuel system for the...
I just got off the phone with lonewolfperformance.com and
ordered my fuel rail for the Project 240Z. Hopefully it will
be here next week. Tomorrow I’ll get on ordering the...
I finally got the video working from my new camera. I
installed Windows Vista again last night on my home Machine
(after 4 months of running on XP again) and...
I got the motor out of the car again yesterday, here’s the
video! First half is motor removal, second half is me and
Eric working on removing the intake manifold,...
So I spent some time tonight working on trying to remove the
intake manifold from the car. Long story short, I didn’t get
very far and I’m going to pull...
I spent tonight removing 3 bolts off the turbo (of 4) and
one intake manifold bold, as well as two heat shield bolts
and the destruction of another heat shield...
Last night I returned the Vertical sander that I had
purchased from Sears that was broken when I removed it from
the box. I got a replacement sander and brought...
So this weekend was anything but productive. I ended up not
getting a thing done on the car this weekend. I did manage
to get the drill press together Saturday...
Well I went out and got myself a trailer today, pics
tomorrow. I didn’t get anything else done on the car, though
I did get the drill press put together...
Well, tomorrow night I’m hitting the road. Actually a buddy
of mine Kevin and I are renting Harleys for Friday
night/Saturday. We’ll be heading out tomorrow afternoon
towards Chester on...
Dad and I spent today working on repairing the floorpan in
the Project 240Z. It was a learning experience as I haven’t
really welded before, just a little practice here...
The seats I ordered earlier this week came in today! They
look awesome, though they are now in the basement still in
the shipping box. I’m not about to put...
I spent some time this evening cleaning up the passenger
floorboard. I have a LOT of welding to do there! I’m going
to do some more practicing tomorrow.
Mark from The Rally Bug (www.321govideo.com/rallybug)
stopped by tonight and dropped off his welder for me to
borrow for a week. He was also kind enough to give me
some...
I ordered a pair of Corbeau A4s from SoloPerformance.com
today. Hopefully there here over the next few days! In the
videos I posted the other day you can see me...
Russ helped me yesterday afternoon and last night with quite
a few things on the car. We removed all of the brakes so I
can get those turned. Then we...
Saturday I spent a few hours fixing up the garage. I got the
new toolbox together, and some other items organized. I also
filled the trashcan, I guess it’s time...
I ended up not getting another gas tank this past weekend. I
had planned on picking one up in Hillsboro but the guy ended
up sounding way too sketchy for...
I sanded the area that I bondo’d yesterday on the 240Z. I
also then cleaned and sprayed it with primer. Now the
Project 240Z officially consists of 6, count them...
I sanded the area that I bondo’d yesterday on the 240Z. I
also then cleaned and sprayed it with primer. Now the
Project 240Z officially consists of 6, count them...
Well we overcame the the brake booster issues from last
night. Dad got the Brakeline hooked up to the MC, and we got
the booster installed in the firewall and...
Today, well yesterday now, it’s 1am, Dad and I went to
Speedway salvage over in Madison Illinois. 3-4 hours later
we walked out of there with $120 worth of parts...
Even though I’m out in Mormanville I’ve been hard at work at
least thinking about the Project 240z! With the guidance of
Mr. Whittle I’ve ordered over $700 in equipment...
I created a photos page last week, and didn’t put any up
there! Now they’re pulling from the Project240z.com Flickr
Group and posting on the Project240z.com Photos page for
all...
I emailed the Z Store on Tuesday, and haven’t heard back
from them. I’m looking at their MSA Type III body kit for
the Project 240z. Anyone ever dealt with...
Today I spent a short time working on the parts car, working
on removing the interior. You can check out the video here.
Notice the flannel pants, and sweatshirt. I...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
Alright, this coming weekend is the time. I’m going to pull
the motor out of the parts car this weekend, as well as the
transmission, and any other parts I...
I’ve gone ahead and created a videos section of the
Project240z website. As I create videos I’ll get them posted
here. I also plan on posting all the videos of...
Welcome to the new Project240Z.com. We’ve thrown the
software up, and quickly added a blog. In the coming days
we’ll reskin the site and get more content posted.
Autocross provides a multifaceted platform that is ideal for
teaching teen drivers about the intricacies of safe and
skilled driving. Here are ten reasons why enrolling your
teen in autocross...
I spent the morning with Dave and Terec helping to finish
buttoning up items on the 240Z so we could attempt to start
it today. We were successful in getting...
Russ and Eric helped me get things ready and put the motor
back in the car last night. The video is LARGE, but fairly
entertaining. To watch the video you...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
Hello there, long time no see…. Where has SpecFRS gone? Well
here’s the story of how my autocross car came to a very sad
demise, and a couple of tips...
2020, the year that most people want to forget. It started
out like any other year, a week into it though I was
unemployed, getting let go for the first...
Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka Kansas
on Friday morning after working for a few hours and stopped
on the drive out for a few more...
This post is coming 6 months (maybe more?) too late, but at
least it is coming. The 2018 ProSolo Finale and Solo
National Championships was a week of ups and...
Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS
onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following
morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring
Nationals,...
So one of the ways to help supplement the cost of autocross
at a National level with the SCCA is to participate in their
contingency programs. There are a variety...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S.
I have been scouring the interwebs for a good month or so
looking for the perfect FR-S for my SSC build, and came
across the one via Autotrader. I reached...
So I got up bright and early this morning, well it wasn’t
bright, the sun wasn’t up yet. Headed out to Gateway Raceway
in Madison Illinois for Event 7 of...
Autocross provides a multifaceted platform that is ideal for
teaching teen drivers about the intricacies of safe and
skilled driving. Here are ten reasons why enrolling your
teen in autocross...
Asking $1600 local (delivery extra, I have small vehicles so
transport is a pain). Currently located in Half Moon Bay,
California, just south of San Francisco.
So this won’t be the final post here on Project240z.com, but
we are likely coming close to the end. This weekend the car
sold, an airman from the local Air...
I don’t know what I’m doing with the Datsun just yet. I
should sell it, but I couldn’t sleep the other night because
I was thinking about what fun it...
So this time, I think, I am serious about selling the
Datsun. With moving sometime in the next 5-6 months I need
to start preparing for the move, and with...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
The first local autocross of the year was officially Event
#2 for the St. Louis Region SCCA. Why Event #2 if it was the
first? Event #1 ended up getting...
Last Thursday I wrote a blog post about the trip down to
Moultrie Georgia for the 2024 Red Hills Solo National Tour,
this post will serve as the event review...
#SOLONATSHASSTARTED Here we go. We are on the road south to
Moultrie, Georgia for the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Red Hills
National Tour at Spence Field. I met Dave and...
Well, Wednesday night was an eventful night. When I got home
from work I jumped under the car and tried to track down my
coolant leak. I found small traces...
I just placed another order with Summit Racing dot com
today. I ordered the following, which I think will finish up
what I need for the fuel system for the...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
Today was the first event in the San Francisco Region’s
slush series. I decided to head out and try to dust some of
the rust off, and last night decided...
So if you read my postings a month or two ago you know I had
trouble with the GoPro firmware last time around. Ended up
bricking the camera and having...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S.
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so the
post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
This is often a question that people will ask when they
first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume
autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional
questions...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so the
post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
The first local autocross of the year was officially Event
#2 for the St. Louis Region SCCA. Why Event #2 if it was the
first? Event #1 ended up getting...
I spent the morning with Dave and Terec helping to finish
buttoning up items on the 240Z so we could attempt to start
it today. We were successful in getting...
So this time, I think, I am serious about selling the
Datsun. With moving sometime in the next 5-6 months I need
to start preparing for the move, and with...
Today was a good day! Progress was made! First things first,
at lunch myself, Henry, and Eric headed down to High Ridge
to SCPRacingparts.com again to get a cap for...
Today we made some good progress. Mark helped me at the
office today to solder some more wiring for the megasquirt.
I’ve still got a LOT more wiring to do,...
After yesterday’s fun, Eric and I spent some time in the
garage today. I was awoken this morning around 8:00am by the
doorbell; the Dish Network guy showed up right...
Well we overcame the the brake booster issues from last
night. Dad got the Brakeline hooked up to the MC, and we got
the booster installed in the firewall and...
Today, well yesterday now, it’s 1am, Dad and I went to
Speedway salvage over in Madison Illinois. 3-4 hours later
we walked out of there with $120 worth of parts...
Even though I’m out in Mormanville I’ve been hard at work at
least thinking about the Project 240z! With the guidance of
Mr. Whittle I’ve ordered over $700 in equipment...
What? Chris actually worked on the 240Z? Impossible! It tis
true, it really is. Tonight I got home and decided it was
time to tear into the motor, so I...
I took the car to it’s first autocross competition and only
made it 3/4 of the first run before the motor seized up.
This video is of me starting to...
Russ and Eric helped me get things ready and put the motor
back in the car last night. The video is LARGE, but fairly
entertaining. To watch the video you...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
The first local autocross of the year was officially Event
#2 for the St. Louis Region SCCA. Why Event #2 if it was the
first? Event #1 ended up getting...
Last Thursday I wrote a blog post about the trip down to
Moultrie Georgia for the 2024 Red Hills Solo National Tour,
this post will serve as the event review...
#SOLONATSHASSTARTED Here we go. We are on the road south to
Moultrie, Georgia for the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Red Hills
National Tour at Spence Field. I met Dave and...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
Last Thursday I wrote a blog post about the trip down to
Moultrie Georgia for the 2024 Red Hills Solo National Tour,
this post will serve as the event review...
#SOLONATSHASSTARTED Here we go. We are on the road south to
Moultrie, Georgia for the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Red Hills
National Tour at Spence Field. I met Dave and...
We’ll try to keep this list updated with current
modifications, and a list of past modifications as well as
we build and compete our 350z in the SCCA STU autocross...
Earlier today I took the leaking wheel/tire to Solo
Performance Specialties to take the tire off the rim and
take a look at the wheel and see what the damage...
When I picked up the 350z in Chattanooga back in November, I
figured out that the radio wasn’t great, the sound was weak,
and it didn’t appear to pick up...
Follow up to the failed emissions and safety test earlier
this week. Last night I got under the car again and checked
for leaks, found that one of the gaskets...
The car failed Missouri safety and emissions testing today.
When I pulled out of the driveway this morning something
happened up front, on the brakes, one of the wheels
locked...
This weekend, being what is likely the last warm weekend of
2015, I decided it was time to wash/claybar/wax the 350z.
The weather was beautiful, I spent most of Saturday...
Earlier this week, Dave from SoloPerformance.com and I
headed down to Chattanooga to pick up Project350z V3. A 2003
Nissan 350z Touring model, with 145k miles on the clock.
The...
So the time has come, I am currently car shopping again.
I’ve been threatening it for a while now, but with the 2015
Solo National Championships going on this week,...
Well, the car was in my hands for almost three years (2
months shy), that is longer than I’ve owned any car since
the first Project350z left my hands in...
(SOLD) The time is nearing for when the 350z must be sold,
so if you are interested hit me up 2004 350z Enthusiast,
<75k miles, currently sits stock other than...
This morning I began the process of converting the 350z back
to stock, or close to stock. Mike Lane over on the east
coast requested the control arms/custom bushings that...
Asking $1600 local (delivery extra, I have small vehicles so
transport is a pain). Currently located in Half Moon Bay,
California, just south of San Francisco.
Today was the first event in the San Francisco Region’s
slush series. I decided to head out and try to dust some of
the rust off, and last night decided...
For the past few weeks we’ve been putting together this
years rendition of the
https://www.sccaforums.com/pick-the-winners/2011-solo-nationals
Solo National Championships Pick The Winners Contest. The
contest unfortunately hasn’t run since 2008, due...
So I got home from work this evening, spent some time with
the baby this evening, and now I am watching The Car Show
(@carshow), a new series on Speed,...
Here are the photos from the American Autocross Series Round
8 from 7/3/2011. The car is of course our 2004 Nissan 350z
in half prep for B Street Prepared.
This morning I took off from our house around 6:10am and
headed south on Highway 1. I was on the road to Marina, CA.
The trip was nice and uneventful,...
I’ve been doing some work on SOLO2.ORG the past two
evenings, working on restoring a bunch of my old blog posts
from over there from the early days of the...
So I finally had it with listening to my Motorola Droid
(Google Music and Pandora) for my commute. Why don’t I have
a stereo? Well back in February I ripped...
I realized recently that I didn’t have an ongoing list of
modifications for the 350z. So I figured I should create
one. The idea is that this will be continually...
So things have slowed down for the Project350z, at least for
a month or two. After running quite a few events in
February, March and April, I haven’t run an...
Today was a practice day at the San Diego National Tour.
This morning I took part in the Evolution School advantage
program, basically you get a ton of seat time...
So if you read my postings a month or two ago you know I had
trouble with the GoPro firmware last time around. Ended up
bricking the camera and having...
Today I went to a machine shop (twice as he wasn’t open the
first time) to try to have the bushings pressed out of the
OEM upper control arms. Unfortunately...
So I didn’t make any progress today, well not much at least.
I spent the morning watching the baby while the wife got to
get some much needed pampering time....
My birthday gift (early) from my wife showed up today (I
have the best wife ever!), a new suspension (well new to me)
for the 350z. There’s only one problem...
So I experienced something while driving the 350z yesterday
that I haven’t experienced in quite a while. Typically the
350z comes with a staggered tire setup, meaning that the
front...
So there’s been much debate (or really just many people
telling me I am crazy) over on SCCAForums in the thread I
started to discuss the proposed move of the...
I was going to do a blog post on ChrisHammond.com tonight
with a video embedded that I took at the NASA Ames Research
Center tweetup, but unfortunately the video I...
So I ran around Redwood City today over lunch, I needed to
find some spacers and lug nuts to go along with the new
studs that arrived today from Solo...
So now that wheels and tires (used) are taken care of, at
least for part of the season, I need to locate some
longer/stronger wheel studs for the 350z.
This post will be a continually updated (on project350z.com)
list of parts (to buy) and configuration for the 350z
preparation for SCCA Solo’s BSP (B street prepared) Class.
If you’re...
Sunday I partook in the NorCalUFO autocross, their second
event of the year, my first attending since the baby was
born in October. I got to the event and heard...
So for my 2003 350z I had a custom trailer hitch built by a
friend in St. Louis. It was hefty, mounting with ubolts
through the bottom of the bumper...
If you followed the blog post earlier this week you already
know that Injen came through and got me the replacement
midpipes for my Super SES Exhaust which I removed...
So a while back now I complained that I wasn’t able to get
any customer service from Injen Systems on the Super SES
exhaust that was on my 350z when...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so the
post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
So it has been over 2 years since I’ve had vinyl on a car,
that will be changing in 2011. Look out for the upcoming
transformation of the Project 350z!...
So I’ve been trying for 4+ months now to get some customer
service from Injen Systems for the Super SES Exhaust on my
Nissan 350z that has a massive leak...
If you’ve followed my struggles here on Project350z.com, you
know by now that my 2004 350z came (when I purchased it in
January 2010) with an Injen Super SES exhaust...
This is often a question that people will ask when they
first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume
autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional
questions...
So today was the first time I’ve ever autocrossed in
California, and the first time the car has seen an event
since our runs at the Colorado event in January....
So when the Project350z was purchased in Colorado back in
January it had a Nismo Cold Air Intake on it. Shortly
thereafter I moved to California, and guess what? The...
So this weekend while my beautiful wife was in town (haven’t
seen her for three weeks!) I rented a car for the weekend?
Why? Well, to be honest, the 350z...
So I’m slowly starting to figure out what I need to do to
get the car ready for the 2010 Autocross season. I’ve been
looking around, reading the 2010 SCCA...
I sanded the area that I bondo’d yesterday on the 240Z. I
also then cleaned and sprayed it with primer. Now the
Project 240Z officially consists of 6, count them...
This morning I began the process of converting the 350z back
to stock, or close to stock. Mike Lane over on the east
coast requested the control arms/custom bushings that...
Asking $1600 local (delivery extra, I have small vehicles so
transport is a pain). Currently located in Half Moon Bay,
California, just south of San Francisco.
After class tonight I spent 30 minutes working on the
Datsun. I removed the taillights, which I’d not done before.
I was pleasantly surprised as I didn’t find any rust.Here...
Spent an hour or two yesterday, working in the garage.
Cleaned off the hood of the car, which was buried. After
that I spent some time cleaning off the workbench,...
What? Chris actually worked on the 240Z? Impossible! It tis
true, it really is. Tonight I got home and decided it was
time to tear into the motor, so I...
What? Chris actually worked on the 240Z? Impossible! It tis
true, it really is. Tonight I got home and decided it was
time to tear into the motor, so I...
Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka Kansas
on Friday morning after working for a few hours and stopped
on the drive out for a few more...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
The first local autocross of the year was officially Event
#2 for the St. Louis Region SCCA. Why Event #2 if it was the
first? Event #1 ended up getting...
Last Thursday I wrote a blog post about the trip down to
Moultrie Georgia for the 2024 Red Hills Solo National Tour,
this post will serve as the event review...
#SOLONATSHASSTARTED Here we go. We are on the road south to
Moultrie, Georgia for the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Red Hills
National Tour at Spence Field. I met Dave and...
My initial intentions with this new (to me) 350z is to run
in the newly formed STR class. This is a street tire class,
meaning 140 treadwear or greater, which...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
Hello there, long time no see…. Where has SpecFRS gone? Well
here’s the story of how my autocross car came to a very sad
demise, and a couple of tips...
2020, the year that most people want to forget. It started
out like any other year, a week into it though I was
unemployed, getting let go for the first...
Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka Kansas
on Friday morning after working for a few hours and stopped
on the drive out for a few more...
This post is coming 6 months (maybe more?) too late, but at
least it is coming. The 2018 ProSolo Finale and Solo
National Championships was a week of ups and...
Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS
onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following
morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring
Nationals,...
The TireRack has announced that they have sold their 100th
SSC kit! I have some insider knowledge that says they sold
it before the Spring Nationals, but the announcement just...
So one of the ways to help supplement the cost of autocross
at a National level with the SCCA is to participate in their
contingency programs. There are a variety...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S.
My initial intentions with this new (to me) 350z is to run
in the newly formed STR class. This is a street tire class,
meaning 140 treadwear or greater, which...
So one of the ways to help supplement the cost of autocross
at a National level with the SCCA is to participate in their
contingency programs. There are a variety...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
I have been scouring the interwebs for a good month or so
looking for the perfect FR-S for my SSC build, and came
across the one via Autotrader. I reached...
I spent another hour or so tonight working on the passenger
seat mounts I hope to get some bolts tomorrow and attempt to
mount the seat into the car tomorrow...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
Hello there, long time no see…. Where has SpecFRS gone? Well
here’s the story of how my autocross car came to a very sad
demise, and a couple of tips...
2020, the year that most people want to forget. It started
out like any other year, a week into it though I was
unemployed, getting let go for the first...
Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka Kansas
on Friday morning after working for a few hours and stopped
on the drive out for a few more...
Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS
onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following
morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring
Nationals,...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S.
We’ll try to keep this list updated with current
modifications, and a list of past modifications as well as
we build and compete our 350z in the SCCA STU autocross...
I realized recently that I didn’t have an ongoing list of
modifications for the 350z. So I figured I should create
one. The idea is that this will be continually...
Today was a practice day at the San Diego National Tour.
This morning I took part in the Evolution School advantage
program, basically you get a ton of seat time...
So if you read my postings a month or two ago you know I had
trouble with the GoPro firmware last time around. Ended up
bricking the camera and having...
Today I went to a machine shop (twice as he wasn’t open the
first time) to try to have the bushings pressed out of the
OEM upper control arms. Unfortunately...
So I didn’t make any progress today, well not much at least.
I spent the morning watching the baby while the wife got to
get some much needed pampering time....
My birthday gift (early) from my wife showed up today (I
have the best wife ever!), a new suspension (well new to me)
for the 350z. There’s only one problem...
So I experienced something while driving the 350z yesterday
that I haven’t experienced in quite a while. Typically the
350z comes with a staggered tire setup, meaning that the
front...
So there’s been much debate (or really just many people
telling me I am crazy) over on SCCAForums in the thread I
started to discuss the proposed move of the...
I was going to do a blog post on ChrisHammond.com tonight
with a video embedded that I took at the NASA Ames Research
Center tweetup, but unfortunately the video I...
So I ran around Redwood City today over lunch, I needed to
find some spacers and lug nuts to go along with the new
studs that arrived today from Solo...
So now that wheels and tires (used) are taken care of, at
least for part of the season, I need to locate some
longer/stronger wheel studs for the 350z.
This post will be a continually updated (on project350z.com)
list of parts (to buy) and configuration for the 350z
preparation for SCCA Solo’s BSP (B street prepared) Class.
If you’re...
Sunday I partook in the NorCalUFO autocross, their second
event of the year, my first attending since the baby was
born in October. I got to the event and heard...
So for my 2003 350z I had a custom trailer hitch built by a
friend in St. Louis. It was hefty, mounting with ubolts
through the bottom of the bumper...
If you followed the blog post earlier this week you already
know that Injen came through and got me the replacement
midpipes for my Super SES Exhaust which I removed...
So a while back now I complained that I wasn’t able to get
any customer service from Injen Systems on the Super SES
exhaust that was on my 350z when...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so the
post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
So it has been over 2 years since I’ve had vinyl on a car,
that will be changing in 2011. Look out for the upcoming
transformation of the Project 350z!...
So I’ve been trying for 4+ months now to get some customer
service from Injen Systems for the Super SES Exhaust on my
Nissan 350z that has a massive leak...
If you’ve followed my struggles here on Project350z.com, you
know by now that my 2004 350z came (when I purchased it in
January 2010) with an Injen Super SES exhaust...
This is often a question that people will ask when they
first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume
autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional
questions...
So today was the first time I’ve ever autocrossed in
California, and the first time the car has seen an event
since our runs at the Colorado event in January....
So when the Project350z was purchased in Colorado back in
January it had a Nismo Cold Air Intake on it. Shortly
thereafter I moved to California, and guess what? The...
So this weekend while my beautiful wife was in town (haven’t
seen her for three weeks!) I rented a car for the weekend?
Why? Well, to be honest, the 350z...
So I’m slowly starting to figure out what I need to do to
get the car ready for the 2010 Autocross season. I’ve been
looking around, reading the 2010 SCCA...
Last week, the thrill of autocross took over the Family
Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, with the 2024 St. Louis CAM
Challenge event. Competitors in various classes including
CAM (Classic...
The first local autocross of the year was officially Event
#2 for the St. Louis Region SCCA. Why Event #2 if it was the
first? Event #1 ended up getting...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
Autocross is an exciting and challenging motorsport that is
quickly gaining popularity among car enthusiasts. It is a
competitive event where drivers navigate a course that is
laid out on...
Solo Performance Specialties is your one stop shop for all
your autocross needs. They have a huge selection of tires,
wheels, and suspension parts. They are located in St.
Louis,...
I realized recently that I didn’t have an ongoing list of
modifications for the 350z. So I figured I should create
one. The idea is that this will be continually...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so the
post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
Tonight I came home and started putting the suspension back
together. Fortunately I hadn’t gotten too far with taking it
apart, so I didn’t have too much to put back...
Autocross provides a multifaceted platform that is ideal for
teaching teen drivers about the intricacies of safe and
skilled driving. Here are ten reasons why enrolling your
teen in autocross...
Last night I returned the Vertical sander that I had
purchased from Sears that was broken when I removed it from
the box. I got a replacement sander and brought...
So for my 2003 350z I had a custom trailer hitch built by a
friend in St. Louis. It was hefty, mounting with ubolts
through the bottom of the bumper...
This post is coming 6 months (maybe more?) too late, but at
least it is coming. The 2018 ProSolo Finale and Solo
National Championships was a week of ups and...
Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS
onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following
morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring
Nationals,...
So one of the ways to help supplement the cost of autocross
at a National level with the SCCA is to participate in their
contingency programs. There are a variety...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S.
I have been scouring the interwebs for a good month or so
looking for the perfect FR-S for my SSC build, and came
across the one via Autotrader. I reached...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so the
post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
Today was the first event in the San Francisco Region’s
slush series. I decided to head out and try to dust some of
the rust off, and last night decided...
If you’ve followed my struggles here on Project350z.com, you
know by now that my 2004 350z came (when I purchased it in
January 2010) with an Injen Super SES exhaust...
So today was spent packing the garage. While getting things
packed up made it a productive day, the real joy was with
the car. I drove it today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has...
So tonight after work I came home to get the starter out of
the car and took it back to Autozone, fortunately the
lifetime warranty was honored! Though I did...
Working on the car today. Rewired the VR sensor and
installed the radiator. Worked on front air dam, and put the
exhaust on. Tried to start it, need to rewire...
I spent the morning with Dave and Terec helping to finish
buttoning up items on the 240Z so we could attempt to start
it today. We were successful in getting...
I can’t say I’ve really put any effort into the Datsun on a
weeknight in probably the past 20-22 months, tonight I spent
a couple of hours in the garage...
After class tonight I spent 30 minutes working on the
Datsun. I removed the taillights, which I’d not done before.
I was pleasantly surprised as I didn’t find any rust.Here...
Spent an hour or two yesterday, working in the garage.
Cleaned off the hood of the car, which was buried. After
that I spent some time cleaning off the workbench,...
I spent tonight removing 3 bolts off the turbo (of 4) and
one intake manifold bold, as well as two heat shield bolts
and the destruction of another heat shield...
Spent today disconnecting things from the motor so I can get
the motor and transmission pulled out tomorrow. Also removed
some of the front end body work I need to...
So it has been over 2 years since I’ve had vinyl on a car,
that will be changing in 2011. Look out for the upcoming
transformation of the Project 350z!...
Asking $1600 local (delivery extra, I have small vehicles so
transport is a pain). Currently located in Half Moon Bay,
California, just south of San Francisco.
This post will be a continually updated (on project350z.com)
list of parts (to buy) and configuration for the 350z
preparation for SCCA Solo’s BSP (B street prepared) Class.
If you’re...
Here in the St. Louis region, you used to compete for a
trophy at every event you entered. You could stick around
after the event, and if you qualified, you...
2020, the year that most people want to forget. It started
out like any other year, a week into it though I was
unemployed, getting let go for the first...
Well that was a productive weekend! I left for Topeka Kansas
on Friday morning after working for a few hours and stopped
on the drive out for a few more...
Wow, what a week! Last Wednesday I loaded up the SpecFRS
onto a borrowed trailer and left St. Louis the following
morning to drive to Lincoln Nebraska for spring
Nationals,...
With the parts installed on the car, it was time to get
wheels and tires mounted/balanced and installed. I also
needed to get an alignment on the car as I...
After a long couple of days working on the FR-S,
interspersed with family events and other activities, I
finally have the suspension components installed on the
FR-S.
Here in the St. Louis region, you used to compete for a
trophy at every event you entered. You could stick around
after the event, and if you qualified, you...
