LUGNuts Custom Zamyad Z24 - LT1 Pickup
I began my search for inspiration in building this model by searching for vehicles still built in 1996 that had originated a large period of time previously.
In this respect, I was in luck - the original basis for this model was a one and a half-ton pickup designed and built by the Nissan Motor Company from 1971 to 1982, named the Nissan Junior 140/141 Series. Still short of 1996 though.
This Nissan model was then licenced to SAIPA Motors in Iran for manufacture since 1983. In 1998 the Z24 was manufactured in Iran by Zamyad, and sold under their own bran since 2003.
www.saipacorp.com/en/allproducts/zamyad/zamyadvanetz24
You are still able to purchase this vehicle as manufactured today.
The standard 2.4 litre inline-4 cylinder engine isn't exactly the type of powerplant to set the world on fire in a hotrod.
This can be remedied any number of ways - but V8s are a pretty good place to start.
You may by now have noticed that the Z24 kind of looks like a 4/5 scale 1966 Ford Galaxy Coupe-Utility. This means the V8 needs to be other smaller side, like a small-block. This leads to the choice of a Chevrolet 5.7 litre LT1 - a compact pushrod V8 that is both low and relatively narrow (due to the compact heads) - especially compared to modern V8 Ford engines.
Though the Z24 overall is quite small, it still was a hefty 1850 kg in standard trim, though, with a very high carrying payload.
The engine has been modified to include a set of large-bore long inlet runners (to boost low-end torque).
The Z24 Rat-rod here also uses a short-frame and short bed rather than the 2865mm wheelbase used as standard.
This Lego miniland-scale LUGNuts Custom Zamyad Z24 LT1 Pickup Rat-Rod has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 102nd Build Challenge, titled - 'I Smell a (Modern) Rat!'. In this challenge, any post-1996 vehicle can be built as a rat-rod.
LUGNuts Custom Zamyad Z24 - LT1 Pickup
I began my search for inspiration in building this model by searching for vehicles still built in 1996 that had originated a large period of time previously.
In this respect, I was in luck - the original basis for this model was a one and a half-ton pickup designed and built by the Nissan Motor Company from 1971 to 1982, named the Nissan Junior 140/141 Series. Still short of 1996 though.
This Nissan model was then licenced to SAIPA Motors in Iran for manufacture since 1983. In 1998 the Z24 was manufactured in Iran by Zamyad, and sold under their own bran since 2003.
www.saipacorp.com/en/allproducts/zamyad/zamyadvanetz24
You are still able to purchase this vehicle as manufactured today.
The standard 2.4 litre inline-4 cylinder engine isn't exactly the type of powerplant to set the world on fire in a hotrod.
This can be remedied any number of ways - but V8s are a pretty good place to start.
You may by now have noticed that the Z24 kind of looks like a 4/5 scale 1966 Ford Galaxy Coupe-Utility. This means the V8 needs to be other smaller side, like a small-block. This leads to the choice of a Chevrolet 5.7 litre LT1 - a compact pushrod V8 that is both low and relatively narrow (due to the compact heads) - especially compared to modern V8 Ford engines.
Though the Z24 overall is quite small, it still was a hefty 1850 kg in standard trim, though, with a very high carrying payload.
The engine has been modified to include a set of large-bore long inlet runners (to boost low-end torque).
The Z24 Rat-rod here also uses a short-frame and short bed rather than the 2865mm wheelbase used as standard.
This Lego miniland-scale LUGNuts Custom Zamyad Z24 LT1 Pickup Rat-Rod has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 102nd Build Challenge, titled - 'I Smell a (Modern) Rat!'. In this challenge, any post-1996 vehicle can be built as a rat-rod.