Blown77Z

What RPM is the engine at in 5th gear @ 35 mph? My LS1+T56 has a terrible bog in 6th gear if the RPM is @ 1.5k or lower. Have you checked for any squeals while the tranny is in neutral? Try running the RPMs up and down while in neutral.

I bought Moog ball joints for my 77 280z. They've been working great so far.

Thanks ! I think they look great too ! Here's a picture of me sitting in the seat. I did measure the actual seat with me sitting in it, there was no change in seat/roof measurement. Final install

NOW for the measuring write up for you guys ALL of the following pictures are from the drivers side mount. I assumed the mount was equal on the passenger side too..... I'm 5'11 and they fit me GOOD Rear mounting bracket Front mounting bracket Measured from the rear bracket to the front bracket, outer edge to outer edge Length of the front bracket Length of the rear bracket Height of the rear bracket Headroom measurement

I've been looking for quite some time now for some nice seats to replace the 30+ year old ragged out seats in my 77 280z. Well, now I have some ! I picked these up from misterZ on the board yesterday. Cool guy to talk to with some nice toys in the yard These are 03? S2000 seats that were already modified to fit the 280z chassis, PERFECT find for me!

Electrical system: Did you put a test meter on the wires BEFORE wiring it up? If not well............ Fuel system: Are your braided fuel lines brand new? If they aren't new, check them GOOD, I had a similar problem when I got my car back on the road. I had no fuel coming from the pump to the rail. Turns out it was my fuel line...it had ruptured on the top of the line, so it didn't leak any fuel (an obvious sign of a bad line) and was pulling in air from the ruptured portion making a gurgling sound thru the line when it tried to start Are you using an adjustable FPR near the fuel rail?

There is a digital 240-280z in the new Disney Cars 2 movie

That would be AWESOME! Definately let me know the next time you come down to Pensacola My LS1 is bone stock w/ the exception of the Sanderson headers and a cold air induction kit. I'm also running a single 2.5 exhaust out the back of the car. I'm looking at adding an e-cutout and underdrive pulley soon to free up some HP. My goal on street tires is a 7.99, so I'm VERY close to it

A little wheelspin from 1st-2nd shift, nothing really bad. And a little wheelspin off the line around 2.3-2.4k rps launch. The car bogged a tad off the line at 2k even, so finding the "sweet" spot is a pain... I did launch it higher, closer to 3k, on an earlier run and spun the tires ALL the way to redline LOL and ran a 8.3x

I posted a NEW best time last night @ the Emerald Coast Dragway 1/8th mile. I ran a new best of 8.02 @ 92 on 245/45/16 Toyo tires set to 25 psi I JUST got the car back on the road after 2+ years of paint and body work. I wasn't planning on running anything spectacular since I'm rusty on the track, guess that wasn't the case..... Was mainly focused on getting the right RPM launch settings figured out with the T56 setup. Was dumping the clutch around 2-2.3k RPMs getting 1.97 60fts. I've cut 1.85 60s before, so I need to work on those too. I also ran a 8.08, 8.05 and then the 8.02, pretty consistent I say ! Needless to say I was STOKED at last night's runs

A LOT of work is an understatement The bulk of the cost included the air compressor, paint, and paint guns was around 900-1,000, plus an additional 100-200 in various sanding pads, body filler, etc... and at LEAST 100+ hours of work over the past 19 months or so. I wanted the experience of doing it myself, but I will NEVER do this again LOL. There's no question about it, a professional WILL do a better job That's why it costs so much, they deserve it.

Base coat / Clear coat DONE. Finished the car, took ALOT longer than I expected (19 months total). I still need to polish out the clearcoat. Has a little orangepeel in it, but I knew it wasn't going to be perfect. It looks 100% better outside in the sunlight than it does under garage lighting. Will I do this much body work / complete paint job again.......NOPE NOW to get it put back together, mount the front bumper, install front/rear glass, change oil, replace fuel then MAYBE I can drive the car again! What a HELL of a journey this has been LOL.

More pictures of 3.0 work. It's NOT 100% perfect, however, it's 100% OK by me. I didn't expect it to come out looking like a professional did it I just want this thing back on the road.

Body work / primer 3.0 COMPLETE. Sprayed the primer on this afternoon. I've worked on this car off and on for the past 3-4 months (again). I had to add to some of the body work to make it right this time. First coat of primer: Third coat: First coat: Third coat:

This is what I don't like about that bumper... I'll be doing something very similar to mine when I get around to it.