lgarretto

Thank you for the introduction. I will start with that information and go from there And thank you for mentioning all those resources

I'm sure you guys get questions like this a lot, so I appreciate you putting up with me I am looking to buy a 280z sometime soon and I am intending to do some modifications to it. My intention is to do a little body work, swap in a v8 and a 5 speed, and obviously a little suspension work (in general) So my questions are this. One: I've seen some places like jagsthatrun etc that have swap kits, but I can't seem to find if the kit has everything you need. So is there a swap kit to swap a 5 speed (likely a t5) and a v8 (likely a 350) that contains everything you need? Two: my power goals are somewhere around 350hp to the wheels (the 350 engine I already have puts out about 400 hp and ft/lbs at the crank). Now I already intended on getting wider tires, but how wide would I need to be able to grab pavement at least well enough to not have to buy new tires every few weeks? (Generally anyway) Three: I am a machinist by trade so I have all the access to cnc machines I want. I also either own or have access to a cherry picker, welder (I can also weld), grinder, plenty of table space etc. you name it and I've likely got it somewhere. However I have next to no experience working on cars save for my 360 sprint. But it's a different beast. So how difficult is all this to do for someone who you could say has no experience? Thank you guys again. I appreciate you putting up with me