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https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/63403-considering-a-1980zx/ link to original thread Howdy y'all, im new to this forum so correct me if im posting in the wrong place. i have a 280zx with a 383 swapped into it, full manual valvebody 700r4, and lots of goodies in the engine. s13 coilover conversion ect ect ect. i just finished rebuilding the engine, and installed it back into the car. i had it runnning briefly before i left to go back to arizona for college, but didn't get a chance to drive it. when i come home for christmas i plan on continuing with it and get it reliably drivable. I've done a few autoX races with it but the handling is not where i want it, mostly driver related(i need seat time more than anything), but the car tends to push hard and understeer significantly on corner entry, followed by more poor driver input causing corner exit oversteer. i do plan on moving the engine fore and aft to help with weight distribution, i also picked up a few scales from goodwill that i can use to corner weigh the car and better understand the balance, and my brother has a stock 83 zx that i can weigh to compare distribution. after thats dialed in i do plan on upgrading swaybars to compliment the coilovers, if any of yall have some recommendations id be glad to hear them, i was looking at 1" front and 7/8" rear, or 1" for both if i can find it since the stock has the rear swaybar much too small in my opinion. before that ill likely get an old stock bar from the junkyard and play with bolt hole spacing and how it affects handling so i can better understand swaybar effect before spending lots of money. feel free to ask questions about it, offer advice or show off your z, i plan on using this thread and the previous to keep track of my work as i go, so more updates as i get time to work on it