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LS1 240Z and Lason, good job! I'll be joining you guys in the near future... my rear axle housing is being delivered on Monday.

Looks great!

Well, I got to meet Michael this past week while he was visiting Virginia. I didn't get to see his Z in person, but he showed me some pictures on his laptop. Man! A lot of work went into building that thing. Hope you had a good drive back to Ohio.

I don't have any experience bonding metal to fiberglass (yet), but I've been reading up on bonding fiberglass to metal recently. The trend appears to be that the best adhesives for this type of application are urethane adhesives rather than epoxy. Supposedly they allow more flex between the parts than epoxy, which is more rigid.

Awesome! In all of my searching for pictures of chop-top Zs I hadn't seen that one before.

More advice (but you probably already know this): Remember, the Z will always wait for you to spend time with your wife. Unlike a woman, the Z will never suddenly disappear if you leave it waiting too long.

The 4 link is also more drag-race oriented... but if you're just cruising it probably will work fine. Actually, I think Art Morrisson is now selling a triangulated 4-bar setup that is supposed to be a better corner-hugging design. This has the upper two arms converging in plan view at the pumpkin like the 5.0 Mustangs of the 80s. I plan on going with a satchell link rear suspension myself. It is a little different than the triangulated 4-bar described above. It is like a 4 link except that the lower two arms converge in plan view towards the front of the car (rather than at the differential). This setup allows lots of anti-squat while maintaining some roll understeer if desired. It isn't as popular in the road-racing world as the 3-link, but there are a few guys running it. We'll see how it goes!

Hey Rebird, nice Camaro avatar! I have a '68. I'm going to be putting a Ford 9'' live axle rear in my 240-Z as well. Big tires are a must, but I'm going the flare route to fit them myself. Are you planning the car to be a stright-line racer? From my understanding, the Art Morrisson setup uses their drag-oriented ladder bar or 4-link setup.

Congratulations! I've been married for just over a year. Good luck to you and the wife.

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Beautiful swap. The engine looks right at home in there!

Good grief... I've gotta tell you it seems to be a lost art for people to think before they speak. Thanks for the laugh with that sorority girl line... I'll have to remember that one!

Awesome! I love it! That's very similar to what I had in mind for a go-kart awhile back... never started work on it becuase I started the Z instead... I really like the inboard-mounted single rear brake disk and belt drive. Is there any differential though or are the axles locked together?

I was thinking decepticons too! When I bought my FatMat a few years ago it didn't have any logo on it. The stuff is pretty light. I bought a 100 sq. ft. roll and I think it was about 30 pounds if I remember right.

I wonder what the driving instructor would think?

Unfortunately, the terms anti-squat and IRS don't go together very well. You can increase anti-squat by angling the front mount of the lower arm upward from the rear. This will raise your instant center (the imaginary intersect of the angle of the two control arms in side view) and in turn your anti-squat figure. However, by the time you've gained any appreciable anti-squat you will have reduced your side view swing arm length (distance from rear axle to instant center horizontally) to the point that you will experience brake hop. The solution is then to instead just add weight over the rear (like the rear mount transmission on the C5 'Vette). Otherwise, if you're already going to go through all of the fabrication trouble, you will probably be better off with a solid axle system. It is easier to fabricate, typically will handle more abuse, and can be designed to give greater than 100% anti-squat.

Brad, yeah I'm anxious to see what I'm going to do about the windshield too! For now the bodywork is on hold while the frame and suspension is completed. Justin, the entire front suspension and steering setup came out to about $1500. This setup was from a 2004 car and aside from a little surface rust on the rotors, it is like new. Hopefully I can sell off a few of the pieces I'm not using and make back a few bucks too. Next step... buying a rear axle housing so I can put together that rear suspension!

Good for you! Take the plunge!

No, I can't take credit for it... I'm not even worthy to think I could score a ride in the McDonald's mobile.

And here I thought you were going to post this.... http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21052

I pulled the heater in my '68 Camaro because, like olderthanme, I was doing some custom dash work and didn't need it. On the Camaro it saved about 30 pounds. It is a fair-weather only car. If you're driving with the windows up on a humid day though, it starts fogging up pretty quickly.

Hey guys! Well, I had to take a few weeks off there right before the bar exam. Too much studying to have time to work on the Z. But, I finished the exam a few days ago and started back in on the project! First, I wanted to let you guys know that I put in some work on the frame "writeup" on my website. So in addition to the photos you saw earlier, the link towards the top of the thread now also includes a description of what is going on... but it is basically just the same information from the first post in this thread. Second, I've begun work on the front suspension. I've mounted the control arms and the steering rack and will be mounting the sway bar and fabbing the coil-over shock mounts soon. Additionally, an up-to-date writeup of the suspension work is on my website. http://www.geocities.com/boodlefoof/Project_Racer-Zsuspension.html Enjoy!

If it has been sitting for a very long time, you might want to oil prime it before starting it up as well. AG, I like your spin on the poem. It is one of my favorites.

Sorry Lee, I didn't mean to criticize in any way. I've just become skeptical of great deals after hearing so many stories of people being burned by what they thought was a good deal. I'll keep the guy in mind when I am finally ready to buy!

Yup, what he said. I'm going to see if I can fab and fit a pair of 180 degree headers in my project.