musickraver

Wow, they obviously weren't the brightest thieves. Where did they eat, maybe the place they went to has some security tapes you can go check out. Definitely give the car a good look over for anything they might have left behind. I'd love to see those numb nuts get caught. But at least there isn't significant damage to the car. Make sure you before you go back on the road to make it as secure as possible. I'd even go as far as a hidden camera in the front somewhere haha.

Glad to see you were able to find it. Whats the damage?

The best thing to get, a small gps tracking device. Place it in your car, the moment you find it stolen, check your computer, it'll give you real time gps as well as logging the previous gps coordinates. There not too expensive nowadays.

If the person who stole your car is any good, he could have your entire car dismantled within a half hour after it being stolen, especially since you've got some nice stuff in it. My friends dad got his stolen about 2 weeks after fully restoring it and the cops found it about 45min later completely dismantled, took everything but the exhaust system. Z's are very easy to take apart. If you are lucky enough to find it, and I really do hope so, get a detachable steering wheel, its the best thing you can do, in addition with an alarm system. If you want to go all crazy, then get a lowjack, and make sure you always garage it. By the way, I called my uncle over in Carlsbad, and told him about your Z. He told me he saw your post on craigslist and how its a darn shame that some b***ard(s), stole you car. So he is also keeping a look out for it.

Well if it is just salvaged because of water damage then there no real problem with the car. It's not like the car was in a crash where it could have really messed the frame and chassis up. So I would say your good on this one, although, I would still really look well for rust. You should really inspect the rear hatch, floors, under the battery tray, and the frame rails for any sign of rust. Any rust can be fixed though, its just a matter of how far you will go in caring for it. You might be able to knock off some bones on the car because it does have a salvaged title on it. Like I mentioned, as long as there is no physical damage to the chassis you should be home free, it'll be a little more difficult to sell though. Not sure how insurance works with salvaged titles. As far as the sunroof, I'm not sure I can help you on that one, but see if there is any rust around it. And if it does leak, a little weather stripping should solve that. EDIT: If the water just went to the bottom of the doors, you might want to replace the carpets because mold and mildew linger deep in the fabric. Ask him if it was drivable after the flood too, that could help a lot.

Hey man, amazing build. Looks very mean with that flat black look to it, especially when that hood is popped.

Coming along real nice. What's the radiator and intercooler setup you have there?

I'm definitely keeping my eyes peeled for this gorgeous green z over here in SFV. I really do hope you find the vehicle and the criminal gets caught. Those low down good for nothing thieves out there man, I really wish the best of luck with searching, and like I said I shall keep an eye out for it as well as post it up on my facebook.

Stunning, absolutely stunning. That is a very clean looking z, props to you man. Btw, what radiator and intercooler did you use? Dimensions?

awesome man, thanks a lot.

Pat, I greatly appreciate all of your help, couldn't have asked for more. You'll be one of the first I credit for my build. Also, if anyone can point me to an awesome store for guages, speedo, boost, oil, water temp, etc.

Oh I had no idea, I even did a search, and nothing came up so I figured I'd start one. My bad. I actually kind of like the first one, LOLSMOG. That's so perfect!

Hahaha, thats a great one!

You got really lucky with a free z, how'd you get it? I thought the first one meant 1 LS v8 Datsun (meaning ls powered). or perhaps it could go both ways? either way pretty awesome. I really like GODZLA. Would love to do that one.

Right, well besides the intercooler and piping and of course the walbro inline fuel pump, is there anything I need or perhaps I'm missing? Any other modifications to the z itself I would have to go through. Perhaps, I would need to upgrade the suspension as well as disk breaks for the rear correct? Or is that not really a necessity for the rb engine? I know that you need it for sure on a v8 conversion, but its not like I'm going to have that crazy amount of hp and I'm definitely not racing it.

BUMPPPP! Just thought I'd bring this awesome thread back. Here's one that is just purely awesome, at least in my book: "the zombie z"

Just thought it would be a bit neat to see what others have as license plates for their z's. It can be anything, just share what you got. You can also post plates that you would want/like to get. You are more than welcome to post some pictures of it as well. So I shall start it off: Once I'm done with my z and get it registered, etc. I'm going to be shooting for "1 FST Z" or "ME 240 Z". But we shall see.

What did you do modify the z crossmember in order to use the rb trans mount if you don't mind me asking? If you could help me out here, I'm going to be putting in the order for the engine and tranny most likely by the end of this week/end. It comes with the following: Engine Block Top and Bottom Intake Manifold Turbo Manifold Turbo 5 Speed rear wheel drive Transmission A/C Compressor Alternator Starter Power steering pump Valve Cover OEM Sensors IGNITER SPARK PLUG COIL PACK Oil Pan Complete wiring harness to the ECU! Is there anything missing from the engine or would this be about everything in order to get this bad boy running again? Thanks pat. And I'll probably be sending you a pm soon about your sump pan, saw your thread, looks good.

Thanks a lot for your input guys, and I have been doing some research here on the forums before I actually posted but I just couldn't find the sufficient information. Perhaps I'm just blind or I don't know how to read. Nevertheless, I have found some great information on the rb forums (thank you carjway) although I'm still lost. I know I'm going to be in need of some motor mounts, just don't know where to go about getting one. Also, I'm afraid the wiring is going to be a pain in the ***. Any additional information, or perhaps you guys can lead me in the correct direction would be plenty helpful. Would you say the swap would be easier with a rb20 rather than the rb25. I'm definitely into conserving as much cash as possible and I'm not looking for intense hp, just a reasonable amount, 300hp would be the most I would ask for. Thanks.

I suppose I'll start off my introducing myself. My name is Travis, I am new to hybridz and datsun z's although my father and uncle own a few. So I just recently bought a 240z from someone in the neighborhood and it doesn't run. It needs some carburetor work and a few other things that its missing so rather than fixing it up, I was thinking I could just go ahead with a rb25 swap. My uncle has a 240z that has a v8 conversion as well as a rb20 conversion, so he told me it wouldn’t be too difficult to swap out an rb25 with a 5 speed tranny into it. Now I've never really done any work on a z before but my paps and my uncle said they’d help me out as much as possible. Could you guys give me some information on how to go about this? How much it’ll cost and if it’s a straight swap, or would I have to do various other things along with it. Any information, etc would be absolutely amazing and it seems like everyone here is really cool, seems like a great community here. Could I just do something like purchasing this rb25 for example: RB25. Or is that a bad choice? Like I said, I'm new to the z world and could use all the help and support I can get. Thanks a lot. Travis