jthub

Gentlemen, Thanks for the quick replies! I'm leaning toward the lexan rear window and possibly sides. Since it will see street duty, (driving to and from events) completely replacing the side windows with immobile lexan isn't terribly appealing. I do plan on pulling out any amenity )heater, dash, radio, etc. Anyone done any comparisons between a carb setup and EFI on the LS2? Depending on what a motor costs, I may elect not to use the T56. I had a TKO600 in my Cobra and it was plenty strong and reletively light. From my research it looks to be about 45lbs. lighter than the T56. Blue oval, I've visited your site. Nice work! Having worked with the 302 motors quite a bit, that's still an option. I had a supercharged 306 in the Cobra and it had 471hp at the wheels. However, the availability and tunability of the LS family are making me lean toward the Chevy motor. My dream would be an aluminum Dart 302 block bored and stroked to 370 or so, with a TKO 600. But, since were talking $10K versus maybe $5K, it's not in the cards right now. Thanks for the great ideas! Looking forward to rejoining the Z car family! Cheers! John

I've been a long time lurker and I love this forum. You guys are wonderful. I recently sold a Cobra replica and I'm researching my next project. I've always liked Zs and have owned my fair share. My first was a '76 280, followed by an '80 ZX and the last was an '83 2+2. I'm interested in building a 240z/LS2 combo. It'll be street legal, but barely. My plan is for it to be fairly dedicated to Autocross, pro solo and HPDEs. Cage, fuel cell and stripped interior and a YZ widebody kit are the plan. I've been autocrossing for a while now and have learned how important light weight is for any sort of competition car. I plan to get rid of as much steel paneling as possible and use fiberglass where ever I can. Any recommendations on adding lightness will be appreciated. I'm in the earliest stages of my research, so I'm looking for all the advice I can find. Thanks again for having such a great forum! John