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    Josh's 280Z VG30DE 5-speed swap!

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

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    Apparently, I forgot to specify that it's a 78 280Z. Also, I also forgot to mention that my 300ZX was wrecked back in 2011.

     

    Now, the reason it's so sensible is because I have most of the parts it needs to run, and drive. All I will have to make are a new shift lever, new motor and transmission mounts, and then have a drive shaft made with the Z32 slip yoke and 280Z rear flange. It will also cost me less money to just get it running than with the L28, since the car had a lot of expensive parts missing. I will also try to retain the original mounting points, to enable me to swap the original motor back into it very quickly. My VG30DE / 5-speed combo are still solid, and will need very little work to get running.

     

    I promise you it will cost you more than getting a L28 running again.

    Autech SR20DE MPG - Results

    in Nissan 4 Cyl Forum

    Posted

    Yeah, I don't understand the wing on an NA car that you are talking about mileage for, I would have sold that to a Honda kid right off ;). If you lose that and do some of the normal drag clean up that the high speed guys do, you can get a lot better fuel economy.Do you have a pic of the front of the car so I can see what openings there are still up front? Just curious about how much more you can de-drag the front.

     

    What does the method of induction matter concerning wings?

    78zstyle's 78 280z

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

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    Pics as promised:

     

    It is actually way simpler than I thought to get the miata seats in. I just got one in because I still needed time to work on my motorcycle (four carbs suck).

     

    I'll probably put the drivers seat in next weekend. They will have to come out again when I put in carpet. Plan is to have most of, if not all of the interior done by the end of summer. I want to put in a modest sound system, sound deadening, carpet, dash cap and a full gauge swap. Haven't decided which gauges I'm going to do, but I'm leaning towards Autometer Phantoms.

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    "Daily" Driven: S30 or S130

    in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z

    Posted · Edited by 78zstyle

    I didn't know 280zx's were carb'd nor that Nissan quality was so poor on carb'd vehicles that duplicating near oe quality would result in poor reliability. 

     

    "something along the lines of Z Therapy carbs.."

     

    :icon56:

     

    If you really want to give up the reliability of a modern Toyota as a daily driver, be my guest. But it will simply not be as reliable or comfortable for daily driving.

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