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I am sure CCW would do it without a problem...but the problem is that CCW is in Florida! Shipping 40lb wheels with tires to florida would get rather expensive.... but if it's 100/wheel... vs. $170 for BRE flares, + molding and paint... this would get even more expensive. My other option is to get Subtle Z fenders, but those are 700 for a pair, + cost of paint...

i beg to differ at least if someone says "what are you trying to do, make people think it's an LS1?" one can say "but..there's one in there!"

no stock 1st gen Z body car came with disk brakes in the rear. What you saw was likely the datsun maxima + 79-83 rear disk conversion?

So, here's a question... I have a set of CCW 16x8 wheels with 245/45/16 tires, but the backspacing is wrong on them for my Z car. They stick out too much to fit under stock setup, and probably don't stick out enough for flares. These are 2 piece rims, and I need to to increase the backspacing. So, here are my questions: 1. How much am I looking to spend to have the center piece rewelded for different backspacing? This is for all 4, and it needs to be done well enough to hold up in racing events. the center piece would be moved out to increase backspacing, so old welds wouldn't be visible. 2. How much do I need to increase the backspacing to fit these without flares? Or, what it should be at, is the better question? I measured these a while ago, and i think the backspacing was at either 4" or 4.5". I will also need to take into account that front wheels will need to have 1/4" spacers to clear the toyota calipers 3. Anyone know where I can get these locally done in Bay Area, Ca? These wouldn't be cheap to ship! thanks!

1/2? The 1/2" lines are the vapor tank lines, they don't need to be pressurized (neither's your gas tank, you have an external fuel pump, right?). [/img]

Honda Civic B16a2. LS1 killer. But you also have to convert the Z to FWD, it's much better for drag racing

a t78? I don't think the motor can produce enough exhaust to spin that sucker!

don't forget - tires and rims are unsprung weight - not included in car's weight that rests on suspension. The only force is the torque required to turn them

why not check the local junkyards for rear calipers? or check 240sx boards: lot of guys upgrade to 300zx brakes, and have old 240sx brakes lying around

I don't think a turbo would be a good idea on a renesis motor due to its rather high CR. That would be begging for detonation and grenading of the motor

stony, if you're gonna do that, I'll buy your RB!

hahha that guy is such an idiot, and that article is full of crap. I would love to see how many sport bike riders will get pissed off at this if it ever makes it to the table. I know my bike started running like crap when the gas was downgraded from 92 to 91. I was running 12.5:1 CR, and that's stock. My neon r/t requires 91 due to the spark advance from the mopar ECU. All BMW m3s require 91. so do m5s. and this is california, the land of bmws

If I dial the tokicos to 1 out of 5, it can almost be daily driven. I'm only running 200lb/in springs, actually

I have a 3.54 r200 right now, actually. I don't think 4.11 gears would be a good idea for a turbo motor - it would run out of gear before the turbo would reach maximum boost

make sure you clean the spindle off of all the gunk, rust and such that has collected over the years,a nd clean out the metal sliders in the control arm as well. Also, note that you can only put in the left spindle into the left control arm - the notches for the locking pins are not placed in the center. if worst comes to worst, you could go over the spindle pin with sandpaper a little bit

Yesterday I watched my friend tear apart (and I mean, tear apart) a rotary motor in less than 2 hours. We're talking taking off the transmission, flywheel, waterpump, manifold and such. Then taking apart the 4 housings holding the rotors in, and take out the rotors and inspect them. All in 2 hours, he basically turned a fully assembled engine into a longblock, then a shortblock, then the shortblock was disassembled. Well, hard to say long/short block since the motor has no head Believe it or not, rotary is incredibly simple. 3 moving parts, and that's it. After discussing and evaluating the situation and given motor at hand (and knowing someone who knows how to rebuild them!) I am VERY tempted to do the 13b turbo rotary swap into the Z. We're talking about 300hp after rebuild, about 3.5k in parts including engine management. The motor is LIGHT. We're talking 200lbs just for the block, with turbo, manifolds and accessories plus transmission, it's about 400lbs. Heck, the longblock on the Z alone is about 500 lbs! Installed, the car would be truly mid-engined. The only concern is that the transmission is LONG. About 8 inches longer than the t56. The motor would still sit far enough back to require a support crossmember to be built for the Z, but it can easily be done. This would also allow TONS of room in the engine bay for electric fans, intercooler piping, etc. This has just become an easy contender for the RB25 (heck, and parts are available locally...but not cheap). Only other downfall is lack of initial torque. After watching him tear the motor apart, I don't have much fear of the rotary - it's very simple. Only complex parts are making sure that everything is within tolerable specs, and internals of rotors themselves are very complex. I also learned that a core motor from an 87-88 turbo rx7 can be purchased for about 600 bucks with transmission (bad motor, of course). It can then be rebuilt Input?

HUGE NERD... i shouldn't be talking, since on clubsi I have 18,000 posts or thereabout

avs intermediates are a discontinued model, they're replaced with avs es100 tires. i ran avs intermediates on my neon, they survived 27k miles of hard street driving, 2 thunderhill road track events being pushed to the limit. good tires, especially for the bang. i'd get them right now, but they're discontinued, and just whatever's left over is being sold dirt cheap - nothing in my size

2 approaches: 1. instead of being worried that you can't dance well, just tell her "hey, why don't you teach me?" 2. if she can't understand your concerns and wants to end a relationship because you made her leave a bar, that's not a woman you should be with. That's a very petty excuse, imo.

yup. what mark said. The driver's side tie rod is reverse threaded, so you'd have to go clockwise to loosen it. I did this a week ago, actually.

ICY HOT STUNTAZ!!! http://www.nopi.com/pf2002/ShowCars/GM-Chevy-Pontiac-Olds/default.htm

an SR20DET can be stuffed into a roadster

ah, so you're the guy from Hayward that Jim told DavyZ and I about! I picked up a set of fiberglass fenders from him this weekend in alameda! See if you can make it to the next hybridz local meet, we'd love to see an LS1 in a Z in person!