gunsaler111

Holy thread resurection! Started the swap last week!

78 280z

Painting today...

The wheels are by avant garde, model f233. It's a 400 block with a 327 crank. Solid roller setup,85 mm turbo with 100 shot...

Installed them today. 18x10 with 285/30 18x12 with 345/30 4.5 " backspace. Car has wide body and Ground control coil overs...

Finally replaced the steelies.... 18x10/18x12. 4.5 backspace

Dear grumpy, What are your thoughts on quench and turbocharging,with a sbc?

78 z.... small turbo...

Its in the rear ,under where spare tire used to be. But im moving the turbo,and putting it back up front.It will not cool cruising..

Guess i could add pics...

I dont post much, I do mostly reading,and research. I dont want this to turn into a pissing match,and yes,I do realize the 400 crank would give me more cubes... This is what im putting together,something different and fun....I hope. Please discuss the choices ive made,and why they may ,or may not work. Going in a 78 280z, coil over kit with 250/300 springs and koni single adjustable shocks. Locked r200 rearend(yes ,the halfshafts are still in it,but conversion is on to do list) Th400 with 5000 stall 8" turbo action converter. 400 block,.030 ,o-ringed,half filled, main bearing spacers 327 forged crank,lightend,knife edged. Small rod journal,medium main journal. Aluminum rods,107 grn. 5.870 long Forged pistons,flat top 2 reliefs. 1.442 hieght. 500 grn Aluminum heads (rhs 12060) 64cc,230 intake runner,2.080-1.60 valves, .041 copper head gaskets (If I calculated right,pistons should be .088 in the hole with 8.3:1 comp) Cam is howards solid roller... Duration @50. 247-----279 advertised 585 lift 112 lsa ,small base Crower solid lifters /w rev kit. Steel roller rockers /w girdles. Barry grant 750 silver claw,modified for blow through, On weiand single plane intake. Single tv7512 turbo (1.08 exhaust ar.)with 85 mm compressor. 1st stage is 30 shot, dry nitrous in compressor housing,to cool charge and aid in spooling. 2nd stage is 2 wet fogger nozzles, in the carb hat ,at 50 hp apeice. Going to use a nos mini controller to ramp these,just not sure of rpm' s to start and stop...

You could make that mm adapter with steel plate and driveshaft tubing,I bet....

Auto aire electric blue base,roth large blue flake,going to top it with cobalt candy blue(bottom half)top is carbon wrap with auto air gem sapphire over it.The silver is roth flake machine gun grey,and the white is auto air glacier top with metallic.going to use white,lime green and silver stripe.just can figure the layout. I dont like how the front is looking,so it may change

I have done my entire build over the last few of years from this forum! I asked very few questions because the information is here,10x over.You just need to take the time to pull out the good bits,and cross reference.And pay close attention to what the cranky old bastards say! And to finish,Id like to thank you guys who take the time to post your how-to's ,experience, and knowledge,it has gotten me out of quite a few "dummy" moments!

I just got some too.Yea,they are plastic,and have a noticeable "molding" seam,and stupid stickers on em.But my plan is to grind the seam down and then cover them in carbon vinyl.

The filter on top is a POS!

under constrution again...

Thanks for the SMOKIN deal on those fenders mark! It was good to meet you. Thanks for the offer ray, but I avoid Cali like the plague( in a big truck anyway),And got hooked up with mark a couple days ago.

in middle ga. looking for widebody fenders.I drive a truck ,so maybe we could work out a pickup....In baltimore now, and going to atlanta,then to nashville... gunner8276@yahoo.com is my email...... thanks chris Schedule change! baltimoree to savannah ga. to atlanta, and MAYBE nashville.

new guy here from warner robins ga. Been workin on this 78 z for about a year. Just got it up and running last week, and workin out the bugs! 406 sbc,with th 400.