JustinOlson

I think I'm just going to say screw it and use the tig welder where ever I need nice welds. I'll use the flux core welder for tacking things together and what not. If I find a cylinder and regulator on craigslist I'll go for it I guess. Justin

I wouldn't go to a muffler shop. Just take the print to a local cage builder. That way you don't waste money and material on a poorly bent main hoop by mister muffler. Justin

But look at those same wheels, same offset, same tire width on a standard fender coupe:

Here's what I used: http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=27&SBL=1 I was just trying to keep the car from rusting while it sits outside my house during this round of modifications. What should I have used to protect the bare metal instead of rustoleum? Justin

I didn't realize until now that the 2+2's have wider rear fender wells. Kinda explains why this car fits these really wide tires better then others. The car in the link has 275/40-17 on a 17X9.5 -19 offset http://forums.hybridz.org/showpost.php?p=923375&postcount=902 Justin

Well the car is all painted with a Rustoleum black primer right now from spray cans. Does anyone know if this primer will seal out water? Next up I'm going to weld in patches for the marker lights, drip rails, and fuel filler door. Justin

I currently have a 110v Lincoln 135 mig welded. It is currently setup gasless with flux core wire. It works OK for some things, but I just can't get nice clean beads with it repeatedly. If I stop and start again I have to clean the surface as the flux core leave behind the slag to protect the molten weld. I priced out converting the welder over to gas, and its about $275-$290 for cylinder, regulator and a spool of wire. Do you guys think it is worthwhile for me to spend the money on this little mig welder? Justin

Those aluminum jacks are nice. I almost purchased one instead of the steel jack. I just wanted a little bit more height capability for putting the car up on jack stands. Maybe I'll get an aluminum jack in the future to take to the track with me. Justin

I ended up with this jack: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94629 Justin

What diameter are the new strut tubes? Do I need to get a set of 240z threaded collars as my 280z has larger strut tubes? Regards, Justin

Thanks, Looks like I'm not completely off my rocker. I'll post pictures later tonight of my floorless 280z Justin

Yeah, thats basically what I was thinking of doing. Are you running a SFC to the back? Justin

I'm replacing my floor pans and doing a full cage in my 280z. I would like to have the load path of the TC rod and forward frame rail to connect to my rocker bar and roll cage. I would tie the rear subframe into the cage as well. I wouldn't be welding in a SFC, and just routing the forces through the rocker and rocker bar of the cage. Why would I not want to do this? I'll make some drawings of what I'm thinking and post them. Regards, Justin

ScottKell, Where do those LED tail lights come from? I think they look great! Justin

Will the Z32 brakes clear a 15X10 wheel? Justin

Were you using the bosch 044 pump previously? Justin

Anyone think about swapping over a front suspension from a 350z on a caged s30? Justin

Bump! Who else has done this conversion? What size are the new strut tubes? I have a 280z and am worried that the ground control coilover kit won't work properly with the new rear strut tubes. Justin

You can unbolt the fuel/brake lines. I'm not sure if they can be pushed far enough to one side to weld the passenger side sub frame connector. Maybe it would be best to completely remove the hard lines when welding in the passenger side rail. Justin

Sounds good on the hemispheres. I'll cut that piece of tubing tomorrow I think and get this boxed up. That is the tubing I ordered. If you cut the tubing to 5.5", the total runner length becomes ~6" due to the slip fit in the head flange and plenum base. I'm not so sure on the calculations for runner length and peak torque. I'll look into it more today. There is a helm holtz frequency if I remember correctly that determines the proper length from the velocity stack to the intake valve. Justin

I ordered a little over $25 work of hemispheres and they doubles my ordered some how. So now I have a bunch of them sitting here for various projects. I cut my runners tubes to 5.5". I used ross machine racing for the runner tubing. Maybe someone else has a better source. Justin

Great Results so far! You should try it out with your road racing slicks on the back How much does your car weigh? Justin

I have 4 feet of the 3" 11GA tubing here. I can cut you off a couple inches and send it in the mail if you cover postage. The hemisphere goes on the end. It is cut in half so you use a 1/4 of a sphere essentially. I guess you could use a 90degree bend but I have not seen them in a tight enough radius with 0.125" wall thickness. Justin

I can mail you the little big of 3" tubing you'd need to space up the end. For the flat sheet, you can find it online at onlinemetals.com or a number of other places. I just get it locally from my sheetmetal shop. Regards, Justin

Looks Better! How many coils did you cut off? From the top or bottom of the spring? Justin