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ANYBODY OUT THERE GOT PICKS OF THERE ENGINE BAY OR JUST THERE ENGINES TRYING TO GATHER IDEAS THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!

:icon54:Just Wandering If Anyone Has Ever Heard Of Beadblasting Piston Domes And Combustion Chambers To Reduce Carbon Buildup During Engine Operation My Friend At Work Builds Motors And Says This Will Reduce Buildup As Well As Let The Piston Top And Chamber To Run Cooler...any Input On This By Known Engine Builders Out There!!!!!!

thanks for the good info....i guess its a normal condition

:icon32:My Steering Rack Boots Suck Together I Guess From Vacum Created When Rack Extends.just Curiuos Is This Ok Or Do I Need A Tiny Hole Put In Them To Keep Them In Their Normall Shape When Tie Rods Extended......

Im Redoing My 280zxt Cvs And Wondered How Critical Bearing Placement Is Inside Tulip As Far As Putting It Back Indexed The Same As It Came Apart.........also my shafts dont have circlips the tripod had to just be pulled off with gear puller........

Hey Anybody Running 280zxt Cvs As Well As 280zxt Companion Flanges AND R200 With Success. In An S30 Car Just Curious Im Attempting The Swap...........

lovin it............

Thanks For Input John I Was Really Dumbfounded On This One.this Will Be A Simple Weight Reduction For My Ride.anybody Need A Boat Anchor!!!!

Im Performing The R200 Swap On 73 240z And The Donor Car Was A 280z Im Not Sure Of Model Year But The Front Diff Mount On The Underneath Has A Maybe 3/4 Inch Tall Stack Of Metal Plate With A Two Inch Tall Stack Of Plates On One End This Plate Bolts Directly Below Front Diff Mount Just Curious What The Purpose Is For This Plate Thanks...............................

Very Nice Any Binding Issues With Shafts Just Curious I May Go The Same Route Also Love The Attached Print And I Agree You Could Maybee Get A Group Buy Going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Just Wanted To Pass On Some Info Ive Dug Up Im Wanting To Do The Same Conversion.these Are Facts I Know.1st The Compressed Length On 280zxt Shafts Appears To Be Right At 15 Inches On Both Left And Right Shaft This Is Based Upon Two I Pulled Off Of A 280zxt With 97,000 Miles I Feal Like They Are Original Due To Mileage On Car.i Pulled Up A Spec Sheet From One Of 78 Z1t1 Post And It Reads Measuring From Same Points On Shaft 16.12 Left Inches To 16.59 Right Inches For A Z31 300zxt Vg30et And 16.02 Left To 16.46 Right For Non Turbo Z31 Shaft Which Are The Same Spline Wise To 280zxt Shafts.so With This Data You Could Conclude That The 280zxt Shafts Are Roughly 1 Inch Shorter Than Z31 300zx Non Turbo As Well As Turbo Shafts Left And 1 1/2 Shorter On The Right.also When You Look At My 280zxt Shafts One Appeares To Be Maybe An Inch Longer But Compressed Its The Same As Other Side 15 Inches.i Hope This Data Helps You It Seems To Me That If Mm Companion Flanges Are Not At Least 2 Inches Shorter Than Standard 280zxt Companion Flanges I Dont Know How They Could Be Considerd To Be Less Prone To Binding..... Thats All I Know Keep Me Updated On Anything You Find Out Good Luck Phil

Just Curious On A 280zxt Cv Shaft Upgrade Is The Metal Dust Shield From A 240z Companion Flange Really Important To Be Placed On The 280zxt Companion Flange.im Using The R200 Pinion Seals And They Appear To Have A Rubber Lip That Will Snuggly Fit Up Into The 280zxt Metal Lip To Provide Somewhat Of A Good Dust Shield.i Could See Where The 240z Metal Shield Completely Covers Over Hub Which Is Probably Better But If Its Not Really Necessary I Would Like To Cut This Step Out Thanks Phil.....

Factory Nissan Parts.com Was The Cheapest I Found I Scowered The Internet For Two Hours 49.50 Apiece 9.75 Shipping This Was For The 44155-04s10 Bracket Which I Believe Is For 82-84 Maxima Hope This Helps.....................................

My Thing Is A Semi Sleeper Mid 12 Runner Using The L28 Block With A Turbo To Maintain An All Nissan Combo That Can Surprise Stock Wrxs Mustangs Camaros Vettes And Porshes When Duty Calls. Basically A Fast Well Engineered And Personal Custom Taylored Car.......

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thanks any issues with cvs bottoming out on your setup is it true you need two lefts because there shorter or is this a myth........thanks phil

73 240z rears were easy fronts were horrible.........

My Strut Cartridges Were Rusted In Their Housings Heres A Trick I Would Like To Share . 1 Put Housing In Vise 2 Extend Strut Shaft And Cut It Off Flush With End Of Strut 3 Weld A Large Nut In Center Of Strut To Shaft And Cartridge 4 Put Impact On Nut To Loosen Strut In Housing.. This Worked For Me Be Sure Not To Damage Your Strut Housing In The Process.. Also My Struts Were Completly Dead And Probably Had No Charge In Them I Dont Know How Safe It Is To Weld On A Cartridge That Has A Charge Left In It This Procedure May Not Be For You It Did Work For Me Though...............

Curious as to wether or not anyone knows of any clearence issues or :biggrin:problems with e brake and cv shafts on the maxima bracket and zx rear caliper upgrade on a 240.I JUST WANT TO BE SURE BEFORE I PLUNGE IN I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THE CV PARTS!!! ANY INPUT IS GREATLY WELCOME..............ALSO CAR WILL BE LOWERED WITH STANDERD LOWERING SPRINGS 1"............

Thanks For The Great Advice I Did Try To Dig Into It In An Unseen Area And Paint Felt Pretty Imperviuos To My Screwdriver I Also Noticed My Digital Thermometer Was Over On The Far Wall Of My Garage And My Car Was Right In Front Of Heater So Actuall Car Temp May Have Been In The 60 Deg Range I Have Gone Forward With Progress Ill Be Posting Pics In The Future. Thanks Candy Blue Shady280 And Two 40 Muscle For The Advice!!!

clean shaven and molded in buckets on front and nice time period correct rims well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh yea nice paint scheme

Just got started on the priming of my 240z i took alot of areas down to bare metal and cleaned using wax grease remover scuffed them up with sandpaper painted with spray can etching primer.Now for the possible problem the temps here in ky have dropped this week and my garage was 55 degrees when I applied evercoat dura build primer with gun i did maintain that 55 degrees for 24 hours and now have bumped up the temp to 65 after talking to a guy at car quest paint store he said their ppg paints i believe was the brand quite drying at 55 degrees do you guys think there will be problems down the road if i just keep my garage at 65 and if so how long should i leave it that way.Also the dura build web site mentions a 1 hour dry time at 74 degrees but theres no mention of minimum paint temps. ANY KNOWLEDGE UPON MY SITUATION WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED THANKS!!!!!!!! PHIL

Im A Automation Tech At A Factory Here In Lexington Ky Ive Been There 10 Years Probably 3 To Long But Pay Is Ok.also Have Worked In The Natural Gas Buisness On Gas Fired Turbines For Tenneco Energy For 7 Years That Was An Enjoyable Job Learned Alot About Turbine Control And Such. But Honestly Other Than A Paycheck None Of This Means Anything. Family And Life Is Where Its At!!!!

My Two Cents Is Stay True To Your Car Keep The 280 Grill Lights.i Am A Fan Of Bumperless On Both Variations And I Love The Spooks They Give The Car A Track Ready Apearence.lots Of Luck!!!

Nice Kit They Sure Do Allow A Person To Let Off Steam I Played For Fourteen Years Then I Remarried In 2001 And Decided With Three Kids Its Time To Give It A Break .i One Day Will Go Back To Playing I Know Myself To Well.playing Live Is Beyond Anything Ive Ever Experienced Its Incredible. Rock On Mike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1